A mother's love - mum takes a bullet for her son and dies in his arms

 

Picture: Daily News

 

SURAT THANI: -- A Thai mum saw that her son was about to be shot by an assassin so she jumped in front to protect him.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960706-a-mothers-love-mum-takes-a-bullet-for-her-son-and-dies-in-his-arms/

 

Bargirl killer on the loose as woman found hanging in deserted Pattaya house

 

Picture: Daily News

 

PATTAYA: -- Police suspect murder after a Pattaya bargirl was found hanging from a bag strap in a deserted house on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960710-bargirl-killer-on-the-loose-as-woman-found-hanging-in-deserted-pattaya-house/

 

Cabinet approves bankruptcy bill to seize debtors' assets abroad

 

BANGKOK, 28 December 2016 (NNT) – The cabinet approved a bankruptcy bill to allow the authorities to seize debtors' assets in foreign countries. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960711-thai-cabinet-approves-bankruptcy-bill-to-seize-debtors-assets-abroad/

 

National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office supports Thailand 4.0 policy

 

BANGKOK, 27 December 2016 (NNT) – National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office Secretary General Kitiphong Phromwong said that his agency had promoted four major projects in 2016 in support of the Thailand 4.0 policy. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960713-national-science-technology-and-innovation-policy-office-supports-thailand-40-policy/

 

DDPM urges vacationers to be well prepared before driving

 

 

BANGKOK, 28 December 2016 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has advised that New Year celebrants ensure the readiness of themselves and their vehicles before hitting the road. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960714-ddpm-urges-vacationers-to-be-well-prepared-before-driving/

 

Transport Min eyes cutting road accidents by 5% this New Year

 

BANGKOK, 28 December 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Transport is gearing up for the heavy holiday traffic during the New Year, setting a goal to reduce the number of road accidents by 5 percent. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960715-transport-min-eyes-cutting-road-accidents-by-5-this-new-year/

 

UPDATE:

 

NCPO chief enforces Section 44 to expedite Bang Sue - Tao Pun connection

 

BANGKOK, 28 December 2016 (NNT) - The chief of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has enforced Section 44 of the interim charter to expedite the hiring of a company to operate electric trains on the Blue Line for one kilometer. The Blue Line is expected to begin service before August 2017. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960666-section-44-invoked-to-speed-up-construction-of-the-taopoon-bang-sue-train-connection/?do=findComment&comment=11464672

 

Horrific accident as Bang Saen water park owner decapitated

 

Picture: Daily News

 

SRI RACHA: -- The owner of a Bang Saen water park was decapitated as a mobile crane ploughed into traffic waiting at red lights at a Sri Racha intersection.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960717-horrific-accident-as-bang-saen-water-park-owner-decapitated/

 

Spendings in New Year holidays to exceed 129 billion baht

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Cash flow during the New Year holidays will exceed 129 billion baht, a 3.4% increase over the same period last year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960719-spendings-in-new-year-holidays-to-exceed-129-billion-baht/

 

Growth next year set at over 3.6%

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand's economy is now recovering with forecast that it will grow at least 3.6%.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960720-growth-next-year-set-at-over-36/

 

SET opens up 4.45 to 1,521.53 /Bangkok Post

Woman driver, 21, tells cops she stepped on accelerator instead of brake as policeman seriously hurt in Lampang

 

Picture: Daily News

 

LAMPANG -- A Thai woman driver said that she stepped on the accelerator in a panic when a man ran in front of her crossing the road in Lampang.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960721-woman-driver-21-tells-cops-she-stepped-on-accelerator-instead-of-brake-as-policeman-seriously-hurt-in-lampang/

 

11-month cross border trade surpasses 1.33 trillion baht

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Foreign Trade announced that total cross-border trade and commerce along Thailand’s borders for the first 11 months of 2016 was in excess of 1.33 trillion Baht.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960723-11-month-cross-border-trade-surpasses-133-trillion-baht/

 

Architect on big bike dies on bridge after failing to take corner

 

Picture: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- A thirty three year old architect from Sakon Nakorn died after hitting a barrier and a lamppost on a bend in northern Bangkok this morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960725-architect-on-big-bike-dies-on-bridge-after-failing-to-take-corner/

 

Free electric train service given as New Year gifts from government

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Free train service on all three electric rail lines will be provided as a New Year gift to the general public, the Minister of Transport (MOT) said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960730-free-electric-train-service-given-as-new-year-gifts-from-government/

 

Free ferry service from Hua Hin to Pattaya available in January

 

BANGKOK, 28 December 2016 (NNT) - The Ministry of Transport will allow tourists to ride a ferry boat between Pattaya and Hua Hin for free as a New Year gift. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960734-free-ferry-service-from-hua-hin-to-pattaya-available-in-january/

 

Phuket Governor's China visit shines light on light-rail options

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Governor Chockchai (left) inspected battery-powered light-rail cars that he said he would recommend the Transport Ministry use in Phuket. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: -- A four-day fact-finding mission to China to inspect light-rail cars by Phuket Governor Chockchai Dejamornthan and an entourage of officials and media has provided a glimpse into what Phuket’s long awaited light-rail system might look like.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960737-phuket-governors-china-visit-shines-light-on-light-rail-options/

 

UPDATE:

 

Fines for minor traffic offences reduced to 100 baht

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) is ready to reset fine payment for minor traffic offences to only 100 baht across the board as a New Year gift for traffic violators

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960450-obey-the-traffic-laws-and-well-get-you-dinner-police-tell-motorists/?do=findComment&comment=11465078

 

Nakhon Si Thammarat enforces traffic laws during New Year holiday

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT - 28 December 2016 (NNT) - Agencies in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province are monitoring trucks with loads exceeding traffic guidelines in order to ensure safety for commuters during the New Year holiday. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960738-nakhon-si-thammarat-enforces-traffic-laws-during-new-year-holiday/

 

Cabinet orders establishment of Rail Transport Department

 

 

BANGKOK, 28 December 2016 (NNT) – The Cabinet has ordered that a “Rail Transport Department” be set up within this year to separate the roles of rail regulator and rail operator. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960739-cabinet-orders-establishment-of-rail-transport-department/

 

Trump names Bush-era veteran and policy newcomer to posts

By VIVIAN SALAMA

 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday appointed an experienced hand from the George W. Bush era to his national security circle and a figure from the Trump Organization to make international deals.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960740-trump-names-bush-era-veteran-and-policy-newcomer-to-posts/

 

Investigators study flight recorder from Black Sea jet crash

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and VERONIKA SILCHENKO

 

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Investigators recovered the flight-data recorder from a crashed Russian military plane Tuesday and began reviewing its contents to learn why the jet went down moments after takeoff, killing all 92 people aboard, including members of a famous choir.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960741-investigators-study-flight-recorder-from-black-sea-jet-crash/

 

Phetchaburi Province hosts program on eliminating domestic violence

 

PHETCHABURI - 28 December 2016 (NNT) - Phetchaburi Province has hosted a program to integrate agencies in the effort to eliminate domestic violence. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960742-phetchaburi-province-hosts-program-on-eliminating-domestic-violence/

 

Sukhothai Province organizes training program on anticorruption measures

 

SUKHOTHAI - 28 December 2016 (NNT) - Sukhothai Province has organized a training program for volunteers on preventing corruption in the province. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960743-sukhothai-province-organizes-training-program-on-anticorruption-measures/

 

Venezuela military trafficking food as country goes hungry 
HANNAH DREIER, Associated Press
JOSHUA GOODMAN, Associated Press

 

PUERTO CABELLO, Venezuela (AP) — When hunger drew tens of thousands of Venezuelans to the streets in protest last summer, President Nicolas Maduro turned to the military to manage the country's diminished food supply, putting generals in charge of everything from butter to rice.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960746-venezuela-military-trafficking-food-as-country-goes-hungry /

 

UPDATE:

 

Police Weigh Computer Crime Act Prosecution For FB Bangkok Bomb Hoax

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter -

 

Image of story at Bangkok Informer

 

BANGKOK — Those responsible for a bogus news article that triggered Facebook to warn people there had been a large explosion in the capital could be prosecuted under the Computer Crime Act, police said Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960671-facebook-errs-on-bombing-incident-alert-in-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=11465448

 

Facebook issues statement on false alarm about Bangkok blast
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Facebook on Wednesday issued a statement explaining the activation of its “Safety Check” feature, which triggered a false alarm on Tuesday about an explosion in Bangkok.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960754-facebook-issues-statement-on-false-alarm-about-bangkok-blast/

 

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish state media says Turkey, Russia have reached agreement on terms of cease-fire plan for Syria.

Bought a new laptop? Here are the must have Windows 10 apps

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

If you’ve recently become the owner of a new Windows 10 powered device for either business or pleasure, here are some essential apps that you should consider downloading.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/bought-a-new-laptop-here-are-the-must-have-windows-10-apps/19099/

Final goodbye: Roll call of some of those who died in 2016

BERNARD McGHEE, Associated Press

 

Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba's revolutionary leader and Thailand's longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960769-final-goodbye-roll-call-of-some-of-those-who-died-in-2016/