THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 15 Sep 2018

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Fish spas fight back: cast doubt on Aussie woman's toe amputation story

 

Image: Sanook

 

The owner of a nationwide chain of fish spas has hit out at an Australian woman who said she lost five toes from an infection after visiting a facility in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057409-fish-spas-fight-back-cast-doubt-on-aussie-womans-toe-amputation-story/

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Thai beauties in swimsuits ahead of "Miss Thailand World" final today

 

Image: Manager

 

The final of the "Miss Thailand World 2018" pageant will be held in the ballroom of The Berekeley Hotel in Pratunam, Bangkok today. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057412-thai-beauties-in-swimsuits-ahead-of-miss-thailand-world-final-today/

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Hua Hin ready for impact of typhoon "Mangkhut"

 

MCOT reported that the Hua Hin administration were ready for possible flooding as typhoon Mangkhut hits parts of Asia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057413-hua-hin-ready-for-impact-of-typhoon-mangkhut/

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Chiang Mai's "Hanging Wires" as bad as ever after Japanese expose

 

Image: Chiang Mai News

 

Chiang Mai News reported that the infamous hanging wires of Thailand were as bad as ever. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057414-chiang-mais-hanging-wires-as-bad-as-ever-after-japanese-expose/

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Thai woman arrested for offering illegal work in South Korea

 

Image: Sanook

 

Police in Bangkok have arrested the admin of a popular Facebook page for allegedly enticing Thai people to work illegally in South Korea. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057416-thai-woman-arrested-for-offering-illegal-work-in-south-korea/

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Interpreter handbook to help migrant workers know their rights

By The Nation

 

IOM Thailand Chief of Mission Dana Graber Ladek (centre left) presents the Interpreter Handbook to Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Thai Ministry of Labour Petcharat Sin-auay (centre right). Photo: IOM

 

To help migrant workers in Thailand to overcome language barriers and better access protection and regal remedies, the UN Migration Agency (IOM), has partnered with the Ministry of Labour to develop a handbook targeting interpreters and Thai service providers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057418-interpreter-handbook-to-help-migrant-workers-know-their-rights/

 

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Student activist-turned-musician of legendary Caravan band dies

By The Nation

 

Mongkol Uthok, a musician in the legendary “songs for life" Caravan band has died at the age of 67, band leader Surachai Chantimatorn has reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057419-student-activist-turned-musician-of-legendary-caravan-band-dies/

 

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Former Constitution Court judge Chai-Anan dies

By The Nation

 

Filephoto: Chai-Anan Samudavanija

 

Former Constitution Court judge and respected political scientist Chai-Anan Samudavanija has died, his family announced.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057421-former-constitution-court-judge-chai-anan-dies/

 

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31 workers injured as company bus overturns in Pathum Thani

By The Nation

 

An allegedly intoxicated bus driver was arrested after he lost control of his vehicle, causing it to overturn on a Pathum Thani road on Saturday morning, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057422-31-workers-injured-as-company-bus-overturns-in-pathum-thani/

 

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Man arrested with alleged drugs aboard train at Hua Hin railway station

By The Nation

 

A man from Nakhon Si Thammarat was arrested Friday night aboard a train at the Hua Hin station, allegedly with 10,000 meth pills and 99 grams of crystal meth.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057424-man-arrested-with-alleged-drugs-aboard-train-at-hua-hin-railway-station/

 

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Elephant electrocuted in Samut Prakan while begging for food

By The Nation

 

An elephant was electrocuted while being led by its owner to beg on a Samut Prakan street after it accidentally fell into a road drain and broke a restaurant sign’s power cable.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057425-elephant-electrocuted-in-samut-prakan-while-begging-for-food/

 

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It’s the money: Tour operator commissions key factor undermining Phuket marine tourism safety 

By Chris Husted

 

A Tourist reviews one of many boat tour brochures at a tour kiosk in Phuket Town. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot.
 

PHUKET: Whether tour operator commissions are the real killer in Phuket’s marine tourism industry was the shattering question posed at a high-calibre panel discussion at Phuket Boat Lagoon last Friday (Sept 7).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057427-it’s-the-money-tour-operator-commissions-key-factor-undermining-phuket-marine-tourism-safety/

 

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THAI cancels some flights to Hong Kong as Mangkhut nears

By The Nation

 

An aerial view shows boats in a 'typhoon shelter' next to the flood prone coastal village of Lei Yu Mun, two days before the expected arrival of Super Typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong on September 14, 2018./AFP

 

Thai Airways International (THAI) has adjusted its flight schedule and cancelled some round-trip flights on the Bangkok-Hong Kong route during September 15-17 due to Typhoon Mangkhut.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057428-thai-cancels-some-flights-to-hong-kong-as-mangkhut-nears/

 

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Jin Air flight returns to Suvarnabhumi due to ‘unusual sounds’

By The Nation

 

South Korean budget airline Jin Air’s flight LJ 200 bound for Incheon returned to the airport early on Saturday morning after the captain reported unusual sounds in the aircraft.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057431-jin-air-flight-returns-to-suvarnabhumi-due-to-‘unusual-sounds’/

 

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Three killed in Mexico City tourist hotspot, police chase 'mariachi' gunmen

 

Evidence markers are seen at a crime scene where three men were gunned down by unknown assailants at an intersection on the edge of tourist Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City, Mexico September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Romero

 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gunmen with rifles and pistols killed three people on Friday and injured at least seven in a tourist plaza in downtown Mexico City, police said, adding that they were chasing three men dressed as mariachi musicians who fled on motorbikes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057432-three-killed-in-mexico-city-tourist-hotspot-police-chase-mariachi-gunmen/

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Boston suburbs gas pipeline accident biggest since 2010

By Nate Raymond and Brian Snyder

 

A building burns after explosions in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States in this September 13, 2018 photo from social media by Boston Sparks. Boston Sparks/Social Media/via REUTERS

 

ANDOVER, Mass. (Reuters) - Some 8,000 people in Boston's suburbs had little hope of returning home soon as investigators scrambled on Friday to find out the cause of dozens of gas explosions that destroyed scores of homes in the biggest such accident in nearly a decade.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057434-boston-suburbs-gas-pipeline-accident-biggest-since-2010/

 

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Nigerian Finance Minister Adeosun resigns over forgery claims

By Chijioke Ohuocha

 

Nigeria's Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun attends the 2018 Annual Meetings of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Abuja, Nigeria July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

 

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun, who said she stepped down over allegations of using a forged certificate to avoid participation in the country's mandatory one-year national youth service scheme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057435-nigerian-finance-minister-adeosun-resigns-over-forgery-claims/

 

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A lady vanishes: In China, a movie star disappears amid culture crackdown

By Pei Li and Adam Jourdan

 

FILE PHOTO: 71st Cannes Film Festival - Screening of the film "Ash Is Purest White" (Jiang hu er nv) in competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France, May 11, 2018. Fan Bingbing poses. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

 

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Fan Bingbing, an A-list Chinese movie star who has appeared in the "X-Men" and "Iron Man" film franchises, has more than 62 million followers online in China and fronted campaigns for Montblanc watches and De Beers diamonds, has disappeared.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057437-a-lady-vanishes-in-china-a-movie-star-disappears-amid-culture-crackdown/

 

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Florence plows inland, leaving five dead, states flooded

By Ernest Scheyder

 

Boats pushed away from the dock are seen on a street during the passing of Hurricane Florence in the town of New Bern, North Carolina, U.S., September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

 

WILMINGTON, N.C. (Reuters) - Florence plowed into the Carolinas and lumbered slowly inland on Friday, knocking down trees, gorging rivers, dumping sheets of rain and leaving five people dead before it was downgraded to a tropical storm still capable of wreaking havoc.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057439-florence-plows-inland-leaving-five-dead-states-flooded/

 

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Thailand's Agama yoga school to close after sexual assault claims

Hannah Ellis-Petersen

 

The Agama Yoga studio in Koh Phangan, Thailand. Photograph: Tripadvisor

 

Koh Phangan retreat will shut for ‘restructuring’ after allegations, revealed in the Guardian, against its leader

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057440-thailands-agama-yoga-school-to-close-after-sexual-assault-claims/

 

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Tourist police focus on all 1,400 Nigerians after five arrested over scams

By The Nation

 

Image: Mgr Online

 

Tourist police will soon conclude their focus on all 1,400 Nigerians living in Thailand, deputy tourist police chief Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakpal said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057455-tourist-police-focus-on-all-1400-nigerians-after-five-arrested-over-scams/

 

 

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Yingluck posts reviews of Moscow during visit with Thaksin

By The Nation

 

 

Fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced on her Facebook wall on Saturday that she was visiting Moscow with her brother, fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Yingluck wrote that her brother took her to visit his friends.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057456-yingluck-posts-reviews-of-moscow-during-visit-with-thaksin/

 

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First Hong Kong tourists pass through 20-second Suvarnabhumi entry

By The Nation

 

Image: Thairath

 

A group of Cathay Pacific passengers became the first group of Hong Kong people allowed to use the speedy new automated immigration process at Suvarnabhumi airport on Saturday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057457-first-hong-kong-tourists-pass-through-20-second-suvarnabhumi-entry/

 

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Gridlock returns to Sukhumvit as Pattaya tunnel closed for bridge construction

PATTAYA:--Pattaya endured days of traffic chaos again as parts or all of Sukhumvit Road and the Central Road bypass tunnel were closed for construction of a wheelchair-accessible pedestrian bridge.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057449-gridlock-returns-to-sukhumvit-as-pattaya-tunnel-closed-for-bridge-construction/

 

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Flooding imperils Pattaya Beach rebuild

PATTAYA:--Pattaya officials said they will monitor the beach near Soi 9 for erosion after it is rebuilt with new sand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057450-flooding-imperils-pattaya-beach-rebuild/

 

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Towering construction crane being dismantled

PATTAYA:--Pattaya ordered developers of the stalled Waterfront Suites & Residences project to remove the towering construction crane abandoned at the top of the city’s tallest building since 2016, saying it poses a safety hazard.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057451-waterfront-towering-construction-crane-being-dismantled/

 

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Pattaya, trash activists inspect ad-hoc Jomtien dump

PATTAYA:--Pattaya regulatory officers and a group of internet garbage activists inspected a privately owned lot in Jomtien Beach repeatedly used as an illegal dump.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057452-pattaya-trash-activists-inspect-ad-hoc-jomtien-dump/

 

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Tourist police check fishing boats for criminals

PATTAYA:--Pattaya tourist police hit the high seas to check fishing boats moored offshore, looking for criminals posing as fishermen and fugitives hiding out on boats.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057453-tourist-police-check-fishing-boats-for-criminals/

 

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German expat gets eight years jail for slaying Phuket girlfriend

By The Phuket News

 

German national Nico Papke, a former fitness instructor in Rawai, explains to police his actions in disposing the body of his ex-girlfriend Pischa ’Lek’ Nampadung, last year. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: German national Nico Papke, a 36-year-old fitness instructor in Phuket, has been sentenced to serve more than eight years in jail for the murder of his girlfriend Pischa ‘Lek’ Nampadung, for stealing her ATM card and for a drugs-related charge.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057475-german-expat-gets-eight-years-jail-for-slaying-phuket-girlfriend/

 

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Phuket weather warning as Mangkhut to bring heavy rain, floods 

By The Phuket News

 

The heavy weather is already causing traffic delays across the island. Photo: PR Dept
 

PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) this morning issued an advisory warning people to beware strong winds, flash floods and landslides brought on by heavy rain as the southwest monsoon buffets Phuket and other areas along the Andaman coast.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057476-phuket-weather-warning-as-mangkhut-to-bring-heavy-rain-floods/