THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 25 Sep 2018

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Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian during Gaza protests

 

A relative of Palestinian Emad Ishtawi, who was killed during a protest along the Israel-Gaza border fence, mourns during his funeral in Gaza City, September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

 

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man and wounded dozens of others on Monday taking part in a protest near the border between Israel and Gaza, Gaza health officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058753-israeli-troops-shoot-dead-palestinian-during-gaza-protests/

 

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Three in custody for theft from Hong Kong "celebrity" but he fails to show

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police in Pattaya have announced the arrest of three people who took advantage of the confusion in a Walking Street fight to steal the property of a visitor from Hong Kong. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058755-three-in-custody-for-theft-from-hong-kong-celebrity-but-he-fails-to-show/

 

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U.S. judge orders federal protection restored to Yellowstone grizzlies

By Laura Zuckerman

 

FILE PHOTO: A grizzly bear roams through the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, U.S. on May 18, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo

 

PINEDALE, Wyo. (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday ordered Endangered Species Act protections restored to grizzlies in and around Yellowstone National Park, halting plans for the first licensed trophy hunts of the bears in the region in more than 40 years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058756-us-judge-orders-federal-protection-restored-to-yellowstone-grizzlies/

 

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Landlord criticized after tenant leaves room clean and tidy and faces 17,000 baht "fine"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai social media comment was rife after a tenant posted her story online claiming she was ripped off by an unscrupulous landlord. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058758-landlord-criticized-after-tenant-leaves-room-clean-and-tidy-and-faces-17000-baht-fine/

 

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U.S. approves $330 million military sale to Taiwan

 

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan Air Force's F-16 fighter jets fly during the annual Han Kuang military exercise at an army base in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, July 4, 2015. REUTERS/Patrick Lin

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the sale to Taiwan of spare parts for F-16 fighter planes and other military aircraft worth up to $330 million (£252 million), the Pentagon said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058761-us-approves-330-million-military-sale-to-taiwan/

 

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Defrocked monk said he liked a little drink - but not often

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Residents of a village in Chaiyaphum got fed up with a monk at their temple who used to deliver his sermons having taken to the bottle. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058765-chaiyaphum-defrocked-monk-said-he-liked-a-little-drink-but-not-often/

 

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Thai jetski tourists criticized for riding on a whale shark

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A group of tourists in Chumphon have been slammed on social media after they posted a video on YouTube of them riding on the back of a whale shark. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058766-chumphon-thai-jetski-tourists-criticized-for-riding-on-a-whale-shark/

 

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One motorcyclist killed, second injured in apparent road race

By The Nation

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A motorcyclist was killed and another injured when their bikes, which a witness said were racing on a Bangkok road, grazed each other early on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058767-one-motorcyclist-killed-second-injured-in-apparent-road-race-in-bangkok/

 

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Seven Phuket police charged with intent to murder

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Seven Phuket police have been charged with intent to murder after a man was shot dead after breaking through a checkpoint.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058768-seven-phuket-police-charged-with-intent-to-murder/

 

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Meechai: Govt has power to regulate election campaigns

 

 

BANGKOK, 24 September 2018 (NNT) – The former chairman of Thailand's charter drafting organ confirms the administration can exert its power to regulate election campaigns. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058769-meechai-govt-has-power-to-regulate-election-campaigns/

 

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Driver killed in Udon Thani crash at 170km per hour

By The Nation

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A driver killed when his car crashed into the rear of a 18-wheel trailer truck parked in the left lane of an Udon Thani road appeared to have been driving at 170 kilometres per hour.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058776-driver-killed-in-udon-thani-crash-at-170km-per-hour/

 

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Phuket boat mechanic dies after getting neck caught in engine

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Officers from Chalong Police inspect inside the engine compartment. Photo: Chalong Police

 

PHUKET: A 30-year-old boat mechanic died yesterday when he got neck trapped in the boats engine while carrying out routine maintenance on the vessel.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058777-phuket-boat-mechanic-dies-after-getting-neck-caught-in-engine/

 

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U.S. accuses Myanmar military of 'planned and coordinated' Rohingya atrocities

By Matt Spetalnick and Jason Szep

 

FILE PHOTO: A Myanmar soldier patrols in a boat at the Mayu river near Buthidaung in the north of Rakhine state, Myanmar September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government investigation has found that Myanmar’s military waged a "well-planned and coordinated" campaign of mass killings, gang rapes and other atrocities against the Southeast Asian nation’s Rohingya Muslim minority.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058778-us-accuses-myanmar-military-of-planned-and-coordinated-rohingya-atrocities/

 

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UK immigration: No post-Brexit preference for EU workers, cabinet agrees

 

People from the EU should face the same immigration rules as those from elsewhere, once the UK has completely left the bloc, the cabinet has agreed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058780-uk-immigration-no-post-brexit-preference-for-eu-workers-cabinet-agrees/

 

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Two Nong Khai 12th grades busted allegedly transporting meth

By The Nation

 

Nation TV

 

Two 12th graders of a school in Nong Khai were arrested on Monday evening while allegedly trafficking 2,000 meth pills in exchange for 40 pills, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058781-two-nong-khai-12th-grades-busted-allegedly-transporting-meth/

 

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Minister Kobsak only step away from joining Palang Pracharath Party 

 

 

Though he hasn’t said it out loud, Prime Minister’s Office Minister Kobsak Phutrakul is leaving no doubts that he is just a step away from throwing his hat into the political ring.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058782-minister-kobsak-only-step-away-from-joining-palang-pracharath-party/

 

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China says trade war to 'certainly' hurt U.S. exporters, create opportunities to others

 

FILE PHOTO: A worker places U.S. and China flags near the Forbidden City ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing, in Beijing, China November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is being forced to retaliate against the United States in their trade dispute, and U.S. exporters including suppliers of liquefied natural gas would "certainly" be hurt, said Chinese vice commerce minister Wang Shouwen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058783-china-says-trade-war-to-certainly-hurt-us-exporters-create-opportunities-to-others/

 

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Masturbating while driving could mean you wind up in jail, warns top lawyer

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Online lawyer Ratchaphon Sirisakhon has once again given the Thai public the benefit of his legal advice.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058791-masturbating-while-driving-could-mean-you-wind-up-in-jail-warns-top-lawyer/

 

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Big Joke says welcome back to Thailand - you're all nicked!

 

File photo

 

Thailand's crime buster extraordinary Pol Maj-Gen Surachate Hakpan was part of the welcoming party as a group of Thais he helped to bust in the Philippines arrived back at Suvarabhumi airport. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058792-big-joke-says-welcome-back-to-thailand-youre-all-nicked/

 

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Two buffaloes hit, injured by car on Bangkok roadside

By The Nation

 

 

Two water buffaloes from an abandoned herd were hit and severely injured by a car on a road in Bangkok’s Prawet district late on Monday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058793-two-buffaloes-hit-injured-by-car-on-bangkok-roadside/

 

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Big police and military presence at Full Moon Party - authorities say they are being successful

 

 

The authorities in Koh Phangan say they have been successful in recent years in ridding the monthly Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan of drugs and weapons. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058794-big-police-and-military-presence-at-full-moon-party-authorities-say-they-are-being-successful/

 

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BREAKING

 

Bodies of missing British expat and Thai wife found buried in garden, three men arrested

 

 

The bodies of a missing British man and his Thai wife have been found buried in the garden of their home in northern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058800-bodies-of-missing-british-expat-and-thai-wife-found-buried-in-garden-three-men-arrested/

 

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Hua Hin Tourist Cops: Protect, Serve And Post Whack Pics

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

‘Have you been here? It’s an Upside-Down House that makes everything around you turn upside down,’ reads the caption. Photo: Hua Hin Tourist Police / Facebook

 

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — One cop sits, Princess Jasmine-style, on a flying carpet. Another poses in an upside-down house with some plaster cows. And a whole group of officers pose with Santa to greet the internet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058804-hua-hin-tourist-cops-protect-serve-and-post-whack-pics/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Police find bodies of Briton, Thai wife buried on their Phrae land

By The Nation

 

The bodies of a Briton and his Thai wife were found buried about 2 metres deep on their property in Phrae Muang district on Tuesday after they went missing on September 19.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058800-bodies-of-missing-british-expat-and-thai-wife-found-buried-in-garden-three-men-arrested/?do=findComment&comment=13398517

 

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Office furniture warehouse in Bangkok burns down

By The Nation

 

 

A fire swept through an office-furniture warehouse in Bangkok's Bang Bon district overnight on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058805-office-furniture-warehouse-in-bangkok-burns-down/

 

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Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

The fast-moving thunderstorms across Phuket, and their dangerous lightning strikes, are forecast to continue today and tomorrow. Image: TMD

 

PHUKET: A severe thunderstorm warning for Phuket has been issued as heavy, fast-moving clouds pass over the island, creating dangerous lightning strikes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058808-severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-for-phuket/

 

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Government touts aircraft maintenance center in Chonburi to French investors

 

 

BANGKOK, 25 September 2018 (NNT) – The government has confirmed plans to establish an aircraft maintenance center in the country to French investors who have shown an interest in the country’s aviation sector. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058809-government-touts-aircraft-maintenance-center-in-chonburi-to-french-investors/

 

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Thailand, Russia agree to expand ties

 

 

BANGKOK, 24th September 2018 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister ACM Prajin Juntong and the Russian ambassador to Thailand have agreed on an investment expansion and tourism promotion between Thailand and Russia. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058811-thailand-russia-agree-to-expand-ties/

 

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Swedish PM Lofven loses confidence vote in parliament

 

Prime Minister and Social Democratic Party leader Stefan Lofven attends a news conference at the government headquarters Rosenbad in Stockholm, Sweden September 12, 2018. TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery/via REUTERS/File Photo

 

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lost a mandatory confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday meaning he will step down.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058814-swedish-pm-lofven-loses-confidence-vote-in-parliament/

 

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Workers hurt as historic tower falls during restoration at Bangkok temple

By The Nation

 

 

An ancient bell tower collapsed during its restoration at a Bangkok temple shortly before noon on Tuesday, injuring 11 workers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058816-workers-hurt-as-historic-tower-falls-during-restoration-at-bangkok-temple/