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Singer Neil Young to auction model train collection

 

FILE PHOTO: Recording artist Neil Young poses for a portrait while promoting his 'album "Earth" in Calabasas, U.S., May 18, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock singer Neil Young is selling some of his most prized possessions - part of his model train collection.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009618-singer-neil-young-to-auction-model-train-collection/

 

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At long last, ground broken for Eisenhower memorial in Washington

By Ian Simpson

 

FILE PHOTO: Architect Frank Gehry arrives from the Cross Hall of the White House prior to a Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony in Washington, U.S., November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Construction of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Memorial kicked off symbolically on Thursday after years of opposition to the late U.S. president's $150 million monument by critics who balked at its cost and size.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009619-at-long-last-ground-broken-for-eisenhower-memorial-in-washington/

 

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How the other half live

By THE NATION

 

 

Dedicated to sustainable tourism development, the Thailand-based social enterprise Local Alike has now launched its first all-inclusive package tours to local communities in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009620-all-inclusive-package-tours-to-local-communities-in-chiang-rai-and-chiang-mai/

 

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Mining company takes legal action against Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

An Australian gold mining company has launched legal action against the Thai government, claiming it has harmed their business in the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009621-australian-gold-mining-company-takes-legal-action-against-thailand/

 

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Relax! Apple isn’t secretly storing all your dirty photos

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Some iPhone users were panicking earlier this week following the discovery of what was claimed to be a serious privacy flaw with how Apple catalogs photos.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/relax-apple-isnt-secretly-storing-dirty-photos/25370/

 

 

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Trump's Twitter account briefly 'deactivated'

 

US President Donald Trump's Twitter account briefly vanished on Thursday, but has since been restored, the social media company has said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009623-trumps-twitter-account-briefly-deactivated/

 

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What price a handicapped child for life?

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A poor mother in Khon Kaen has appealed for help after she says the authorities fobbed her off with an insufficient payment after an ambulance left her child handicapped for life.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009626-what-price-a-handicapped-child-for-life/ 

 

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Twitter says Trump's account 'inadvertently deactivated' by Twitter employee

 

U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a tax reform industry meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's @realdonaldtrump Twitter account was "inadvertently deactivated" due to human error by a Twitter Inc <TWTR.N> employee on Thursday and was down for 11 minutes before it was restored, the social media company said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009623-trumps-twitter-account-briefly-deactivated/?do=findComment&comment=12413628

 

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Happy Loy Krathong. Here are your kratong launching locations in Phuket

Loi Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar so the exact date of the festival changes every year.

By Tim Newton

 

 

Happy Loy Krathong. That one day of the year where you can celebrate with fireworks, sky lanterns and sparklers. But this year authorities are saying ‘only floating Krathongs thanks’, and preferably no polystyrene or steel pins.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009627-happy-loy-krathong-here-are-your-kratong-launching-locations-in-phuket/

 

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Boy's tale of abuse and travel like something out of Dickens

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police in Chumporn heard a tale from a young boy who ran away from home that resembled a tale from the pen of Victorian writer Charles Dickens.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009628-boys-tale-of-abuse-and-travel-like-something-out-of-dickens/

 

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Australian mining firm resorts to arbitration proceedings against Thai government

By Thai PBS

 

 

Kingsgate Consolidated Limited, the major shareholder of Akara Resources Plc, has decided to resort to the arbitration proceedings against the Thai government in order to claim compensation for what it claimed as unlawful expropriation of its gold mine by the government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009621-australian-gold-mining-company-takes-legal-action-against-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=12413713

 

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Decision soon on Thaksin criminal cases

By The Nation

 

 

The government will decide by the middle of this month whether to revive two criminal cases against fugitive ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009632-decision-soon-on-thaksin-criminal-cases/

 

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DPM for Economics tells Transport Ministry to speed up investments

 

BANGKOK, 3rd November 2017 (NNT) – The Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs is urging the Ministry of Transport to move forward on important investment projects with a focus on those needed in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), calling for bidding to take place by the end of the year. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009634-dpm-somkid-tells-transport-ministry-to-speed-up-investments/

 

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Reporters make the news themselves in dramatic roadside rescue

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

The world of Thai social media praised two reporters who responded to an accident when a pick-up overturned on a road in Surat Thani.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009636-reporters-make-the-news-themselves-in-dramatic-roadside-rescue/

 

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Thai Ambassador in China highlights economic opportunities

 

 

BANGKOK, 3rd November 2017 (NNT) – Thailand’s Ambassador to China has assured investors that the Thailand 4.0 and Digital Thailand initiatives are synchronous with China’s trade and investment plans and should result in Chinese private capital flowing into the Kingdom but noted that legal changes to better accommodate the development are needed. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009638-thai-ambassador-in-china-highlights-economic-opportunities/

 

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New Wi-Fi security flaw lets hackers hijack your iPhone

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Security experts have discovered a Wi-Fi flaw that could allow hackers to secretly hijack your iPhone and install malicious apps onto the device.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/new-wi-fi-security-flaw-lets-hackers-hijack-iphone/25376/

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Thailand starts 90-day trial of cigarette ban, violators to face one year in jail

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Creative Commons

 

Starting Feb. 1, smoking will be strictly banned on all Thai beaches, which means having even a quick ciggie could land you in a Thai prison for a year or fined up to THB100,000 ($US3,000).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009271-new-legislation-smoke-free-along-the-beach/?do=findComment&comment=12413851

 

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"We gave them lovely umbrellas - they can charge what they like!", official tells Pattaya beach vendors

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

An official representing the Pattaya administration has dismissed criticism about the new set up and equipment on Pattaya's beaches.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009643-we-gave-them-lovely-umbrellas-they-can-charge-what-they-like-official-tells-pattaya-beach-vendors/

 

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Parents forced to take kids home - 7.30 am and it's too late!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Parents at a school in Nakhon Sri Thammarat delivering their children at 7.30am found the school gates locked.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009645-nakhon-sri-thammarat-parents-forced-to-take-kids-home-730-am-and-its-too-late/

 

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Head of Thai/Chinese Chamber of Commerce faces deportation over Thai citizenship irregularities

 

Picture: Thai News Agency

 

A wealthy businessman who is head of the Thai/Chinese Chamber of Commerce has given himself up to police to face charges of fraud and assuming Thai identity under false pretenses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009648-head-of-thaichinese-chamber-of-commerce-faces-deportation-over-thai-citizenship-irregularities/

 

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Cosmic-ray imaging finds hidden structure in Egypt's Great Pyramid

By Will Dunham

 

FILE PHOTO: A group of camels and horses stand idle in front of the Great Pyramids awaiting tourists in Giza, Egypt on March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists using an imaging method based on cosmic rays have detected a large and enigmatic internal structure in the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing, the massive Great Pyramid of Giza on the outskirts of Cairo.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009649-cosmic-ray-imaging-finds-hidden-structure-in-egypts-great-pyramid/

 

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Policemen praised for push-ups punishment

By The Nation

 

Two traffic policemen in Loei have been widely praised by Facebook users for punishing five teen motorcyclists with push-ups instead of a fine for riding without helmets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009651-policemen-in-loei-praised-for-push-ups-punishment/

 

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Pressure mounts for Phuket foundations, shrines to become legal

The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong seen here at yesterday's meeting. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong yesterday (Nov 2) led a meeting of hundreds of representatives from charity foundations and associations and even the organising committees of shrines across the island to “discuss” getting them legally registered.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009654-pressure-mounts-for-phuket-foundations-shrines-to-become-legal/

 

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Thai Royalist Group Demands BBC Shut Down

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

   

Narisa Chakrabongse speaks in a BBC interview.

 

BANGKOK — A small number of protesters gathered Thursday in front of the British Embassy in Bangkok to demand the BBC be taken off the air following a recent report relating to King Bhumibol.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009656-thai-royalist-group-demands-bbc-shut-down/

 

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Winter Beer Gardens Returning To Bangkok

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

  

Photo: Prachachat

 

BANGKOK — Sit outside, sip refreshing draft beer and savor that rare cool breeze.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009658-winter-beer-gardens-returning-to-bangkok/

 

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Man arrested for attacking police station

By The Nation

 

A man suffering from a mental illness was arrested after allegedly throwing three Molotov cocktails at the Mueang Samut Prakan police station on Thursday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009660-man-arrested-for-attacking-mueang-samut-prakan-police-station/

 

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The time when America stopped being great

By Nick Bryant BBC News, New York

 

A year ago Donald Trump produced the biggest political upset in modern day USA, but were there historical clues that pointed to his unexpected victory?

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009662-the-time-when-america-stopped-being-great/

 

 

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PM inspects flood situation in the South

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha flew in a military plane to the South to inspect the flood situation Friday (Nov 3).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009664-pm-prayut-inspects-flood-situation-in-the-south/

 

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Phuket to test new ‘Smart Bus’ prototype this month

Shela Riva

 

The buses have Wi-Fi, GPS, electronic ticketing via a mobile application, and an electronic staircase to assist the disabled. Photo: PKCD

 

PHUKET: The finished prototype of Phuket’s much-awaited public transport “Smart Bus” is to be tested in Phuket this month after it was was launched at an exhibition yesterday (Nov 2) at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009670-phuket-to-test-new-‘smart-bus’-prototype-this-month/

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Plastic surgery clinic owner surrenders to Lampang police 

By Thai PBS

 

 

Owner of the plastic surgery clinic in Lampang province turned herself up to the police Thursday (Nov 2) to acknowledge criminal charges following the death of a transgender after receiving a breast surgery at her clinic.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009672-plastic-surgery-clinic-owner-surrenders-to-lampang-police /