webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Rich drunk driving Benz businessman buys off family for 45 million baht in death of cop and wife Picture: Thai Rath The factory owner who killed a senior police man and his wife and injured their daughter while driving his Mercedes Benz drunk has paid off the deceased's family to the tune of 45 million baht. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102476-rich-drunk-driving-benz-businessman-buys-off-family-for-45-million-baht-in-death-of-cop-and-wife/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Vietnamese woman dies after fifth floor fall from Pattaya hotel - two small children found in her room Picture: Ruk Siam News Ruk Siam News reported that police and rescue services were called after a woman was found lying beside the R-Con@Siam hotel in Central Pattaya early this morning. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102478-vietnamese-woman-dies-after-fifth-floor-fall-from-pattaya-hotel-two-small-children-found-in-her-room/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 U.S. regulator sees approval of Boeing 737 MAX to fly as soon as late June - sources By Allison Lampert and David Shepardson FILE PHOTO: An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo MONTREAL/FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expects to approve Boeing Co's 737 MAX jet to return to service as soon as late June, representatives of the U.S. air regulator informed members of the United Nations' aviation agency in a private briefing on Thursday, sources told Reuters. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102482-us-regulator-sees-approval-of-boeing-737-max-to-fly-as-soon-as-late-june-sources/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Myanmar detains Sri Lankan bombing suspect in Yangon By Khine Kyaw The Nation Yangon FILE photo Police in Myanmar arrested a Sri Lankan man on Thursday evening, just hours after Facebook users in the country posted a warning about an overstaying foreigner thought to be linked to those involved in the Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102485-myanmar-detains-sri-lankan-bombing-suspect-in-yangon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Urchin-gate! Chinese tourists not guilty of urchin bashing - computer crime charges to follow? Caption: We didn't bash the urchins! we were putting them back in the sea. Thai authorities on Koh Lipe in Thailand's south have accepted the explanation of a group of Chinese tourists that they did not bash several urchins on the beach. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102487-urchin-gate-chinese-tourists-not-guilty-of-urchin-bashing-computer-crime-charges-to-follow/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Drivers injured as minivan collides with pickup in Krabi By Kritsada Mueanhawong A driver has sustained injuries after a minivan collided with a pickup truck in Krabi. Plai Phraya Police were notified of the incident yesterday on the southern Seaboard Road in Plai Phra. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102489-drivers-injured-as-minivan-collides-with-pickup-in-krabi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Cosplay teacher in a bar! Post sparks latest "appropriate or not" drama in Thailand Thais were debating whether sexy teacher pictures in a bar were appropriate. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102492-cosplay-teacher-in-a-bar-post-sparks-latest-appropriate-or-not-drama-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Video: Pick-up driver creates his own U-turn! Caption: Drunk or a deliberate act? CCTV from a pub in Sakon Nakorn in Thailand's north east appeared to show a pick-up driver determined to create their own U-turn. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102494-video-pick-up-driver-creates-his-own-u-turn/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Govt issues tax measures to encourage reading among Thai people BANGKOK, 24 May 2019 (NNT) - Although a survey conducted by the National Statistical Office in 2018 found that Thai people spend up to 66 minutes per day reading, a decline from 80 minutes a day in 2015, the current length of time is not equivalent to that in more developed countries. The government thinks that using a tax measure to encourage the buying of books will support the economics of the book industry and encourage Thai people to love reading. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102495-govt-issues-tax-measures-to-encourage-reading-among-thai-people/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Thai bikini babes set to smash Guinness World Record at 2019 Pattaya beach race Picture: Daily News Thailand's bikini babes have been encouraged to go to 7-Eleven and register for this year's "Bikini Beach Race" organised by Central Festival at Pattaya. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102500-thai-bikini-babes-set-to-smash-guinness-world-record-at-2019-pattaya-beach-race/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Crackdown on illegal minivans in Pattaya - nothing found! Picture: Sophon TV A large contingent of police, military men, City Hall officials and the local Department of Land Transport hot footed it to the port of Bali Hai in South Pattaya yesterday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102501-crackdown-on-illegal-minivans-in-pattaya-nothing-found/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Meteorological Dept: Many areas to experience heavy rain next week until early June BANKOK, 24 May 2019 (NNT) - Ms. Kornrawee Sitthicheewaphak, Deputy Director-General of the Meteorological Department, said Thailand has already entered the rainy season. Initially, it will rain for 2-3 consecutive days then there will be less rain. Next, it is expected that there will be heavy rain in many areas due to the southwest monsoon especially in the West of South, the West of the North and the East from next week until early June. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102502-thai-meteorological-dept-many-areas-to-experience-heavy-rain-next-week-until-early-june/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Every foreign tourist to Thailand set to be charged 100 baht insurance fee Every foreign tourist to Thailand set to be charged 100 baht insurance - money for emergencies and return of the dead. Thai media has reported that the Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports is proposing that every foreign tourist visiting Thailand should be charged an insurance and life insurance fee. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102505-every-foreign-tourist-to-thailand-set-to-be-charged-100-baht-insurance-fee/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Locals call in the media after fears that Pattaya sign will collapse on their heads Picture: The Pattaya News The Pattaya News reported that they went to Sukhumvit Road Soi 43 after complaints that a sign was damaged in the high wind and rain. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102511-locals-call-in-the-media-after-fears-that-pattaya-sign-will-collapse-on-their-heads/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Public participation clean solar energy project launched Thailand’s Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission (OERC) started accepting applications today from entrepreneurs interested in investing in the installation of solar panels to produce clean energy for sale to the state. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102514-public-participation-clean-solar-energy-project-launched/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Mandatory health insurance for over 50s in Thailand only affects those on Non-Immigrant Visa O-A File photo Thaivisa has today spoken with Prachuap Khiri Khan Immigration in a bid to try and clear up some confusion surrounding the recent announcement regarding mandatory health insurance for Non-Immigrant Visa O-A. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102516-mandatory-health-insurance-for-over-50s-in-thailand-only-affects-those-on-non-immigrant-visa-o-a/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Thanathorn may attend parliament opening and 1st House meeting Embattled Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit can attend the formal opening of parliament today, presided over by His Majesty the King in the conference hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102537-thanathorn-may-attend-parliament-opening-and-1st-house-meeting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Cannon, gun base at Racha Noi declared items of national heritage The cannon and its base remain half-buried in sand in shallow water of the northern shore of Koh Racha Noi. Photo: PR Dept PHUKET: The artefacts recovered from the seabed in a bay off Koh Racha Noi earlier this week have been confirmed to be a cannon and a slab used to fire the cannon from dating back to the Rattanakosin period. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102542-cannon-gun-base-at-racha-noi-declared-items-of-national-heritage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Thai exiles in fear after murders and disappearances By Panu Wongcha-um and Patpicha Tanakasempipat FILE PHOTO: Former communist and political prisoner Surachai Danwattananusorn gestures during an interview at his home in Bangkok, Thailand August 25, 2010. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subpransom/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - When members of the exiled Thai protest band Faiyen learned that the concrete-stuffed bodies of two Thai activists who had disappeared from Laos had been found in the Mekong River, they grew worried about their own fates. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102546-thai-exiles-in-fear-after-murders-and-disappearances/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 UPDATE: Thanathorn attends opening of parliament along with other newly-elected members By The Nation Dressed in the government uniform, newly-elected members of House of Representatives on Friday attended the ceremony to open parliament. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102537-thanathorn-may-attend-parliament-opening-and-1st-house-meeting/?do=findComment&comment=14174493 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 British PM May resigns, paving way for Brexit confrontation with EU By Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and William James Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Files LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday said she would quit, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power who is likely to push for a more decisive Brexit divorce deal. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102553-british-pm-may-resigns-paving-way-for-brexit-confrontation-with-eu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 HM the King opens first parliament since 2014 coup By AFP HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn opened parliament Friday five years after a 2014 coup, stressing the importance of "national security" and "people's well-being" as the junta moves within striking distance of cementing its grip on power. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102574-hm-the-king-opens-first-parliament-since-2014-coup/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Cameron Highlands in Malaysia – a fantastic nature experience. by Monica Nilsson Three friends and I had planned this “girl trip” together and wanted to combine a visit to Kuala Lumpur where our host friend now lived after a year in Bangkok, with a few days in Cameron Highlands. We were really looking forward to some fresh air after the recent smog in Bangkok but also to see this amazing nature with the tea plantation landscape. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102578-cameron-highlands-in-malaysia-–-a-fantastic-nature-experience/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 The Verve's Richard Ashcroft on the end of Bitter Sweet Symphony dispute The Verve's Richard Ashcroft has finally got the rights to the song Bitter Sweet Symphony after 22 years. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102581-the-verves-richard-ashcroft-on-the-end-of-bitter-sweet-symphony-dispute/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Emilia Clarke turned down Fifty Shades Of Grey after frustration over Game Of Thrones nudity by Rebecca Lewis Emilia was ‘sick of being asked about nudity’ (Picture: HBO/Getty) Emilia Clarke has revealed she turned down the lead role in Fifty Shades Of Grey because she was ‘sick of being asked about nudity’. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102583-emilia-clarke-turned-down-fifty-shades-of-grey-after-frustration-over-game-of-thrones-nudity/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Naomi Scott dresses as every Aladdin character for the red carpet press tour by NATASHA HARDING DISNEY/GETTY IMAGES As the actor tapped to play Princess Jasmine in the new Aladdin live-action remake, it's no surprise Naomi Scott bears something of a significance to her on-screen character. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102584-naomi-scott-dresses-as-every-aladdin-character-for-the-red-carpet-press-tour/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Foreigner charged with using fake passport, thanks to face recognition system By Kornkamon Aksorndej The Nation Immigration police on Friday detained a foreign man for allegedly using a false travel document to travel out of the country at Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102608-foreigner-charged-with-using-fake-passport-thanks-to-face-recognition-system/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Korat park digging moat to hem in elephants By Prasit Tangprasert The Nation Bt3.2 million has been allocated to dig a 10-kilometre moat on the edge of Thap Lan National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima to keep wild elephants from raiding adjacent croplands. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102609-korat-park-digging-moat-to-hem-in-elephants/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 To continue: Thailand Live Saturday 25 May 2019 https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102649-thailand-live-saturday-25-may-2019/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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