THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 21 Feb 2019

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Luxury Samui hotel raided in international money laundering probe

 

 

Department of Special Investigation officers and Ministry of the Interior officials raided a luxury hotel in the south of Koh Samui yesterday in an international money laundering probe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085513-luxury-samui-hotel-raided-in-international-money-laundering-probe/

 

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Army chief’s attempt to shut down election talk of budget cuts backfires

By Jitraporn Sennawong, Nattaphat Phromkaew 
The Nation

 

 

The Army chief’s attempt to scare politicians off discussing the Army budget and reform by indirectly calling them “enemies of the state” has instead backfired, as many Thais have emerged with additional proposals for reforms of the military, and others are protesting the chief’s invocation of the farrightist anthem.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085515-army-chief’s-attempt-to-shut-down-election-talk-of-budget-cuts-backfires/

 

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'MAKE MOST OF EVERY DAY' 

England boss Gareth Southgate pays tribute to teen killed in Thailand crash

Southagate met Anthony Ryan, 17,  who was killed when his motorbike hit a van in Phuket, in 2014 when the-then under-21 football boss coached at his former school in Bradford

By Paul Sims

 

Tragic Ryan Anthony, 17, died when his motorbike hit a van in Phuket, Thailand//SWNS:SOUTH WEST NEWS SERVICE

 

ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate has paid tribute to a teenager who died in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085517-england-boss-gareth-southgate-pays-tribute-to-teen-killed-in-thailand-crash/

 

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Terminal 21: Handicapped woman's disability trike removed to make way for Ford Mustang

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Security guards at Pattaya's Terminal 21 shopping center removed a handicapped woman's motorcycle and sidecar from a disabled person's parking spot. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085521-terminal-21-handicapped-womans-disability-trike-removed-to-make-way-for-ford-mustang/

 

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Video: Elephant strikes: Tourists take an early bath in Chiang Mai

 

 

Some tourists taking a scenic trip down a river in Chiang Mai did not bargain for the antics of a young elephant. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085522-video-elephant-strikes-tourists-take-an-early-bath-in-chiang-mai/

 

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Thai Government to take a cut of rescued soccer team's major movie deal

By South-East Asia correspondent Liam Cochrane

 

PHOTO: Two film companies are competing for the rights to tell the story of the boys' rescue. (Reuters: Soe Zeya Tun)

 

The Thai Government is planning to take a substantial share of a major movie deal signed with the families of the rescued Wild Boars soccer team.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085526-thai-government-to-take-a-cut-of-rescued-soccer-teams-major-movie-deal/

 

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Video: Rapist on the prowl - before a victim arrives home

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Chilling CCTV footage released by the police in Ubon Ratchathani showed a rapist on the prowl before he attacked a young woman in her room at knife point. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085528-video-rapist-on-the-prowl-before-a-victim-arrives-home/

 

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Akha drug suspect shot dead in gunfight with Chiang Rai police

By The Nation

 

 

Police seized about 5 million meth pills and shot dead an Akha hill tribe man who allegedly resisted arrest on a Chiang Rai road early on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085533-akha-drug-suspect-shot-dead-in-gunfight-with-chiang-rai-police/

 

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Booze ban: Far less die on the Thai roads on Tuesday's Buddhist holiday

 

 

Those who say that banning alcohol would have a dramatic effect on lessening the carnage on Thai roads might feel their opinion is vindicated after stats showed far less than average died on Tuesday - a Buddhist holiday when sales of alcohol were banned. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085535-booze-ban-far-less-die-on-the-thai-roads-on-tuesdays-buddhist-holiday/

 

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UPDATE:

Six year old had his throat cut by his father as he slept in bed

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Further details have emerged in the case of a man from Myanmar who was arrested after carrying his dead son from his house in Mae Sot, Tak in Thailand's north-west. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085331-tak-horror-as-man-walks-into-town-with-bloodied-slain-son-in-his-arms/?do=findComment&comment=13866833

 

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Carcass of finless porpoise found on Prachuap Khiri Khan beach

By The Nation

 

 

The decomposed carcass of finless porpoise was found on Pran Buri beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan early on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085542-carcass-of-finless-porpoise-found-on-prachuap-khiri-khan-beach/

 

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Social media responds! What to do when a woman sits on you on a train!

 

 

Netizens responded in droves - with many wacky suggestions - after a woman went on Facebook with an unusual story after an experience on the MRT underground in Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085544-social-media-responds-what-to-do-when-a-woman-sits-on-you-on-a-train/

 

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"Copied forest design" of new Bangkok airport terminal abandoned

 

 

A wooden design that critics said copied a Japanese architect's ideas has been abandoned for Suvarnabhumi's new Terminal 2 building. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085550-copied-forest-design-of-new-bangkok-airport-terminal-abandoned/

 

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Homes damaged as quakes hit Lampang

By The Nation

 

 

At least 14 homes in six Tambones have been damaged in the northern province of Lampang's Wang Nua district that has been shaken by 25 quakes and aftershocks on Wednesday and Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085554-homes-damaged-as-quakes-hit-lampang/

 

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Dog rescued from 10 metre well in Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A dog has been rescued after falling into a 10 metre deep well behind a temple in Thalang.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085575-dog-rescued-from-10-metre-well-in-phuket/

 

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Fire destroys house in Phuket Town in an alleged arson attack

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Fire has destroyed a house that was selling petrol bottles out the front in Phuket Town earlier today. Witness say they saw a woman near the house before the fire started.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085579-fire-destroys-house-in-phuket-town-in-an-alleged-arson-attack/

 

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Elderly couple found dead in Phitsanulok house

By The Nation

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

An elderly couple living on their own in a house in Phitsanulok's Muang district were found dead on Thursday morning in what is believed to be a fatal accident and a suicide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085583-elderly-couple-found-dead-in-phitsanulok-house/

 

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‘Jealous’ lover kills girlfriend and botches suicide

By Thanyawee Chansrisuk 
The Nation

 

 

A 41-year-old village headman assistant shot dead his girlfriend in Phatthalung's Kuan Khanoon district on Thursday before turning the gun on himself to commit suicide but only inflicted a serious injury.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085585-‘jealous’-lover-kills-girlfriend-and-botches-suicide/

 

 

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Phuket expat re-invents the way sewing machines work

By The Thaiger

 

 

British inventor creates a new sewing system that eliminates the bobbin

 

When you list the worlds top inventions the sewing machine is rarely included, it’s lucky if it makes it into the top 50!

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085586-phuket-british-expat-re-invents-the-way-sewing-machines-work/

 

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Chinese tourists biggest spenders in Thailand during New Year holiday

By The Nation 

 

 

Spending by Chinese tourists during the Chinese New Year holiday was the highest in Thailand according to Alipay, a leading digital payment platform offered by Ant Financial, an affiliate of Alibaba Group. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085611-chinese-tourists-biggest-spenders-in-thailand-during-new-year-holiday/

 

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Chronically ill man jumps to his death from Bangkok apartment rooftop

By The Nation

 

 

A 66-year-old man who lived alone and suffered from chronic ailments, was found dead outside a 15-storey apartment building in Bangkok's Bang Sue district on Thursday. It is believed he committed suicide by jumping from the rooftop.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085612-chronically-ill-man-jumps-to-his-death-from-bangkok-apartment-rooftop/

 

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Apology for disabled woman over mall parking incident

By Theerawat Thongma, 
Dethawee Theewarangkool 
The Nation

 

 

A security guard and a mall executive have apologised to a wheelchair-bound woman whose motorcycle and sidecar were removed from a mall parking space for the physically disabled, to make way for a sports car and its able-bodied driver.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085521-terminal-21-handicapped-womans-disability-trike-removed-to-make-way-for-ford-mustang/?do=findComment&comment=13868097

 

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Who's won the Guinness World Record for Longest Career as a Marvel Superhero?

BY ADAM SILVERSTEIN

 

ITV

 

Most of the Marvel faithful will already know this, but there are two actors who've played live-action superheroes for the studio longer than any other – and they've now been recognised by Guinness World Records.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085615-whos-won-the-guinness-world-record-for-longest-career-as-a-marvel-superhero/

 

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Chris Hemsworth Will Play Hulk Hogan In A New Biopic

by James White

 

 

He went from being a larger-than-life pop cultural icon to a man plagued by scandals, so you can imagine that the life of one Terry Gene Bollea – AKA Hulk Hogan – might be a good fit for a biopic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085616-chris-hemsworth-will-play-hulk-hogan-in-a-new-biopic/

 

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The controversial genius of Karl Lagerfeld

 

Karl Lagerfeld was known for his outspoken comments as well as his designs / GETTY IMAGES

 

Karl Lagerfeld's death on Tuesday prompted an outpouring of grief from the fashion world.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085617-the-controversial-genius-of-karl-lagerfeld/

 

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Phuket Town Mayor announces water-restriction plans ‘in case of drought’

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Town Mayor Somjai Suwansupana announces the ‘drought preparedness’ plan at a meeting held at Suan Luang park earlier this week. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket City Mayor Somjai Suwansupana has called on Phuket Town residents to prepare for water rationing in case rain does not arrive soon to replenish the town’s water-supply reserves.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085619-phuket-town-mayor-announces-water-restriction-plans-‘in-case-of-drought’/

 

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Boy savaged by dogs recovering in hospital

By The Nation

 

 

A five-year-old Finnish boy is recovering at Krabi Nakharin International Hospital after being mauled by a pack of dogs at Ao Nang in Krabi

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085629-boy-savaged-by-dogs-recovering-in-hospital/

 

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Patong Police Chief to reign in tourists hooning on motorbikes

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

The checkpoint on Phra Mettha Rd set up to catch hooning motorists. Photo: Patong Police

 

PHUKET:-- Patong Police have set up a new check point on Phra Mettha Rd to catch speeding tourists after a video emerged on social media showing a tourist on a motorcycle popping a wheelie on the road.

 

Full Storyhttps://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085632-patong-police-chief-to-reign-in-tourists-hooning-on-motorbikes/

 

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Thailand Live Friday 22 Feb 2019
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