THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 25 Nov 2017

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Three coffees a day linked to more health than harm: study

BY REUTERS

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) – People who drink three to four cups of coffee a day are more likely to see health benefits than harm, experiencing lower risks of premature death and heart disease than those who abstain, scientists said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/25868-2/25868/

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Brands pull YouTube ads over images of children

BY REUTERS

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) – Cadbury chocolates maker Mondelez, Lidl, Mars and other consumer goods marketers have pulled advertising from YouTube after The Times newspaper found the video sharing-site was showing clips of scantily clad children alongside the ads of major brands.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/brands-pull-youtube-ads-images-children/25866/

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More Thais arrested for smuggling drugs into Japan

 

 

The Thai embassy in Tokyo has issued a warning after learning that a large number of Thai travellers have been caught smuggling drugs into Japan via various airports since 2014.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012988-more-thais-arrested-for-smuggling-drugs-into-japan/

 

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US sends photos of 69 ancient artifacts to Thailand for verification

 

 

The US Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) has sent to Thailand photos of 69 ancient artifacts for examinations and verification  as it suspected they were illegally brought into the US.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012990-us-sends-photos-of-69-ancient-artifacts-to-thailand-for-verification/

 

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Buddhism office treads carefully in Phuket temple probe

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Phra Kru Metta Pirom (left) reviews the items for sale at Wat Tai during the inspection yesterday, joined by chief of the Phuket office of the National Office of Buddhism, Winya Paladkwa (right). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: The Phuket office of the National Office of Buddhism will allow a private operation to continue to sell items and artefacts to tourists at Ladthiwanaram Temple – locally known simply as “Wat Tai” in Chalong – while it continues its investigation into alleged price-gouging and other irregularities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012991-buddhism-office-treads-carefully-in-phuket-temple-probe/

 

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Toon resumes charity run on Day 25

By The Nation

 

 

Rock star Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai looked fresh when he resumed his charity run on Day 25 after two days of rest because of a leg injury.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012994-toon-resumes-charity-run-on-day-25/

 

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Thai, Laotian drug smugglers nabbed in Nong Khai

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

NONG KHAI, 25th November 2017 (NNT) – Nong Khai police have apprehended five drug smugglers along with stocks of marijuana and methamphetamine. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012995-thai-laotian-drug-smugglers-nabbed-in-nong-khai/

 

 

 

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Thai economy surges 4.3% in third quarter

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 26th November 2017 (NNT) – The Thai economy has seen recent steady growth according to the prime minister, with a significant 4.3% increase in the third quarter of 2017. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012997-thai-economy-surges-43-in-third-quarter/

 

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Southern residents told to expect heavy rains this weekend

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 25 November 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of the Interior has instructed officials in southern provinces to warn people in their areas of heavy rains this weekend. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012998-southern-residents-told-to-expect-heavy-rains-this-weekend/

 

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Phuket passenger van slams into safety rail at famed monument

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: Police are investigation an accident that saw a commercial passenger van slam into the guardrail protecting Phuket’s famed Heroines’ Monument at high speed in the early hours of this morning (Nov 25).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012999-phuket-passenger-van-slams-into-safety-rail-at-famed-monument/

 

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Van crash leaves one teacher dead, 8 others injured in Saraburi 

 

 

 

A school teacher was killed and eight others were injured in a van crash on the Phahonyothin road in Nong Khae district of Saraburi late last night (Nov 24).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013000-van-crash-leaves-one-teacher-dead-8-others-injured-in-saraburi/

 

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File sharing site Imgur hacked – 1.7 million user accounts compromised

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Image sharing site has revealed it was hacked in 2014 and that the email addresses and passwords of 1.7 million user accounts were compromised.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/file-sharing-site-imgur-hacked-1-7-million-user-accounts-compromised/25880/

 

 

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Police arrest Jomsap but friend absconds

By The Nation

 

 

Police on Saturday morning arrested Jomsap Saenmuangkhot, a former teacher convicted and jailed in a 2005 fatal hit-and-run accident, over an alleged plot to clear her name using a paid scapegoat.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013001-police-arrest-jomsap-but-friend-absconds/

 

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Warrant issued for ex-police officer accused of helping Yingluck flee

By The Nation

 

The anti-corruption court has issued an arrest warrant for a fired senior Metropolitan Police officer accused of helping former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra flee the country ahead of her court verdict in August.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013003-warrant-issued-for-ex-police-officer-accused-of-helping-yingluck-flee/

 

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22 women, transvestites arrested in Pattaya for soliciting

By The Nation

 

Pattaya tourist police rounded up 22 Thai women and transvestites on Pattaya and Jomtien beaches early on Saturday and fined them for soliciting sex from customers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013026-22-women-transvestites-arrested-in-pattaya-for-soliciting/

 

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Three Cambodians, Thai taxi driver killed in Chanthaburi crash

By The Nation

 

Three Cambodian migrants died and another one was injured when their taxi crashed into a tree in Chanthaburi in an accident that also killed the Thai driver, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013027-three-cambodians-thai-taxi-driver-killed-in-chanthaburi-crash/

 

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Public health official crushed by train in Chachoengsao

By The Nation

 

A female public health official was crushed to death when she fell from a passenger train after the brakes were slammed suddenly as it was approaching the Chachoengsao station on Friday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013028-public-health-official-crushed-by-train-in-chachoengsao/

 

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Two workers die at Si Sa Ket hospital construction site

By The Nation

 

Two workers were fatally injured when a sling broke on a platform being used to lift them by crane at a construction site at the Si Sa Ket Hopsital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013029-two-workers-die-at-si-sa-ket-hospital-construction-site/

 

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Court issues arrest warrant for Pol Col Chairit

 

 

The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases today (Nov 25) issued warrant for Pol Col Chairit Anurit after he failed to turn himself up to the police for acknowledgement of charge.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013030-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-pol-col-chairit/

 

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Phuket abbot suspended over ‘irregular’ statues

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: The Abbot of Phra Nag Sang Temple in Thalang has been suspended from duty for a breach of the monkhood’s code of conduct after a rash of complaints over several statues at the popular temple.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013031-phuket-abbot-suspended-over-‘irregular’-statues/

 

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Cabinet reshuffle aims at improving efficiency: PM

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted that the most recent reshuffle of the cabinet, published in the Royal Gazette on Nov 24, is intended to improve the government’s work efficiency, government spokesman Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Saturday (Nov 25).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013032-cabinet-reshuffle-aims-at-improving-efficiency-pm/

 

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Gunmen in Egypt mosque attack carried Islamic State flag, prosecutor says

By Omar Fahmy and Patrick Markey

 

Damaged vehicles are seen after a bomb exploded at Al Rawdah mosque in Bir Al-Abed, Egypt November 25, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Soliman

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - Gunmen who attacked a mosque on Friday in Egypt's North Sinai brandished an Islamic State flag as they opened fire through doorways and windows, killing more than 300 worshippers, including two dozen children, officials said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013033-gunmen-in-egypt-mosque-attack-carried-islamic-state-flag-prosecutor-says/

 

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