Australia flags tougher parole laws in wake of Melbourne siege

By Colin Packham and Jonathan Barrett

REUTERS

 

Australian police stand at the site of a siege at the Buckingham Serviced Apartments in Melbourne, Australia, June 6, 2017. AAP/Julian Smith/via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government signalled a drive to reform parole laws on Wednesday, including a ban on parole for violent offenders who have any links to extremism, after a deadly siege claimed by the Islamic State group.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986713-australia-flags-tougher-parole-laws-in-wake-of-melbourne-siege/

 

Mother sends kid to the market - and will never see him again

 

Picture: Daily News

 

SRI RACHA: -- A mother was in floods of tears as she cradled the dead body of her son after he was crushed under the back wheel of a truck trailer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986722-mother-sends-kid-to-the-market-and-will-never-see-him-again/

 

Wife critical after "jealous" taxi driver sets fire to her in Koh Samui

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

KOH SAMUI: -- A young woman is fighting for her life after her husband attacked her and covered her in petrol and set fire to her in Bo Phut, Koh Samui.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986725-wife-critical-after-jealous-taxi-driver-sets-fire-to-her-in-koh-samui/

 

U.S. says China likely to build more overseas bases, maybe in Pakistan

By Phil Stewart

REUTERS

 

Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Marine Corps march during a military drill as the sun rises at a military base in Taonan, Jilin province January 28, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pentagon report released on Tuesday singled out Pakistan as a possible location for a future Chinese military base, as it forecast that Beijing would likely build more bases overseas after establishing a facility in the African nation of Djibouti.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986728-us-says-china-likely-to-build-more-overseas-bases-maybe-in-pakistan/

 

Massive fire hits rubber factory in Trang
By The Nation

 

 

TRANG: -- A massive fire burned down a building and a huge pile of rubber scrap at a rubber factory in Trang province late Tuesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986729-massive-fire-hits-rubber-factory-in-trang/

 

Eight provinces warned of flash floods
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Meteorological Department on Wednesday warned the residents of eight provinces to brace themselves for heavy rains and possible flash floods from Wednesday until Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986730-eight-provinces-warned-of-flash-floods/

 

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450 Electric Tuk Tuks for Chiang Mai Approved by DLT

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – In addition to the new red songtaew overhaul announced yesterday, the Nakorn Lanna Cooperative have announced that their request to bring 450 electric tuk-tuks to Chiang Mai has been approved by the Department of Land Transport.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986732-450-electric-tuk-tuks-for-chiang-mai-approved-by-dlt/

 

Pangnga authorities act to shore up beach after severe storms

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Authorities in Pangnga have moved in heavy equipment and have mounted emergency measures after a stretch of beach was seriously eroded in recent storms.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986738-pangnga-authorities-act-to-shore-up-beach-after-severe-storms/

 

Thousands stranded as airport rail link service disrupted again

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thousands of morning commuters were stranded at the Airport Rail Link’s eight stations after the train’s automatic doors at Ramkhamhaeng station did not shut.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986739-thousands-stranded-as-airport-rail-link-service-disrupted-again/

 

Chinese tour group take a trip into the sea - still in their bus

 

Picture: Sanook

 

PATTAYA: -- A tour bus taking dozens of Chinese tourists to a seafood dinner ended up in the Pattaya sea yesterday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986740-chinese-tour-group-take-a-trip-into-the-sea-still-in-their-bus/

 

Serial rapist on the run from Swedish police believed to be in Pattaya

 

Picture: Instagram

 

PATTAYA: -- A serial rapist who is wanted by Swedish police is believed to be hiding out in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986741-serial-rapist-on-the-run-from-swedish-police-believed-to-be-in-pattaya/

 

Positive growth driven by improving farm prices

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s leading supplier of consumer products remains confident of the country’s economic growth this year with improving farm prices as main driver.

 

Full story:   https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986742-positive-growth-driven-by-improving-farm-prices/

 

Mother hits back at claims she is making money out of her novice son's death

 

Picture: Sanook

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: -- The mother of Novice Pleum found murdered at a southern Thai temple has hit back at online claims she is using her son's death to line her own pockets.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986744-mother-hits-back-at-claims-she-is-making-money-out-of-her-novice-sons-death/

 

Qataris banned from Qantas flights to Dubai: airline executive

By Victoria Bryan and Jamie Freed

REUTERS

 

Groundstaff work on the tarmac next to Qantas Airways planes parked at Sydney's Domestic Airport terminal in Australia, November 8, 2016. Picture taken November 8, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray

 

CANCUN, Mexico/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Qatari nationals will not be allowed to board Qantas flights to Dubai because the United Arab Emirates has banned them from passing through its airports after Arab powers cut ties with Qatar, an executive at the Australian airline has said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986746-qataris-banned-from-qantas-flights-to-dubai-airline-executive/

 

Video: Thai park officials rescue stranded tourists in Krabi

 

Picture: Sanook

 

KRABI: -- A video shows officials from the national marine park helping two European tourists stranded on a rocky shore.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986747-video-thai-park-officials-rescue-stranded-tourists-in-krabi/

 

‘Ying Kai’ confesses to lese majeste, gets prompt jail term
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Monta “Ying Kai” Yokrattanakan, whose trial on multiple charges including human trafficking is just beginning, was sentenced to seven years and six months in jail for lese majeste on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986748-‘ying-kai’-confesses-to-lese-majeste-gets-prompt-jail-term/

 

Grab, Uber’s Southeast Asian rival, likely to seek funds, eyes financial services

BY REUTERS

 

A Grab motorbike helmet is displayed during Grab's fifth anniversary news conference in Singapore June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Grab, Uber Technologies Inc’s biggest ride-hailing competitor in Southeast Asia, is likely to kick off a fresh round of fundraising “in the near future” as it seeks to develop offerings such as financial services, its head said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/grab-ubers-southeast-asian-rival-likely-to-seek-funds-eyes-financial-services/22149/

Loei police admit mistake in traffic ticket

 

 

LOEI: -- Muang Loei traffic police have apologised for the mistake in issuing a traffic ticket to a motorcyclist for not wearing safety belt.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986749-loei-police-admit-mistake-in-traffic-ticket/

 

Surat Thani tries to help dolphin lost in local canal

 

SURAT THANI, 7 June 2017 (NNT) – The governor of Surat Thani has expressed concern for a bottlenose dolphin believed to have accidently entered Khlong Bang It after avoiding high waves, fearing it may be in danger from fishing nets. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986752-surat-thani-tries-to-help-dolphin-lost-in-local-canal/

 

Was bullet a warning for senior Nan monk?
By The Nation

 

Phra Pracha Kantaweero files complaint with police Tuesday.

 

NAN: -- The acting abbot of a temple in Nan was uninjured when a bullet was fired into the monastic office on Tuesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986754-was-bullet-a-warning-for-senior-nan-monk/

 

Soldiers search Tak home of Democrat deputy leader
By The Nation

 

TAK: -- The house of Democrat Party deputy leader Chaiwut Bannawat in Tak’s Mae Sot district was raided by around 50 soldiers on Wednesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986756-soldiers-search-tak-home-of-democrat-deputy-leader/

 

Bad news if you have an older iPhone or iPad – iOS 11 could make your device obsolete

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

On Monday Apple unveiled iOS 11, the next version of its operating system for the iPhone and iPad.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/bad-news-if-you-have-an-older-iphone-or-ipad-ios-11-could-make-your-device-obsolete/22152/

Gunmen attack Iran parliament and mausoleum, killing at least one - state media

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Armed men launched two attacks in Iran's capital on Wednesday morning, killing a guard at the parliament and wounding several people in the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in southern Tehran, state media reported.

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986764-man-opens-fire-in-iranian-parliament-injures-guard-witness/

 

Commuter van operators want to return to Victory Monument

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Operators of commuter vans have petitioned the government seeking for permission to return to the Victory Monument after suffering enormous loss from operation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986767-commuter-van-operators-want-to-return-to-victory-monument/

 

Police to probe money trails of bar girls in murder and body dismemberment case

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Royal Thai Police has ordered Khon Kaen provincial police to check the finances of one of the three bar girls involved in the murder and dismemberment of the body of another bar girl to see if she was engaged in drug trafficking.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986769-police-to-probe-money-trails-of-bar-girls-in-murder-and-body-dismemberment-case/

 

Sexy Soccer: Videos of football players cavorting with coyote dancers reach 10 million hits

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

Need a place to play football? This Thai football field comes with complimentary sexy girls who will cheer you on with a sexy dance and give you a sexy hug.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986777-sexy-soccer-videos-of-football-players-cavorting-with-coyote-dancers-reach-10-million-hits/

 

Phuket Poll: Should travel insurance be compulsory?

Phuket News

 

Many tourists need hospital treatment while on holiday in Thailand, but who should be picking up the bill? Photo: PR Dept / file

 

PHUKET: -- News broke this week that all foreign tourists will soon be required to have travel insurance before entering Thailand under a proposal put forward by a committee of the Tourism and Sports Ministry.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986780-phuket-poll-should-travel-insurance-be-compulsory/

 

Truck on fire on tarmac at Krabi International Airport

Phuket Gazette 

 

The flames were brought under control by rescue workers and firefighters. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

KRABI: -- Krabi International Airport came under fire after the engine of a pick-up burst into flames on the tarmac yesterday afternoon as bystanders looked on in panic.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986782-truck-on-fire-on-tarmac-at-krabi-international-airport/

 

Ride ’em, cowboys, government tells Sa Kaew farmers
By The Nation

 

SA KAEW: -- Agriculture Minister General Chatchai Sarikulya has given the green light to the Koban Burapha (Eastern Cowboys) cattle-raising scheme following Cabinet approval on Tuesday of a Bt1.028-million budget. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986785-ride-’em-cowboys-government-tells-sa-kaew-farmers/