THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 8 Oct 2018

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Video: Chiang Mai red bus driver with a sword goes after man in the street

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Footage posted by a man in Chiang Mai showed a red bus (song thaew) driver get out of his vehicle with another man and chase a man in the street.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061086-video-chiang-mai-red-bus-driver-with-a-sword-goes-after-man-in-the-street/

 

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Thai factory worker falls for Romance Scam -  but she didn't tell her husband

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on a romance scam story with a difference - the victim was two timing her husband. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061088-thai-factory-worker-falls-for-romance-scam- -but-she-didnt-tell-her-husband/

 

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Temperatures to rise 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030-2052 without rapid steps - U.N. report

By Nina Chestney and Jane Chung

 

FILE PHOTO: People make their way through heavy smog on an extremely polluted day with red alert issued, in Shengfang, Hebei province, China December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo

 

LONDON/SEOUL (Reuters) - Temperatures are likely to rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius between 2030 and 2052 if global warming continues at its current pace and if the world fails to take rapid and unprecedented measures to stem the increase, a U.N. report said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061091-temperatures-to-rise-15-degrees-celsius-by-2030-2052-without-rapid-steps-un-report/

 

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China state media says Hong Kong's 'one country, two systems' policy remains

 

A general view of Victoria Harbour and downtown skyline is seen from the Peak in Hong Kong, China August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's principle of "one country, two systems" for Hong Kong is unchanged, Chinese state media said on Monday, refuting claims that the city's refusal to renew a work visa for a Financial Times journalist marked a move away from promised freedoms.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061094-china-state-media-says-hong-kongs-one-country-two-systems-policy-remains/

 

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Video: Policeman attacked by Ya Ba crazed man in Chaiyaphum

 

 

Shocking mobile phone footage showed the moment a police lieutenant was attacked by a drug crazed man with a club in a village in Chaiyaphum in Thailand's north east.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061095-video-policeman-attacked-by-ya-ba-crazed-man-in-chaiyaphum/

 

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Thailand's cave boys enjoy kickabout at iconic River Plate stadium

By Karolos Grohmann

 

Members of the "Wild Boars" soccer team during a visit at River Plate's Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 7, 2018. Eitan Abramovich/Pool via REUTERS

 

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Twelve Thai boys and their football coach, who were dramatically rescued from a flooded cave in July, enjoyed a high-profile kickabout on Sunday, playing a game at River Plate's iconic Monumental stadium.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061055-mu-pa-get-rapturous-welcome-at-youth-games/?do=findComment&comment=13437794

 

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The Bigger Joke's on you - "short sighted" Thai arrested for impersonating military man

 

 

A man who went online to claim he was "Commander Joke" in the military has been arrested.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061096-the-bigger-jokes-on-you-short-sighted-thai-arrested-for-impersonating-military-man/

 

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Bangkok cabby given "politeness training"  for dumping woman in the rain

 

 

The Department of Land Transport has fined a Bangkok cabby 1,000 baht and suspended his license for a month after he admitted dumping a female passenger in the rain. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061099-bangkok-cabby-given-politeness-training -for-dumping-woman-in-the-rain/

 

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Khao San set for million dollar makeover in "Half Walking Street" idea

 

 

The Bangkok Authorities are proposing what the Thai media are calling a "Half Walking Street" idea for Khao San Road. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061103-khao-san-set-for-million-dollar-makeover-in-half-walking-street-idea/

 

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Norwegian tourist killed in Chiang Rai motorbike crash

By The Nation

 

Picture: Komchadluek

 

A Norwegian tourist died Sunday evening when the motorbike he was riding crashed into another bike that cut into his path on a Chiang Rai road, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061104-norwegian-tourist-killed-in-chiang-rai-motorbike-crash/

 

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Man found dead in shack near Suphan Buri fishpond

By The Nation

 

Picture: Ban Muang

 

The decomposed body of a man was discovered in a shack near a fishpond in Suphan Buri’s Bang Plama district Sunday evening, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061105-man-found-dead-in-shack-near-suphan-buri-fishpond/

 

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Two foreign tourists fatally injured in Bangkok mall shooting

By The Nation

 

 

Two foreign tourists were fatally injured and two Thais and another tourist hurt when a group of young men fired rifles at a rival gang near a Bangkok shopping mall Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061106-two-foreign-tourists-fatally-injured-in-bangkok-mall-shooting/

 

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Three french tourists face years in Thai jail for making false robbery claim on Samui

 

 

Police on the holiday island of Koh Samui said that three French tourists claimed that they were robbed at knife point by five Thai men on three motorcycles after they got lost.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061110-three-french-tourists-face-years-in-thai-jail-for-making-false-robbery-claim-on-samui/

 

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Find the owner of the snake left in my cab!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Bangkok cabbies are often criticized for being "snakes" - but the last thing they expect to find is snakes in their vehicles!

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061112-find-the-owner-of-the-snake-left-in-my-cab/

 

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Artists say no to sluice gate on Pak Pra canal

By The Nation

 

Chiranan in the middle and Dr Ransit throw their support to Pak Pra local residents. Photo credits/ Sayan Chuenudomsavad.

 

Patthalung – A group of artists demonstrated their support of those opposing the planned construction of a sluice gate on the Pak Pra canal, part of the complex wetland network of Songkhla Lake, where the country’s first Ramsar site of Phu Kuan Ki Sian was declared 20 years ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061113-patthalung-artists-say-no-to-sluice-gate-on-pak-pra-canal/

 

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Bolsonaro transforms tiny Brazil party into congressional powerhouse

By Bruno Federowski and Maria Carolina Marcello

 

Jair Bolsonaro, far-right lawmaker and presidential candidate of the Social Liberal Party (PSL), casts his vote in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 7, 2018. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

 

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro turned his party from a footnote in a crowded Congress into a national behemoth on Sunday, underscoring a seismic shift in Latin America's biggest nation as voters raged against the political establishment.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061114-bolsonaro-transforms-tiny-brazil-party-into-congressional-powerhouse/

 

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Police hunting for suspects involved in Thalang murder

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Phuket police are now hunting for two suspects they believe were involved in shooting a man to death in Thalang on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061115-police-hunting-for-suspects-involved-in-thalang-murder/

 

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Unidentified body found in Phuket condo

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Police are trying to identify a man who was found dead in a condominium in Wichit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061116-unidentified-body-found-in-phuket-condo/

 

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Tourist shot dead - several injured - in "war weapon" shooting in Bangkok

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

One tourist died and two more are in hospital after they were caught up in shooting between rival gangs in a downtown Bangkok car park last night. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061106-two-foreign-tourists-fatally-injured-in-bangkok-mall-shooting/?do=findComment&comment=13438337

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Skytrain Concrete Slab Slips, Falls On Road

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

The slab blocking a traffic lane on Ratchavipha flyover Monday morning

 

BANGKOK — Police said a truck driver was charged Monday with reckless driving for a large concrete barrier that fell from his vehicle last night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061124-skytrain-concrete-slab-slips-falls-on-road/

 

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No visa, lapsed visa means deportation within a month

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan has told the Immigration Bureau to intensify its crackdown on foreigners without visas or overstaying visas and deport those arrested within one month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061128-no-visa-lapsed-visa-means-deportation-within-a-month-prawit/

 

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Swedish expat, 76, found dead in Phuket house

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police and rescue workers are seen here at Mr Martin’s house in Moo 4, Thalang. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 76-year-old Swedish expat was found dead in his home in Thalang on Saturday with police believing the death was caused by health issues.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061130-swedish-expat-76-found-dead-in-phuket-house/

 

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Pompeo says North Korea ready to let inspectors into missile, nuclear sites

By Joyce Lee and Hyonhee Shin

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pyongyang in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 7, 2018. KCNA via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was ready to allow international inspectors into the North's nuclear and missile testing sites, one of the main sticking points over an earlier denuclearisation pledge.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061131-pompeo-says-north-korea-ready-to-let-inspectors-into-missile-nuclear-sites/

 

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Mahidol Becomes Top Thai Uni In Times 2019 Global Rankings

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

An undated photo of a Mahidol University sign. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — Five Thai universities are among the world’s top 1,000 according to this year’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061133-mahidol-becomes-top-thai-uni-in-times-2019-global-rankings/

 

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Tourist Police and Immigration set up checks on foreigners living in Bangkok

 

 

In the latest crackdown on foreigners who stay in Thailand illegally, Tourist Police and Immigration carried out a series of raids on condominiums in Bangkok this weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061134-tourist-police-and-immigration-set-up-checks-on-foreigners-living-in-bangkok/

 

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National police chief urges restoration of reputation of law enforcement dept.

 

  

BANGKOK, 8th October 2018 (NNT) — The National police chief has urged all law enforcement officers to help restore the reputation of the Thai police force. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061136-national-police-chief-urges-restoration-of-reputation-of-law-enforcement-dept/

 

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Phuket hotels see 5% more booked rooms for Vegetarian Festival this year: TAT

 

 

PHUKET, 8th October 2018 (NNT) – The hotel room booking rate in Phuket province during the Chinese Golden Week season and around the renowned Vegetarian Festival rose by 5% from last year, with some hotels already fully booked, says official. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061135-phuket-hotels-see-5-more-booked-rooms-for-vegetarian-festival-this-year-tat/

 

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Monitoring of dams to continue as heavy rains cause overflows

 

  

PETCHABURI, 8th October 2018 (NNT) – Warnings of heavy rain and runoff are being maintained in many areas, including those downstream from Kaeng Krachan Dam. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061142-monitoring-of-dams-to-continue-as-heavy-rains-cause-overflows/

 

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Suthep says he will not contest upcoming general election

 

  

BANGKOK, 8th October 2018 (NNT) - Suthep Thuagsuban, one of the founders of the Action Coalition For Thailand Party, insists that he is not planning to run for office in the next general election. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061138-suthep-says-he-will-not-contest-upcoming-general-election/

 

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Vietjet Air to launch Da Nang-Bangkok flight

 

  

HANOI, 8th October 2018 (VNA) – Budget airline Vietjet Air announced on October 5 that it will launch the first daily flight connecting Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang with Thailand’s capital Bangkok from October 15. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061141-vietjet-air-to-launch-da-nang-bangkok-flight/