Video: Passenger kicked off Thai Smile flight for saying “bomb”

 

 

A Thai woman was thrown off a Thai Smile plane after cabin crew heard her say the word “bomb”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989327-video-passenger-kicked-off-thai-smile-flight-for-saying-“bomb”/

 

NLA inquires into govt’s solutions to conflict between Uber and taxi drivers

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

BANGKOK, 24th June 2017 (NNT) – The National Legislative Assembly of Thailand (NLA) has been looking into proposed solutions to the conflict between Uber and taxi drivers amid fears that the problem could ruin the country’s image. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989330-nla-inquires-into-govt’s-solutions-to-conflict-between-uber-and-taxi-drivers/

 

 

Govt vows to protect public’s interests in high-speed rail project

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

BANGKOK, 24th June 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Transport has reasserted it will protect the best interests of the Thai public in advancing the much-anticipated high-speed train project. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989332-govt-vows-to-protect-public’s-interests-in-high-speed-rail-project/

 

PM asks public to keep waterways clean and unclogged

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

BANGKOK, 24th June 2017 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has pleaded with the public to keep canals and waterways in Bangkok clean and unclogged to prevent future flooding. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989333-pm-asks-public-to-keep-waterways-clean-and-unclogged/

 

Drug-busting cops killed in road accident

By The Nation

 

Two drug-suppression police officers were killed after their car crashed into a roadside tree and caught fire in the Kudrung district of Mahasarakham province early Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989336-drug-busting-cops-killed-in-road-accident/

 

Man arrested for using Facebook to organise road races

By The Nation

 

Police on Saturday arrested a man in Bangkok’s Bang Bon district for allegedly using his Facebook page to organise road racing by teenagers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989337-man-arrested-for-using-facebook-to-organise-road-races/

 

Samsen Witthayalai director removed over tea money scandal

 

 

Samsen Witthayalai school director Virote Samruan was today ordered transferred to the Basic Education Office’s Zone One pending an investigation into an allegation that he demanded 400,000 baht in tea money from the parents of a student in return for a seat in the school.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989338-samsen-witthayalai-director-removed-over-tea-money-scandal/

 

Blaze at cotton thread factory in Samut Prakan

By The Nation

 

A fire broke out at a cotton thread factory in Samut Prakan’s Phra Samut Chedi district in the early hours of Saturday, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989340-blaze-at-cotton-thread-factory-in-samut-prakan/

 

Protected snakes seized from show venue in Samut Prakan

By The Nation

 

 

The newly introduced special task force suppressing specially wildlife smuggling and trade online, Wild Hawk, on Friday raided a snake show venue in Samut Prakarn province and seized 12 live snakes identified as protected species plus over ten snake carcasses and hundred of snake leather pieces.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989343-protected-snakes-seized-from-show-venue-in-samut-prakan/

 

New Kodi court order could finally be the end for illegal add ons

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

An ongoing court case which has sent shock waves through the Kodi streaming community took a dramatic turn this week.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/new-kodi-court-order-finally-end-illegal-add-ons/22523/

REVIEW: ZenBook 3 amazing for its size

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng

THE NATION 

 

 

Expect to pay a lot for this tough little notebook, but the extras are worth it

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/review-zenbook-3-amazing-size/22518/

Landslide buries mountain village in SW China, fears for 141 people

 

People search for survivors at the site of a landslide that destroyed some 40 households, where more than 100 people are feared to be buried, local media reports, in Xinmo Village, Sichuan Province, China June 24, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Fears grew for 141 people missing in China after a landslide buried their mountain village in southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, with reports that only three survivors had been pulled out of the mud and rock hours after the calamity struck.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989348-landslide-buries-mountain-village-in-sw-china-fears-for-141-people/

 

Trump does not intend to fire investigator Mueller - White House

 

Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs after briefing members of the U.S. Senate on his investigation into potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has no intention of firing the special counsel investigating charges of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, even though he questioned the official's impartiality in an interview, the White House said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989349-trump-does-not-intend-to-fire-investigator-mueller-white-house/

Australia welcomes charges against alleged Bali bombing mastermind

By Harry Pearl

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Saturday welcomed charges against a Guantanamo Bay prisoner accused of masterminding the 2002 Bali bombings in which 202 people were killed, including 88 Australians.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989351-australia-welcomes-charges-against-alleged-bali-bombing-mastermind/

 

Line Village opens in Bangkok, theme park to open later this year

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Popular instant messaging platform LINE has opened a new retail store in Bangkok, and plans to open its own theme park in the capital before the end of the year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989354-line-village-opens-in-bangkok-theme-park-to-open-later-this-year/

 

Reputed New York gangster released from prison at age 100

By Gabriella Borter

 

(Reuters) - John "Sonny" Franzese, a reputed underboss of the Colombo crime family, was released from a Massachusetts prison hospital on Friday at age 100, ending his tenure as the oldest inmate in a U.S. federal prison, his son and media reports said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989356-reputed-new-york-gangster-released-from-prison-at-age-100/

 

Arconic knowingly supplied flammable panels for use in tower -emails

By Tom Bergin

 

The burnt out remains of the Grenfell Tower are seen in North Kensington, London, Britain June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Six emails sent by and to an Arconic Inc <ARNC.N> sales manager raise questions about why the company supplied combustible cladding to a distributor for use at Grenfell Tower, despite publicly warning such panels were a fire risk for tall buildings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989357-arconic-knowingly-supplied-flammable-panels-for-use-in-tower-emails/

 

New dengue campaign launched

By The Nation

 

 

The estimated economic burden of dengue to Thailand has risen dramatically in recent years and is now costing up to Bt290 million, ranking the country in second place in Asean after Indonesia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989359-new-dengue-campaign-launched/

 

Albuquerque man awaiting trial may have fled to Thailand

Joy Wang

 

 

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A former APS teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a student.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989367-albuquerque-man-awaiting-trial-may-have-fled-to-thailand/

 

Pattaya: Man’s experiment with penis rings goes horribly wrong

Image: Daily News

 

PATTAYA:-- A man in Pattaya has been saved from a serious life changing injury thanks to a steady hand and some specialist cutting equipment.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989385-pattaya-man’s-experiment-with-penis-rings-goes-horribly-wrong/

 

Phuket police raid massage parlors, find 5 illegal workers, no evidence of prostitution

 

 

PHUKET: About 30 police officers and soldiers raided massage parlors in Phoonpon area yesterday night (June 23) netting five illegal workers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989386-phuket-police-raid-massage-parlors-find-5-illegal-workers-no-evidence-of-prostitution/

 

Cyber criminals are targeting users in Thailand who run copied versions of Windows

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD 

 

 

Microsoft is warning users in Thailand about the dangers of using copied versions of Windows and other software.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/cyber-criminals-targeting-users-thailand-run-copied-versions-windows/22530/

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to launch in September, but you’ll need deep pockets to buy one

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Samsung have high hopes for the Galaxy Note 8 and believe it can take on Apple’s 10th anniversary iPhone.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-launch-september-youll-need-deep-pockets-buy-one/22535/

PM vows no intention to stay on in power

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha reiterated, once again, that the military junta had no intention whatsoever to stay on in power and that the election would proceed in accordance with the political roadmap.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989398-pm-vows-no-intention-to-stay-on-in-power/

 

Phuket officials exasperated over dumping in Karon 

Shela Riva

 

 

PHUKET: The chief of Karon Municipality’s Public Health division has told The Phuket News that her office is fed up with the constant stream of rubbish being dumped in the area, specifically on the backroad of Patak Soi 14.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989399-phuket-officials-exasperated-over-dumping-in-karon/

 

Princess Chulabhorn in Vichaiyuth hospital, but her condition has improved

 

 

Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn was diagnosed of suffering from lung, liver and muscle inflammation and low level of oxygen in the blood, but her condition has improved after medical treatment at Vichaiyuth hospital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989400-princess-chulabhorn-in-vichaiyuth-hospital-but-her-condition-has-improved/

 

Six provinces warned of heavy rains, flash floods

By The Nation

 

Residents of three eastern provinces and three southern provinces were warned to brace themselves for heavy downpours and possible flash flooding on Saturday and Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989401-six-provinces-warned-of-heavy-rains-flash-floods/

 

Phuket’s Chalong Underpass flamed for slow construction 

Premkamon Ketsara

 

The Chalong Underpass is already being scorned for the slow construction, which is affecting the incomes of people in the Rawai area. Photo: Prawarit Musika
 

PHUKET: The Mayor of Rawai has opened fire at the already long-delayed construction of the Chalong underpass due to “land expropriation problems”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989403-phuket’s-chalong-underpass-flamed-for-slow-construction/

 

Commerce opens first Thong Fah Pracharat store at Pak Kret

 

 

The Ministry of Commerce yesterday officially opened the first Thong Fah Pracharat discount store at Pak Kred district in Nonthaburi province to sell consumer products to people in nearby communities at reasonable prices in another effort of the government to lower living cost for the public.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989404-commerce-opens-first-thong-fah-pracharat-store-at-pak-kret/

 

New Phuket Provincial Hall behind schedule, contractor may face fines 

Premkamon Ketsara

 

 

PHUKET: Construction of the B450 million new Phuket Provincial Hall is 70% complete and the project should be finished by November 26 this year or the contractor will face hefty fines.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989405-new-phuket-provincial-hall-behind-schedule-contractor-may-face-fines/