THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 3 Sep 2017

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Man hangs self in Khon Kaen park

By The Nation

 

A man was found hanged in Khon Kaen public park in the heart of the city late Friday night with a suicide note.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000007-man-hangs-self-in-khon-kaen-park/

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The week that was in Thailand news: Thailand – nice to see you, to see you nice.

 

 

While Yingluck was, perhaps regretfully, going one way, Rooster was thankfully going the other.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999971-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-thailand-–-nice-to-see-you-to-see-you-nice/

 

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What Thai Girls Really Think…

By a Thai Lady living in Pattaya

 

What they really think…

An account of one Thai ladies views based on her experiences of Pattaya, clearly subjective and based on one persons view. Nonetheless, this still makes for a compelling read.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999992-what-thai-girls-really-think…/

 

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What Thai Ladies Really Think: Part Two

By a Thai Lady living in Pattaya

Part ONE: http://www.inspirepattaya.com/lifestyle/what-thai-girls-really-think/

 

What they really think…

An account of one Thai ladies views based on her experiences of Pattaya, clearly subjective and based on one persons view. Nonetheless, this still makes for a compelling read.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999994-what-thai-ladies-really-think-part-two/

 

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Bangkok – Rain stops play!

 

 

Inspire is delighted to bring you ‘Dan about Thailand’s’ weekly vlogs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999995-bangkok-–-rain-stops-play/

 

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Ramayana Water Park, Pattaya – Lots of fun!

 

 

Inspire is delighted to bring you ‘Dan about Thailand’s’ weekly vlogs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999997-ramayana-water-park-pattaya-–-lots-of-fun/

 

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Fears alcohol tax may increase hard-liquor consumption

By The Sunday Nation

 

Thai Health Promotion Foundation manager Supreeda Adulyanon

 

The Thai Health Promotion Foundation expressed concern yesterday that the new alcohol excise-tax structure would drive drinkers to consume more cheap white liquor at the expense of their health.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000014-fears-alcohol-tax-may-increase-hard-liquor-consumption/

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Yingluck flight will not impede NACC probe

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

THE ANTI-GRAFT agency’s chief has expressed his confidence that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s escape won’t adversely affect ongoing investigations in other cases against her and her fellow former Cabinet members.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000015-yingluck-flight-will-not-impede-nacc-probe/

 

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Flying start for natural resources reform

By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

AS THE COUNTRY’S national reforms act comes into effect, the reform committee on natural resources and environmental management is among the first to begin its five-year reform task.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000016-flying-start-for-natural-resources-reform/

 

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Deep divisions in committee over resetting of the NHRC

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

A MEMBER of the joint law review committee examining the National Human Rights Commission bill conceded yesterday that there were deep differences over the proposal to reset the whole current NHRC.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000017-deep-divisions-in-committee-over-resetting-of-the-nhrc/

 

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Pirate Bay and other torrent sites hit by cyber attack and temporarily taken offline, Isohunt disappears altogether

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Some of the world’s leading torrent sites, including the Pirate Bay, have suffered major outages this past week, while others, such as Isohunt, have mysteriously disappeared.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/pirate-bay-torrent-sites-hit-cyber-attack-temporarily-taken-offline-isohunt-disappears-altogether/24020/

 

 

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Police to summon, charge tollway motorcyclist

By The Nation

 

JS100 radio's photo.

 

Police have identified the motorcyclist who was seen riding on the Don Mueang Tollway Friday and will summon him to face charges, a senior police officer said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000018-police-to-summon-charge-tollway-motorcyclist/

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Grandma’s joy over lottery ‘win’ short-lived

By The Nation

 

Photo from Facebook/@panunjewelry

 

A Phayao woman’s joy at winning Bt30 million in a lottery was cut short when it emerged that it was a prank conducted by her 13-year-old granddaughter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000019-grandma’s-joy-over-lottery-‘win’-short-lived/

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Plara factory ordered to get rid of stench

By The Nation

 

Public health officials inspected a fish-fermenting factory in Sa Kaew on Saturday morning after residents complained of a stench for more than three years to the Interior Ministry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000020-plara-factory-ordered-to-get-rid-of-stench/

 

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Passenger traffic at Don Mueang expected to hit 38m by year-end

 

 

The number of passengers travelling through Don Mueang airport is expected to hit 38 million by the end of this year, exceeding the target of 32 million, Don Mueang airport director Suthirawat Suwanwat said on Saturday (Sept 2).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000022-passenger-traffic-at-don-mueang-expected-to-hit-38m-by-year-end/

 

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Poll: Yingluck case may affect Pheu Thai popularity

 

 

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s failure to show up for a court ruling on the rice-pledging case in which she is the defendant may prompt the Pheu Thai Party to look for a new leader and affect its popularity, according the result of an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000023-poll-yingluck-case-may-affect-pheu-thai-popularity/

 

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Girl died saving her sister in motorbike crash

By The Nation 

 

An 11-year-old girl was killed when she used herself as a shield to save her 10-month-old sister when their mother’s motorcycle crashed in Chachoengsao’s Phanom Sarakham district on Saturday morning, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000024-girl-died-saving-her-sister-in-motorbike-crash/

 

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Police to seek 4 warrants in Songkhla shoot-out case: source

By The Nation

 

Police will seek arrest warrants next week against four more suspects in the fatal used-vehicle robbery in Songkhla’s Nathawee district last month, said a source.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000025-police-to-seek-4-warrants-in-songkhla-shoot-out-case-source/

 

 

 

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One teen killed, six injured at barricade

By The Nation

 

One teenager was killed and six others injured late last night in a motorcycle pileup while they were trying to flee a police roundup in Bangkok’s Nong Chok district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000026-one-teen-killed-six-injured-at-barricade/

 

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Two arrested for encouraging road racing on Facebook

By The Nation

 

 

Police have arrested a man and a teenager for operating Facebook pages to schedule road racing among teenagers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000027-two-arrested-for-encouraging-road-racing-on-facebook/

 

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Trump hugs children, serves food in visit to victims of Harvey

By Steve Holland

 

U.S. President Donald Trump helps volunteers hand out meals during a visit with flood survivors of Hurricane Harvey at a relief center in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 2, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump flew to Houston on Saturday to meet with victims of Hurricane Harvey and see the effects of the record-setting storm while he presses for a multi-billion-dollar aid package.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000032-trump-hugs-children-serves-food-in-visit-to-victims-of-harvey/

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North Korea says it has developed more-advanced hydrogen bomb - KCNA

By Jack Kim

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance on a nuclear weapons program in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang September 3, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Sunday it has developed a more advanced nuclear weapon that has "great destructive power" and leader Kim Jong Un inspected a hydrogen bomb that will be loaded on a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000033-north-korea-says-it-has-developed-more-advanced-hydrogen-bomb-kcna/

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Kenyan president, election overturned by court, attacks judiciary

By Maggie Fick

 

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta flanked by his Deputy William Ruto addresses the nation at State House in Nairobi, Kenya September 1, 2017. Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

 

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Saturday the country had a problem with its judiciary, which annulled his election win of last month, "and we must fix it".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000034-kenyan-president-election-overturned-by-court-attacks-judiciary/

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UK opposition to push for soft Brexit changes to EU repeal bill - The Times

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn talks to the media in Brussels, Belgium July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The opposition Labour Party will propose changes to the government's EU repeal bill to ensure it does not exclude Britain remaining in the single market and customs union as part of a transitional Brexit period, The Times reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000035-uk-opposition-to-push-for-soft-brexit-changes-to-eu-repeal-bill-the-times/

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Russia hands note of protest to U.S. over plans to search trade mission

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry has summoned a U.S. diplomat in Moscow to hand him a note of protest over plans to conduct searches in Russia's trade mission complex in Washington, which should soon be closed, the ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000036-russia-hands-note-of-protest-to-us-over-plans-to-search-trade-mission/

 

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Irma seen becoming major hurricane early next week - NHC

 

Satellite image of Tropical Storm Irma pictured here in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean on August 30, 2017. NASA/NOAA /Goddard Rapid Response Team/Handout via REUTERS

 

REUTERS - The U.S. National Hurricane Center described Irma as a small hurricane on Saturday as it moved west across the Atlantic Ocean but said it should become "major" when it gets closer to the Lesser Antilles early next week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000038-irma-seen-becoming-major-hurricane-early-next-week-nhc/

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Saudi king says kingdom has made progress in tackling terrorism

 

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at a summit of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi King Salman, receiving dignitaries attending the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage, said on Saturday the kingdom had made progress in eradicating terrorism aimed at attacking its holy sites, state news agency SPA reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000040-saudi-king-says-kingdom-has-made-progress-in-tackling-terrorism/

 

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Hamilton takes record pole at Monza

 

Formula One - F1 - Italian Grand Prix 2017 - Monza, Italy - September 2, 2017 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton celebrates pole position with Red Bull's Max Verstappen, second and Daniel Ricciardo, third after qualifying REUTERS/Max Rossi

 

MONZA, Italy (Reuters) - Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton took a record 69th Formula One pole position in a wet Italian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday with title rival Sebastian Vettel only eighth for Ferrari.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000042-hamilton-takes-record-pole-at-monza/

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Rohingya Muslims flee as more than 2,600 houses burned in Myanmar's Rakhine

 

A group of Rohingya refugees walk on the muddy road after travelling over the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

 

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - More than 2,600 houses have been burned down in Rohingya-majority areas of Myanmar's northwest in the last week, the government said on Saturday, in one of the deadliest bouts of violence involving the Muslim minority in decades.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000044-rohingya-muslims-flee-as-more-than-2600-houses-burned-in-myanmars-rakhine/

 

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Teenager Woodburn's debut goal ignites Welsh hopes

 

Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifications - Europe - Wales vs Austria - Cardiff, Britain - September 2, 2017 Wales' Ben Woodburn celebrates with Hal Robson-Kanu after the match Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

 

CARDIFF (Reuters) - Wales teenager Ben Woodburn enjoyed a stunning international debut, scoring a spectacular long-range winner in the 1-0 Group D World Cup qualifying victory over Austria five minutes after coming off the bench in Cardiff.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000046-teenager-woodburns-debut-goal-ignites-welsh-hopes/