THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 19 May 2018

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Good news: Russian mum and child found - but what was she thinking?

 

Image: Tourist Police Bureau

 

The Tourist Police Bureau said that there was good news yesterday after they were alerted to the whereabouts of a Russian mother and her young child.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038928-good-news-russian-mum-and-child-found-but-what-was-she-thinking/

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Video: Not all Thai women are gold diggers - but this one shows her true colors!

 

Image: Newworldss.net

 

The pranksters of "DOMteamwork" have been at it again filming another "social experiment" for Thai society to enjoy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038930-video-not-all-thai-women-are-gold-diggers-but-this-one-shows-her-true-colors/

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Video of pregnant whale shark caught by fishermen goes viral on social media

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS: Go-Eco Phuket

 

Facebook user ‘Go-Eco Phuket’ local conservation group yesterday (May 18) posted a video clip with 1.11 minutes long with a message read “#RIP whale shark mother at Phuket. Why catching small fish. Catching a big fish is better with its babies. Cr.Aqua centre.”

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038934-video-of-pregnant-whale-shark-caught-by-fishermen-goes-viral-on-social-media/

 

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Thai, foreign cyclists join in Great Mekong Bike Ride 2018

supawadee wangsri

 

NAKHON PANOM, 18 May 2018 (NNT) - Assistant to the Tourism and Sports Minister Aphichat Jeeraphan presided over the opening ceremony for the Great Mekong Bike Ride 2018 in Nakhon Panom to promote a new kind of tourism. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038935-thai-foreign-cyclists-join-in-great-mekong-bike-ride-2018/

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Startup Thailand 2018 launched, showcasing potential as Asia's startup hub

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

BANGKOK, 18 May 2018 (NNT) – The Ministry of Science and Technology has launched Startup Thailand 2018 highlighting the vision for Thailand to become Asia's startup hub. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038936-startup-thailand-2018-launched-showcasing-potential-as-asias-startup-hub/

 

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Thailand endorses Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

BANGKOK, 18 May 2018 (NNT) – The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) endorsed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and approved the Act for the Protection of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization's operations. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038937-thailand-endorses-comprehensive-nuclear-test-ban-treaty/

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'Angry aunties' spark debate on Bangkok's informal markets

by Rina Chandran

 

 

BANGKOK, May 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Bangkok court this week ordered the closure of five informal markets in a housing estate, and compensation for four women who live next door, bringing an end to the "angry aunties" saga that gripped the city for months.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038938-angry-aunties-spark-debate-on-bangkoks-informal-markets/

 

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Thailand's Gulf Energy plans $3.7 billion investment over six years

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's third largest power producer, Gulf Energy Development Pcl <GULF.BK>, plans to invest 120 billion baht ($3.73 billion) over the next six years to double its generating capacity by 2024, a top executive said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038939-thailands-gulf-energy-plans-37-billion-investment-over-six-years/

 

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Phone Thief Stopped by Passing Foreigner

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A Burmese man who grabbed a person’s phone in a snatch and run theft was apprehended by a passer by and later arrested by police.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038940-phone-thief-stopped-by-passing-foreigner/

 

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Media Praise The Stray Dog Angel

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A local man has been spotted by the local media feeding over 150 dogs a day out of his own pocket for over seven years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038941-media-praise-the-stray-dog-angel/

 

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18 Year Old Sex Trafficking Agent Arrested in Chiang Mai

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – An 18 year old ‘agent’ working to find underage girls for the teen prostitution ring in Mae Hong Son has been arrested under child trafficking charges.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038942-18-year-old-sex-trafficking-agent-arrested-in-chiang-mai/

 

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Phi Phi’s famed Maya Bay gets 4-month rejuvenation period

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has announced that Maya Bay in Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park will not allow visitors during a much-needed four-month rejuvenation period from June 1 to September 30, 2018.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038944-phi-phi’s-famed-maya-bay-gets-4-month-rejuvenation-period/

 

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Phuket laundry truck wipeout still under investigation 

The Phuket News

 

The truck driver swerved to avoid hitting a car that had cut across in front of the truck. Image: CCTV / Chalong Municipality
 

PHUKET: More than three weeks after a laundry truck in Chalong swerved, tipped onto two wheels, rolled and slammed head-on into a minivan carrying tourists, police have yet to conclude their investigation or charge anyone for the accident.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038947-phuket-laundry-truck-wipeout-still-under-investigation/

 

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Phuket Poll: Should marijuana be made legal? 

The Phuket News

 

The use of marijuana for medical purposes has blown open the debate on whether the plant and its derivatives should be made legal. Photo: CC Public Domain via Pxhere
 

PHUKET: On Tuesday the Cabinet approved draft legislation drawn up by a panel led by the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) to legally allow research into the effects of medicinal cannabis on humans.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038950-phuket-poll-should-marijuana-be-made-legal/

 

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Woman killed, man seriously injured in lightning strike

By The Nation

 

A woman was killed and a man severely injured in Nakhon Ratchasima province when a lightning struck a rice field hut where they had stopped by due to the heavy rains on Friday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038951-woman-killed-man-seriously-injured-in-lightning-strike/

 

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Drug suspect escapes but troops seize 7.8 million meth pills, 50 kg of 'ice'

By The Nation

 

 

Army troops seized 7.8 million methamphetamines pills and some crystal meth in Chiang Rai province on Friday night but the drug mule managed to flee.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038952-drug-suspect-escapes-but-troops-seize-78-million-meth-pills-50-kg-of-ice/

 

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First ‘volcanic durian’ of year goes for Bt150,000 in auction

By The Nation

 

The auction of the first ripe “volcanic durian” of the year in Si Sa Ket province fetched a whopping Bt150,000.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038953-first-‘volcanic-durian’-of-year-goes-for-bt150000-in-auction/

 

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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's bloc wins Iraq election

By Raya Jalabi and Michael Georgy

 

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr meets with ambassadors of Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Kuwait, in Najaf, Iraq May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A political bloc led by populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States who also opposes Iranian influence in Iraq, has won the country's parliamentary election, the electoral commission said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038955-cleric-moqtada-al-sadrs-bloc-wins-iraq-election/

 

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Crowds gather for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's glittering marriage ceremony

By Michael Holden and Cassandra Garrison

 

Fans of the royal family camp outside Windsor Castle prior to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Windsor, Britain May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Prince Harry and U.S. actress Meghan Markle marry on Saturday in a lavish ceremony that unites the traditional pomp of British royalty with Hollywood glamour, injecting new life into a monarchy striving to stay relevant in the modern age.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038957-crowds-gather-for-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-glittering-marriage-ceremony/

 

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Trump suggests FBI may have infiltrated his campaign

By John Walcott

 

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he delivers remarks during the Prison Reform Summit at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday escalated his attacks on the Justice Department, suggesting that the FBI may have planted or recruited an informant in his 2016 presidential campaign.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038959-trump-suggests-fbi-may-have-infiltrated-his-campaign/

 

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Blasts at Afghan sports stadium kill as many as eight - officials

 

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - As many as eight people were killed and dozens more wounded by multiple explosions at a sports stadium in the eastern city of Jalalabad late on Friday night, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038962-blasts-at-afghan-sports-stadium-kill-as-many-as-eight-officials/

 

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Colombia evacuates nearly 5,000 people amid fears dam may burst

 

A girl is pictured at a tent camp at the municipal coliseum after the Colombian government ordered the evacuation of residents living along the Cauca river, as construction problems at a hydroelectric dam prompted fears of massive flooding, in Valdivia, Colombia May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Fredy Builes

 

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia has ordered the evacuation of nearly 5,000 people living along the Cauca river in the northern part of the country after construction problems at a hydroelectric dam prompted fears of massive flooding.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038963-colombia-evacuates-nearly-5000-people-amid-fears-dam-may-burst/

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True Corp skips $3.5 billion Thai spectrum auction, boosts rival DTAC’s chances

BY REUTERS 

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai mobile operator True Corp announced it won’t bid for new spectrum being offered by the Southeast nation in an auction worth up to $3.5 billion, assuaging investor concerns over its potential spending and sparking a surge in its shares.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/true-corp-skips-3-5-billion-thai-spectrum-auction-boosts-rival-dtacs-chances/28794/

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Honor 9 Lite review: a phone that takes terrific photos and won’t break the bank

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
The Nation

 

 

Huawei’s cheaper sub-brand comes up with a phone that takes terrific photos and won’t break the bank

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/honor-9-review-phone-takes-terrific-photos-wont-break-bank/28797/

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Windows 10 users warned of new virus that slows down PCs

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Windows 10 users are being warned about a new form of adware that make PCs slow down to the point they are virtually unusable.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/28805-2/28805/

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Meghan Markle picks simple, sleek dress by Givenchy designer for wedding

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Cassandra Garrison

 

Meghan Markle departs for her wedding to Britain's Prince Harry, in Taplow, Britain, May 19, 2018. REUTERS/Darren Staples

 

WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Meghan Markle picked a sleek sculpted dress by the British designer of couture house Givenchy for her wedding to Prince Harry on Saturday, worn with a five-metre long veil and a sparkling diamond tiara lent by Queen Elizabeth.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039000-meghan-markle-picks-simple-sleek-dress-by-givenchy-designer-for-wedding/

 

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Prince Harry wears frock-coat uniform of the Blues and Royals for wedding

 

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrives with his best man Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain, May 19, 2018. Odd ANDERSEN/Pool via REUTERS

 

WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry wore the frock-coat uniform of the Blues and Royals for his wedding to American actress Meghan Markle on Saturday, Kensington Palace said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039002-prince-harry-wears-frock-coat-uniform-of-the-blues-and-royals-for-wedding/

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Clooneys, Beckhams and Oprah among celebrities at royal wedding

 

US actor George Clooney and his wife British lawyer Amal Clooney arrive for the wedding ceremony of Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and US actress Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain, May 19, 2018. Odd ANDERSEN/Pool via REUTERS

 

WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey, Serena Williams, Elton John, the Beckhams and the Clooneys were among the celebrities arriving at the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle on Saturday, with a mix of big names from the worlds of entertainment and sport expected at the nuptials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039004-clooneys-beckhams-and-oprah-among-celebrities-at-royal-wedding/

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U.S. bishop wows royal wedding with impassioned sermon on love

 

The Most Rev Bishop Michael Curry, primate of the Episcopal Church, gives an address during the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, May 19, 2018. Owen Humphreys/Pool via REUTERS

 

WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - African-American bishop Michael Curry electrified the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with a barnstorming sermon on the power of love that won smiles in the ancient British chapel and praise across the internet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039005-us-bishop-wows-royal-wedding-with-impassioned-sermon-on-love/

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A royal reception feast for 600: langoustines, quail eggs and rhubarb tartlets

 

FILE PHOTO: The Royal Kitchen at Windsor Castle begin preparations for the wedding banquet, May 10, 2018. David Parker/Pool via REUTERS

 

WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Guests of Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan were set to tuck into dishes including Scottish langoustines, grilled asparagus and rhubarb crumble tartlets at a lunchtime reception for the newlyweds.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039006-a-royal-reception-feast-for-600-langoustines-quail-eggs-and-rhubarb-tartlets/