Fitbit takes aim at Apple with new smartwatch launch

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

 

(Reuters) – Wearable device maker Fitbit Inc on Monday launched its newest device, the Ionic smartwatch, with features ranging from fitness tracking to contactless payment, as it gears up to compete with rivals such as Apple Inc.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/fitbit-takes-aim-apple-new-smartwatch-launch/23879/

Khon troupe dazzles at Sydney Opera House

By PHATARAWADEE PHATARANAWIK  
THE Nation 
Sydney

 

 

SYDNEY: -- A TROUPE of 56 Khon mask dancers last night performed at the Sydney Opera House, two years after gaining international fame at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999271-khon-troupe-dazzles-at-sydney-opera-house/

 

Myanmar man dies after falling off truck roof

By The Nation

 

An unidentified Myanmar worker died after he fell from a truck roof as the vehicle travelled along a road in Tak’s Mae Sot district on Monday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999274-myanmar-man-dies-after-falling-off-truck-roof/

 

Merkel, Macron urge Russia, Ukraine to step up peace efforts

 

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she arrives for talks on EU integration, defense and migration at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for Russia and Ukraine to increase their efforts to implement a fragile ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999275-merkel-macron-urge-russia-ukraine-to-step-up-peace-efforts/

 

No Boonsong bail request to be made today

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The lawyer of former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom said he will not submit on Tuesday a request for the disgraced former politician to be released on bail.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999276-no-boonsong-bail-request-to-be-made-today/

 

UPDATE:

 

Judgement day for former Pheu Thai party leader Yongyuth Vichaidit

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Criminal Court’s Corruption and Misconduct Cases is scheduled to deliver its verdict on Tuesday (Aug 29) against former deputy prime minister and former leader of the Pheu Thai party, Mr Yongyuth Wichaidit, charged with malfeasance in office for endorsing the transfer of 732 rai of temple land to the ownership of Thaksin Shinawatra.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999244-court-ruling-on-alpine-land-case-due tuesday/?do=findComment&comment=12221138

 

Sea Shepherd to end yearly face off with Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters

By Asian Correspondent Staff 

 

ANTI-WHALING activist group Sea Shepherd has announced it will permanently abandon its annual badgering of Japanese whaling ships in the Southern Ocean, citing Japan’s use of “military grade technology.”

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999280-sea-shepherd-to-end-yearly-face-off-with-japanese-whalers-in-antarctic-waters/

 

Defense Council approves reform plan for Thai armed forces

 

BANGKOK, 29th August 2017 (NNT) - The Defense Council has approved a reform plan for the country’s armed forces. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999282-defense-council-approves-reform-plan-for-thai-armed-forces/

 

Foreign media probe Tanasak about Yingluck’s passport

By PHATARAWADEE PHATARANAWIK  
THE Nation 
Sydney

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn on Tuesday declined to say whether the government will revoke the passport of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra after she fled the country days before hearing the court verdict in her negligence case.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999283-foreign-media-probe-tanasak-about-yingluck’s-passport/

 

Trump defends Arpaio pardon, calls former sheriff a 'patriot'

By Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday defended his granting a pardon to controversial former Arizona lawman and political ally Joe Arpaio. 

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday defended his controversial pardon of former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was convicted of criminal contempt in a racial profiling case that highlighted tensions over immigration policy in the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999284-trump-defends-arpaio-pardon-calls-former-sheriff-a-patriot/

 

Seeking Sustainable Solar Power For Urban Thailand 4.0

By Dana Blouin, Correspondent

 

  

In this undated image, a man grills chicken using heat from solar power panels in Petchaburi province. Image: Mint / YouTube

 

As I continue my look at different aspects of Thailand 4.0 and some of the challenges ahead for this initiative to become a reality, I want take a look at energy. It is what runs our aircon, powers our buildings and keeps the internet running. There is not much that can be done in a knowledge economy that doesn’t require energy. Increasingly, where that energy comes from is significant.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999285-seeking-sustainable-solar-power-for-urban-thailand-40/

 

Flooding but Nakhon Ratchasima dam low 

By The Nation

 

Lam Ta Khong dam in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Si Khiew district is only 29 per cent full despite widespread flooding in the Northeast.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999286-flooding-but-nakhon-ratchasima-dam-low/

 

Mountain run-off hits Prachin Buri village

By The Nation

 

Run-off from Khao Yai National Park flooded a village in Prachin Buri’s Prachantakham district early Tuesday morning.

 

Following overnight rain, the run-off hit Ban Koh Ta Moi in tambon Pho Ngam at about 1am, said Phaisal Siri-aroonpanya, chief of Tambon Pho Ngam Municipality’s Disaster Prevention Division.

 

Phaisal said the water was higher than one metre and some 20 houses were affected.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30325179

 

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Behold, BTS to get more expensive in October

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

A BTS train enters the On Nut station. Photo: My Train Pix/ Flickr

 

BANGKOK: -- From Oct. 1, it will cost you a few coins more to catch the BTS. The transportation company that runs the skytrain system has announced it will increase the fares by THB1-3 for the main Sukhumvit and Silom lines in exchange for more trains and a better ticketing system.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999287-behold-bts-to-get-more-expensive-in-october/

 

Game of Thrones fans targeted by new malware campaign, security experts warn

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Hackers are using the popularity of Game of Thrones to spread a devastating new form of malware, security experts have warned.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/game-thrones-fans-targeted-new-malware-campaign-security-experts-warn/23882/

Immediate attention to Phuket’s worst flood areas

By Nattha Thepbamrung

 

The automatic pumps in front of Patong Hospital and in front of Patong Police Station were broken and need to be fixed quickly.

  

PHUKET: -- Patong’s Mayor has announced, what she hopes are, solutions to the recurrent floods and set a budget to solve the problems in the long term.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999289-immediate-attention-to-phuket’s-worst-flood-areas/

 

Appeals Court upholds jail term for Sorrayuth

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Appeals Court on Tuesday upheld the first Court's ruling to jail a popular host of morning news programme Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda to 13 years and four months in the Rai-Som bribery and embezzlement scandal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999291-appeals-court-upholds-jail-term-for-sorrayuth/

 

Smoked American BBQ Finds New Home In Charoen Krung

By Cole Pennington

 

  

BANGKOK — Pass through a French bistro, with its cheeses and breads displayed in glass cases, on the ground floor of the FooJohn building in Charoen Krung.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999294-smoked-american-bbq-finds-new-home-in-charoen-krung/

 

Phuket Governor orders widening of Bang Yai Canal to aid flood relief

Shela Riva

 

Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong inspects the water level at Bang Yai Canal yesterday (Aug 28). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: After help was provided by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) the floods that had affected several parts of Phuket started to subside. However, Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong has now ordered that Bang Yai Canal in Phuket Town be reconstructed to allow a higher volume of water to flow.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999296-phuket-governor-orders-widening-of-bang-yai-canal-to-aid-flood-relief/

 

Video: Tesla Model X absolutely annihilates Lamborghini in drag race

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

A new video shows two “top-shelf” Tesla cars annihilate a Lamborghini Aventador in a drag race.

 

Source: http://tech.thaivisa.com/video-tesla-model-x-absolutely-annihilates-lamborghini-drag-race/23885/

Citizens’ alert saves wounded gaur in Korat

By Marut Boonnarumit 
The Nation

 

 

KORAT: -- Visitors to Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima and people living in the area have been asked to report any injured gaur after one was found on Monday afternoon with an apparent gunshot wound in one leg.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999297-citizens’-alert-saves-wounded-gaur-in-korat/

 

UPDATE:

 

Thailand has no plan to revoke passports of former PM Yingluck, minister says

 

Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters as she leaves the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has no immediate plan to revoke the passports of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the foreign minister said on Tuesday, after she fled the country last week ahead of a court ruling in a negligence case.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999283-foreign-media-probe-tanasak-about-yingluck’s-passport/?do=findComment&comment=12221490

 

Chiang Mai hunt for "Arab" gold shop thief after rings theft

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police in Chiang Mai are hunting for a thief who held up a gold shop at the Thanin market yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999301-chiang-mai-hunt-for-arab-gold-shop-thief-after-rings-theft/

 

Phuket serial thief arrested

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Phinit Thuihun, 35, from Ratchaburi, reportedly confessed to carrying out a spate of thefts from homes in housing estates across Phuket. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Thalang Police have contacted other police stations across Phuket to call for victims to come forward and reclaim property stolen from them recently after they arrested a man wanted for a spate of serial thefts across the island.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999303-phuket-serial-thief-arrested/

 

UPDATE:

 

Appeals Court upholds 13 years and 4 months jail term for Sorrayuth for cheating MCOT

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Appeals Court today (Aug 29) upheld jail sentence for former TV anchor Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda after finding him guilty of cheating state-owned channel MCOT of over 138 million baht  in advertising revenue between 2005 and 2006.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999291-appeals-court-upholds-jail-term-for-sorrayuth/?do=findComment&comment=12221790

 

Worker killed in gas cylinder blast

By Mongkolchaowarat Tangmangmee 
The Nation

 

 

A worker was killed and two others were slightly injured when an oxygen gas cylinder exploded as they loaded it onto a truck in Phitsanulok's Muang district on Tuesday morning.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999304-worker-killed-in-gas-cylinder-blast-in-phitsanulok/

 

Iranian boxer fined after getting 25 stitches in Khao San bar bottle attack

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- An Iranian boxer went to complain to Chana Songkhram police yesterday after he said he was attacked for no reason at a Khao San Road bar on Saturday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999305-iranian-boxer-fined-after-getting-25-stitches-in-khao-san-bar-bottle-attack/

 

Extortion rounds: Fake cops hitting shops in Prachin Buri

By Saichon Noodaeng 
The Nation

 

Retailers of low-cost goods in Prachin Buri have asked provincial authorities to investigate a recent raid on several shops by four bogus policemen in uniform who seized what they termed counterfeit items and demanded “protection” money. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999306-extortion-rounds-fake-cops-hitting-shops-in-prachin-buri/

 

UPDATE:

 

Yongyuth jailed for two years over land development scandal

By The Nation

 

The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Tuesday jailed former Pheu Thai leader Yongyuth Wichaidith for two years, after it convicted him in abusing this authority to help the Alpine Golf Club obtain two plots of temple land in Pathum Thani province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999244-court-ruling-on-alpine-land-case-due tuesday/?do=findComment&comment=12221857

 

UPDATE:

 

Yingluck’s passport not yet revoked

By The Nation

 

The Foreign Ministry has not yet to received notice from the police in order to revoke the Thai passport of fugitive ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999283-foreign-media-probe-tanasak-about-yingluck’s-passport/?do=findComment&comment=12221872