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Man collapses after stealing from donation box of ‘serpent king’ in Mukdahan

By The Nation

 

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Picture: Thai Rath

 

A drunk thief thought he had been caught by the spirit of the great Naga, a mythical serpent, after he stole almost Bt30,000 from a donation box for the maintenance of a naga statue in Mukdahan Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070507-man-collapses-after-stealing-from-donation-box-of-‘serpent-king’-in-mukdahan/

 

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Alibaba's Jack Ma is a Communist Party member, China state paper reveals

 

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FILE PHOTO: Alibaba Group co-founder and Executive Chairman Jack Ma attends the World Trade Organization (WTO) Forum "Trade 2030" in Geneva, Switzerland, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Jack Ma, the head of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and China's best-known capitalist, is a Communist Party member, the official Party newspaper said on Monday, debunking a public assumption the billionaire was politically unattached.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070514-alibabas-jack-ma-is-a-communist-party-member-china-state-paper-reveals/

 

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Russian tourist injured in motorbike fall down hill

By Tavee Adam

 

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The Russian tourist, 50-year-old Sergey Shulgin, suffered a broken ankle and minor injuries to his left knee other parts of his body. Photo: Rawai Municipality rescue workers

 

PHUKET: A Russian man suffered minor injuries after his motorbike ran off the road on the Baan Krathing peninsular near Nai Harn yesterday morning (Nov 26).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070520-russian-tourist-injured-in-motorbike-fall-down-hill/

 

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Scam victim "Nat" has lots of pretty new female friends after being ripped off by ugly woman

 

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Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that a man who was ripped off by a scammer online now has a thousand new female friends on Facebook wanting to get to know him. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070521-scam-victim-nat-has-lots-of-pretty-new-female-friends-after-being-ripped-off-by-ugly-woman/

 

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Skip Bags, Pack ‘Pinto’ For National Parks: Minister

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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Left: A "pinto" tiffin carrier. Right: Tourism Minister Weerasak Kowsurat.

 

BANGKOK — Those planning a picnic or camping trip in Thailand’s national parks are being encouraged to bring their food in lunch boxes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070523-skip-bags-pack-‘pinto’-for-national-parks-minister/

 

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Big selloff of hotels in Chiang Mai - not lack of Chinese tourists but because of so many, official 

 

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Pictures: Manager Online

 

A senior tourism official in Chiang Mai has said the reason people want to sell hotels in the city is not because there are so few Chinese tourists now.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070531-big-selloff-of-hotels-in-chiang-mai-not-lack-of-chinese-tourists-but-because-of-so-many-official /

 

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No reason for Erdogan not to meet with Saudi Crown Prince - minister

 

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Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attends a news conference in Ankara, Turkey November 22, 2018. Cem Ozdel/Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview published on Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had asked for a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and that there was currently no reason not to meet him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070541-no-reason-for-erdogan-not-to-meet-with-saudi-crown-prince-minister/

 

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Trump, Pence seek to rescue embattled Republican in Mississippi

By Steve Holland

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith speak to supporters during a Make America Great Again rally in Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S., November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

BILOXI, Miss. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence launched a rescue mission in Mississippi for a Republican candidate on the eve of a run-off election for the U.S. Senate, with Democrats hoping to win a seat in the state for the first time since 1982.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070542-trump-pence-seek-to-rescue-embattled-republican-in-mississippi/

 

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Smiling Buffalo Seized By Police, Impounded As Evidence

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

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Tongkum is led off the truck that brought him from Chai Nat province Tuesday and into Bangkok’s Khan Na Yao Police Station.

 

CHAI NAT – An impoverished farmer in the central province of Chai Nat was in tears Tuesday morning when police arrived to confiscate the beloved buffalo he’d just purchased with the help of online donors.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070431-smiling-buffalos-former-owner-mad-as-hell-about-crowdfunded-sale/?do=findComment&comment=13602285

 

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Thaksin-Era ban on new bars renewed in 22 provinces

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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Image: Nicolas Lannuzel / Flickr

 

BANGKOK — Twenty-two provinces were named in an updated list of areas where no new pubs, clubs or other entertainment venues can be opened, an official said Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070563-thaksin-era-ban-on-new-bars-renewed-in-22-provinces/

 

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Nation police chief confident poaching case against Premchai, 3 others can be successfully prosecuted

By Suphot Kaewkasi 
The Nation

 

National Police commissioner Pol General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul, the first witness to testify in front of Thong Pha Phum Provincial Court on Tuesday over the high-profile black-panther poaching case against Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta and his three associates, has expressed confidence that the case will be successfully prosecuted.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070564-nation-police-chief-confident-poaching-case-against-premchai-3-others-can-be-successfully-prosecuted/

 

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Hellboy Reboot Is ‘More Violent And Bloody’, Says Director Neil Marshall – Exclusive Image

by Ben Travis, Alex Godfrey

 

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For a rock-fisted demon destined to bring about the apocalypse, the Hellboy of Guillermo Del Toro’s films, played by Ron Perlman, was a pretty chill guy – someone you wouldn’t mind grabbing a beer with, if you could penetrate his layers of sarcasm and emotional defences.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070566-hellboy-reboot-is-‘more-violent-and-bloody’-says-director-neil-marshall-–-exclusive-image/

 

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Amanda Bynes opens up on battle with addiction after public meltdown

by Telegraph Reporters

 

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Actress Amanda Bynes arrives for Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles in 2005 CREDIT:REUTERS

 

Amanda Bynes has opened up on her struggles with addiction following a public meltdown which saw her retire from acting.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070567-amanda-bynes-opens-up-on-battle-with-addiction-after-public-meltdown/

 

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Face-slapped ‘Nat’ draws line under the matter after donating his compensation to charitable causes

By The Nation

 

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Ayutthaya hotel receptionist Panita “Nat” Kochprapa, who was slapped in the face by a Nakhon Ratchasima businessman for prohibiting him from smoking in the hotel’s restaurant on November 6, said on Tuesday that he no longer wished to talk about the matter after having given the Bt40,000 in compensation money he had received to charitable causes.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070570-face-slapped-‘nat’-draws-line-under-the-matter-after-donating-his-compensation-to-charitable-causes/

 

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Phuket light-rail budget jumps B594mn, to B40bn

By Chutharat Plerin

 

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The estimated budget for the Phuket light-rail project has jumped by B594 million, to a total of B40 billion. Image: OTP

 

PHUKET:-- The estimated budget required for building the Phuket Light Rail system has jumped by more than B500 million, according to announcement issued by the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070576-phuket-light-rail-budget-jumps-b594mn-to-b40bn/

 

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150+ politicos defect to new pro-Junta party

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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Watanya Wongopasi, or "Madam Dear," left, accepts a party jacket Friday as she joins the Palang Pracharat party. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — More than 150 former MPs, senators, ministers and famous figures had joined pro-junta Palang Pracharat Party by the end of Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070577-150-politicos-defect-to-new-pro-junta-party/

 

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Farmer who bought smiling buffalo charged with fraud, money laundering

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

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Tongkum and Surat Phaeoket. Photo: Smiling Buffalo, A Little Thing Called Happiness. “Surat Phaeoket & Tongkum / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — A farmer who crowdfunded the purchase of a buffalo he had bonded with was charged Tuesday afternoon with fraud, money laundering and violating the Computer Crime Act.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070431-smiling-buffalos-former-owner-mad-as-hell-about-crowdfunded-sale/?do=findComment&comment=13602949

 

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