THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 18 June 2019

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Just what's needed on Thailand's roads! "Fast and Furious 9" prepares for filming

 

 

Sanook reported that locals in southern Thailand were all excited at the prospect of "The Fast and The Furious" being filmed in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106980-photos-just-whats-needed-on-thailands-roads-fast-and-furious-9-prepares-for-filming/

 

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Chiang Mai: Gambling crackdown on cuddly toys imminent!

 

Caption: Yet more opening! Crane grab toy games sprouting up contrary to governor's orders

 

Chiang Mai News reported that crane grab toy games were brazenly sprouting up all over the city contrary to the orders of the governor of the northern Thai province. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106984-chiang-mai-gambling-crackdown-on-cuddly-toys-imminent/

 

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Video: Just chillin' - but irate netizens nearly faint!

 

Caption: Lying down and chilling......using feet instead of hands

 

Video posted on Facebook showed a man in red and a cap lying down on a motorcycle using his feet instead of his hands to control his machine. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106985-video-just-chillin-but-irate-netizens-nearly-faint/

 

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British rapist deported from Thailand admits drugs charges in UK

 

 

A British man who was recently deported from Thailand having initially fled to Pattaya to evade arrest has admitted drug charges on his return to the UK.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106986-british-rapist-deported-from-thailand-admits-drugs-charges-in-uk/

 

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Video: Viral video shows Thai "hubby" ask his "mia" for money to pay off the "pretties"!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A widely shared video posted to Facebook showed a Thai husband mischievously asking his pregnant wife for 100 baht to give a tip to some pretties who came up to their table. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106987-video-viral-video-shows-thai-hubby-ask-his-mia-for-money-to-pay-off-the-pretties/

 

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Trump says U.S. agency will begin removing millions of illegal immigrants

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about his administration's proposals on U.S. immigration policy in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that U.S. authorities would begin next week removing millions of immigrants who are in the United States illegally.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106988-trump-says-us-agency-will-begin-removing-millions-of-illegal-immigrants/

 

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Motorbike driver crushed by cement truck in Thalang, Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A cement truck driver has been charged with reckless driving causing death after a motorbike driver died at the scene after being run over by the cement truck in Thalang yesterday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106991-motorbike-driver-crushed-by-cement-truck-in-thalang-phuket/

 

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Ex-popular singer arrested with 5 kilos of ketamine

By The Nation

 

 

A former “heartthrob” pop singer was arrested along with her husband for allegedly selling 5.17 kilograms of the drug ketamine to a Taiwanese man who was also arrested.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106992-ex-popular-singer-arrested-with-5-kilos-of-ketamine/

 

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Chinese man arrested for attempted murder of wife in Ubon

By The Nation

 

Picture: komkhaotuathai

 

A Chinese businessman has been arrested for allegedly pushing his wife down a ravine in Ubon Ratchathani in the hope of inheriting her assets worth Bt100 million, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106993-chinese-man-arrested-for-attempted-murder-of-wife-in-ubon/

 

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US pensioner, ladyboy extortionist, Thai teacher all arrested for child pornography in Thailand

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The head of Thailand's crimes against children group has announced the arrest of four people people preying on children. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106996-us-pensioner-ladyboy-extortionist-thai-teacher-all-arrested-for-child-pornography-in-thailand/

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Thai police say cybersex traffickers targeting boys from wealthy families

By Nanchanok Wongsamuth

 

A motorbike taxi driver uses his phone as he passes time on the streetside in Bangkok,Thailand May 11, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun - RC172CFDFB70

 

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thai cybersex traffickers are targeting teenage boys from wealthy backgrounds, often luring them by posing as young girls, the deputy head of a child sex abuse task force said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106997-thai-police-say-cybersex-traffickers-targeting-boys-from-wealthy-families/

 

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Economy, charter changes, graft to test Democrat-Palang Pracharat ties

 

 

This week’s introduction of the Democrat Party’s “Avengers” team was not just a PR stunt by a reeling political camp seeking to capitalize on a big movie hype. It was also a stern message to the ruling party, Palang Pracharat, which wants to take key control of the economy but will struggle to show off its own economic superheroes. The Democrats were practically saying: “Here’s our team, and it’s not even at the frontline. Look how ready we are. What about you?”

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106999-economy-charter-changes-graft-to-test-democrat-palang-pracharat-ties/

 

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"7-Eleven" staff arrested for stealing tourist's credit card and buying goods

 

Caption: Arrested: Convenience store staff took tourist's credit card to use

 

Police in Chiang Mai have arrested three men for stealing a tourist's credit card and going on a spending spree.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107001-7-eleven-staff-arrested-for-stealing-tourists-credit-card-and-buying-goods/

 

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Bus conductor fired, firm fined for molesting ladyboy on board

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

An inter-province bus conductor was fired and the bus firm was fined Bt5,000 after he allegedly molested a transgender passenger on-board a bus to Nong Bua Lamphu, a senior official of the Land Transport Department said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107003-nong-bua-lamphu-bus-conductor-fired-firm-fined-for-molesting-ladyboy-on-board/

 

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Another Chinese tourist caught! This time poohing in the street in front of diners

 

 

Thai Rath reported that a Chinese male tourist had dropped his trousers and attempted to pooh down a drain in full view of street stall diners in downtown Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107005-another-chinese-tourist-caught-this-time-poohing-in-the-street-in-front-of-diners/

 

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Monks living it up on a raft - Buddhist organisation investigates

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A religious affairs department is investigating after a group of monks posted pictures of them having a day out on a raft on a lake in Kalasin. There was plenty of food and a steamboat. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107007-kalasin-monks-living-it-up-on-a-raft-buddhist-organisation-investigates/

 

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New blow to Boeing from engine delay, Airbus long-range rival takes off

By Laurence Frost and Eric M. Johnson

 

An aerial view shows the 53rd International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

 

PARIS, France (Reuters) - Boeing suffered a fresh setback at the opening of the Paris Airshow on Monday as the U.S. planemaker's engine supplier revealed a delay affecting its all-new 777X jet, while Airbus targeted the middle of the market with a rival plane.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107008-new-blow-to-boeing-from-engine-delay-airbus-long-range-rival-takes-off/

 

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Busted! Samui karaoke lounge offering underage sex for 2,000 baht

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

An undercover team of police in Koh Samui carried out a sting and busted a karaoke lounge last night for offering underage girls for sex. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107009-busted-samui-karaoke-lounge-offering-underage-sex-for-2000-baht/

 

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U.S. says to send more troops to the Middle East, cites Iran threats

By Phil Stewart and Parisa Hafezi

 

Flight deck of the U.S aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is seen as sailors swip the deck for foreign object and debris (FOD) walk-down on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in Arabian Sea, May 19, 2019. Picture taken May 19, 2019. Garrett LaBarge/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced on Monday the deployment of about 1,000 more troops to the Middle East for what he said were defensive purposes, citing concerns about a threat from Iran.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107014-us-says-to-send-more-troops-to-the-middle-east-cites-iran-threats/

 

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PM assures no cabinet seat problem in Palang Pracharat party

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said this morning (Tuesday) that the problem of cabinet seat sharing among factions within the Palang Pracharat party has been settled.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107016-pm-assures-no-cabinet-seat-problem-in-palang-pracharat-party/

 

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Gen. Prawit instructs police, military officers to regulate motorcycle taxi stands properly

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense has ordered the police and military officers to regulate motorcycle taxi stands effectively, emphasizing that the public must be kept safe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107019-gen-prawit-instructs-police-military-officers-to-regulate-motorcycle-taxi-stands-properly/

 

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Motorbike driver dies after colliding with taxi in Thalang, Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A motorbike driver has died after colliding with a taxi carrying Indian tourists in Thalang. Thalang Police report that they were notified of the collision at 9.35pm last night on Thepkrasattri Road in Thalang, Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107033-motorbike-driver-dies-after-colliding-with-taxi-in-thalang-phuket/

 

 

 

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Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by car in Kathu – VIDEO

By The Thaiger

 

 

PHOTOS: อาสา ของ ประชาชน VIDEO: Kathu Police/ Newshawk Phuket

 

A pedestrian has sustained serious injuries after being hit by a sedan while crossing a road in Kathu, Phuket. Volunteers rescue workers report that they were notified of the incident at 7.19pm last night at the Kathu Intersection (near the Caltex petrol station).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107037-pedestrian-seriously-injured-after-being-hit-by-car-in-kathu-–-video/

 

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Owner of tutoring school detained for allegedly killing student

By Wasukit Lao-in 

The Nation

 

 

Police showed up with arrest warrants on Tuesday for the 27-year-old owner of a boarding school in Nakhon Sawan’s Muang district, his wife and his mother-in-law, for their alleged role in the fatal assault of a 15-year-old schoolboy earlier this month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107039-nakhon-sawan-owner-of-tutoring-school-detained-for-allegedly-killing-student/

 

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Mains water supply outage in Kamala

By The Phuket News

 

The water outage will affect Kamala and parts of Kathu. Image: PWA

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in parts of Kamala Tomorrow (June 19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107041-mains-water-supply-outage-in-kamala/

 

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Red Planet Hotels selected as field global partner for Harvard Business School

By The Nation

 

 

Red Planet Hotels recently hosted a team of students from Harvard Business School in Bangkok for one week as part of the required FIELD Global Immersion first-year course at Harvard Business School.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107044-red-planet-hotels-selected-as-field-global-partner-for-harvard-business-school/

 

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Government: Fisheries Act benefits Thailand

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Deputy Government Spokesman, Lt. Gen. Werachon Sukondhapatipak, has urged the general public to consider carefully whether amending sections 34, 69, and 81 of the Fisheries Act of 2015 as suggested by the Future Forward Party leader, Thanathorn Jungroongruangkit, would be beneficial or detrimental to the country’s marine resources and human trafficking problem. On June 15, the Future Forward leader visited Trat province to listen to concerns raised by some local fishermen.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107055-government-fisheries-act-benefits-thailand/

 

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Two held for running illegal abattoirs in Nong Khai

By The Nation

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Two men were arrested early on Tuesday for operating two illegal abattoirs in a village in Nong Khai’s Muang district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107058-two-held-for-running-illegal-abattoirs-in-nong-khai/

 

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Two arrested for using fake credit cards

By The Nation

 

PIcture: Naew Na

 

A Chinese man and a Thai have been arrested for allegedly using fake credit cards in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107061-two-arrested-for-using-fake-credit-cards-in-bangkok/

 

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Woman falls down manhole on way to work

By The Nation

 

Photo Courtesy of JS100 traffic radio station

 

A 23-year-old woman fell down a manhole while walking to work with her co-workers on Tuesday morning near Bangkok’s Ratchadapisek subway station.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107082-woman-falls-down-manhole-on-way-to-work/