THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 29 Nov 2018

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"Smiley" buffalo settles into Bangkok police custody as dispute rages

 

 

Thong Kham - the smiling buffalo at the center of a financial dispute - has settled into life at Khanna Yao police station in Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070817-smiley-buffalo-settles-into-bangkok-police-custody-as-dispute-rages/

 

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Vandals cause 8,000 barrels of oil to spill in Peruvian Amazon

By Teresa Cespedes

 

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Petroleos del Peru (Petroperu), a state company dedicated to the refining, distribution and marketing of fuels, is seen at the district of San Isidro in Lima, Peru, May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo/File Photo

 

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru state oil company Petroperu said approximately 8,000 barrels of crude oil had spilled in the Amazon after vandals severed the pipeline and then impeded technicians seeking to repair the damaged pipe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070818-vandals-cause-8000-barrels-of-oil-to-spill-in peruvian-amazon/

 

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Three metre python caught in Chalong

 

 

PHOTO: Chalong Municipality

 

A three metre python has been caught in a rubber plantation in Chalong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070819-three-metre-python-caught-in-chalong/

 

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Wanna get 2,500 baht? Report a motorcyclist today!

 

 

Sanook! News are so incensed that motorcyclists in Bangkok are still riding on the sidewalks of the capital that they have itemized for the public all the ways to report riders. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070820-wanna-get-2500-baht-report-a-motorcyclist-today/

 

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British man arrested in Chiang Mai for allegedly overstaying visa, abusing 'ice'

By The Nation 

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A British tourist was arrested in Chiang Mai's Kamphaeng district on Wednesday night for allegedly abusing crystal meth and overstaying his visa.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070822-british-man-arrested-in-chiang-mai-for-allegedly-overstaying-visa-abusing-ice/

 

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Military bus runs over and kills eight year boy in Khon Kaen

 

 

Sanook reported that a military bus transporting students to an army facility in Khon Kaen ran over a child in Na Muang Road, Muang district of the north eastern Thai town. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070824-military-bus-runs-over-and-kills-eight-year-boy-in-khon-kaen/

 

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Ever wondered why your Thai mail doesn't arrive? This might explain it

 

Pictures; Sanook

 

A Facebook poster put pictures of what they found in some waste ground north of Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070825-ever-wondered-why-your-thai-mail-doesnt-arrive-this-might-explain-it/

 

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Video: Thanks so much! Shoplifter gives a nice "wai" after stealing

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A video posted on the page of Anupong Kuttikul on Facebook showed two men in a clothing store in Siam Square in Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070826-video-thanks-so-much-shoplifter-gives-a-nice-wai-after-stealing/

 

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Fire started in Rassada warehouse

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A drunken man was allegedly burning some papers but the fire spread, damaging a motorbike in a warehouse in Rassada last night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070830-fire-started-in-rassada-warehouse/

 

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River Kwai Bridge Week and Kanchanaburi Red Cross Fair 2018

Travel log 

 

Photo: Tourism Authority of Thailand
 

One event not to be missed and not that far to travel from Bangkok is the annual River Kwai Bridge Week and Kanchanaburi Red Cross Fair. The River Kwai Bridge is one Thailand’s more recent historical attractions built during the Second World War.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070828-river-kwai-bridge-week-and-kanchanaburi-red-cross-fair-2018/

 

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Prince William and Kate pay tribute to Leicester City crash victims

 

Britain's Prince William and Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, view tributes to Leicester City's owner Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, as his son Khun Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha stands behind them outside Leicester City's King Power stadium in Leicester, Britain, November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Yates

 

LEICESTER, England (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William paid a personal tribute to Leicester soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha during a visit on Wednesday with his wife Kate to the team's stadium where the Thai billionaire was killed in a helicopter crash last month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070832-prince-william-and-kate-pay-tribute-to leicester city-crash-victims/

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Trump says Manafort pardon 'not off the table': interview

 

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in the 96th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony near the White House in Washington, U.S., November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had not ruled out granting a pardon to his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who has pleaded guilty to a range of federal charges from money laundering to unregistered lobbying.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070833-trump-says-manafort-pardon-not-off-the-table-interview/

 

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Myanmar worker launches knife attack over missing phone, flees

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Tan Sui, 43, suffered serious knife injuries in the attack. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are looking for a Myanmar worker who fled the scene after attacking three men with a knife in Srisoonthorn, in central Phuket, last night (Nov 28).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070840-myanmar-worker-launches-knife-attack-over-missing-phone-flees/

 

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Ex-commerce minister sent to Police Hospital for examination

 

 

Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyaphirom has been sent to the Police General Hospital for examination to determine whether he needs a surgery of cervical spine dislocation or not, said Corrections Department director-general Pol Col Narat Sawetanan on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070841-ex-commerce-minister-boonsong-sent-to-police-hospital-for-examination/

 

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159 underage drinkers found in Udon Thani pub raid

By The Nation

 

Picture: Lomchadluek

 

Udon Thani provincial administration officials and Army troops raided a pub in Muang district early on Thursday and found 159 underage drinkers inside.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070843-159-underage-drinkers-found-in-udon-thani-pub-raid/

 

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Special counsel protection bill stalls in U.S. Senate, Flake starts protest

By Lisa Lambert

 

Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) speaks to the media after a closed briefing for senators about the latest developments related to the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation to protect the special counsel's office probe into possible Russian election interference stalled in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, spurring Republican Senator Jeff Flake to make good on his threat of opposing judicial nominations until the bill moves forward.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070846-special-counsel-protection-bill-stalls-in-us-senate-flake-starts-protest/

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Chaturon accuses  junta of taking advantage of rival political parties

 

 

Thai Raksachart party strategy committee chairman Chaturon Chaisaeng has accused the junta of “taking advantage to the last minute” of rival political parties by allowing the Election Commission to redraw constituency boundaries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070847-chaturon-accuses -junta-of-taking-advantage-of-rival-political-parties/

 

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Future Forward Fires Youth Wing Leaders Over Alleged Fund Misuse

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Future Forward Party secretary general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul compaign in Rayong province earlier this week. Photo: Future Forward Party

 

BANGKOK — The Future Forward Party removed its youth wing leaders from their duties Wednesday after accusing them of misusing party funds, an allegation denied by one of the expelled leaders.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070859-future-forward-fires-youth-wing-leaders-over-alleged-fund-misuse/

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Assistant chief takes stand in 'black panther' poaching case

By Suphot Kaewkasi 
The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary assistant chief Piyapong Seubsen took the stand on Thursday in the hearing against corporate chief Premchai Karnasuta and three associates in the “black panther” poaching case.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070860-assistant-chief-takes-stand-in-black-panther-poaching-case/

 

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PM meets Thais in Germany, reassures them election to take place Feb 2019

 

 

BANGKOK, 29 November 2018 (NNT) – Thailand's Prime Minister has assured Thais residing in Germany that the Kingdom is stable and that a general election will take place in February 2019. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070861-pm-prayut-meets-thais-in-germany-reassures-them-election-to-take-place-feb-2019/

 

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Philippine court jails three police officers for drugs war murder

By Manuel Mogato and Neil Jerome Morales

 

A police officer, one of the first to be convicted in President Rodrigo Duterte's drugs war, covers his face as he is escorted after his sentencing for the murder of a 17-year-old high school student

 

MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine court on Thursday sentenced three police officers to up to 40 years in jail for the murder of a 17-year-old high school student, the first to be convicted in President Rodrigo Duterte's drugs war.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070863-philippine-court-jails-three-police-officers-for-drugs-war-murder/

 

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Phuket tourism dodges ‘Chinese hit’, Vice Governor told

By The Phuket News

 

Chinese tourists remained the largest group of of tourists by number in Phuket throughout October, despite some hotels reporting that about 5-10% of bookings by Chinese tourists for the month were cancelled. photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Prakob Wongmaneerung was told by representatives from the local hotel and tourism industry yesterday (Nov 28) that the tourism situation on the island amid the “plunge” in the Chinese arrivals – in the wake of the Phoenix tour boat disaster that killed 47 Chinese tourists – was not as bad as previously predicted.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070865-phuket-tourism-dodges-‘chinese-hit’-vice-governor-told/

 

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Phuket Isoc leads inspection over hotel closing public paths at Racha Yai

By The Phuket News

 

The team inspected the areas on Koh Racha Yai, south of Phuket, yesterday (Nov 28). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Rear Admiral Therdkiat Onmuang, Director of the Phuket branch of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), led an inspection team to Koh Racha Yai yesterday (Nov 28), to investigate a complaint by local residents over a hotel closing off pathways used by the public to cross the hotel’s private land.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070866-phuket-isoc-leads-inspection-over-hotel-closing-public-paths-at-racha-yai/

 

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Five more women make sex-offence allegations against Luc Besson

 

Luc Besson. Photograph: Stefanie Loos/AFP/Getty Images

 

Five more women have come forward to allege sex-related crimes against French film-maker Luc Besson, adding to the four already public.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070879-five-more-women-make-sex-offence-allegations-against-luc-besson/

 

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Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx 'to marry in Paris after years of keeping romance secret'

By DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER

 

 

Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx are set to get married in Paris after years of keeping their relationship a secret according to a new report.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070880-katie-holmes-and-jamie-foxx-to-marry-in-paris-after-years-of-keeping-romance-secret/

 

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine season 6: Release date, episodes, cast and everything you need to know

BY IAN SANDWELL AND ABBY ROBINSON

 

 

Brooklyn Nine-Nine fans went on a rollercoaster of emotions in early May as the show was cancelled by FOX then resurrected barely a day after.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070882-brooklyn-nine-nine-season-6-release-date-episodes-cast-and-everything-you-need-to-know/

 

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Mother killed by train, two-year-old daughter survives

By The Nation

 

 

A mother and her two-year-old daughter fell from a train at a station in Nakhon Si Thammarat and the mother died while the girl survived with slight injuries.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070884-mother-killed-by-train-two-year-old-daughter-survives/

 

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Summoned by police, farmer briefly reunites with smiling buffalo

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Surat Phaeoket embraces Tongkum on Thursday at Khan Na Yao Police Station.

 

BANGKOK — After spending two days apart from his beloved buffalo, which authorities seized earlier this week, Surat Phaeoket rushed to the police station and past the media to cuddle the animal.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070885-summoned-by-police-farmer-briefly-reunites-with-smiling-buffalo/

 

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International school under fire for SET listing

By The Nation

 

 

A senior Democrat Party member and ex-finance minister Korn Chaitikavanij has objected to SISB Co Ltd, the manager of the Singapore International School in Thailand, being listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070887-international-school-under-fire-for-set-listing/

 

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Explosion at Pak Kret cosmetics factory injures two

By The Nation

 

 

At least two men suffered serious burns when an explosion took place at a cosmetics factory in Nonthaburi’s Pak Kret district at 2pm on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070888-explosion-at-pak-kret-cosmetics-factory-injures-two/