webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Siam Songkran Festival to Light up Songkran in Bangkok Four Zones, Four Days: Siam Songkran to become new city centre destination from 12 – 15 April, 2019 at SHOW DC. BANGKOK, Thailand – Songkran in Bangkok is set to change forever with the arrival of Siam Songkran – Thailand's newest four-day Songkran festival set to be held 12 – 15 April, 2019 at Bangkok's largest city centre entertainment zone, SHOW DC Arena. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090274-siam-songkran-festival-to-light-up-songkran-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 German man dies in Phuket motorcycle crash By Kritsada Mueanhawong A German man has died after a motorbike crash in Thalang. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090276-german-man-dies-in-phuket-motorcycle-crash/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 New Zealand sports minister supports Crusaders name change discussions FILE PHOTO: Grant Robertson speaks during a media conference in Wellington, New Zealand, May 17, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Barrett WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's sports minister has welcomed discussions about a potential name change for Super Rugby's Canterbury Crusaders in the wake of a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch that killed 50 people last week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090278-new-zealand-sports-minister-supports-crusaders-name-change-discussions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 TAT expects 2.3 million tourists for this year’s Songkran By The Thaiger The Tourism Authority of Thailand is expecting more than 2.3 million local and foreign tourists will join the various Songkran celebrations this year. They say that should generate 20 billion baht+ in revenue for tourism and tourism-related services. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090280-tat-expects-23-million-tourists-for-this-year’s-songkran/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Convicted pervert put his hand between legs of lady on a minivan - then the cops just let him go Picture: Daily News A revenue department worker in Bangkok said that she went to the cops after a man molested her on the back seat of a minivan. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090282-convicted-pervert-put-his-hand-between-legs-of-lady-on-a-minivan-then-the-cops-just-let-him-go/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Bus hostess killed, 24 passengers injured in Korat accident By The Nation Picture: Thai Rath An air-conditioned Khon Kaen-Bangkok bus hit the rear of a truck on a Nakhon Ratchasima road early on Tuesday, killing the bus hostess and injuring 24 passengers, police said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090283-bus hostess-killed-24-passengers-injured-in-korat-accident/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 "Whale vomit" set to make Chumphon man rich! Pocture: Sanook A Chumphon man and his daughter went to the police yesterday with a large lump of whale vomit. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090286-whale-vomit-set-to-make-chumphon-man-rich/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Taxi fare jumps 40 baht in 200 meters - and the registration inside and out doesn't match Picture: Thai Rath A Thai woman went online to warn fellow passengers after she traveled in a taxi from Don Muang airport to her home in nearby Laksi on Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090291-taxi-fare-jumps-40-baht-in-200-meters-and-the-registration-inside-and-out-doesnt-match/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 PM Prayut, Suu Kyi co-chair opening of 2nd Thailand-Myanmar Friendship Bridge TAK, 19th March 2019 (NNT) – The Prime Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, co-chaired the opening ceremony of the second Thailand-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, linking Thailand’s Mae Sot district in Tak province and Myanmar’s border city of Myawaddy. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090292-pm-prayut-suu-kyi-co-chair-opening-of-2nd-thailand-myanmar-friendship-bridge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 One click carnage reporting made easy! Gift for Thais ready for Songkran! Picture: Daily News A new application that connects insurers and the police was hailed by Daily News as a "gift to the Thai people". Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090296-one-click-carnage-reporting-made-easy-gift-for-thais-ready-for-songkran/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Video: Myanmar man with a death wish finally gets his wish on the Thai roads Picture: Sanook Shocking CCTV footage from Sukhumvit Road in Bang Poo, Samut Prakarn showed a man crossing the road apparently trying to get hit by traffic. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090305-video-myanmar-man-with-a-death-wish-finally-gets-his-wish-on-the-thai-roads/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Premchai sentenced to 16 months without suspension Billionaire construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta was this morning (Tuesday) sentenced to 16 months in prison without suspension by the Thong Phaphume provincial court in Thailand’s western province of Kanchanburi. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090308-premchai-sentenced-to-16-months-without-suspension/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Lady of the Hills: English teacher in Thailand denies murdering Thai wife whose remains were found in UK Image: Daily News A British man who works as an English teacher at a university in Thailand has denied murdering his Thai wife, whose remains were found in moorland in England in 2004. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090309-lady-of-the-hills-english-teacher-in-thailand-denies-murdering-thai-wife-whose-remains-were-found-in-uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Video: This "lady's" not for turning! Ladyboy apologizes after pirouette at formal degree ceremony Picture: Thai Rath A ladyboy graduate who did an impromptu pirouette after getting her degree certificate at Bangkok University on Saturday came in for a storm of criticism. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090311-video-this-ladys-not-for-turning-ladyboy-apologizes-after-pirouette-at-formal-degree-ceremony/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Thai honesty: Undeniable proof at last as Somchai the minivan driver returns everything to Japanese tourist Picture: The Pattaya News Posters on online forums that claim examples of Thai honesty are fabricated were dealt a crushing blow yesterday in Pattaya. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090314-thai-honesty-undeniable-proof-at-last-as-somchai-the-minivan-driver-returns-everything-to-japanese-tourist/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Two injured in shooting at Phuket spa By The Phuket News Police investigate the scene of the shooting, at The Beauty Spa on Wirat Hongyok Rd in Wichit. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: A South Korean man and a Thai maid have been injured in a shooting at a spa near the Naka Market, south of Phuket Town, this morning (Mar 19). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090316-two-injured-in-shooting-at-phuket-spa/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 DLT on the look out for illegal migrant drivers TNews reported that the Department of Land Transport, soldiers and the police set up a roadblock in Chachoengsao yesterday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090318-dlt-on-the-look-out-for-illegal-migrant-drivers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 UPDATE: Premchai verdict and prison sentence comes just 5 days before the election By The Thaiger Premchai Karnasutra, once listed among Thailand’s richest people, has been found guilty in a Kanchanaburi court of poaching protected animals, and sentenced to 16 months in jail. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090308-premchai-sentenced-to-16-months-without-suspension/?do=findComment&comment=13954014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Honest Bangkok taxi driver returns 400,000 baht to Danish tourist TNews A Bangkok taxi driver has been praised after returning a bag containing 400,000 baht to a Danish tourist. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090336-honest-bangkok-taxi-driver-returns-400000-baht-to-danish-tourist/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Loei woman returns home to find naked man under her bed - would be rapist flees without his clothes Picture: Workpoint News Workpoint News reported on the story of a 22 year old Loei woman - named only as "A" - who lives alone at a house in Ban Fak Loei, Muang district. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090338-loei-woman-returns-home-to-find-naked-man-under-her-bed-would-be-rapist-flees-without-his-clothes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 UPDATE: Premchai acquitted of leopard poaching, gets 16 months in jail By The Nation A Kanchanaburi court jailed construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta for 16 months on Tuesday but acquitted him of poaching a black leopard in a local nature reserve. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090308-premchai-sentenced-to-16-months-without-suspension/?do=findComment&comment=13954443 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Official inspects elephant camps after Big Buddha complaint By Waranya Prompinpiras One of the young elephants that the Phuket Livestock official went to inspect. Photo: Manas Thepparuk PHUKET: The Acting Chief of the Phuket Provincial Livestock Office has acted on a complaint sent to The Phuket News by a reader about a very young elephant being used to make money from tourists at the side of the road that leads to Big Buddha. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090342-official-inspects-elephant-camps-after-big-buddha-complaint/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Two injured after stepping on suspected mines at a Krabi island By Kritsada Mueanhawong Two Thai men have sustained serious injuries after stepping on a mine at an island near Ao Nang, Krabi. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090343-two-injured-after-stepping-on-suspected-mines-at-a-krabi-island/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Thailand's oldest party may be king-maker after vote to determine military role By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat FILE PHOTO: Democrat Party leader and former Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva talks to people during his campaign rally in Bangkok, ThailandJanuary 29, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's oldest political party is heading into an election on Sunday with leader Abhisit Vejjajiva facing tough choices in the first polls since the military seized power in a 2014 coup. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090347-thailands-oldest-party-may-be-king-maker-after-vote-to-determine-military-role/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Chiang Mai still smog-bound, but no longer world’s most polluted city By Natthawat Laping, Kriangkrai Rattana The Nation Chiang Mai finally lost top spot but remained very polluted on Tuesday as it fell to the fourth most polluted city on the planet, scoring 182 in the air quality index (AQI) at airvisual.com. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090375-chiang-mai-still-smog-bound-but-no-longer-world’s-most-polluted-city/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 ‘Most BMA public toilets pass hygiene standard test’ By The Nation File photo More than 70 per cent of toilets run by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and its schools passed hygiene standard checks, deputy BMA governor Thaweesak Lertpraphan said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090377-‘most-bma-public-toilets-pass-hygiene-standard-test’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 University security officer arrested over theft of cash from Chinese lecturer By The Nation A security officer at a private university in Bangkok has been arrested for allegedly stealing Bt28,800 in cash from the desk of a Chinese lecturer. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090378-university-security-officer-arrested-over-theft-of-cash-from-chinese-lecturer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Court halves 19-year-old rapist’s 30-year sentence By Santiparp Ramasut The Nation File photo: Sanphit Kopbo Songkhla’s Na Thawi Provincial Court on Tuesday sentenced a 19-year-old to 15 years and three months in jail for raping the 12-year-old autistic sister of his 15-year-old girlfriend. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090381-court-halves-19-year-old-rapist’s-30-year-sentence/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Married Warner Bros CEO Kevin Tsujihara to step down after claims he had sex-for-roles deal with British actress By James Beal GETTY - CONTRIBUTOR / Married Warner Bros CEO Kevin Tsujihara has stepped down after being accused of having an affair with a British actress THE CEO of Warner Bros is to step down following allegations that had an affair with a young British actress, it emerged yesterday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090387-married-warner-bros-ceo-kevin-tsujihara-to-step-down-after-claims-he-had-sex-for-roles-deal-with-british-actress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 'Flintstone' house sparks lawsuit from California town: 'It's an eyesore' by Matthew Cantor The Flintstone house in Hillsborough, California. Photograph: Jim Maurer/Flickr/Creative Commons The quirky home features dinosaurs and a sign proclaiming ‘Yabba-dabba-doo’, but neighbors aren’t amused. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090389-flintstone-house-sparks-lawsuit-from-california-town-its-an-eyesore/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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