THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 20 Dec 2018

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Deputy PM Prawit chairs meeting on human trafficking prevention, suppression

 

 

BANGKOK, 20th December 2018 (NNT) - A significant progress of the solution to human trafficking has been reported as rigorous law enforcement will continue. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074004-deputy-pm-prawit-chairs-meeting-on-human-trafficking-prevention-suppression/

 

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General: I've never seen a case of Thais conning Thais - it's always foreigners who are responsible! 

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A leading chief of provincial police made the extraordinary statement that he had never seen a case of a Thai ripping off a fellow Thai. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074005-general-ive-never-seen-a-case-of-thais-conning-thais-its-always-foreigners-who-are-responsible/

 

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Baby elephant badly hurt by wire trap set by hunter

By The Nation

 

    

A female calf elephant, less than a month old, was found alone, with a rotten, worm-filled leg caused by a metal trap. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074007-rayong-baby-elephant-badly-hurt-by-wire-trap-set-by-hunter/

 

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Another Thai rip off artist:  "Romance Scammer" arrested in Samut Prakarn

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that a female Thai romance scammer had been arrested in Samut Prakarn.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074008-another-thai-rip-off-artist -romance-scammer-arrested-in-samut-prakarn/

 

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Large trucks banned from major northern, northeastern roads over New Year holidays

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Ten-wheel or larger trucks are being banned from major roads to the North and Northeast over the New Year holidays.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074011-large-trucks-banned-from-major-northern-northeastern-roads-over-new-year-holidays/

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Police investigating possible murder of 16 year old girl in Pattaya

 

Picture: Pattaya News Thai

 

The Pattaya News said that some evidence points to murder in the death of a 16 year old girl found dead in South Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074012-police-investigating-possible-murder-of-16-year-old-girl-in-pattaya/

 

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Two suspects in killing of family arrested in Myanmar

By The Nation

 

 

Myanmar police have arrested two men wanted for the killing of a family of four in Tak's Mae Sot district over the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073866-suspect-in-tak-family-massacre-still-at-large-wife-held/?tab=comments#comment-13661513

 

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Netflix Quick to File Complaint With New Thai Anti-Piracy Agency

BY ANDY

 

 

Netflix has become one of the first companies to file a copyright complaint with a newly-formed anti-piracy agency in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074014-netflix-quick-to-file-complaint-with-new-thai-anti-piracy-agency/

 

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Revealed: the special button that allows bent taxi drivers to rip off customers

 

 

An online video showed what one taxi driver was doing to rip off his customers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074019-revealed-the-special-button-that-allows-bent-taxi-drivers-to-rip-off-customers/

 

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Thai Woman Beaten To Death In Tokyo: Japanese Media

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

A still image from Japanese media taken outside a hotel in Tokyo where a Thai woman was reportedly found unconscious with serious injuries in a hotel room. She later died. Image: Tokyo MX News / YouTube

 

BANGKOK — A 19-year-old Thai woman died yesterday in Tokyo, the Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed Thursday, after Japanese media said she was severely beaten in a hotel.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074021-thai-woman-beaten-to-death-in-tokyo-japanese-media/

 

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No Bail For Saraburi Teens Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old

By  Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Police talk to people Wednesday outside a shop in Saraburi province where five teen boys are accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.

 

SARABURI — A police spokesman on Thursday said five teen boys accused of gang-raping a 12-year-old girl in Saraburi province are being held in detention while an investigation is underway.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074022-no-bail-for-saraburi-teens-accused-of-raping-12-year-old/

 

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Japan to withdraw from International Whaling Commission - Kyodo News

 

FILE PHOTO: Workers carve into a Baird's Beaked whale at Wada port in Minamiboso, southeast of Tokyo June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Issei Kato/ File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Japan will withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in a bid to resume commercial whaling, Kyodo News reported on Thursday, citing government sources.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074023-japan-to-withdraw-from-international-whaling-commission-kyodo-news/

 

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Phuket taxi driver charged after man, 83, killed crossing busy road

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The windscreen of the taxi had a hole punched through it and the car’s bumper and bonnet was damaged. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 31-year-old Phuket taxi driver has been charged with reckless driving causing death after he struck an 83-year-old man crossing Thepkrasattri Rd this morning (Dec 20).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074024-phuket-taxi-driver-charged-after-man-83-killed-crossing-busy-road/

 

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Motorcyclist dies after collision with power pole in Koh Kaew

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A motorbike driver has died at the scene after colliding with a power pole in Koh Kaew.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074027-motorcyclist-dies-after-collision-with-power-pole-in-koh-kaew/

 

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U.S. Congress to push stop-gap funding bill with no border wall money

By Richard Cowan

 

FILE PHOTO - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials stand guard close to the border wall, as seen from Tijuana, Mexico, December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to fund several federal agencies through Feb. 8 and avert a partial government shutdown, but without including $5 billion (3.96 billion pounds) for a U.S.-Mexico border wall that President Donald Trump demanded.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074034-us-congress-to-push-stop-gap-funding-bill-with-no-border-wall-money/

 

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Bt30m lottery winnings saga continues in court

By The Nation

 

 

Kanchanaburi Provincial Court on Thursday agreed to hear charges of embezzlement and receiving stolen items against a retired policeman Pol Lieutenant Charoon Wimul, in the continuing high-profile row over lottery winnings worth Bt30 million.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074048-bt30m-lottery-winnings-saga-continues-in-court/

 

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All aboard for the New Year

By The Nation

 

 

Lining the BTS routes throughout the city, Bangkok’s popular shopping centres are famous for their spectacular light decorations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074049-bangkok-all-aboard-for-the-new-year/

 

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Palang Pracharat raises 650 million baht in fund-raising banquet

 

 

The pro-military Palang Pracharat party has raised an estimated 650 million baht – 50 million baht more than initial projection — from a fund-raising banquet held Wednesday night at Impact Muang Thong Thanee convention hall, according to its deputy leader Natthaphol Teepsuwan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074051-palang-pracharat-raises-650-million-baht-in-fund-raising-banquet/

 

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Grab awards Bt1m in scholarships to drivers’ children

By The Nation

 

 

Grab has awarded scholarship grants totaling Bt1 million to 200 of its driver-partners’ children to support their education needs, the company said in a press release issued on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074073-grab-awards-bt1m-in-scholarships-to-drivers’-children/

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Chinese visitors to Thailand hit 10 million for 1st time

 

 

BANGKOK, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Thailand has announced the arrival of the 10 millionth Chinese visitor in 2018 in Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, a milestone for the country's tourism industry.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074076-chinese-visitors-to-thailand-hit-10-million-for-1st-time/

 

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Design issues biggest problem for new car owners, study finds

By The Nation

 

 

New-vehicle owners in Thailand are increasingly facing design-related issues, such as audio, communication, entertainment and navigation, a study revealed on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074077-design-issues-biggest-problem-for-new-car-owners-study-finds/

 

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Two killed, two injured, as pickup truck crashes into canal in Phatthalung

By The Nation

 

 

The driver of a pickup truck and his friend were killed and two women were injured early on Thursday when a pickup truck fell into a canal in Phatthalung's Kong Ra after it hit a bridge.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074078-two-killed-two-injured-as-pickup-truck-crashes-into-canal-in-phatthalung/

 

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Lone gunman robs Korat convenience store of Bt6,000

By The Nation

 

A lone gunman robbed a Mini Big C shop in Nakhon Ratchasima's Muang district of Bt6,000 early on Thursday, police said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074079-lone-gunman-robs-korat-convenience-store-of-bt6000/

 

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Bangkok gets pollution warning

By The Nation

 

 

Air pollution in Bangkok has been worsening, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074080-bangkok-gets-pollution-warning/

 

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Police investigate ramping up charge against Chinese husband for killing wife to murder

By The Phuket News

 

After Zhang Yifan’s arrest in Phuket, the parents of his wife went public through a report in a newspaper in China to reveal that Zhang Yifan had taken out life insurance policies for his wife’s death amounting to more than B142 million baht in compensation. Photos: via The Paper

 

PHUKET:-- Kamala Police today confirmed that they are looking into ramping up the charge against Chinese national Zhang Yifan, 31, to murder, for the death of his wife 29-year-old Zhang Jia, who died after he held her head underwater in a resort pool allegedly amid a heated argument.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074082-police-investigate-ramping-up-charge-against-chinese-husband-for-killing-wife-to-murder/

 

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Woman arrested in Facebook hacking scam

By The Nation

 

 

The metropolitan police have arrested a woman who has been allegedly using hacked Facebook accounts to deceive people to transfer her money for goods that do not exist.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074084-woman-arrested-in-facebook-hacking-scam/

 

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Man arrested for selling stolen motorcycle

By The Nation

 

 

A man was arrested on Thursday when he tried to sell a stolen motorcycle on Facebook, police said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074085-man-arrested-for-selling-stolen-motorcycle/

 

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Chiang Rai developer unveils major project

By The Nation

 

 

Trin Nakara says it is working with foreign investors to launch a Bt40 billion investment project dubbed “Trin Nakara Golden Triangle” aiming to develop over 3,139 rai in a special economic zone in Chiang Saen district, Chiang Rai province, to transform it to “the City of Harmonious Living”.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074086-chiang-rai-developer-unveils-major-project/

 

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Will Smith reassures outraged fans his genie in the Aladdin remake WILL be blue in finished movie

 

First look: The three stars of Guy Ritchie's live action Aladdin remake posed for the new issue of Entertainment Weekly. With Smith is Naomi Scott as Jasmine and Mena Massoud as Aladdin

 

The first image of Will Smith as the Genie in Disney's live action remake of Aladdin hasn't gone down well with fans.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074088-will-smith-reassures-outraged-fans-his-genie-in-the-aladdin-remake-will-be-blue-in-finished-movie/

 

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Disney accused of 'colonialism and robbery' for trademarking 'hakuna matata' from The Lion King

by Nick Allen

 

A scene from The Lion King. A new version is being released next year CREDIT: FILM STILLS

 

Disney has been accused of "colonialism and robbery" for trademarking the Swahili phrase "hakuna matata" which was made famous by the blockbuster animated film The Lion King.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074089-disney-accused-of-colonialism-and-robbery-for-trademarking-hakuna-matata-from-the-lion-king/