THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 3 June 2019

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VIDEO: 30 shops damaged, 2 injured as fire rips through Chatuchak market

 

Picture: JS100 Radio

 

Two people were injured and 30 shops damaged after a fire broke out at the popular Chatuchak market in Bangkok on Sunday evening.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104258-video-30-shops-damaged-2-injured-as-fire-rips-through-chatuchak-market/

 

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Russian woman injured after taking selfie on Patong rocks

 

Caption: She nearly threw her life away

 

A lifeguard site on Facebook reported that they attended to a young Russian woman who fell from rocks while taking a selfie. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104261-russian-woman-injured-after-taking-selfie-on-patong-rocks/

 

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Out with the old in with the nude! Naked "Kilometer Girl" going the extra mile

 

Caption: She's checked-in at Petchaburi

 

After it was proven that naked pictures of a woman taken in Jomtien were old news comes a fresh posting of pictures online.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104263-out-with-the-old-in-with-the-nude-naked-kilometer-girl-going-the-extra-mile/

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Trump urges Israel to 'get their act together' amid election turmoil

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, voicing impatience with close ally Israel, said on Sunday he was not happy about electoral upheaval there and urged the Israelis to "get their act together."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104264-trump-urges-israel-to-get-their-act-together-amid-election-turmoil/

 

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Phuket: "State sponsored extortion" forces prices for tourists up, claims top businessman

 

Caption: Patong in trouble

 

One of Phuket's leading businessmen has gone online to claim that state sponsored extortion is forcing prices up for tourists. And the charges are forcing businesses out and tourists to leave. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104265-phuket-state-sponsored-extortion-forces-prices-for-tourists-up-claims-top-businessman/

 

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Gold Card health scheme swamps NHSO units

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

National Health Security Office (NHSO) branches were deluged with nearly 450,000 health-related issues in the first half of its current fiscal year, its secretary general has said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104266-gold-card-health-scheme-swamps-nhso-units/

 

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Shocking! Thai mother and Cambodian stepfather did this to their six year old boy

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Shocking pictures on Daily News showed the state of a six year old boy who has been repeatedly assaulted and battered by his Thai mother and Cambodian stepfather. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104268-shocking-thai-mother-and-cambodian-stepfather-did-this-to-their-six-year-old-boy/

 

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Trump tells Britain to 'walk away' if EU does not yield on Brexit

By Paul Sandle and Stephen Addison

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy's graduation ceremony in Colorado, Springs, Colorado, U.S., May 30, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Britain should refuse to pay a $50 billion (39.5 billion pounds) European Union divorce bill and "walk away" from Brexit talks if Brussels does not give ground.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104272-trump-tells-britain-to-walk-away-if-eu-does-not-yield-on-brexit/

 

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Video: Man shot dead in snooker hall by well known Chonburi restaurant owner

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Chonburi are hunting a well known local restaurant owner after he was caught on CCTV shooting a man to death in a snooker hall in the city. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104275-video-man-shot-dead-in-snooker-hall-by-well-known-chonburi-restaurant-owner/

 

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Body of 24 year old found in Wichit forest, Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The rotting body of a man, believed to have been murdered, has been found in a forest in Wichit, central Phuket, over the weekend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104276-body-of-24-year-old-found-in-wichit-forest-phuket/

 

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Video: Pod of rare whales spotted near Koh Tao

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Foreign tourists were delighted when a pod of around 30 killer whales followed their dive boat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104278-video-pod-of-rare-whales-spotted-near-koh-tao/

 

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Missing Big Joke! New immigration chief flexes his muscles in arrest of Koreans

 

Picture: INN

 

The vinyl boards are back out at the Thai Immigration Bureau.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104282-missing-big-joke-new-immigration-chief-flexes-his-muscles-in-arrest-of-koreans/

 

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Pattaya mayor talks of 665 million baht makeover to solve flooding crisis

 

Picture: Manager online

 

Pattaya's mayor Sonthaya Khunpluem has spoken to Manager about the flooding crisis in Pattaya. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104285-pattaya-mayor-talks-of-665-million-baht-makeover-to-solve-flooding-crisis/

 

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Defense Minister attends IISS Shangri - La Dialogue 2019

 

   

BANGKOK, 3 June 2019 (NNT) - At a bilateral discussion during the IISS Shangri - La Dialogue 2019 in Singapore, Thai Defense Minister has agreed to promote military cooperation with the US Defense Secretary and the Singaporean Defense Minister.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104288-defense-minister-prawit-attends-iiss-shangri-la-dialogue-2019/

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Ouch! Tree surgeon needs his own surgeon after fall onto spikes!

 

Picture: Rescue Thailand Club

 

A worker pruning a tree at a house in Nonthaburi fell and impaled himself on the spikes of a gate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104290-ouch-tree-surgeon-needs-his-own-surgeon-after-fall-onto-spikes/

 

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Phuket man arrested after five years on the run for drugs, guns

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Officers led by Lt Col Nathapop Pongsapan of the Thalang Police arrested Adisak ‘Mamood’ Homhuan, at a house in Moo 4 Pa Khlok on Saturday (June 1). Photo: Eakkpop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Thalang Police arrested a 41-year-old Phuket man at a residence in Pa Khlok on Saturday (June 1) after he had spent the past five years in hiding, accumulating seven outstanding related to drugs and illegal firearms and ammunition.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104292-phuket-man-arrested-after-five-years-on-the-run-for-drugs-guns/

 

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Video: One killed many injured as huge rocket flies into spectators at North East "Rocket Festival"

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

One man died and many others were injured when a thirteen meter long home made rocket packed with explosives accidentally shot into a crowd of hundreds of spectators. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104302-video-one-killed-many-injured-as-huge-rocket-flies-into-spectators-at-north-east-rocket-festival/

 

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Help sought for infant with hydrocephalus

By The Nation

 

Grandparents

 

The grandparents of a seriously ill five-month-old baby, who was born to a female prisoner and a fugitive father, are calling for help.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104305-help-sought-for-infant-with-hydrocephalus/

 

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Close encounters of the pachyderm kind

By The Nation

 

 

Runners in a Chon Buri event experienced a few moments of fear after a stretch of the trail brought them face to face with wild elephants. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104308-close-encounters-of-the-pachyderm-kind/

 

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Anti-junta activist Ja New attacked again by unidentified men

 

 

Well known anti-junta activist Sirawith Seritiwat, alias Ja New, was attacked by five unidentified men at a bus stop on Ratchadapisek road in Bangkok on Sunday night, which he later described as an attempt on his life.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104314-anti-junta-activist-ja-new-attacked-again-by-unidentified-men/

 

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Italy PM Conte to threaten to quit unless coalition squabbles end - papers

 

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium May 28, 2019. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will threaten to resign on Monday unless the fractious ruling parties settle their differences and get on with governing, several Italian newspapers reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104317-italy-pm-conte-to-threaten-to-quit-unless-coalition-squabbles-end-papers/

 

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Palestinians deserve self-determination but uncertain they can govern themselves - Kushner

By Matt Spetalnick and Katanga Johnson

 

FILE PHOTO: White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, speaks during a discussion on "Inside the Trump Administration's Middle East Peace Effort" at a dinner symposium of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) in Washington, U.S., May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that the Palestinians deserve "self-determination," but stopped short of backing Palestinian statehood and expressed uncertainty over their ability to govern themselves.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104318-palestinians-deserve-self-determination-but-uncertain-they-can-govern-themselves-kushner/

 

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‘Democratic’ parties condemn attack on anti-military activist before PM selection vote

By The Nation

 

 

Politicians from the so-called “democratic camp” on Monday condemned an attack the previous night on a key anti-military activist.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104314-anti-junta-activist-ja-new-attacked-again-by-unidentified-men/?do=findComment&comment=14208026

 

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Trump calls London mayor "stone cold loser" as he lands in the UK

 

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks at the the British Chamber of Commerce annual conference in London, Britain, March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo

 

STANSTED, England (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his verbal attacks on London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday, calling him a "stone-cold loser" after the mayor criticized the British government's decision to offer a state visit to Trump.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104320-trump-calls-london-mayor-stone-cold-loser-as-he-lands-in-the-uk/

 

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Truck collides with power pole in Krabi, driver injured

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A truck has collided with a power pole after the driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel in Krabi today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104325-truck-collides-with-power-pole-in-krabi-driver-injured/

 

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Gunman shoots dead village head in Narathiwat mosque

By The Nation

 

 

A gunman walked into a mosque and shot dead the village head in Narathiwat’s Ra Ngae district on Sunday night.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104343-gunman-shoots-dead-village-head-in-narathiwat-mosque/

 

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Relief all round as missing disabled woman found unharmed after two-day search operation

By The Nation

 

 

A two-day search operation for an intellectually challenged woman in Suphan Buri province ended on Monday morning, after she was spotted near her home.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104344-relief-all-round-as-missing-disabled-woman-found-unharmed-after-two-day-search-operation/

 

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Deal or no deal, we leave EU on Oct. 31 - UK PM candidate Johnson

By William James

 

FILE PHOTO: Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is running to succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister, leaves his home in London, Britain, May 30, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson, frontrunner to be Britain's next prime minister, promised on Monday to lead the country out of the European Union on Oct. 31 with or without an exit deal, launching his leadership bid in a campaign video.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104345-deal-or-no-deal-we-leave-eu-on-oct-31-uk-pm-candidate-johnson/

 

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Phuket safe, dengue growth slows in May amidst soaring fears online

By Anton Makhrov

 

A graph included in the DDC report shows that the number of dengue infections nationwide during the first four months of the year was well above average, but the number of infections for May was not. Image: MoPH / DDC

 

PHUKET:-- While some media reports are erroneously claiming that the arrival of the monsoon season rains in the past few weeks has seen the number of dengue infections across the country double, the rate of infections in Phuket has in fact fallen.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104346-phuket-safe-dengue-growth-slows-in-may-amidst-soaring-fears-online/

 

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Thailand’s Maya Bay settles into an extended period of rest

By The Thaiger

 

 

You can look but you can’t touch. Maya Bay’s beach, closed last year to allow coral restoration and beach recovery, is likely to remain closed to visitors for many years, even up to five.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104347-thailand’s-maya-bay-settles-into-an-extended-period-of-rest/