THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 17 May 2018

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‘Furious aunties’ to sue BMA if they appeal court’s compensation verdict

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The lawyer of the Saengyoktrakarn Family has threatened a criminal lawsuit against the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), if it appealed Wednesday’s verdict of the Central Administrative Court over illegal markets around the family’s house.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038701-‘furious-aunties’-to-sue-bma-if-they-appeal-court’s-compensation-verdict/

 

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Marking 80 years, Hong Thong Rice aims for 400,000-tonne output

By The Nation

 

 

Celebrating its 80th anniversary, Hong Thong (Golden Phoenix) rice has evolved from a small mill to a leading global supplier.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038704-marking-80-years-hong-thong-rice-aims-for-400000-tonne-output/

 

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Nigerian Ambassador pays courtesy call on Gen Prayut

 

 

BANGKOK, 17th May 2018 (NNT) - Nigerian Ambassador to Thailand H.E. Mr. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-ocha at Government House. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038707-nigerian-ambassador-pays-courtesy-call-on-gen-prayut/

 

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Researcher Urges Govt To Support Thai Cannabis Strains

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

A sativa cannabis flower. Image: David Gach / Flickr

 

BANGKOK — An agricultural expert called on authorities Thursday to develop domestic cannabis strains for medical research instead of relying on expensive, foreign imports.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038708-researcher-urges-govt-to-support-thai-cannabis-strains/

 

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Lottery Vendor Claims Police Targeting Her, But Accepts She Overcharges

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A lottery vendor has made a complaint to the police after she has been fined for overpricing her lottery tickets three times in a month after she refused to pay a supposed police officer ‘neighbourly support money’.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038715-lottery-vendor-claims-police-targeting-her-but-accepts-she-overcharges/

 

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ONCB Hold Seminar on Hemp Farm Inspections

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – The Office of the Narcotics Control Board of Thailand (ONCB) held a seminar to discuss inspection of hemp farms today in Chiang Mai.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038716-oncb-hold-seminar-on-hemp-farm-inspections/

 

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Pattaya mafia crackdown: Belgium national nabbed for extortion, overstay

 

 

A Belgium man who police say is part of a mafia gang in Pattaya has been arrested on charges of extortion, fraud and overstaying his visa.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038717-pattaya-mafia-crackdown-belgium-national-nabbed-for-extortion-overstay/

 

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‘Furious aunties’ to sue BMA if they appeal court’s compensation verdict

By The Nation

 

 

The lawyer of the Saengyoktrakarn Family has threatened a criminal lawsuit against the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), if it appealed Wednesday’s verdict of the Central Administrative Court over illegal markets around the family’s house.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038718-‘furious-aunties’-to-sue-bma-if-they-appeal-court’s-compensation-verdict/

 

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Brother of dieter killed by sibutramine wants second probe against Lyn pill manufacturer

By Khanathit Srihirandej 
The Nation

 

 

The younger brother of a Kanchanaburi woman who died on March 28 after taking Lyn weight-loss pills for days filed a complaint on Thursday with the Consumer Protection Police Division in Bangkok, seeking a new and faster-paced probe against the product distributor and manufacturer.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038719-brother-of-dieter-killed-by-sibutramine-wants-second-probe-against-lyn-pill-manufacturer/

 

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Satun reveals its 'monkey islet' pilot since 2016 as govt seeks islands for monkeys

By The Nation

 

 

As the Thai authorities are mulling over how to best ease monkey overpopulation with colonies on small islands, Satun governor Phattaraphon Rattanapichetchai revealed on Thursday that a batch of hundreds of monkeys had been sent to tiny Koh Koy in May 2016.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038720-satun-reveals-its-monkey-islet-pilot-since-2016-as-govt-seeks-islands-for-monkeys/

 

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Moto rally: Riders demand grab play by the rules

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Motorcycle taxis Thursday burn a vest uniform at a protest in front of Grab’s Bangkok headquarters.

 

BANGKOK — Motorcycle taxis Thursday converged on the Bangkok headquarters of the largest ride-hailing service to demand it cease operating in violation of the law.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038721-moto-rally-riders-demand-grab-play-by-the-rules/

 

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Do you hear Yanny or Laurel: Viral audio clip sends internet into meltdown

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

A new audio clip where listeners either hear “Yanny” or “Laurel” has sent the internet into meltdown.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/hear-yanny-laurel-viral-audio-clip-sends-internet-meltdown/28774/

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Here’s how to use Gmail’s new offline mode

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Google recently announced that it was overhauling the design of Gmail and adding a host of new features.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/heres-use-gmails-new-offline-mode/28777/

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YouTube to launch new music streaming service on May 22

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

(Reuters) – Google’s YouTube said on Wednesday it will launch a new music streaming service, YouTube Music, next week and unveil soon a premium service that will charge more for its original shows.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/youtube-launch-new-music-streaming-service-may-22/28779/

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Pheu Thai event on Junta failures draws prosecution threat

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Police speak to Pheu Thai Party secretary general Phumtham Wechayachai before the party held a news conference Thursday where they criticized the military regime's failures ahead of the four-year coup anniversary at party headquarters in Bangkok. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — A junta legal rep said Thursday he will file a police complaint against the Pheu Thai Party for violating the Computer Crime Act and political assembly ban.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038727-pheu-thai-event-on-junta-failures-draws-prosecution-threat/

 

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Three escape burning vehicle in Wichit

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Officials from the Phuket Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM Phuket) were notified of an incident near Laem Chan Intersection on Chao Fa East Road in Wichit this morning at 7.20am.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038729-three-escape-burning-vehicle-in-wichit/

 

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Phuket teacher turned away in Penang applying for visa

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTO: TielandtoThailand.com

 

According to a British EFL teacher based in Phuket, officials in Penang are requiring a criminal background check from Thai police when applying for a Non-immigrant B visa associated with teaching.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038730-phuket-teacher-turned-away-in-penang-applying-for-visa/

 

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B460k to temporarily resolve Phuket airport’s heat problem

The Phuket News

 

Passengers wait in the Domestic Terminal of Phuket International Airport. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET:-- An official from Phuket International Airport today confirmed that air-conditioning units will be rented temporarily at a cost of B460,000 as a temporary solution to the soaring temperatures in the Domestic Terminal.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038731-b460k-to-temporarily-resolve-phuket-airport’s-heat-problem/

 

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Father of balcony fall kids goes to police claiming wife's negligence and obstruction

 

 

The Swiss father of the four mixed race children who fell from a fourth floor Ramkhamhaeng balcony has gone to police to press for charges of negligence causing an accident against the mother of his children.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038732-father-of-balcony-fall-kids-goes-to-police-claiming-wifes-negligence-and-obstruction/

 

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Ambulance trapped again! When are the government, police, courts - someone - going to do something!

 

 

Frustrated posters on Facebook are fed up with reading stories about selfish drivers refusing to pull over for ambulances.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038733-ambulance-trapped-again-when-are-the-government-police-courts-someone-going-to-do-something/

 

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Jason Momoa Says He Got to "Rape Beautiful Women'' on Game of Thrones in Resurfaced Video

by MCKENNA AIELLO

 

Michael Tran/FilmMagic

 

UPDATE: Jason Momoareleased the following statement in response to the controversy surrounding comments he made in 2011. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038738-jason-momoa-says-he-got-to-rape-beautiful-women-on-game-of-thrones-in-resurfaced-video/

 

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Are you the ultimate Friends fan? See if you can pass this ultra difficult quiz

BySaroj Spickett

 

Phoebe was famed for being the kooky one who felt like a bit of an outsider (Image: mirror.co.uk)

 

Friends quizzes are all very nice and easy when you're only asked the name of Monica's elderly boyfriend or Phoebe's triplets. We like to think this is a slightly tougher quiz, asking you the questions about certain (hilarious) moments that might have passed you by.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038739-are-you-the-ultimate-friends-fan-see-if-you-can-pass-this-ultra-difficult-quiz/

 

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Angry motorcycle taxi drivers in Grab protest

By CHAKKAWAN SALAYTOO 
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK MOTORCYCLE taxi drivers on Thursday morning held a protest in front of the Grab Thailand office, calling on the company to stop owners of motorcycles with white licence plates from providing rides via the Grab app, as ordered by the Internal Security Operations Command’s (Isoc) May 7 instruction to the firm.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038721-moto-rally-riders-demand-grab-play-by-the-rules/?do=findComment&comment=12994616

 

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