Phuket police confiscate krathom stash from secret underground room

 

 

PHUKET:-- A Myanmar man was arrested with nearly 100 kilograms of krathom hidden in a secret underground room at his house yesterday evening. 

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969387-phuket-police-confiscate-krathom-stash-from-secret-underground-room/

Pattaya beer bar attack: woman denied bail as police say call us if there's trouble with drunk tourists

 

Image:  Pattaya News

 

PATTAYA:-- The woman at the center of the attack on a 63 year of British tourist has spent the night in the cells.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969404-pattaya-beer-bar-attack-woman-denied-bail-as-police-say-call-us-if-theres-trouble-with-drunk-tourists/

 

So Pattaya is the sex capital of the world...tell us something we don't know, say online Thais

 

Image: Thairath

 

Thais have reacted to a story in The Mirror UK about "Sin City" Pattaya with a resounding message: So what? Tell us something we don't know!

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969405-so-pattaya-is-the-sex-capital-of-the-worldtell-us-something-we-dont-know-say-online-thais/

 

Loei underage karaoke bar raids uncover "bribes for police" lists

 

Image: Thairath

 

Raids on karaoke bars that were fronts for illegal underage sex in Loei in the north east of Thailand have uncovered lists of names of police to be paid backhanders.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969406-loei-underage-karaoke-bar-raids-uncover-bribes-for-police-lists/

 

Lampang police make Ya Ba bust - 2 million tablets worth 600 million baht seized

 

Image: Daily News

 

Lampang police chased down two pick-ups that failed to stop at a drugs checkpoint yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969407-lampang-police-make-ya-ba-bust-2-million-tablets-worth-600-million-baht-seized/

 

Now that's what you call an overstay - Chinese man in Thailand made 100s of millions in illegal logging over 20 years.

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK:-- A rich Chinese man has been arrested after living in the kingdom for 20 years on a fake Thai ID.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969409-now-thats-what-you-call-an-overstay-chinese-man-in-thailand-made-100s-of-millions-in-illegal-logging-over-20-years/

 

Democrats propose ‘sustainable democracy’ for reconciliation

By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN
THE NATION

 

Abhisit

 

THE DEMOCRAT Party yesterday proposed “sustainable democracy” at its meeting with the reconciliation preparation committee as a common goal that everyone should pursue towards true reconciliation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969412-democrats-propose-‘sustainable-democracy’-for-reconciliation/

 

Next Step, Fox Networks launch ‘Good TV’ pay TV

By ASINA PORNWASIN
THE NATION

 

NEXT STEP Television and Fox Networks yesterday jointly announced a satellite pay-TV service called Good TV, aiming to lure customers with an affordable package of Bt300 a month.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969413-next-step-fox-networks-launch-‘good-tv’-pay-tv/

 

 

Infor-DPU partnership aims to provide needed tech skills to students

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN
THE NATION

 

OVER THE NEXT decade, an estimated 77 per cent of all jobs in the United States will need technical skills, but many educational institutions are not yet graduating enough students with the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills for these jobs, according to International Data Corporation research.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969414-infor-dpu-partnership-aims-to-provide-needed-tech-skills-to-students/

 

Dhammachayo still at large after second day of searching for him at temple

By THE NATION

 

 

CONTROVERSIAL former abbot Phra Dhammachayo remained elusive yesterday on the second day of a large-scale search for him inside the sprawling Dhammakaya Temple complex.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969415-dhammachayo-still-at-large-after-second-day-of-searching-for-him-at-temple/

 

Speculation rages on pricey machine

By THE NATION

 

 

Hyberbaric chamber in ex-abbot’s room.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969416-speculation-rages-on-pricey-machine/

 

Questions raised about Asean’s practicality

By Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

 

 

With Asean set to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, doubt still exists over the practicality of an organisation which adheres to a principle of non-interference among its member states.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969417-questions-raised-about-asean’s-practicality/

 

No plans to wind down NOW26 channel, NMG chairman insists

By The Nation

 

 

THE CHAIRMAN of Nation Multimedia Group executive has denied rumours that NMG’s digital TV channel NOW26 was in the process of being terminated, while planning to put emphasis on documentaries in the meantime. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969418-no-plans-to-wind-down-now26-channel-nmg-chairman-insists/

 

American man survives small plane crash in Chon Buri

By The Nation

 

 

American documentary journalist Tom Claytor survived a small aircraft crash without a scratch in Chon Buri's Muang district on Friday afternoon.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969419-american-man-survives-small-plane-crash-in-chon-buri/

 

Heavy rain and snow pound California, raising mudslide risk

By Alex Dobuzinskis and Aron Ranen

 

A woman walks through heavy rain in Los Angeles, February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Intense rain, heavy snow and strong winds lashed California and southern Oregon on Friday, prompting the evacuation of more than a hundred homes threatened by mudslides near Los Angeles, officials said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969421-heavy-rain-and-snow-pound-california-raising-mudslide-risk/

 

Climate doubter Pruitt takes EPA reins as Trump targets regulations

By Timothy Gardner

 

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday over the objections of Democrats and environmentalists worried he will gut the agency, as the administration readies executive orders to ease regulation on drillers and miners.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969422-climate-doubter-pruitt-takes-epa-reins-as-trump-targets-regulations/

 

Trump's team in disarray, U.S. Senator McCain tells Europe

By Phil Stewart and Robin Emmott

 

U.S. Senator John McCain adjusts the microphones before delivering his speech at the opening of the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

 

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain broke with the reassuring message that U.S. officials visiting Germany have sought to convey on their debut trip to Europe, saying on Friday that the administration of President Donald Trump was in "disarray".

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969423-trumps-team-in-disarray-us-senator-mccain-tells-europe/

 

Nine people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada

By Christinne Muschi

CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. (Reuters) - Nine asylum-seekers, including four children, barely made it across the Canadian border on Friday as a U.S. border patrol officer tried to stop them and a Reuters photographer captured the scene.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969424-nine-people-flee-us-border-patrol-to-seek-asylum-in-canada/

 

Anti-Trump energy flags during a second day of protests

By Gina Cherelus and Olga Grigoryants

 

U.S. President Donald Trump walks with his grandchildren Arabella and Joseph to Marine One upon his departure from the White House in Washington, U.S., February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A second consecutive day of protests against U.S. President Donald Trump's month-old administration appeared to lose momentum on Friday, with rallies in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York attracting small yet enthusiastic crowds.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969425-anti-trump-energy-flags-during-a-second-day-of-protests/

 

Cathay Pacific campaign

By The Nation

 

Cathay Pacific’s “Getaway Surprise” campaign is offering promotional business-class airfares from Bangkok to several destinations in the United States including Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Boston and Chicago, starting from Bt120,000.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969426-cathay-pacific-campaign/

 

North Korea says will reject Malaysian post-mortem of Kim Jong Nam

By Emily Chow and Joseph Sipalan

 

Hospital staffs gather at the morgue at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital where Kim Jong Nam's body is held for autopsy in Malaysia February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - North Korea said it would "categorically reject" Malaysia's autopsy report on the death of the man identified by Malaysian authorities as the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969427-north-korea-says-will-reject-malaysian-post-mortem-of-kim-jong-nam/

 

Suspect in N.Korean's killing had wad of cash, moved hotels, cut her hair

By Liz Lee and Kanupriya Kapoor

 

People watch a TV screen broadcasting a news report on the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the older half brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, February 14, 2017. Lim Se-young/News1 via REUTERS

 

KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA (Reuters) - The woman with the acronym 'LOL' on her shirt who was arrested this week in connection with the murder of North Korea's Kim Jong Nam stayed in cheap hotels, carried a wad of cash and cut her hair a day before the brazen attack at Kuala Lumpur airport.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969428-suspect-in-nkoreans-killing-had-wad-of-cash-moved-hotels-cut-her-hair/

 

PM stresses the need of religious reform

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha stressed the need for religious reform in Thailand so that all Thai Buddhists would be brought back to mainstream Buddhism and follow the teachings of the Lord Buddha.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969437-pm-stresses-the-need-of-religious-reform/

 

Three men alleged to be linked to Xaysana’s network arrested by police

 

 

Narcotic police seized more than 270,000 methamphetamine pills and arrested three men alleged to be linked to the illegal drug network operated by Laotian drug kingpin Xaysana Keawpimpa at two houses in Ratburana district, Bangkok on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969438-three-men-alleged-to-be-linked-to-xaysana’s-network-arrested-by-police/

 

Seven huge oil tanks found in the compound of Wat Dhammakaya

 

 

Officials of the Department of Special Investigation on Friday impounded seven oil tanks of 20,000 litre each in the backyard of Wat Dhammakaya.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969439-seven-huge-oil-tanks-found-in-the-compound-of-wat-dhammakaya/

 

Civil Court to hold hearing on power plant protest in front of Government House

 

 

The Civil Court is due on Monday to consider a petition of Dusit police station to the court to put an end to the protest of opponents of the coal-fired power plant in Krabi in front of the Government House.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969440-civil-court-to-hold-hearing-on-power-plant-protest-in-front-of-government-house/

 

True board names two presidents

By USANEE MONGKOLPORN
THE NATION

 

Suphachai Chearavanont

 

TRUE CORP’S board yesterday appointed deputy chief executive officer Vichaow Rakphongphairoj, 59, and group chief operating officer Adhiruth Thothaveesansuk, 53, as co-presidents, as part of the company’s management restructuring.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969445-true-board-names-two-presidents/

 

Dhammakaya Worldwide

By The Nation

 

 

The Dhammakaya Temple and Dhammakaya Foundation have 84 coordination centers in 31 countries around the world. They are:

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969447-dhammakaya-worldwide/

 

Hospital faces probe over alleged demand for gold necklaces as a security deposit

By CHAMNAN JAI-UA

THE NATION

 

 

A PRIVATE hospital is facing a probe after a family was allegedly asked to hand over gold necklaces as a security deposit after a 34-year-old patient requested to be transferred to a public hospital.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969448-hospital-faces-probe-over-alleged-demand-for-gold-necklaces-as-a-security-deposit/

 

Date set for impeachment case against Surapong

By THE NATION

 

Surapong

 

NLA TO DEBATE FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER’S MOVE TO ISSUE A PASSPORT TO THAKSIN

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969450-date-set-for-impeachment-case-against-surapong/