Artikel erschien Januar 2019

  • Malaysia choses new sultan, will be elected king January 24

    Malaysia choses new sultan, will be elected king January 24

    Malaysian officials announced that the country has a new sultan who is now expected to be elected king after the former monarch abdicated following his reported marriage to a Russian former beauty queen.

  • Hua Hin officials roll up their sleeves to clean the beaches after recent storms

    Hua Hin officials roll up their sleeves to clean the beaches after recent storms

    PHOTO: Talk News Online Hu Hin’s local Talk News Online is reporting that a team of local government officials and soldiers were out in force to clean up the Gulf coast beaches yesterday. The action focussed on Hua Don beach at Khao Takiap causing a lot of selfies to be taken among the large numbers of appreciative tourists using the beach. Jirawat Phrahmanee, a local official, led the cleaning teams to pick up and remove the rubbish and branches that had been blown in during the recent stormy weather

  • VIDEO: Woman has meltdown in Thai airport

    VIDEO: Woman has meltdown in Thai airport

    A video posted on social media has been doing the rounds. In the video a woman is seen yelling at an Air Asia airport staff for being told her carry on must be checked in because it was 7.2 kilos over the 7 kilogram weight limit

  • Teenage “relatives of politician” finally in detention after alleged gang rape of 16 year old girl

    Teenage “relatives of politician” finally in detention after alleged gang rape of 16 year old girl

    Three teenagers, aged 16 to 17, have been ordered into detention by a juvenile court more than five weeks after they allegedly gang raped a female 16 year old friend.

  • Family of British Phuket property developer say “he was murdered”

    Family of British Phuket property developer say “he was murdered”

    PHOTO: Lawyer Vincent McOwen holding up a photo of Steven James Granville – Khaosod English A lawyer representing the family of Steven James Granville has filed a complaint with the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) in Bangkok over police reports about injuries sustained in a 2013 ‘cycling incident’.

  • The 35 billion baht white elephant – Phuket’s light rail

    The 35 billion baht white elephant – Phuket’s light rail

    “About the only thing feasible in this rendering is the blue sky.” Spending 35 billion baht on infrastructure that few will use, is planned on the least useful route and will cause mayhem for a 3-5 year build time is a waste of money. The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is currently chatting to the private sector and local administrative bodies to support Phuket’s planned light-rail/tram project. Firstly, where will it travel

  • Myanmar Court rejects appeal of imprisoned Reuters journalists

    Myanmar Court rejects appeal of imprisoned Reuters journalists

    A court in Myanmar yesterday decided to uphold the convictions of two Reuters journalists who were sentenced to seven-year prison sentences. The case that has drawn international criticism

  • Social media the key in the run up to the 2019 election

    Social media the key in the run up to the 2019 election

    “Newspapers, once the beneficiary of political advertising, will now be side-lined in favor of targeted social media in the lead up to this year’s election.” by Asina Pownwasin Your social media platforms are about to be filled with banter, arguments and lots of advertising. The topic? The forthcoming Thai election (when a date is eventually announced).

  • Medical cannabis crops to be tightly controlled

    Medical cannabis crops to be tightly controlled

    The Thai narcotic control board head says that only Thai citizens who join hands with the government will be allowed to cultivate medical cannabis. The board yesterday stressed that growers of the potentially lucrative crop must be cooperatives, community enterprises or social enterprises made up of citizens – and not private companies. Their business will be under the scrutiny of state agencies, must cooperate with those agencies, and must be run by Thai nationals, said the Narcotics Control Board Office secretary-general, Niyom Termsrisuk

  • Saudi refugee granted asylum, flying to Canada

    Saudi refugee granted asylum, flying to Canada

    18 year old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun boarded a Korean Air flight last night, bound, ultimately for Toronto, Canada, via Seoul.