British man dies after falling from Udon Thani hotel

 

Picture: 77Jowo

 

UDON THANI: -- A British man fell to his death from a hotel in Udon Thani early on Wednesday morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973728-british-man-dies-after-falling-from-udon-thani-hotel/

 

Ladyboy injured after jumping off Phuket bridge

Winai Sarot

 

 

PHUKET:-- An unidentified ladyboy was seriously injured after jumping off a bridge in Rawai early this morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973751-ladyboy-injured-after-jumping-off-phuket-bridge/

Government orders - homeless and beggars cleared out of Rama 4 and Sukhumvit

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Police made 39 arrests in the Rama 4 and Sukhumvit Road areas of Bangkok yesterday rounding up the homeless and those begging on the streets.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973772-government-orders-homeless-and-beggars-cleared-out-of-rama-4-and-sukhumvit/

 

National police response to crime wave - more cameras for cops on bicycles and Segways

 

Picture: Thai News Agency

 

BANGKOK: -- A National Police Bureau spokesman has explained the policy of the "policeman of tomorrow" or the Police 4.0 project.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973773-national-police-response-to-crime-wave-more-cameras-for-cops-on bicycles-and-segways/

 

Minivan driver burns to death in his seat after hitting tree in Suphanburi

 

Picture: Thairath

 

SUPHANBURI: -- A minivan driver on his way home hit a tree head on and burned to death in his seat.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973774-minivan-driver-burns-to-death-in-his-seat-after-hitting-tree-in-suphanburi/

 

Who wanted to burn their school down as a child? These young kids did the next best thing!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

SISAKET: -- Two children aged 8 and 9 entered a school in Sisaket via a window and completely trashed a classroom.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973775-who-wanted-to-burn-their-school-down-as-a-child-these-young-kids-did the-next-best-thing/

 

Arrest warrant issued for the head of Pattaya police after he went abroad

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

PATTAYA: --  Pattaya News reported that an arrest warrant has been issued by the local court for Apichai Kroppetch, the head of the Pattaya police force. The arrest warrant was issued after Apichai left Thailand on a trip and failed to turn up to a hearing.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973776-arrest-warrant-issued-for-the-head-of-pattaya-police-after-he-went-abroad/

 

2.2 million rai of second-crop rice at risk due to water shortage

 

 

BANGKOK: -- About 2.2 million rai of second-crop rice in the Chao Phraya river basin are at risk of being damaged or entirely wiped out due to critical water shortage, Agriculture Minister General Chatchai Sarikalaya disclosed on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973777-22-million-rai-of-second-crop-rice-at-risk-due-to-water-shortage/

 

PayPal helps ease THAI bookings for foreigners
THE NATION

 

Teerapol Chotichanapibal, Executive Vice President Commercial for Thai Airways, second left, and Rahul Shinghal, second right, General Manager for PayPal Southeast Asia.

 

BANGKOK: -- THROUGH a collaboration between PayPal and Thai Airways International (THAI), foreigners looking to travel to Thailand |or purchase tickets on www.thaiairways.com can now do so in a more convenient way through the global online payments company.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973778-paypal-helps-ease-thai-bookings-for-foreigners/

 

Epidemic of unprescribed over-the-counter drugs poses lethal threat of kidney failure
By Poungchompoo Prasert
The Nation

 

Thanapol Dokkaew

 

BANGKOK: -- AS MANY people are keen on buying cheap over-the-counter medicine without a prescription, the story of Thanapol Dokkaew who had kidney failure at the age of 30 over a decade ago and the death of a 17-year-old athlete from the alleged use of unprescribed medicine could serve as cautionary tales.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973780-epidemic-of-unprescribed-over-the-counter-drugs-poses-lethal-threat-of-kidney-failure/

 

Protesters occupy Pak Bara project's hearing venue
By Pratch Rujivanarom 
Satun

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A group of local people led by non-governmental organisations Wednesday night occupied Ban Pakbang School in Satun to block a public hearing forum on Pak Bara deepwater seaport.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973781-protesters-occupy-pak-bara-projects-hearing-venue/

 

Heatstroke can be fatal – here’s how you can protect yourself
By THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THAIS MAY BE familiar with hot weather, but it does not mean they are immune to heatstroke.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973782-heatstroke-can-be-fatal-–-here’s-how-you-can-protect-yourself/

 

Siriraj Hospital to use robots for dispensing medicine
By Puangchompoo Prasert
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- ONE OF THE country’s biggest hospitals, the Bangkok-based Siriraj, will start using robots to dispense medicine this year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973783-siriraj-hospital-to-use-robots-for-dispensing-medicine/

 

UDD ready to join reconciliation efforts but calls for new ‘people’s constitution’
By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) is ready to cooperate with the ongoing attempt at reconciliation, but has called for the writing of a new constitution that would prevent future conflict, and the abrogation of Article 44 while leaving the issues of amnesty and royal pardon untouched.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973784-udd-ready-to-join-reconciliation-efforts-but-calls-for-new-‘people’s/

 

Dhammakaya deputy abbot accused of using temple funds for share trading
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Dhammakaya Temple deputy abbot Phra Thatthacheevo used temple funds to trade in stocks according to available evidence, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has alleged.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973785-dhammakaya-deputy-abbot-accused-of-using-temple-funds-for-share-trading/

 

Officers search apartment of alleged killer of Silpakorn student
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Crime Suppression Department (CSD) officers yesterday searched a Bangkok apartment which was rented by the 21-year-old son of a senior policeman who allegedly fatally stabbed a Silpakorn University student in the head with a screwdriver.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973786-officers-search-apartment-of-alleged-killer-of-silpakorn-student/

 

UPDATE:

 

Squirrel blamed for fire guts Pattaya club
By The Nation 

 

 

PATTAYA: -- A squirrel was blamed for transformer explosion which led to a fire broke out at an entertainment venue on Pattaya City’s Walking Street in Chon Buri's Bang Lamung district Wednesday morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973666-photos-fire-rips-through-walking-street-bar/?do=findComment&comment=11714605

 

UPDATE:

 

Thaksin faces tax demand on Shin sale
By THE NATION

 

 

Ex-pm has 30 days to appeal against order; Wissanu says govt has duty to collect back taxes

 

BANGKOK: -- THE REVENUE Department would send former premier Thaksin Shinawatra a citation to pay delinquent taxes on the 2006 sale of Shin Corp shares to Temasek Holdings of Singapore before the case’s legal deadline on March 31.

 

Full story: 

Jon, Supinya convicted for 2007 parliament protest
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Magsaysay Award winner Jon Ungpakorn and Supinya Klangnarong, a member of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), were among a group of activists who were convicted yesterday for storming the parliamentary compound 10 years ago to protest against laws affecting human rights.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973787-jon-supinya-convicted-for-2007-parliament-protest/

 

Federal judge in Hawaii blocks US President Trump's new travel ban, which was due to take effect on Thursday /BBC

Drunk Irishman made up Pattaya van assault: Police

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Irish national Ciaran Duffy shakes hand with van driver Buddee Srimontri at the Chonburi City Police Station on Wednesday.

 

CHONBURI — Police on Wednesday said an Irish teacher has admitted to making up a story about being assaulted and robbed by a Pattaya van driver, saying he couldn’t find his money and blamed the driver.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973602-irish-teacher-assaulted-robbed-by-pattaya-van-driver-police/?do=findComment&comment=11714619

 

Wildlife officials hunt poachers who shared kills on Facebook

By  Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

Gibbons, porcupines and other animals in images leaked Saturday from a private Facebook group where hunters showed off their kills. WIldlife officials are looking for those behind the images for possible prosecution for poaching and trafficking. Photos: Queen of Spades / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — National park officials said Wednesday they are hunting for poachers who have been showing off their illegal kills and trading protecting species online.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973788-thai-wildlife-officials-hunt-poachers-who-shared-kills-on-facebook/

 

Phuket ‘Table for Two’: Army wants a date with MaAnn over beach restaurant

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET:-- The Commander of the Royal Thai Army unit assigned to Phuket wants to meet MaAnn Samran, chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor) to hear why a beach club restaurant has been allowed to place dining chairs and tables on the sand at Bang Tao Beach.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973752-phuket-‘table-for-two’-army-wants-a-date-with-maann-over-beach-restaurant/

 

Hawaii judge halts Trump's new travel ban before it can go into effect

By Dan Levine and Mica Rosenberg

REUTERS

 

Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin answers questions from the media at the U.S. District Court Ninth Circuit after presenting his arguments after filing an amended lawsuit against President Donald Trump's new travel ban in Honolulu, Hawaii, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry

 

HONOLULU/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge in Hawaii dealt another legal blow to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, issuing an emergency halt to his revised travel ban just hours before it was set to go into effect early on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973789-hawaii-judge-halts-trumps-new-travel-ban-before-it-can-go-into-effect/

 

Exit poll gives Dutch PM Rutte big lead over far-right Wilders

By Thomas Escritt and Toby Sterling

REUTERS

 

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the VVD party waves after voting in the general election in The Hague, Netherlands, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Michael Kooren

 

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands' centre-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte roundly saw off a challenge by anti-Islam, anti-EU Geert Wilders in an election on Wednesday, exit polls said, a huge relief to other EU governments facing a wave of nationalism.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973790-exit-poll-gives-dutch-pm-rutte-big-lead-over-far-right-wilders/ 

 

Parcel with explosives mailed to German finance minister from Greece - police

REUTERS

 

ATHENS (Reuters) - A parcel containing explosives was mailed to German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble from Greece but was spotted by the German finance ministry's mail department, Greek police said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973791-parcel-with-explosives-mailed-to-german-finance-minister-from-greece-police/

 

Turkey may cancel migrant readmission deal with EU, says foreign minister

REUTERS

 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu addresses supporters during a political rally on Turkey's upcoming referendum, in Metz, France, March 12, 2017. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey may cancel a migrant readmission agreement with the European Union, and is also re-evaluating a $6 billion refugee deal with the bloc, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a televised interview late Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973792-turkey-may-cancel-migrant-readmission-deal-with-eu-says-foreign-minister/

 

North Korea, China in focus as Tillerson starts Asia trip in Tokyo

By Linda Sieg

REUTERS

 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives during his first trip to Asia as Secretary, at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Eugene Hoshiko/Pool

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will be seeking clues to Washington's policies on a volatile North Korea and a rising China while hoping to steer clear of trade rows when U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets officials on Thursday at the start of his first Asia trip.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973793-north-korea-china-in-focus-as-tillerson-starts-asia-trip-in-tokyo/

 

Morocco's king replaces PM Benkirane amid post-election deadlock

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO: Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and secretary-general of the Justice and Development party (PJD) waves during a party meeting in Rabat, Morocco October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

 

RABAT (Reuters) - Moroccan King Mohammed VI is replacing Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and will ask another member of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) to form a government after five months of post-election deadlock, a statement from the royal cabinet said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973794-moroccos-king-replaces-pm-benkirane-amid-post-election-deadlock/

 

EDITORIAL

Why isn’t Suvarnabhumi more secure?
By The Nation

 

Proper surveillance might answer the recurring problem of airport workers ransacking luggage

 

BANGKOK: --  More complaints have emerged about theft by baggage handlers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, and once again the reputation of the country’s main gateway – and the trustworthiness of its citizens – is at stake. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973806-why-isn’t-suvarnabhumi-more-secure/