THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 25 Apr 2018

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Three sons of "influential man" charged as South Pattaya bar ordered shut for five years

 

Pictures: Ruyangpattaya

 

Police raided "The Street" bar in Pattaya 3 at 2.30am on Tuesday morning after complaints that teens were doing drugs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035297-three-sons-of-influential-man-charged-as-south-pattaya-bar-ordered-shut-for-five-years/

 

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Thai man hammers his wife to death then hangs himself from the windowsill

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Muang Jee police in Lamphun in Thailan's north were called to a house after an apparent murder suicide in Pasak sub-district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035298-thai-man-hammers-his-wife-to-death-then-hangs-himself-from-the-windowsill/

 

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"Live beating" - woman says its been years of abuse; Thai man is looked after by mummy

 

Pictures: Manager online

 

The couple at the center of a video that showed the woman taking a beating live online have been to the police.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035193-police-open-investigation-after-chiang-mai-abuse-victim-shares-story-on-facebook/?do=findComment&comment=12924921

 

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What’s it like to drive in Thailand?

By Dan Cheeseman

 

 

Moving to Thailand is an assault to the senses in many ways, but once the novelty wears off, I started noticing “new” things that nobody had prepared me for. For once, I expected the traffic to be something from the 9th gate of hell, but nothing turned out to be further from the truth.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035301-what’s-it-like-to-drive-in-thailand/

 

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Expats in Thailand travel far more than I imagined

By Dan Cheeseman 

 

 

Understanding Expats in Thailand is vital to me in the capacity of the MD for Thaivisa.com, they are, after all, our readers. It is quite common therefore to run surveys to build such intelligence and the most recent was with regards to their travel habits.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035303-expats-in-thailand-travel-far-more-than-i-imagined/

 

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Chiang Rai kamnan ambushed; wife, daughter killed, son injured

By The Nation 

 

 

The pickup truck of a well-known kamnan in Chiang Rai was cut down in a hail of gunfire Tuesday evening, killing his wife and daughter and injuring him and his son.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035305-chiang-rai-kamnan-ambushed-wife-daughter-killed-son-injured/

 

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PM assures government will try to resolve Doi Suthep housing problem

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o- cha stressed on Tuesday (Apr 24) that in order to resolve the controversial judges’ housing project on Doi Suthep mountain in Chiang Mai’s Mae Rim district, all parties concerned must adhere to the letters of the law.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035306-pm-assures-government-will-try-to-resolve-doi-suthep-housing-problem/

 

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Airport Rail Link urges commuters to get up earlier

By The Nation

 

 

Airport Rail Link, whose services have become synonymous with crammed passengers and inadequate trains, has come up with a measure to reduce overcrowding - an “early bird” campaign.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035307-airport-rail-link-urges-commuters-to-get-up-earlier/

 

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ANZAC Day in Phuket

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. Lest we forget.

By The Thaiger

 

 

At 5.45am, Australians and New Zealanders, Phuket community representatives, crew members from the HMAS Anzac, local schools, friends and family members gathered at the Phuket Yacht Club in Chalong to commemorate the 102nd ANZAC day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035308-anzac-day-in-phuket/

 

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China warns of more action after military drills near Taiwan

 

Taiwan's flag waves outside its Embassy to the Holy See, in Rome, Italy March 14, 2018. Picture taken March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - A series of Chinese military drills near Taiwan were designed to send a clear message to the self-ruled island and China will take further steps if Taiwan independence forces persist in doing as they please, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035309-china-warns-of-more-action-after-military-drills-near-taiwan/

 

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Weather agency warns public of tropical storm

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 25th April 2018 (NNT) - The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has warned the public about thunder showers and harsh winds accompanying the ongoing tropical storm. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035313-thai-meteorological-dept-warns-public-of-tropical-storm/

 

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Police reform committee to propose changes in police structure

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 25 April 2018 (NNT) – A committee in charge of the police reform is planning to propose changes in the structure of the police force in a new version of the Royal Thai Police Act. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035314-police-reform-committee-to-propose-changes-in-police-structure/

 

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Facebook releases secret list of all the stuff you are not allowed to post

BY REUTERS 

 

image: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

 

Facebook releases long-secret rules on how it polices the service

 

MENLO PARK, Calif. (Reuters) – Facebook Inc on Tuesday released a rule book for the types of posts it allows on its social network, giving far more detail than ever before on what is permitted on subjects ranging from drug use and sex work to bullying, hate speech and inciting violence.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-releases-secret-list-stuff-not-allowed-post/28419/

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Researcher in Facebook scandal says: my work was worthless to Cambridge Analytica

BY REUTERS

 

Aleksandr Kogan, a researcher at Cambridge University who created a personality quiz to collect users data on Facebook, gives evidence to Parliament's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committe in Westminster, London, Britain, April 24, 2018. Parliament TV handout via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) – A researcher at the centre of a scandal over the alleged misuse of the data of nearly 100 million Facebook users said on Tuesday the work he did was useless for the sort of targeted adverts that would be needed to sway an election.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/researcher-facebook-scandal-says-work-worthless-cambridge-analytica/28421/

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Music streaming overtakes physical sales of CDs and digital downloads for first time

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

Music streaming revenues surge and investors like the beat

 

LONDON (Reuters) – Online streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music have become the recording industry’s single biggest revenue source, overtaking physical sales of CDs and digital downloads for the first time, a trade group said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/28424-2/28424/

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Facebook removes accounts advertising stolen identities

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo

 

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc has removed a number of accounts and pages that advertised and sold social security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, and alleged credit card numbers of dozens of people, following a report by news website Motherboard.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-removes-accounts-advertising-stolen-identities/28427/

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Oppo boosts after–sales, launches new model

By JIRAPAN BOONNOON
THE NATION

 

 

THAI OPPO will invest around Bt300 million this year to improve its after sale services nationwide, in order to lessen customers’ waiting time to just an hour, said Chanon Jirayukul, executive vice president of Thai Oppo said.

 

Full story:  https://tech.thaivisa.com/oppo-boosts-sales-launches-new-model/28429/

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FDA assures constant inspection of fake products in the market

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Food and Drug Administration assured that it didn’t neglect inspection of fake cosmetic products and food supplements following recent raids at several factories producing fake products by police after customers lodged complaints of cheatings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035316-fda-assures-constant-inspection-of-fake-products-in-the-market/

 

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TOT, CAT employees descending on Bangkok to protest ‘privatisation’

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

TOT employees in Trang set out for Bangkok on Wednesday morning to join their counterparts from other provinces and CAT Telecom workers at a rally protesting the state agencies’ possible privatisation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035318-tot-cat-employees-descending-on-bangkok-to-protest-‘privatisation’/

 

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Brick stolen from Ayutthaya temple mailed back

By The Nation

 

File photo: Wat Chaiyawatanaram

 

An anonymous thief has mailed a brick stolen from a temple and an apology joss stick set to the Ayutthaya Historical Park.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035320-brick-stolen-from-ayutthaya-temple-mailed-back/

 

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Haze delays flight in Mae Hong Son, chokes downtown Nan

By Tossapol Boonpat 
The Nation

 

 

Dense haze limited visibility at Mae Hong Son’s airport to such an extent on Wednesday morning that Nok Air’s 7.30am flight from Chiang Mai had to be held back for two hours.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035321-haze-delays-flight-in-mae-hong-son-chokes-downtown-nan/

 

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Storms flatten Chiang Rai homes, rip away roofs

By Natthawat Laping 
The Nation

 

 

Storms on Tuesday night left 100 homes in Chiang Rai’s Mae Lao district damaged.

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035323-storms-flatten-chiang-rai-homes-rip-away-roofs/

 

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Legal action urged for a musical band in dresses  imitating Buddhist monks at a stage show 

By Thai PBS

 

 

The dean monk in Ayutthaya province has called for legal action against a musical band performing show with its musicians dressed in Buddhist monk ropes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035078-is-nothing-sacred-netizens-slam-singer-on-stage-in-kamphaeng-phet-portraying-a-monk/?page=2&tab=comments#comment-12925357

 

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Police Raid Massage Parlors To Look For Drugs

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By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

A policeman questions massage parlor workers during a Tuesday night drug raid in Huay Khwang area.

 

BANGKOK — Police on Tuesday night searched brothels in a drug raid and came back empty-handed.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035329-police-raid-massage-parlors-to-look-for-drugs/

 

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Allowances, pensions boosted for war veterans

By The Nation

 

 

The government has approved hikes in several allowances and pensions for Thailand’s 630,000 war veterans beginning on June 1.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035333-allowances-pensions-boosted-for-thailand’s-war-veterans/

 

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Caught on tape: Turtle baby boom in Phang Nga

By The Nation

 

 

A video posted on Facebook on Wednesday by prominent marine biologist Thon Thamrongnawasawat captures the moment 77 tiny green turtle hatchlings clambered out of their nest in the sands of the Similan Islands in Phang Nga the day before.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035337-caught-on-tape-turtle-baby-boom-in-phang-nga/

 

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Ahead of summit with North, South Koreans hope more for peace than unification

By Christine Kim

 

A general view shows the interior of the Peace House, the venue for the inter-Korean summit, at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 25, 2018. Yonhap via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - As North and South Korea gear up for their first summit in over a decade this Friday, many South Koreans have lowered their expectations since previous summits, hoping for peace rather than any swift reunification.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035340-ahead-of-summit-with-north-south-koreans-hope-more-for-peace-than-unification/

 

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Trump's travel ban faces U.S. Supreme Court reckoning

By Lawrence Hurley

 

International passengers arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport after the U.S. Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration's emergency request to put its travel ban into effect later in the week pending further judicial review, in Dulles, Virginia, U.S., June 26, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to defend the legality of his travel ban targeting people from several Muslim-majority countries, one of the most contentious actions of his presidency.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035342-trumps-travel-ban-faces-us-supreme-court-reckoning/

 

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Thousands gather for ANZAC Day memorials around world

 

Australian and New Zealand soldiers stand guard during a dawn ceremony marking the 103rd anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign during World War One at Anzac Cove, Turkey, April 25, 2018, where the first battles of the campaign were fought. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of people attended dawn war memorial services on Wednesday across Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, France and in Thailand to commemorate ANZAC Day, the Gallipoli landings and the centenary of the final year of World War One.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035344-thousands-gather-for-anzac-day-memorials-around-world/

 

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Soi Dog opening on Saturdays 

Your future best friend forever may be right here, waiting for you.

By Tanutam Thawan

 

  

Following the success of our recent trial, Soi Dog Foundation has extended visitor times at one of Phuket’s most popular attractions, ‘’The Gill Dalley Sanctuary” in Mai Khao to Saturday mornings providing the opportunity to visitors, who are unable to go during the week, to meet and mingle with the small dogs, cats and kittens.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035347-soi-dog-opening-on-saturdays /