THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 17 Oct 2018

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Fake goods seized and two arrested at Patong market

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Soon we’ll all have to buy the ‘real’ branded items as the fakes are getting more difficult to find. The authorities and vendors continue to play a cat and mouse game in the ‘intellectual property’ crackdown.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063245-fake-goods-seized-and-two-arrested-at-patong-market/

 

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British royals charm drought-stricken Australian town

 

Britain's Prince Harry interacts with Luke Vincent, 5, after arriving at Dubbo airport, Dubbo, Australia October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble
 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A 5-year-old boy tugged Prince Harry's red beard and scored big hugs from the British royal and his wife, Meghan, after they touched down on Wednesday in the rural Australian city of Dubbo, where farmers are struggling with drought.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063263-british-royals-charm-drought-stricken-australian-town/

 

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Police hunt for husband after wife stabbed to death

By The Nation

 

Picture: Krobkruakao

 

A husband allegedly stabbed his wife to death just four days after she left him to stay with her friend in Pathum Thani, police said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063264-police-hunt-for-husband-after-wife-stabbed-to-death/

 

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Motorists urged to avoid roads around Kasetsart University during commencement ceremonies

By The Nation

 

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Traffic police on Wednesday urged motorists to avoid roads around Kasetsart University next week, when annual commencement ceremonies will bring congestion.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063266-motorists-urged-to-avoid-roads-around-kasetsart-university-during-commencement-ceremonies/

 

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Man stuck in mud after falling from seaside road in Chon Buri

By The Nation

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A midnight drinking session in Chon Buri's Muang district ended with a trip to the beach for one man on Wednesday ¬– and his drinking buddies quickly followed him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063269-man-stuck-in-mud-after-falling-from-seaside-road-in-chon-buri/

 

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Reprieve for motorists: Tunnel at notorious Ratchayothin Intersection to be opened this month

By The Nation

 

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The construction of a tunnel at the Ratchayothin Intersection is almost complete and will be opened ahead of time to reduce traffic congestion this month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063271-reprieve-for-motorists-tunnel-at-notorious-ratchayothin-intersection-to-be-opened-this-month/

 

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Invacio going global: AI company based in Phuket taking their message to the UN

By The Thaiger

 

 

Invacio, an artificial intelligence company based in Phuket, is attending a development event in Geneva, Switzerland.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063275-invacio-going-global-ai-company-based-in-phuket-taking-their-message-to-the-un/

 

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Eight injured after Korat bus leaves road, overturns

By The Nation

 

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The driver and seven passengers were injured when an air-conditioned bus fell into a ditch in the middle of a road and flipped over in Nakhon Ratchasima early on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063277-eight-injured-after-korat-bus-leaves-road-overturns/

 

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Video: Rayong minivan drivers brawl in front of shocked passengers

 

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Shocking footage shows minivan drivers from rival firms fighting with one another in front of shocked members of the public.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063278-video-rayong-minivan-drivers-brawl-in-front-of-shocked-passengers/

 

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Chulalongkorn University holds seminar on pet registration issue

 

 

BANGKOK, 17 October 2018 (NNT) – Chulalongkorn University has held a seminar on the possible legal requirement for pets to be registered at a cost of 450 baht per animal after the Livestock Department decided to stall the regulation due to public resistance. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063279-chulalongkorn-university-holds-seminar-on-pet-registration-issue/

 

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PM: Change of welfare card's name not political

 

 

BANGKOK, 17th October 2018, (NNT) - The Prime Minister has reaffirmed that the decision to change the Thai name of the welfare card scheme is merely to eliminate social segregation, stressing that it was not politically motivated. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063280-pm-prayut-change-of-welfare-cards-name-not-political/

 

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Man who pulled gun on driver at Chaengwattana turns out to be anti-corruption official

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A man who was caught on camera threatening another motorist with a gun outside the government's Chaengwattana complex is a senior member of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), it has been revealed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063281-man-who-pulled-gun-on-driver-at-chaengwattana-turns-out-to-be-anti-corruption-official/

 

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Police Hunt Myanmar Man Accused Of Cooking Bearcat

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

 

KANCHANABURI — Police are looking for a man suspected of cooking a protected animal in a national park earlier this month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063282-police-hunt-myanmar-man-accused-of-cooking-bearcat/

 

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Measles claim six in Yala

 

 

YALA, 17th October 2018 (NNT) - Local media has reported that measles has already infected nearly 500 patients and claimed six lives in eight districts of the southern province of Yala. The Provincial Public Health Office has erected an emergency center to combat the virus. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063285-measles-claim-six-in-yala/

 

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Fake Pumpkin Seeds Give Farmers Real-Life Halloween Scare

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

 

PHAYAO — The northern province of Phayao will be denied plump jack-o-lanterns this month after dozens of farmers said they were been conned into buying puny pumpkin seeds.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063286-phayao-fake-pumpkin-seeds-give-farmers-real-life-halloween-scare/

 

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PM says his personal social media accounts not campaign tools

 

 

BANGKOK, 17th October 2018 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has explained that his decision to launch social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram is to stay in step with the digital era, adding that they are not intended for campaigning. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063287-pm-prayut-says-his-personal-social-media-accounts-not-campaign-tools/

 

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Jailed Thai ex-monk gets further 16 years for child rape, abduction

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A former Buddhist monk who sparked outrage in Thailand over his lavish lifestyle and is already serving time for fraud was sentenced to a further 16 years in prison on Wednesday for abducting and raping a child.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063298-jailed-thai-ex-monk-gets-further-16-years-for-child-rape-abduction/

 

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London travellers face disruption as Heathrow rail line suspended

 

Revellers queue to board a train for the Glastonbury Festival, at Paddington Station in London, Britain June 24, 2015. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Rail travellers in and out of London faced disruption on Wednesday after damage to overhead power lines stopped trains running between the British capital and Heathrow Airport and destinations in the west of the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063299-london-travellers-face-disruption-as-heathrow-rail-line-suspended/

 

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NACC executive proclaims innocence in gun incident

By Natthapat Phromkaew 
The Nation

 

 

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has given a fact-finding committee 15 days to determine why its assistant secretary-general, Piset Nakhaphan, pulled a gun on a taxi driver at the Chaeng Watthana Government Complex in north Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063281-man-who-pulled-gun-on-driver-at-chaengwattana-turns-out-to-be-anti-corruption-official/?page=3&tab=comments#comment-13469989

 

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Rapelling troopers rescue Thai tourist who fell from cliff in Kha Laem National Park

By Suphot Kaewkasi 
The Nation

 

 

A Thai tourist who had fallen from a cliff near the famous Roi Wa Waterfall was rescued in a two-hour stretcher hike on Wednesday morning after spending a rainy night in Khao Laem National Park.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063301-rapelling-troopers-rescue-thai-tourist-who-fell-from-cliff-in-kha-laem-national-park/

 

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Chiang Mai abbot defrocked over sexual abuse charges

By The Thaiger

 

 

An abbot in Chiang Mai has been arrested and defrocked for allegedly sexually abusing “more than 10” boys at his temple in Hang Dong district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063302-chiang-mai-abbot-defrocked-over-sexual-abuse-charges/

 

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Maya Bay recovering says marine biologist

By The Thaiger

 

 

Marine biologist Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat says Maya Bay is starting to recover after many Blacktip reef sharks were found swimming around yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063165-evidence-of-maya-bay-recovery/?do=findComment&comment=13470043

 

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Pompeo meets Erdogan after talks with Saudis on missing journalist

By Tulay Karadeniz and Leah Millis

 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey November 17, 2018. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday following talks with Saudi Arabia's king and crown prince about the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063304-pompeo-meets-erdogan-after-talks-with-saudis-on-missing-journalist/

 

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Royal motorcade officer saves trapped driver from car fire

By The Nation

 

 

A highway police captain leading a royal motorcade stopped at an accident scene and managed to pull out a trapped driver before his vehicle went up in flames on Wednesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063305-royal-motorcade-officer-saves-trapped-driver-from-car-fire/

 

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Korean fugitive found in Pattaya

By Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

 

A South Korean man who faces Korean rape charges was apprehended in Pattaya on October 13 and would be deported to face prosecution, the Immigration Bureau's acting commissioner Pol Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063306-korean-fugitive-found-in-pattaya/

 

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Brit expat charged for horrific Phuket accident

By Tavee Adam

 

The victim’s body was torn apart by the force of the impact. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police confirmed today (Oct 17) that British expat Paul John Mercer has been charged with reckless driving causing death.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063307-brit-expat-charged-for-horrific-phuket-accident/

 

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Nine major dams at less than 60% capacity

 

 

BANGKOK, 17th October 2018 (NNT) - The Smart Water Operation Center (SWOC) has cited the need to manage water consumption more carefully as the quantity of water in nine major dams is now less than expected. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063313-nine-major-dams-at-less-than-60-capacity/

 

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Yala denies measles vaccine shortage

 

 

YALA, 17th October 2018 (NNT) - The Yala Provincial Public Health Office has blamed the rising death toll in the province from a measles outbreak on the lack of vaccinations at an early age, and not because of a vaccine shortage. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063314-yala-denies-measles-vaccine-shortage/

 

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Prizefighter starts life as police officer

By Pongpat Traipipat 
The Nation

 

File photo: Pol Lance Corporal Wisaksil Wangek or Chao Laem Sisaket Nakhonluang. // The Nation photo

 

Pol Lance Corporal Wisaksil Wangek – better known as Thai professional boxer and two-time WBC super flyweight champion "Chao Laem Sisaket Nakhonluang" – attended a merit-making ceremony on Wednesday to mark National Police Day at Uthumphon Phisai police station in Si SA Ket, where he reported for work on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063324-prizefighter-starts-life-as-police-officer/

 

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JD Sports to open first store in Thailand at Iconsiam

By The Nation

 

 

JD Sports will open its first store in Thailand on November 9 at Iconsiam, with a wide range of sports apparel including leading brands Nike, adidas, North Face and Vans.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063326-jd-sports-to-open-first-store-in-thailand-at-iconsiam/