Twitter could be about to add the feature we’ve all been waiting for

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

It appears that Twitter may be adding a new feature that will allow users to edit their tweets after posting.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/twitter-could-be-about-to-add-the-feature-weve-all-been-waiting-for/19140/

Bitcoin celebrates new year with surge in value

BY EURONEWS 

 

 

It has been a bumper year for bitcoin.

 

Having risen in value in 2016 by 125 percent the digital currency started the new year by jumping above $1,000 for the first time in three years.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/bitcoin-celebrates-new-year-with-surge-in-value/19137/

French president reaffirms support for anti-ISIL mission in Iraq with New Year visit

 

 

PARIS: -- French President Francois Hollande has visited his country’s troops in Iraq.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961602-french-president-reaffirms-support-for-anti-isil-mission-in-iraq-with-new-year-visit/

 

Sweden's best-selling car not a Volvo

 

STOCKHOLM: -- Sweden's best-selling car in 2016 was not a Volvo - the first year that has happened in more than half a century.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961604-swedens-best-selling-car-not-a-volvo/

 

Briton Ryan Lock killed fighting Islamic State in Syria

 

A British man has been killed fighting so-called Islamic State in Syria, Kurdish activists have told the BBC.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961608-briton-killed-fighting-islamic-state-in-syria/

 

Post-mortem to investigate British woman's death, Australian police say

 

A post-mortem examination is to be held to investigate the unexplained death of a British woman in Australia, police say.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961610-post-mortem-to-investigate-british-womans-death-australian-police-say/

 

Conway defends Trump over hacking statements

By Daniella Diaz, CNN

 

Washington (CNN)Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, defended Monday his statements questioning Russia's role in hacking aimed to influence the 2016 election.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961611-conway-defends-trump-over-hacking-statements/

 

Get ready for another year of global tumult

By Stephen Collinson, CNN

 

Washington (CNN)The political tumult that rocked the world in 2016 might be an appetizer for 2017.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961612-get-ready-for-another-year-of-global-tumult/

 

Govt to revamp transport systems with 895bn baht budget

 

 

BANGKOK, 3 December 2016 (NNT) – The government aims to push forward the 895 billion baht transport system plan covering land, water, and air transports to accommodate the economic expansion, with the Pattaya - Hua Hin ferry trial run scheduled on 1-15 January 2017, says the government spokesman. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961613-govt-to-revamp-transport-systems-with-895bn-baht-budget/

 

Labour Ministry vows equal treatment to workers of all nationalities

 

BANGKOK, 3 December 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Labour has stressed its non-discriminatory principle to provide equal legal protection to immigrant workers to be on par with their Thai counterparts, while preparing multilingual media aimed at informing workers on their legal rights, says the labour rights chief. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961614-thai-labour-ministry-vows-equal-treatment-to-workers-of-all-nationalities/

 

January 2017 Thaivisa Photography Competition

 

For January, we will offer 1,000 baht phone voucher

as 1st prize. We hope to announce a new 1st prize shortly.

 

Info: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961287-january-2017-thaivisa-photography-competition/

 

Diners flee as fire breaks out at Patong hotel under construction

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Fire broke out at the Beyond Patong hotel on the Patong beach road at about 7:30pm. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Firefighters have yet to determine the cause of a fire that broke out at a hotel under construction on the Patong beach road last night (Jan 2), sending clouds of black smoke billowing into the night sky.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961616-diners-flee-as-fire-breaks-out-at-patong-hotel-under-construction/

 

No deaths reported on Day 5 of Phuket’s Seven Days of Danger

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Police stop and check tourists during the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: -- The death toll in Phuket during the New Year’s Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign remains at two as no further deaths were reported by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) during Day five of the campaign.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961617-no-deaths-reported-on-day-5-of-phuket’s-seven-days-of-danger/

 

Three burnt to death as Benz explodes in Chachoengsao

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CHACHOENGSAO: -- Three people burnt to death when a Mercedes Benz exploded in flames in Chachoengsao on Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961621-three-burnt-to-death-as-benz-explodes-in-chachoengsao/

 

Man dies in police M62 shooting in Huddersfield

 

A man has died during a "pre-planned" police operation near a motorway.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961624-uk-man-dies-in-police-m62-shooting-in-huddersfield/

 

Graffiti on wall near Turkish embassy prompts police response

 

Picture: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- Some graffiti written on the wall of a house near the Turkish embassy in Bangkok has prompted police to mount a security operation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961626-graffiti-on-wall-near-turkish-embassy-in-bangkok-prompts-police-response/

 

Thundershowers forecast in North of Thailand

 

CHIANG MAI, 3 January 2017 (NNT) - The upper part of the North of Thailand is expected to experience thundershowers as the westerly trough from Myanmar is now moving across the region. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961628-thundershowers-forecast-in-north-of-thailand/

 

CDC Chairman thanks members of the press for helping communicate new charter to public

 

BANGKOK, 3 January 2017 (NNT) - The Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Commission has thanked members of the media for helping communicate the contents of the new charter to the public. 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961631-cdc-chairman-thanks-members-of-the-press-for-helping-communicate-new-charter-to-public/

 

What every parent dreads - mother sees only daughter on CCTV getting on minivan before Chonburi disaster

 

Picture: Thairath

 

CHONBURI: -- A mother watched in horror as her only daughter was captured on CCTV getting on the minivan involved in Monday's fiery crash in Chonburi.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961635-what-every-parent-dreads-mother-sees-only-daughter-on-cctv-getting-on-minivan-before-chonburi-disaster/

 

Korat man "drank himself to death" in four day New Year binge

 

Picture: Sanook

 

KORAT: -- A Korat man was found dead in a shack next to his house after a four day drinking binge to welcome in the New Year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961639-korat-man-drank-himself-to-death-in-four-day-new-year-binge/

 

Huge king cobra snared amid Phuket mating-season snake fight

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The huge king cobra was caught after rescue workers broke up the snake fight at the restaurant in central Phuket . Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Rescue workers responding to a call that two “big” snakes were fighting under a restaurant in Thalang on New Year’s Eve (Dec 31) weren’t quite prepared for what their mission entailed.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961642-huge-king-cobra-snared-amid-phuket-mating-season-snake-fight/

 

Gang of seven rob undercover officers, charged with theft

Phuket Gazette 

 

          

The officers were on undercover duty when the incident occurred. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHUKET: -- A gang of seven was arrested for attacking and robbing two undercover police officers in Phuket Town on Sunday morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961644-gang-of-seven-rob-undercover-officers-charged-with-theft/

 

Offenders’ heads shaved in lieu of criminal charges

Phuket Gazette 

          

No legal charges were pressed against the two aspiring fishermen. Photo: Winai Sarot

 

PHUKET: -- Two Isaan men had their hair shaved off as punishment for fishing in a pond at a temple in Chalong on Sunday morning. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961645-offenders’-heads-shaved-in-lieu-of-criminal-charges/

 

Another croc - but this one faces a death sentence!

 

Source: Sanook

 

TRAT: -- An errant crocodile that found its way into a reservoir faces the death sentence after foundation staff failed to catch it on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961647-another-croc-but-this-one-faces-a-death-sentence/

 

Man shot dead during Buddhist ordination ceremony in Chaiyaphum

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CHAIYAPHUM: -- A 29 year old man was shot in the back of the head during a Buddhist ordination ceremony in a Chaiyaphum village on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961649-man-shot-dead-during-buddhist-ordination-ceremony-in-chaiyaphum/

 

Woman arrested after immigrant is found in a suitcase

 

 

The 19-year-old was treated by medics after suffering from for a shortage or oxygen.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961652-woman-arrested-after-immigrant-is-found-in-a-suitcase/

 

Ministry of Transport responds to tragic van crash

 

CHONBURI, 3 January 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Transport has responded to a tragic collision that took place on Baan Bueng road of Chonburi province where a passenger van from Chantaburi crashed into a pickup truck at high speed, resulting in the deaths of 25 people. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961656-ministry-of-transport-responds-to-tragic-van-crash/

 

Floods cause havoc in South

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Floods continued to wreak havoc in the southern provinces as the Meteorological Department forecasts more rains for another week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961668-floods-cause-havoc-in-south/

 

No major violent incidents during New Year holiday

 

 

BANGKOK, 3rd January 2017 (NNT) - The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau has expressed satisfaction with law enforcement efforts during the new year holidays, as no major violent incidents had occurred. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961672-no-major-violent-incidents-during-new-year-holiday/

 

PM calls for incorporation of religious teachings to promoting a peaceful society

 

BANGKOK, 3rd January 2017 (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Cha-o-cha has encouraged the public to incorporate religious teachings in promoting a peaceful society. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961673-pm-calls-for-incorporation-of-religious-teachings-to-promoting-a-peaceful-society/