THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 29 Jan 2019

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Video: Motorcyclist vs Bus Driver fight - with a little help from the conductress!

 

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A video on Thai Rath news showed a fight between a bus driver and a motorcyclist with fists and feet flying.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081195-video-motorcyclist-vs-bus-driver-fight-with-a-little-help-from-the-conductress/

 

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"Those are the men on the 'big bike' that robbed me!" - Khon Kaen woman nabs snatch thieves

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Our picture today shows a Khon Kaen woman called Niphaporn, aged 29, pointing at the two men who snatched her pink shoulder bag as she rode on a motorcycle taxi to the Ambassador Hotel in Jomtien, Pattaya. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081196-those-are-the-men-on-the-big-bike-that-robbed-me-khon-kaen-woman-nabs-snatch-thieves/ 

 

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4 Pro-Junta Party Members To Leave Cabinet

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong speaks at a November 2018 news conference for the Palang Pracharat Party in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — Four members of a pro-junta political party announced Tuesday that they will resign from their cabinet posts in the military government to devote themselves to campaigning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081200-4-pro-junta-party-members-to-leave-cabinet/

 

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U.S. sees contours of peace accord with Taliban to end war in Afghanistan

By Rupam Jain and Phil Stewart

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. troops take part in a helicopter Medevac exercise in Helmand province, Afghanistan July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File photo

 

KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and the Taliban have sketched the outlines for an eventual peace accord to end 17 years of war in Afghanistan, a U.S. special envoy said on Monday, but there was no sign the insurgent group had accepted key U.S. demands.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081203-us-sees-contours-of-peace-accord-with-taliban-to-end-war-in-afghanistan/

 

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Road carnage continues unabated as most die in a single day since New Year

 

 

Daily News reported that 68 people died at the scene of road accidents in Thailand on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081205-road-carnage-continues-unabated-as-most-die-in-a-single-day-since-new-year/

 

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Biker dies after hitting U-turn bridge wall and falling ten meters to his death

 

 

Thai Rath reported on a road accident that they said involved a "Big Bike" that hit the wall of a U-turn bridge on Ratchapreuk Road north west of Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081208-biker-dies-after-hitting-u-turn-bridge-wall-and-falling-ten-meters-to-his-death/

 

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"Dark skinned foreigners in league with the police" illegally selling tours to Phuket tourists

 

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A video report on Facebook claimed that dark skinned foreigners were stealing business from Thai tour agents in Phuket. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081209-dark-skinned-foreigners-in-league-with-the-police-illegally-selling-tours-to-phuket-tourists/

 

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Long-delayed tunnel pass on Pattanakarn road to be fully opened on February 1

By The Nation

 

 

The long-delayed tunnel pass linking Pattanakarn, Ramkhamhaeng and Thavorn Thawat roads will be officially opened to traffic on February 1, Bangkok’s deputy governor, Chakkraphan Phiewngam, says.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081210-long-delayed-tunnel-pass-on-pattanakarn-road-to-be-fully-opened-on-february-1/

 

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Schultz heckled 'don't help elect Trump!' as he eyes White House

 

Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz delivers remarks at the Starbucks 2016 Investor Day in Manhattan, New York, U.S. December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - A day after Howard Schultz said he might run for U.S. president, a heckler shouted "don't help elect Trump" at the former Starbucks CEO, voicing concerns that his independent bid could help President Donald Trump win re-election in 2020.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081211-schultz-heckled-dont-help-elect-trump-as-he-eyes-white-house/

 

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Headless body found on Prachuap Khiri Khan beach

By The Nation

 

 

The headless body of a man was found on a remote spot on a beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan province early on Tuesday, say police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081213-headless-body-found-on-prachuap-khiri-khan-beach/

 

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Chiang Rai man arrested with 4 million meth pills

By The Nation

 

 

A man was arrested on Monday night in Chiang Rai with 4 million methamphetamine pills he is alleged to have smuggled from a border spot.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081214-chiang-rai-man-arrested-with-4-million-meth-pills/

 

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Wat Chalong Fair kicks off on February 4

By The Thaiger

 

 

Phuket’s biggest annual temple fair, held at Wat Chalong, will kick off on February 4 to offer one week of local fun, stalls, food and entertainment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081209-dark-skinned-foreigners-in-league-with-the-police-illegally-selling-tours-to-phuket-tourists/

 

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Body of a Korean man found on the ground outside hotel in Pattaya

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTOS: The Pattaya News

 

The body of a dead Korean man was found naked on the ground outside a hotel in Pattaya early today (Tuesday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081220-body-of-a-korean-man-found-on-the-ground-outside-hotel-in-pattaya/

 

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New Hua Hin Immigration office to open 4th Feb 2019

 

The new Hua Hin immigration office

 

Hua Hin immigration is moving from its beachside location at 19 Rai to a new location in the Thap Thai area of the town.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081226-new-hua-hin-immigration-office-to-open-4th-feb-2019/

 

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U.S. drops out of top 20 performers in global corruption index, watchdog says

By Andrea Shalal

 

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. flag flies near the Statue of Freedom atop the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. November 2, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States slid four points lower on a global corruption index in 2018, dropping out of the top 20 countries for the first time since 2011, watchdog Transparency International said in a report that cited growing threats to democracy worldwide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081225-us-drops-out-of-top-20-performers-in-global-corruption-index-watchdog-says/

 

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Under-fire ministers and pro-junta party members tender their resignations 

By The Nation

 

Photo : Vorawit Pumpuang

 

After weeks of criticism, the four sitting ministers who are also executives of pro-junta party Phalang Pracharat submitted their written resignations to the prime minister on Tuesday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081200-4-pro-junta-party-members-to-leave-cabinet/?do=findComment&comment=13785326

 

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Bangkok air gets even worse on Tuesday

By The Nation

 

Photo Courtesy of the Jor Sor 100 radio station's Twitter account: Smog hovers over tall buildings on the bank of Chao Phraya River in Charoenkrung area as of 7.45am on Tuesday.

 

Greater Bangkok’s air pollution was severe on Tuesday morning, with 36 locations reporting the amount of PM2.5 (inhalable particles with diameters sized at 2.5 micrometres or smaller) rising beyond the safety limit of 50 micrograms of PM2.5 per cubic metre of air, with one area reaching as high as 113 micrograms.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081248-bangkok-air-gets-even-worse-on-tuesday/

 

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Four Russian tourists fined in Phuket jet-ski accident

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Four tourists have been fined following a jet-ski accident at Kata Noi Beach. One Russian female tourist was taken to a hospital as a result of injuries sustained in the incident.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081256-four-russian-tourists-fined-in-phuket-jet-ski-accident/

 

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British Embassy contact Police to release the body of the 17 year old who died in a motorbike incident last week

By  Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A representative of the British Embassy has contacted Kamala Police to retrieve the body of the teenager who died in a motorbike incident in Kamala last week. The family are trying to raise funds to repatriate the body of Anthony Ryan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081262-british-embassy-contact-police-to-release-the-body-of-the-17-year-old-who-died-in-a-motorbike-incident-last-week/

 

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‘A public lynching’: Michael Jackson’s family slams ‘Leaving Neverland’ documentary

by Charlotte Krol

 

 

Michael Jackson Credit: Phil Walter/Getty Images

 

Michael Jackson’s family members have denounced a new documentary as “public lynching”.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081268-‘a-public-lynching’-michael-jackson’s-family-slams-‘leaving-neverland’-documentary/

 

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Thousands of Muslims demand Nike withdraw 'insulting' Air Max trainers

By CONNOR BOYD

 

Outraged Muslims are demanding Nike recall a line of trainers because the design looks like Allah's name in Arabic

 

Outraged Muslims are demanding Nike recall an 'offensive' line of trainers because the logo looks like Allah's name in Arabic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081269-thousands-of-muslims-demand-nike-withdraw-insulting-air-max-trainers/

 

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Elizabeth Kloepfer: What happened to Ted Bundy's girlfriend, the woman who turned him in?

BY LAURA JANE TURNER

 

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Ted Bundy's girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer – also known as Liz Kendall, but more on that later – was introduced in Netflix's latest true-crime smash hit, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081272-elizabeth-kloepfer-what-happened-to-ted-bundys-girlfriend-the-woman-who-turned-him-in/

 

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Farmer suffocates after passing out in muddy Phitsanulok paddy field

By The Nation

 

 

A farmer died from suffocation after fainting face down in the mud of his paddy field in Phitanulok’s Mueang district on Tuesday morning, police said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081280-farmer-suffocates-after-passing-out-in-muddy-phitsanulok-paddy-field/

 

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Governor calls for peace as Luang Phor Koon’s ashes are scattered on Mekong

By The Nation

 

 

Khon Kaen governor Somsak Jangtrakul has in advance urged people not to fight over collecting water in Nong Khai’s Mekong River section, where the late much-revered monk Luang Phor Koon Parisuttho’ ashes are to be scattered following his cremation rite.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081281-governor-calls-for-peace-as-luang-phor-koon’s-ashes-are-scattered-on-mekong/

 

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ONCB intercepts 300m meth pills in three-month operation with neighbours

By The Nation

 

 

The Office of Narcotics Control Board on Tuesday announced that it had managed to prevent some 300 million methamphetamine pills from flowing into the country during its operations in the final quarter of last year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081284-oncb-intercepts-300m-meth-pills-in-three-month-operation-with-neighbours/

 

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Cowed by social media, Bangkok Taco Bell to add beef

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

 

Image: Taco Bell Thailand / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — An American fast food chain that opened in Bangkok without any of its famed “supreme” beef fare will take action after it became a laughing stock on social media.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081285-cowed-by-social-media-bangkok-taco-bell-to-add-beef/

 

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Arrested in Phuket Russian national bows to US extradition request

By Anton Makhrov

 

Anton Bogdanov at the time of his arrest at Phuket International Airport in November. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET:-- Russian national Anton Bogdanov, arrested at Phuket International Airport at the request of the US Government on Nov 28, has waived his right to fight extradition to the US to face cybercrime hacking charges, says the Russian embassy in Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081288-arrested-in-phuket-russian-national-bows-to-us-extradition-request/

 

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Education not to blame for BNK48's Nazi moment: Official

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Images posted by True ID from a televised BNK48 rehearsal on Friday.

 

BANGKOK — Debate continues over whether personal ignorance or a bad education was to blame for a pop singer taking the stage in a Nazi flag.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081290-education-not-to-blame-for-bnk48s-nazi-moment-officail/

 

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Blind man in death plunge from Bangkok apartment building

By The Nation

 

 

A blind man jumped to his death from the rooftop of a seven-floor apartment building in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao district on Tuesday after his wife, who is also blind, had recently separated from him, police said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081291-blind-man-in-death-plunge-from-bangkok-apartment-building/

 

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Four-year-old girl drowns in Prachin Buri pond

By The Nation

 

 

A four-year-old girl was found drowned in a pond in Prachin Buri’s Mueang district on Tuesday morning.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081293-four-year-old-girl-drowns-in-prachin-buri-pond/