THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 16 May 2018

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Amulet thief arrested in Cherng Talay

When police arrived at the house Jiradet had already been caught and detained by Mr Somchai.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

A team of the Cherng Talay Police led by Maj Parinya Kwankaew have arrested 47 year old Jiradet Kongkaew from Pattalung at a house in Srisoonthorn yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038514-amulet-thief-arrested-in-cherng-talay/

 

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Government rice stocks near depletion

 

 

BANGKOK, 16 May 2018 (NNT) – Thailand's Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) has announced that over 14.8 million tons of the more than 18 million tons of rice in government stocks, acquired through pledging since May of 2014, has been released to market and the stocks are likely to be depleted by next month. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038516-government-rice-stocks-near-depletion/

 

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Student commits hara-kiri in friends' kitchen - discovered at breakfast

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A fourth year engineering student is suspected of committing suicide by disemboweling himself in the kitchen of his friends in Rangsit, Bangkok.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038518-student-commits-hara-kiri-in-friends-kitchen-discovered-at-breakfast/

 

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Digital Economy and Commerce Ministries show their projects to Cabinet members

 

 

BANGKOK, 16 May 2018 (NNT) - Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society and the Ministry of Commerce showed their latest projects to Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha before the cabinet meeting on Tuesday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038520-digital-economy-and-commerce-ministries-show-their-projects-to-cabinet-members/

 

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WATCH: Tesla Model X tows a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, sets new world record

BY STAFF WRITER

 

Image: Qantas

 

The Tesla Model X SUV is strong enough to tow a Boeing 787 Dreamliner – and has set a new world record in the process.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/watch-tesla-model-x-tows-boeing-787-dreamliner-sets-new-world-record/28750/

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5 OAPs Arrested for Illegal Hi-Lo Gambling

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A group of elderly people were arrested at their home after police caught them gambling.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038537-5-oaps-arrested-for-illegal-hi-lo-gambling/

 

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Hit-and-run Driver Avoids Victims at Police Station, Delaying Process

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – The hit and run incident last week that shocked locals has yet to come to a conclusion after the female driver refused to meet with the victims at the police station.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038539-hit-and-run-driver-avoids-victims-at-police-station-delaying-process/

 

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Pungent Tonne of Durian – A Day!

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Chiang Mai has been producing over a tonne of durian waste per day.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038541-pungent-tonne-of-durian-–-a-day/

 

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Ready player Thai: Gamers to clash at Asian games

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Winners of a Realm of Valor, or ROV, tournament accept their trophy on April 2 in Bangkok. Image: Garena Thailand.

 

BANGKOK — Thailand’s national gaming guild is calling on cyber athletes to enlist in the quest of a lifetime Wednesday: battling other nations at this year’s Asian Games, which are set to kick off three months from now in Indonesia.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038542-ready-player-thai-gamers-to-clash-at-asian-games/

 

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Storm ravages Buri Ram school

By The Nation

 

 

A school in Buri Ram's Satuek district postponed classes until May 21 after a storm hit on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038543-storm-ravages-buri-ram-school/

 

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Six more Bangkok schools accept pupils with special needs

By The Nation

 

Wat Thep Leela School

 

Six more schools in the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration have accept children with special needs this new school year.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038544-six-more-bangkok-schools-accept-pupils-with-special-needs/

 

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Three arrested with 76,000 meth pills in Si Sa Ket

By The Nation

 

 

Three men have been arrested in Si Sa Ket province while allegedly smuggling 76,000 methamphetamine pills and 99.7 grams of crystal meth, police said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038545-three-arrested-with-76000-meth-pills-in-si-sa-ket/

 

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Monk survives pit bull onslaught

By Khajorn Phonimthai 
The Nation

 

 

A 68-year-old Buddhist monk narrowly escaped death after being mauled by nearly 10 pit bulls while on a morning alms round in Samut Songkhram province on Tuesday, a local police Facebook page revealed on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038555-monk-survives-pit-bull-onslaught/

 

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City hall and activists to survey BTS accessibility

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Deputy Bangkok Gov. Amnuay Nimmano assists disabled right activist Manit Inpim to the platform of BTS Ratchadamri on March 3.

 

BANGKOK — City officials must join the disabled activists suing them on a court-ordered inspection of BTS stations as part of a class-action lawsuit, one of the plaintiffs said Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038556-city-hall-and-activists-to-survey-bts-accessibility/

 

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Police look to impound 30 ‘Magic Skin’ cars

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

Police are impounding 30 luxury cars worth Bt68 million and will soon summon for interviews on May 26 the six Thai celebrities who gave "product review" advertisements for food supplement products accused of being substandard and illegal, a senior police said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038557-police-look-to-impound-30-‘magic-skin’-cars/

 

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Wildlife items seized from house in Chiang Mai

By Nisanart Kangwanwong 
The Nation

 

 

Police have seized nearly 40 wildlife items, including two ivory tusks, 10 gaur horns, 12 antlers, three tiger skins and nine Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) skins from a Thai traditional house in Chiang Mai province on Tuesday evening.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038558-wildlife-items-seized-from-house-in-chiang-mai/

 

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Moldovian arrested in crackdown on child porn website

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

 

A Moldovian national was arrested at his rented home in Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Thab Sakae district on Tuesday over accusations that he had reaped benefits from a website that earned Bt123 million per year from feeding child pornographic materials to others, police told a press conference in Bangkok on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038559-moldovian-arrested-in-crackdown-on-child-porn-website/

 

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Greenpeace ship docks in Songkhla

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

 

The flagship of Greenpeace, Rainbow Warrior, has visited Thailand for the first time and is docked at Songkhla during its world tour to promote renewable energy and climate justice.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038560-greenpeace-ship-docks-in-songkhla/

 

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Victims' body funds low: director

By Piyanuch Thamnukasetchai 
The Nation

 

Pitikan Sithidej

 

The Rights and Liberties Protection Department says it is running out of funds to pay crime victims and is in the process of seeking additional funding.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038562-victims-body-funds-low-director/

 

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Intimate personal details of THREE MILLION Facebook users exposed – how to check if you’re affected

BY STAFF WRITER

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

A new data scandal has hit Facebook after it was revealed that the intimate personal details of 3 million users have been exposed.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/intimate-personal-details-three-million-facebook-users-exposed-check-youre-affected/28753/

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Court rules against conspiracy theorist in bid to release Kurt Cobain death photos

By Laura Snapes

 

The city of Seattle has been permanently prevented from releasing photographs of the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, pictured here in December 1993. Photograph: Robert Sorbo/AP

 

A Seattle court has ruled that photographs from the scene of Kurt Cobain’s death will remain sealed from the public.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038564-court-rules-against-conspiracy-theorist-in-bid-to-release-kurt-cobain-death-photos/

 

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This picture of Mario bald and without his moustache is creeping everybody out

BY SAM WARNER

 

Image: GETTY IMAGES

 

We've never wondered what Mario looks like without his trademark sideburns and moustache, but this is the internet, so you never get what you want.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038565-this-picture-of-mario-bald-and-without-his-moustache-is-creeping-everybody-out/

 

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How NHS doctors learn to stitch us back up again after life-saving surgery - and it involves a lot of bananas

By Zoe Forsey

 

It's a vital skill (Image: Getty)

 

Every year hundreds of young people apply to medical school dreaming of becoming a doctor so they can spend their career saving lives.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038566-how-nhs-doctors-learn-to-stitch-us-back-up-again-after-life-saving-surgery-and-it-involves-a-lot-of-bananas/

 

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BMA saddled with Bt1.47m bill as ‘furious aunts’ win case

By THE NATION

 

 

A FAMILY could receive more than Bt1.47 million compensation for inconvenience because of the authorities’ failure to prevent “illegal markets” from operating around their house if the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) loses its appeal against a lower court verdict.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038569-bma-saddled-with-bt147m-bill-as-‘furious-aunts’-win-case/

 

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