THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 11 Oct 2017

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Patong Police seeking German over footpath antics

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET:-- Patong Police Chief Col Tassanai Orarigdech says he is looking into the actions of a foreign man, believed to be German, who was recorded on video lying down on the footpath and making himself comfortable in the gutter in Patong earlier this week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006300-patong-police-seeking-german-over-footpath-antics/

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Foreign Volunteer Cops Accused Of Extorting Phuket Businesses

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

A video screencap of one of two men accused of extorting bribes from business owners in Phuket province. Image: Spotlight Phuket

 

PHUKET — The chief of tourist police on Phuket on Tuesday declined to discuss accusations that two volunteer members of his force targeted foreign business owners and migrant workers in a racketeering scheme.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006314-foreign-volunteer-cops-accused-of-extorting-phuket-businesses/

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Midweek rant: Banning smoking on the beaches descends into farce

 

File photo

 

The foreign community moan and moan that the Thais won’t do anything to sort out the problem of trash in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006364-midweek rant-banning-smoking-on-the-beaches-descends-into-farce/

 

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Mor Chit 2 "will move for sure" - plan to start building new bus station at Jatajak BTS next year

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A spokesman for the Department of Land Transport has said that Mor Chit 2 bus station in northern Bangkok will definitely be relocated.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006371-mor-chit-2-will-move-for-sure-plan-to-start-building-new-bus station-at-jatajak-bts-next-year/

 

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That's mumbo jumbo not true Buddhism - Surin abbot angers the faithful

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A fire breathing abbot in Surin has angered traditional Buddhists who think he is not following the precepts and is just engaging in superstitious mumbo jumbo.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006374-thats-mumbo-jumbo-not-true-buddhism-surin-abbot-angers-the-faithful/

 

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Panic in Pattaya! Hospital evacuated as transformer explodes

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Doctors and nurses wheeled seriously ill patients and newborns out of a Pattaya Hospital after huge explosions were heard.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006375-panic-in-pattaya-hospital-evacuated-as-transformer-explodes/

 

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Video: Just when you thought the fight was fair - along comes another Thai!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A much viewed video on Facebook showed that it is not just Uber and Taxis getting into violent fistfights and kick-fests in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006376-video-just-when-you-thought-the-fight-was-fair-along-comes-another-thai/

 

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Commercial fishing using alien fish illegally: Fisheries Dept

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

 

Fish of alien species have been found in many localities in Thailand and some of them have been raised in ponds for commercial fishing – which may be in violation of the law, according to Fisheries Department sources.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006378-commercial-fishing-using-alien-fish-illegally-thai-fisheries-dept/

 

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Billions in assets frozen in money-laundering cases

By THE NATION

 

 

THE ANTI-MONEY Laundering Office (AMLO) yesterday decided to freeze more than Bt2.3 billion of assets in connection with alleged fraud in the former rice-pledging scheme as well as an embezzlement case associated with the National Office of Buddhism (NOB), a senior official said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006379-billions-in-assets-frozen-in-money-laundering-cases/

 

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More time needed before decision on lifting ban on political parties: Prawit

By The Nation

 

Prawit

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan on Tuesday asked for time to consider lifting the ban on political activities, as he wished to deliberate over when would be the most appropriate time to do so – and would prefer to see this month completed first before coming to a decision.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006380-more-time-needed-before-decision-on-lifting-ban-on-political-parties-prawit/

 

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NLA will pass organic laws in time for November 2018 election, spokesman insists

By The Nation

 

Jate

 

Following Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s announcement on Tuesday that the national election will take place in November next year, National Legislative Assembly (NLA) spokesman Jate Siratharanon echoed the same time frame.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006381-nla-will-pass-organic-laws-in-time-for-november-2018-election-spokesman-insists/

 

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Election set for Nov 2018

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

Prayut adamant on scheduling of poll despite previous predictions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006383-thai-election-set-for-nov-2018/

 

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Dam gates open in urgent effort to control flooding

By THE NATION

 

Residents of the Wat Bang Luang community in Pathum Thani’s Sam Khok district yesterday wade through floodwaters that have persisted for about a week. The situation is worsening as the Chao Phraya River is rising due to runoff.

 

THE ROYAL Irrigation Department (RID) started to release water through Chai Nat’s Chao Phraya Dam beyond the rate of 2,000 cubic metres per second yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006385-dam-gates-open-in-urgent-effort-to-control-flooding/

 

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Victims of ethanol factory spill cite destroyed crops, health problems in appeal for aid

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

Dead fish can be seen everywhere in a flooded paddy field in Suphan Buri.

 

VICTIMS OF a waste water flood from an ethanol factory in Suphan Buri are suffering health issues and destroyed crops, 10 days after their paddy fields were swamped.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006386-victims-of-ethanol-factory-spill-cite-destroyed-crops-health-problems-in-appeal-for-aid/

 

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No ifs, no butts – smoking ban for 20 popular beaches

By THE NATION

 

File photo: Patong Beach

 

THE MARINE and Coastal Resources Department plans to ban smoking on beaches around the country next month after thousands of cigarette butts were found in the sand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006228-smoke-on-thai-beaches-this-high-season-and-face-jail-or-100000-baht-fine/?do=findComment&comment=12349083

 

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PM orders preparations to cope with anticipated storm during Oct 12-14

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed authorities concerned to brace for possible flooding in the Chao Phraya river basin during October 12-14 when heavy rain induced by an anticipated storm is to lash the upper region of the country, said government spokesman Lt-Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006387-pm-prayut-orders-preparations-to-cope-with-anticipated-storm-during-oct-12-14/

 

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Central bank declares October 26 public holiday for financial institutions

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

 

The Bank of Thailand has announced that October 26 is a special public holiday for financial institutions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006272-information-on-what’s-closed-in-thailand-throughout-october-and-during-the-royal-funeral/?do=findComment&comment=12349099

 

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Thailand prepares to bid farewell to 'the people's king'

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panu Wongcha-um

 

Deity sculptures which will be used at the Royal Crematorium for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej are seen in Bangkok, Thailand, September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is putting the finishing touches this month to a lavish five-day funeral ceremony in a final goodbye to its late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who helped shape the Southeast Asian nation for decades after World War Two.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006388-thailand prepares-to-bid-farewell-to-the-peoples-king/

 

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Catalonia baulks at formal independence declaration to allow talks

By Angus Berwick and Sonya Dowsett

 

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont signs a declaration of independence at the Catalan regional parliament in Barcelona, Spain, October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea

 

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia's leader balked at making a formal declaration of independence from Spain on Tuesday, calling for talks with Madrid over the region's future in a gesture that eased fears of immediate unrest in the heart of the euro zone.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006391-catalonia-baulks-at-formal-independence-declaration-to-allow-talks/

 

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Iran hardliners, pragmatists show unity in response to Trump

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

 

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohammad Ali Jafari (L) and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif smile during a coordination meeting for the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Iran October 9, 2017. Picture taken October 9, 2017. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A tough line from President Donald Trump has been met by a show of unity from both sides of Iran's political divide, uniting hardliners who cast the United States as an implacable enemy with pragmatists who seek rapprochement with the West.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006392-iran-hardliners-pragmatists-show-unity-in-response-to-trump/

 

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U.S. fly bombers over Korean peninsula late Tuesday - Yonhap

 

Undated handout photo of a B-1B Lancer soaring over the Pacific Ocean after air refueling training at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III/USAF/Handout via REUTERS

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006393-us-fly-bombers-over-korean-peninsula-late-tuesday-yonhap/

 

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Britain could join NAFTA if Brexit trade deal fails - Telegraph newspaper

 

FILE PHOTO - An umbrella with EU and British flags attached to it is held ahead of a speech by Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May in Florence, Italy September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could join a formal trade alliance with the United States, Canada and Mexico if the European Union refuses to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006394-britain-could-join-nafta-if-brexit-trade-deal-fails-telegraph-newspaper/

 

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New timeline in Vegas shooting raises questions on police response

By Tim Reid and Alex Dobuzinskis

 

The "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign is surrounded by flowers and items, left after the October 1 mass shooting, in Las Vegas, Nevada U.S. October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus

 

(Reuters) - Las Vegas police faced new questions on Tuesday about their response to this month's mass shooting after a county sheriff disclosed the gunman shot a security guard before, not after, opening fire on a crowd below his window at the Mandalay Bay hotel.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006395-new-timeline-in-vegas-shooting-raises-questions-on-police-response/

 

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Striking French workers disrupt flights, schools

By Ingrid Melander

 

General view of the demonstration of public sector workers and labour unions who take part in a nationwide strike against French government reforms in Paris, France, October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

 

PARIS (Reuters) - French public sector workers went on strike on Tuesday against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to cull jobs and toughen pay conditions, forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights and disrupting school activities.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006397-striking-french-workers-disrupt-flights-schools/

 

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Myanmar takes first step to ease Buddhist-Muslim tension

By Shoon Naing

 

Rohingya refugees who fled from Myanmar wait in the rice field to be let through after after crossing the border in Palang Khali, Bangladesh. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

 

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar on Tuesday launched its first bid to improve relations between Buddhists and Muslims since an eruption of deadly violence in August inflamed communal tension and triggered an exodus of some 520,000 Muslims to Bangladesh.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006398-myanmar-takes-first-step-to-ease-buddhist-muslim-tension/

 

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Trump to announce broad Iran strategy this week - White House

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will make an announcement this week on an "overall Iran strategy," including whether to decertify the international deal curbing Tehran's nuclear programme, the White House said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006399-trump-to-announce-broad-iran-strategy-this-week-white-house/

 

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Child and teen obesity soars tenfold worldwide in 40 years - WHO report

By Stephanie Nebehay

 

FILE PHOTO: Children sit on a pool side during a summer camp for overweight children which organised by Gangseo district office, in Seoul July 28, 2006. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of obese children and adolescents worldwide has jumped tenfold in the past 40 years and the rise is accelerating in low- and middle-income countries, especially in Asia, a major study said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006400-child-and-teen-obesity-soars-tenfold-worldwide-in-40-years-who-report/

 

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Video: Chinese woman arrested after illegal parking road rage in South Pattaya

 

Translation of text on picture: Mad Chinese woman in the middle of South Pattaya Hits traffic cop - child

 

A Chinese woman was arrested after video footage from a massage shop showed her reversing into a traffic cop then hitting a child on the back of a motorcycle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006404-video-chinese-woman-arrested-after-illegal-parking-road-rage-in-south-pattaya/

 

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U.S. flies bombers over Korean peninsula with South Korean, Japanese fighter jets

By Christine Kim

 

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, takes-off to fly a bilateral mission with Japanese and South Korea Air Force jets in the vicinity of the Sea of Japan, from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, October 10, 2017. Staff Sgt. Joshua Smoot/U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military flew two Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force late on Tuesday amid high tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes, South Korea's military said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006393-us-fly-bombers-over-korean-peninsula-late-tuesday-yonhap/?do=findComment&comment=12349391

 

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U.S. congressional panels spar over 'Trump dossier' on Russia contacts

By Mark Hosenball and Jonathan Landay

 

President Donald Trump gestures as he descends the stairs of Air Force One using an umbrella in a heavy rain as he arrives for a fundraising event at the home of former New Breed Logistics CEO Louis DeJoy, in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S., October7, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three congressional committees are scuffling over a former British spy's reports that are central to investigations into U.S. allegations that Russia tried to help Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, people involved in the inquiries said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006405-us-congressional-panels-spar-over-trump-dossier-on-russia-contacts/