THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 23 Sep 2018

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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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The week that was in Thailand news: Visa advice - or why every man in Thailand needs a Bunbury.

 

 

Years ago whenever my best friends got together for a night out the conversation invariably turned to visas. Not those silly things in passports that newbies are forever prattling on about but real visas. Those issued by the only authority that truly matters.....the wife.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058469-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-visa-advice-or-why-every-man-in-thailand-needs-a-bunbury/

 

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Larry Amsden, long-time Phuket philanthropist passes away

By The Phuket News

 

Larry Amsden (right) is pictured in 2012 after being installed as President of the Rotary Club of Patong Beach by Dr Sanguan Kunaporn (left), Phuket’s Rotary District Governor-Elect at the time. Photo: Dan Miles
 

PHUKET: Long-time Phuket expat and philanthropist Larry Amsden, renowned for his deep dedication to his charity work with the Rotary Club of Patong Beach, has passed away.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058500-larry-amsden-long-time-phuket-philanthropist-passes-away/

 

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A commitment to world-class technology

By ASINA PORNWASIN 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

Somkid Jiranuntarat, chairman of Kasikorn Business-Technology Group (KBTG)

 

EVERYONE is confronted by challenges of various kinds. For businesses, it is about being disrupted by technology. Survival of existing business models is being called into question, including financial businesses that have been disrupted by technology and fast-changing customer behaviour.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058501-a-commitment-to-world-class-technology/

 

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Big supporters hit the streets for Car Free Day bike ride

By The Nation

 

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration deputy governor Sakoltee Phattiyakul led diplomats, businessmen, BMA officials and others on a five-kilometre bike ride on Saturday to mark Bangkok Car Free Day 2018.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058502-big-supporters-hit-the-streets-for-car-free-day-bike-ride/

 

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Teenager injured in Bangkok shophouse fire

By The Nation

 

 

A 18-year-old teenager was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation on Saturday after a fire broke out at a shophouse in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058503-teenager-injured-in-bangkok-shophouse-fire/

 

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Premchai’s Black Panther Trial To Begin In November

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Premchai Karnasuta, a walking cane in hand, arrives at a court on Aug. 6.

 

BANGKOK — Court dates have been set for construction mogul Premchai Karnasuta’s trial on charges of poaching, media reports said Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058504-premchai’s-black-panther-trial-to-begin-in-november/

 

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Carolina communities race to beat dangerous flooding from Florence

By Gene Cherry and Harriet McLeod

 

Flooding, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, is seen in and around Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., September 19, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media on September 21, 2018. ALAN CRADICK, CAPE FEAR RIVER WATCH/via REUTERS

 

RALEIGH, N.C., CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Communities in North and South Carolina along waterways to the Atlantic coast faced rising floods on Saturday more than a week after the arrival of Hurricane Florence, which has killed at least 40 people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058506-carolina-communities-race-to-beat-dangerous-flooding-from-florence/

 

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Accuser of Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh agrees to testify to Senate committee

By Doina Chiacu and Richard Cowan

 

FILE PHOTO: Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh meets with Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) at his office in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman who has accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has agreed to testify before a Senate panel next week but details of her appearance have not been finalised, her lawyers said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058507-accuser-of-supreme-court-nominee-kavanaugh-agrees-to-testify-to-senate-committee/

 

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Vatican, China sign landmark accord on appointing bishops

By Philip Pullella

 

FILE PHOTO: Catholic priest Liu Yong Wang performs holy communion in a make-shift chapel in the village of Bai Gu Tun, located on the outskirts of the city of Tianjin, around 70 km (43 miles) south-east of Beijing July 17, 2012./File Photo

 

VILNIUS (Reuters) - The Vatican on Saturday signed a landmark agreement giving it a long-desired say in the appointment of bishops in China, though critics labelled the deal a sellout to the Communist government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058508-vatican-china-sign-landmark-accord-on-appointing-bishops/

 

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Two car bombs explode in Somali capital, one dies

 

A car burns at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia September 22, 2018. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

 

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - One person died and another was injured in two car bombs that exploded in the heart of the Somali capital on Saturday and the Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attacks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058509-two-car-bombs-explode-in-somali-capital-one-dies/

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Hundreds of thousands without power in Ottawa after tornado hits

 

Damaged buildings are seen after a tornado hit the Mont-Bleu neighbourhood in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, September 22, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people were stranded without power in and around the Canadian capital Ottawa on Saturday after a tornado touched down twice, destroying some houses and ripping the roofs off others.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058511-hundreds-of-thousands-without-power-in-ottawa-after-tornado-hits/

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Man who threatened Trump arrested in Ohio after three-month manhunt

By Alex Dobuzinskis

 

Fugitive Shawn Christy, 27, is arrested by law enforcement agents in Mifflin Township, Ohio, U.S. in this September 21, 2018 handout photo. He has been charged with threatening President Donald Trump. U.S. Marshal's Service/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A Pennsylvania man who threatened to shoot President Donald Trump has been arrested in Ohio after a three-month manhunt during which he stole cars and firearms and passed between a half-dozen states and Canada, officials said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058513-man-who-threatened-trump-arrested-in-ohio-after-three-month-manhunt/

 

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Annual Oktoberfest kicks off in Munich with beer, lederhosen, sausages

 

Visitors cheer with beers during the opening day of the 185th Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany September 22, 2018. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

 

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Thousands of visitors, many of them dressed in traditional lederhosen or dirndl corseted dresses, descended on Munich on Saturday for the start of the annual Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058514-annual-oktoberfest-kicks-off-in-munich-with-beer-lederhosen-sausages/

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Survivor pulled from capsized Tanzanian ferry as death toll reaches 207

By Jackson Njehia

 

Rescue workers retrieve a body of a child from the water after a ferry overturned off the shores of Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

 

UKARA, Tanzania (Reuters) - Divers on Saturday rescued a man from the wreck of an overcrowded Tanzanian ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria on Thursday, killing at least 207 people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058516-survivor-pulled-from-capsized-tanzanian-ferry-as-death-toll-reaches-207/

 

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May vows to hold nerve after Brexit talks hit impasse

By Alistair Smout

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives to make a statement on Brexit negotiations with the European Union at Number 10 Downing Street, London September 21, 2018 . Jack Taylor/Pool via Reuters

 

LONDON, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain would not flinch in an impasse with the European Union about its departure from the bloc, as French and German ministers suggested the next move in the negotiations should come from London.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058517-may-vows-to-hold-nerve-after-brexit-talks-hit-impasse/

 

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Boxing - Joshua retains heavyweight crowns with Povetkin TKO

By Christian Radnedge

 

Boxing - Anthony Joshua v Alexander Povetkin - WBA Super, IBF, WBO & IBO World Heavyweight Titles - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - September 22, 2018 Anthony Joshua celebrates his win against Alexander Povetkin Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Anthony Joshua delivered a devastating technical knockout in the seventh round to defeat Russian Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and retain his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world heavyweight championship belts.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058518-boxing-joshua-retains-heavyweight-crowns-with-povetkin-tko/

 

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Salah helps Liverpool thrash Southampton to go top

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Southampton - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - September 22, 2018 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah in action with Southampton's Jannik Vestergaard Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

 

(Reuters) - Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah netted his first league goal since Aug. 25 as the Reds thrashed Southampton 3-0 on Saturday to leap-frog Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table and confirm their best start to a season.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058519-salah-helps-liverpool-thrash-southampton-to-go-top/

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United held by Wolves to slip eight points behind leaders

By Simon Evans

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - September 22, 2018 (L - R) Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini, Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - A disappointing Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw at home to promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford on Saturday, leaving them eight points adrift of Premier League leaders Liverpool.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058520-united-held-by-wolves-to-slip-eight-points-behind-leaders/

 

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Burnley get first league win by thrashing Bournemouth

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Burnley v AFC Bournemouth - Turf Moor, Burnley, Britain - September 22, 2018 Burnley's Ben Mee applauds fans after the match REUTERS/Peter Powell

 

(Reuters) - Burnley moved off the bottom of the table after their first Premier League win of the season with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Bournemouth.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058521-burnley-get-first-league-win-by-thrashing-bournemouth/

 

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Aguero scores in 300th game as City roar back to form

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Cardiff City v Manchester City - Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Britain - September 22, 2018 Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

 

(Reuters) - Sergio Aguero marked his 300th appearance for Manchester City with a familiar landmark goal to set the resurgent Premier League champions on their way to a magnificent 5-0 win at Cardiff City on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058522-aguero-scores-in-300th-game-as-city-roar-back-to-form/

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Newcastle hold dominant Palace to goalless stalemate

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Newcastle United - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - September 22, 2018 Crystal Palace's Aaron Wan-Bissaka in action with Newcastle United's Joselu REUTERS/Ian Walton

 

(Reuters) - Newcastle United earned only their second Premier League point of the season after scraping a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace as the home side missed several chances and hit the woodwork in a scrappy game on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058523-newcastle-hold-dominant-palace-to-goalless-stalemate/

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Leicester sink lowly Hudddersfield to ease pressure on Puel

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City v Huddersfield Town - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 22, 2018 Huddersfield Town's Philip Billing in action with Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi Action Images via Reuters/Craig Brough

 

(Reuters) - Leicester City eased the pressure on manager Claude Puel by beating Huddersfield Town 3-1 on Saturday to leave the visitors rooted to the foot of the Premier League table.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058524-leicester-sink-lowly-hudddersfield-to-ease-pressure-on-puel/

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Kane scores as Tottenham return to winning ways

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur - The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, Britain - September 22, 2018 Tottenham's Harry Kane applauds fans after the match REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

 

(Reuters) - Harry Kane became Tottenham's joint fifth highest scorer as he helped his side earn a 2-1 Premier League victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058525-kane-scores-as-tottenham-return-to-winning-ways/

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Watford held at Fulham after Mitrovic strikes again

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Fulham v Watford - Craven Cottage, London, Britain - September 22, 2018 Fulham's Jean Michael Seri in action with Watford's Abdoulaye Doucoure REUTERS/David Klein

 

(Reuters) - Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic hit the target again as they came from behind to earn a 1-1 home Premier League draw against a high-flying Watford side left cursing too many missed first-half chances on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058526-watford-held-at-fulham-after-mitrovic-strikes-again/

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Surat Thani oyster farm and hotel burns down after staff use oil and diesel as mosquito repellant

 

Image: Banmuang

 

An oyster farm and resort has burned down after staff sprayed the entire property with liquid containing oil and diesel in a bid to keep away mosquitos.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058528-surat-thani-oyster-farm-and-hotel-burns-down-after-staff-use-oil-and-diesel-as-mosquito-repellant/

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Venus to shine brightest on 25 September, 30 November

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK, 22 September 2018 (NNT) – The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) is encouraging the general public to observe Venus which will be shining the brightest in the night of 25 September over the western sky and in the dawn of 30 November 2018 in the eastern sky visible throughout Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058529-venus-to-shine-brightest-on-25-september-30-november/

 

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Phuket fosters ties with Australia's Gold Coast as sister cities

supawadee wangsri

 

 

PHUKET, 22 September 2018 (NNT) – Phuket and Australia’s Gold Coast city signed a letter of intent to establish themselves as sister cities. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058531-phuket-fosters-ties-with-australias-gold-coast-as-sister-cities/

 

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TAT targets 10% growth of tourism-related revenue in eastern region

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

TRAT, 22 September 2018 (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Eastern Region and Trat province announced a marketing plan for 2019, expecting a 10% growth in tourism-related revenue. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058532-tat-targets-10-growth-of-tourism-related-revenue-in-eastern-region/

 

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Chinese mainland tourists to Thailand drop 11 percent in August

 

 

BANGKOK, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese mainland tourists to Thailand dropped 11.77 percent in August compared with the same month last year, according to Thailand's Ministry of Tourism and Sports statistics.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058533-chinese-mainland-tourists-to-thailand-drop-11-percent-in-august/