Phuket locals complain after ‘magic amulet’ fails to deliver

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- A group of 20 locals yesterday filed a complaint at Chalong Police Station, claiming they were cheated into buying religious amulets worth more than 100 million baht.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993261-phuket-locals-complain-after-‘magic-amulet’-fails-to-deliver/

 

Phuket lifeguards save female Chinese tourist from drowning, returns to thank them

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET:-- Lifeguard stationed at Phuket’s popular Patong Beach this morning saved a female Chinese tourist from drowning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993263-phuket-lifeguards-save-female-chinese-tourist-from-drowning-returns-to-thank-them/

 

Chief drafter clarifies points of bill regarding political office holders

By The Nation

 

 

Criminal cases that already had final court rulings would not be subject to any further legal proceedings under the new draft bill on court procedures against political office holders, chief charter drafter Meechai Ruchupan on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993265-chief-drafter-clarifies-points-of-bill-regarding-political-office-holders/

 

Plan to record all court proceedings approved

By The Nation

 

 

The National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has approved a report suggesting the use of an audio-visual recording system during court proceedings.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993266-plan-to-record-all-court-proceedings-approved/

 

Arrest warrants issued over Krabi family massacre

By The Nation

 

 

The Krabi Court has issued arrest warrants for eight suspects in relation to the massacre of a village head and his family members last week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993267-arrest-warrants-issued-over-krabi-family-massacre/

 

Cops Blamed For Flaws Sparing Jenphop Of DUI Charge

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Jenphop Viraporn arrives at the court in Ayutthaya province on Wednesday

 

AYUTTHAYA — Citing flawed police investigation, the court Wednesday dismissed DUI charge against businessman Jenphop Viraporn, who was convicted for a car crash that killed two grad students a year ago.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993268-cops-blamed-for-flaws-sparing-jenphop-of-dui-charge/

 

No surprise: Bangkok’s taxis 8th cheapest in the world

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

It doesn’t come as any surprise that Bangkok has placed in the top ten cheapest cities in the world to take a taxi, according to the 2017 Taxi Price Index, conducted by Carspring, a British online used car dealership.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993269-no-surprise-bangkok’s-taxis-8th-cheapest-in-the-world/

 

Parasail rides return to Phuket beaches

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

A parasail blooms as a tourist is lifted into the air on a parasail ride at Kata Beach today (July 19). Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET:-- Parasail rides returned to Kata Beach today (July 19) after clearing mandatory safety checks by Royal Thai Army experts on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993271-parasail-rides-return-to-phuket-beaches/

 

Police major general among officers probed over ‘Boss’ hit-and-run case

By Natthapat Phromkaew, Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya

 

The Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has assigned a subcommittee to investigate Pol Maj-General Krit Piakaew, former head of Metropolitan Police Division 5, and six other police officers over the alleged abuse of authority to let Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya evade prosecution, a source at the NACC revealed on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993305-police-major-general-among-officers-probed-over-‘boss’-hit-and-run-case/

 

‘My Mate Nate’ fined Bt5,000 for railway coin stunt

By Kornkamon Aksorndej 
The Nation

 

 

YouTube prankster and celebrity seeker Nate Bartling, also known on Facebook as “My Mate Nate”, has been fined Bt5,000 for placing coins on a railway track in Prawes district and allowing a train to run over them.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993272-‘my-mate-nate’-fined-bt5000-for-railway-coin-stunt/

 

 

New Army graft complaint centres ‘not a duplication’

By The Nation

 

 

The Army’s graft complaint centres do not overlap with existing anti-graft bodies, they merely expand channels to reach the public, National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) spokesperson Colonel Winthai Suvaree said in defending the initiative on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993275-new-army-graft-complaint-centres-‘not-a-duplication’/

 

Google resurrects one of its biggest flops – Google Glass

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Google have brought back the face-mounted camera, Google Glass, two years after it appeared to have, well, disappeared.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/google-resurrects-one-biggest-flops-google-glass/23033/

Jobs forbidden for foreigners - Labor ministry says law is out of date and there will be changes

 

 

The Labor Ministry as admitted that laws relating to what jobs should be reserved for Thais are well out of date.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993282-jobs-forbidden-for-foreigners-labor-ministry-says-law-is-out-of-date-and-there-will-be-changes/

 

Thai car-sales website steps up a gear

BY THE NATION

 

Image: Carmana

 

Carmana is on track to achieving its sales targets in the second half of 2017 with what it describes as Thailand’s first-ever “price guarantee programme” for owners wishing to sell their cars.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/thai-car-sales-website-steps-gear/23041/

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