Month: October 2017
- Thai Life
‘A Prayer Before Dawn’. About to HIT our screens.
‘A Prayer Before Dawn’ is a 2017 British-French drama film directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. It was shown in the Midnight Screenings section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and stars Joe Cole as Billy Moore. Bar girls, drugs, a young farang in Thailand to have a good time… what could possibly go wrong?! The film’s screenplay has been adapted from…
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Phuket prepares for heavy rains, expected later this week
Following the weather forecasts predicting downpours and strong waves from today (October 31) until the end of the week (November 3), Phuket Governor Plodthong chaired a meeting today involving all departments to get ready for possible flooding, especially in the areas prone to regular flooding when there’s heavy rain. Phuket Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office Chief, Prapan Khanprasaeng, assured the…
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Phuket prepares for the visit of HRH Princess Sirindhorn
FILE PHOTO: HRH Princess Sirindhorn HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is scheduled to pay a visit to Phuket on November 12 and 13 to Chair the 11th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA). Phuket authorities met today at a meeting chaired by Governor Noraphat Plodthong to prepare a respectful welcome the HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. The meeting discussed…
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Stab-and-run assailant arrested at the Thachatchai check point
Early today (October 31), just after midnight, police received a report of a man from Nonthaburi province, Ananchai ‘Good’ Yim-On, who was stabbed to death in front of his rented house in Kathu by Tunya ‘Toom’ Jinda, from Trang province, after a brief fight. Ananchai was stabbed in three places around his body and was sent to Patong Hopital but…
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THAIGER TODAY Tuesday, October 31
New King, new coins | Thai PM issues ‘thanks’ to flood victims | Qatar Airways introduces new direct flights to Pattaya | The world’s most ‘stressed’ cities | Phuket drugged-up bus driver to lose license.
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An autopsy will be performed on South Korean actor Kim Joo-hyuk
An autopsy will be performed on actor Kim Joo-hyuk who passed away after a car crash Monday afternoon in Seoul. Gangnam Police station said Tuesday morning that it has asked the National Forensic Service to conduct an autopsy on Kim in order to verify the exact cause of his death. Police also said a court order for the autopsy was…
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Residences on the rise
Bill Barnett from c9hotelworks.com reports on the rise and rise of the residential living properties with hotel branding and management…. Property developers across Thailand are experiencing a magnetic attraction for hotel branded residences in order to spur price premium points and buyer demand. Currently there are 29 new hotel residence projects countrywide with nearly 90% of these located in resort…
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Less stress? Don’t come to Asia.
So you’re looking for the world’s least stressful cities? Better look outside Asia then according to this new list. The 2017 Global Least & Most Stressful Cities Ranking by online laundry service Zipjet ranked 150 cities around the world based on a range of factors including average annual sunshine hours, population density and green space, traffic and air pollution, unemployment,…
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Qatar adds Pattaya to its flights to Thailand
Qatar Airways out of Doha says they’re responding to increased customer demand for services to Thailand by launching direct flights to Pattaya, the airline’s fifth route to the country. The new four-times-a-week service, which kicks off next January is in addition to the airline’s existing direct flights to Bangkok, Krabi, Phuket and soon to be launched, Chiang Mai. The service…
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The Grand Palace, Temple of the Emerald Buddha reopen for visitors
Tourists are flocking back to Bangkok’s most popular tourist attractions Tourists flocked to visit the jewels in the crown of the capital’s tourist attractions, the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, after their reopening to visitors on Monday. The Royal Household Bureau last month announced that both would be closed to all tourists from October 1-29 as…
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Farang ‘possessed’ during Masong ritual at Vegetarian Festival
PHOTO: Facebook/Nanny Zaa Pk On the night of October 28, the final night of this year’s Phuket Vegetarian Festival, a Facebook user by the name of ‘Nanny Zaa Pk’, also known as Sutthicha Sutthakorn posted a 30 second video showing a western girl shaking her head with her eyes closed, in a similar fashion Masongs act when they claim they’re…
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Two cars and two motorbikes – Accident on Thepkasatri Road
This morning’s car and motorbike accident on Thepkasatri Road, southbound, just after 7.30am out the front of Boat Lagoon. Black car comes flying out of Soi, on opposite side of the road, hitting two cars and two motorbikes. Thanks to Rod for sending us the video. Please be VERY careful out on Phuket’s roads. To our best knowledge, only one…
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THAIGER TODAY Monday, October 30
Royal Relics delivered to their final resting place | Body found in Chalong hills | Criminal case against Yingluck is over | Road Toll during Royal Cremation very low | Design gaff at Phuket International Airport.
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Concrete truck falls 30 metres off cliff
The concrete truck was driven by 31 year old Suriya Pattasri fell off a 30 metre cliff yesterday (October 29), after he was unable to change the gear and the truck slipped backwards to the cliff near the deep-sea port in Wichit. Luckily, the driver jumped clear of the truck before it fell although he received some minor injuries in…
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Myanmar rallies in support of Army while the rest of the world condemn
Military songs rang out across downtown Yangon Sunday as tens of thousands rallied in defence of Myanmar’s army, an institution accused by the global community of driving Rohingya Muslims from the country. More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled western Rakhine state to Bangladesh since late August when raids by militants from the minority group were met with ruthless army “clearance…
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12 months of mourning finishes tonight (Sunday)
After a year and two weeks, Thailand completes it’s 12 months of official mourning following the passing of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on October 13, 2016. A year of black mourning clothes, displays, artworks, ceremonies, events and grief – allowing the Thai people time to contemplate the passing of the ’father of modern Thailand’ as well as ‘what comes…
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Warning over fake Royal Cremation photos
The Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) is warning online users to stop sharing inaccurate photos related to the Royal Cremation rites. ISOC spokesman Maj-General Pirawat Saengthong held a press conference to issue the warning. Pirawat says online users have been sharing some inaccurate photos related to the royal rites. For example, on Friday some people were sharing the photos of…
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Human bones found on hills overlooking Chalong
Human bones were found yesterday (October 28) by a local who was looking for wild jungle products. Local Toi Kerdsomboon found the skull under a big tree. The bones were about 230 metres up a hill nearby the dam and behind Luang Pu Supha temple. A team from Chalong police and Vachira Phuket Hospital inspected the bones but but were…
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LIVE stream from Bangkok for today’s ceremonies
There is an English language stream. Select at the bottom right of the screen.
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Lady in black. And red.
Remember our lady turned away from a US function in honour of the Late King Rama 9? The lady defied the ‘black & tasteful’ dress code and arrived in her own version of ‘black’ along with a few accessories. Link here… https://www.facebook.com/maizingGpee.Official/videos/542699439405074/ Well, her journalist husband (a Pulitzer Prize nominee) has gone full Op Ed and fired back at the…
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Drugged-up driver trying to harm Rawai tourists
Late yesterday afternoon (October 27), a bus driver from a tour company, 35 year old Suthon Klasamuth, went ‘crazy’ after allegedly taking methamphetamine and tried to harm tourists and others gathered around the windmill viewpoint in Rawai overlooking Nai Harn Beach and the Andaman Sea. After being contacted, Rawai Municipality officers did their best to try and calm him down.…
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Phuket’s Burasari Group Expands Into Hotel Management
Bursari Phuket. Photo courtesy agoda.com by Bill Barnett, c9hotelworks.com One fast emerging Phuket borne hotel chain that is stretching out into expansion is the Burasari Group. Starting out on the island in Patong the current Burasari Phuket now has 184 keys. In a bold move to Bangkok the Shanghai Mansion is in the now trendy Chinatown/Yaowarat area with 76 rooms and…
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