THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 11 Dec 2018

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Video: The sad face of hard drugs in bust of mother in Pattaya

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

The Pattaya News posted a video of a sting operation that resulted in the arrest of a woman from Prajuab Khiri Khan who was dealing in crystal meth in Pattaya. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072607-video-the-sad-face-of-hard-drugs-in-bust-of-mother-in-pattaya/

 

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Brake failure again! Video shows carnage on Friendship Highway

 

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A video put together by Thai Rath showed what happened on Friendship Highway near Tesco Lotus in Pak Chong, Nakorn Ratchasima on Saturday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072610-brake-failure-again-video-shows-carnage-on-friendship-highway/

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Big Joke: Forget the negativity let pretty "Nong Oi" show you the real Thailand

 

Picture: Spring News

 

Spring News Network reported on the latest activities of media savvy immigration chief Surachate "Big Joke"  Hakpan. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072615-big-joke-forget-the-negativity-let-pretty-nong-oi-show-you-the-real-thailand/

 

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Video: What does a Thai woman do with a tomboy that makes so much noise?!

 

Source: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on a Facebook post from a woman who was fed up with the nightly noises of her neighbors in the next room. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072616-video-what-does-a-thai-woman-do-with-a-tomboy-that-makes-so-much-noise/

 

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China aims to have 450 airports by 2035 - aviation regulator

 

FILE PHOTO: Business jets (foreground) park at Hong Kong International Airport, China October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China aims to have 450 airports by 2035, almost doubling its current number of airports as part of the country's ambition to build itself into an aviation power, its aviation regulator said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072619-china-aims-to-have-450-airports-by-2035-aviation-regulator/

 

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Pound near 20-month low on Brexit setback, dollar steadies after surge

By Shinichi Saoshiro

 

FILE PHOTO: British Pound Sterling and U.S. Dollar notes are seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - The pound languished near 20-month lows against the dollar on Tuesday after British Prime Minister Theresa May postponed a crucial vote on her Brexit deal, raising the risk of a chaotic exit from the European Union.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072620-pound-near-20-month-low-on brexit setback-dollar-steadies-after-surge/

 

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Canadian court weighs bail for jailed CFO of China's Huawei

By Julie Gordon

 

FILE PHOTO: A sign in support of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is displayed outside of the B.C. Supreme Court bail hearing of Meng, who is being held on an extradition warrant in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada December 10, 2018. REUTERS/David Ryder

 

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A Canadian provincial court weighing whether to grant bail to a top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], who is facing possible extradition to the United States, adjourned on Monday without deciding her fate.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072621-canadian-court-weighs-bail-for-jailed-cfo-of-chinas-huawei/

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Junta Lifts Its Ban On Politics

By  Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks to reporters in September 2017 at Government House.

 

BANGKOK — The junta on Tuesday lifted its nearly five-year-old ban on political activities, ostensibly to clear the way for the Feb. 24 election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072623-junta-lifts-its-ban-on-politics/

 

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Official Defends New Election Twist: Removing Party Logos From Ballots

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

A 2011 file photo of a sealed ballot box in Bang Rak district of Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — The Election Commission is slated to vote tomorrow on a proposal to remove the names and party emblems of candidates from ballots in the upcoming election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072624-official-defends-new-election-twist-removing-party-logos-from-ballots/

 

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Deliverymen Fall To Death After Speeding Benz Plows Into Truck

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

A relative cries over the body of Caris Waraklan, who fell to his death Tuesday morning from the Si Rat Expressway.

 

NONTHABURI — Two furniture deliverymen fell to their deaths Tuesday morning after an elderly motorist crashed his Mercedes-Benz into their stalled vehicle on an elevated highway in northern metro Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072625-deliverymen-fall-to-death-after-speeding-benz-plows-into-truck/

 

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‘Mafia Elephant’ Searches Trucks For Goodies In Khao Yai (Video)

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

 

PRACHINBURI — A foraging male elephant was filmed removing belongings from the back of two pickup trucks in the Khao Yai National Park.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072642-‘mafia-elephant’-searches-trucks-for-goodies-in-khao-yai-video/

 

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UPDATE:

Political activity ban lifted ahead of 2019 election

By The Nation

 

 

The junta on December 11 lifted restrictions on political activities that have been in effect since the 2014 military coup led by the then Army commander-in-chief Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072623-junta-lifts-its-ban-on-politics/?do=findComment&comment=13639692

 

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Transport Minister updates on high-speed rail project

 

 

Nong Khai, 11 December 2018 (NNT) -Thailand's Minister of Transport has inspected Nong Khai railway station as part of mobile cabinet meeting in upper northeastern provinces.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072648-nong-khai-transport-minister-updates-on-high-speed-rail-project/

 

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PM urges Thais to plan New Year spending

 

 

BANGKOK, 11th December 2018 – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has advised members of the Thai public to plan their New Year spending, and social welfare cardholders to spend the 500-baht year-end allowance on necessities. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072649-pm-urges-thais-to-plan-new-year-spending/

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PM gives policy briefing to ISOC

 

 

BANGKOK, 11 December 2018 (NNT) - Thailand's Prime Minister has given a policy briefing to the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), stressing the importance of national security for the purpose of promoting public prosperity. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072651-pm-prayut-gives-policy-briefing-to-isoc/

 

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Bahraini Football Player Moved To Jail Before Extradition Hearing

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By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Hakeem Ali Mohamed Ali AlAraibi led in handcuffs at the Thai Criminal Court.

 

BANGKOK — A Bahraini football player and political refugee has been placed in prison after the Criminal Court extended his detention another two months in anticipation of a drawn-out battle over an extradition request by his homeland.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072656-bahraini-football-player-moved-to-jail-before-extradition-hearing/

 

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Forest officials respond to Facebook storm, defend refusing trucks entry to wildlife sanctuary

By The Nation

 

 

Various “volunteer-spirit tourist” groups comprising 43 off-road trucks were not allowed to enter Kanchanaburi’s Thung Yai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary during December 8-9 because they failed to adhere to the rules and conditions for gaining access, according to sanctuary chief Wichien Chinnawong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072663-forest-officials-respond-to-facebook-storm-defend-refusing-trucks-entry-to-wildlife-sanctuary/

 

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Bangkok tops Agoda’s 2018 list of Asian destinations

By The Nation

 



 

Online travel agent Agoda has found Bangkok to be the most popular Asian destination of 2018, “not only a convenient transit point to explore the rest of Thailand, but also teeming with energy, quirks and fascinating culture”.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072677-bangkok-tops-agoda’s-2018-list-of-asian-destinations/

 

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Two Hmong men killed, woman injured at New Year fair in Phetchabun

By The Nation

 

Two Hmong men were cut down in a hail of gunfire and a Hmong woman was injured by a stray bullet during the Hmong New Year festival in Phetchabun on Monday night.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072678-two-hmong-men-killed-woman-injured-at-new-year-fair-in-phetchabun/

 

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Election results to be declared within hours of polls closing

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served as army chief at the time, casts his ballots in the Feb. 2, 2014, election in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — Election organizers said Tuesday the public will know which political parties are positioned to lead Thailand’s post-coup government no longer than five hours after polls close Feb. 24.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072686-election-results-to-be-declared-within-hours-of-polls-closing/

 

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Court hears police testimony for prosecution side in ‘black leopard’ trial of Premchai, three others

By The Nation

 

File photo: Premchai

 

Kanchanaburi’s Thong Pha Phum Provincial Court on Tuesday heard testimony from three policemen during the seventh prosecution-witness session in the “black leopard” trial for alleged poaching against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta and three others.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072687-court-hears-police-testimony-for-prosecution-side-in-‘black-leopard’-trial-of-premchai-three-others/

 

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Banners fly as Thai politics takes first breath since 2014

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

A banner announcing the candidacy for Sira Jenjaka of the Palang Pracharat Party was noticed by Thai PBS reporter Yanee Waikru on Tuesday afternoon in Bangkok. Photo: Yanee_ThaiPBS / Twitter

 

BANGKOK — Not long after the junta lifted its ban on politics Tuesday, a campaign banner for one candidate had already appeared in Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072688-banners-fly-as-thai-politics-takes-first-breath-since-2014/

 

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Driver confesses to deadly Chalong U-turn that killed two tourists

By Tavee Adam

 

The driver of the car, Sudapon Nontawat, will be charged for reckless driving causing death, police confirmed today (Dec 11). Photo: Ruamjai Kupai Foundation

 

PHUKET:-- The woman who made a sudden U-turn on Chao Fa West Rd in Chalong late at night on Nov 28, resulting the deaths of two tourists on a motorbike, has confessed to driving carelessly, police have confirmed.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072692-driver-confesses-to-deadly-chalong-u-turn-that-killed-two-tourists/

 

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‘The Heroes’ painting to be moved to memorial pavilion in front of Tham Luang Cave

By The Nation

 

 

The 14-by-3-metre painting titled “The Heroes”, depicting the Thais and foreigners who took part in the rescue of the 12 “Wild Boars” and their football coach from the flooded Tham Luang Cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district in June and July, will be moved on Thursday from Wat Rong Khun to a memorial pavilion in front of the cave.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072693-‘the-heroes’-painting-to-be-moved-to-memorial-pavilion-in-front-of-tham-luang-cave/

 

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Woman escapes injury as motorbike explodes into flames

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Sirirat Singchai, 44, parked the motorbike just minutes before it exploded into flames. Photo: Worapong Yuraman

 

PHUKET:-- A local resident in Rassada escaped serious injury today when her motorbike burst into flames just minutes after she parked it at a motorbike repair shop in Rassada.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072694-woman-escapes-injury-as-motorbike-explodes-into-flames/

 

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Pattani police seize rifles and pistol along with 50,000 meth pills from drug suspect

By Pares Lohasan 
The Nation

 

 

Police on Tuesday morning arrested a 35-year-old drug-dealer suspect and seized 50,024 methamphetamine pills, an M16 rifle, an AK-47 rifle and a 9mm pistol, along with ammunition and Bt695,920 cash, in Pattani’s Mayo district.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072695-pattani-police-seize-rifles-and-pistol-along-with-50000-meth-pills-from-drug-suspect/

 

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Star Wars lightsaber pulled from auction over authenticity issue

 

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Lightsabers, which are synonymous with the Jedi, can slice through almost anything. Photograph: Allstar/LucasFilm

 

A lightsaber described as having been used by Luke Skywalker in the first Star Wars film has been withdrawn from sale by a Californian auction house after fans raised concerns about its authenticity.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072696-star-wars-lightsaber-pulled-from-auction-over-authenticity-issue/

 

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Oscars consider having no host after Kevin Hart quits

by Andrew Pulver

 

Kevin Hart hosting the 2016 Academy Awards. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

 

The organisers of the Academy Awards are considering dispensing entirely with a host for the ceremony after the abrupt departure of Kevin Hart, it has been reported.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072698-oscars-consider-having-no-host-after-kevin-hart-quits/

 

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Lord of the Rings' Andy Serkis revives Gollum for terrifying Theresa May Brexit parody video

BY LOUISE MCCREESH

 

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Andy Serkis has revived his Lord of the Rings character Gollum for a terrifying Theresa May Brexit parody video.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072700-lord-of-the-rings-andy-serkis-revives-gollum-for-terrifying-theresa-may-brexit-parody-video/

 

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Report of illegal firearm ends with Phuket ‘musket’ arrest

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police seized the homemade firearm, which works on the same principle as the age-old musket. Photo: Thalang Police

 

PHUKET:-- Officers acting on a tip-off that a man on a rubber plantation in Srisoonthorn, Thalang, had an illegal firearm were in for a surprise yesterday (Dec 10) when they arrived to find the suspect in possession of a homemade musket.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072701-report-of-illegal-firearm-ends-with-phuket-‘musket’-arrest/