Qatar waives visa requirements for 80 countries, including Thailand

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

A file photo taken in Doha, Qatar.

 

Qatar has lifted visa requirements for visitors from 80 countries yesterday to encourage tourism amid the two-month boycott of all transport links by its neighbors. Among those countries are Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, UK, and U.S.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996784-qatar-waives-visa-requirements-for-80-countries-including-thailand/

 

More charges, interrogation for bar girl murder suspects ahead of Aug. 22 indictment

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Thai PBS

 

The five suspects in the murder of Khon Kaen bar girl Warisara Klinjui, 22, on May 25 are scheduled to be indicted on Aug. 22, but before that, public prosecutors have asked police to perform further interrogation of the five in hopes of pressing more charges against them.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996785-more-charges-interrogation-for-bar-girl-murder-suspects-ahead-of-aug-22-indictment/

 

Elevator counterweight kills Phuket hotel worker

By The Nation

 

 

PHUKET: -- A worker of a hotel near Phuket’s Patong Beach was crushed to death by an elevator’s counterweight Friday morning, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996786-elevator-counterweight-kills-phuket-hotel-worker/

 

Pattaya cabbie knocks out foreign tourist who grabbed his shirt

 

Picture: Sanook

 

PATTAYA: -- A Pattaya cabbie told police yesterday that he punched a foreign tourist in the face knocking him out after the foreigner ran into the road.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996788-pattaya-cabbie-knocks-out-foreign-tourist-who-grabbed-his-shirt/

 

iBOOM: This secret setting will boost the volume on your iPhone

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

A new(ish) iPhone hack lit up social media this week after users discovered a way to boost the volume on their iPhone.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/iphone-volume-hack/23522/

Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Philippine island of Luzon, jolts buildings

 

Students use their hands to cover their heads as they evacuate their school premises after an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hit the northern island of Luzon and was felt in the Metro Manila,Philippines August 11, 2017, shaking buildings and forcing the evacuation of offices and schools. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

 

MANILA (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hit the Philippines' northern island of Luzon on Friday and was felt in the capital Manila, shaking buildings and forcing the evacuation of offices and schools.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996789-magnitude-62-quake-hits-philippine-island-of-luzon-jolts-buildings/

 

Global search for Red Bull heir draws a blank

By The Nation

 

Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya

 

BANGKOK: -- Police have contacted almost every country on earth in a fruitless effort to track down a billionaire suspect in a fatal hit-and-run case.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996790-global-search-for-red-bull-heir-draws-a-blank/

 

Grandmother, 91, receives ‘dream’ bachelor’s degree from King

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Ninety-one-year-old Kimlan Jinakul’s dream came true on Wednesday when she finally received a bachelor’s degree from the hand of HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn during a graduation ceremony in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996791-grandmother-91-receives-‘dream’-bachelor’s-degree-from-king/

 

Death of housemaid in Thailand who died of gunshot wounds ruled a suicide

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

The victim’s family holds up a photo of the 17-year-old. Photo: AAC

 

Thai authorities have ruled the death of a Myanmar housemaid in Thailand a suicide, to the anger and disappointment of both her family and migrant rights groups.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996792-death-of-housemaid-in-thailand-who-died-of-gunshot-wounds-ruled-a-suicide/

 

National police chief gets tough on immigration department after more delays anger tourists

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- The national police chief has ordered the immigration department to sort out the problem of long queues at Thailand's airports intimating that heads may roll over the matter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996794-national-police-chief-gets-tough-on-immigration-department-after-more delays-anger-tourists/

 

 

Travelers in Thailand warned of severe penalties for flouting liquids in aircraft regulations after report

 

 

Following recommendations issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization the Thai authorities have warned the public of penalties for carrying liquids on planes.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996814-travelers-in-thailand-warned-of-severe-penalties-for-flouting-liquids-in-aircraft-regulations-after-report/

 

Mum finds python under her son's bed - and it had swallowed the family cat

 

 

A mother called Chachoengsao foundation staff yesterday after she discovered a python in her 13 year old son's bedroom.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996815-mum-finds-python-under-her-sons-bed-and-it-had-swallowed-the-family-cat/

 

Video: Swords knives and clubs - yet more shocking student violence on the streets of Bangkok

 

 

A video filmed on a dash cam in a passing car showed a violent altercation between two groups of warring students on the streets of Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996816-video-swords-knives-and-clubs-yet-more-shocking-student-violence-on-the-streets-of-bangkok/

 

More traffic chaos coming to Pattaya as cable work set to begin

 

 

The Pattaya authorities have warned the public to expect traffic problems for the next three months as cable work begins in Central Pattaya next week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996817-more-traffic-chaos-coming-to-pattaya-as-cable-work-set-to-begin/

 

English Premier League preview: what to watch this weekend

 

 

The English Premier League gets underway in the early hours of Saturday morning. For football fans it has been a long, boring summer without any major international tournaments but the wait is finally over.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996820-english-premier-league-preview-what-to-watch-this-weekend/

 

No action taken against tourists photographed with starfish at Koh Racha Yai

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET:-- An official from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) Region 6 has confirmed that no legal action will be taken against a group of tourists who were photographed holding a starfish during a snorkelling trip at Koh Racha Yai.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996821-no-action-taken-against-tourists-photographed-with-starfish-at-koh-racha-yai/

 

Bodyslam Singer Falls Into Drain Training For Charity Run

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

Singer Artiwara ‘Toon’ Kongmalai posts a photo of himself appears to be injured on his leg to his Instagram account Thursday.

 

BANGKOK — It was with some irony a famous singer acknowledged Thursday that he injured his leg falling into a drain while training for a charity run to benefit hospitals.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996823-bodyslam-singer-falls-into-drain-training-for-charity-run/

 

Deputy Governor Blames HIV Infections On Fay TV Characters

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Thaweesak Lertprapan in an undated photo. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — A deputy Bangkok governor is under fire for suggesting that more young men are becoming infected with HIV because there are more gay characters on television.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996825-deputy-governor-blames-hiv-infections-on-fay-tv-characters/

 

Popular VPN service accused of selling user data to advertisers

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

One of the world’s most popular VPN services has been accused of selling data on its users to advertisers.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/23524-2/23524/

Netflix says in discussions with Disney over Marvel, ‘Star Wars’ films

BY REUTERS

 

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Netflix Inc is in “active discussions” with Walt Disney Co about keeping Marvel and “Star Wars” films after 2019 when new Disney and Pixar movies will stop appearing on the streaming service, a senior Netflix executive said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/netflix-says-discussions-disney-marvel-star-wars-films/23528/

Deadly Phuket cement truck driver charged, released on bail

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The scene of the accident that left a 31-year-old mother of three dead. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- The driver of a cement truck driver who fled the scene of an accident that left a 31-year-old woman dead and her three-year-old son badly injured has been charged with reckless driving causing death after surrendering to police on the same day the accident took place.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996832-deadly-phuket-cement-truck-driver-charged-released-on-bail/

 

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