Pattaya is more than sex and sin - says Thai Rath news - as controversy rages

 

 

News organization Thai Rath have responded to the furor about Pattaya being only sex and sin by producing a promotional video.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970652-pattaya-is-more-than-sex-and-sin-says-thai-rath-news-as-controversy-rages/

 

Drama at the dentists - man's ex refuses to sign divorce papers, then the shooting starts

 

Image: Thai News Agency

 

KHON KAEN:-- An estranged husband went to a dentists where his ex worked to get her to sign some divorce papers. But when she refused he pistol whipped her in front of shocked staff.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970661-drama-at-the-dentists-mans-ex-refuses-to-sign-divorce-papers-then-the-shooting-starts/

 

 

Beware pickpockets on the loose in Sukhumvit, Bangkok!

 

Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK:-- Pickpockets are preying on the public in the Asoke area of Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970662-beware-pickpockets-on-the-loose-in-sukhumvit-bangkok/

 

Heartbreaking scenes as dog buries his dead puppy brother in Buriram

 

 

This is the heart breaking moment a dog was filmed burying its puppy brother after it had been hit by a car in Buriram on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970666-heartbreaking-scenes-as-dog-buries-his-dead-puppy-brother-in-buriram/

 

Runway shutdown at Suvarnabhumi airport expects to affect all flights

 

 

Incoming and outgoing flights from Suvarnabhumi international airport are unavoidable as now the airport announced to shut one of its three runways for repairs and maintenance for two months starting March 3

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970669-runway-shutdown-at-suvarnabhumi-airport-expects-to-affect-all-flights/

 

When a Russian diplomat helped keep Britain and France out of Thailand

By AJAY KAMALAKARAN
Russia Beyond The Headlines
Asia News Network

 

Two huge elephants carrying seats form a triumphal arch in Bangkok, Thailand. It was built in honour of the late Chulalongkorn, king of Siam, who visited Europe in 1897 Source: Getty Images

 

In 1897 seasoned diplomat Alexander Olarovsky was appointed by Tsar Nicholas II as the first Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General of Russia to Siam. He was specifically tasked with opposing British expansion in Indochina and brokering peace between Siam and France.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970670-when-a-russian-diplomat-helped-keep-britain-and-france-out-of-thailand/

 

Sleeping Phuket taxi driver legal, official confirms 

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Taxi driver Theerapol Seewan, 31, slammed into the footbridge pillar after falling asleep at the wheel. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Officials have confirmed that the driver of a Phuket taxi who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into the pillar of a pedestrian footbridge on Thepkrasattri Rd on Monday morning, injuring himself and his two Chinese tourist passengers, was not the registered owner of the vehicle but was legally driving the vehicle.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970671-sleeping-phuket-taxi-driver-legal-official-confirms/

 

 

PM says Section 44 to be lifted if Dhammachayo gives up

 

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha made clear last night that he would lift Section 44 once the former abbot Phra Dhammachayo surrenders to authorities and enters justice procedures.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970672-pm-says-section-44-to-be-lifted-if-dhammachayo-gives-up/

 

Military junta stresses non violent action to resolve temple stand-off

 

 

The military junta again reiterated it's non violent approach to resolve the stand-off between monks, followers of Phra  Dhammachayo and authorities.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970673-military-junta-stresses-non-violent-action-to-resolve-temple-stand-off/

 

First planned N.Korea-U.S. contact in Trump administration cancelled - WSJ

 

U.S. President Donald Trump points to the media up as he walks on the South Lawn upon his return to the White House in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - Plans for the first contact between North Korea and the United States after President Donald Trump took office were cancelled after the U.S. State Department denied a visa for the top envoy from Pyongyang, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970676-first-planned-nkorea-us-contact-in-trump-administration-cancelled-wsj/

 

Mexico warns of tariffs, spurns U.S. aid under review by Trump

By Frank Jack Daniel

 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (C) listens as U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly (R) attends a joint news conference with Mexico's Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong (not pictured) at the foreign ministry in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An emboldened Mexico hardened its opposition to President Donald Trump on Friday by saying it would retaliate if the United States imposed a border tax and that it can afford to lose financial aid that might be pulled to pay for a border wall.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970677-mexico-warns-of-tariffs-spurns-us-aid-under-review-by-trump/

 

Dhammakaya unperturbed by Internet blackout

By The Nation

 

Officials check food supplies of the Dhammakaya Temple before letting workers to bring them in Saturday.

 

Pathum Thani-based Dhammakaya Temple's monks remain defiant on Saturday despite the Department of Special Investigation (DSI)'s measure to cut phone and Internet signal in and around the temple, which was now declared a controlled area by the junta's order.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970682-dhammakaya-unperturbed-by-internet-blackout/

 

Find out more about Myanmar extremists Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu

By The Nation

 

Ma Ba Tha leader Ashin Wirathu talks to Nation Multimedia Group editor-in-chief Thepchai Yong.

 

Who is Myanmar extremists Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu who led a rally in Mandalay on Thursday to support the Dhammakaya Temple.? Find out more about him via his interview to Nation Multimedia Group editor-in-chief Thepchai Yong.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970684-find-out-more-about-myanmar-extremists-buddhist-monk-ashin-wirathu/

 

Newly discovered security bug means you should probably change your passwords – again

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Internet firm Cloudflare has disclosed that a bug in its software has let hundreds of thousands of web pages leak private user data such as passwords and messages.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/cloudflare-security-bug-means-you-should-probably-change-your-passwords-again/20041/

Two motorists face charges for road rage incident in Phuket 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Picture: Facebook.com/youlikededded

 

PHUKET: Police summoned two men to be charged with reckless driving following a road rage incident in Kamala yesterday (Feb 24).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970685-two-motorists-face-charges-for-road-rage-incident-in-phuket/

 

Leaked Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus specs hint at an absolute monster of a smartphone

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The eagerly awaited launch of the Samsung S8 and Samsung S8 Plus are still a few weeks away but some of the device’s details are slowly starting to emerge via a series of leaks.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/leaked-samsung-galaxy-s8-plus-specs-hint-at-an-absolute-monster-of-a-smartphone/20043/

Poll favours using Section 44 to suppress corruption

 

 

Dusit Poll says Section 44 of the interim constitution remains a favourite tool to suppress corruption.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970690-poll-favours-using-section-44-to-suppress-corruption/

 

Kansas shooting suspect had health issues, mourned father's death - media

By Laila Kearney

 

Adam Purinton, 51, of Olathe, Kansas, U.S. is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters February 24, 2017. Clinton Police Department/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A white U.S. Navy veteran accused of killing a man from India and wounding two other men when he opened fire at a Kansas bar, often complained about his ill health and was mourning his father's death, according to a neighbour and local media reports.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970691-kansas-shooting-suspect-had-health-issues-mourned-fathers-death-media/

 

U.S. Democrats to pick chairman to lead party against Trump, Republicans

By Justin Mitchell

 

Former Secretary of Labor Tom Perez, a candidate for Democratic National Committee Chairman, looks at his notes during a Democratic National Committee forum in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

ATLANTA (Reuters) - After a brutal election loss in November, Democrats will choose a new leader on Saturday to begin the daunting task of rebuilding the party and heading the political opposition to Republican President Donald Trump.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970693-us-democrats-to-pick-chairman-to-lead-party-against-trump-republicans/

 

Tragedy played out on Facebook as sick and uninsured Bangkok expat dies on the way to hospital

 

 

BANGKOK:-- A foreign man was killed following a road traffic accident on Friday while on the way to hospital to seek treatment for a severely infected leg.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970692-tragedy-played-out-on-facebook-as-sick-and-uninsured-bangkok-expat-dies-on-the-way-to-hospital/

 

DSI Detects Dhammachayo’s Phone Signal

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

Dhammakaya monks and followers protest the use of the junta’s self-granted absolute power to search the temple Saturday in front of Wat Dhammakaya.

 

PATHUM THANI — The Department of Special Investigation, or DSI, said Saturday it is verifying whether a signal believed to have come from the fugitive former abbot at the center of their siege on a sprawling temple complex north of the capital was genuine.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970695-dsi-detects-dhammachayo’s-phone-signal/

 

Facebook down: Been locked out of your Facebook account? This is why

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Facebook users in Thailand and around the world reported being locked out of their accounts on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-down-been-locked-out-of-your-facebook-account-this-is-why/20045/

NLA Speaker Pornpetch on trip to hear problems of Mae Hong Son residents

Kitti Cheevasittiyanon

 

 

BANGKOK, 26th February 2017 (NNT) - The Speaker of the National Legislative Assembly has visited the northern province of Mae Hong Son to hear about problems the local community has been suffering. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970739-nla-speaker-pornpetch-on-trip-to-hear-problems-of-mae-hong-son-residents/

 

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