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Sponsored Digital nomading in Chiang Mai? What US$1,000 a month really gets you
Chiang Mai has become a popular destination for digital nomads due to its low living costs, rich culture, and active remote work community. The city offers affordable housing, tasty food, reliable internet, and many co-working spaces, making it a great...
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Up to 1000 foreign volunteers affected by Chiang Mai immigration work permit stand-off
The head of two foundations in Chiang Mai has revealed to ThaiVisa that a stand-off between the new head of the Chiang Mai labor office and the city’s immigration department is causing trouble for up to a thousand foreigners who are volunteering at charities around the province. Our source – who has asked not to be named – said that…
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“If you resist arrest, you will be shot” – Chonburi police chief
PHOTOS: THAI Rath When we find you, and if you resist arrest, you will be shot.” Thai Rath is reporting that the head of the Chonburi police force has some strong words for the alleged Phuket-based mastermind behind the slaying of the the Buddha Mountain couple over the weekend. Speaking after a re-enactment of the movement of the couple before…
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Villagers try to lynch top policeman’s son in Phetchabun re-enactment
Re-enactments, where a person, who has admitted their guilt, is taken to the scene of the crime to re-enact it, often in public view, is a common practice in Thai police investigations. Video footage on the Thai Rath Facebook page shows the moments when a top policeman’s son was taken on one of these re-enactments, this time for a horrific…
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Officials file report about land encroachment on Naka Noi Island
Forest Department officers and soldiers yesterday (Aug 1) filed a report to police about alleged land encroachment on Naka Noi Island which is located next to Thai actor Puri Hiranpruk’s land plot. Yesterday, officers investigated the land plot on Naka Noi Island. The investigation came after they were notified about 10 men carrying construction equipment to the land area. They…
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Villager headman dies in Krabi road accident, six injured
A Nakhon Si Thammarat village headman has died in a road accident in Krabi after heading from Phuket to Nakhon Si Thammarat. Krabi City Police were notified of the accident on Phet Kasem Road near the Macro store in Sai Thai at 7.30pm on Monday night. Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene to find a damaged pickup truck…
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Khao San Road vendors openly defy the new pavement ban
PHOTOS: The Nation Vendors on Khao San road, Bangkok’s popular back-packer magnet and tourist trap, are openly defying the BMA ban on sidewalk vendors and markets. Officials of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said they wanted to impose order in the area which for years has been occupied by vendors who ply their trade on both side of the roads, blocking…
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University lecturer and ‘hi-so’ man arrested for soliciting sex with U18 males
The Royal Thai Police’s Anti Trafficking in Persons Division has arrested two men for allegedly buying sex from two males under 18 year of age. The two are said to be a ‘famous Thai university lecturer’ and a ‘hi-so man’. A police investigation concluded that the two men – who claim their innocence – were among some 200 members of…
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The Miss Universe pageant returns to Thailand this December
PHOTO: Tanachai Pramarnpanich Dust off the tiaras and sashes and try and contain your excitement! Miss Universe 2018 will be held in Thailand in December. This is the third time that Thailand will host the beauty contest. The Miss Universe Organisation president Paula Shugart and Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters were present at a media conference in Bangkok yesterday. Former…
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Deadly link: Puppy factories and rabies
(12 minute read) A media release from soidog.org The panic over rabies that erupted at the beginning of this year seems to have died down. Fourteen people have died; dozens of dogs were poisoned and thousands more died after being incarcerated in government pounds as officials across the country stumbled to stamp out the spread of the disease. Yet absolutely nothing…
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Event Round-Up with The Sponsorship Experts – August 2018
by Paul Poole The running craze continues in August with races held throughout the country. The month starts off with Bangkok Airways Phuket Marathon 2018 on August 5 where runners can choose between three distances, 21, 10 and five kilometres, and CIMB Thai Triathlon for ASEAN Day 2018, also on August 5. Perfect for beginners, the event allows participants to…
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Happy Birthday Thaiger – One year old today
Acute self indulgence today as we announce our first major milestone for thethaiger.com. We’re one year old. It was on August 1, 2017 that the fledgling Thaiger company took over the reins of the 23 year old Phuket Gazette and started posting under the new management. Only two weeks before we had received the keys to the toy box and…
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Enthusiastic Pattaya media claim “Happy tourists visited in droves over the long weekend.”
But where were they? Manager Online appears to have been ‘encouraged’ to write a nice puff piece about the return of the tourists to the sands of Pattaya. “Happy tourists visited in droves over the long weekend.” But evidence was thin on the ground. The Manager photographer seemed to have arrived a day late. There appeared to be one foreigner sunbathing…
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Entertainment venues in Patong, connected to the Sattahip murder, found illegal
Police last night (July 31) raided an entertainment business on Bangla Road which allegedly belongs to one of the Chonburi double murder suspects. The business was found to be illegal. Chonburi police, investigating the brazen double execution-style murder in the car park at Buddha Mountain in Sattahip, say initial investigations were able to uncover a number of possible motives and…
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Arrest warrant issued for Patong bar owner linked to the double murder in Sattahip
Two houses in Patong, linked to a suspect in the double murder at Sattahip, Chonburi, remain under surveillance but there hasn’t been any activity according to police. Chonburi police, investigating the double execution-style murders in the car park of Buddha Mountain in Sattahip, say their initial investigations revealed a number of possible motives in the gruesome hit. Read more about…
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Illegal bird feed vendors arrested at Tha Pae Gate, Chiang Mai.
Chiang Mai City Life is reporting that the pigeons at Tha Pae Gate have been an ongoing issue for the city as their numbers has been reportedly increasing. In the attempt to prevent an infestation of pigeons in the area, Chiang Mai Municipality enacted a law prohibiting any street vendor in the area to sell bird feed. For tourists and…
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July stats see a small drop in tourists through Thai airports
July 2018 stats from the AoT (Airports Authority of Thailand) indicates that fewer tourists went through Thai airports than expected. Channel 7 News reports that, while there was still an increase of 4% compared to the same month in 2017, the numbers buck the overall trend which has seen an average 9% rise in usage per month since the start…
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Tourist sniffs a new scam after Walking Street on-the-spot litter fine
A new scam? The ‘spot fine for littering’ scam? An Iranian tourist is voicing his suspicions after being fined for littering on a Pattaya walking street early today (Wednesday) by men who are claiming to be Pattaya City officials, but failed to issue a receipt. 32 year old Shahrokh Assadizadldleh has lodged an official complaint at a Pattaya police station…
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Body of missing boy washed up on Nai Yang Beach
PHOTO: The Royal Thai Navy The body of an 11 year old boy has been found on Nai Yang beach this morning (Aug 1). Five Thai boys had survived being washed into strong surf on Monday – either being saved or getting back to shore themselves, while the other Thai boy went missing at Laem Po off Nai Yang Beach…
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Air traffic controllers didn’t follow standard procedures during MH370 flight – Report
PHOTO: News In Flight In the wake of the release of the final official report into the disappearance of Malaysian Airways flight MH370 yesterday, new details have emerged about a departure from ‘standard operating procedures’ at the time the Boeing 777 ‘vanished’ from radar. Air traffic controllers in KL and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, did not act according to…
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Karen spiritual leader Ko-ee gets Thai ID card. Only had to wait 107 years.
PHOTO: Thai PBS Spiritual leader of ethnic Karens of Kaeng Krachan forest in Phetchaburi, 107 year old Ko-ee Meeme, registered for a Thai identity card at the Kaeng Krachang district office yesterday after he was granted Thai citizenship. On hand to witness the ID card registration were Mrs Tuenjai Deethet, a member of the National Human Rights Commission, and children,…
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“I am not a security threat” – Thanathorn Joengrungruangkit
PHOTOS: The Nation Thanathorn Joengrungruangkit, the acting leader of the new Future Forward Party has reported to the Technology Crime Suppression Division to defend himself against allegation filed against him by the NCPO over a Facebook live streaming event, deemed to be critical of the military government. Colonel Burin Thongprapai of the NCPO’s legal affairs department has accused Thanathorn of…
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Thai officials make official request for Yingluck’s extradition
The Thai Government has made an official request to the UK for the extradition of fugitive former PM Yingluck Shinawatra for prosecution back in Thailand. The Thai Embassy in London sent a letter dated July 5 to the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office with attached copies of the Supreme Court verdict in the case against Yingluck along with her arrest…
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Rayong grandmother gets back 117,000 baht in termite-damaged banknotes
Good fortune has smiled on a Rayong grandmother after she got back 117,000 baht in Thai banknotes that had been partially eaten by termites from police, a week after she dumped them in a garbage bin. 83 year old Chaluay Saetiaw was taken by her grandson, 49 year old Wasant Boon-anukul, to Mueang Rayong police station to retrieve the damaged…
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22 year old man killed in Thalang road incident
A man has died after losing control of the pickup truck he was driving and collided with a tree just after midnight today (July 31). Thalang Police were notified of the incident on Thepkrasattri Road’s southbound lane near the Esso petrol station Suan Nam Sai in Thalang at about 00.30am today. Police and emergency responders arrived at the scene to…
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Pattaya mayor takes steps to return disputed land on Bali Hai cape to public use
Manager Online is reporting that Pattaya’s mayor has contacted the land department to rescind title deeds related to land at the tip of Bali Hai cape in South Pattaya. The area is known as “Achaland” and has become the property of Achaland Co Ltd. The Mayor asserts that a “chanote” or title deed was issued by allegedly corrupt officials. A Supreme…
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Protesters turn to ‘cursing ritual’ in the latest Doi Suthep protests
PHOTO: File Photo by Nisanart Kangwanwong If banners and peaceful protests don’t work, try a bit of local northern Thai ‘woo woo’ instead. As part of next month’s protests agains the Doi Suthep housing development in Chiang Mai organisers are planning a ‘cursing ritual’. The Doi Suthep Forest Reclamation Network is staging a major protest in late August to pressure…
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Indian currency cons arrested on Samui
Thai TV Channel 7 has featured the arrest of two Indian citizens who were attempting to rip off currency exchanges on Koh Samui. The scam works as follows… the Indians would bring 10 x US$100 dollar bills to a currency exchange booth, to change to Thai currency. One would then ask to recount the US dollars and take out two…
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Young Thai man falls for the old 1000 baht penis enlargement scam
PHOTO: Sanook Ouch! Men, take note. Women, laugh at the stupidity of some members of the male sex. Thai media Sanook is reporting the topic of penis enlargement – a hot topic in Thai social media including some very dodgy methods of, ummm, increasing the dimensions of the penis. A picture, of what appears to be a school child undergoing…
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First croc caught at sea – Yanui’s crocodile catchers
One of the Surat Thani-based crocodile catcher team says that ‘Yanui’ is the first crocodile that he has caught in the sea – a lot more difficult than catching ‘Laypang’, last August’s crocodile captured in a lagoon off Layan Beach. Head of the crocodile catcher team, Nikhom Suksawat, says, “It took 12 days to catch the crocodile because the weather…
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Search for missing boy at Nai Yang Beach resumes
A search for a missing boy resumed this morning with jet-skis and speedboats combing the shoreline and areas around Nai Yang Beach. Six boys headed into the water, but only up to their knees not far from the shore, yesterday afternoon. But the conditions were very rough with Nai Yang beach known for its rips dangerous surf at this time…
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