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Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for sexual assault

REUTERS

 

Image: google.com

 

NORRISTOWN, Pa., Sept 25 (Reuters) - Bill Cosby was sentenced to between three and 10 years in prison on Tuesday for sexually assaulting a woman, capping the once-beloved comedian's downfall from "America's Dad" to convicted felon.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058994-bill-cosby-sentenced-to-3-to-10-years-in-prison-for-sexual-assault/

 

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Scrabble dictionary adds 300 new words - including one everyone's been waiting for

By Robyn Darbyshire

 

These new words could help people win

 

We've all tried putting down words in a game of Scrabble that we're not totally sure are legit to get a high score.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058995-scrabble-dictionary-adds-300-new-words-including-one-everyones-been-waiting-for/

 

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Mel Gibson Set To Remake The Wild Bunch

By Ben Travis

 

 

Following his return to Hollywood with Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson has confirmed his next film as director: a remake of Sam Peckinpah’s classic western, The Wild Bunch.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058996-mel-gibson-set-to-remake-the-wild-bunch/

 

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Monk-thief alleged to be serial temple burglar

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

A Chiang Mai temple burglar police identified as Panupong Lakornsri, who has been a monk for most of his life, in still images taken from a security camera.

 

CHIANG MAI — By day he was a Chiang Mai monk. By night, police said, Panupong Lakornsri was a serial temple raider, who stole 230,000 baht in his latest burglary.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058997-monk-thief-alleged-to-be-serial-temple-burglar/

 

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Bank promises to fix 'blinding' Bangkok tower

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: To_moddang / Twitter

 

BANGKOK — A commercial bank on Wednesday said it would look into complaints its office tower is blinding residents.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1059005-bank-promises-to-fix-blinding-bangkok-tower/

 

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Banks fined for ‘forced' mortgages

By The Nation

 

 

Bank of Thailand has imposed fines on leading banks Krung Thai Bank and Siam Commercial Bank for forcing mortgage clients to buy fire insurance from specific firms. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1059006-banks-fined-for-‘forced-mortgages/

 

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Jet-setting Laotian gets second life sentence over drugs

By Kesinee Tangkhieo 
The Nation

 

Xaysana Keopimpha

 

The Criminal Court on Wednesday handed down another life imprisonment term to Xaysana Keopimpha, who used to portray himself as a jet-setting Laotian, for another drug-trafficking conviction.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1059007-jet-setting-laotian-gets-second-life-sentence-over-drugs/

 

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Phuket Town clearways, no-parking zones come into force

By The Phuket News

 

The notice, signed yesterday, was posted by Phuket Provincial Traffic Police earlier today (Sept 26).

 

PHUKET:-- Several ‘clearway’ no-stopping zones and no-parking zones along selected roads in Phuket Town to come into force today (Sept 26).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1059008-phuket-town-clearways-no-parking-zones-come-into-force/

 

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Nursing Council asks for understanding after clip of elderly patient being abused goes viral

By THE NATION

 

 

THE THAILAND Nursing and Midwifery Council has vowed to investigate the rough handling of a 90-year-old patient in intensive care, after a clip of the incident sparked public outrage.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1059010-nursing-council-asks-for-understanding-after-clip-of-elderly-patient-being-abused-goes-viral/

 

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