Rape of Aussie tourist in Bangkok: More details emerge as hunt for Thai rapists intensifies

 

 

More details have emerged of the rape of a 21 year old Australian tourist in the early hours of Monday morning.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957804-rape-of-aussie-tourist-in-bangkok-more-details-emerge-as-hunt-for-thai-rapists-intensifies/

Bangkok set to get tough with motorcyclists on the sidewalks - public urged to call 1555 to complain

 

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BANGKOK:-- The Bangkok Municipal Authority met yesterday and top of the agenda for 50 districts represented was the problem of motorcyclists riding on and parking on the city's sidewalks.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957827-bangkok-set-to-get-tough-with-motorcyclists-on-the-sidewalks-public-urged-to-call-1555-to-complain/

 

Harbor master confident that Pattaya - Hua Hin ferry is a go after all

 

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PATTAYA:-- The Pattaya Harbor Master has said that the proposed ferry from the resort to Hua Hin has the potential to be great for the future of tourism.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957830-harbor-master-confident-that-pattaya-hua-hin-ferry-is-a-go-after-all/

 

Justice ministry accepts "first ever case" of Isan man who went to jail in place of another

 

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The justice ministry yesterday accepted the case of the man who's wife claims he was conned into serving a prison sentence for an investor in a big illegal wood case.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957831-justice-ministry-accepts-first-ever-case-of-isan-man-who-went-to-jail-in-place-of-another/

 

Patong Mayor unveils plans for Loma food centre as vendors agree delayed eviction 

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: Vendors at the Loma Food Centre have until April 30 next year to vacate the building so Patong Municipality can begin redeveloping the building into a monument to honour the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957832-patong-mayor-unveils-plans-for-loma-food-centre-as-vendors-agree-delayed-eviction/

 

Content of textbooks about Monarchy is to be updated

 

BANGKOK:-- The Ministry of Education is in the process of updating the content in text books regarding the Monarchy issue in line with the actual situations.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957835-content-of-textbooks-about-monarchy-is-to-be-updated/

 

First temporary passport office at MRT station in Klong Toey

 

 

BANGKOK:-- The Department of Consular Affairs in cooperation with the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority on Friday opened the first temporary passport office at the underground train station in Klong Toey to provide convenience to members of the public applying for passports.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957836-first-temporary-passport-office-at-mrt-station-in-klong-toey/

 

Police and DSI mull joint operation to search Wat Dhammakaya

 

 

Police and officials of the Department of Special Investigation held a closed-door meeting to discuss a joint operation to search the Wat Dhammakaya to arrest Phra Dhammachayo, former abbot of the temple.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957837-police-and-dsi-mull-joint-operation-to-search-wat-dhammakaya/

 

52% of Internet users spend 5 hours online at home daily, survey finds

By THE NATION

 

A NEW SURVEY conducted by Linksys shows that 52 per cent of Internet users in Thailand spend up to five hours online each day at home.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957839-52-of-internet-users-spend-5-hours-online-at-home-daily-survey-finds/

 

Verdict in rice case against Yingluck ‘likely by mid-2017’

By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen, 
Kesinee Taengkhiao 
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK:-- Ex-PM’s adviser outlines benefits of subsidy scheme to the supreme court

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957841-verdict-in-rice-case-against-yingluck-‘likely-by-mid-2017’/

 

Prime minister sets five-year goal to ease graft problem

 By The Nation 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha encourages members of the audience to exercise briefly, while giving a speech during an event to mark International Anti-Corruption Day at Mahidol University yesterday.

 

BANGKOK:-- The government aims to increase public awareness of national corruption to 50 per cent by 2021, by integrating His Majesty the late King’s sufficiency-economy theory into the third phase of the national anti-corruption strategic plan, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on the occasion of “International Anti-Corruption Day” yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957842-prime-minister-sets-five-year-goal-to-ease-graft-problem/

 

Dhammachayo disciples seeking royal help to avoid possible violence

By The Nation

 

Dhammakaya Temple

 

FOLLOWERS of the controversial senior monk at Dhammakaya Temple plan to submit a petition to HM the King to ask him to prevent possible violence as police step up plans to arrest the former abbot, who has refused to surrender to face criminal charges.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957843-dhammachayo-disciples-seeking-royal-help-to-avoid-possible-violence/

 

Krabi rejoices over HM’s trip

By The Nation

 

HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn presides over the opening ceremony of the new City Hall of Krabi province yesterday. Thousands of people from Krabi and other nearby provinces lined up to welcome him.

 

Prawit says armed forces ‘delighted’ with monarch, plan special events; thousands line streets to greet King

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957845-krabi-rejoices-over-hm’s-trip/

 

PM meets top M’sia general, vows end to crisis in South

By The Nation

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and the chief of Malaysia’s armed forces met at Government House yesterday to ensure continued effort to find a solution to end the long-running insurgency in the deep South.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957846-pm-meets-top-m’sia-general-vows-end-to-crisis-in-south/

 

Aleppo: fears over hundreds of missing

Catherine Hardy

 

 

Marjeh

 

Hundreds of civilians are queuing up with small bundles of their personal belongings, in anticipation of being evacuated from the neighbourhood of Marjeh in Aleppo.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957849-aleppo-fears-over-hundreds-of-missing/

 

Dozens of suspects in UK football child sex abuse inquiry

 

 

British police investigating claims of widespread child sex abuse in football dating back decades said on Friday they had identified 83 suspects and possible links to 98 clubs.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957848-dozens-of-suspects-in-uk-football-child-sex-abuse-inquiry/

 

More than 1000 Russian athletes benefited from state-sponsored doping - report

Alasdair Sandford

 

 

More than 1,000 Russian athletes, including Olympic medallists, are implicated in the McLaren report on Russian state-sponsored doping.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957850-more-than-1000-russian-athletes-benefited-from-state-sponsored-doping-report/

 

US top doctor warns of e-cigarette generation

 

 

America’s top doctor is calling for action to curb the use of e-cigarettes among young people.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957851-us-top-doctor-warns-of-e-cigarette-generation/

 

Australia "ready to help" quake-hit Solomons

Catherine Hardy

 

 

The Australian foreign minister says her country is ready to help the earthquake-hit Solomon Islands if needed.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957853-australia-ready-to-help-quake-hit-solomons/

 

Three left dead in Hua Hin after husband sees wife chatting with a painter

 

Image: Daily News

 

HUA HIN:-- A jealous Thai man shot his wife dead at a Hua Hin resort when he saw her talking to a painter.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957859-three-left-dead-in-hua-hin-after-husband-sees-wife-chatting-with-a-painter/

Foreign massage girls "not doing what it said on their work permits"

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK:-- A raiding party at two "traditional Thai massage parlors" caused a stir as almost three dozen girls tried to flee the scene.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957862-foreign-massage-girls-not-doing-what-it-said-on-their-work-permits/

Organizers of events at Sanam Luang told to prioritize appropriateness

Surapan Laotharanarit

 

BANGKOK, 9 December 2016 (NNT) – The government has advised any parties wishing to host events in Sanam Luang ceremonial ground to ensure that such activities are appropriate for the time of mourning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957865-organizers-of-events-at-sanam-luang-told-to-prioritize-appropriateness/

 

New bill allows gold mines to stay open despite ‘shutdown’

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 

 

GOLD mines in Phichit and Loei can operate legally under the new Mineral Bill that was approved by National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Thursday, despite an earlier Cabinet decision to close all gold mines over environmental and health concerns, legal experts said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957867-new-bill-allows-gold-mines-to-stay-open-despite-‘shutdown’/

 

Five southern provinces still suffering from deluge

By Wattana Khamchu, 
Krissana Thiwatsirikul, 
Khanita Sithong 
The Nation

 

FLOODING that affected more than 750,000 people in 12 southern provinces and claimed 22 lives since the beginning of this month has diminished in seven provinces.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957869-five-southern-provinces-still-suffering-from-deluge/

 

KTC draws up plan to woo young users to ride the digital trend

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION

 

KTC president and chief executive officer Rathian Srimongkol, centre, poses for a photo during a trip to India. His firm announces its business plan during the trip.

 

KTC has come up with a long-term plan to ride the growing digital trend.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957871-ktc-draws-up-plan-to-woo-young-users-to-ride-the-digital-trend/

 

Innovative community endeavour gives roselle farmers a boost

By SOMLUCK SRIMALEE 
THE NATION 
NAKHON PATHOM

 

Head of Sanamchan Community Enterprise SaAad Chungsamarn introduces dried fruit and vegetable products under brands ‘Pri Tip’ and ‘Is Loei’ that now generate combined sales of Bt500,000 a month.

 

IT WAS last decade that Sa-Aad Chungsamarn, head of Sanamchan Community Enterprise, decided to support roselle farmers in Nakhon Pathom suffering from a price drop due to the crop’s oversupply.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957873-innovative-community-endeavour-gives-roselle-farmers-a-boost/

 

Japanese tourist dies after swimming at Koh Samet

 

Image: Thairath

 

A 60 year old Japanese tourist died Friday after getting into trouble swimming at Ao Saparot on Koh Samet.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957874-japanese-tourist-dies-after-swimming-at-koh-samet/

Swedish man found dead in central Ubon hotel - suicide, say police

 

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A 51 year old Swedish man was found dead in a central Ubon hotel room yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957875-swedish-man-found-dead-in-central-ubon-hotel-suicide-say-police/

Kindness of Thais and the power of social media reunite tourist with lost bag!

 

Image: Manager

 

The kindness of the Chiang Mai people and the power of Facebook helped reunite a French tourist with a lost bag yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957878-kindness-of-thais-and-the-power-of-social-media-reunite-tourist-with-lost-bag/

Cairo bombing: Hasm movement claims responsibility for attack that killed six policemen

 

 

Six policemen have been killed and three wounded after a roadside bomb exploded near a security checkpoint in Cairo.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957881-cairo-bombing-hasm-movement-claims-responsibility-for-attack-that-killed-six-policemen/