PARASAIL PANIC 

Shocking moment terrified toddler, 2, screams as she is forced to go PARASAILING by her dad before being rescued by strangers on Thai beach

By Fionn Hargreaves

 

The child, believed to be two years old, was in distress when she was strapped into the harness and was quickly rescued by concerned passers-by //Picture: The SUN

 

THE crying child was hoisted over Patong beach in Phuket, Thailand, as passers-by rushed to pull her back to the ground

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997587-shocking-moment-terrified-toddler-2-screams-as-she-is-forced-to-go-parasailing-on-phuket-beach/

 

No casualties after car bomb explodes in front of police houses

By The Nation

 

 

PATTANI: -- Suspected Muslim insurgents early Thursday detonated a car bomb in front of a row of townhouses which are the official residences of police staffing Pattani’s Mayo Police Station.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997588-no-casualties-after-car-bomb-explodes-in-front-of-police-houses/

 

Myanmar woman’s body found in sewer manhole

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The body of a Myanmar woman, suspected to have been murdered, was found floating in a sewer manhole in Bangkok’s Prawet district on Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997590-myanmar-woman’s-body-found-in-sewer-manhole/

 

UPDATE:

 

DSI probes alleged Chinese-owned land plots in Kanchanaburi

By Thai PBS

 

 

Officials from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Wednesday (Aug 16) went to Kanchanaburi province to investigate complaints by villagers that some Chinese businessmen are illegally occupying land plots which were turned into fruit orchards to produce fruits for export to China.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997484-probe-launched-into-foreign-farms-on-state-borderland/?do=findComment&comment=12187046

 

With a wary eye on Iran, Saudi and Iraqi leaders draw closer

By Ahmed Rasheed and Sylvia Westall

 

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Iraqi Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia July 30, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout/File Photo via REUTERS

 

BAGHDAD/DUBAI (Reuters) - It was an unusual meeting: An Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric openly hostile to the United States sat in a palace sipping juice at the invitation of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, the Sunni kingdom that is Washington's main ally in the Middle East.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997593-with-a-wary-eye-on-iran-saudi-and-iraqi-leaders-draw-closer/

 

Man arrested for producing, selling fake official documents 

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A man who has produced various kinds of fake official documents as ordered online has been arrested, Metropolitan Police chief Pol Lt Gen Sanit Mahathavorn said at a press conference on Wednesday (Aug 16).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997594-man-arrested-in-bangkok-for-producing-selling-fake-official-documents /

 

Woman killed in suspected attack by wild elephant

By The Nation

 

CHANTHABURI: -- A woman was found dead near a national park in Chanthaburi province’s Soi Dao district on Wednesday in what is believed to have been an attack by a wild elephant.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997599-woman-killed-in-suspected-attack-by-wild-elephant-in-chanthaburi/

 

Sharp rise in the number of Brits dying in Thailand, according to official stats

 

File photo

 

The British government has released comprehensive data on the number of UK nationals who have died in Thailand from 2014 to 2016

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997607-sharp-rise-in-the-number-of-brits-dying-in-thailand-according-to-official-stats/

 

No confirmation if tambon chief’s son succumbed to H1N1

By Somjit Rungjamrasrassamee  
The Nation

 

Test results on the late son of the president of Tambon Dan Mae Lamao Administrative Organisation in the border province of Tak, have yet to confirm if he suffered from the H1N1 influenza, which has infected 99 people and caused 13 deaths in Myanmar recently.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997512-son-of-municipal-chief-in-north-west-thailand-dies-of-h1n1/?do=findComment&comment=12187403

 

Governor bans unsafe tour buses from Phuket, orders speed cameras for Patong Hill safety

The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong announced a slew of safety measures in a comprehensive bid to prevent more deadly accidents on Patong Hill. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: -- Speed cameras on Patong Hill and mandatory safety checks on all buses coming onto the island are among a slew of safety measures announced by Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong to prevent more deadly accidents on descent into Patong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997617-governor-bans-unsafe-tour-buses-from-phuket-orders-speed-cameras-for-patong-hill-safety/

 

Prep For A Wet, Wet, Wet Week Nationwide

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

BANGKOK — Brace for some very wet days as heavy rain is expected throughout the realm into next week. Either way, rain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997621-prep-for-a-wet-wet-wet-week-nationwide/

 

Internet firms shift stance, move to exile white supremacists

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Thomas White

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Silicon Valley joined a swelling backlash against neo-Nazi groups in the United States on Wednesday as more technology companies removed white supremacists from their services in response to weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/internet-firms-shift-stance-move-exile-white-supremacists/23627/

NokScoot passengers can get online, insured with dtac

BY THE NATION

 

 

In a dtac-NokScoot joint promotion, through the end of August, passengers who purchase a Happy Tourist SIM aboard any NokScoot flight will receive an additional gigabyte of free Internet as well as a souvenir from dtac.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/nokscoot-passengers-can-get-online-insured-dtac/23630/

Sony cuts prices of flagship full-frame mirrorless cameras

BY THE NATION 

 

Sony ILCE-7RM Mark II

 

Sony has cut the retail prices of its A7 series flagship mirrorless cameras in an attempt to become the market leader of full-frame mirrorless cameras.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/23634-2/23634/

Sharks being fished out of existence in Thai waters

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

PHUKET: -- An experienced diver has lamented that the only sharks he sees these days are on the fish market slabs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997622-sharks-being-fished-out-of-existence-in-thai-waters/

 

Beloved Chiang Mai photographer Boonserm Satrapai dies

By Nisanart Kangwalwong 
The Nation

Photo courtesy Chiang Mai University Library

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Photographer and writer Boonserm Satrapai, best known for his endearing images of urban Chiang Mai in bygone times, died on Wednesday at age 89.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997626-beloved-chiang-mai-photographer-boonserm-satrapai-dies/

 

Australia's Hanson wears burqa to parliament in bid to ban them

 

Australian One Nation party leader, Senator Pauline Hanson (L) wears a burqa in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, August 17, 2017. AAP/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS

 

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian far-right senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to parliament on Thursday as part of her campaign to ban the all-enveloping garment worn by some Muslim women, drawing a quick rebuke from the government and Muslims.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997630-australias-hanson-wears-burqa-to-parliament-in-bid-to-ban-them/

 

Video: Horrific scenes as 15 year old reverses over couple in pick-up

 

Video screenshot

 

A video posted on Facebook at a Thai country market showed a pick-up reversing at speed over a man and woman crossing the road.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997631-video-horrific-scenes-as-15-year-old-reverses-over-couple-in-pick-up/

 

Phuket heartbreak suspected in hanging of girl, 13

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Police are investigating whether heartbreak was the motive for the death of a 13-year-old Phuket student found hanged at her home in Thalang early this morning (Aug 17).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997633-phuket-heartbreak-suspected-in-hanging-of-girl-13/

 

Army drill in Lamphun frightens residents

By The Nation

 

 

LAMPHUN: -- Hundreds of soldiers patrolling the streets in Lamphun caused people to panic on Thursday until the Army clarified that it was a drill for new soldiers before sending them to the deep South.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997635-army-drill-in-lamphun-frightens-residents/

 

Alleged drug mules arrested with 4.1m meth pills

By The Nation

 

 

Chiang Rai police arrested two alleged drug mules and seized 4.11 million methamphetamine pills and 200 kilograms of ketamine drug at a shophouse in Chiang Rai province’s Mae Sai district early Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997637-alleged-drug-mules-arrested-with-41m-meth-pills-in-chiang-rai/

 

The story of the Chinese tourist, the lady boy and the iPhone

 

Pattaya News

 

PATTAYA: -- Tourist police took a Chinese tourist to the police station after he had his 30,000 baht iPhone stolen while out for a walk on Beach Road in Pattaya yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997638-the-story-of-the-chinese-tourist-the-lady-boy-and-the-iphone/

 

23 Myanmar migrants arrested in Prachuap Khiri Khan

 

Border patrol policemen in Prachuap Khiri Khan on Thursday arrested 23 Myanmar workers who had sneaked across the border over a mountain near the Dan Singkhon border pass.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997639-23-myanmar-migrants-arrested-in-prachuap-khiri-khan/

 

Researchers warn of the dangers of using USB drives

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Researchers have warned about the dangers of using USB drives, as they offer an easy way for hackers to steal passwords and other private data.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/researchers-warn-dangers-using-usb-drives/23645/

Man arrested with 599kg of marijuana after truck overturns

By The Nation

 

Police on Thursday arrested a man near a police checkpoint in Phatthalung for possession of 599 kilograms of marijuana after his vehicle overturned.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997643-man-arrested-with-599kg-of-marijuana-after-truck-overturns-in-phatthalung/

 

Probe into Songkhla multiple-truck robbery

By The Nation

 

 

The authorities have already identified four suspects linked to the armed robbery of multiple pick-up trucks from a shop in Songkhla on Wednesday and retrieved all stolen trucks, said Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997645-probe-into-songkhla-multiple-truck-robbery/

 

Pattaya station chief "explains" after drug suspect takes a beating from a soldier

 

Picture: Sanook

 

PATTAYA: -- Following a video that showed a drug suspect on Koh Lan getting a beating from an arresting soldier, the Pattaya police chief has gone on the record.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997646-pattaya-station-chief-explains-after-drug-suspect-takes-a-beating from-a-soldier/

 

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Crowd captures, beats man filming women’s toilets

By The Nation

 

SATTAHIP: -- A man was beaten and captured at a petrol station in Chon Buri’s Sattahib district late Wednesday night after he was discovered allegedly filming a woman in a toilet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997648-crowd-captures-beats-man-filming-women’s-toilets-on-sattahip/

 

Funny Banana! - Frustrated locals in ironic protest but the authorities don't see the funny side....

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

Locals in Pattaya came up with an unusual way to shame the local authorities over the state of a road that has been dug up for three years.

 

 Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997649-funny-banana-frustrated-locals-in-ironic-protest-but-the authorities-dont-see-the-funny-side/ 
 

 

Top government aide in town to see how Pattaya's image is progressing

 

 

PATTAYA: -- A top Interior Ministry aide was welcomed To Pattaya by local dignitaries on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997652-top-government-aide-in-town-to-see-how-pattayas-image-is-progressing/