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Thousands of motorists could face ultimate arrest for not paying lane changing fines

 

Picture: Daily News

 

In the first four months of cameras monitoring 15 places in Bangkok for illegal lane changing 160,000 tickets have been issued.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055954-thousands-of-motorists-could-face-ultimate-arrest-for-not-paying-lane-changing-fines/

 

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Woman killed by train in Nakhon Pathom

By The Nation

 

Picture: INN

 

An unidentified woman was killed on the tracks by the Bangkok-Kantang train in Nakhon Pathom Tuesday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055956-woman-killed-by-train-in-nakhon-pathom/

 

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Ecstasy party raided in Bang Saen, 34 arrested

By The Nation

 

Picture: Workpoint News

 

Police arrested 34 people and seized MDMA (ecstasy) pills in a raid on a shophouse near Bang Saeng beach in Chon Buri early on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055957-ecstasy-party-raided-in-bang-saen-34-arrested/

 

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Big Joke takes down ex school director for sex with underage teens

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Crime buster Maj-Gen Surachate Hakpal and anti-human trafficking police announced the arrest of a former school director on charges of having sex with children as young as 13.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055958-udon-thani-big-joke-takes-down-ex-school-director-for-sex-with-underage-teens/

 

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Thai man raped seven year old step-daughter in sugar cane field in Lopburi

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police in Lopburi have announced the arrest of a 23 year old man for the rape of his seven year old stepdaughter in June.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055960-thai-man-raped-seven-year-old-step-daughter-in-sugar-cane-field-in-lopburi/

 

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Confidence levels in the Thai economy continue to rise

By The Thaiger

 

 

Consumer confidence in Thailand is riding high. In fact it’s at its highest level in over 5 years. A growing economy and better prices for farm products is believed to be part of the continuing confidence.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055961-confidence-levels-in-the-thai-economy-continue-to-rise/

 

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Alien invaders coming to Khon Kaen - or it might just be a plane!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that a provincial electricity employee had posted a picture of what he was sure was a UFO on social media.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055963-alien-invaders-coming-to-khon-kaen-or-it-might-just-be-a-plane/

 

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Darasamut Underpass closed for maintenance today

By The Thaiger

 

 

The Phuket Highway Officereminds us that the Darasamut Underpass (adjacent to Central Festival) is closed today from 9am to 3pm (September 5).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055964-darasamut-underpass-closed-for-maintenance-today/

 

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Trump hits CNN and NBC, urges 'look at their license'- tweet

By Makini Brice and David Shepardson

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at campaign fundraising luncheon for Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) and GOP congressional candidate Mark Harris at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, NC, U.S., August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump blasted CNN and NBC News yet again in a tweet on Tuesday, criticizing NBC's handling of a story on movie producer Harvey Weinstein and suggesting a "look at their license," without specifying what exactly he was calling for.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055967-trump-hits-cnn-and-nbc-urges-look-at-their-license-tweet/

 

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Doctor's manage to "Free Willy" as five year old learns valuable life lesson

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A five year old kindergarten boy learnt a valuable lesson yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055968-doctors-manage-to-free-willy-as-five-year-old-learns-valuable-life-lesson/

 

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Mystery surrounds death of Canadian found floating in sea in Chonburi

 

 

Mystery surrounds the death of a 46 year old Canadian national who was found by fishermen floating in the sea at Ao Udom, Laem Chabang, Chonburi early this morning (Wednesday).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055970-mystery-surrounds-death-of-canadian-found-floating-in-sea-in-chonburi/

 

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Thai women warned about multiple ear piercing as "keloids" strike

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Pictures were being shared on Thai social media of a woman who developed growths known as keloids after having multiple piercings of the ear.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055972-thai-women-warned-about-multiple-ear-piercing-as-keloids-strike/

 

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After demos, far-right AfD overtakes German Social Democrats

 

Germany's anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Joerg Meuthen delivers a speech at the traditional Gillamoos festival in Abensberg, Germany, September 3, 2018. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has overtaken the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), a poll showed on Tuesday, days after some of the most violent protests by radical right-wingers the country has seen in decades.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055976-after-demos-far-right-afd-overtakes-german-social-democrats/

 

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Celebrities joining Gen Prayut to launch new public campaign

 

 

BANGKOK, 5 August 2018 (NNT) - Famous actors and singers joined Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha at the Government House on Tuesday to promote a nation building campaign ‘Sang Thai Pai Duay Kan’. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055979-celebrities-joining-gen-prayut-to-launch-new-public-campaign/

 

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Cars, motorcycles hit trouble after truck spews mud slick across Bangkok road

By The Nation

 

 

In scenes resembling a demolition derby, eight cars and seven motorcycles crashed to a halt after running into mud spilled across the road by a six-wheel truck in Bangkok's Bang Khen district early on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055982-cars-motorcycles-hit-trouble-after-truck-spews-mud-slick-across-bangkok-road/

 

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JD.com CEO was arrested on allegation of rape: police report

By Todd Melby and Adam Jourdan

 

FILE PHOTO: Richard Liu, CEO and founder of China's e-commerce company JD.com, attends a France-Chinese forum on the applications of artificial intelligence at SOHO 3Q in Beijing, China January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

 

MINNEAPOLIS/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The founder and chief executive of Chinese retailer JD.com Inc, Richard Liu, was arrested in Minneapolis last week following an allegation of rape, according to a public information report released by police on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055991-jdcom-ceo-was-arrested-on-allegation-of-rape-police-report/

 

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Woman becomes 16th rabies victim this year

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

A Tak woman has died of rabies a year after she was bitten by a dog in Surat Thani, raising the rabies death toll to 16 this year, the director general of the Disease Control Department said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055992-woman-becomes-16th-rabies-victim-this-year/

 

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Search for three troops continues in Nan River

By The Nation

 

 

Troops and officials resumed searches for the bodies of three soldiers who went missing when a racing boat sank in the Nan River in Nan's Muang district on Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055994-search-for-three-troops-continues-in-nan-river/

 

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Mountain run-off hits villages in Prachin Buri

By The Nation

 

 

Flash floods engulfed several villages in Prachin Buri's Prachantakham district early on Wednesday.

 

FUll story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055997-mountain-run-off-hits-villages-in-prachin-buri/

 

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10 arrested for sharing content about tourist’s Koh Tao rape claim

 

 

Ten Facebook users who shared content regarding a rape claim posted to the controversial FB page CSI LA90210, have been arrested for allegedly violating the Computer Act.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055999-10-arrested-for-sharing-content-about-tourist’s-koh-tao-rape-claim/

 

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Phase 2 of the Phuket Old Town underground cabling pushes out to March 2019

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The Phuket City Municipally is pushing to complete the Phuket Old Town underground cables installation in Phang Nga Road and Rassada roads.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1056000-phase-2-of-the-phuket-old-town-underground-cabling-pushes-out-to-march-2019/

 

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DSI looks for evidence of 2016 activist disappearance

By Kawintra Jisue 
The Nation

 

File photo: Den Khamlae

 

A Department of Special Investigation-led team has combed Nong Rai Kai graveyard and a nearby area of the Thung Kamang Wildlife Sanctuary in Chaiyaphum to find evidence on the reported death of Khok Yao land rights activist Den Khamlae, who disappeared in mid-April 2016, while officials admitted evidence might be hard to find.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1056001-chaiyaphum-dsi-looks-for-evidence-of-2016-activist-disappearance/

 

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Restaurant Claim Harassment by Men Claiming to be Military Officers

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A restaurant filed a complaint after claiming to be harassed by men claiming to be military officers.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1056011-restaurant-claim-harassment-by-men-claiming-to-be-military-officers/

 

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Brothers’ Bad Blood Lead to Homicide

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A man stabbed his brother to death after a dispute erupted while being drunk.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1056012-brothers’-bad-blood-lead-to-homicide/

 

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Teacher humiliates young girls for garland-making

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — A primary school teacher apologized for shaming his students online for not weaving flower garlands to his standards.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1056013-teacher-humiliates-young-girls-for-garland-making/

 

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Kalasin removes electrical waste

By Jakkawan Rawiwan 
The Nation

 

 

A 50-tonne first batch of waste electrical equipment will be removed free-of-charge on Thursday from the Khok Sa-art community in Kalasin's Khong Chai district, which has been known for recycling and processing e-waste for proper disposal in Sara Buri, said provincial natural resources and environment office director Phichit Sombatmak on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1056014-kalasin-removes-electrical-waste/

 

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Meth pills seized in Songkhla

 

 

Police arrested two suspects and seized 216,000 methamphetamine pills at a resort in Songkhla's Hat Yai district on Wednesday morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1056015-meth-pills-seized-in-songkhla/

 

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UK names two Russians for attempted murder of Skripals with nerve agent

By Michael Holden, Guy Faulconbridge

 

Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, who were formally accused of attempting to murder former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, are seen on CCTV at Salisbury Station on March 4, 2018 in an image handed out by the Metropolitan Police in London, Britain September 5, 2018. Metroplitan Police handout via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British prosecutors on Wednesday identified two Russians who they accused of trying to murder former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with a military-grade nerve agent in England.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1056017-uk-names-two-russians-for-attempted-murder-of-skripals-with-nerve-agent/

 

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Mid-year Thai bank holiday abolished

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

People line up at a bank in Bangkok to buy commemorative banknotes in memory of King Rama IX in September 2017.

 

BANGKOK — For as long as Thais can remember, bank branches, public or private, always close in the middle of the year on July 1 to do some bookkeeping. That tradition will end next year.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1056018-mid-year-thai-bank-holiday-abolished/

 

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Thailand ‘best country for people’, says travel survey

By The Nation

 

File photo: Koh Samui

 

Thais have been voted the best people in the world in an online survey by Conde Nast Traveller magazine, a leading US source of travel features.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1056019-thailand-‘best-country-for-people’-says-travel-survey/