webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 3 killed on roads in Pattaya area over Songkran PATTAYA:--Three motorists died in the Pattaya area during Songkran’s “seven dangerous days” on the roads. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096388-3-killed-on-roads-in-pattaya-area-over-songkran/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Pattaya deputy mayor pays for Naklua bridge steps PATTAYA:--Pattaya’s deputy mayor used his own funds to pay for construction of new steps at the Naklua long bridge. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096389-pattaya-deputy-mayor-pays-for-naklua-bridge-steps/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Girlfriend held for stabbing death of jealous lover PATTAYA:--The girlfriend of a jealous Chanthaburi construction worker is being held for killing her lover who beat her after she went out with friends on Songkran. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096392-girlfriend-held-for-stabbing-death-of-jealous-lover/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Chonburi police chief plays DJ for Songkran PATTAYA:--Chonburi’s police chief wowed Songkran revelers when he took over as deejay on Pattaya’s “wan lai” party. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096393-chonburi-police-chief-plays-dj-for-songkran/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Tripoli forces push opponents back slightly south of Libyan capital: witnesses By Hani Amara and Ulf Laessing A member of the Libyan internationally recognised government inspects a damaged military vehicle during the fighting with the Eastern forces in Ain Zara, in Tripoli, Libya April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government have pushed their eastern opponents back on parts of the frontline south of Tripoli, despite the attackers flying overnight air strikes on the capital, witnesses said on Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096397-tripoli-forces-push-opponents-back-slightly-south-of-libyan-capital-witnesses/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 American tourist praised after helping to free person trapped in car in Chiang Mai Picture: Sanook An American tourist has been praised for stopping to help at the scene of an accident in Chiang Mai on Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096400-american-tourist-praised-after-helping-to-free-person-trapped-in-car-in-chiang-mai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Helpless elderly woman found with daughter’s bloated body in Pathum Thani By The Nation Picture: Sanook An ailing 80-year-old woman was found lying near the bloated body of her daughter in a house in Pathum Thani’s Lam Lukka district late Sunday night, police said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096402-helpless-elderly-woman-found-with-daughter’s-bloated-body-in-pathum-thani/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Sri Lanka lifts curfew after bomb attacks kill 290, wound 500 A security officer stands in front of St Anthony's shrine in Colombo, after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels on Easter, in Sri Lanka April 22, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha COLOMBO (Reuters) - Authorities lifted a curfew in Sri Lanka on Monday, a day after 290 people were killed and about 500 wounded by a string of bombings that tore through churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096405-sri-lanka-lifts-curfew-after-bomb-attacks-kill-290-wound-500/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Thai fisherman returns iPhone found floating in the ocean to American tourist Picture: Workpoint News Stories of good deeds such as valuable items being returned to foreign tourists feature frequently in Thai news. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096408-thai-fisherman-returns-iphone-found-floating-in-the-ocean-to-american-tourist/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Phuket taxi slams into tree in Phattalung By The Thaiger PHOTOS: Phattalung Rescue Two people have sustained serious injuries after a Phuket taxi slammed into a tree in Phattalung last night. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096414-phuket-taxi-slams-into-tree-in-phattalung/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Thai March exports fall 4.88 percent year-on-year FILE PHOTO - A tractor drives past at a rice drying yard at an export rice plant in the central Chainat province in Thailand, December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's customs-cleared exports fell 4.88 percent in March, after unexpectedly increasing in February, due to falling shipments of electronics amid the Sino-U.S. trade war, the commerce ministry said on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096419-thai-march-exports-fall-488-percent-year-on-year/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 FamilyMart launches no plastic drive By The Nation FamilyMart is showing its concern for the environment with the launch of a new “Green FamilyMart” campaign. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096421-familymart-launches-no-plastic-drive/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Pattani man arrested with huge haul of smuggled cigarettes By The Nation Police and Excise Department officials have arrested a man in Pattani’s Mayo district and seized 10,802 packets of foreign cigarettes. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096422-pattani-man-arrested-with-huge-haul-of-smuggled-cigarettes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Thailand scores a first by hosting IEEE PES GTD ASIA 2019 By The Nation FILE photo Thailand’s meeting, incentive travel, conventions exhibitions (MICE) industry is celebrating the successfully organisation of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power and Energy Society (PES) Generation Transmission and Distribution (GTD) Grand International Conference & Exposition Asia 2019 (IEEE PES GTD ASIA 2019). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096424-thailand-scores-a-first-by-hosting-ieee-pes-gtd-asia-2019/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Navy launches operation ’Remove Seastead’ By The Phuket News The operation to remove the seastead from its location some 42km south of Phuket began this morning (Apr 22). Photo: PR Dept) PHUKET: Royal Thai Navy ships HTMS Sriracha and HTMS Rin departed Phuket this morning (Apr 22) to begin the operation to remove the controversial “seastead” from its location some 42km south of Phuket. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096425-navy-launches-operation-’remove-seastead’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Air pollution rises as fires continue to burn in North By Tossapol Boonpat, Pannawich Yoodee The Nation Following a huge drop in the number of hotspots in Mae Hong Son during Songkran, fires have once again taken hold, prompting officials and volunteers to work around the clock on putting out the flames. Particulate dust in the area on Monday was still slightly under the safe limit of 50 micrograms per cubic metre of air. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096426-air-pollution-rises-as-fires-continue-to-burn-in-north/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Teenage girl allegedly forced by father into sex with a 65-year-old in return for marijuana By The Nation Two sisters aged 13 and 14 have been rescued from their home in Bangkok’s Huai Kwang district after an advocate for underprivileged children’s rights and welfare shared a story on social media that the 13-year-old was allegedly being forced by her father to have sex with a 65-year-old man in exchange for marijuana. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096427-teenage-girl-allegedly-forced-by-father-into-sex-with-a-65-year-old-in-return-for-marijuana/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Chiang Mai Sixes final day report Many observers believed that 2019 would be the year when the most successful side in the Chiang Mai Sixes would finally meet their match. NCL Dynamites had won six matches in a row to reach the Cup final as they comfortably disposed of UN Irish Pub in the semi-finals, but Gloucestershire Gipsies had matched the defending champions win for win as they also had an unbeaten record after easily beating NCL Masters in the semi-finals. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096428-chiang-mai-sixes-final-day-report/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 New Zealand man, 57, found dead on road in Karon By The Phuket News The man’s motorbike showed no signs that it had been struck by another vehicle, police said. Photo: Ruamjai Rescue Foundation PHUKET: Police investigating the death of a New Zealand man whose body was found on Patak Rd in Karon early this morning (Apr 22) believe that his motorbike was not struck by any other vehicle, leading to his fatal fall on the road. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096434-new-zealand-man-57-found-dead-on-road-in-karon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 SRT must reimburse Hopewell: court By The Nation The Supreme Administrative court on Monday ordered the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to reimburse Hopewell Co Ltd Bt12 billion for the termination of the contract following the arbitral award order on 8 November 2008. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096435-srt-must-reimburse-hopewell-court/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Police hunt for man for allegedly murdering ex-wife, mother-in-law By The Nation Police on Monday launched a manhunt for a Sukhothai man who allegedly shot dead his ex-wife and her mother in Prachin Buri’s Kabin Buri district Sunday night after she refused to go back to him. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096437-prachin-buri-police-hunt-for-man-for-allegedly-murdering-ex-wife-mother-in-law/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 More than 300 houses in Chiang Rai damaged by Sunday storm By The Nation A thunderstorm damaged 328 houses in nine villages of Chiang Rai’s Khun Tal district on Sunday night, the district chief reported on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096458-more-than-300-houses-in-chiang-rai-damaged-by-sunday-storm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Algerian man arrested over pickpocketing of foreign tourists in Pattaya By The Nation Picture: Siam Rath An Algerian man has been arrested in Pattaya for allegedly pickpocketing two Korean tourists and a Chinese tourist in the seaside city late last month. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096461-algerian-man-arrested-over-pickpocketing-of-foreign-tourists-in-pattaya/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Thai internet infections more than doubled in 2018, says Kaspersky By The Nation Kaspersky Lab on Monday released its 2018 security bulletin containing local information and an overview of the threats that faced Thailand over the past year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096464-thai-internet-infections-more-than-doubled-in-2018-says-kaspersky/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Finance Ministry to boost tourism with Bt1,500 payment to domestic travellers By The Nation FILE photo The Finance Ministry had announced plans to launch a new stimulus package to boost the country’s domestic tourism business by giving Thais Bt1,500 per person to spend when they travel to 55 provinces under the promotion campaign, a source from the Finance Ministry said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096467-finance-ministry-to-boost-tourism-with-bt1500-payment-to-domestic-travellers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Prayut, Hun Sen open bridge across Thai-Cambodian border Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen jointly presided over the opening of a border bridge linking Thailand’s Sa Kaeo with Cambodia’s Banteay Meancheay provinces this morning. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096468-prayut-hun-sen-open-bridge-across-thai-cambodian-border/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 UPDATE: Seastead structure dragged back to shore by Royal Thai Navy By The Thaiger A floating seastead has today been towed by a naval vessel back to the Port of Phuket in Cape Panwa. Meanwhile the Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam is challenging the owners and builders of the structure to take the Thai Government and Navy to the International Court of Justice. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096425-navy-launches-operation-’remove-seastead’/?do=findComment&comment=14067535 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Slow loris released back into Phuket forest By The Thaiger PHOTOS: Department of National Parks Officers from of the Khao Phra Thaeo Non-Hunting Area have helped in the release of a slow loris back into the wild yesterday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096475-slow-loris-released-back-into-phuket-forest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 UPDATE: Hopewell Holding wins final court battle over controversial project The Thai Ministry of Transport and the State Railway of Thailand have been dealt a devastating blow as the Supreme Administrative Court today overturned the Administrative Court’s verdict and ordered the two state agencies to pay almost 11.9 billion baht in compensation to Hong Kong-based Hopewell Holdings Company for the termination of the Hopewell project. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096435-srt-must-reimburse-hopewell-court/?do=findComment&comment=14067678 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Migrant workers and employers must inform DOE of changes or face fines By The Nation File photo Foreign migrant workers who have either taken a new job or left an old one must inform the Department of Employment (DOE) of the changes within 7-15 days or face a Bt20,000 maximum fine, DOE director-general Petcharat Sinuay warned on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096478-migrant-workers-and-employers-must-inform-doe-of-changes-or-face-fines/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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