THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 26 Mar 2018

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Thai drag queens hope new TV show brings LGBT acceptance

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

Contestant Thanisorn Hengsoontorn 'Annee Maywong' prepares backstage before the "Drag Race Thailand" show at a studio in Bangkok, Thailand March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Before his shows at a jazz club in Bangkok, Pan Pan Narkprasert, 29, slathers layers of makeup on his face, emerging after two hours transformed into Pangina Heals, a larger-than-life, purple-lipped lady with a mass of blonde hair.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030673-thai-drag-queens-hope-new-tv-show-brings-lgbt-acceptance/

 

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UK opposition seeks binding promise on post-BrexitNorthern Ireland border

 

File Photo: Britain's Shadow Brexit Secretary, Keir Starmer, is seen speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show in this photograph received via the BBC in London, Britain February 25, 2018. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party demanded on Sunday that the government makes a legally binding promise to avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland once Britain leaves the European Union, saying ministers' pledges could not be trusted.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030674-uk-opposition-seeks-binding-promise-on-post-brexitnorthern-ireland-border/

 

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Israeli interceptors deployed against machine gun fire, not rockets - army

By Ori Lewis

 

File photo: A general view picture shows an Iron Dome anti-missile system after it was deployed in central Israel November 14, 2017. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile shield was launched on Sunday against Palestinian machine gun fire originating in the Hamas-dominated Gaza Strip, and not against incoming militant rockets, the Israeli army said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030675-israeli-interceptors-deployed-against-machine-gun-fire-not-rockets-army/

 

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U.S. sends China to-do list to cut trade imbalances - WSJ

 

U.S. President Donald Trump signs a memorandum on intellectual property tariffs on high-tech goods from China, at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. administration last week sent a letter to Chinese economic overseer Liu He seeking a tariff cut on U.S. autos to help cut China's trade surplus with the United States, the Wall Street Journal said, citing unnamed sources.

 

Full story:   https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030679-us-sends-china-to-do-list-to-cut-trade-imbalances-wsj/

 

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Russian arrested in Bangkok for robbery was million baht MMA prize fighter in Pattaya

 

 

More details have emerged about the Russian man arrested on warrants from his home country in Surawong Road, Bangkok on Friday.

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030680-russian-arrested-in-bangkok-for-robbery-was-million-baht-mma-prize-fighter-in-pattaya/

 

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Poll shows most French oppose arms sales to Saudi-led Yemen coalition

 

FILE PHOTO: France's President Emmanuel Macron arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Seventy-five percent of French people want President Emmanuel Macron to suspend arms' exports to countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, involved in the Yemeni war, a YouGov poll showed on Monday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030681-poll-shows-most-french-oppose-arms-sales-to-saudi-led-yemen-coalition/

 

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Big Joke busy again! Busting fake guides and a scammer with a rip off TAT course

 

Picture: Tourist Police

 

Crime buster Surachet Hakpal was the main man as a 56 year old Thai called Sanguan "Daeng" Netsao was arrested by his tourist police bureau comrades on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030683-big-joke-busy-again-busting-fake-guides-and-a-scammer-with-a-rip-off-tat-course/

 

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Suspects in infamous Pattaya sex instructor case ordered held by court

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

Two of the ten suspects in the Russian "Sex Animator" sex course case have been remanded at Pattaya Court.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030687-suspects-in-infamous-pattaya-sex-instructor-case-ordered-held-by-court/

 

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Top official's son among arrests at Jomtien hotel drugs party

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Chonburi provincial police arrested 15 men and women at a hotel drugs party in Jomtien on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030690-top-officials-son-among-arrests-at-jomtien-hotel-drugs-party/

 

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Chiang Mai residents to hold ‘right to breathe’ rally

By The Nation

 

 

Chiang Mai residents are being urged to join a rally on Friday, March 30 to draw the authorities’ attention to the worsening air pollution in the northern city.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030691-chiang-mai-residents-to-hold-‘right-to-breathe’-rally/

 

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Police hunt motorcyclist after five vehicles set alight

By The Nation

 

Chon Buri police a hunting a motorcyclist who allegedly set fire to five vehicles in Phanthong district early on Monday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030692-chon-buri-police-hunt-motorcyclist-after-five-vehicles-set-alight/

 

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Frustrated Thai passenger faces jail after saying "I have a bomb" at Bangkok airport

 

Source: Sanook

 

A Thai passenger annoyed with an airline about a flight delay could pay dearly for his reaction.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030693-frustrated-thai-passenger-faces-jail-after-saying-i-have-a-bomb-at-bangkok-airport/

 

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Thai government to offer Start-up Camp visa to foreign IT and tech experts

The Nation

 

 

The Thai government is to offer Start-up Camp visa to foreign IT and tech experts, according to PM Office Minister Kobsak Pootrakool.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030694-thai-government-to-offer-start-up-camp-visa-to-foreign-it-and-tech-experts/

 

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7 workers injured in factory fire

 

Seven workers were injured when an machine exploded and caught fire at a tapioca flour factory in Udon Thani's Muang district on Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030697-7-workers-injured-in-factory-fire/

 

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Underwater gamblers will be in hot water if that's Krabi!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A group of four divers playing cards for money under water will be in trouble if they were really gambling under the sea in Krabi.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030698-underwater-gamblers-will-be-in-hot-water-if-thats-krabi/

 

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UPDATE:

 

PM expresses concern over current situation

 

BANGKOK, 26th March 2018 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has given his personal affirmation that the government and the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) wish to see the nation transition to democratic government, asking Thai society do what is needed towards achieving the goal. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030637-pm-prayut-denounces-‘lack-of-order’-after-protests-against-military/?do=findComment&comment=12830856

 

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Celebrity's elder brother claims Pattaya police won't investigate after knife attack

 

Picture: TNews

 

The elder brother of Thai celebrity Sabrina who won "The Face Thailand" has told the media that Pattaya police are refusing to follow up on an investigation in which he was stabbed.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030700-celebritys-elder-brother-claims-pattaya-police-wont-investigate-after-knife-attack/

 

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Tragic sight as Siamese twins shown on Facebook

 

 

Thais shared the tragic pictures of Siamese twins known as Pin Pan aged 9 on Facebook.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030702-tragic-sight-as-siamese-twins-shown-on-facebook/

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Dramatic footage as car bursts into flames - but driver escaped death

 

Picture: TNews

 

Dramatic video and still photography showed the aftermath of a crash of a Toyota Camry on Sukhumvit Road near Pattaya this morning.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030703-dramatic-footage-as-car-bursts-into-flames-but-driver-escaped-death/

 

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Wildlife Agency Suing Premchai For 3m Baht

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta meets with police Wednesday

 

BANGKOK — A civil suit seeking more than 3 million baht in damages from a construction mogul accused of poaching in a protected forest reached the prosecutor’s office Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030705-wildlife-agency-suing-premchai-for-3m-baht/

 

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New shuttle boats linking three coastal provinces to be discussed

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The Harbour Department is to consider launching shuttle boat services to link three popular tourist destinations in the Andaman Sea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030709-new-shuttle-boats-linking-three-coastal-provinces-to-be-discussed/

 

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Grab says Uber deal driven independently by firms, has SoftBank support

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Grab’s acquisition of U.S. ride-hailing firm UberTechnologies Inc’s [UBER.UL] Southeast Asian business was driven independently by the two companies, and was supported by their common investor, Japan’s SoftBank Group <9984.T>, a top executive at the Singapore-based firm said.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/grab-says-uber-deal-driven-independently-firms-softbank-support/27952/

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Microsoft Surface Book 2 available in Thailand

BY THE NATION 

 

 

Removing the barrier between a conventional desktop and laptop, the Microsoft Surface Book 2 is said to feature the latest 8th Gen Intel Core processors and the best graphics performance yet with the latest NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-surface-book-2-available-thailand/27955/

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Thailand's Red Bull Rival Slumps From Top to Bottom of World

Anuchit Nguyen

 

FILE photo

 

(Bloomberg) -- The onetime top soft-drink stock in the world is now the industry’s worst-performing equity.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030713-thailands-red-bull-rival-slumps-from-top-to-bottom-of-world/

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Netizens Pay Hospital Fees Of Assaulted Elderly Saleng Driver

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

Photos posted Wednesday of the bank account booklet by Juroon Meepan’s wife. Photo: Queen of Spades / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — Netizens on Monday had raised almost 1 million baht for an 82-year-old garbage picker recovering in hospital after being beaten senseless.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030715-netizens-pay-hospital-fees-of-assaulted-elderly-saleng-driver/

 

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Khon Kaen car lot may hold hoard of stolen vehicles

By Kritmet Loho 
The Nation

 

 

GPS data from a stolen car led police to a storage depot Khon Kaen that’s suspected to be a base for fencing stolen merchandise across the Mekong River, where there is high demand for used vehicles.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030716-khon-kaen-car-lot-may-hold-hoard-of-stolen-vehicles/

 

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Crane tower on trailer truck brings down Phuket power poles, six vehicles damaged

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The crane tower got caught in overhead cables bring down five power poles and damaging six vehicles. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A crane tower being transferred by trailer truck brought down five power poles in Kathu on Saturday damaging six vehicles and leaving local residents without electricity, telephone and internet supplies for several hours.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030718-crane-tower-on-trailer-truck-brings-down-phuket-power-poles-six-vehicles-damaged/

 

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Haze-choked Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai seal off forests

By Tossapol Boonpat 
The Nation

 

 

Mae Hong Son’s decision to bar entry to woodlands in a bid to curb forest fires and haze does not apply to local people who daily forage there for food and other necessities villagers, Deputy Governor Prachuap Ajarapong clarified on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030719-haze-choked-mae-hong-son-chiang-mai-seal-off-forests/

 

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Man steals Phuket boss’s car, goes back to work the next day

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Tawan Prapan left the car abandoned along Soi Bang Rae in moo 10, Chalong. Photo: Chalong Police

 

PHUKET: Police have arrested a man and a woman after the man reportedly stole his employer’s car and then returned to work the next day as if nothing had happened.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030720-man-steals-phuket-boss’s-car-goes-back-to-work-the-next-day/

 

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New Party Rejects ‘Junta Proxy’ Label, Says It Will Vote For Prayuth

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Alternative Party leaders pose for photo Saturday

 

BANGKOK — A former conservative protest leader turned politician on Monday urged the public to forget the past and vote for his newly formed party, which pledged to support junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha if he bids for another term in office.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030729-new-party-rejects-‘junta-proxy’-label-says-it-will-vote-for-prayuth/