British expat and Thai wife fight off mugger in Pattaya

 

 

PATTAYA:-- A British man had part of his gold chain stolen during a robbery in broad daylight in the Nong Prue area of Pattaya.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963689-british-expat-and-thai-wife-fight-off-mugger-in-pattaya/

The week that was in Thailand news: Thai children and the end of English dominance.

 

 

I have always subscribed to the view that Thais are like children. It has held me in good stead over the years especially on those occasions when it was necessary to ditch my staid northern hemisphere upbringing and have a good giggle with the supposed adults of the kingdom.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963685-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-thai-children-and-the-end-of-english-dominance/

 

Three months on Thais still feel the pain of their loss

Gerry Carter

 

 

Three months on from the death of Thailand’s beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej Thais are still feeling the loss.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963703-three-months-on-thais-still-feel-the-pain-of-their-loss/

 

Backpack or Man Bag?

Orlando Barton

 

 

My mother used to say you could judge a man’s character by his shoes. Scuffed up and poorly maintained shoes were a sign of self-loathing. Highly shinned flashy shoes indicated a lack of self-confidence or over compensation for something. Fast forward to the modern era and that would make men very tough to read. Get on the Skytrain in BKK and you’ll see everything from vintage canvass high-tops to those awful rubber Crocs with the holes in them. You’d have to get a degree in psychology to delineate those signals.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963691-backpack-or-man-bag/

 

 

 

Burglary in Pattaya ends with severe beating

 

 

PATTAYA:-- In the early hours of January 14th, around 3:00am, Pattaya police were called to investigate an attempted burglary at a house in Pattaya.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963677-burglary-in-pattaya-ends-with-severe-beating/

 

Stabbing outside a Karaoke Bar in Pattaya

 

 

At around 6:00am on January 14th, Pattaya police were called to investigate a brutal stabbing outside a karaoke bar in Pattaya. At the scene police found 2 victims as well as several others who had gathered round.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963679-stabbing-outside-a-karaoke-bar-in-pattaya/

 

Man killed in bike crash at Bang Wad dam

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET: A 37-year-old man was killed in a bike crash at Bang Wad dam near Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority last night.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963667-man-killed-in-bike-crash-at-bang-wad-dam/

 

Woman hit by a stray bullet as teenagers try to force a Burmese man to buy meth

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: Police are hunting for two teenagers who accidentally shot a woman while trying to persuade a Burmese man to buy drugs from them.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963710-woman-hit-by-a-stray-bullet-as-teenagers-try-to-force-a-burmese-man-to-buy-meth/

 

Three men caught with drugs on a Phuket-bound bus, driver charged with drunk driving 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: Police seized 11,485 methamphetamine pills and 25 kratom leafs from three passengers of a bus heading from Nong Khai to Phuket.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963636-three-men-caught-with-drugs-on-a-phuket-bound-bus-driver-charged-with-drunk-driving/

 

More police exam ‘cheating’ unearthed

By The Nation

 

MORE cases of alleged cheating in the police entrance exam were found at Provincial Police Region 1 with at least 10 university students involved, Region 1 chief Lt-General Charnthep Sesawet revealed on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963708-more-police-exam-‘cheating’-unearthed/

 

How Thai Air Force acquire Gripen fleets

By The Nation

 

Photo credit: Saab.com

 

Thailand aims to become a leading power in Asean by having one of the strongest air forces in the region by the end of this decade.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963707-how-thai-air-force-acquire-gripen-fleets/

 

Banks respond to BOT’s call

By  THE NATION

 

THE BANK Of Thailand has asked financial institutions to relax the conditions of debt repayment for their customers who have been affected by the floods in the South.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963698-banks-respond-to-bot’s-call/

 

Revive Rama IX’s projects: HM

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha displays a handwritten note of support from His Majesty the King.

 

Prayut says King concerned over southern floods; calls for unity

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963692-revive-rama-ix’s-projects-hm/

 

Joint panel discusses Pak Beng hydropower project

By  THE NATION 

 

REPRESENTATIVES from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam gathered at the Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) in Vientiane on Thursday to start the first meeting of the Joint Committee Working Group (JCWG) on the procedures for notification, prior consultation and agreement (PNPCA) for the Pak Beng hydropower project.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963694-joint-panel-discusses-pak-beng-hydropower-project/

 

Super Rich banks on management of cash inventory, staff training

By SUCHEERS PINIJPARAKARN 
THE NATION

 

GLOBAL uncertainties, especially the upcoming presidency of Donald Trump in the US, and the changing behaviour of customers are the key challenges for the country’s leading money exchanger, Super Rich Thailand, in managing its foreign-currency inventory in the year ahead.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963701-super-rich-banks-on-management-of-cash-inventory-staff-training/

 

Alibaba offers pathway for Thai digital vision, PM’s Office vice minister says

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN
THE NATION

 

KOBSAK POOTRAKOOL, vice minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, is upbeat on the Thai government’s co-operation pact with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group as Thailand aspires to develop its digital economy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963699-alibaba-offers-pathway-for-thai-digital-vision-pm’s-office-vice-minister-says/

 

CBRE Thailand awarded for its property website

By   THE NATION 

 

CBRE THAILAND has been judged as having the best property consultancy website in the Asia Pacific region at the 2016 International Property Awards. The award marks the second consecutive year the site has won the regional award.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963695-cbre-thailand-awarded-for-its-property-website/

 

US Ambassador visits Phuket

The Phuket News

 

United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand Glyn T. Davies with Phuket governor Chockchai Dejamornthan. Caption: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand Glyn T. Davies visited Phuket yesterday (Jan 13) to discuss bilateral investment between Thailand and the USA with Phuket governor Chockchai Dejamornthan.

 

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Crash casts shadow over Children’s Day

By THE SUNDAY NATION, AGENCIES

 

 

THE NATIONWIDE Children’s Day celebration yesterday was marred by tragedy after a fighter jet plunged from the sky during a military air show in Songkhla province, killing the pilot.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963723-crash-casts-shadow-over-children’s-day/

 

Court approves kamnan’s arrest in murder case

By CHAROONROJ TIEWPAI-NGAM,
JESSADA CHANTHARAK
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

BANGKOK’s Taling Chan Provincial Court yesterday approved an arrest warrant for a Ratchaburi-based kamnan over his alleged role in the abduction and murder of a woman, 28, last month, a police source said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963725-court-approves-kamnan’s-arrest-in-murder-case/

 

Fun, fast and, yes, safe

By Pattarawadee Saengmanee
The Sunday Nation

 

 

Noise and risk are minimised at the new hi-tech Impact Speed Park in Muang Thong Thani

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963726-fun-fast-and-yes-safe/

 

Hat Yai airport reopens after fighter jet and fire truck crashes

By The Naiton

 

Hat Yai International airport resumed normal services at midday on Saturday after being closed following the separate crashes of a fighter jet and a fire truck at the facility that morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963727-hat-yai-airport-reopens-after-fighter-jet-and-fire-truck-crashes/

 

Prayut urges parents to inspire their children

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

A girl talks to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as he distributes souvenirs to young visitors to Government House on Children’s Day yesterday.

 

CHILDREN all over the country were out and about joining in fun activities laid on for them by public and private sector to celebrate National Children’s Day yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963728-prayut-urges-parents-to-inspire-their-children/

 

HRW rights assessment ‘outdated and unfair’

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

THE Prayut government yesterday contested claims in a summary on the human rights situation in Thailand released by Human Rights Watch (HRW), saying the allegations were outdated and unfair.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963730-hrw-rights-assessment-‘outdated-and-unfair’/

 

BMA draws up nine-step plan to deal with rains

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

THE heavy rains expected to hit Bangkok and surrounding areas over the next three days has forced the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to instruct officials to implement a nine-step flood-prevention action plan in a move to minimise damage and public inconvenience.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963731-bma-draws-up-nine-step-plan-to-deal-with-rains/

 

Eight southern provinces remain submerged: Army chief

By The Nation

 

Army commander-in-chief General Chalermchai Sittisat on Saturday revealed that the flood situation in Prachuap Khiri Khan and 11 other southern provinces had improved due to less rainfall in the past two days. But eight province were still under water, particularly Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Trang.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963732-eight-southern-provinces-remain-submerged-army-chief/

 

Royal Thai Army host Children's Day event

By The Nation

 

 

People took their children to see the military hardware the Royal Thai Army put on display in the Children’s Day event at the Royal Thai Armed Forces headquarters on Changwattana Road on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963733-royal-thai-army-host-childrens-day-event/

 

Yunnan Phuket club calls for more flood-relief donations 

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Flood victims need water, canned food, flashlights and various daily necessities. Photo: Shangha Lee

 

PHUKET: Head of the Yunnan Phuket Club calls for more donations to help victims of the southern flooding.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963734-yunnan-phuket-club-calls-for-more-flood-relief-donations/

 

Thai army invites in kids for gun play

 

 

(Reuters) - Thailand’s army opened up some of its military barracks to children on Saturday to let them handle and pose with weapons and other hardware on the country’s annual Children’s Day.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963733-royal-thai-army-host-childrens-day-event/

 

British couple say they were 'raped and robbed' in Phuket

Zohaib Sikander

 

 

PHUKET: A British couple have alleged that they were robbed and raped while visiting Phuket during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963590-belfast-couple-raped-and-robbed-on-holiday-from-hell-in-phuket/?page=10#comment-11522379