THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 30 Nov 2018

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Two female foreigners die in high speed road accident in Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Two female foreigners, riding a powerful motorbike, have died at the scene of the crashafter colliding with a car in Chalong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070972-two-female-foreigners-die-in-high-speed-road-accident-in-phuket/

 

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Video: What kind of "hia" would dare to drive this mother of overloaded pick-ups!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

What might best be described as the "mother" of overloaded pick-ups has appeared on Thaivisa on Facebook and other popular social media sites. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070973-video-what-kind-of-hia-would-dare-to-drive-this-mother-of-overloaded-pick-ups/

 

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PM's visit to Germany a success

 

 

BANGKOK, 30th November 2018 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has deemed his visit to Germany on November 27 and 28 a success, saying it gave him an opportunity to confirm with the country's leader that general elections will take place in Thailand next February. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070977-pm-prayuts-visit-to-germany-a-success/

 

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Beware phishing attempt on Line application, warn Thai police

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thai media Sanook have said that the Crime Suppression Division have warned about a fraudulent attempt to obtain personal data through the popular Line application.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070980-beware-phishing-attempt-on-line-application-warn-thai-police/

 

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Thai November headline inflation rate seen easing to one percent - Reuters poll

 

FILE PHOTO: A vendor sells snacks at a market in Bangkok, Thailand March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's annual headline inflation rate may have slowed in November but remained within the central bank's target range for an eighth straight month, a Reuters poll showed.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070982-thai-november-headline-inflation-rate-seen-easing-to-one-percent-reuters-poll/

 

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Navy receives 5 new patrol boats

 

SATTAHIP :-- The Royal Thai Navy took delivery of five high-performance coastal patrol boats for maritime law enforcement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070984-navy-receives-5-new-patrol-boats/

 

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Pattaya sewer sweeps continue

PATTAYA:--Pattaya workers kept working to keep the city tidy, cutting grass, pruning trees and picking up garbage.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070985-pattaya-sewer-sweeps-continue/

 

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Car damaged by fallen tree

PATTAYA:--A Toyota Camry was demolished when an old tree fell on it in Sattahip.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070986-car-damaged-by-fallen-tree/

 

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Lawyer attacked after minor scrape - claims it was ordered by angry client

 

 

A "good guy" lawyer is in ICU in a Pattaya hospital after being attacked in the street by two men armed with a lump of wood. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070989-lawyer-attacked-after-minor-scrape-claims-it-was-ordered-by-angry-client/

 

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4 killed in Honda vs big rig crash

SATTAHIP:--Four people died when their Honda compact barreled into the back of a 10-wheeled truck making a U-turn on the Sattahip border.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070988-4-killed-in-honda-vs-big-rig-crash/

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Driver dies in two-truck collision

PATTAYA:--The driver of a 10-wheeled truck died after slamming into the back of a larger truck in Pong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070991-driver-dies-in-two-truck-collision/

 

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Loy Krathong cleanup easier than usual

PATTAYA:--Pattaya sanitation workers got a pleasant surprise after finding the mess left behind after Loy Krathong was much smaller this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070990-loy-krathong-cleanup-easier-than-usual/

 

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Young Chanthaburi elephant twice unlucky

By The Nation

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

A young male elephant previously treated for an infected wound after getting caught in a trap was unlucky a second time on Thursday – this time fatally.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070992-young-chanthaburi-elephant-twice-unlucky/

 

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Former right hand man to army bigwig arrested for vicious murder of karaoke woman

 

 

Pictures: Daily News

 

A vicious murderer with links to the infamous tearing down of bars in Sukhumvit Road has been arrested in north east Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070994-former-right-hand-man-to-army-bigwig-arrested-for-vicious-murder-of-karaoke-woman/

 

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Indians arrested on overstay: the "tourists" were selling clothes

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Manager reported that the Hat Yai tourist police in Southern Thailand had arrested two Indian nationals on overstay. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070995-indians-arrested-on-overstay-the-tourists-were-selling-clothes/

 

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Chiang Mai residents warned: Pay your traffic fines or face court!

 

 

Chiang Mai News reported that people in the northern Thai province of Chiang Mai have been warned to pay their traffic fines or face a day in court. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070997-chiang-mai-residents-warned-pay-your-traffic-fines-or-face-court/

 

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Bangkok governor a wizard at solving problems when alerted online

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration governor Aswin Kwanmuang declared on Friday that he had resolved 90.55 per cent of the 9,108 complaints sent to the Line account he opened for the purpose in June 2017.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070998-bangkok-governor-a-wizard-at-solving-problems-when-alerted-online/

 

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TAT all smiles for 2018 Hua Hin tourism - but most of the tourists are Thai

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand in Prajuab Khiri Khan were all smiles this week when they announced that 6.2 million tourists had visited the province that includes Hua Hin. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071001-tat-all-smiles-for-2018-hua-hin-tourism-but-most-of-the-tourists-are-thai/

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Smiling Buffalo Sliding Into Depression: Farmer Friend

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Surat Phaeoket tends to Tongkum Thursday night at Khan Na Yao Police Station.

 

BANGKOK — A farmer accused of serious crimes for crowdfunding a buffalo has denied all charges and says the animal is suffering in police lock-up.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070885-summoned-by-police-farmer-briefly-reunites-with-smiling-buffalo/?do=findComment&comment=13610606

 

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Bangkok Teacher Accused Of Sex With Boys Back In School

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Entrance of Suankularb Thonburi School.

 

BANGKOK — A teacher accused by students of being a sexual predator is teaching again in Bangkok, a school official said Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071008-bangkok-teacher-accused-of-sex-with-boys-back-in-school/

 

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Phuket airport ‘sea taxi’ project deemed not viable

The Phuket News

 

The news was announced at a meeting yesterday (Nov 29). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: A consortium of four expert consultancies hired to evaluate the proposal of launching a ‘sea taxi’ service from Phuket International Airport down Phuket’s west coast have deemed the project overall as ‘not viable’.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071010-phuket-airport-‘sea-taxi’-project-deemed-not-viable/

 

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Phuket lifeguards to hold water safety training for kids ahead of annual Patong lifesaving carnival

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The Phuket Lifeguard Club will hold a Water Safety Training event for children at Patong Beach tomorrow (Dec 1). Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Lifeguard Club will hold a Water Safety Training event for children at Patong Beach tomorrow (Dec 1), ahead of the Phuket Surf Life Saving Competition 2018 at Patong this Sunday (Dec 2).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071011-phuket-lifeguards-to-hold-water-safety-training-for-kids-ahead-of-annual-patong-lifesaving-carnival/

 

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PM stresses subsequent governments must follow national strategy

 

 

 

BANGKOK, 30th November 2018, (NNT) - The Prime Minister has stressed that the country's subsequent governments must follow the national strategy, in order to seamlessly continue the work in an integrated manner, as prescribed by law. 

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071017-pm-prayut-stresses-subsequent-governments-must-follow-national-strategy/

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Activists seek release of refugee Bahraini footballer held in Thailand

By Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai rights activists on Friday called for the release of a refugee footballer from Bahrain detained in Bangkok who may be deported back home where they say he could face persecution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071022-activists-seek-release-of-refugee-bahraini-footballer-held-in thailand/

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Driver accused of rape of two schoolgirls appears in court

By The Nation

 

 

The 29-year-old driver of a van transporting students, who is accused of raping two schoolgirls aged 12 and 14, appeared at Bangkok's Thon Buri Court on Friday to apply for a detention order.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071029-driver-accused-of-rape-of-two-schoolgirls-appears-in-court/

 

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Matthew Pond passes away

By The Phuket News

 

Matthew, with his wife Marisa and son Joshua, earlier this year. Photo: Supplied with permission

 

PHUKET:-- Matthew Pond, the News and Sports Editor at The Phuket News, has passed away after a brief battle against cancer. He suffered serious breathing difficulties at about 5am yesterday morning (Nov 29) and was rushed to hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071030-matthew-pond-passes-away/

 

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5% VAT refund planned for Chinese New Year

By The Nation

 

 

THE Finance Ministry plans to introduce a 5 per cent value

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071031-5-vat-refund-planned-for-chinese-new-year/

 

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Creed II: Sylvester Stallone strongly hints he will retire Rocky character as he passes on mantle to Michael B. Jordan

By Michael Benson

 

Stallone has played Balboa in eight films across five decades

 

Sylvester Stallone has broken the hearts of boxing and film fans all around the world with an announcement in which he all-but retired his character Rocky Balboa.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071033-creed-ii-sylvester-stallone-strongly-hints-he-will-retire-rocky-character-as-he-passes-on-mantle-to-michael-b-jordan/

 

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Hugh Jackman announces debut world tour with songs from The Greatest Showman and Les Miserables

 

Hugh Jackman starred in The Greatest Showman

 

Actor Hugh Jackman has announced his debut world tour, performing songs from The Greatest Showman live for the first time.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071035-hugh-jackman-announces-debut-world-tour-with-songs-from-the-greatest-showman-and-les-miserables/

 

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Parties fume over new 'Gerrymandered' electoral map

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Electoral district documents on display Oct. 4 at a press briefing by the Election Commission.

 

BANGKOK — Political parties are angry about a redrawn electoral map of Thailand they say has been gerrymandered to boost the prospects of pro-junta parties.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071038-parties-fume-over-new-gerrymandered-electoral-map/