Thousands sick, schools closed as flu epidemic hits Thailand

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Students wear facemasks during a flu season in a January 2015 file photo.

 

BANGKOK — If you’re reading this between tissues and sneezes, you’re not alone.

 

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OFFER: iPhone SE from Dtac just 4,900 baht until the end of February

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

 

Dtac has confirmed it is extending its current iPhone SE promotion until the end of February.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/offer-iphone-se-from-dtac-just-4900-baht-until-the-end-of-february/19767/

Nadia the giant croc died from excessive electric shock

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

A file photo of Nadia. Photo: Manager Online

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: -- Remember the giant croc that went missing in the southern flood last month? She was found dead yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967874-nadia-the-giant-croc-died-from-an-excessive-electric-shock/

 

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'Uncle Sap' not on witness list in Jomsap's retrial case
By The Nation

 

Jomsap’s Toyota pickup

 

NAKHON PHANOM: -- Sap Wapi, a man who confessed of being the driver in a hit-and-run fatal accident, will not be in a list of witnesses to testify in a hearing at the Nakhon Phanom provincial court Wednesday, Justice Ministry’s deputy permanent secretary, Pol Colonel Dusadee Arayawuth, said.  

 

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Police to increase security on Makha Bucha Day and Valentine's Day

 

BANGKOK, 8 February 2017 (NNT) - Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Chalermkiat Sriworakhan has instructed police nationwide to set up checkpoints in an effort to prevent crimes ahead of Makha Bucha Day and Valentine’s Day. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967875-alcohol-sales-banned-as-police-step-up-security-on-makha-bucha-day-and-valentines-day/

 

Germany's Social Democrats hit highest in Forsa poll since October 2012

REUTERS

 

Journalists during news conference of new Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz at their party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) polled 31 percent in a survey on Wednesday, benefiting from a surge in support since nominating Martin Schulz as leader and narrowing the gap to Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967876-germanys-social-democrats-hit-highest-in-forsa-poll-since-october-2012/

 

Thailand Holds Key Rate to Shield Growth as Trade Risks Mount

by Suttinee Yuvejwattana

 

- Rate held at near record-low 1.5% as seen by all economists

- IMF forecasts Thai economy to trail Southeast Asian neighbors

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s central bank held its key interest rate near a record low to shield the nation’s economic recovery as the threat of trade protectionism mounts.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967881-thailand-holds-key-rate-to-shield-growth-as-trade-risks-mount/

 

Royal Thai Army War College organizes seminar on current events

 

 

BANGKOK, 8 February 2017 (NNT) – The Royal Thai Army War College has organized a seminar on the role of world powers in Thailand’s national strategies with an aim to disseminate knowledge on the global situation. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967883-royal-thai-army-war-college-organizes-seminar-on-current-events/

 

Thai king's daughter given goodwill role with U.N. crime body

REUTERS

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The new Thai king's daughter, Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, is to become a goodwill ambassador for the rule of law in Southeast Asia, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967884-thai-kings-daughter-given-goodwill-role-with-un-crime-body/

 

LG G6 set to be the world’s first edge to edge display smartphone

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

LG has started sending out invites for the official launch of the new LG G6 smartphone, which will be unveiled on February 27 at Mobile World Congress 2017.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/lg-g6-set-to-be-the-worlds-first-edge-to-edge-display-smartphone/19770/

Man presumed ‘dead’ found to be drunk

Winai Sarot

 

 

PHUKET:-- A drunk man gave everyone a scare yesterday when he appeared to be dead to passersby in Chalong.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967909-man-presumed-‘dead’-found-to-be-drunk/

 

 

Phuket police set to formally charge Aussie jet-ski driver

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

The two jet-skis involved in Sunday's incident. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Thomas Keating, the 22-year-old Australian whose rented jet-ski fatally crashed into that of his girlfriend Emily Collie, 20, will be called to Karon Police Station tomorrow (Feb 9) to be formally charged with reckless driving causing death.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967916-phuket-police-set-to-formally-charge-aussie-jet-ski-driver/

 

Help a Dane: TV personality asks for Thai help with sunscreen in viral campaign

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

A Danish man speaks unintelligible Thai in the campaign “Help a Dane,” as he asks for Thai people’s help in a viral campaign to raise awareness of skin cancer.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967926-help-a-dane-tv-personality-asks-for-thai-help-with-sunscreen-in-viral-campaign/

 

X-ray tech jailed for sexually assaulting patient

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Kiattipoj Intaseth sits at a police station on Monday.

 

BANGKOK — A technician was fired from his job and behind bars Tuesday on suspicion of molesting a patient in a hospital X-Ray room.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967927-x-ray-tech-jailed-for-sexually-assaulting-patient/

 

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