THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 22 Sep 2018

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Climax collision! Police find PVC pipe and pornographic material after accident

 

Image: Sanook

 

Police in Khon Kaen found a delivery van driver with his pants round his knees after he collided with a parked car and a motorcycle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058416-climax-collision-police-find-pvc-pipe-and-pornographic-material-after-accident/

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Phuket lifeguard contract corruption probe confirms ‘irregularities’, case sent to NACC 

By The Phuket News

 

Region 8 Police Deputy Commander of Investigation Col Arnon Dashrugsa announced the news at a press conference at Region 8 Police headquarters, at the northern end of the island, on Tuesday (Sept 18). Photo: The Phuket News
 

PHUKET: Region 8 Police this week submitted the results of their preliminary investigation into alleged corruption over a government contract issued to provide lifeguards at Phuket’s beaches to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058420-phuket-lifeguard-contract-corruption-probe-confirms-‘irregularities’-case-sent-to-nacc/

 

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Olympic gold medal hero Somrak declared bankrupt

By The Nation

 

Somrak Khamsing, the first Thai athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics Games, has been declared bankruptcy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058424-olympic-gold-medal-hero-somrak-declared-bankrupt/

 

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Vigilante justice! Man who led seven year old away to buy toys beaten unconscious

 

Image: Sanook

 

Police called to an area near Tesco Lotus in Samut Songkhram found a 35 year old man who had been punched unconscious after relatives of a 7 year old girl caught him taking her to buy things at the store.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058425-vigilante-justice-man-who-led-seven-year-away-old-to-buy-toys-beaten-unconscious/

 

 

 

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Cheers Guv'nor! All the cops share in police captain's 12 million baht lottery win

 

Image: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that a police captain in Mae Sot, Tak had won first prize of 12 million baht in the 16th September drawing of the national Thai lottery. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058426-cheers-guvnor-all-the-cops-share-in-police-captains-12-million-baht-lottery-win/

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45 ladyboys arrested on Pattaya beach

By The Nation

 

Image: Siamchon News

 

Police rounded up 45 ladyboys on Pattaya beach late on Friday and charged them with causing a public disturbance.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058427-45-ladyboys-arrested-on-pattaya-beach/

 

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Go on my hands and knees to my Thai husband? I'd rather "graap" a dog.

 

Image: Sanook

 

A Thai language teacher who went online to say how proud she was to go on her hands and knees every month to her husband got a lot more than she bargained for from modern Thai netizens. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058428-go-on-my-hands-and-knees-to-my-thai-husband-id-rather-graap-a-dog/

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Iran will defeat Trump just like it did Saddam, won't abandon missiles -Rouhani

 

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Vienna, Austria July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/Files

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will fail in his confrontation with Iran, just like Iraq's Saddam Hussein, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, referring to the war between the two Middle Eastern powers and vowing that Tehran will not abandon its missiles.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058432-iran-will-defeat-trump-just-like-it-did-saddam-wont-abandon-missiles-rouhani/

 

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106 motorcyclists arrested in Samut Prakan with illegally modified bikes

By The Nation

 

Police arrested 106 motorcyclists and seized 118 motorcycles illegally modified for road racing, deputy tourist police chief Pol Maj Gen Surachet Hakpal said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058431-106-motorcyclists-arrested-in-samut-prakan-with-illegally-modified-bikes/

 

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Teen arrested for organising road racing on Facebook in Samut Prakan

By The Nation

 

Police arrested a Samut Prakan teenager on Friday for organising road racing events using Facebook.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058430-teen-arrested-for-organising-road-racing-on-facebook-in-samut-prakan/

 

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PM confident no massive flooding this year

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is pleased with the Royal Irrigation Department’s handing of waters from upstream rivers and is confident there will be no massive flooding in central provinces this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058453-pm-confident-no-massive-flooding-this-year/

 

 

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Man admits he broke into 30 Amazon coffee shops

By The Nation

 

 

A former construction contractor surrendered to police on Saturday to face charges of burglary after he allegedly broke into 30 Amazon coffee shops in petrol stations since April.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058454-man-admits-he-broke-into-30-amazon-coffee-shops/

 

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Interior minister predicts peaceful elections

 

 

BANGKOK, 22nd September 2018 (NNT) – The Interior Minister is confident the organization of local elections will be smooth and peaceful. Meanwhile, the prime minister has been informed of an attempt by an unidentified group to spoil the elections. 
 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058455-interior-minister-predicts-peaceful-elections-in-thailand/

 

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PM Prayut eager for medical marijuana to be legal in Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK, 22nd September 2018 (NNT) – Invoking Article 44 of the interim constitution to legalize medical marijuana is merely an idea raised by the academic sector, says Deputy Prime Minister ACM Prajin Juntong. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058458-pm-prayut-eager-for-medical-marijuana-to-be-legal-in-thailand/

 

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Land of Smiles named “Best Cultural and Heritage Holiday Destination”

 

BANGKOK, 22nd September 2018 (NNT) – Thailand has been voted No.1 "Star Cultural and Heritage Holiday Destination” worldwide by the travel agent readership of the UK trade magazine Travel Bulletin. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058459-thailand-named-“best-cultural-and-heritage-holiday-destination”/

 

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NLA passes law to make Thailand hub of global organizations

 

  

BANGKOK, 22nd September 2018 (NNT) – The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) this week approved the draft Act on Privileges and Immunities for International Organizations and International Conferences in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058460-nla-passes-law-to-make-thailand-hub-of-global-organizations/

 

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Phuket consuls fed glossy update over road safety, accidents and drownings

 

 

PHUKET: Honorary consuls and embassy representatives from the leading countries whose tourists visit and nationals live in Phuket were yesterday (Sept 21) given a very brief update on the key issues affecting the island – including traffic, road safety and drownings – but with no actual progress explained.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058463-phuket-consuls-fed-glossy-update-over-road-safety-accidents-and-drownings/

 

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Phuket probation officers prepare to use electronic tagging devices

 

 

PHUKET: Phuket Probation Office Director Prachya Chaiwaranurak yesterday (Sept 21) led a seminar to educate local government officers and about electronic monitoring for offenders.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058464-phuket-probation-officers-prepare-to-use-electronic-tagging-devices/

 

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Footballer Accused of Rape Loses Police Job

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Atit Daosawang speaks at a news conference April 17, 2016, in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — The police force gave a red card Friday to a celebrity footballer mixed up in a series of serious allegations, including raping a minor and threatening to murder his girlfriend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058466-thai-footballer-accused-of-rape-loses-police-job/

 

 

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Prayuth World Tour Announced For October

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha attends a summit in January in India. Image: ThaiGov

 

BANGKOK — Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha is set to visit four nations and attend two prominent summits next month, the government announced Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058468-prayuth-world-tour-announced-for-october/

 

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Elton John signs with Universal 'for the rest of his career'

 

FILE PHOTO: Singer Elton John performs before announcing his final "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour in Manhattan, New York, U.S., January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Elton John has signed a deal with Universal Music Group for his back catalogue and any new work as well as brand management, merchandising and licensing rights, the company said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058477-elton-john-signs-with-universal-for-the-rest-of-his-career/

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Comcast and Fox take $34 billion battle for Britain's Sky to the wire

By Ben Martin

 

The NBC and Comcast logos are displayed on 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan in New York, U.S., February 27, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Comcast and Twenty-First Century Fox face a quick-fire auction for British broadcaster Sky on Saturday after neither side backed down in a drawn-out $34 billion battle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058478-comcast-and-fox-take-34-billion-battle-for-britains-sky-to-the-wire/

 

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Tom Hardy says on-screen 'Venom' stays true to Marvel comics

 

Actor Tom Hardy poses for a picture during a photocall for the new movie "Venom" before its Russian premiere, with the Kremlin wall, St. Basil's Cathedral and Zaryadye Park seen in the background, in central Moscow, Russia September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

MOSCOW (Reuters) - British actor Tom Hardy said on Friday he believes his new superhero movie "Venom" remains faithful to the Marvel Comics books in its portrayal of an investigative journalist whose body becomes the host for an alien with enhanced powers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058479-tom-hardy-says-on-screen-venom-stays-true-to-marvel-comics/

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Gunmen kill 25, including 12 Revolutionary Guards, in attack on Iran military parade

By Michael Georgy

 

A general view of the attack during the military parade in Ahvaz, Iran September 22, 2018. Tasnim News Agency/via REUTERS

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Gunmen fired on a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday, killing 25 people, almost half of them members of the Revolutionary Guards, state news agencies reported, in one of the worst attacks ever on the elite force.State television said the assault, which wounded more than 60 people, targeted a stand where Iranian officials had gathered in the city of Ahvaz to watch an annual event marking the start of the Islamic Republic's 1980-88 war with Iraq.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058480-gunmen-kill-25-including-12-revolutionary-guards-in-attack-on-iran-military-parade/

 

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Police arrest three drug suspects on the same Phuket Town street 

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The three suspects were arrested in the same street in Phuket Town, with two of them staying in the same rented room mansion on the street. Photos: Phuket City Police
 

PHUKET: Hot on the heels of police arresting seven suspects in the one ‘Drug Street’ in Phuket Town on Wednesday, Phuket City Police yesterday (Sept 21) arrested three suspects for drugs in a small sidestreet in Phuket Town, with two of the suspects staying in the same rented room mansion.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058481-police-arrest-three-drug-suspects-on-the-same-phuket-town-street/

 

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Satree Phuket students injured in highway van accident

By The Phuket News

 

The accident occurred while the students were travelling to Bangkok to take part in a Japanese-language competition. Photos: Supplied
 

PHUKET: Students from Satree Phuket School are among 10 people who were injured when the van they were travelling in slammed into a car head-on in Surat Thani this morning (Sept 22).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058482-satree-phuket-students-injured-in-highway-van-accident/

 

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Phuket police transferred amid extrajudicial killing probe

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The relatives today accused police of excessive force what thye called the extrajudicial killing of Chitnupong Kherjan from Karon on Tuesday. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: Nine officers have been ordered to transfer out of the province within the next 24 hours, pending an investigation into the shooting dead a man who ran a checkpoint in Cherng Talay early Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058483-phuket-police-transferred-amid-extrajudicial-killing-probe/

 

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