THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 8 May 2018

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Drunk husband murders wife with an axe in Chaiyaphum

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Nern Sanga police in Chaiyaphum were called to a house in Ban Rang Ngam village on Monday afternoon after reports that a husband had murdered his wife.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037220-drunk-husband-murders-wife-with-an-axe-in-chaiyaphum/

 

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Bent police involved in serious crime will all be arrested, assures top cop

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A top policeman assured the public that all the police involved in a sensational case will face justice.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037223-bent-police-involved-in-serious-crime-will-all-be-arrested-assures-top-cop/

 

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No injuries as Bangkok bus engulfed in flames

By The Nation

 

 

Photos from Ruam Duay Chuay Kan Foundation

 

Early morning traffic was snarled when a Bangkok bus was destroyed by flames on the busy Sukhumvit Road on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037224-no-injuries-as-bangkok-bus-engulfed-in-flames/

 

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Thai man claims he lost the ends of two fingers when his mobile phone exploded

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Consumer protection officials and a team from the government watchdog Damrongtham will today meet with a 61 year old Phayao man who said he was seriously injured when his phone exploded in his hand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037225-thai-man-claims-he-lost-the-ends-of-two-fingers-when-his-mobile-phone-exploded/

 

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Electric cars punted for Phuket

The Phuket News

 

Sture Portvik, Project Leader E-mobility for Oslo, the electric car capital of Europe, presented his plan for EVs in Phuket. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Leading proponents of the electrical vehicle (EV) push in Norway were in Phuket yesterday (May 7) to propose to local officials to start looking toward building the infrastructure required to encourage people to use electric cars on the island.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037226-electric-cars-punted-for-phuket/

 

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Woman, 50, murdered because man couldn't get an erection and she asked for 500 baht

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A man in Trat, eastern Thailand, told police that he bludgeoned a woman to death after he took her to his derelict room.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037230-woman-50-murdered-because-man-couldnt-get-an-erection-and-she-asked-for-500-baht/

 

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LINE to promote online safety in Thailand

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Thailand’s Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) and LINE Corporation today announced that they have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to conduct educational programs for children on internet safety in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037233-line-to-promote-online-safety-in-thailand/

 

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First Myanmar refugees repatriated since 2016

By Somjit Rungjamrasrassamee 
The Nation

 

FILE photo//Google maps

 

Thai authorities in the North are seeking our more Myanmar refugees willing to be repatriated following the return on Monday of 73 people from 23 families, a source at a Tak refugee camp said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037234-first-myanmar-refugees-repatriated-since-2016/

 

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Mother goes to the military after rape of handicapped daughter now seven months pregnant

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Sri Racha mother furious with what she claimed was police inactivity has appealed to the military government for help after she said her handicapped daughter was raped.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037235-mother-goes-to-the-military-after-rape-of-handicapped-daughter-now-seven-months-pregnant/

 

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Japan and North Korea should talk, South Korea's Moon says

 

South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks on the phone to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, May 4, 2018. Yonhap via REUTERS

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and North Korea should begin talks to normalise relations between the two countries and contribute to peace and stability in the region, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told a Japanese newspaper on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037236-japan-and-north-korea-should-talk-south-koreas-moon-says/

 

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Jontien beach disaster zone! Stinking black sea as tourists flee!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai media Thai Rath pulled no punches in a report that said that Jomtien beach in Pattaya was a virtual disaster zone.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037237-jontien-beach-disaster-zone-stinking-black-sea-as-tourists-flee/

 

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Celebs Unlikely To Stop Hawking Deadly Supplements: Expert

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Virakarn ‘Maprang’ Seneetantikul and Ranee ‘Bella Campen’ at an event promoting their food supplement product, Be Curve, on March 31 in CentralWorld. Photo: PR Society

 

BANGKOK — They’ve gone after Magic Skin’s “slimming” powders, Lyn’s killer diet pills and now actress Bella Ranee’s “Be Curve” food supplements. But will it be enough?

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037238-celebs-unlikely-to-stop-hawking-deadly-supplements-expert/

 

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Three killed in Maryland shooting, suspect kills himself - police

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three people were killed in a shooting on Monday outside Washington, D.C., where the suspect took his own life after he barricaded himself inside his home, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037239-three-killed-in-maryland-shooting-suspect-kills-himself-police/

 

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Tour operators called to discuss accident prevention

This meeting aims to ensure that tourists will be both happy and safe when travelling in Phuket.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A meeting has been held at the Phuket Tourism and Sports Office this week led by Tourist Police commander Col Tongchai Wilaiprom together with the Director of the Phuket Provincial Office of Tourism and Sports, Sirawee Waloh. Joining them were local Phuket tour operators.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037240-phuket-tour-operators-called-to-discuss-accident-prevention/

 

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Spa fire in Koh Sirey under investigation

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

The Phuket City Police are still investigating a fire at a spa in Rassada on Saturday (May 5).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037242-spa-fire-in-koh-sirey-under-investigation/

 

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Three Hong Kong tourists arrested for allegedly falsifying robbery complaint

By The Nation

 

 

Police have arrested three Hong Kong tourists for allegedly falsified a complaint that they had been robbed of smartphones, two cameras and cash by a tuk tuk driver.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037209-big-joke-saves-the-day-again-busts-chinese-tourists-who-claimed-tuk-tuk-attack-for-insurance-fraud/?do=findComment&comment=12964961

 

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Malaysia's jailed Anwar urges voters to pick former nemesis Mahathir

By Fathin Ungku and Emily Chow

 

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks to the media in Kuala Lumpur February 4, 2015. REUTERS/Olivia Harris/File Photo

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim urged voters to choose his former political nemesis, Mahathir Mohamad, less than 24 hours ahead of the most hotly contested general election in the country's history.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037254-malaysias-jailed-anwar-urges-voters-to-pick-former-nemesis-mahathir/

 

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Victims of Japan's forced sterilisations demand justice after decades of silence

By Elaine Lies

 

A 75-year-old man, who goes by the name Saburo Kita in Japanese media to avoid questions from his late wife's family, speaks during an interview with Reuters at his flat in Tokyo, Japan, April 22, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - One day when Saburo Kita was 14, he was taken from an institution for troubled children to see a doctor. Despite protesting that his health was fine, he was ordered to strip, lie down on a table, and was given a local anaesthetic.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037256-victims-of-japans-forced-sterilisations-demand-justice-after-decades-of-silence/

 

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One death in Krabi from Dengue Fever

Dengue Fever is widely spread during rainy season especially where we find water sitting around

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

“From Jan 1 to May 5 there are 266 of Dengue Fever patients which are 57.08 per 100,000 of populations. The numbers of patients are similar each year at around the same period.” This from the Deputy Director of Krabi Public Heath Office Doctor Chalermpol Osotpromma.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037257-one-death-in-krabi-from-dengue-fever/

 

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Penang consulate limits visa applications to 100 per day

The Phuket News

 

The notice was posted earlier today (May 8). Image: Royal Thai Consulate-General, Penang

 

PHUKET: The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Penang has announced that it will limit the number of visas issued to just 100 per day, starting from Monday (May 14).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037260-penang-consulate-limits-visa-applications-to-100-per-day/

 

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Deepening divisions, Britain's Johnson calls customs plan "crazy"

 

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson leaves a Brexit subcommittee meeting at Downing Street in London, Britain, May 2, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's proposal for a customs partnership with the European Union after Brexit is "crazy", foreign minister Boris Johnson said, deepening divisions that are challenging Prime Minister Theresa May.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037266-deepening-divisions-britains-johnson-calls-customs-plan-crazy/

 

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Fiscal Policy Office discusses memorandum to reduce plastic bags

 

 

BANGKOK, 8th May 2018 (NNT) - The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has held a meeting on a memorandum to reduce the use of plastic bags among 30 retail and modern trade stores, while encouraging the public to use cloth bags. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037269-fiscal-policy-office-discusses-memorandum-to-reduce-plastic-bags/

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At Thunder Castle, Newin Calls On Prayuth To Rain Money

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

 

BURIRAM — Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha has been presenting his everyman credentials on in eastern Thailand this week: riding motocross, promising to build a sports hub and discussing past rivalries on a topic of local passion – football – to the stadium cheers of 30,000 people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037170-prayut-wins-newin’s-support/?do=findComment&comment=12965592

 

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Drug suspect nabbed in police sting after using pregnant wife, daughter to give impression he was a tourist

By The Nation

 

A drug suspect who checked into a Hat Yai hotel in Songkhla with his pregnant wife and five-year-old daughter, using them as cover in an attempt to make out he was a tourist, was arrested in a sting operation on Monday night.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037279-drug-suspect-nabbed-in-police-sting-after-using-pregnant-wife-daughter-to-give-impression-he-was-a-tourist/

 

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Volunteers clean up Koh Khai Beach area

By Prasit Leerahakhunakorn 
The Nation

 

 

About 100 volunteers took part in a three-day cleaning operation at Koh Khai Beach in Pathiu district and the Lom Phraya Pier in Muang district of Chumphon.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037281-volunteers-clean-up-koh-khai-beach-area/

 

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Grab Must Stand Down To End Taxi Wars: Military

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Two motorcycle taxis fight in Pattaya in 2017. Source: My Pattaya / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — The gig economy is boiling over in the streets, where drivers are chasing each other down for a beating and passengers subjected to outrageous harassment.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037282-grab-must-stand-down-to-end-taxi-wars-military/

 

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Thais framed for ‘smile of happiness’ on Red Cross Day

By Photo and story by Kunlaphun Siripimamporn 
The Nation

 

Photo and story by Kunlaphun Siripimamporn The Nation

 

To celebrate “World Red Cross Day 2018” on Tuesday, the Thai Red Cross Society has invited Thais to be among 30,000 people creating a composite “smile of happiness”, by changing their profile frames online into those of the organisation’s annual “smile”-themed celebration frame.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037283-thais-framed-for-‘smile-of-happiness’-on-red-cross-day/

 

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Cannes 2018: The directors who are banned from attending the film festival

Gwilym Mumford; additional reporting by Saeed Kamali Dehghan

 

Jafar Panahi in This Is Not a Film, the Iranian director’s 2011 documentary about his house arrest

 

Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi and Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov – who both have films competing for the Palme d’Or – have been prevented from leaving their respective countries.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037286-cannes-2018-the-directors-who-are-banned-from-attending-the-film-festival/

 

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Dwayne Johnson has a very "TMI" response to DJ Khaled's oral sex comments

BY BEA MITCHELL

 

NBC UNIVERSAL / GETTY IMAGES

 

Warning: This article is all sorts of NSFW (but you've probably guessed that already)

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037287-dwayne-johnson-has-a-very-tmi-response-to-dj-khaleds-oral-sex-comments/

 

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'Drunk' woman interrupts breakdancing street performers and steals the show with series of incredible backflips

By Abigail O'Leary

 

 

This is the amazing moment a 'drunk' woman interrupted a group of breakdancing street performers - and stole the show with a series of incredible backflips.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037288-drunk-woman-interrupts-breakdancing-street-performers-and-steals-the-show-with-series-of-incredible-backflips/