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Local residents angered over open sewer stench

By The Phuket News

 

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Local residents’ representative Vichat Trairat (white shirt) explains how the wastewater treatment is affecting local homes and businesses. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Residents and business owners in Samkong, on the northwestern outskirts of Phuket Town, gathered yesterday (Jan 14) to jointly complain to officials about the overpowering stench and health risks of the canal that runs through their bustling community.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078327-local-residents-angered-over-open-sewer-stench/

 

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Pentagon extends mission to Mexico border through September

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Military troops prepare for deployment with U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents during a large-scale operational readiness exercise at the San Ysidro port of entry with Mexico in San Diego, California, U.S., January 10, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military will extend a mission to support security along the U.S. border with Mexico through Sept. 30, the Pentagon said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078329-pentagon-extends-mission-to-mexico-border-through-september/

 

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"What do you expect us to do? - Police do nothing after pervert intrudes into Lampang woman's bedroom

 

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Thai social media went berserk after a man posted about a female friend's experience in Lampang in northern Thailand on Monday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078331-what-do-you-expect-us-to-do-police-do-nothing-after-pervert-intrudes-into-lampang-womans-bedroom/

 

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Tout dumps slow loris with tourist, evades arrest at Kata Beach

By The Phuket News

 

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Officers believe the slow loris tout was tipped off by other vendors at the beach. Photo: DNP

 

PHUKET: A slow loris tout dumped the slow loris he was carrying with a tourist then ran away to avoid arrest at Kata Beach yesterday afternoon (Jan 14).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078350-tout-dumps-slow-loris-with-tourist-evades-arrest-at-kata-beach/

 

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Carry a physical driver’s license or be fined, say police as approval for digital app delayed

By The Nation

 

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Motorists are being warned that they must temporarily continue to carry a physical version of their driver’s license to show police, despite a digital app version being slated to come into effect on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078333-smartphone-driver-license-not-accepted-by-cops/?do=findComment&comment=13741112

 

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Multiple murder suspect arrested in Ranong

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

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Thirty-seven-year-old Teerapol Pin-amorn, who allegedly shot dead his pregnant wife, her parents and two aunts and wounded two other relatives at their home in Uttaradit’s Pichai district on Sunday night, has been arrested in the border province of Ranong’s Kra Buri district, deputy national police spokesman Pol Colonel Krissana Pattanacharoen said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078366-multiple-murder-suspect-arrested-in-ranong/

 

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Sex training guru Anastasia and Russian compatriots on trial today in Bangkok

By The Thaiger

 

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The Belarusian model, who was originally charged with running ‘sex training’ courses in Pattaya, but later made sensational claims she had ‘dirt’ on Donald Trump, has appeared in a Bangkok court today.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078371-sex-training-guru-anastasia-and-russian-compatriots-on-trial-today-in-bangkok/

 

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Justin Trudeau lookalike found in Afghan talent show

 

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Abdul Salam Maftoon said the resemblace to Justin Trudeau has boosted his chances of winning the music contest Afghan Star. Photograph: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty

 

An Afghan talent show contestant’s striking resemblance to Justin Trudeauhas turned him into an unlikely celebrity in the war-torn country.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078386-justin-trudeau-lookalike-found-in-afghan-talent-show/

 

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The Cranberries open up about 'hard year' ahead of 'In the End' album release featuring Dolores O'Riordan's vocals

 

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The Cranberries have opened up about the "hard year" they have had following the tragic death of their lead singer Dolores O'Riordan in January 2018.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078387-the-cranberries-open-up-about-hard-year-ahead-of-in-the-end-album-release-featuring-dolores-oriordans-vocals/

 

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Michelle Yeoh Officially Boards Star Trek: Discovery Spin-Off Series

by James White

 

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Rumours began floating in the Star Trek telly universe back in November that one of the shows being considered to expand the galaxy around Star Trek: Discovery was a series following Michelle Yeoh's Philippa Georgiou.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078388-michelle-yeoh-officially-boards-star-trek-discovery-spin-off-series/

 

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Court orders more evidence in kitten cruelty case before issuing verdict

By The Nation

 

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The Nakhon Phanom Court has asked the authorities to gather more evidence before it would hand down a ruling against a dog owner that allegedly allowed her animal to maul a kitten to death.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078391-court-orders-more-evidence-in-kitten-cruelty-case-before-issuing-verdict/

 

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Pheu Thai calls for clarity over election timing, and fairness and justice in run-up to poll 

By The Nation

 

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Pheu Thai Party's Logo//Facebook

 

The Pheu Thai Party on Tuesday called for the junta and the government to come out and make it clearer when the general election will be held, and to ensure that the national poll will be organised with fairness and justice.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078392-pheu-thai-calls-for-clarity-over-election-timing-and-fairness-and-justice-in-run-up-to-poll/

 

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Democrats say they're alternative to military rule, corrupt politicians

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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Democrat Party chairman Abhisit Vejjajiva speaks in April.

 

BANGKOK — The Democrat Party launched an election campaign video Monday under the slogan “You Can Choose,” which said people could decide to not be trapped in the cycle of corrupt politicians or military rule.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078394-democrats-say-theyre-alternative-to-military-rule-corrupt-politicians/

 

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Phuket lifeguard, 19, dies in motorbike crash

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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The motorbike and its rider, 19-year-old Kamala lifeguard Veerasak Kawiset, slide into the large pane of glass. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- A 19-year-old lifeguard from Kamala Beach died this afternoon (Jan 15) after he lost control of the motorbike he was riding and slid into a large pane of glass.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078396-phuket-lifeguard-19-dies-in-motorbike-crash/

 

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Prestigious school stands firm on casual clothes experiment

By The Nation

 

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File photo : Bangkok Christian College students on January 8.

 

Bangkok Christian College students again wore jeans and T-shirts to classes on Tuesday as the country’s first private boys school persisted in allowing casual clothing once a week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078397-prestigious-school-stands-firm-on-casual-clothes-experiment/

 

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Prayuth wins endorsement from english-speaking kindergartner

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, right, holds a kindergartner Tuesday in Lampang province.

 

LAMPANG — Not known for his English-language skills, junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday enlisted a kindergarten student to promote him in English.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078412-prayuth-wins-endorsement-from-english-speaking-kindergartner/

 

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Still no charges for taxi driver who wiped out six vehicles, killed motorcyclist

By The Phuket News

 

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A tourist was in the taxi when the accident happened at 8am, Oct 30 last year, but escaped unharmed, and immediately returned to the airport to leave Phuket. Photo: Seang Prachachon Kon Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- Ten weeks after a Phuket airport taxi driver wiped out six vehicles and killed a motorbike rider whilst driving a tourist from the airport during morning rush hour traffic on Thepkrasattri Rd, the investigating officer from the Thalang Police has yet to formally press charges for reckless driving.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078415-still-no-charges-for-taxi-driver-who-wiped-out-six-vehicles-killed-motorcyclist/

 

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Phuket in the cold as ’Smart Driver’s licences’ launch

By The Phuket News

 

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Only the newer licences with the QR code can be used to register through the app, when it gets up and running. Photo: The Phuket News

 

PHUKET:-- Confusion reigned today (Jan 15) as the Department of Land Transport (DLT) officially released its electronic driver’s licenses, launching a downloadable application that can digitally hold driver authorisations and vehicle details.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078417-phuket-in-the-cold-as-’smart-driver’s-licences’-launch/

 

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