S44 to be used with new traffic law to deal with illegal public transport

 

 

Section 44 of the interim constitution will be invoked to supplement the enforcement of the new land traffic act to deal with passenger vans, buses and pickup trucks which do not comply with the laws in a last-ditch effort to curb deadly road accidents involving these vehicles, said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Thursday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962099-s44-to-be-used-with-new-traffic-law-to-deal-with-illegal-public-transport/

Two men claim attack by "military and police" on New Year night out

 

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BANGKOK: -- Two men have registered complaints with the crime suppression division that they were attacked by men claiming to be from the military and others who said they were plain clothes police.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962131-two-men-claim-attack-by-military-and-police-on-new-year-night-out/

 

Two popular waterfalls closed as rains continue to lash Koh Samui

 

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KOH SAMUI: -- Two popular waterfalls that are tourist attractions on the holiday island of Koh Samui have been ordered closed.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962132-two-popular-waterfalls-closed-as-rains-continue-to-lash-koh-samui/

 

Pick-up hit by Bangkok bound train - but driver still flees the scene!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

KORAT: -- A pick-up truck that was hit by a Bangkok bound train on Thursday was completely destroyed in Tap Sawai sub-district of Korat.

 

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962133-pick-up-hit-by-bangkok-bound-train-but-driver-still-flees-the-scene/:

 

Woman asks online community - is this a bullet hole?

 

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BANGKOK: -- A Thai woman went online to ask netizens their opinion after something hit her window in the early hours of the morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962134-woman-asks-online-community-is-this-a-bullet-hole/

 

Passenger secretly records taxi driver talking lewdly about sex act in his cab

 

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BANGKOK: -- A recording made by a passenger of a driver talking about how he enjoyed a sex act with a woman in his cab has caused much comment online.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962135-passenger-secretly-records-taxi-driver-talking-lewdly-about-sex-act-in-his-cab/

 

Friends save policeman's son as he goes live on Facebook to hang himself from a tree

 

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UBON RATCHATHANI: -- Friends managed to save the life of a policeman's son in Ubon after he went live on Facebook in a suicide attempt.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962136-friends-save-policemans-son-as-he-goes-live-on-facebook-to-hang-himself-from-a-tree/

 

Pretty girl buys a movie ticket - then finds her image plastered all over theater's advertising

 

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BANGKOK: -- An attractive Thai girl went online to say that she had bought a ticket from a well known movie chain only to find out within days that they were using her image to promote their theaters.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962138-pretty-girl-buys-a-movie-ticket-then-finds-her-image-plastered-all-over-theaters-advertising/

 

First ferry from Pattaya safely arrived in Hua Hin

 

 

HUA HIN: -- The first ferry service between Pattaya and Hua Hin will be launched on January 17 after a successful test run of the service from Pattaya to Hua Hin on Thursday following several postponements due to strong winds and high waves.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962139-first-ferry-from-pattaya-safely-arrives-in-hua-hin/

 

CCI for December increases the highest in three months

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Consumer’s confidence index for the month of December has improved further than the figurers in November and October, registering at 73.7 compared to 73.1 and 72.3 in October and November respectively.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962141-cci-for-december-increases-the-highest-in-three-months/

 

CDC will not rush in drafting organic laws

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Constitution Drafting Committee will not rush in finishing the drafting of the charter-mandated organic laws, but will finish them within 8-month timeframe as constitutionally specified.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962143-cdc-will-not-rush-in-drafting-organic-laws/

 

NLA member proposes 90 km/h speed limit for passenger vans

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A member of the National Legislative Assembly has proposed a set of measures to resolve the problem of road accidents caused by passenger vans in light of a fatal accident in Chon Buri in which 25 people were killed when a packed van crashed with a pickup truck.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962144-nla-member-proposes-90-kmh-speed-limit-for-passenger-vans/

 

UPDATE:

 

Intoxicated Drivers the Major Cause of New Years Accidents in Thailand

 

BANGKOK – Thailand’s Deputy Minister of Interior Suthee Marboon has disclosed accident numbers during 2017 New Year holidays that the most common cause of accident is drunk driving and overspeeding.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962047-478-deaths-and-4128-injuries-in-seven-days/?do=findComment&comment=11492645

 

UPDATE:

 

Police point to iPhone theft in brutal murder
By THE NATION

 

A CCTV recording shows Wasin Luangjame, right, scuffling with his attacker before being stabbed.

 

BANGKOK: -- AN ONGOING police investigation suggests that a young man was stabbed to death simply because his attackers wanted his iPhone. Wasin Luangjame, 26, was killed during a scuffle with a knife-wielding man late Wednesday night.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962097-life-for-an-iphone-man-stabbed-to-death-in-lat-phrao-robbery/?do=findComment&comment=11492652

 

Petition over Jatuporn’s health rejected during visit to Bangkok prison
By THE NATION

 

Nattawut (L)

 

BANGKOK: -- RED-SHIRT LEADER Nattawut Saikua yesterday met with Corrections Department authorities regarding detained politician Jatuporn Promphan’s recent illness and called for him to be treated in a hospital outside the prison.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962146-petition-over-jatuporn’s-health-rejected-during-visit-to-bangkok-prison/

 

Govt urged to tackle transport problem at root by management reforms
By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- WHILE SOME experts are lauding the government’s latest measures to control passenger vans, they are also urging authorities to change the management of transport operators and ensure that minibuses are safe for passengers.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962147-govt-urged-to-tackle-transport-problem-at-root-by-management-reforms/

 

Election to be held early next year, PM tells Canadian envoy
By THE NATION

 

Prayut

 

BANGKOK: -- PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday that the current political road map would have to be followed to pave the way for the next general election to be held early next year, as per information posted on the government website.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962148-election-to-be-held-early-next-year-pm-tells-canadian-envoy/

 

TAT teaming up with major airlines to promote Thailand
By SUCHAT SRITAMA 
THE NATION 

 

TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn, second right, and top execs from EVA Air sign an MoU to boost arrivals from longhaul markets, especially the United States and Canada. -Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- THE TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) is teaming up with major international airlines to boost arrivals from long-haul and emerging markets, and since 2015 it has signed memoranda of understanding with four top airlines, namely Etihad, Emirates, Fly Dubai and, as of yesterday, EVA Air.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962149-tat-teaming-up-with-major airlines-to-promote-thailand/

 

Election delay fine if road map intact: Abhisit
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday that he was not worried about the next general election being delayed until next year, as long as the political “road map” remained intact.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962150-election-delay-fine-if-road-map-intact-abhisit/

 

Special unit to investigate mass sexual assaults in Austria

 

 

INNSBRUCK: -- Austrian police have established a special unit to find the men responsible for the sexual assaults that took place during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Innsbruck.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962152-special-unit-to-investigate-mass-sexual-assaults-in-austria/

 

Deadly car bomb in Izmir – the latest

 

 

IZMIR: -- Officials in Turkey say suspected Kurdish militants clashed with police before detonating a car bomb in the western city of Izmir.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962154-deadly-car-bomb-in-izmir-–-the-latest/

 

US top spy says Russian cyber attacks a ‘major threat’

 

 

WASHINGTON: -- Russia’s involvement in the US presidential elections was unprecedented according to America’s top spy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962155-us-top-spy-says-russian-cyber-attacks-a-‘major-threat’/

 

ISIL’s 24 months of terror in Belgium, France and Germany

Robert Hackwill

 

 

PARIS: -- There was a sober ceremony in Paris on Thursday morning; flowers were laid at the offices of satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo”, whose offices were attacked by Islamic extremists two years ago, beginning a terrible period of terrorist threats for France.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962157-isil’s-24-months-of-terror-in-belgium-france-and-germany/

 

Two arrested for making threats against Israeli judges in manslaughter trial

 

 

JERUSALEM: -- Two people have been arrested for making threats on Facebook against the military judges who delivered a guilty verdict against a young soldier in a manslaughter trial that has polarised Israel.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962158-two-arrested-for-making-threats-against-israeli-judges-in-manslaughter-trial/

 

Four held over Chicago assault video

 

 

CHICAGO: -- Chicago police have now charged four young people with hate crimes and other offences in connection with a video live-streamed on Facebook. The film shows the assault of a man believed to have special needs.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962159-four-held-over-chicago-assault-video/

 

France culls a million ducks and geese

Catherine Hardy

 

 

PARIS: -- France has begun a widespread cull of the duck population in three of its regions most affected by a severe outbreak of bird flu.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962160-france-culls-a-million-ducks-and-geese/

 

Transport Ministry wants to phase out passenger vans in six months

 

 

BANGKOK: -- All the existing passenger vans operating from Bangkok to upcountry provinces must be phased out in six months and replaced with 20-seat micro buses, said Mr Chidchai Sanansrisakorn, deputy director-general of Land Transport Department, on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962176-transport-ministry-wants-to-phase-out-passenger-vans-in-six-months/

 

Bin Laden's son Hamza 'actively engaged' in terrorism

 

WASHINGTON: -- Hamza bin Laden, a son of Osama bin Laden, has been officially designated a global terrorist by the United States.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962184-us-adds-bin-ladens-son-to-terror-list/

 

 

Music video with veiled women poking fun at Saudi laws goes viral

Rezaul H Laskar 
Hindustan Times, New Delhi

 

NEW DELHI: -- A pop song that hilariously depicts the many ways women are oppressed in Saudi Arabia has racked up more than 2.5 million views on YouTube and angered hardliners in the kingdom.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962185-music-video-with-veiled-women-poking-fun-at-saudi-laws-goes-viral/

 

Govt dismisses claims over contaminated canned foods from Thailand

 

BANGKOK, 6 January 2017 (NNT) – The government has denied as false a message spread on social media claiming that canned foods manufactured in Thailand were contaminated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962194-govt-dismisses-claims-over-contaminated-canned-foods-from-thailand/