Artikel tagged “internet”

  • Phang Nga OrBorTor President forced to resign over pedophilia

    Phang Nga OrBorTor President forced to resign over pedophilia

    PHOTOS: social.tvpoolonline.com An OrBorTor President in Tai Muang District, Phang Nga has been forced to resign from his duties after a video clearly showing him sexually abusing a twelve years old girl went viral over the Internet last week (June 26). Government officials went to visit the girl in the video and found that she lives with her 54 year old grandmother and 16 year old sister since her parents were divorced. She told the officials that the man had taken her to his car and tried to touch her, claiming that it was needed for curing his Coronary Artery Disease, according to traditional Chinese medicine, and promised to pay her for her ‘assistance’

  •  Two Russian tourists from Phuket lost in Phang Nga forest, found safe

     Two Russian tourists from Phuket lost in Phang Nga forest, found safe

    Officers were searching more than four hours for two Russian tourists who got lost in the Sa Nang Manora Forest Park in Phang Nga last night. But good news, they were both eventually found safe. Phang Nga police were searching for two Russian tourists, a 28 year old Russian woman and 29 year old Russian man.

  • “Meute” House/Techno marching band at Wonderfruit

    PHOTO: Steffi Rettinger Just drums and brass, that’s all they need. Hailing from Hamburg, Germany this modern take on the marching band concept is comprised of eleven musicians and, boy, are they good! With their iconic red jackets this group dares to rearrange house and techno music to bring it to the street. Started in 2015 by trumpet player  Thomas Burhorn, this group has been taking over the web as more and more footage of their performances have spread throughout the internet.  It’s the brass that does it, providing a big, enveloping sound its hard for their spectators to stand still

  • Rolling out the e-visas – cutting time in immigration queues

    Rolling out the e-visas – cutting time in immigration queues

    Thailand has officially launched its new e-Visa on Arrival (E-VOA) application system. This way foreigners from approved countries will be able to apply for their visa before their travel date, online, and avoid paperwork and approval when they arrive

  • Actor’s family assets confiscated over suspected bitcoin fraud

    PHOTO: Thai actor Jirachpisit ‘Boom’ Jarawichit – The Nation The AMLO (Anti Money Laundering Office) has confiscated assets worth 210 million baht belonging to an actor and his family suspected of involvement in fraud and money laundering. The case stems from a complaint by a Finnish investor, Aarni Otava Saarimaa, that he was defrauded of bitcoins valued at 797 million baht

  • Chinese couple trash Phuket apartment

    Won’t be the first tenants, nor the last, to leave a room in a disgusting condition.

  • What makes a good rental villa?

    What makes a good rental villa?

    by Ian Macaulay www.AquilaPhuket.com Not everyone who has gone through the process of owning or building a villa will want to rent it out.  Even if you don’t, rentability can have a significant impact on the asset and resale value so it’s well worth being aware of a given property’s potential appeal to the rental market. Here are a few things to consider: Location No, we won’t say this 3x, but it always should be remembered as a major factor. Every location has its advantages, which can range from the mundane – number of parking spaces (for when you want to have a gathering of friends), or accessibility to restaurants as some examples

  • AIS sets up shop at Phuket Prison

    AIS sets up shop at Phuket Prison

    PHUKET: GSM mobile phone operator Advance Info Service (AIS) has set up a temporary sales booth giving away free SIM cards at the entrance to the visiting area at Phuket Prison. A sales hostess stationed at the booth said the prison was a good place to promote AIS services as there were always large crowds of people facing long waits to see inmates.