THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 11 May 2018

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Govt To Build ‘Cyber Warrior’ Army To Monitor Netizens

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

'Ong Bak' meets The Matrix. Original image: Sahamongkol Film International

 

BANGKOK — The government Thursday said it will assemble an army of “cyber warriors” to step up internet surveillance.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037591-thailand-to-reinforce-cyber-security/?do=findComment&comment=12975287

 

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Opinion: When In Rome (Or Bangkok) – Dress The Part

By Tuptim Malakul Lane Na Ayutthaya

 

Image: World Traveler / Facebook

 

It’s hot. Very hot. One’s just come from Helsinki or Petersburg after a winter equally long, cold and miserable. The first day in Bangkok is to be spent discovering the city

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037741-opinion-when-in-rome-or-bangkok-–-dress-the-part/

 

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Phuket Gateway officially launched

"Pineapples are also very popular with many pineapple plantations nearby in the north end of the island."

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

The opening ceremony for the Phuket Gateway was held this morning (May 11) in Mai Khao, just north of the Thachachai Checkpoint. The ceremony was hosted by Phuket’s Governor Norraphat and Thalang District Chief Adul Choothong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037742-phuket-gateway-officially-launched/

 

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Former Special-Branch officer faces 9 warrants for extortion

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

The Criminal Court has approved nine arrest warrants for a former deputy superintendent at the Special-Branch Police Division, Pol Lt-Colonel Santhana Prayoonrat, over allegations of extortion at the Donmuang Modern Market.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037743-former-special-branch-officer-faces-9-warrants-for-extortion/

 

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GLO Discuss Plans to Pre-bundle Lottery Tickets to Reduce Over-charging in Public Hearing

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A meeting to discuss new plans to bundle lottery tickets and sell them directly to retailers to help put a stop to lottery vendors over-charging for lottery tickets was held in Chiang Mai this week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037757-glo-discuss-plans-to-pre-bundle-lottery-tickets-to-reduce-over-charging-in-public-hearing/

 

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Loy Kroh Vendors Meet Officials to Re-Discuss Ignored Order to Move

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – On May 10th, another meeting was held to discuss the movement of Loy Kroh street vendors after years of ignored demands by authorities.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037758-loy-kroh-vendors-meet-officials-to-re-discuss-ignored-order-to-move/

 

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Authorities Prepare for Floods

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Authorities are preparing for the upcoming rainy season after floods begin to plague the city.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037759-authorities-prepare-for-floods/

 

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Nok Air cuts losses: CEO

By The Nation

 

 

Nok Air said it continued to improve the bottom line in the first quarter of this year with further reductions in losses, thanks to improvements in all key parameters.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037760-nok-air-cuts-losses-ceo/

 

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Lazada boasts record growth

By The Nation

 

 

Lazada, the online shopping and selling site, said it celebrated its sixth anniversary with a 240 per cent increase in its number of active sellers as well as three times more customers signing up on Lazada Wallet.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037762-lazada-boasts-record-growth/

 

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Royal police ramp up fight against human trafficking and child porn

By Suriya Patathayo, 
Thawee Apisakulchat 
The Nation

 

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) have established two new divisions in a bid to tackle human trafficking crimes on the Internet, said RTP adviser Pol General Thammasak Witcharaya on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037763-royal-police-ramp-up-fight-against-human-trafficking-and-child-porn/

 

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Bunker descendants celebrate birthday of ‘Siamese twins’ at Samut Songkhram festival

By Phatarawadee Phataranawik 
The Nation 
Samut Songkhram

 

Photo/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

Dozens third-generation to fifth-generation descendents of the famous “Siamese twins” Chang and Eng Bunker on Friday celebrated the twins’ 207th birthday in their birthplace – Samut Songkhram’s Muang district.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037764-bunker-descendants-celebrate-birthday-of-‘siamese-twins’-at-samut-songkhram-festival/

 

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Thousands Dead, Hundreds More Dogs Now Dying Due To Scare: Foundation

By Todd Ruiz and Jintamas Saksornchai

 

 

NAKHON PHANOM — Packed into pens and cages, they whimper behind rusty metal gates. Those who cannot fight for the meager food tossed to them – such as the tiny puppies being born amid the squalor – wait for death. Black flies burrow into sick-darkened fur.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037765-thousands-dead-hundreds-more-dogs-now-dying-due-to-scare-foundation/

 

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EU supports air ambulance

By The Nation

 

 

The Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in Thailand programme has been agreed between the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) and the National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM) with the support of the European Union (EU).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037766-eu-supports-air-ambulance/

 

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Tesco Lotus to sell low-GI rice

By The Nation

 

 

Tesco Lotus says it has bought 150 tonnes of low-GI rice to offer healthier choices for consumers and to support rice farmers.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037768-tesco-lotus-to-sell-low-gi-rice/

 

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Chinese envoys call for Phuket to have trained, experienced lifeguards

The Phuket News

 

Li Chunlin (left) and Zhou Guangxu led the call for trained, experienced lifeguards on Phket’s beaches. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- A Chinese embassy delegation that visited Phuket yesterday (May 10) to specifically raise safety issues directly affecting Chinese tourists on the island has expressly called for trained, experienced lifeguards to patrol Phuket’s beaches.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037772-chinese-envoys-call-for-phuket-to-have-trained-experienced-lifeguards/

 

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Windows 10 is getting some new features – here they are

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Microsoft may have only just begun rolling out its April Windows 10 update but the company has now announced a handful of new features that will feature in the next major update to its operating system which is likely to be released around September or October.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/windows-10-getting-new-features/28674/

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Deadpool 2's first reactions are in and some fans claim it's better than Avengers: Infinity War

BY SAM WARNER

 

Image: 20TH CENTURY FOX

 

Deadpool was the unexpected superhero hit of 2016, winning almost everyone over with its insanely meta references and R-rated gloriousness.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037773-deadpool-2s-first-reactions-are-in-and-some-fans-claim-its-better-than-avengers-infinity-war/

 

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Dave Matthews Band Drops Poignant Lead Single, 'Samurai Cop,' from Forthcoming New Studio Album

PERRI ORMONT BLUMBERG

 

Image: people.com

 

As Dave Matthews Band gears up for the release of its new album, Come Tomorrow, and summer tour — 20 million tickets and 28 years later, if you’re counting — they’ve debuted their lead single in the form of an animated video based on album art by Béatrice Coron.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037776-dave-matthews-band-drops-poignant-lead-single-samurai-cop-from-forthcoming-new-studio-album/

 

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Scientists design a space BEER BOTTLE that could let astronauts enjoy a brew in zero gravity

By Shivali Best

 

 

Astronauts could soon enjoy a beer in space , thanks to a specially-designed beer bottle.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037777-scientists-design-a-space-beer-bottle-that-could-let-astronauts-enjoy-a-brew-in-zero-gravity/

 

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Six arrested child-porn crackdown

By The Nation

 

 

Six suspects have been arrested in nationwide crackdowns on child pornography websites, deputy tourist police chief Pol Maj Gen Surachet Hakpal said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037778-six-arrested-child-porn-crackdown/

 

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1 Dead As Bangkok School Van Driver Goes On Rampage

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Police and rescue workers Friday attend to someone hit and killed by a van driver who fled the scene in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — The driver appeared drunk during a rampage in which he drove his school van into pedestrians, knocking down a motorcycle, injuring the rider and killing the passenger.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037780-1-dead-as-bangkok-school-van-driver-goes-on-rampage/

 

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I am no cheat, says boxer’s ex-girlfriend

By The Nation

 

 

THE FORMER live-in girlfriend of super-flyweight champion boxer Srisaket Sor Rungvisai is denying that she has been cheating on him.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037788-i-am-no-cheat-says-boxer’s-ex-girlfriend/

 

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Thailand Live Saturday 12 May 2018

 

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037808-thailand-live-saturday-12-may-2018/