Phuket man, 68, dies in four-vehicle wipeout

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police at the scene of the deadly crash in central Phuket this morning (Nov 25). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A 68-year-old local resident died in an accident involving four vehicles near the Heroines Monument, in central Phuket, during peak hour this morning (Nov 25).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/955489-phuket-man-68-dies-in-four-vehicle-wipeout/

 

German Loan Shark Suspect Takes Flight Before Raid

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter -

 

Officials search the home of German loan shark Wolfdieter Werner Mueller on Thursday afternoon in Nong Khai province.

 

NONG KHAI — Police on Friday were awaiting the return of a suspected German loan shark to his home in the north of Thailand where he is accused of conducting an illegal loan operation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/955491-german-loan-shark-suspect-takes-flight-before-raid/

 

Man steals phone, hides it in his underwear

Phuket Gazette 

 

          

Police did a body search on the only staff member there. Photo: Patong Police

 

PHUKET: -- A Thai man was arrested for stealing and hiding a tourist’s phone in his underwear at a Patong tour agency yesterday afternoon.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/955492-man-steals-phone-hides-it-in-his-underwear/

 

‘GPS Rapist’: Police release sketch of man who asked for directions from women and assaulted them

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- Police are hunting for the male suspect who has conducted similar attacks on several women in Rangsit by pretending to ask for directions from the victims before assaulting them.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/955513-‘gps-rapist’-police-release-sketch-of-man-who-asked-for-directions-from-women-and-assaulted-them/

Award winning Thai cop nabbed over armed ATM robbery

 

Picture: Daily News

 

SUPHAN BURI: -- A Thai policeman who had previously received an achievement award for his performance has been arrested for carrying out an armed robbery on an ATM as it was being filled up with cash.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/955525-award-winning-thai-cop-nabbed-over-armed-atm-robbery/

 

This simple trick lets you instantly free up storage space on your iPhone

 

 

This may seem hard to believe but if you have run out of storage space on your iPhone, rather than deleting some stuff, the best way to free up space is to download even more apps.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/this-simple-trick-lets-you-instantly-free-up-storage-space-on-your-iphone/18731/

Bad Romance: Love scam gang arrested

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Channel 8 News

 

Another day, another love scam. Bangkok police have taken three Thai women and two Nigerian men into custody for suspicion of running an online love scam on Thai women looking for foreign husbands.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/955539-bad-romance-love-scam-gang-arrested/

 

Phuket Immigration in the dark over new ‘10-year’ visa

The Phuket News

 

Foreigners wait outside Phuket Immigration. Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET:-- An officer at Phuket Immigration today confirmed that the new 10-year “long-stay” visa for foreigners aged 50 or older announced by Cabinet this week will come into effect next Thursday (Dec 1), but said that the Phuket office had so far received no official notice about the requirements.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/955540-phuket-immigration-in-the-dark-over-new-‘10-year’-visa/

 

Western Digital opens experience shop at Pantip Plaza

By The Nation

 

 

Western Digital Corporation has recently opened its first Experience Shop at Pantip Plaza to showcase full range of Western Digital products including WD Blue and Green SSDs as well as the latest My Passport and My Book series.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/955541-western-digital-opens-experience-shop-at-pantip-plaza/

 

Google is showing users its most terrifying warning yet

 

 

A number of high profile journalists and academics have reported receiving an alarming message from Google, which warns them they could have been a victim of state sponsored hacking.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/google-is-showing-users-its-most-terrifying-warning-yet/18733/

Phuket armed officials seize Freedom Beach

Darawan Naknakhon

 

 

PHUKET:-- Accompanied by armed military personnel, forestry officials today (Nov 25) seized 65 rai of land next to Freedom Beach, on the headland to the south of Patong valued at an estimated B4 billion that has been deemed to be public land.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/955555-phuket-armed-officials-seize-freedom-beach/

 

Italian tourist injured in speedboat, longtail collision off Phi Phi Island

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET:-- An Italian tourist was injured when a tour speedboat carrying 27 passengers collided with – and sank – a longtail boat at Maya Bay, off Phi Phi Island, this afternoon (Nov 25).

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/955557-italian-tourist-injured-in-speedboat-longtail-collision-off-phi-phi-island/

 

 

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