Top Thai drug enforcer says "E-cigarettes are bad for you"

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai Rath quoted the chief of the Thai drug enforcement agency as saying that "E-cigarettes" are bad for you.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994244-top-thai-drug-enforcer-says-e-cigarettes-are-bad-for-you/

 

Frank Sinatra's fourth wife Barbara dies at age 90

 

FILE PHOTO - Legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra and his wife Barbara pose for photographers backstage at the taping of an ABC TV special "Sinatra: 80 Years My Way" at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on November 19, 1995. REUTERS/Lee Celano/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Barbara Sinatra, the fourth wife of singer Frank Sinatra, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, her representative said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994245-frank-sinatras-fourth-wife-barbara-dies-at-age-90/

 

1.8 billion baht set aside to promote use of rubber

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The cabinet on Tuesday (July 25) decided to allocate 1.8 billion baht from the Central Fund to promote the use of rubber by various government bodies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994246-18-billion-baht-set-aside-to-promote-use-of-rubber/

 

Vatican treasurer to face Australia court on historical sex charges

By Byron Kaye

 

Vatican Treasurer Cardinal George Pell is surrounded by Australian police and members of the media as he arrives at the Melbourne Magistrates Court in Australia, July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Dadswell

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell arrived at a court in his native Australia on Wednesday for his first appearance to face historical sex charges as the most senior Roman Catholic official to face such accusations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994247-vatican-treasurer-to-face-australia-court-on-historical-sex-charges/

 

Russia’s Kaspersky Lab launches free antivirus software globally

BY REUTERS 

 

 

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab on Tuesday announced it was rolling out a free version of its antivirus software across the globe, a product launch that comes amid mounting suspicion in the United States that the cyber firm is vulnerable to Russian government influence.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/russias-kaspersky-lab-launches-free-antivirus-software-globally/23173/

SET up 2.32 points at opening /Bangkok Post

Yingluck wishes Thaksin happy 68th birthday anniversary

By The Nation

 

Photo from Yingluck Shinawatra Facebook page.

 

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra wished her brother, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a happy 68th birthday, on her Facebook page on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994253-yingluck-wishes-thaksin-happy-68th-birthday-anniversary/

 

Adobe to pull plug on Flash, ending an era

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/Files

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Adobe Systems Inc’s Flash, a once-ubiquitous technology used to power most of the media content found online, will be retired at the end of 2020, the software company announced Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/adobe-pull-plug-flash-ending-era/23178/

Father of Australian tennis star arrested on child sex charges

By Dan Whitcomb

 

FILE PHOTO: Nick Philippoussis, father of Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis is seen watcing his son play during a match at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. REUTERS/Will Burgess/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The father of retired Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis was arrested on Tuesday at his San Diego home on suspicion of sexually abusing two children who he has been coaching in the sport, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994259-father-of-australian-tennis-star-arrested-on-child-sex-charges/

 

Frozen coconut company files patent violation complaint against foreign partner

 

BANGKOK, 26 July 2017 (NNT) – Frozen coconut producers have filed a complaint with police against foreign investors who have forged documents to steal their product patent, estimating damages of over 20 million baht. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994260-frozen-coconut-company-files-patent-violation-complaint-against-foreign-partner/

 

Man found dead in forest may have been killed by elephants

By The Nation

 

 

BURI RAM: -- A man is believed to have been killed by wild elephants in Buri Ram wildlife sanctuary after he went to collect edible plants in the forest five days ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994262-man-found-dead-in-forest-may-have-been-killed-by-elephants/

 

Microsoft says Paint is ‘here to stay’ after outpouring of support

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

Image: Microsoft

 

Microsoft have confirmed that Paint isn’t “going anywhere” after rumours that it was to be scrapped at the next update of Windows 10.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-says-paint-stay-outpouring-support/23182/

Phuket lifeguards issue surf warning after tourists saved from dangerous rip

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The tourists were dragged dangerously close to rocks by a strong rip current at Nai Harn Beach yesterday (July 25). Photo: Phuket Lifeguard Service

 

PHUKET: -- Lifeguards at Nai Harn Beach have repeated their call for swimmers to not enter the surf where red “No Swimming” flags are posted after tourists were pushed out dangerously close to rocks by a strong rip current at the beach yesterday (July 25).

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994268-phuket-lifeguards-issue-surf-warning-after-tourists-saved-from-dangerous-rip/

 

City Hall to discuss court’s order to change road name

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will call an urgent meeting with directors of Phya Thai and Din Daeng district offices to discuss the Supreme Administrative Court’s order to change the name of a section of Sutthisan Winitchai Road to Inthamara.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994269-bangkok-administration-to-discuss-court’s-order-to-change-road-name/

 

Pratumnak bus brake failure down hill, kills 1

 

video screenshot

 

PATTAYA: -- One of the many tourist buses that now dominate the streets of Pattaya was unable to stop in time as it travelled down the steep road leading into the city from Pratumnak hill on Tuesday evening. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994271-pratumnak-bus-brake-failure-down-hill-kills-1/

 

Texas Senate votes to curb transgender access to public bathrooms

By Jon Herskovitz

 

A gender-neutral bathroom is seen at the University of California, Irvine in Irvine, California, U.S., September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/Files

 

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled Texas Senate gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to a bill that restricts bathroom access for transgender people, endorsing a piece of legislation denounced by civil liberties advocates as discriminatory.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994272-texas-senate-votes-to-curb-transgender-access-to-public-bathrooms/

 

Mum’s murder at Trang school leaves students, teachers terrified

By The Nation

 

 

TRANG: -- Terrified after a student’s mother was murdered in a restroom there, teachers and students of Ban Nong Kla School in Trang on Wednesday are praying the culprit is found quickly.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994273-mum’s-murder-at-trang-school-leaves-students-teachers-terrified/

 

The smartphone and tablet of the future will be made by…err…Lenovo – no really

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Lenovo has unveiled a stunning prototype of a tablet, dubbed Folio, that comes complete with a bendable screen that allows it to be folded to the size of the average smartphone.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/smartphone-tablet-future-will-made-byerrlenovo-no-really/23185/

Marine officials and Phuket divers work together to restore corals at Koh Khai island

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Officials from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, together with volunteer Thai students, local residents and expat scuba divers and instructors have banded together to help repair damaged coral reefs around Phuket. Photo: DMCR

 

PHUKET: Over recent months, officials from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, together with volunteer Thai students, local residents and expat scuba divers and instructors have banded together to help repair damaged coral reefs around Phuket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994274-marine-officials-and-phuket-divers-work-together-to-restore-corals-at-koh-khai-island/

 

Aetna expands Asian presence by acquiring Bupa Thailand

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Leading global healthcare benefits provider Aetna announced on Tuesday that it had acquired the Bupa Group’s Thai business, Bupa Thailand, for an undisclosed sum.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994275-aetna-expands-asian-presence-by-acquiring-bupa-thailand/

 

FAIL: Thai govt launches official app to prevent cold calls, but it doesn’t work

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: National News Bureau of Thailand

 

BANGKOK: -- Imagine never being disturbed by prank callers, telemarketers, or insurance agents on the phone ever again. It’s a nice thought.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994277-fail-thai-govt-launches-official-app-to-prevent-cold-calls-but-it-doesn’t-work/

 

Power outage announcement for July 27-August 1

 

Metropolitan Electricity Authority will temporarily cut off the power in the following areas for security reason during operations to provide maintenance and to improve the electricity distribution system.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994290-power-outage-announcement-for-july-27-august-1/

 

 

Dams unplugged as ‘Sonca’ threatens heavy rains 

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- With tropical depression Sonca looming and heavy rainfall expected, the Royal Irrigation Department has ordered water released from 11 major dams in the North, Northeast and Central region. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994293-dams-unplugged-as-‘sonca’-threatens-heavy-rains/

 

UPDATE:

 

No charges, no changes after death of 11-year-old girl snorkelling off Phuket

Shela Riva

 

The drowning death of 11-year-old Chinese tourist Song Jinghan

 

PHUKET: -- Tourist Police have confirmed that no charges will be held against the tour company or boat company involved in the drowning death of a young 11-year-old Chinese girl who was snorkelling with her family on a day trip off Koh Khai Nok last Sunday (July 23).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993906-chinese-girl-11-dies-after-snorkelling-off-phuket/?do=findComment&comment=12121370

 

Proposed law would allow trans Thais to legally change gender

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Treechada “Poyd” Petcharat is one of the most famous transwomen in Thailand. Poyd built her fame after winning the Miss Tiffany title in 2004, a prestigious pageant for transwomen. Since, she has worked as an actress in Thailand and Hong Kong.

 

BANGKOK: -- A new law proposed by faculty at a top Thai university would be a true game-changer for the country’s trans population.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994295-proposed-law-would-allow-trans-thais-to-legally-change-gender/

 

Poorest Thais To Get 2,750 Baht Cash Cards

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

  

People fill out the form to register for the junta’s welfare program on April 3 in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. Photo: Prachachat

 

BANGKOK — A welfare card to be given to registered, low-income Thais in October will provide 2,750 baht each month to subsidize set living costs, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994298-poorest-thais-to-get-2750-baht-cash-cards/

 

Rubber farmer found murdered in Loei

By The Nation

 

 

LOEI: -- The 62-year-old owner of a Loei rubber plantation was found dead on Tuesday night with his throat slit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994299-rubber-farmer-found-murdered-in-loei/

 

SAT to call for bids for organising MotoGP World Championship

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Sport Authority of Thailand (SAT) is preparing to call for entities in the private sector to bid for the rights to organise MotoGP World Championship in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994300-sat-to-call-for-bids-for-organising-motogp-world-championship/

 

After IS, Mosul rebuilds monuments, mosques -- and society

By Stephen Kalin

 

Iraqi civilians eat in a cafe in the east of Mosul, Iraq, July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Faisal Jeber arrested and interrogated suspected Islamic State militants during the battle for Mosul. Now he is taking up a new fight that could be just as crucial to the city's future.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994303-after-is-mosul-rebuilds-monuments-mosques-and-society/

 

Scientists dim sunlight, suck up carbon dioxide to cool planet

By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle

 

A facility for capturing CO2 from air of Swiss Climeworks AG is placed on the roof of a waste incinerating plant in Hinwil, Switzerland July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

OSLO (Reuters) - Scientists are sucking carbon dioxide from the air with giant fans and preparing to release chemicals from a balloon to dim the sun's rays as part of a climate engineering push to cool the planet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994305-scientists-dim-sunlight-suck-up-carbon-dioxide-to-cool-planet/