Granddad to the rescue as Sri Racha toddler saved from locked pick-up!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

SRI RACHA: -- Granddad came to the rescue after a one year old toddler got stuck in a pick-up yesterday in Sri Racha.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959350-granddad-to-the-rescue-as-sri-racha-toddler saved-from-locked-pick-up/

Netizens ask: Are police above the law?

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Netizens in Thailand were left asking the inevitable question on Monday when a policeman was apparently pictured using his phone while driving.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959347-netizens-ask-are-police-above-the-law/

 

Welcome to paradise - sorry about the rubbish!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

SAMUI: -- A 500 meter stretch of Chaweng Beach in Samui is covered in litter after recent rains and high waves.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959343-welcome-to-paradise-sorry-about-the-rubbish/

Stray dogs dig up skeleton of missing man in Kamphaeng Phet

 

Image: Sanook

 

KAMPHAENG PHET: -- Police were called in downtown Kamphaeng Phet Sunday when a bunch of stray dogs were found fighting over a large bone near some undergrowth. It was a human leg bone.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959340-stray-dogs-dig-up-skeleton-of-missing-man-in-kamphaeng-phet/

Submit your photos for the 2017 Thaivisa Calendar

 

Continuing the great work done by Tywais and team in previous years, it's that time of year for starting the design of the 2017/2560 Thaivisa Calendar.

 

Previous calendars, 2010-2016, were a great success due to the excellent photo contributions from Thaivisa members.

 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/956062-submit-your-photos-for-the-2017-thaivisa-calendar/

 

Police chief says police have to exercise extreme caution in arresting Dhammachayo

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Police have not dragged their feet in the arrest of Phra Dhammachayo but they merely want to be cautious, Pol Gen Chakthip Chaichinda explained on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959372-police-chief-says-police-have-to-exercise-extreme-caution-in-arresting-dhammachayo/

 

Thailand’s growth rate is expected to rise to 3.1 percent from 2.5 percent

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s economic growth rate for this year is expected to register 3.1 percent instead of 2.5 percent as earlier predicted, thanks to effective fiscal policy, increased investments and improved disbursements of funding, said Mr Kiatipong Ariyapratya, senior economist at Bangkok-based World Bank’s regional office, on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959373-thailand’s-growth-rate-is-expected-to-rise-to-31-percent-from-25-percent/

 

PM calls for aggressive approach to tackle graft

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Governmental agencies must be pro-active in their efforts to deal with corruption problem, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959374-pm-prayut-calls-for-aggressive-approach-to-tackle-graft/

 

Netizens urged to refrain from hacking military websites

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Opponents of the Computer Crime Bill were told to not hack into the military’s websites, saying that this unwarranted action will only cause damages to the country.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959375-netizens-urged-to-refrain-from-hacking-military-websites/

 

Ex-commerce minister Boonsong and five associates told to pay 20 billion baht in compensation from G-to-G rice deals

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Foreign Trade Department has sent an administrative notice to the Legal Execution Department to demand about 20 billion baht in compensation for the loss from 6 million tonnes of G-to-G rice deals from six individuals, including former commerce minister Boonsong Teripaphirom and his deputy, Poom Sarasin.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959377-boonsong-and-five-associates-told-to-pay-20-billion-baht-in-compensation-from-g-to-g-rice-deals/

 

Media organizations ask NRSA to review media reform bill

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Six media organizations submitted an open letter to the chairman of the media reform steering committee of the National Reform Steering Assembly demanding review of a draft media bill which, they alleged, will pave the way for politicians and government officials to intervene with the media’s self-regulation control.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959378-media-organizations-ask-nrsa-to-review-media-reform-bill/

 

UPDATE:

 

Zipline company may operate in prohibited forest zone

 

 

CHIANG MAI: -- The Forest Department has been asked by Mae On district chief officer to investigate whether a zipline operator in Ban Mae Kampong is operating in 1A watershed area which is prohibited.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959051-three-israelis-seriously-injured-after-fall-at-flight-of-the-gibbon-chiang-mai/?page=2#comment-11438896

 

DDC scrambles to eliminate rabies by 2020

 

BANGKOK, 20 December 2016 (NNT) – The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has maintained control and prevention measures of rabies at the local level by urging people to seek immediate vaccinations if they are bitten by dogs. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959379-ddc-scrambles-to-eliminate-rabies-by-2020/

 

Govt voices commitment to promoting gender equality in society

 

BANGKOK, 20 December 2016 (NNT) – The government has affirmed it is poised to carry on the policy to reduce social disparities and further promote gender equality in state offices. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959380-thai-govt-voices-commitment-to-promoting-gender-equality-in-society/

 

NLA asks opponents to thoroughly reconsider Computer Crime Act

 

BANGKOK, 20 December 2016 (NNT) – The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) President is asking for opponents of the new Computer Crime Act to reconsider the contents in the law thoroughly, stressed it is only an updated version and invited all sides to exchange their views rationally. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959381-nla-asks-opponents-to-thoroughly-reconsider-computer-crime-act/

 

Govt websites down after warning on cyber-attacks
By THE NATION

 

 

Authorities on the defensive due to reviled Computer Crime Act.

 

BANGKOK: -- GOVERNMENT websites were down yesterday after cyber-warriors kicked off a campaign of attacks following the passing of controversial changes to the Computer Crime Law.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959382-thai-govt-websites-down-after-warning-on-cyber-attacks/

 

Demolition execs charged over 4 deaths
By SUPACHAI PETCHTEWEE 
THE NATION

 

City workers use heavy machinery to remove concrete slabs yesterday in an effort to retrieve the bodies of two demolition workers from the debris of a collapsed building in Sukhumvit Soi 87 in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK: -- POLICE HAVE charged the managing director and engineer of a demolition firm over the collapse of an eight-storey building in Bangkok that killed four workers on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959383-demolition-execs-charged-over-4-deaths/

 

UPDATE:

 

Death sentence for Jakkrit’s widow in 2013 murder case
By KESINEE TANGKHIEO 
THE NATION

 

Dr.Nithiwadee

 

BANGKOK: -- THREE YEARS after the fatal shooting of former Olympic marksman Jakkrit Panichpatikum, his widow and an accomplice were sentenced to death yesterday for their part in the murder conspiracy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959282-court-sentences-national-sharpshooter-jakkrit’s-wife-and-lawyer-to-death /?do=findComment&comment=11438932

 

Police to field hundreds of thousands of officers in tight security effort for New Year holiday
By SURIYA PATATHAYO, 
JITRAPORN SENAWONG 
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- MORE THAN 100,000 policemen will provide security during the New Year Festival from December 31 to January 3, authorities said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959384-police-to-field-hundreds-of-thousands-of-officers-in-tight-security-effort-for-new-year-holiday/

 

UPDATE:

 

Police tell Buddhism office to consider Dhammachayo case in Sangha reforms

December 20, 2016 01:00 
By SURIYA PATATHAYO, 
ANAN WICHITPRACHA, 
PONGSATHAT RUJIPHUTTANYAPHAT 
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- NATIONAL POLICE chief General Chakthip Chaijinda yesterday urged the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) to consider the controversy relating to Dhammakaya Temple’s former abbot Phra Dhammachayo as part of planned Sangha Act reforms.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959372-police-chief-says-police-have-to-exercise-extreme-caution-in-arresting-dhammachayo/?do=findComment&comment=11438946

 

Phra Pokklao Skypark plans announced

December 20, 2016 01:00 
By TANATPONG KONGSAI 
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will invest about Bt100 million to build a new walkway and garden observatory called the Phra Pokklao Skypark along the unfinished railway between Memorial Bridge, also known as Saphan Phut, and Phra Pok Klao Bridge, a senior official said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959386-phra-pokklao-skypark-plans-announced/

 

Most Thais still buy luxury items offline
By THE NATION

 

BUT 68% IN THIS CATEGORY DO RESEARCH ONLINE, SURVEY FINDS

 

BANGKOK: -- A SURVEY by International Service Check has found that the Internet is playing a crucial role for Thai consumers of luxury products. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959387-most-thais-still-buy-luxury-items-offline/

 

Airlines launch cut-price campaigns for passengers
By SUCHAT SRITAMA 
THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- LOW-COST airlines are rolling out special campaigns to catch bookings for the current high season and the coming year. Thai Vietjet yesterday launched a major promotion for 50,000 air tickets priced from zero, running from tomorrow to Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959388-airlines-launch-cut-price-campaigns-for-passengers/

 

BREAKING NEWS

 

Berlin: Police detain suspect after several killed in deadly Christmas market truck crash

 

 

BERLIN: -- German police have detained the suspected driver of a truck that ploughed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Berlin, killing at least nine people and injuring up to 50.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959390-berlin-police-detain-suspect-after-several-killed-in-deadly-christmas-market-truck-crash/

 

Russia’s ambassador to Turkey assassinated, gunman ‘neutralised’

 

 

ANKARA: -- Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov has died after being shot in Ankara.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959391-russia’s-ambassador-to-turkey-assassinated-gunman-‘neutralised’/

 

Dozens die of alcohol poisoning in Siberia after drinking bath lotion

 

 

IRKUTSK: -- Dozens of people in Siberia are reported to have died of alcohol poisoning after drinking bath lotion. Another 15 are gravely ill in hospitals in the city of Irkutsk.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959392-dozens-die-of-alcohol-poisoning-in-siberia-after-drinking-bath-lotion/

 

 

US Electoral College formally elects Donald Trump as president /Euro News

IMF chief Christine Lagarde found guilty over tycoon payout

Alasdair Sandford

 

 

PARIS: -- A special French court has found the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) guilty of negligence – by allowing the misuse of public funds over a large state payout to a business tycoon, when she was the country’s finance minister.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959393-imf-chief-christine-lagarde-found-guilty-over-tycoon-payout/

 

UN approves monitors for eastern Aleppo

 

 

NEW YORK: -- The UN Security Council has called for officials from the world body to be allowed to monitor the evacuation of people from eastern Aleppo.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959394-un-approves-monitors-for-eastern-aleppo/

 

UPDATE:

 

Truck rams German Christmas market, killing at least 9

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER

 

BERLIN (AP) — A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing at least nine people and injuring around 50 as it tore through tables and wooden stands. Police said a suspect believed to be the driver was arrested nearby and a passenger died as paramedics were treating him.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959390-berlin-detain-suspect-after-several-killed-in-deadly-christmas-market-truck-crash/?do=findComment&comment=11439029