UPDATE:

 

Koh Tao rape claim probe to end next week

By The Nation

 

File photo from touristpolice.go.th

 

Thai police expect to finalise their investigation next week into the alleged rape of a British tourist on Surat Thani’s Koh Tao a few months ago, Immigration police chief Maj-Gen Surachate Hakparn said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060488-big-joke-thai-police-team-have-been-to-england-to-interview-woman-who-claims-rape-on-koh-tao/?do=findComment&comment=13430350

 

Palang Pracharat to get big boost from “Sam Mitr” group

 

 

The pro–junta Palang Pracharat Party is getting a major boost after a group of politicians and former MPs of the so-called “Sam Mitr” group are on the verge of joining it, thus making it a formidable political party in the upcoming election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060611-palang-pracharat-to-get-big-boost-from-“sam-mitr”-group/

 

MaAnn admits Surin wastewater failure, but now has resolution

By Chutharat Plerin

 

Chief of the Cherng Talay OrBorTor, MaAnn Samran, speaks at yesterday’s meeting. Photo: Khao Phuket

 

PHUKET: The Chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), MaAnn Samran, yesterday (Oct 5) admitted to the new Phuket Governor his failure in attempting to resolve the wastewater issue at Surin Beach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060612-maann-admits-surin-wastewater-failure-but-now-has-resolution/

 

Deep South’s Drug Problems Need New Approach: New Party

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Kratom bust in Satun province on Dec. 2, 2016

 

BANGKOK — The government should introduce more effective approaches including supporting local communities in the deep south to play a role in eradicating drugs problems, a newly established party said Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060614-deep-south’s-drug-problems-need-new-approach-new-party/

 

Exhibition highlights cruelty of elephant poaching

By The Nation

 

 

The tragic scene of an African elephant lying dead in a pool of blood with its calf standing nearby is front and centre in an art display at the Bangkok Art & Culture Centre (BACC) in a bid to boost public awareness of the illegal ivory trade.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060618-exhibition-in-bangkok-highlights-cruelty-of-elephant-poaching/

 

American suspect arrested in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

Picture: TNA

 

Immigration police have arrested an American fugitive who is accused of jumping bail on a drug charge in the United States, Immigration Bureau acting commissioner Pol Maj Gen Surachet Hakpal said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060621-american-suspect-arrested-in-bangkok/

 

Temple bell-ringing complaint leads to immigration probe

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

 

Police are checking whether immigration laws have been broken after complaints were made about a temple's pre-dawn bell ringing near a condominium at Wat Sai in Bangkok's Rama III area.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060648-temple-bell-ringing-complaint-leads-to-immigration-probe/

 

Ben Affleck out of rehab but says alcohol addiction is a 'lifelong struggle'

 

Affleck said he was 'fighting for myself and my family'

 

Ben Affleck has completed a 40-day alcohol rehab programme, but said battling the addiction is a "lifelong and difficult struggle".

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060650-ben-affleck-out-of-rehab-but-says-alcohol-addiction-is-a-lifelong-struggle/

 

Captain America actor Chris Evans to 'retire' from role

 

ALAMY

 

It looks like Chris Evans - the actor who plays Captain America in the Marvel movies - is giving up the role after eight years.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060651-captain-america-actor-chris-evans-to-retire-from-role/

 

Steven Seagal storms out of interview after being asked about sexual assault allegations

By Zoe Shenton

 

The Hollywood actor was being interviewed by Kirsty Wark (Image: BBC)

 

Steven Seagal stormed out of an interview with BBC's Newsnight on Thursday after being asked about sexual assault allegations made against him.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060652-steven-seagal-storms-out-of-interview-after-being-asked-about-sexual-assault-allegations/

 

Unfreeze my bank accounts: Sombat, Chaturon tell Junta

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Sombat Boonngam-anong protests Friday at Government House.

 

BANGKOK — Pro-democracy activist Sombat Boonngam-anong vowed Friday that he would erect a tent and sleep in front of Government House if there was no progress on the unfreezing of his bank accounts.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060654-unfreeze-my-bank-accounts-sombat-chaturon-tell-junta/

 

Saving forests must remain a focus for slowing climate change

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit 
Special to The Nation

 

A climate change activist holds a placard during a demonstration outside the United Nations (UN) Centre during the first day of the UN Climate Change Negotiating sessions in Bangkok, Thailand, 04 September 2018. // EPA-EFE PHOTO

 

Will Mekong region policymakers heed the clarion call by global scientists? Ask China.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060656-saving-forests-must-remain-a-focus-for-slowing-climate-change/

 

Pala-U Waterfall in Prachuap Khiri Khan closed to tourists after heavy rains

By The Nation

 

File photo: Pala-U Waterfall

 

The Pala-U Waterfall was closed to tourists on Friday morning after overnight heavy rains that triggered a mountain run-off.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060683-pala-u-waterfall-in-prachuap-khiri-khan-closed-to-tourists-after-heavy-rains/

 

S Korean fleeced by Chiang Mai bar gets a refund

By Thanakorn Wongnang 
The Nation

 

 

 

A karaoke bar in Chiang Mai province on Friday refunded a South Korean customer Bt120,000 after having billed him Bt160,000 for a few hours of service on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060684-s-korean-fleeced-by-chiang-mai-bar-gets-a-refund/

 

Libel drama ends as Democrats apologise to Yingluck in writing

By The Nation 

 

From left: Sirichok, Theptai and Chavanond

 

Three Democrat Party politicians apologised to former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in writing on Friday for making comments viewed as sexually offensive against her while she was serving as prime minister in 2012.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060685-libel-drama-ends-as-democrats-apologise-to-yingluck-in-writing/

 

Dengue cases plummet by half over 5-year average

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

The number of dengue patients has fallen sharply from no fewer than 5,000 per week to 3,000 at most now.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060686-dengue-cases-plummet-by-half-over-5-year-average/

 

Thailand taken off ivory trade watch list

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

Thailand has been removed from an international watch list of eight countries of “primary concern” in the illegal ivory trade.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060687-thailand-taken-off-ivory-trade-watch-list/

 

Lorenzo taken to hospital after crash in Thailand

 

FILE PHOTO - MotoGP - Aragon Grand Prix - MotorLand Aragon, Alcaniz, Spain - September 23, 2018 Ducati's Jorge Lorenzo crashes during the race REUTERS/Heino Kalis

 

(Reuters) - Spanish MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo was taken to hospital for checks after a heavy fall in Friday’s second practice for the first grand prix in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060694-lorenzo-taken-to-hospital-after-crash-in-thailand/

 

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Thailand Live Saturday 6 Oct 2018

 

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060730-thailand-live-saturday-6-oct-2018/