VIDEO: Fate of asylum-seeking Turkish soldiers remains unclear

 

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New Galaxy S8 leak suggests Samsung is about to copy the best features from the iPhone 7

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Samsung is getting ready to launch its new smartphone, the Galaxy S8.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/new-galaxy-s8-leak-suggests-samsung-is-about-to-copy-the-best-features-from-the-iphone-7/18914/

Pink And Yellow Monorail Lines Given 2020 Completion

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter -

 

Rendered image of the Pink Line monorail. Photo: Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand

 

BANGKOK — Two more commuter rail extensions in the capital were given ambitious completion dates after the announcement Tuesday of a firm to build them.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957412-pink-and-yellow-monorail-lines-given-2020-completion/

 

Cap the Chardonnay: Free booze on Asian airlines may be halted

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: TravelingOtter/Flickr

 

SYDNEY: -- Due to the rising costs of fuel and the decline of passengers traveling in business and first-class, which provide the highest amount of revenue for carriers, airlines are looking at ways to cut costs — and your in-flight free booze might be the first thing to go.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957414-cap-the-chardonnay-free-booze-on-asian-airlines-may-be-halted/

 

 

Devastating hack on one of the world’s most popular video sites affects more than 85 million users

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

The video sharing site Dailymotion, has been the victim of a massive cyber attack that has left 87.6 million users accounts compromised.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/devastating-hack-on-one-of-the-worlds-most-popular-video-sites-affects-more-than-85-million-users/18917/

VIDEO: Can you spot the signs of gun violence in this video by parents of Sandy Hook victims?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957416-video-can-you-spot-the-signs-of-gun-violence-in-this-video-by-parents-of-sandy-hook-victims/

 

Analysts expect money to flow out of Thailand due to new US economic policies

 

BANGKOK, 7 December 2016 (NNT) - Analysts have forecast that new US economic policies will pose a challenge to major trade partners such as China, India, and South Korea, potentially resulting in cash leaving emerging markets, such as Thailand. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957417-analysts-expect-money-to-flow-out-of-thailand-due-to-new-us-economic-policies/

 

GHB to increase mortgages by 6 percent next year due to strong economic indicators

 

BANGKOK, 7 December 2016 (NNT) - The Government Housing Bank (GHBank) is aiming to boost mortgages by 6 percent next year, on anticipated economic recovery. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957418-ghb-to-increase-mortgages-by-6-percent-next-year-due-to-strong-economic-indicators/

 

Own a Huawei smartphone? It could receive the Android 7.0 Nougat update very soon

BY STAFF WRITER 

Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has announced when some of its devices will receive Android 7.0 Nougat.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/own-a-huawei-smartphone-it-could-receive-the-android-7-0-nougat-update-very-soon/18921/

 

Three youths arrested for allegedly gang-raping two underaged girls

 

 

Three youths have been arrested by Banglamung district police on charges of gang-raping two underaged girls.

 

Full Story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/three-youths-arrested-for-allegedly-gang-raping-two-underaged-girls/

Taxi Driver Jailed For Steel Pipe Road Rage Assault

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

 

BANGKOK — A taxi driver was charged Wednesday morning with assault for allegedly beating another motorist with a steel pipe.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957449-taxi-driver-jailed-for-steel-pipe-road-rage-assault/

 

Dhammakaya Defies Order to Halt Broadcasts

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Guards search vehicles entering Wat Dhammakaya on Wednesday in Pathum Thani province.

 

PATHUM THANI — The satellite channel of an influential Buddhist sect had yet to comply with an order to cease broadcasting Wednesday after it called for acolytes to gather in what police say is another bid to thwart the arrest of its fugitive abbot.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957408-dhammakaya’s-digital-tv-channel-ordered-shutdown-for-15-days/#comment-11403417

 

Pakistani national carrier's plane crashes after takeoff

MUNIR AHMED, Associated Press

 

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A plane belonging to Pakistan's national carrier crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from the country's north with about 40 people on board, a spokesman and the police said.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957458-pakistani-national-carriers-plane-crashes-after-takeoff/

 

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