THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 10 May 2018

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Ugly Thai man with babe for a wife to get new face for 30 baht!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Surin man who has a severe facial problem - but who has a beautiful wife - has gone to Bangkok for surgery.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037551-ugly-thai-man-with-babe-for-a-wife-to-get-new-face-for-30-baht/

 

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Cheney, Panetta worry about consequences of Iran deal withdrawal

By Lawrence Delevingne and Svea Herbst-Bayliss

 

Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at a memorial for former House Minority Leader Bob Michel at the Capitol Building in Washington March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/Files

 

Former U.S. Congressman and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files

 

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Dick Cheney and Leon Panetta, who served at the highest levels of U.S. government, see potential unintended consequences of the Trump administration's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, including possible military action in the Middle East.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037552-cheney-panetta-worry-about-consequences-of-iran-deal-withdrawal/

 

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Grab to launch in Hua Hin on May 17

 

Grab Facebook

 

Grab Thailand has announced plans to launch its ride hailing and food delivery services in Hua Hin on May 17.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037553-grab-to-launch-in-hua-hin-on-may-17/

 

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Clinic saves the day as aunty with Facebook gnashers set to get new teeth!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The Rayong woman who garnered the sympathy of the Thai public after buying cut price dentures on Facebook is being given treatment for free.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037556-clinic-saves-the-day-as-aunty-with-facebook-gnashers-set-to-get-new-teeth/

 

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Pattaya bag snatcher disappears without a trace - Uzbek tourist loses 30,000 baht

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

A 50 year old female tourist from Uzbekistan is the latest victim of a motorcycle snatch thief in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037557-pattaya-bag-snatcher-disappears-without-a-trace-uzbek-tourist-loses-30000-baht/

 

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‘Headless ghost’ in Nakhon Si Thammarat identified

By The Nation

 

The “headless ghost” who appeared in a photo posted by a rescue official in Nakhon Si Thammarat that went viral has been identified as a shopper walking into a convenience store.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037564-‘headless-ghost’-in-nakhon-si-thammarat-identified/

 

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KLM jet makes precautionary landing in Phuket

...after a passenger's mobile phone began to emit smoke.

By The Thaiger

 

  

Newsinflight.com is reporting that a KLM Boeing 777-200, Flight KL 809 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, had to make a precautionary landing in Phuket, after smoke started filling the cabin when a passenger’s mobile phone ‘overheated’.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037568-klm-jet-makes-precautionary-landing-in-phuket/

 

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Officials raze illegal plantations in Krabi

2,000 trees were encroaching on more than 40 rais of land in the Ao Nang area.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Yesterday (May 9) the Chief of the Hat Nopparat – Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, Worapoj Lomlim raided a plantation in Krabi to demolish rubber

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037569-officials-raze-illegal-plantations-in-krabi/

 

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Boxing champ and girlfriend call the day on their long relationship

By The Nation

 

 

Patchareewan Kanha, the long-time girlfriend of super-flyweight champion boxer Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, stunned the Thai public by declaring in a Facebook post that the pair’s romantic relationship, which has endured for more than 10 years, has come to an end.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037574-boxing-champ-srisaket-and-girlfriend-call-the-day-on-their-long-relationship/

 

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Hero’ dives into filthy Bangkok canal to save stray dog

 

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An unidentified man is being praised on Facebook as a hero after jumping into Bangkok’s polluted Saen Saeb Canal on Wednesday evening to rescue an aged dog.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037577-hero’-dives-into-filthy-bangkok-canal-to-save-stray-dog/

 

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Khon Kaen Airport Braces For 1,500 Rockets

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

A rocket ignites for launch at Yasothon's Rocket Festival in May 2015.

 

KHON KAEN — Eighty-five villages have obtained permission to launch rockets into commercial airspace above Khon Kaen during an annual festival, the airport authority announced Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037581-khon-kaen-airport-braces-for-1500-rockets/

 

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Foreign arrivals in Asia Pacific break new records: report

By The Nation

 

 

Asia Pacific broke a new record in foreign arrivals in 2017, topping a cumulative count of 636 million visitors to the region, according to a report released today by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037582-foreign-arrivals-in-asia-pacific-break-new-records-report/

 

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Hat Yai looking into ‘Sky Track’ monorail

By The Nation

 

 

World Green International and King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) are to study the feasibility of building an environmentally friendly “Sky Track Monorail” in Hat Yai connecting the airport and passenger van terminals.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037584-hat-yai-looking-into-‘sky-track’-monorail/

 

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AEON partners with Thai Airways and Mastercard in launching a new credit card

By The Nation

 

 

AEON joins with Thai International Airways in launching the brand new “AEON Royal Orchid Plus World Mastercard”. The credit card, which is based on the concept ‘Enjoy the World of Travelling Freedom’, offers the ultimate in travel experiences and superior customer benefits for both business and leisure travellers. More than 5,000 people are expected to become new AEON cardholders this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037585-aeon-partners-with-thai-airways-and-mastercard-in-launching-a-new-credit-card/

 

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Thailand to reinforce cyber security

 

 

BANGKOK, 10 May 2018 (NNT) - Thai Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha says draft laws on cyber security and data protection need to be passed soon to enable Thailand to trade with the rest of the world more effectively. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037591-thailand-to-reinforce-cyber-security/

 

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Americans prisoners released by North Korea land in Washington

By David Brunnstrom

 

One of the Americans formerly held hostage in North Korea gestures next to U.S.President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A plane carrying three U.S. prisoners released by North Korea landed near Washington D.C. on Thursday to be met by President Donald Trump, clearing a major obstacle to a planned summit between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037595-americans-prisoners-released-by-north-korea-land-in-washington/

 

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Australian scientist, 104, plans to kill himself with 'Swiss option'

 

David Goodall, 104, holds a news conference a day before he intends to take his own life in assisted suicide, in Basel, Switzerland May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

 

ZURICH (Reuters) - A 104-year-old Australian scientist travelled to Switzerland to end his life, telling a news conference on Wednesday the nation's liberal assisted suicide laws let him commit suicide legally, in contrast to his home where it remains forbidden.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037596-australian-scientist-104-plans-to-kill-himself-with-swiss-option/

 

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Google Photos will soon use AI to bring your old photos back to life

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Google has announced a new colourizing tool that will be added to Google Photos that will help transform your old family photos

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/google-photos-will-soon-use-ai-bring-old-photos-back-life/28654/

 

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Android P to stop apps tracking and gathering data on users

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Google this week took the wraps off Android P, the next version of its mobile operating system.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/android-p-stop-apps-tracking-gathering-data-users/28655/

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Microsoft’s new feature lets you access your phone from your PC

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Microsoft has announced it is testing a new feature that lets Windows 10 users access content on their smartphone without touching it.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/microsofts-new-feature-lets-access-phone-pc/28660/

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Authorities inspecting rice auctioned by two companies in 2017 after finding irregularities

 

 

RATCHABURI, 10 May 2018 (NNT) – Thai authorities have carried out an inspection of state rice stocks in Ratchaburi province after irregularities in a recent auction of rice for animal feed. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037597-authorities-inspecting-rice-auctioned-by-two-companies-in-2017-after-finding-irregularities/

 

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Woman seriously injured in Thailand taxi crash forced to pay £35,000 after wrongly believing she had travel insurance with bank

Travel agent Abbie Sontag, 28, from Harlow in Essex, has been forced to pay out £35,000 for medical care after the crash near Phuket

 

By Tommy Wathen & Tom Davidson Online Reporter

 

Abbie Sontag and Pete Brudenell were just days into their holiday when the crash happened near Phuket (Image: Essex Live WS)

 

A travel agent has been left 'unable to move' after the taxi she and her partner were in was in a head-on smash with a lorry in Thailand.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037600-british-woman-seriously-injured-in-thailand-taxi-crash-forced-to-pay-£35000-after-wrongly-believing-she-had-travel-insurance-with-bank/

 

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Thaksin quick off the mark in congratulating Mahatir

 

 

Fugitive Thai ex-premier Thaksin Shinawtra on Thursday was among the first to congratulate Dr Mahathir Mohamad for his historic victory in Thursday's general election in Malaysia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037601-thaksin-quick-off-the-mark-in-congratulating-mahatir/

 

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New black dot bug can crash any iPhone or iPad – here’s how to avoid it

BY STAFF WRITER

 

iPhone 7: REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

 

A new bug discovered in Apple’s iMessages app can crash any iPhone or iPad.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/new-black-dot-bug-can-crash-iphone-ipad-heres-avoid/28664/

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Search in ambush killing fails to find evidence

By Natthawat Laping 
The Nation

 

 

Twenty-eight locations in Chiang Rai’s Wiang Kaen district were searched by some 500 soldiers, police and administrative officials on Thursday morning as part of the investigation into the fatal April 24 ambush on Hmong kamnan Thaweesak Yodmaneebanphot and his family.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037603-search-in-ambush-killing-fails-to-find-evidence/

 

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Japanese weapons collector to face court on Friday

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

Neither the Japanese Embassy, nor the relatives of a 27-year-old gun collector arrested on Wednesday at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport, had posted bail for the man’s release by Thursday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037464-japanese-tourist-held-at-don-mueang-on-weapons-charges/?do=findComment&comment=12972359

 

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Britain settles rendition case with Libyan ex-rebel, Guardian reports

 

FILE PHOTO: Abdul Hakeem Belhadj, leader of the Al-Watan party, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tripoli March 4, 2015. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has reached a settlement with Abdul Hakim Belhadj, a Libyan former rebel leader who says he suffered years of torture by Muammar Gaddafi's henchmen after British and U.S. spies handed him over to Libya, the Guardian newspaper reported.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037606-britain-settles-rendition-case-with-libyan-ex-rebel-guardian-reports/

 

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Rescue teams step up search for Russian woman missing on Koh Samui

 

 

Specialist search and rescue teams have been drafted in to help try and locate a Russian woman missing on Koh Samui.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037610-rescue-teams-step-up-search-for-russian-woman-missing-on-koh-samui/

 

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Land Survey of Judicial Houses Complete

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – This morning, the land survey of the Judicial housing built on Doi Suthep began, after the judicial officers gave access to authorities.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037612-land-survey-of-judicial-houses-complete/

 

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Fake-smiling Tour Staff Forced to Apologise for Damaging Thai Tourism By “Big Joke”

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – The fake-smiling tour operator staff who were giving flowers to Chinese tourists in a video that went viral have been brought in by police and charged with ‘damaging the image of Thai tourism’.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037613-fake-smiling-tour-staff-forced-to-apologise-for-damaging-thai-tourism-by-“big-joke”/