THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 1 Dec 2018

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Going against the trend

By Karnjana Lao 
Nation Graphics

 

Nation Graphics/Karnjana Lao

 

Going AGAINST THE TREND Educated citizens are more likely to believe that living in a democracy is important. In most countries, people with higher education hold stronger beliefs about the importance of democracy. But the opposite is true in Thailand and some other nations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071129-going-against-the-trend/

 

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An empire BUILT against the odds

By SOMLUCK SRIMALEE 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

 

DRIVEN by a conviction that quality housing should be available to all stratas of society, Thanakorn Thanawarith laid the foundations of a property empire with an investment budget of just Bt300,000 a decade ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071130-an-empire-built-against-the-odds/

 

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Rayong gains appetite for value-added fruit and herbal products

By JIRAPAN BOONNOON 
THE NATION Weekend

 

 

WITH the aim of setting up Rayong in the role of a world-centre for value-added fruit and herbal products, Suphattraland fruit garden is collaborating with partners to create a world-class research hub at its site in the province. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071132-rayong-gains-appetite-for-value-added-fruit-and-herbal-products/

 

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Boon Rawd takes digital route to stay ahead of the curve

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN 
THE NATION WEEKEND 

 

 

BOON RAWD BREWERY CO, one of the country’s oldest and largest beer and beverage producers, has embarked on a digital transformation journey to boost its international competitiveness.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071133-boon-rawd-takes-digital-route-to-stay-ahead-of-the-curve/

 

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More Thais travel 'solo', study finds

By The Nation

 

Over a quarter of Thais (28 per cent) have travelled overseas “solo” in the past two years, ahead of the Global (24 per cent) and Asia-Pacific (23 per cent) averages, according to Visa’s Global Travel Intentions Study.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071134-more-thais-travel-solo-study-finds/

 

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Best launches Best Express in Greater Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

Best Inc, a leading global smart supply chain and logistics solutions and services provider, announced in a press release on Friday the launch of its Best Express delivery services in the Greater Bangkok area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071136-best-launches-best-express-in-greater-bangkok/

 

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Video: Hapless robber's cunning plan leads "Mr Golden Birthmark" to the cells!

 

Image: Daily News

 

An out of work man from Thailand's north east tried several ways to make money - but none worked out. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071137-video-hapless-robbers-cunning-plan-leads-mr-golden-birthmark-to-the-cells/

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One dead, two injured as car crashes into petrol pumps

By The Nation

 

The driver was killed and two passengers were injured on Saturday when a car careened into a petrol station in Pathum Thani's Lad Lum Kaew district, hit two petrol pumps and then crashed on its side.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071138-one-dead-two-injured-as-car-crashes-into-petrol-pumps/

 

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Suspected burglar killed in fight with home owner

By The Nation

 

A Saraburi man killed a suspected burglar in a fight after he found him sleeping in his bed on Friday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071140-suspected-burglar-killed-in-fight-with-home-owner/

 

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Samut Prakan woman surrenders after dumping her stillborn babies in garbage bin

By The Nation

 

A 26-year-old woman who claimed she did not know she was pregnant surrendered to police on Friday night after her twin stillborn babies were found in a garbage bin in front of her apartment building in Samut Prakan's Muang district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071142-samut-prakan-woman-surrenders-after-dumping-her-stillborn-babies-in-garbage-bin/

 

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Three teens arrested with 4 million meth pills, 600 kg of 'ice' in Lampang

By The Nation

 

Police arrested three teenagers after they stopped two pickup trucks at a road checkpoint in Lampang's Mae Prik district and seized 4 million methamphetamine pills and 600 kilograms of crystal meth on Friday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071143-three-teens-arrested-with-4-million-meth-pills-600-kg-of-ice-in-lampang/

 

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Hua Hin hospital finally to repay money to "fleeced" farang cancer sufferer, Damrongtham

 

Image: 77Jowo

 

Thai media 77jowo reported that the Hua Hin Hospital and the Department of Public Heath have agreed to return more than 20,000 baht to a man from the Netherlands who said he was fleeced by the hospital because he was a foreigner. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071144-hua-hin-hospital-finally-to-repay-money-to-fleeced-farang-cancer-sufferer-damrongtham/

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Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush dead at 94

 

FILE PHOTO: Former President George H.W. Bush smiles as he listens to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speak as he met with Bush to pick up his formal endorsement in Houston March 29, 2012. REUTERS/Donna Carson/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who presided over the end of the Cold War and routed Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army but lost a chance for a second term after breaking a no-new-taxes pledge, died on Friday at the age of 94, a family spokesman said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071148-former-us-president-george-hw-bush-dead-at-94/

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Microsoft's market value overtakes Apple's to close out week

By Noel Randewich

 

FILE PHOTO: The Microsoft sign is shown on top of the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 19,2018./File Photo

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's <MSFT.O> stock market value closed above Apple Inc's <AAPL.O> for the first time in eight years on Friday as the Windows maker benefited from growth in cloud computing while Apple was hit by investor concern about iPhone demand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071151-microsofts-market-value-overtakes-apples-to-close-out-week/

 

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Buenos Aires locked down for G20 summit, protest tightly controlled

By Hugh Bronstein

 

Police guard the area during the Group 20 summit, in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

 

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators marched in Buenos Aires on Friday to protest the G20's economic policies as the world's leading industrialized nations opened their annual summit in the Argentine capital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071152-buenos-aires-locked-down-for-g20-summit-protest-tightly-controlled/

 

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UK business will be able to bring in high-skilled workers post-Brexit - PM May

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 in Downing Street in London, Britain, November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Britain's post-Brexit immigration system will enable businesses to bring in high-skilled workers from the rest of the world, but firms should also do more to train up young British people, Prime Minister Theresa May said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071153-uk-business-will-be-able-to-bring-in-high-skilled-workers-post-brexit-pm-may/

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Another UK minister quits in protest at May's Brexit deal

By Andy Bruce

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British science and universities minister, Sam Gyimah, quit Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Friday, the sixth minister to resign in protest of her proposed Brexit deal with the European Union.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071154-another-uk-minister-quits-in-protest-at-mays-brexit-deal/

 

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50 arrested in weekly crackdown on Bangkok road racing

By The Nation

 

Police arrested 50 motorcyclists for allegedly modifying their bikes for road racing in a weekly crackdown on Bangkok streets on Friday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071172-50-arrested-in-weekly-crackdown-on-bangkok-road-racing/

 

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Successes, scandals and send-offs: 2018's top showbiz stories

 

60th Annual Grammy Awards – Show – New York, U.S., 28/01/2018 – Bruno Mars accepts the Grammy for album of the year for "24K Magic." REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A royal wedding with a Hollywood ending, a rapping Pulitzer first and a send-off fit for a musical soul queen. The world of entertainment saw a spate of headline-grabbing stories this year with plenty of award-winning highs and some stumbling lows.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071186-successes-scandals-and-send-offs-2018s-top-showbiz-stories/

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'Hamilton' creator Lin-Manuel Miranda raps way to Hollywood star

 

FILE PHOTO: 90th Academy Awards - Oscars Arrivals – Hollywood, California, U.S., 04/03/2018 – Lin-Manuel Miranda. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Hamilton" musical creator Lin-Manuel Miranda rapped his way down memory lane on Friday as he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071187-hamilton-creator-lin-manuel-miranda-raps-way-to-hollywood-star/

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Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach child custody agreement: lawyer

 

FILE PHOTO: Director and cast member Angelina Jolie and her husband and co-star Brad Pitt pose at the premiere of "By the Sea" during the opening night of AFI FEST 2015 in Hollywood, California, U.S., November 5, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Divorcing Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a final agreement over the custody of their six children, Jolie's lawyer said on Friday, after more than two years of often bitter negotiations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071188-angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-reach-child-custody-agreement-lawyer/

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Sky High: Phuket facing worst deluge of drugs ever, 23 arrests a day

By Tavee Adam 

 

Soldiers at the Phuket Check Point at Tha ChatChai inspect a driver and his car for drugs. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot
 

PHUKET: Phuket is facing its worst state in the fight against drugs with more drugs on the island than ever before and on average 23 people being arrested for drugs every day since the start of the year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071189-sky-high-phuket-facing-worst-deluge-of-drugs-ever-23-arrests-a-day/

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Two tourists killed in motorbike collision with car in Chalong

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

According to the police report witnesses said the car made a sudden U-turn across the road. Photo: Ruamjai Kupai Foundation
 

PHUKET: Two tourists were killed when the motorbike they were riding on struck a car that made a U-turn on Chao Fa West Rd, Chalong, last night (Nov 29).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071191-two-tourists-killed-in-motorbike-collision-with-car-in-chalong/

 

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Which fair? Phuket officials stumble over New Year festival mix-up

 

The annual Phuket Red Cross Fair brings thousands of people out to Saphan Hin to enjoy the festivities over the New Year holidays, but this year – according to officials – at least two other fairs will be held at the same location over the same dates. Photo: The Phuket News / file
 

PHUKET: This week provincial officials struck gold in creating confusion after they held a meeting to discuss their plans for the upcoming Phuket Gastronomy Fair and the Phuket Brand Phuket Best Fair.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071192-which-fair-phuket-officials-stumble-over-new-year-festival-mix-up/

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Chinese woman on Phi Phi tour slashed by speedboat propeller 

By The Phuket News

 

Chinese tourist Jang Sia Dan, 39, suffered severe injuries to both her legs after they were slashed by a speedboat propeller at Phi Phi Island earlier today (Dec 1). Photo: Phuket TAC
 

PHUKET: A 39-Chinese tourist suffered severe injuries after her legs were slashed by a tour speedboat propeller today (Dec 1), the Phuket Tourist Assistance Centre (TAC) has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071194-chinese-woman-on-phi-phi-tour-slashed-by-speedboat-propeller/

 

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Unsuspecting tourists heading to Phuket airport find themselves in meth bust

By Tavee Adam

 

The Phuket van driver and his two accomplices were caught smuggling meth pills while en route to Phuket International Airport with three tourists still in the van. Photo: Khok Kloi Police
 

PHUKET: Three unsuspecting tourists heading home from Khao Lak after enjoying a holiday in Thailand found themselves in the middle of a drug raid after officers discovered 6,000 pills of ya bah (methamphetamine) hidden in an old fan that was in the back of the passenger van they were travelling in.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071195-unsuspecting-tourists-heading-to-phuket-airport-find-themselves-in-meth-bust/

 

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Thailand Live Sunday 2 Dec 2018

 

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071205-thailand-live-sunday-2-dec-2018/