THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 26 Jan 2019

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Five killed as helicopter and small plane collide above Italian Alps

 

ROME (Reuters) - A mid-air collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft above the Italian Alps has killed at least five people, rescuers said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080776-five-killed-as-helicopter-and-small-plane-collide-above-italian-alps/

 

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Australia divided: thousands expected to protest Australia Day legacy

By James Redmayne

 

Passengers aboard a ferry can be seen through an Australian national flag as they participate in celebrations for Australia Day, which marks the arrival of Britain's First Fleet in 1788, on Sydney Harbour in Australia, January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Steven Saphore/Files

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of Australians are expected to protest on Saturday as a national holiday intended to celebrate the birth of modern Australia divides the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080777-australia-divided-thousands-expected-to-protest-australia-day-legacy/

 

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U.S. judge sentences men to 25 to 30 years for plot to bomb Somalis

By Alice Mannette

 

FILE PHOTO: L - R; Curtis Allen 49, Gavin Wright, 49 and Patrick Eugene Stein, 47, arrested and charged in connection with plotting to bomb an apartment complex in western Kansas, are shown in these booking photos in Wichita, Kansas, U.S., provided October 15, 2016. Courtesy of Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

 

Wichita, Kan. (Reuters) - A federal judge sentenced three white men to 25, 26 and 30 years in prison on Friday for a 2016 plot to bomb a Kansas apartment complex that is home to Somali immigrants and their mosque.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080778-us-judge-sentences-men-to-25-to-30-years-for-plot-to-bomb-somalis/

 

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U.S. set to send first group of asylum seekers back to Mexico

By Julia Love and Delphine Schrank

 

The lights of a Border Patrol vehicle are seen between barbed wire at the U.S. and Mexico border fence in Friendship Park in Tijuana, Mexico, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files

 

TIJUANA/MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) - The United States was expected to send a first group of 20 Central American asylum seekers back to Mexico through the border city of Tijuana on Friday as part of President Donald Trump's hardening of longstanding U.S. immigration policy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080781-us-set-to-send-first-group-of-asylum-seekers-back-to-mexico/

 

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Man gets 27 years in botched plot to bomb Colorado police station

By Keith Coffman

 

DENVER (Reuters) - A man who pleaded guilty to planting a bomb outside a Colorado police station to avenge the killing of his friend almost a half-century ago was sentenced on Friday to 27 years in prison, federal prosecutors said. David Michael Ansberry, 66, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Denver for the botched bombing of the Nederland police station in 2016, a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080783-man-gets-27-years-in-botched-plot-to-bomb-colorado-police-station/

 

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Spanish rescuers find body of toddler trapped in well

 

Spanish rescuers are seen after finding the dead body of Julen, a Spanish two-year-old boy who had fallen into a deep narrow well in Totalan, southern Spain January 26, 2019. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

 

TOTALAN, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish rescuers on Saturday found the dead body of a two-year-old boy who had fallen into a deep narrow well in southern Spain on Jan. 13, a Spanish official said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080785-spanish-rescuers-find-body-of-toddler-trapped-in-well/

 

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London Marathon fundraising to cross £1 billion mark

 

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Virgin Money London Marathon - London - 26/4/15 A fun runner during the Virgin Money London Marathon Reuters / Suzanne Plunkett

 

(Reuters) - The total amount raised through the London Marathon will top £1 billion this year, organisers said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080789-london-marathon-fundraising-to-cross-£1-billion-mark/

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43 foreign Phuket tourists saved after speedboat capsizes on way to Koh Phi Phi

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

43 foreign tourists from Phuket have been saved after water started pouring into a speedboat they were travelling in and capsized on the way to Koh Phi Phi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080793-43-foreign-phuket-tourists-saved-after-speedboat-capsizes-on-way-to-koh-phi-phi/

 

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Two killed, seven injured in pickup crash in Nong Khai

By The Nation

 

Two people were killed and seven others were injured when a pickup truck hit a power pole in the middle of a road in Nong Khai's Sra Krai district on Friday evening.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080795-two-killed-seven-injured-in-pickup-crash-in-nong-khai/

 

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Running on empty: Officials float ideas to counter low water-supply reserves

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Water levels at Bang Neow Dum reservoir are running dangerously low. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot
 

PHUKET: Large areas of Cherng Talay, mostly concentrated in the Bang Tao area, went on water rations this week in an attempt to prevent what water remains in Bang Neow Dum reservoir from running out before the annual rains return in May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080797-running-on-empty-officials-float-ideas-to-counter-low-water-supply-reserves/

 

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Taxi driver arrested again for allegedly stealing Rolex watch from drunk passenger

By The Nation

 

 

A taxi driver who has an electronic monitoring device strapped on his ankle from a previous theft charge, has been arrested again for allegedly stealing a Rolex watch from a drunk passenger, police said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080801-taxi-driver-arrested-again-for-allegedly-stealing-rolex-watch-from-drunk-passenger/

 

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Fatal high-speed bypass accident was suicide bid by fleeing Phuket murder suspect, say police

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The red Toyota Corona that Panuruj Petchoi, 60, died in was confirmed as the car last seen leaving the house where Thipyaporn ‘Kai’ Thipmanee, 50, from Phattalung, was found murdered. Photo: Phuket Provincial Police
 

PHUKET: Police believe that the 60-year-old man who died after his car slammed into a pickup truck at high speed on the bypass road yesterday morning (Jan 25) may have been committing suicide after murdering his long-term partner with a knife in their home in Phuket Villa 5 housing estate in Wichit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080802-fatal-high-speed-bypass-accident-was-suicide-bid-by-fleeing-phuket-murder-suspect-say-police/

 

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41 spots in Bangkok, nearby provinces found to have unsafe levels of polluted air

By The Nation

 

 

Forty-one areas in Bangkok and nearby provinces were found to have unsafe levels of PM2.5 – airborne particulates 2.5 microns in diameter and smaller, –The Pollution Control Department reported on Saturday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080803-41-spots-in-bangkok-nearby-provinces-found-to-have-unsafe-levels-of-polluted-air/

 

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Mother and son killed, father injured in Phetchaburi market shooting

By The Nation

 

 

A clothes vendor and his mother were shot and killed while his father was injured following a dispute with another vendor at a roadside market in Phetchaburi's Khao Yoi district early on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080804-mother-and-son-killed-father-injured-in-phetchaburi-market-shooting/

 

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67 arrested in road racing crackdown in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok police arrested 67 motorcyclists on Friday night after they were found riding illegally modified motorcycles for road racing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080807-67-arrested-in-road-racing-crackdown-in-bangkok/

 

 

 

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Thai honesty: All hugs and wais as Chinese doctor gets his money and passports back

 

Image: Ruk Siam News

 

A Chinese orthopedic specialist who left his cash and family passports at a Pattaya scenic spot was reunited with his valuables just after midnight this morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080809-thai-honesty-all-hugs-and-wais-as-chinese-doctor-gets-his-money-and-passports-back/

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Thailand 96th in world for honesty -  35,000 state corruption cases in last decade

 

Image: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that corruption among state officials in Thailand was decreasing year on year. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080836-thailand-96th-in-world-for-honesty-35000-state-corruption-cases-in-last-decade/

 

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Corruption in Thailand likened to a disease: And it needs to be cured!

 

Image: Daily News

 

The National Anti-Corruption Commission has likened corruption in Thailand to a disease.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080838-corruption-in-thailand-likened-to-a-disease-and-it-needs-to-be-cured/

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Dad who ranted that his daughter aged three was "arrested" says sorry - get's a helmet for his kid!

 

Image: Daily News

 

The father who went online to rant about the cops saying that his three year old had been arrested for not wearing a helmet has apologized.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080839-dad-who-ranted-that-his-daughter-aged-three-was-arrested-says-sorry-gets-a-helmet-for-his-kid/

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Nighttime annoyance: "It's only natural for dogs to bark", head of TSPCA

 

Image: Daily News

 

The problem of dogs barking - especially at night and annoying neighbors - has become one of the "dramas" of the week on Thai social media, reported Daily News.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080840-nighttime-annoyance-its-only-natural-for-dogs-to-bark-head-of-tspca/

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Tech giants vow to tackle fake news in poll campaign

By Asina Pornwasin  
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

 

Tech giants Facebook and Google have committed to fight misinformation and focus on fact checking on their platforms, especially during the upcoming election in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080842-tech-giants-vow-to-tackle-fake-news-in-poll-campaign/

 

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Oscar-crowned French composer Michel Legrand dies at 86

 

FILE PHOTO: 70th Cannes Film Festival - Opening ceremony and screening of the film "Les fantomes d'Ismael" (Ismael's Ghosts) out of competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France. 17/05/2017. Music composer Michel Legrand poses. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier/File photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - French composer and pianist Michel Legrand has died at 86 after a career in which he stood out for soundtracks in screen musicals with Catherine Deneuve and that won him three Oscars.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080848-oscar-crowned-french-composer-michel-legrand-dies-at-86/

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Indian sex trafficking film gives voice to 'voiceless girls'

By Hanna Rantala

 

To research the experiences of women and girls sold into the sex trade, like the title character she plays in the film "Love Sonia", Mrunal Thakur met survivors in red light districts in Mumbai and Kolkata.

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Her role as a victim of sex trafficking was so harrowing that Mrunal Thakur almost backed out.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080849-indian-sex-trafficking-film-gives-voice-to-voiceless-girls/

 

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Judge OKs new Harvey Weinstein lawyers who once represented accuser

By Jonathan Stempel

 

Film producer Harvey Weinstein attends a hearing with attorneys Jose Baez, Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. and Benjamin Brafman in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 25, 2019. Steven Hirsch/Pool via REUTERS

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Friday approved Harvey Weinstein's overhaul of his legal team to defend him against criminal sexual assault charges, though two of his new lawyers represented one of the disgraced Hollywood mogul's most vocal accusers, actress Rose McGowan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080850-judge-oks-new-harvey-weinstein-lawyers-who-once-represented-accuser/

 

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Phuket tourists safe after tour speedboat takes on water, capsizes en route to Phi Phi 

By The Phuket News

 

The Phuket tour speedboat ’Aphitada 1’ took on water and capsized off Koh Dok Mai, about 13 kilometres east of Phuket, yesterday. All 43 tourists were safely recovered. Photo: Matichon
 

PHUKET: All tourists on board a Phuket speedboat that took on water and capsized en route to Phi Phi Island after departing Chalong Pier yesterday morning were safely recovered from the water yesterday afternoon (Jan 25).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080851-phuket-tourists-safe-after-tour-speedboat-takes-on-water-capsizes-en-route-to-phi-phi/

 

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Resort faces charges over dead corals

By The Phuket News

 

Management at the resort will face charges for having the dead corals on the property, the DMRC Phuket office said. Photo: DMCR
 

PHUKET: Senior management at a resort on Koh Racha Yai will face a charge of having coral illegally on the resort premises and for damaging reefs, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) Phuket office has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080853-resort-faces-charges-over-dead-corals/

 

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Killer cop confesses to Phuket street slaying

By The Phuket News

 

L/Cpl Jakkrit Sangsaart, 23, from Chachoengsao, as pictured on his arrest warrant.
 

PHUKET: The Border Patrol Police lance corporal arrested for shooting dead a local councillor’s son in the street near Saphan Hin early last Saturday (Jan 19) has confessed to the killing, police have confirmed to The Phuket News.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080855-killer-cop-confesses-to-phuket-street-slaying/

 

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