THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 13 Feb 2019

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Pattaya: Farang gets out his "anaconda" and urinates from moving baht bus

 

 

 

A "dark skinned" farang thought it would be jolly good fun to urinate on the road from a moving song thaew (known in Pattaya as a baht bus). 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084081-pattaya-farang-gets-out-his-anaconda-and-urinates-from-moving-baht-bus/

 

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Bank of England's Carney spells out no-deal Brexit hit to UK

By David Milliken and Andy Bruce

 

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney arrives at an FT event in London, Britain February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney warned on Tuesday of the potential shock to Britain's economy from Brexit which could serve as an "acid test" for countries around the world trying to respond to the challenges of globalization.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084082-bank-of-englands-carney-spells-out-no-deal brexit hit-to-uk/

 

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Elderly Chiang Mai woman leaps for her life as teak house blazes

By The Nation

 

 

An elderly woman suffered head injuries on Wednesday morning while making a desperate attempt to escape a blaze that burned down her teak house in Chiang Mai city.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084084-elderly-chiang-mai-woman-leaps-for-her-life-as-teak-house-blazes/

 

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Video: Multitasking minivan driver on the phone all the way to Rayong

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News said that a minivan driver was caught playing on his phone all the way from Bangkok to Rayong. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084087-video-multitasking-minivan-driver-on-the-phone-all-the-way-to-rayong/

 

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GOAL to Broadcast UEFA Champions League LIVE on Twitter in Global First

 

 

BANGKOK, 13 February 2019 – Goal, the world’s largest online football destination, today announced a new collaboration with Twitter to broadcast the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 games live to Twitter users in Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, and Laos.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084095-goal-to-broadcast-uefa-champions-league-live-on-twitter-in-global-first/

 

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Foreigners arrested - because Thais said they smelled bad

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thais on a tour bus in the south complained to the police at a checkpoint that around ten passengers were annoying them because they were stinking the bus out. They suspected that they were foreigners. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084096-foreigners-arrested-because-thais-said-they-smelled-bad/

 

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Phuket snake-catchers get busy

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

Phuket Ruamjai rescue workers are urging people to beware snakes making their way into people’s homes. Photos: Suparuk Maekprasat

 

PHUKET: Rescue workers at the Phuket Ruamjai Foundation are urging people to beware snakes on the move after four snakes were caught at residents’ houses last weekend, with three snakes caught on the one day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084100-phuket-snake-catchers-get-busy/

 

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Busking Russian backpackers arrested in Malaysia over baby swinging street act

 

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A Russian couple have been arrested and charged with child abuse in Malaysia after video footage of them swinging their baby in the in air went viral on social media.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084102-busking-russian-backpackers-arrested-in-malaysia-over-baby-swinging-street-act/

 

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Cambodian arrested after dog lover sees her favorite stray being prepared for dinner

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Laem Chabang police were called to a construction workers' camp at Poseidon in Sri Racha after a female Thai dog lover complained that a stray dog she loved had been killed and was being prepared for dinner. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084103-cambodian-arrested-after-dog-lover-sees-her-favorite-stray-being-prepared-for-dinner/

 

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Cobra Gold officially kicks off in Surin

 

   

SURIN, 13th February 2019 (NNT) – The 38th iteration of Cobra Gold 2019 officially commenced on Tuesday in Surin province, with more than 8,000 soldiers from eight nations present.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084107-cobra-gold-officially-kicks-off-in-surin/

 

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Magic Skin has 30 days to explain cash, pricey cars

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

The case against Magic Skin Co, accused last year of peddling substandard cosmetics and weight-loss products, inched forward this week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084116-magic-skin-has-30-days-to-explain-cash-pricey-cars/

 

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Chiang Mai’s turn to top the haze blacklist

By The Nation

 

 

While Bangkok air pollution began creeping back to unsafe levels on Wednesday morning, downtown Chiang Mai was already suffering in a dense haze.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084117-chiang-mai’s-turn-to-top-the-haze-blacklist/

 

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Supreme Court upholds 8-month jail term for 6 ex-PAD leaders

 

 

Six former leaders of the anti-Thaksin People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), including ex-Bangkok governor Chamlong Srimuang, have lost their legal battle as the Supreme Court upholds their eight-month prison sentences for their illegal 2008 siege of the Government House.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084119-supreme-court-upholds-8-month-jail-term-for-6-ex-pad-leaders/

 

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Krabi tour operators call for crackdown on foreigners touting tour packages

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Tour operators in Krabi are pushing for related government officials to solve the problem of foreigners illegally selling tour packages on Koh Phi Phi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084140-krabi-tour-operators-call-for-crackdown-on-foreigners-touting-tour-packages/

 

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Thai-Italian man falls to death in Pathum Thani

By The Nation

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A half Thai-Italian man fell to his death from his room on the eighth floor of an apartment building in Pathum Thani province on Wednesday in what might have been suicide, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084143-thai-italian-man-falls-to-death-in-pathum-thani/

 

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How a refugee footballer's honeymoon turned into an extradition nightmare

By Panu Wongcha-um and Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

FILE PHOTO: Supporters greet refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi (centre) as he arrives at Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne, Australia, February 12, 2019. AAP Image/David Crosling via REUTERS/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The honeymoon that Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi and his wife had hoped to have in Thailand late last year did not go according to plan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084148-hakeem-al-araibi-how-a-refugee-footballers-honeymoon-turned-into-an-extradition-nightmare/

 

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Supreme Court jails ‘yellow-shirt’ leaders including Chamlong

By Kesinee Tangkiew 
The Nation

 

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld jail terms for six leaders of so-called yellow-shirt protests held against then prime minister Samak Sundaravej in 2008.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084119-supreme-court-upholds-8-month-jail-term-for-6-ex-pad-leaders/?do=findComment&comment=13840881

 

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Deputy PMs security wish on Valentine’s Day

 

   

BANGKOK, 13th February 2019 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwanhas ordered officials to look after the public on Valentine’s Day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084155-prawits-security-wish-on-valentine’s-day/

 

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Thai Raksa Chart vows to fight dissolution

By The Nation

 

Thai Raksa Chart Party leader Preechapon Pongpanich

 

The Thai Raksa Chart Party on Wednesday submitted a motion to the Constitution Court, requesting a chance to defend itself over the party’s possible dissolution.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084168-thai-raksa-chart-vows-to-fight-dissolution/

 

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Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe addresses rumours that he's replacing Hugh Jackman as Wolverine

BY BEA MITCHELL

 

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Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has explained that he's NOT playing Wolverine now that Hugh Jackman has retired.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084175-harry-potters-daniel-radcliffe-addresses-rumours-that-hes-replacing-hugh-jackman-as-wolverine/

 

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Chris Pratt puts an end to 'infamously anti-LGBTQ' church comments made by Ellen Page

By TRACY WRIGHT

 

Selfie: Chris Pratt put rumors to rest with a lengthy Instagram post shared to his stories on Monday afternoon

 

His house of worship was under attack earlier this week when Ellen Page claimed his church had an 'anti lgbtq' agenda.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084178-chris-pratt-puts-an-end-to-infamously-anti-lgbtq-church-comments-made-by-ellen-page/

 

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Sam Smith goes shirtless as he shares candid post about his battle with body confidence

By EVE BUCKLAND

 

Before: The Writing's On The Wall singer, 26, dropped almost four stone in 2015 after turning to a more healthy diet (pictured in 2014)

 

Sam Smith shared a candid post about body confidence as he bravely posed for a shirtless snap on Instagram on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084181-sam-smith-goes-shirtless-as-he-shares-candid-post-about-his-battle-with-body-confidence/

 

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Speedboat captain to be suspended, boat de-registered after oil tanker slam

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

The serious moves to enforce marine safety regulations follows the twin-engine tour speedboat Sainam slamming into a small oil tanker off Koh Rang, off Phuket’s east coast, on Saturday. photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- The captain of the tour speedboat that slammed into an oil tanker off Phuket’s east coast while returning from Phi Phi Island on Saturday (Feb 9) faces a criminal charge of recklessness causing injury – and will have his boat operator’s licence suspended and the speedboat itself temporarily de-registered.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084195-speedboat-captain-to-be-suspended-boat-de-registered-after-oil-tanker-slam/

 

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Lovers switch to single roses from bouquets after jump in Valentine’s prices

By Nopporn Thathan, 
Chompunuch Wutthima 
The Nation

 

As a red rose remains the popular Valentine's Day gift but the price is pushed higher due to a big demand, many people especially youths are shopping for single roses rather than bouquets.

 

The price of roses had doubled from that of the past two years just days ahead of this year’s Valentine’s Day, vendors in Phayao said on Wednesday, while their counterparts in Chiang Mai echoed their observation, citing that the popular Valentine’s gift was retailing for Bt70, up substantially from last year’s Bt50.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084197-lovers-switch-to-single-roses-from-bouquets-after-jump-in-valentine’s-prices/

 

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Smog returns to Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

Smog returned to most parts of the Greater Bangkok on Wednesday afternoon.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084199-smog-returns-to-bangkok/

 

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Police look to clamp down on Valentine fun

By The Nation

 

Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Surachet Hakpal

 

Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Surachet Hakpal has ordered officers to monitor Thai social media for invitations to drug parties or lewd acts on Valentine's Day.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084200-police-look-to-clamp-down-on-valentine-fun/

 

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Patong tsunami evacuation drill announced

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Phuket Vice Governor at the meeting with local officials today (Feb 13).

 

PHUKET:-- The Phuket Provincial Office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) announced today (Feb 13) that a provincial tsunami evacuation drill will be carried out in Patong next month as authorities prepare for a regional exercise in April or May.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084203-patong-tsunami-evacuation-drill-announced/

 

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Thailand Live Thursday 14 Feb 2019 
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