Phuket court sets June date for Aussie tourist Keating’s trial

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Aussie tourist Thomas Keating (in blue shirt) arrives at Karon Police Station on Feb 9. Photo: Premkamon Ketsara

 

PHUKET:-- Fears have been raised that Australian tourist Thomas Keating will be stuck in Thailand for a further four months until the Phuket Provincial Court hears the evidence against him at a court hearing scheduled for June.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970581-phuket-court-sets-june-date-for-aussie-tourist-keating’s-trial/

Tourist who hit three year old in Chiang Mai is a Canadian professor

 

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CHIANG MAI:-- The man who hit a three year old girl on his big bike in Chiang Mai is a 52 year old Canadian professor travelling the world.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970603-tourist-who-hit-three-year-old-in-chiang-mai-is-a-canadian-professor/

 

Krabi national park authority want 128 million baht to develop tourism

 

Image: Thairath

 

The national park authority at the centre of the protest by boat operators in Ao Nang, Krabi has requested 128 million baht to develop tourism in the area.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970604-krabi-national-park-authority-want-128-million-baht-to-develop-tourism/

 

Amulets and statue saves Thai from certain death in pick-up smash

 

Image: Sanook

 

A 60 year old Thai man emerged from the wreckage of his pick-up truck to claim that all was well because of his amulets and a statue he had on his dash.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970605-amulets-and-statue-saves-thai-from-certain-death-in-pick-up-smash/

 

Video: Fortuner is fortunate after ferry mishap

 

Image: Daily News

 

CCTV caught an unusual accident yesterday as cars were coming off a ferry at Songkhla lake.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970606-video-fortuner-is-fortunate-after-ferry-mishap/

 

Pattaya floods but new tunnel stays bone dry!

 

Image: Pattaya News

 

PATTAYA:-- Heavy rain in Pattaya yesterday afternoon caused widespread flooding with many of the usual suspects under up to 50 centimeters of water.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970607-pattaya-floods-but-new-tunnel-stays-bone-dry/

 

Six volunteers injured in roadside bomb attack in Pattani

 

 

Six defence volunteers were injured, three of them in serious condition, in a roadside bomb explosion in Kapor district of Pattani province on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970608-six-volunteers-injured-in-roadside-bomb-attack-in-pattani/

 

New import tax on Cambodian fish to come into force on March 1

 

 

Thai customs at the Aranpathet-Poipet border crossing have agreed to postpone the imposition of a new import tax on live cat fish from Cambodia until March 1 at the request of Poipet governor for the sake of good relations between two neighboring countries.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970609-new-import-tax-on-cambodian-fish-to-come-into-force-on-march-1/

 

Petition lodged over temple dispute

By PATINYA SRISUPAMART
THE NATION

 

 

A GROUP of more than 200 monks and lay supporters have submitted a petition at Chiang Mai City Hall calling on Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha to cancel the National Council for Peace and Order’s (NCPO) order against Dhammakaya Temple.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970610-petition-lodged-over-temple-dispute/

 

Nations meet in bid to solve Asean’s haze pollution woes

By NATTHAWAT LAPING
THE NATION

 

 

Minister confident that Thailand will |experience 30 per cent drop in hot spots.

 

REPRESENTATIVES from five Greater Mekong Subregion countries including Thailand met in Chiang Rai’s Muang district yesterday to try and find a solution to |the region’s annual haze pollution problem. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970612-nations-meet-in-bid-to-solve-asean’s-haze-pollution-woes/

 

Signal blackout angers temple

By THE NATION

 

 

Tension high as 10-day siege continues with communication signals in and around compound cut off.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970613-signal-blackout-angers-temple/

 

Islamic State car bomb kills more than 50 in northwest Syria

By Angus McDowall and Humeyra Pamuk

 

 

A still image taken from a video posted on social media uploaded on February 24, 2017, shows people inspecting the damage at a site of an Islamic State car bomb explosion, said to be in Sousian village near al-Bab, Syria. Social Media

 

BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An Islamic State car bomb killed more than 50 people on Friday in a Syrian village held by rebels, a war monitor said, a day after the jihadist group was driven from its last stronghold in the area.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970614-islamic-state-car-bomb-kills-more-than-50-in-northwest-syria/

 

French judge takes over probe into Fillon 'fake jobs' scandal

By Chine Labbé and Michel Rose

 

Francois Fillon, former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential election candidate of the centre-right, attends a meeting focused on civil works in Paris, France, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

 

PARIS (Reuters) - French presidential challenger Francois Fillon will face a full judicial inquiry into allegations he paid family members for fake parliamentary jobs after the country's financial prosecutor said he was appointing a magistrate to lead a deeper probe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970615-french-judge-takes-over-probe-into-fillon-fake-jobs-scandal/

 

Pele's son to serve drug-related prison sentence, lawyer says

 

Brazilian soccer legend Pele poses for picture after receiving an Olympic necklace from President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach at the Pele Museum in Santos, Brazil June 16, 2016. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

 

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The son of soccer great Pele has pledged to turn himself over to police after a court ruled he must serve almost 13 years of a 33-year drug-trafficking sentence, his lawyer told Reuters on Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970616-peles-son-to-serve-drug-related-prison-sentence-lawyer-says/

 

White House bars some news organisations from briefing

By Ayesha Rascoe

 

Journalists leave after several major news organizations including CNN, The New York Times and Politico were excluded from an off camera "gaggle" meeting with White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer in his office that was held in place of the regular daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House excluded several major U.S. news organizations, including some it has openly criticized, from an off-camera briefing held by the White House press secretary on Friday, representatives of the organisations said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970618-white-house-bars-some-news-organisations-from-briefing/

 

In push to reclaim Raqqa, Trump's choices range from bad to worse

By Phil Stewart and Jonathan Landay

 

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk with their weapons during an offensive against Islamic State militants in northern Raqqa province, Syria February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's push against Islamic State in Syria could present him with an unenviable choice: Alienate NATO ally Turkey by relying on Kurdish fighters or adopt a plan that may slow the assault and require many more U.S. combat forces.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970621-in-push-to-reclaim-raqqa-trumps-choices-range-from-bad-to-worse/

 

Trump vows military build-up, hammers nationalist themes

By Emily Stephenson and Steve Holland

 

President Donald Trump said he would make a massive budget request for one of the "greatest military buildups in American history" in a feisty, campaign-style speech at CPAC. Fred Katayama reports.

 

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said he would make a massive budget request for one of the "greatest military buildups in American history" on Friday in a feisty, campaign-style speech extolling robust nationalism to eager conservative activists.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970623-trump-vows-military-build-up-hammers-nationalist-themes/

 

Senior Myanmar police jailed for negligence over Rohingya attacks

By Wa Lone

 

Men walk at a Rohingya village outside Maugndaw in Rakhine state, Myanmar October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's police court has sentenced three senior officers to prison for negligence after Rohingya insurgents overran three border posts in October, killing nine policemen, a government official said on Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970624-senior-myanmar-police-jailed-for-negligence-over-rohingya-attacks/

 

Indonesian officials to meet national held over Kim Jong Nam murder

 

Indonesian Siti Aisyah is seen in this undated handout released by the Royal Malaysia Police to Reuters on February 19, 2017. Siti Aisyah was arrested in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam. Royal Malaysia Police/Handout via Reuters.

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Indonesian diplomats in Malaysia will meet on Saturday with a female national in detention for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, the Indonesian foreign ministry said on Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970626-indonesian-officials-to-meet-national-held-over-kim-jong-nam-murder/

 

Details emerge of Republicans' plans to replace Obamacare

By Yasmeen Abutaleb

 

The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as "Obamacare", outside the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. on October 4, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Details of potential Obamacare replacements by U.S. House Republicans emerged in news reports on Friday, as Republican lawmakers have vowed to introduce new legislation in the coming weeks.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970628-details-emerge-of-republicans-plans-to-replace-obamacare/

 

Staff at Italian hospital suspected of shirking on grand scale

 

A general view of Naples, Italy February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

 

ROME (Reuters) - Doctors and nurses are among 94 hospital workers from Naples who have been placed under investigation on suspicion of repeatedly skipping work, police said on Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970629-staff-at-italian-hospital-suspected-of-shirking-on-grand-scale/

 

Nokia 3310 comeback: First details of new version of classic phone leaked online

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

One of the big stories to come out prior to the Mobile World Congress is the surprise comeback of the Nokia 3310.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/nokia-3310-comeback-first-details-of-new-version-of-classic-phone-leaked-online/20034/

Beyond phones and 5G, mobile world seeks to reinvent itself

BY REUTERS

 

 

FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) – Seeking to escape a cycle of falling prices and tight regulation, big telecom operators from Vimpelcom to Telefonica are set to reinvent themselves as internet players to escape the industry’s straight-jacket of low growth.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/beyond-phones-and-5g-mobile-world-seeks-to-reinvent-itself/20029/

Start-up to launch taxi service using electric scooters

By PICHAYA CHANGSORN
THE NATION

 

Etran Group chief executive Soranun Choochut introduces his Etran Promp, dubbed "the world's first electric-innovative scooter for public use"

 

ETRAN GROUP, a start-up company, hopes to raise initial funding of Bt300 million to launch an electric-motorbike service in Bangkok in the third quarter of this year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970638-start-up-to-launch-taxi-service-using-electric-scooters/

 

 

Staedtler Thailand looking for sales lift

By KWANCHAI RUNGFAPAISARN
THE NATION

 

Markus Handfest, managing director of Staedtler Thailand

 

Following expansion of production sites in Bangkok

 

STAEDTLER, one of the world’s leading stationary suppliers, aims to boost its sales in Thailand and elsewhere in the region following a Bt80 million renovation and expansion of its two manufacturing sites in Bangkok.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970640-staedtler-thailand-looking-for-sales-lift/

 

Bangkok Airways aims to add long-haul flights in growth push

By SUCHAT SRITAMA
THE NATION

 

Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, centre, president of Bangkok Airways, poses with Prote Setsuwan, second from right, vice president-marketing. and Varong Israsena Na Ayudhya, second from left, vice president-sales.

 

BANGKOK AIRWAYS is eyeing long-haul markets with plans to operate flights to the Americas, Africa and Europe. The expansion plans were announced yesterday as the carrier forecast it would be boost passenger numbers by 12-13 per cent this year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970641-bangkok-airways-aims-to-add-long-haul-flights-in-growth-push/

 

Expanding ReadyPlanet acquires majority stake in e-Travel Marketing

By JIRAPAN BOONNOON
THE NATION

 

READYPLANET, a digital-marketing specialist, has acquired a 52-per-cent stake in e-Travel Marketing in order to expand into the tourism and hotel businesses.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970645-expanding-readyplanet-acquires-majority-stake-in-e-travel-marketing/

 

Brother focuses on ‘Transform for the Future’

By JIRAPAN BOONNOON
THE NATION

 

BROTHER has announced a three-year strategy under the concept “Transform for the Future”, with the focus on sustainable development, the business-to-business (B2B) market and human resources.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970646-brother-focuses-on-‘transform-for-the-future’/

 

Edge seen for Thailand with electric vehicles

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN
THE NATION

 

THAILAND has strong potential to succeed in developing an electric vehicle (EV) industry as one of the country’s new growth sectors due to its existing position in the global automotive market, according to Dick Hsieh, president of Delta Electronics (Thailand).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970647-edge-seen-for-thailand-with-electric-vehicles/

 

Chaiyaphum family wake up to a tour bus in the front yard

 

Image: Komchadluek

 

A family in a village in Chaiyaphum had a nasty shock when they were wakened from their sleep early yesterday morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970660-chaiyaphum-family-wake-up-to-a-tour-bus-in-the-front-yard/