THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 15 Jan 2019

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More sharks found displayed at seafood restaurant in Phuket

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTO: Go-Eco Phuket

 

More sharks been discovered hanging in front of a seafood restaurant in Karon in “Thailand famous tourism city” (translated).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078324-more-sharks-found-displayed-at-seafood-restaurant-in-phuket/

 

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Drama at the beach as Thai "stalker" shoots ex then turns gun on himself

 

 

Sanook reported on a shooting drama that left a 24 year old woman dead and her ex boyfriend critically injured in hospital. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078325-drama-at-the-beach-as-thai-stalker-shoots-ex-then-turns-gun-on-himself/

 

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Local residents angered over open sewer stench

By The Phuket News

 

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

 

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

 

Picture: Sanook

 

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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Smartphone Driver License Not Accepted By Cops

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Traffic police man a checkpoint on Dec. 19, 2016, in Sakon Nakhon province.

 

BANGKOK — If you’re stopped by traffic police, don’t whip out your phone and show them a digital driver’s license touted by transport officials just yet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078333-smartphone-driver-license-not-accepted-by-cops/

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Facebook post: Thai woman with uterine tumor "the size of a basketball"

 

 

Sanook reported that a clinic in Nong Khai went on Facebook to warn women after they cut out a tumor in a woman's uterus that was the size of a basketball. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078336-facebook-post-thai-woman-with-uterine-tumor-the-size-of-a-basketball/

 

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Rain makes small dent in still-unsafe Bangkok air

By The Nation

 

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Rainfall in various areas of greater Bangkok on Tuesday morning brought people hope for a lessening of the unsafe level of fine particulates that have dusted the air in recent days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078337-rain-makes-small-dent-in-still-unsafe-bangkok-air/

 

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Yet more dishonesty! And this thief is not even afraid of committing sin at a temple!

 

 

This week and last could not be more different. 

 

Following a swathe of stories about Thai honesty last week this week is looking quite grim.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078338-yet-more-dishonesty-and-this-thief-is-not-even-afraid-of-committing-sin-at-a-temple/

 

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

By The Phuket News

 

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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Modest Croatian tourist saves two tourists from drowning - calls for Pattaya lifeguards

 

 

A Croatian tourist saved not one but two visitors to Pattaya on a single afternoon. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078359-modest-croatian-tourist-saves-two-tourists-from-drowning-calls-for-pattaya-lifeguards/

 

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

By The Nation

 

 

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

 

 

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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Bangkokians may have to live with current air pollution for 1-2 months

 

 

As authorities continue to battle with the health-threatening air pollution in Bangkok, there is more bad news for city dwellers as they may have to live with it for the next 1-2 months.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078370-bangkokians-may-have-to-live-with-current-air-pollution-for-1-2-months/

 

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

By The Thaiger

 

 

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

 

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

 

image screen grab from itv.com

 

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

 

 

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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Fruit vendors charged after migrant workers allege assault

By The Nation

 

 

Two fruit vendors in Pathum Thani have been arrested after Cambodian migrant workers complained to their embassy of abuse.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078389-fruit-vendors-charged-after-migrant-workers-allege-assault/

 

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Court orders more evidence in kitten cruelty case before issuing verdict

By The Nation

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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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‘Bin Laden’ the giraffe moved from Dusit to Khao Khiao Open Zoo

By The Nation

 

 

Officials transported a more than 4-metre-tall giraffe from Dusit Zoo in Bangkok to the Khao Khiao Open Zoo early Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078413-‘bin-laden’-the-giraffe-moved-from-dusit-to-khao-khiao-open-zoo/

 

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

By The Phuket News

 

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

 

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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Thailand Live Wednesday 16 Jan 2019 
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