THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 27 May 2017

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No injuries as prefab concrete slabs slide off Phuket truck

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET:-- A truck carrying 25 prefabricated concrete sheets to a worksite in Chalong spilled seven of the prefab slabs onto the road in front of a school on the busy Chao Fa West Rd in Chalong today (May 26).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985045-no-injuries-as-prefab-concrete-slabs-slide-off-phuket-truck/

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Busted! Udon police arrest "tom" who conned locals out of 5 million baht in Facebook work scam

 

Image: Daily News

 

Police in Udon Thani have announced the arrest of a local woman who ripped off people by promising them work opportunites in Australia, South Korea and Japan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985071-busted-udon-police-arrest-tom-who-conned-locals-out-of-5-million-baht-in-facebook-work-scam/

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As one door closes another opens - offers pouring in for sexy ex-nurse who quit Isaan hospital

 

Image: Daily News

 

The sexy Isaan nurse who quit a hospital after criticism that she was flaunting her good looks now looks set to embark on a modeling career.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985072-as-one-door-closes-another-opens-offers-pouring-in-for-sexy-ex-nurse-who-quit-isaan-hospital/

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Woman cut in two - Khon Kaen police rule out involvement of husband

 

Image: Daily News

 

Police in Khon Kaen have ruled out any involvement of the husband of the karaoke receptionist found cut in two in local woods.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984983-woman’s-severed-body-found-in-khon-kaen/

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Police mount checkpoints on Route 7 aiming to stop illegal foreign guides heading for Pattaya.

 

Image: Pattaya News

 

Tourist and highway police set up several checkpoints at toll booths on Route 7 leading to Pattaya in an effort to arrest illegal tour guides.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985074-police-mount-checkpoints-on-route-7-aiming-to-stop-illegal-foreign-guides-heading-for-pattaya/

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Monk's marker slip-up leaves new car owner feeling like a right plonker!

 

Image: Manager

 

A Thai man thought he was getting some much needed help from accidents after a monk covered the hood of his new car in auspicious markings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985075-monks-marker-slip-up-leaves-new-car-owner-feeling-like-a-right-plonker/

 

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PM puts forward 4 questions for the people to answer before the election

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has asked for feedback from the people about his four questions presented on Friday before the country go to the polls.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985077-pm-puts-forward-4-questions-for-the-people-to-answer-before-the-election/

 

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Panel formed to upgrade university-level education to meet EEC challenges

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has exercised special powers under Section 44 of the interim constitution in his capacity as head of the National Council for Peace and Order to set up a panel tasked with upgrading the quality of education at university level to produce highly-capable personnel in various fields to meet the challenges of the Eastern Economic Corridor.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985079-panel-formed-to-upgrade-university-level-education-to-meet-eec-challenges/

 

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Benz Racing and two associates formally charged in Criminal Court

 

 

The public prosecutor formally charged in the Criminal Court Mr Akkarakit Worarotecharoendet, alias Benz Racing, and two associates with abetting drug trafficking and money laundering.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985080-benz-racing-and-two-associates-formally-charged-in-criminal-court/

 

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Hoax or not, Thai geckos fetch big prices for supposed medicinal properties

By The Nation

 

 

While recent reports of people offering to pay Bt1 million for a gecko that was about 17.5 inches long might smack of a hoax, some Thai villagers do indeed rear and sell large lizards for their tails, which are believed to have medicinal properties to treat serious ailments. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985081-hoax-or-not-thai-geckos-fetch-big-prices-for-supposed-medicinal-properties/

 

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Navy man admits involvement in car laundering

 

 

A naval officer attached to the Supreme Command turned himself in at Wang Thong Land police station on Friday to face charge of falsifying documents and used counterfeit documents concerning a Porsche sports car which was already impounded by the police.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985082-navy-man-admits-involvement-in-car-laundering/

 

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Hunt on for stolen UK cars

By Piyanuch Tamnukasetchai
The Nation

 

Department of Special Investigation (DSI) deputy chief Pol Lt-Colonel Korrawat Panprapakorn tells a press conference yesterday about progress in the investigation into allegations of import-duty evasion by car importers and dealers.

 

More than forty ‘supercars’ were shipped here for sale; three vehicles found already

 

MORE THAN 40 luxury cars have been stolen from Britain and sent to Thailand, according to Thai and British authorities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985083-hunt-on-for-stolen-uk-cars/

 

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Retired generals deny involvement in bombing of Bangkok hospital

By The Nation

 

 

TWO RETIRED Army generals yesterday flatly denied being behind Monday’s bomb blast at Phramongkutklao Hospital, as suggested in a media report.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985085-retired-generals-deny-involvement-in-bombing-of-bangkok-hospital/

 

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UK police say they've arrested some key players behind Manchester bombing

By Michael Holden and Costas Pitas

 

An armed police officer stands behind tributes to the victims of the attack on the Manchester Arena, in central Manchester, Britain May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British police have arrested a "large part of the network" behind this week's Manchester suicide bombing but more arrests are likely, the country's top counter-terrorism officer said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985089-uk-police-say-theyve-arrested-some-key-players-behind-manchester-bombing/

 

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G7 leaders reach impasse on climate, urge cyber crackdown

By Andreas Rinke and Steve Holland

 

From L-R, European Council President Donald Tusk, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Donald Trump, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pose for a family photo during the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

 

TAORMINA, Italy (Reuters) - Leaders from the world's major industrialised nations failed to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to back a landmark climate deal at a G7 summit in Sicily on Friday after hours of talks that were described by Germany's leader as "controversial".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985091-g7-leaders-reach-impasse-on-climate-urge-cyber-crackdown/

 

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Egypt launches air raids on Libya after Christians killed

By Ahmed Aboulenein

 

Security guards stand near the site of an attack that killed at least 26 people in Minya, Egypt May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian air force planes on Friday carried out strikes directed at camps in Libya which Cairo says have been training militants who killed dozens of Christians earlier in the day, Egyptian military sources said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985092-egypt-launches-air-raids-on-libya-after-christians-killed/

 

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In shake-up, Trump to set up 'war room' to repel attacks over Russia probe

By Jeff Mason, Richard Cowan and James Oliphant

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the Oval Office of the White House before his departure to New York, in Washington, U.S., May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Once U.S. President Donald Trump returns from his overseas trip, the White House plans to launch its most aggressive effort yet to push back against allegations involving Russia and his presidential campaign, tackling head-on a scandal that has threatened to consume his young presidency.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985093-in-shake-up-trump-to-set-up-war-room-to-repel-attacks-over-russia-probe/

 

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U.S., Japan agree to enhance North Korea sanctions - White House

By Steve Holland

 

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands during a bilateral meeting at the G7 summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

TAORMINA, Italy (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Friday to expand sanctions against North Korea over its continued development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, the White House said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985095-us-japan-agree-to-enhance-north-korea-sanctions-white-house/

 

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Thousands in Britain honour two mothers killed in Manchester attack

 

Three-year-old Ruby Tindall holds a rose as she takes part in a vigil for the victims of an attack on concert goers at Manchester Arena, in Royton, near Manchester, Britain May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

ROYTON, England (Reuters) - Several thousand people turned out on Friday to mourn two mothers from the same town who were killed by a suicide bomber while waiting to collect their teenage daughters from a Ariana Grande concert in the northern English city of Manchester.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985096-thousands-in-britain-honour-two-mothers-killed-in-manchester-attack/

 

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Philippine president urges IS-linked rebels to halt siege, start talks

By Tom Allard

 

Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) drives out at a military camp to reinforce government soldiers on their continuous assault with insurgents from the so-called Maute group, who has taken over large parts of the city, in Marawi, Philippines May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

 

ILIGAN CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to Islamist militants on Friday to abandon hostilities and start dialogue in an effort to end their bloody occupation of a southern city that experts called a major blow to regional security.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985097-philippine-president-urges-is-linked-rebels-to-halt-siege-start-talks/

 

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Exclusive - Tillerson declines to host Ramadan event at State Department: sources

By Yeganeh Torbati

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers remarks to the employees at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined a request to host an event to mark Islam's holy month of Ramadan, two U.S. officials said, apparently breaking with a bipartisan tradition in place with few exceptions for nearly 20 years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985099-exclusive-tillerson-declines-to-host-ramadan-event-at-state-department-sources/

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Migrants who clung to boat rescued off Libya, seven bodies found - officials

 

Migrants sit at a naval base after they were rescued by Libyan coastguard, in the coastal city of Tripoli, Libya, May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Hani Amara

 

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Nearly 80 migrants were rescued off Libya's coast after clinging to their sinking boat for two days, though the bodies of seven people who did not survive were also recovered, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985102-migrants-who-clung-to-boat-rescued-off-libya-seven-bodies-found-officials/

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Heavy rain warning for 36 provinces

By The Nation

 

The Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a warning to people in 36 provinces to brace themselves for heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985106-heavy-rain-warning-for-36-provinces/

 

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Tourism industry needs to adapt quickly to ‘Thailand 4.0’, TAT says

By THE NATION

 

AS THE GOVERNMENT plans to use its “Thailand 4.0” policy to escape from a middle-income gap and make the nation a high-income country, one of the key economic drivers – tourism – needs to accelerate its strategy to cope with the change, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) says.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985107-tourism-industry-needs-to-adapt-quickly-to-‘thailand-40’-tat-says/

 

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New doctors object to harsh military-style training course

By Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

Participants of the new civil servant orientation course from Health Provider Regional 5 run through a blaze and firecrackers at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy on Wednesday.

 

NEW DOCTORS have complained about military-style training during a civil servant orientation course, saying it was not relevant to their profession and was too harsh.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985110-new-doctors-object-to-harsh-military-style-training-course/

 

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GSB to give loans to street food vendors

Nuppol Suvansombut

 

 

BANGKOK, 26 May 2017 (NNT) - The Government Savings Bank (GSB) will offer 3 billion baht worth of small loans to street food vendors so that they can make their restaurants more attractive to tourists. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985112-gsb-to-give-loans-to-street-food-vendors/

 

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Thailand promotes potential of gifted children

supawadee wangsri

 

 

BANGKOK, 26 May (NNT) - The Education Council and the Office of Knowledge Management and Development are promoting proper development of gifted children.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985113-thailand-promotes-potential-of-gifted-children/

 

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Science and Technology Minister opens STARTUP THAILAND 2017

supawadee wangsri

 

 

CHONBURI, 26 May 2017 (NNT) - Science and Technology Minister Dr. Atchaka Sibunrueng presided over the opening ceremony of STARTUP THAILAND 2017 at the Geo-Informatics and Technology Development Agency (Public Organization) in Sriracha district, Chonburi province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985114-science-and-technology-minister-opens-startup-thailand-2017/

 

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Small change adds up to vision for big business

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN 
THE NATION

 

RUNGROJ PETCHKEOW, a co-founder of start-up Coinex, has come up with an innovative business model to manage the huge supply of Thai coins no longer needed by foreign visitors as they leave the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985115-small-change-adds-up-to-vision-for-big-business/

 

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Muslim Thais gear up for fasting month

Vipaporn Pooritanasarn

 

 

YALA, 26 May 2017 (NNT) - Thai Muslims have started stocking up on food staples ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985117-muslim-thais-gear-up-for-fasting-month/