Video: Puddle Rage as motorcyclist smashes car window after dousing

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- A video is doing the rounds of Facebook after a motorist posted her experience of having a side window smashed by a motorcyclist.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961447-video-puddle-rage-as-motorcyclist-smashes-car-window-after-dousing/

 

Father and son disappear while out on fishing trip in Kanchanaburi

 

Picture: Daily News

 

KANCHANABURI: -- A search is on after a father and son went missing while out on a fishing trip at a Kachanaburi reservoir.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961452-father-and-son-disappear-while-out-on-fishing-trip-in-kanchanaburi/

 

 

North Korea 'close to testing long-range missiles'

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the country is close to testing long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961460-north-korea-close-to-testing-long-range-missiles/

 

Migrants storm border fence in Spanish enclave of Ceuta

 

Fifty Moroccan and five Spanish border guards were injured when 1,100 African migrants attempted to storm a border fence.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961461-migrants-storm-border-fence-in-spanish-enclave-of-ceuta/

 

Israel will no longer return bodies of Palestinian Hamas militants

 

JERUSALEM: -- Israel will not return the bodies of Palestinian militants to their families, but will bury them instead, officials said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961463-israel-will-no-longer-return-bodies-of-palestinian-hamas-militants/

 

UPDATE:

 

Strong winds and waves abort a maiden ferry trip from Pattaya to Hua Hin

 

 

PATTAYA: -- The Department of Marine yesterday called off the maiden sea voyage from Pattaya to Hua Hin on Sunday due to strong winds and waves in the sea.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961357-big-waves-spoil-launch-of-pattaya-hua-hin-ferry/?page=5#comment-11480021

 

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More Bangkok homes under police care this year

 

BANGKOK, 2 January 2017 (NNT) - Many Bangkokians have joined the Royal Thai Police's home-safety program, leaving their houses in the hands of the police while they are away on holidays. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961469-more-bangkok-homes-under-police-care-this-year/

 

Military impounds 2,981 vehicles for drunk driving reason

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy spokesman of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) Col Sirijan Ngathong said throughout the first four days of the weeklong "No Drunk Driving" from December 29 till January 1, a total of 16,092 traffic offenders involving motorcycles were booked.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961475-military-impounds-2981-vehicles-for-drunk-driving-reason/

 

UPDATE:

 

1 Arrested In New Year’s Morning Pub Slaying

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter -

 

Sutirak Sriorn, one of two alleged shooters at a pub shooting on New Year’s Day, was apprehended by police Monday morning.

 

BANGKOK— Police on Monday arrested one of two suspects wanted in connection with a Bangkok pub shooting that left one dead and six injured in the first hours of the year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961434-one-dead-6-injured-in-new-year-shooting-at-bangkok-nightclub/?do=findComment&comment=11480260

 

Deputy Transport Minister inspects transport safety center

 

SAMUT SAKHON, 2 January 2017 (NNT) – The Deputy Minister for Transport has paid an inspection visit on the transport safety center of Samut Sakhon province, encouraging agents to keep up their efforts and reviewing use of the HighwayTraffic application. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961476-deputy-transport-minister-inspects-transport-safety-center/

 

Four more products added to DIP's GI list

 

BANGKOK, 2 January 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Commerce’s Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has added 4 more items to the nation’s list of products with Geographical Indications (GI), likely boosting the value and sales of the goods. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961477-four-more-products-added-to-dips-gi-list/

 

Uthai Thani assures locals of sufficient buses for traveling back to Bangkok

 

UTHAI THANI, 2 January 2017 (NNT) - Those who have traveled back to Uthai Thani Province during the New Year holiday are now lining up in front of bus terminals to purchase tickets back to Bangkok for fear that they won't be able to secure a seat. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961478-uthai-thani-assures-locals-of-sufficient-buses-for-traveling-back-to-bangkok/

 

Expelled Russian diplomats arrive back in Moscow

 

 

MOSCOW: -- A plane carrying 35 Russian diplomats and their families, who have been expelled by order of President Barack Obama, has arrived back in Moscow.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961482-expelled-russian-diplomats-arrive-back-in-moscow/

 

Police officer loses hand and eye in Florence bomb blast

 

 

FLORENCE: -- A police officer has been seriously injured while trying to defuse a bomb in the Italian city of Florence.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961483-police-officer-loses-hand-and-eye-in-florence-bomb-blast/

 

UPDATE:

 

Tensions rise between North and South Korea over ICBM testing

 

 

South Korea has described claims by its North Korean neighbour that it’s close to testing long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads as being “provocative”.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961460-north-korea-close-to-testing-long-range-missiles/?do=findComment&comment=11480352

 

Buriram revamps road safety plan as holidaymakers return to Bangkok

 

BURIRAM, 2 January 2017 (NNT) – Buriram province has revamped its plan for handling holiday travelers, looking to more stringently control the sale of alcohol to drivers. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961488-buriram-revamps-road-safety-plan-as-holidaymakers-return-to-bangkok/

 

280 killed, 2,877 injured in first four days of no drunk driving campaign

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A total of 280 people were killed and 2,877 injured in road accidents nationwide in the first four days of the one week “No Drunk Driving” campaign beginning from December 29 to January 1.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961490-280-killed-2877-injured-in-first-four-days-of-no-drunk-driving-campaign/

 

Screaming Panic As Fire Rains Down On Koh Phangan ‘Full Moon’ NYE Party (Video)

By Todd Ruiz, Editor -

 

SURAT THANI — An unknown number of tourists suffered burns and injuries when a pyrotechnic meltdown prompted panic New Year’s Eve on Koh Phangan.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961494-screaming-panic-as-fire-rains-down-on-koh-phangan-‘full-moon’-nye-party-video/

 

Two dead on Phuket roads as New Year rolls in

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Chalermkiat Ongwimolkarn, 26, died after a collision with a taxi on Thepkrasattri Rd at 4:45pm. Police are investigating the accident. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket has suffered its first fatalities in the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the New Year holidays, the Phuket office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) reported today (Jan 2).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961497-two-dead-on-phuket-roads-as-new-year-rolls-in/

 

New Year’s Stabbing

By Danny Boy -

 

  

Police called to investigate stabbing at Soi 2 Thepprasit.

 

PATTAYA: -- At around 11am on the morning of January 1st, Police were called to a small guest house in Soi 2 Thepprasit, to investigate a stabbing that had occurred.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961499-pattaya-police-called-to-investigate-stabbing-at-soi-2-thepprasit/

 

Shorter peak season expected in Phuket

Phuket Gazette 

 

          

Patong's oversupply is affecting guest quality, with certain higher-end segments shifting into Kata and Karon. Photo: Gazette file

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket is bound to experience a shorter peak season this year due to a change in the market, and it is a matter of concern for hospitality firms when it comes to the low season, says Bill Barnett, managing director of C9 Hotelworks.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961503-shorter-peak-season-expected-in-phuket/

 

23 die in fiery Chonburi wreck

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter -

January 2, 2017 3:22 pm

 

Policemen and rescue officials on the scene of a Monday afternoon crash in Chonburi where 23 died when a van collided with a truck.

 

CHONBURI — At least 23 people were killed Monday afternoon when a van and truck burst into flames after colliding in the Ban Bueng district of Chonburi province.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961505-23-die-in-fiery-chonburi-wreck/

 

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