THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 20 Feb 2018

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Thais scratching their heads as mystery pipe appears on Chumpon beach

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Most things that wash up on a beach are usually pretty easy to determine where they might have come from.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025843-thais-scratching-their-heads-as-mystery-pipe-appears-on-chumpon-beach/

 

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Dark web paedophile Matthew Falder jailed for 32 years

 

A "warped and sadistic" paedophile who blackmailed victims and shared abuse tips and images on the dark web has been jailed for 32 years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025845-dark-web-paedophile-matthew-falder-jailed-for-32-years/

 

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KFC closes most of its UK stores due to chicken shortage

Reuters Staff

 

A closed sign hangs on the drive  through of a KFC restaurant after problems with a new distribution system in Coalville, Britain, February 19, 2018. REUTERS/Darren Staples

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Fast-food chain KFC said on Monday it had been forced to close hundreds of its British stores because of a shortage of chicken.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025846-kfc-closes-most-of-its-uk-stores-due-to-chicken-shortage/

 

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Police chief put on inactive duty in fallout from "obscene" tattoo contest in Rayong mall

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The chief of police in Rayong has been ordered transferred to clerical duties for 30 days pending an investigation into how a tattoo contest was allowed at a downtown shopping center.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025849-police-chief-put-on-inactive-duty-in-fallout-from-obscene-tattoo-contest-in-rayong-mall/

 

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About 20 Bangkok squatter houses destroyed in fire

By The Nation

 

 

About 20 houses were destroyed in a squatter community in Bangkok's Phasi Charoen district early on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025854-about-20-bangkok-squatter-houses-destroyed-in-fire/

 

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Chinese tourists warned - stop trashing "beautiful" Thailand

 

Picture: INN

 

The Chinese have been told in no uncertain terms to stop damaging the beauty and environment of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025855-chinese-tourists-warned-stop-trashing-beautiful-thailand/

 

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Vendor's bad memory leads to Bt30 million lottery conspiracy: CSD source

By The Nation

 

 

The faulty memory of lottery ticket vendor in Kanchanaburi led to a conspiracy to cheat the true winner of the Bt30 million prize money, a source from the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) investigative team said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025858-vendors-bad-memory-leads-to-bt30-million-lottery-conspiracy-csd-source/

 

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DNA test to confirm if world's richest pirate found

Rozina Sabur

 

WASHINGTON: He is thought to be the richest pirate who ever lived - amassing a hoard of treasure worth hundreds of millions in today's money, before he was lost at sea along with his ship.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025860-dna-test-to-confirm-if-worlds-richest-pirate-found/

 

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"Leaning Power Pole of Pattaya" is no more as authorities shamed into action

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

The power of social media has brought an end to what was satirically referred to as one of Pattaya's tourist attractions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025862-leaning-power-pole-of-pattaya-is-no-more-as-authorities-shamed-into-action/

 

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Trump endorses Romney in run for U.S. Senate seat in Utah

 

Former U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the Utah County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner, in Provo, Utah, U.S. February 16, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's run for a U.S. Senate seat in Utah despite Romney often being critical of Trump.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025864-trump-endorses-romney-in-run-for-us-senate-seat-in-utah/

 

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Thai women scared by teen who takes his clothes off following bike accident in Khon Kaen

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Two Thai women have gone to Khon Kaen police after dash cam footage showed a bizarre incident unfold on Saturday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025865-thai-women-scared-by-teen-who-takes-his-clothes-off-following-bike-accident-in-khon-kaen/

 

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Saudi foreign minister rejects Qatari proposal of EU-style security pact

 

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir speaks during an interview with Reuters in Munich, Germany, February 18, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

 

VIENNA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has no interest in participating in a European Union-style regional security alliance as proposed by Qatar, its Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025867-saudi-foreign-minister-rejects-qatari-proposal-of-eu-style-security-pact/

 

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Canada's government appeals court ruling on solitary confinement

By Anna Mehler Paperny

 

FILE PHOTO: A chain on a segregation cell is seen at the Kingston Penitentiary in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, October 11, 2013. REUTERS/Fred

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's ruling Liberal government said on Monday that it is appealing a decision from a British Columbia judge who determined that current prison practices on solitary confinement violate the constitution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025870-canadas-government-appeals-court-ruling-on-solitary-confinement/

 

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23 tourists stung by bluebottle jellyfish at Songkhla beaches

By The Nation

 

Twenty-three tourists were stung by bluebottle jellyfish at two popular beaches in Songkhla during the past three days, a senior public health official said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025872-23-tourists-stung-by-bluebottle-jellyfish-at-songkhla-beaches/

 

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Councillor calls for system to deal with lizards and snakes captured in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

Bangkok has no way of dealing with monitor lizards captured in the city and can only release them to be recaptured later, a councillor said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025874-councillor-calls-for-system-to-deal-with-lizards-and-snakes-captured-in-bangkok/

 

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Phuket Int’l Airport responds to air-con complaint

The Phuket News

 

Conditions inside Phuket Int'l Airport yesterday (Feb 18) were said to have been similar to a 'sauna'. Photo: Paithoon Tou Monpanthong

 

PHUKET: Officials from Phuket International Airport have issued a press release in response to a post made on social media 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025728-thai-woman-cries-foul-over-faulty-phuket-airport-air-conditioners/?do=findComment&comment=12729116

 

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Northern provinces told to brace for possible drought this summer

 

 

PITSANULOK, 20 February 2018 (NNT) - Local authorities in the North of Thailand have been instructed to ensure that there is enough water for household consumption this summer. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025880-northern-provinces-told-to-brace-for-possible-drought-this-summer/

 

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Charges await furious aunties in Bangkok parking dispute

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

 

Two Bangkok women have a date with police after taking an axe and spade to a parked pickup truck that was blocking their gate.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025795-video-irate-house-owner-takes-axe-to-illegally-parked-car-but-theres-a-backstory/?do=findComment&comment=12729206

 

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Chinese man dies in Phuket underpass motorbike accident

The Phuket News

 

Mr Zhang died after slamming into the pylon that holds the overhead lane lights. Photo: Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers

 

PHUKET: A Chinese man died after the motorbike he was riding slammed into a structural pylon that holds the overhead lane lights at the entrance to the Darasamut Underpass last night (Feb 19)

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025881-chinese-man-dies-in-phuket-underpass-motorbike-accident/

 

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PCD reports PM2.5 levels now in acceptable range

 

BANGKOK, 20 February 2018 (NNT) – Thailand's Pollution Control Department (PCD) reports particulate matter 2.5 measurements (PM2.5) in Bangkok have returned to an acceptable range of between 23 and 32 micrograms per cubic meter. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025882-pcd-reports-pm25-levels-in-bangkok-now-in-acceptable-range/

 

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Enough was enough, pickup-smashing aunties explain

By The Nation

 

Bangkok homeowners Rattanachat Seangyoktrakan, 61, and Ranee Saengyoktrakan, 57 – caught on video causing Bt50,000 damage to a parked pickup truck blocking their gate – faced the press on Tuesday morning to insist they’d done nothing wrong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025795-video-irate-house-owner-takes-axe-to-illegally-parked-car-but-theres-a-backstory/?do=findComment&comment=12729249

 

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Pollution tax on motorcycles now on the table

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Excise Department is now studying a possibility to introduce vehicle pollution tax on motorcycles in a new effort to improve air quality.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025884-pollution-tax-on-motorcycles-now-on-the-table/

 

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GDP growth to rise over 4% this year

By Thai PBS

 

 

Thailand will enjoy over 4% gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year, mainly due to its strong growth in exports and tourism.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025885-gdp-growth-to-rise-over-4-this-year/

 

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Bata’s new Thailand boss eyes dramatic expansion

By The Nation

 

 

International shoe manufacturer Bata has named Paolo Grassi as managing director for Thailand just as the company marks its 88th anniversary in the Kingdom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025886-bata’s-new-thailand-boss-eyes-dramatic-expansion/

 

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Govt Halts Coal Power Plant Plan, Protest Called Off

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

Protesters Tuesday in front of the United Nation headquarters.

 

BANGKOK — The military government on Tuesday said it has withdrawn its plan to study and construct a coal-fired power plant in southern Thailand following more than a week of protests and a hunger strike.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025888-govt-halts-coal-power-plant-plan-protest-called-off/

 

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GTA V Premium Edition appears online for release next month

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

A new edition of the critically acclaimed GTA V has been spotted on the Amazon website in Germany, this new ‘Premium Edition’ is listed for both the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 and is due for release next month.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/gta-v-premium-edition-appears-online-release-next-month/27298/

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Video: Watch this electric hypercar do 0-60 in less than 2 seconds

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

A new electric hypercar has been developed that could be a challenge to the mighty Tesla and take their crown.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/video-watch-electric-hypercar-0-60-less-2-seconds/27302/

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THAI makes emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

A Thai Airways International flight heading to Narita airport in Japan had to detour to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Monday, THAI announced.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025897-thai-makes-emergency-landing-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/

 

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Driver killed, 8 passengers hurt in bus crash in Khon Kaen

By The Nation

 

A Khon Kaen-Loei bus fell from a three-metre-high bridge in Khon Kaen on Tuesday morning, killing the driver and injuring eight passengers.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025898-driver-killed-8-passengers-hurt-in-bus-crash-in-khon-kaen/

 

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301 ‘lucky number plates’ up for bidding

"This time the category is Gor Gai Wor Waen (กว) which represents the improvement in career, fortune and virtue.”

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

 

The Phuket Land Transport Office announced the auction of 301 plates with ‘lucky numbers’. The profit from the auction will be donated to the road accident victims fund.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025901-301-‘lucky-number-plates’-up-for-bidding/