Don't trust this pretty faced scammer! Thai authorities pan "Doctor"who claims she can cure terminal cancer

 

Picture: Kapook

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai trading standards and the medical council have said that a pretty Thai doctor working in Chiang Mai is little more than a fraud.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966817-dont-trust-this-pretty-faced-scammer-thai-authorities-pan-doctorwho-claims-she-can-cure-terminal-cancer/

 

Phuket crackdown sees Patong’s Bangla bars shutter early

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET:-- Scores of police and other Phuket law-enforcement officers targeted bars and other nightlife venues on Bangla Rd on Monday night (Jan 30), ordering the venue operators to follow the law and close on time.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966790-phuket-crackdown-sees-patong’s-bangla-bars-shutter-early/

Video: Drugs police take down associates of Laotian drug lord

 

Picture: video screenshot

 

UDON THANI: -- Police in Udon Thani filmed an operation where they took down associates of Saisana Kaewphimpa the Laotian drug kingpin arrested at Bangkok airport earlier last month.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966819-video-drugs-police-take-down-associates-of-laotian-drug-lord/

 

UPDATE:

 

Thai boy went along with sex, then reported Danish man to police

 

Picture: Facebook

 

PATTAYA: -- Police in Pattaya have said that a 17 year old Thai youth willingly consented to sex with a 73 year old Danish man.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966766-73-year-old-danish-man-arrested-for-allegedly-buying-sex-from-17-year-old-boy/?do=findComment&comment=11582501

 

UPDATE:

 

More details emerge of katoey who robbed UK tourist in Pattaya

 

PATTAYA: -- More details have emerged from Pattaya about the lady boy who robbed the UK tourist to pay for a new nose.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966730-170000-thai-baht-stolen-from-english-tourist-for-a-new-nose/?do=findComment&comment=11582508

 

Travel insurance - Thais visiting Japan warned not to leave home without it

 

Picture: Komchadluek

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai people travelling to Japan have been warned to take out medical insurance.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966820-travel-insurance-thais-visiting-japan-warned-not-to-leave-home-without-it/

 

Bangkok's Hanging Wires: Yeh, yeh we've heard it all before

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

BANGKOK: -- Influential news organization Manager has said that Bangkok residents are fed up with endless promises and projects to solve the problem of the city's unsightly hanging wires.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966821-bangkoks-hanging-wires-yeh-yeh-weve-heard-it-all-before/

 

Democracy advocates urged to join protest against media restriction bill

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Members of the media and democracy advocates were urged to join media organizations in their protest against a media restriction bill by changing the backgrounds of their Facebook pages and Twitter with logo of the Thai Journalists Association starting on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966822-democracy-advocates-urged-to-join-protest-against-media-restriction-bill/

 

UPDATE:

 

Bhutan teacher found in Samut Prakan

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Bhutan Agriculture teacher,  Mr Harka Bahadur Subba, was found in Samut Prakan, and now was admitted to Samut Prakarn hospital for treatment of exhaustion, and bruises on his body.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966678-missing-bhutan-agriculture-teacher-spotted-in-samrong/?do=findComment&comment=11582533

 

Army gives one month for municipal administration to solve garbage problem

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The army in Nakhon Si Thammarat has warned the Muang district’s municipal administration to speed up resolving the problem of polluted water from a garbage dump site otherwise it will step in to do the job itself.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966823-army-gives-one-month-for-municipal-administration-to-solve-garbage-problem/

 

A tour boat seized for bring foreign tourists to an off-limit island off Sattahip

 

 

The skipper of a tourist boat and his mechanic were held in the custody of the naval officers on charges of intrusion after they took over 200 Russian tourists to Koh Rin island which was declared off-limits to outsiders.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966768-a-tour-boat-seized-for-bring-foreign-tourists-to-an-off-limit-island-off-sattahip/

NCPO will issue order to fight against corruption in promotion of police officers

 

BANGKOK, 2 February 2017 (NNT) - The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has instructed relevant units to urgently study a police reform process in preparation for issuance of order to tackle the problem of “position buying.” 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966824-ncpo-will-issue-order-to-fight-against-corruption-in-promotion-of-police-officers/

 

Inflation edges up in Jan in line with commodity prices

 

BANGKOK, 2 February 2017 (NNT) – Thai inflation posted an increase of 1.55 percent in January as prices of oil and food are moving upward, signaling economic recovery. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966825-inflation-edges-up-in-jan-in-line-with-commodity-prices/

 

Reconciliation Preparation Committees lays out plan to enact reforms

 

BANGKOK, 2 February 2017 (NNT) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha disclosed that the meeting of the committee for national administration under the framework of national reform, national strategy, and reconciliation created understanding, mutual recognition, and established the concept of reform. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966826-reconciliation-preparation-committees-lays-out-plan-to-enact-reforms/

 

Another Fatal Accident on Pattaya’s Roads

By Danny Boy -

 

  

Another Thai man involved in another fatal accident in Pattaya

 

PATTAYA: -- At around 6:00am on February 1st, Pattaya police and emergency services were called to the scene of a fatal accident involving a Thai male.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966827-another-fatal-accident-on-pattaya’s-roads/

 

Phuket bars, nightclubs plea for special Patong party zone

Suthicha Sirirat

 

Preechawude ‘Prab’ Keesin, head of the Pisona Group of companies in Patong, said it was no secret that some venues bribed officials to stay open later. Photo: Suticha Sirirat

 

PHUKET: -- A consortium of more than 20 owners of Patong bars, nightclubs and other entertainment businesses today (Feb 1) tiled a petition for a special zone to be set up, allowing the venues to close later than the current legally mandated times.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966828-phuket-bars-nightclubs-plea-for-special-patong-party-zone/

 

A free media, or a govt information service? 
By Attayuth Bootsripoom
The Nation
 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Thai media is taking a severe beating on two fronts – finances and credibility. Public faith in news outlets has sunk so low that even the looming possibility of state control has done little to rouse sympathy for the media.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966829-a-free-media-or-a-govt-information-service /

 

OPINION

Mr Reform and the mammoth ‘Triple Mission’
By Suthichai Yoon
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Can you really lump together national strategy, reform and reconciliation, feed it into one big committee and expect that everything will all work out somehow?

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966830-mr-reform-and-the-mammoth-‘triple-mission’/

 

It’s nice to have our sidewalks back

 

If Bangkok finally blocks the motorcycle shortcuts, will residents’ attitudes improve accordingly?

 

BANGKOK: -- Having successfully cleared downtown Bangkok sidewalks of cluttering and potentially dangerous kerbside vendors’ stalls, the city authorities have now redirected their aim at the motorcyclists whose use of pedestrian footpaths poses a danger that’s far from merely potential.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966831-thai-editorial-it’s-nice-to-have-our-sidewalks-back/

 

Cancellations of channels comply with rules, says TrueVisions
By WATCHIRANONT THONGTEP
THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- TRUEVISIONS YESTERDAY insisted that its customers had been informed in advance about its plan to stop broadcasting Discovery Science, National Geographic and nine other channels, and it thus had complied with broadcasting regulations.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966832-cancellations-of-channels-comply-with-rules-says-truevisions/

 

BMW to ramp up production of hybrids in Rayong
By THE NATION

 

photo by EPA

 

RAYONG: -- BMW HOPES to increase sales in Thailand of its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) from 5 per cent in 2016 to 15 per cent this year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966833-bmw-to-ramp-up-production-of-hybrids-in-rayong/

 

McThai sets billion-baht budget for 20-25 restaurants this year
By KWANCHAI RUNGFAPAISARN
THE NATION

 

Hester Chew, executive chairman and chief executive officer of McThai

 

BANGKOK: -- McTHAI PLANS to invest Bt1 billion to Bt1.1 billion to open 20-25 McDonald’s fast-food restaurants and upgrade information-technology infrastructure this year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966834-mcthai-sets-billion-baht-budget-for-20-25-restaurants-this-year/

 

TOT moves to protect TT&T customers as services end

 

BANGKOK: -- TOT will step in to avoid disruption to TT&T’s customers when TT&T discontinues telephone services at the end of this month. Pravit Leesatapornwongsa, a member of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, said yesterday that TOT had informed the regulator about the move.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966835-tot-moves-to-protect-ttt-customers-as-services-end/

 

Britain's Brexit bill clears first legislative hurdle

REUTERS

 

A law allowing Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Britain's exit from the European Union cleared its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday, paving the way for the government to launch divorce talks by the end of March. Lucy Fielder reports.

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May's plan to take Britain out of the European Union easily cleared its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday, paving the way for the government to launch divorce talks by the end of March.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966836-britains-brexit-bill-clears-first-legislative-hurdle/

 

U.S. Senate confirms Tillerson as secretary of state

REUTERS

 

Rex Tillerson, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil, testifies. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed Rex Tillerson as President Donald Trump's secretary of state on Wednesday, filling a key spot on the Republican's national security team despite concerns about the former Exxon Mobil Corp <XOM.N> chief executive officer's ties to Russia.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966837-us-senate-confirms-tillerson-as-secretary-of-state/

 

Violence erupts during eviction of Israeli settlers from illegal outpost

By Eli Berlzon

REUTERS

 

As columns of unarmed police walk towards prefabricated homes where some 330 settlers live, Israeli Defence Minister Lieberman calls for a peaceful protest. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

 

AMONA, West Bank (Reuters) - Rightist protesters scuffled with Israeli police carrying out a court order to evict settlers from an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, hours after the government announced more construction in larger settlements.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966838-violence-erupts-during-eviction-of-israeli-settlers-from-illegal-outpost/

 

Iran confirms missile test, drawing tough response from Trump aide

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

REUTERS

 

Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan delivers a speech as he attends the 5th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS) in Moscow, Russia, April 27, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it had test-fired a new ballistic missile, prompting a tough response from a senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966839-iran-confirms-missile-test-drawing-tough-response-from-trump-aide/

 

Exclusive - Trump to focus counter-extremism programme solely on Islam

By Julia Edwards Ainsley, Dustin Volz and Kristina Cooke

REUTERS

 

People participate in the annual Muslim Day Parade in the Manhattan borough of New York City, September 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith

 

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Trump administration wants to revamp and rename a U.S. government programme designed to counter all violent ideologies so that it focuses solely on Islamist extremism, five people briefed on the matter told Reuters.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966840-exclusive-trump-to-focus-counter-extremism-programme-solely-on-islam/

 

Greece reports mass Turkish air incursions as tensions simmer

REUTERS

 

The eight Turkish soldiers, who fled to Greece in a helicopter and requested political asylum after a failed military coup against the government, are escorted by police officers as they leave the Supreme Court in Athens, Greece, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

 

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece reported mass incursions by Turkish military aircraft on Wednesday, amid tensions over Athens' failure to hand over Turkish soldiers Ankara accuses of involvement in a coup attempt.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966841-greece-reports-mass-turkish-air-incursions-as-tensions-simmer/

 

France's Fillon battered by scandal, blames opposition plot

By Emile Picy and Sophie Louet

REUTERS

 

Francois Fillon, former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right, leaves home in Paris, France, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France's Francois Fillon accused his opponents in the government on Wednesday of fomenting a scandal in an attempt to scuttle his presidential campaign, as a new poll showed him no longer favourite to win power.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966842-frances-fillon-battered-by-scandal-blames-opposition-plot/