Month: June 2018

  • Thailand NewsThai PM features on front of Time magazine’s Asia edition

    Thai PM features on front of Time magazine’s Asia edition

    Thailand’s PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is being featured on the cover of Time magazine’s Asia edition for the start of July, available on July 2. The cover carries the headline: “Democrat. Dictator. Which path will Thailand’s Prayuth Chan-o-cha choose?” General Prayuth Chan-ocha appears at ease among the lavish trappings of politics. Thailand’s Prime Minister is never far from doting courtiers in Bangkok’s…

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  • Thailand NewsThais don’t have enough savings – Gen Y, Gen X

    Thais don’t have enough savings – Gen Y, Gen X

    Most working Thais only enough savings to last them about six months if they stopped working, or became unemployed. According to a study from the Customer Insights Centre of the Thai Military Bank, the premise particularly affects the Gen Y and Gen x groups. Generation X – Born: 1966-1976, Generation Y (Echo Boomers or Millennium) – Born: 1977-1994 The study is based on…

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  • Thailand NewsSongkhla: Pet dog leads family to missing boy

    Songkhla: Pet dog leads family to missing boy

    A faithful dog has led a family of a missing five year ld boy to a Songkhla reservoir. Sadly, it turned out that the youngster had already drowned. The body of Panattha Thammaro resurfaced at about 8am this morning (Friday). The family said the boy disappeared from home at 3pm Thursday and couldn’t be found. Then at 8pm the dog, named…

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  • Thailand NewsChiang Mai: Virtual Stadium coming to Central Festival

    Chiang Mai: Virtual Stadium coming to Central Festival

    A Virtual Stadium is coming to Chiang Mai for World Cup fans. The Central Pattana Group, together with Kasikorn Bank and Chang, are bringing what is described as the Virtual Stadium to Central Festival in Chiang Mai for just two days according to a press release. To satisfy the thirst of Thai football fans, the three organisations are transforming the…

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  • Phuket NewsSoi Dog – Going, going green!

    Soi Dog – Going, going green!

    To celebrate the World Environment Day on June 5, 2018, the Soi Dog Foundation implemented a series of actions to reduce its carbon footprint as well as improve its Corporate Social Responsibility and ‘best practice.’ While the core mission of the Foundation remains the same, Soi Dog now goes one step further by measuring the impact of its work within…

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  • Thailand NewsNational: How many days over-stay?!

    National: How many days over-stay?!

    PHOTOS: Thai Tourist Police Bureau A 70 year old British pensioner has been named as the foreigner with the longest over-stay in the 15th round of “X-Ray Outlaw Foreigner”. the weekly national immigration crackdown. In cooperation with other agencies, Tourist Police announced the arrest of 110 foreign undesirables in 83 raids. People were busted for running romance scams, skimming operations, drug…

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  • Thailand video newsHow do you solve a problem like PLASTIC?!

    How do you solve a problem like PLASTIC?!

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  • NewsSaleng driver escapes side-car gas bottle fire

    Saleng driver escapes side-car gas bottle fire

    A saleng (motorbike side car) has caught fire after a cooking gas leak today (June 22) in Kathu. Officers at the Kathu Municipality were notified about the incident on Phra Phuket Kaew Road near the Bang Chak Gas Station around 11am. Kathu Police and fire fighters arrived at the scene to find a Honda and its side car (saleng) on fire.…

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  • Phuket NewsTwo motorbike taxi drivers arrested in public transport drug crackdown

    Two motorbike taxi drivers arrested in public transport drug crackdown

    A team of officials led by the Provincial Police Region 8 Police have conducted drug and alcohol tests in a campaign at the new Phuket Bus terminal in Rassada yesterday (June 21). The campaign ran from 3-5pm. Sarawut Pakdee, a law enforcement officer of the Provincial Police Region 8 says, “Phuket’s Governor Norraphat Plodthong is very concerned about public transport safety…

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  • Phuket NewsNine arrested in Phuket drunk-driving campaign

    Nine arrested in Phuket drunk-driving campaign

    Nine people have been arrested during random checks last night (June 21)around Phuket Town. A team from the Phuket City Police set up a checkpoint from 8.30pm to 11.30pm on Pa Lean Road in Phuket Town to enforce traffic rules and conduct random alcohol breath tests. 88 drivers had alcohol breath tests. Nine of them were found over the alcohol…

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  • Thailand NewsPolitics: Yingluck’s first public message in 10 months

    Politics: Yingluck’s first public message in 10 months

    Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra has spoken out for the first time since she fled Thailand nearly 10 months saying thank you to her supporters for their birthday wishes. Khaosod English reports that Yingluck, who remains immensely popular among ‘red shirt’ supporters, despite her exile, said her influential brother, ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, also treated her to two meals on the…

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  • NewsElvis’s plane up for auction. It’s now or never.

    Elvis’s plane up for auction. It’s now or never.

    If you’re in the mood for buying a bit of music, and aviation, history, it’s now of never! CNN reports that there’s no engine, the cockpit’s a mess and the red velvet seats are not fit for the once king of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Restoring this plane will require a heap of cash, a hunk of burning love, paint, an engineer…

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  • Thailand NewsSongkhla: Army recruit, high on methamphetamine, shoots friend

    Songkhla: Army recruit, high on methamphetamine, shoots friend

    CCTV footage from Songkhla in southern Thailand shows an army recruit, on leave, in an apparent drug fueled rampage. 22 year old Jetsarin Siri was back home from Kanyaniwatana Camp in Narathiwat and was taking methamphetamine pills with his friend 26 year old Janthaya Chumchart when an argument allegedly broke out. Thai Rath reports that the man drew a gun on…

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  • NewsSchool teacher humiliates student over unpaid school fees

    School teacher humiliates student over unpaid school fees

    A mother is crying foul after she claims her son was humiliated by a teacher who stuck a note on his shirt saying he owed 700 baht in unpaid school fees. The names of the mother, her son and the school have been withheld although you can trace back the original post on Thai Facebook pages. The mother posted the…

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  • NewsLoose plastic chairs and locked exit door – Krabi-Phi Phi ferry

    Loose plastic chairs and locked exit door – Krabi-Phi Phi ferry

    There is no doubt a lot of infrastructure is at critical ‘overload’ stage where tourist attractions are struggling to cope with the sheer number of tourists and visitors coming to the region. This applies to the transport infrastructure getting people here and there as well. While there has been an announcement about new ferry services linking the golden tourist triangle…

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  • Phuket NewsMan drowns in Phuket jet-ski accident

    Man drowns in Phuket jet-ski accident

    A man has died after falling off from a jet-ski at a lagoon in Thalang yesterday (June 21) Thalang Police were notified about the incident at a lagoon on Srisoonthorn Road near the Valley Housing estate in Thalang at 4.30pm. Phuket Marine Police, diving rescue workers and the Thalang Police were involved in the search for the body. The search was…

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  • Phuket NewsCheap plastic chairs being used on Krabi-Phi Phi ferry

    Cheap plastic chairs being used on Krabi-Phi Phi ferry

    There is no doubt a lot of infrastructure is at critical ‘overload’ stage where tourist attractions are struggling to cope with the sheer number of tourists and visitors coming to the region. This applies to the transport infrastructure getting people here and there as well. While there has been an announcement about new ferry services linking the golden tourist triangle…

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  • Thailand NewsChiang Mai: Thai shoe thiefs caught red-handed at Wat Doi Suthep

    Chiang Mai: Thai shoe thiefs caught red-handed at Wat Doi Suthep

    Uproar yesterday following video showing a Thai man and woman stealing a Chinese tourist’s expensive shoes at Wat Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai. Daily News reports that the mum and dad, with their child, were caught on CCTV at the temple. Mum takes off her shoes and these are put in a bag by the father. Then they come back and…

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  • NewsMotorbike driver dies exiting Bang Khu underpass

    Motorbike driver dies exiting Bang Khu underpass

    A 43 year old Thai man died in a motorbike accident when he was driving out of the Bang Khu Underpass in Koh Kaew yesterday (June 21). Police were notified of the accident at Bang Khu Underpass on Thepkrasattri Road at 3.40pm. They arrived at the scene with rescue workers to find a man who was later identified as 43…

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  • NewsFake goods seized at a Patong warehouse

    Fake goods seized at a Patong warehouse

    Yesterday afternoon (June 21) police raided a warehouse at SB Plaza market in Patong and seized counterfeit goods valued at many hundred thousand Baht. A team of officers from the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD), together with a search warrant, raided the warehouse. Police found counterfeit goods including fake brand name bags and clothes. Officers arrested a man named ‘Bobby…

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  • NewsOne Chinese drowns, two others rescued at Koh Racha

    One Chinese drowns, two others rescued at Koh Racha

    Yesterday (June 21) strong waves battered three Chinese swimmers who went swimming, unattended, at Patok Beach on Koh Racha. Two of them were rescued while the third drowned. The body of a Chinese man was identified by the Phuket Tourist Police as 30 year old Su Wang when his body was brought back to Chalong pier. No signs of struggle…

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  • NewsMonkeys released at Koh Payu – video and photos

    Monkeys released at Koh Payu – video and photos

    Yesterday morning (June 21) 80 monkeys were released at Koh Payu, off the coast of Phuket. This island covers 26 rais plot of land. Water tanks were also installed on Koh Payu last week. Read more HERE. Pongchart Chouehorm, the Director of the Natural and Wildlife Education Centre and his team released 80 monkeys on their new home on Koh Payu.…

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  • NewsPersistent Python vs Dog

    Persistent Python vs Dog

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  • Thai LifeLaw and Order: Tangled Thai defamation laws

    Law and Order: Tangled Thai defamation laws

    PHOTO: Rights defender Andy Hall goes on trial for criminal defamation & computer crimes Living in the Land of Smiles you need to mind your Ps & Qs, as an expat, tourist, company or just about anyone actually. Thai defamation laws can be used to silence people, even in the most innocuous situations. It’s different from the West and, living…

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  • NewsSansiri launches THE BASE Central – Phuket

    Sansiri launches THE BASE Central – Phuket

    Sansiri launched another one of their ‘BASE’ branded condos with the launch of ‘THE BASE Central Phuket’. Quoting from their media release, “The design is influenced by an enchanting lifestyle where the native people and Chinese from across the seas come together to create the Peranakan culture under the new concept ‘MARK MY BASE’.” Poomisak Julamaneechot, Vice Managing Director of…

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  • Thailand NewsKrabi: Chinese tourist drowns at Railay Bay

    Krabi: Chinese tourist drowns at Railay Bay

    After all the heavy monsoonal weather along our coasts in recent days, we’re lucky we haven’t had more reports of risky swimmers getting into difficulty. Sadly, Krabi has reported a drowning. Thai Rath reports that a 32 year old Chinese tourist staying in the Railay Beach area drowned after ignoring officials’ warnings not to go into the water. The report says…

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  • Thailand NewsPretties, 500 World Cup punters and ‘influencers’ arrested over illegal betting

    Pretties, 500 World Cup punters and ‘influencers’ arrested over illegal betting

    It was only a matter of time before we’d have some arrests related to illegal betting during the World Cup. Among 500 suspects being rounded up, police are also summoning 20 ‘influencers’ who have been posting on Facebook about the ‘Net Idol’ betting page and attempting to persuade youth to engage in soccer betting. Police have arrested 484 suspects – including…

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  • NewsPhuket to hold Digital Innovation Summit 2018: Big Data

    Phuket to hold Digital Innovation Summit 2018: Big Data

    Digital Innovation Summit 2018. The event will be held on June 29-30 from 10am to 6pm at Central Festival Phuket East (Home Works ground floor) The main purposes of the event is to build awareness and to drive more understanding about the digital economy and smart city projects in Phuket and nearby. The keynote speaker is Dr. Pichet Durongkaveroj, Minister of…

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  • NewsKrabi’s coastline damaged by strong winds and heavy waves

    Krabi’s coastline damaged by strong winds and heavy waves

    Strong winds and waves have damaged the Koh Kwang Beach in Krabi during the reason crazy monsoon weather. Somsak Tabbut, a village head man of the Baan Koh Kwang village in Muang Krabi inspected the beach this morning. The damage runs all along 800 metres of the beach. Khun Somsak says, “Every monsoon period, every year, strong wind and waves…

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  • Thailand NewsBritish fraud gangs in Thailand – Pattaya, Porsches and prostitutes

    British fraud gangs in Thailand – Pattaya, Porsches and prostitutes

    Living the high life in Pattaya whilst funding the Porsches, champagne and girls with money stolen by cloning people’s credit cards. That was the life of just one of several Brits covered in a The Sun report. A vicious turf war between British gangs over stolen millions burst into the open last year when one was gunned down in cold…

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  • Thailand NewsChiang Mai: 33 year old found hanged in Nong Pa Khrang

    Chiang Mai: 33 year old found hanged in Nong Pa Khrang

    A man has hung himself in a Chiang Mai apartment. On June 19, police were informed about a body found at a residence in Nong Pa Kerang, to the east of the Chiang Mai city centre. The deceased, later identified as 33 year old Worawut Srichaiwong, was found hanged from window bars. There was reportedly no sign of assault injury…

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  • NewsSummer solstice – the longest day of the year in Thailand

    Summer solstice – the longest day of the year in Thailand

    It’s a special day of the year and we’re glad the sun is out so we can enjoy it. And, if all is well, we’ll see more sunshine today than any other day of 2018. So what will you do with all the extra daylight? The summer solstice is today (June 21) – the longest day in the northern hemisphere.…

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  • Thailand NewsChiang Rai: Province tackling pineapple oversupply

    Chiang Rai: Province tackling pineapple oversupply

    It’s not only Phuket where the popular fruit crop, pineapple, is in oversupply. A glut is causing prices to drop, but not only in the southern provinces. In Chiang Rai the provincial government is taking a pro-active approach to try and support farmers through the short-term supply/demand problem. Chiang Rai Governor, Narongsak Osotthanakkorn has told Thai media that both short-term…

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  • News41 more sterilised monkeys released back on Koh Sirey

    41 more sterilised monkeys released back on Koh Sirey

    41 sterilised monkeys have been released back to Koh Sirey yesterday (June 20). Another 52 monkeys were captured at Koh Sirey for sterilisation while 42 sterilised monkeys were released back to Soi King Kaew in Rassada on Monday (June 18). Read more HERE. Pongchart Chouehorm, the Director of the Natural and Wildlife Education Centre at Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area…

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  • Thailand NewsSome stingray and sawfish species now declared ‘protected’

    Some stingray and sawfish species now declared ‘protected’

    PHOTO: Green sawfish. Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living Some types of the stingray and sawfish family will now be declared as protected species. The Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has now declared eight types of stingray and three types of sawfish as protected. The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Gen Surasak Kanchanarat issued a ministerial announcement to…

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  • NewsBank of Thailand braces for trade war fallout

    Bank of Thailand braces for trade war fallout

    By Wichit Chaitrong “The trade row has increased the uncertainties for Thailand’s economy because it could have a negative impact on Thai exports, businesses, employment, consumption and investment.” Central bank keeps policy rate unchanged to facilitate growth; forecasts for GDP and export growth revised upwards amid weakening of the baht. Protectionism, stirred by the trade disputes between the United States…

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  • Phuket NewsClear the streets! Bangkok Airways Phuket Half Marathon – August 5.

    Clear the streets! Bangkok Airways Phuket Half Marathon – August 5.

    The streets are cleared, the roadways barren of traffic, all is ready. The Bangkok Airways Phuket Half Marathon 2018 coming up on August 5 is more than just a race. It is a chance to observe the local way of life and appreciate the area’s landmarks and Sino-Portuguese architecture from a different perspective in busy Phuket town – from the…

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