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Thailand Live Friday 12 Oct 2018

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Video: Thais lay into inappropriate "Coyotes" doing farewell dance at temple funeral

 

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A video showed four women doing what was described as a sexy dance to taped music at the funeral of a friend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062029-video-thais-lay-into-inappropriate-coyotes-doing-farewell-dance-at-temple-funeral/

 

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Nong Khai customs seize 38 million baht in cash from three Laotians - return 6 million

 

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Customs at the Thai-Laos Friendship bridge seized 38 million baht in cash being transported in two secret compartments in a Toyota Camry. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062030-nong-khai-customs-seize-38-million-baht-in-cash-from-three-laotians-return-6-million/

 

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Pet registration bill to be rethought after public fury and worries over fallout

By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN 
THE NATION

 

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A BILL approved by the Cabinet making it mandatory to register dogs and cats was derailed yesterday after pet lovers cried foul over the high fee for the registration document, and threatened to abandon their pets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062001-quick-u-turn-on-plans-to-introduce-registration-of-pet-dogs-and-cats/?do=findComment&comment=13452611

 

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Supreme Court acquits six policemen in killing of teen

By THE NATION

 

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THE SUPREME Court has given the benefit of the doubt to all six policemen who had been convicted of killing a 17-year-old suspect during the government’s war on drugs in 2004, reversing the rulings of two lower courts.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062037-thai-supreme-court-acquits-six-policemen-in-killing-of-teen/

 

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Many injured as driver admits to falling asleep at the wheel of tour bus

 

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A tour bus driver who had taken a group of people to make merit at a temple admitted to police that he fell asleep at the wheel and plowed into the back of an 18 wheel truck. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062042-many-injured-as-driver-admits-to-falling-asleep-at-the-wheel-of-tour-bus/

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Guesthouse Near Khaosan Catches Fire, Injures 3

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

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A fire Friday morning at a gesthouse near Khaosan Road in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — A fire tore Friday morning through a guesthouse near Khaosan Road in Bangkok, injuring three people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062051-guesthouse-near-khaosan-catches-fire-injures-3/

 

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Woman dies at Bangkok cosmetic surgery after going in for a "face lift"

 

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Thai Rath reported that a 72 year old woman who went into a Bangkok clinic for a face lift in the Wang Thong Lang area died in the operating area. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062052-woman-dies-at-bangkok-cosmetic-surgery-after-going-in-for-a-face-lift/

 

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Myanmar man ‘confesses’ he killed bearcat

By THE NATION

 

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Tata, a Myanmar national, points to a photo of Chira, who was the alleged butcher of a bearcat that Tata admitted to having shot during a night hunt in Sai Yok National Park in Kanchanaburi province early this month.

 

In testimony to police, suspect says district official was not a part of the hunting party.
 

A MYANMAR man on Thursday confessed that he had shot a bearcat while hunting at night in Sai Yok National Park in Kanchanaburi province, as his two companions were bad shooters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062057-myanmar-man-‘confesses’-he-killed-bearcat/

 

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UK govt petitioned to reinstate proof of income letters for British expats in Thailand

 

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A petition has been started that aims to persuade the UK government to abandon plans to stop issuing proof of income letters to pensioners and other applicants. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062072-uk-govt-petitioned-to-reinstate-proof-of-income-letters-for-british-expats-in-thailand/

 

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Venezuela's Maduro says Trump administration wants to have him killed

 

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CARACAS (Reuters) - Socialist Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the Trump administration on Thursday of seeking to assassinate him, as relations strain between the ideologically opposed nations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062079-venezuelas-maduro-says-trump-administration-wants-to-have-him-killed/

 

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500+ Foreigners Arrested In New Nationwide Raids

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

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A group of foreign detainees sit with police in a Friday press briefing at Nana Plaza hotel in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — More than 500 foreigners were arrested in another nationwide raid, police said Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062127-500-foreigners-arrested-in-new-nationwide-raids/

 

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Green Peace carries out plastic garbage collection on Chonburi beach

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CHONBURI:--Chonburi – Green Peace has carried out a collection of garbage on Wonnapa Beach in Chonburi province to promote awareness of companies overusing plastic.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062140-green-peace-carries-out-plastic-garbage-collection-on-chonburi-beach/

 

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Deputy mayor pledges budget to fix Thepprasit Market-area sewage backups

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PATTAYA:--Pattaya officials inspected the Thepprasit Housing Authority Village Community following complaints about a damaged road and clogged sewers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062137-deputy-mayor-pledges-budget-to-fix-thepprasit-market-area-sewage-backups-by-jetsada-homklin/

 

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Unable to solve flooding crisis, Pattaya cuts holes in Beach Road promenade

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PATTAYA:--Unable to resolve the city’s long-running flooding problems, Pattaya is now demolishing parts of the Beach Road promenade to let storm runoff drain onto the beach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062136-unable-to-solve-flooding-crisis-pattaya-cuts-holes-in-beach-road-promenade/

 

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Thais React As Prayuth Tells Tokyo Forum To Stretch ‘Japanese Style’

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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TOKYO — Junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha was drawing mixed reactions Friday after he told a Japanese audience at a conference in Tokyo to stand and stretch earlier this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062147-thais-react-as-prayuth-tells-tokyo-forum-to-stretch-‘japanese-style’/

 

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Lifeguards warn of continued danger at Phuket beaches

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

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One of two female Russian tourists pulled from the surf at Nai Thon Beach yesterday. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The chief of the Phuket Lifeguard Service (PLS) has today told The Phuket News that beachgoers should still be on alert for the dangers at Phuet beaches and should only enter the water were lifeguards are stationed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062149-lifeguards-warn-of-continued-danger-at-phuket-beaches/

 

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Key suspect in alleged Bt800m bitcoin scam arrested

By The Nation

 

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Parinya Jaravijit, a key suspect in an alleged Bt800-million bitcoin investment scam, was arrested on Thursday night at Suvarnabhumi Airport when he arrived back in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062151-key-suspect-in-alleged-bt800m-bitcoin-scam-arrested/

 

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Foreign tourist apologises for doing handstand at Wat Pho

By The Nation

 

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A foreign tourist has apologised on his Instagram page for posting a photo of himself doing a handstand in front of the main Buddha image inside Wat Pho in Phra Nakhon, Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062153-foreign-tourist-apologises-for-doing-handstand-at-wat-pho/

 

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