Month: December 2018

  • Chiang Mai NewsMan jumps to his death from condo rooftop in Chiang Mai

    Man jumps to his death from condo rooftop in Chiang Mai

    Chiang Mai police are reporting that a man, allegedly experiencing depression following a business failure, has jumped to his death from a condo rooftop in front of his relatives. The incident happened this morning. 40 year old Apirak Chansawang died on impact outside a luxurious 32 floor condo in the Wat Ket area of Chiang Mai. His relatives told police…

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  • HealthHemp being proposed as alternative to medical marijuana

    Hemp being proposed as alternative to medical marijuana

    The UN is considering whether to downgrade the classification of cannabidiol – currently a narcotic under international law, says Kasetsart University agronomy lecturer Vichien Keeratinijakal. Vichien claims the UN was considering reclassification because cannabidiol, found both in hemp and marijuana, had been shown to have medical benefits without the intoxicating properties of other cannabinoids, such as psychotropic tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Some…

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  • Koh Samui NewsTroops on stand-by to assist flooded southern provinces

    Troops on stand-by to assist flooded southern provinces

    PHOTO: Thunder Road Reporters, Samui Deputy PM and defence minister Prawit Wongsuwan has ordered the three armed forces to head south with troops and equipment to help the areas hard hit by flooding. The Meteorological Department is warning southerners to brace for more to come. Gulf coast provinces from Chumpon to Songkhla have been battered with heavy rains for the past…

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  • Phuket News89 leatherback turtle eggs moved to safe area on beach

    89 leatherback turtle eggs moved to safe area on beach

    A mother leatherback sea turtle laid 93 eggs at a beach in Khao Lak, Phang Nga yesterday. The 89 eggs have been carefully moved to a safe area on the beach whilst four eggs had broken. The enormous leatherback sea turtle laid its eggs on a beach at the Kuek Kak Beach in Khao Lak yesterday morning. Read more about…

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  • Thailand News“The Election Commission can decide” – PM on foreign observers for election

    “The Election Commission can decide” – PM on foreign observers for election

    Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is making it clear that the Election Commission (EC) are the sole authority to decide whether or not to allow foreign observers to monitor the election scheduled for February 24, 2019. But, Gen Prayut insisted that Thailand must solve its own internal problems to ensure transparency and fairness in order to restore international community’s confidence in…

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  • Phuket News‘Phoenix’ substandard – more officials face legal action

    ‘Phoenix’ substandard – more officials face legal action

    The Thai Immigration Bureau Chief, Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn, yesterday has confirmed that many aspects of the ‘Phoenix’ design and operation were substandard. And more officials are now facing legal action as the investigation uncovers the multiple failures of the design, operations on the day and behaviour of the Captain and crew during the sinking incident. Lt Gen Surachate says, “An…

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  • Bangkok NewsThai Rath downsizes newspaper workforce citing crippling decline in revenues

    Thai Rath downsizes newspaper workforce citing crippling decline in revenues

    Thai Rath, the country’s biggest newspaper, is buckling under the weight of digital change and downsizing its staff. In yet another sign of the woes in the Thai media industry, the mass-circulation Thai Rath newspaper is downsizing through a voluntary early retirement scheme. Thai Rath, which at its peak claimed a daily circulation of one million, said in a statement…

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  • Thailand NewsCivil groups urge political parties to strengthen national welfare net

    Civil groups urge political parties to strengthen national welfare net

    Just last week a report was released claiming that Thailand is the most ‘un-equal’ country in the world, in the same company as Turkey, Russia and India. The Government swiftly dissed the report, deeming it as ‘unreliable’. You can read about that report HERE. Now the We Fair Network of 13 peak organisations has presented its proposals for reform of…

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  • Thailand NewsNeighborhood quarrel suspected in brutal killing of family

    Neighborhood quarrel suspected in brutal killing of family

    by Somjit Rungjamrassamee Police are searching for three Burmese suspects in a brutal murder of four people, including a four year old boy and a four month old baby. The four family members, all from Myanmar, are believed to have been killed while they were sleeping on Saturday night. The gruesome killing took place in the border province of Tak…

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  • Thailand NewsDriver killed and eight injured in passenger van crash

    Driver killed and eight injured in passenger van crash

    PHOTOS: js100.com Eight South Korean tourists have been injured in a fatal passenger van accident in Chachoengsao today. In this case it’s alleged that the speeding van they were travelling in hit the rear of a pickup truck whilst it was making a U-turn. It also hit a motorcycle, before colliding with a concrete barrier at noon today. The driver…

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  • EntertainmentThe new Galaxy Roof Club opens in Patong

    The new Galaxy Roof Club opens in Patong

    The new Galaxy Roof Club Patong had its official launch as Patong’s first and only roof club under the slogan “Where all stars meet.” Dr. Josef Kastenberger – Owner, Ms. Olga Kotelenets – Managing Director and Mr. Nunthidej Phatanachinda – Advisor to Galaxy Roof Club Patong, are offering a new experience as the first and only roof club in Phuket…

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  • Phuket NewsEmergency crews battle airport fire. All part of regular drills.

    Emergency crews battle airport fire. All part of regular drills.

    PHOTOS: The Phuket International Airport Phuket International Airport emergency crews battled fires near the main runway today. But it was all part of organized training for fire and emergency crews. Firefighters and rescue workers were deployed on the tarmac as part of regular drills aimed at improving response times and emergency response efficiency. Officials observing the proceedings reported that the…

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  • HealthOvertraining and the Stress Bucket

    Overtraining and the Stress Bucket

    “If you want to train hard, you best learn to recover hard” – Krix Luther Believe it or not, training can increase the amount of stress in your life, and stress accumulates over time. I work closely with many Thai boxing gyms in Phuket and I get asked a lot about overtraining. These guys punish their bodies for six to…

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  • Thai LifeDigital driving license coming to Thailand next year

    Digital driving license coming to Thailand next year

    Stopped at a checkpoint? Fossiciking around in your bag for your license and ID? A new app will be launched in January in which motorists will be able to show their credentials to any law enforcement officer in Thailand. This means you will no longer have to carry a physical license with you.The police will be able to scan a…

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  • Phuket NewsBig leatherback sea turtle lays eggs in Phang Nga – VIDEO

    Big leatherback sea turtle lays eggs in Phang Nga – VIDEO

    PHOTOS: Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat | VIDEO: โชติ ครัวโชติรส / Newshawk Phuket A big leatherback sea turtle has laid eggs on a beach in Phang Nga this morning. Officials at the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), Phang Nga, were informed this morning that a big turtle has laid eggs at the Kuek Kak Beach in Khao Lak. Officials went to the beach…

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  • Thailand NewsSurachete doubles down on expelling illegal foreigners

    Surachete doubles down on expelling illegal foreigners

    “I want to keep the number at zero.” Immigration Bureau chief Surachate Hakparn is admitting that the frequent and highly public crackdowns on immigration suspects living in Thailand illegally is making other foreigners feel uncomfortable. But he says the Bureau’s success in the X-Ray Foreigner campaigns outweighs the concerns of expats. He has once again claimed that the number of…

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  • World NewsMiss Philippines wins Miss Universe 2018 – Thailand in Top 10

    Miss Philippines wins Miss Universe 2018 – Thailand in Top 10

    PHOTO: philstar.com Just in case you needed to know… Miss Universe 2018, the 67th Miss Universe pageant, was held today at Impact, Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi Province. Miss Thailand made it into the event’s Top 10. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa crowned her successor, the pageant winner, Catriona Gray of the Philippines. The 24 year old Filipina-Australian was crowned…

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  • Phuket NewsOil pollutes a Phuket beach

    Oil pollutes a Phuket beach

    Black oil has been located on a Beach at Ao Makham in Wichit yesterday. It is believed to be from a big ship. The Phuket Vice Governor Tanyawat Chanpinit, along with other officials, yesterday inspected the beach after the black oil was found on the sands along Tang Ken Bay. Phuket’s Vice Governor Tanyawat says, “Oil has been found polluting…

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  • Thailand video newsThaiger Radio News – Monday

    Thaiger Radio News – Monday

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  • Phuket NewsPhuket’s multi-tasking bus driver fined

    Phuket’s multi-tasking bus driver fined

    The Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) has fined the Phuket to Songkhla bus driver who, on Saturday, was captured on video, whilst responsible for a bus full of passengers, with his son sitting on his lap and making, what appears to be, live video chat calls. Read more about the incident HERE. (The original story says the bus was travelling to Phattalung.…

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  • Thailand NewsSearch on for person who tried to drown puppies

    Search on for person who tried to drown puppies

    “Paitoon, accompanied by many, also made merit for the deceased pups.” by Saichon Srinuanjan Authorities suspect somebody may tried to drown seven puppies and succeeded in killing five of them in Ratchaburi’s city district, west of Bangkok. Two puppies from the litter were found wet, but alive, though five other likely siblings were found at the same spot but lifeless.…

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  • Bangkok NewsMalaysian PM receives honorary doctorate from Rangsit University

    Malaysian PM receives honorary doctorate from Rangsit University

    PHOTOS: Facebook/Rangsit University Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Rangsit University President Arthit Ourairat during the convocation ceremony on Sunday. – Picture from Rangsit University Facebook Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad has been in Bangkok over the weekend, his second trip to the Kingdom in the past three months. But this time it was mostly social and to receive an award.…

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  • Koh Samui NewsSouthern provinces battered by heavy rains and floods

    Southern provinces battered by heavy rains and floods

    PHOTO: Flooded Samui roads – Facebook/Thunder Road Reporters “The city Mayor says the municipality had arranged for medical staff to be on stand-by to help patients at evacuation centres already set up to deal with potential flood crisis in Nakhon Si Thammarat.” Heavy rain has been battering the southern regions of the Gulf coast for the past few days and…

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  • Chiang Mai NewsUK backpacker needs 1.5 million baht for hospital bills and to fly home

    UK backpacker needs 1.5 million baht for hospital bills and to fly home

    24 year old Sophie Wilson, who has broken her neck in an accident, remains in a Chiang Mai hospital and has to pay £60,000 for hospital bills and to fly back to the UK. inews.co.uk reports that Sophie was injured after diving into a swimming pool and misjudging the depth. She was fished out of the water on December 1…

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  • Northern Thailand NewsPTT Thailand Grand Prix in Buriram voted best of 2018

    PTT Thailand Grand Prix in Buriram voted best of 2018

    “The race weekend at Buriram was the most attended and has been voted the best of the season on its debut.” There was a lot of expectation but the Thai GP was an incredible success and has now been named the best of the season by the MotoGP Paddock and the decision communicated to the Grand Prix Commission. The event…

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  • Thailand NewsRoyal Decree for February 24 election has been sent to HM the King

    Royal Decree for February 24 election has been sent to HM the King

    PHOTO: Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam – The Nation The Royal Decree on the election of members to the parliament has already been submitted to His Majesty the King for his Royal approval, according to the Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam. He reaffirmed that the election date remains unchanged on February 24, but the date for advance voting for overseas voters…

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  • Thailand NewsSedan careers into family food shop in Tak

    Sedan careers into family food shop in Tak

    PHOTO: The Nation A couple running a roadside family food shop in Tak’s Mae Sot district have been injured following a car making an unexpected ‘drive thru’ attempt. Tak is on Thailand’s western border with Myanmar. The incident occurred last night when a car driven by a Burmese man slammed into it. Police were seeking to determine whether Aung So,…

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  • South Thailand NewsHeavy December rain hits Nakhon Si Thammarat this morning

    Heavy December rain hits Nakhon Si Thammarat this morning

    by Krissana Thiwatsirikul Several areas of Nakhon Si Thammarat province have experienced heavy flooding this morning following sudden downpours over Saturday night and into the early hours of the morning. Southern provinces facing the Gulf of Thailand have all experienced some rain the last 24 hours. Water drainage systems were overwhelmed, sending excess volumes across the surface of many of…

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  • Northern Thailand NewsNarcotics officers arrest three with 370 kg of ‘ice’ and heroin in Chiang Rai

    Narcotics officers arrest three with 370 kg of ‘ice’ and heroin in Chiang Rai

    Three Hmong men from Tak province have been arrested in Chiang Rai while allegedly attempting to smuggle 300 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ice) and 70 kilograms of heroin from Myanmar into Thailand. The arrest was made by Army troops from the Pha Muang Taskforce with cooperation from Chiang Rai’s Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) on Friday night. A…

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  • Phuket NewsCalls for sacking of multi-tasking bus driver

    Calls for sacking of multi-tasking bus driver

    SCREENCAPTURE: Facebook/Mango Maimai A last minute booking for a Phuket to Phattalung bus has turned into a scary video record of an inter-provincial bus driver’s habits. The driver is coming under fire after being caught on video, whilst responsible for a bus full of passengers, with his son sitting on his lap and making, what appears to be, live video…

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  • Thailand video newsThaiger Radio News – Sunday

    Thaiger Radio News – Sunday

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  • HealthCoolSculpting: What is it and why is it so popular in Thailand?

    CoolSculpting: What is it and why is it so popular in Thailand?

    “There is a growing trend for alternative body contouring treatments. Consequently, many medical tourists turn to CoolSculpting with some incredible before and after results, as well as reduced recovery time without the need for anaesthetic or incisions.” Darren Lyons from medical.thethaiger.com has noticed the upward curve in alternative non-invasive liposuction and vaser liposuction treatments in Thailand. Known as Coolsculpting or…

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  • Bangkok NewsSuspect arrested over grenade attacks during Bangkok protests in 2014

    Suspect arrested over grenade attacks during Bangkok protests in 2014

    PHOTO MONTAGE: Thai PBS Back in early 2014 the street protests were in full swing on selected streets in the capital. In the midst of the sometimes violent protests a hand-grenade attack. Now, four and a half year’s later, a man suspected of throwing the hand-grenades into the anti-Yingluck government protests at the Victory Monument and on Banthadthong road has…

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  • Phuket NewsToxic free school lunches

    Toxic free school lunches

    “Meat balls and sausages used in student lunches were also found to be contaminated with borax and formalin.” A major study has been released researching contaminants in vegetables used in the state-sponsored school lunch program. You’d hope that the lunches were fresh and nutritious, right? Instead, they were dangerous. Vegetables and fruits found in lunches for students under the government’s…

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  • Thailand NewsPhichit collision kills three, injures four

    Phichit collision kills three, injures four

    A pick-up has flipped, throwing workers off the back tray, killing them when they crashed into another pick-up in Phichit this morning, in central Thailand. Three people were killed and four others injured when the pick-up smashed into another pick-up truck transporting construction workers. The accident happened at 8.30am on highway No 115 linking Sam Ngam and Muang district in…

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  • Bangkok NewsLeonid meteor shower displays across the early morning skies

    Leonid meteor shower displays across the early morning skies

    “…at some times, about three to four meteors per minute.” PHOTO: Nexter.org More than 500 stargazers, many from Bangkok, camped out at the Prachinburi Observatory last night and early this morning to witness the annual Leonid meteor shower. The Bangkok observatory set up 12 large telescopes for the stargazers to watch the meteor shower. By 5am, over 500 people were…

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  • Business NewsForeigners will be allowed to serve as arbitrators – NLA votes

    Foreigners will be allowed to serve as arbitrators – NLA votes

    The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has voted to pass the draft amended Arbitration Act in its first reading which will allow foreigners to serve as arbitrators in Thailand. The NLA yesterday voted 139-0 with 2 abstentions to pass the bill amending the 2002 Arbitration Act in its first reading. Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam, who presented the draft bill, told legislators…

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