THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 3 July 2019

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What a loss of face! Rolex dealer tells another story after couple pose with half million baht watch

 

Caption: Just posing for a picture

 

A couple had a massive loss of face after posing with a 560,000 baht Rolex watch at a dealers. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109610-what-a-loss-of-face-rolex-dealer-tells-another-story-after-couple-pose-with-half-million-baht-watch/

 

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Balance board explosion nearly burns down man's house in Pattaya

 

 

Firemen and rescue personnel went to a house in Soi Krom Thee Din (Land Department Soi) in south Pattaya after a balance board exploded while it was being charged. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109612-balance-board-explosion-nearly-burns-down-mans-house-in-pattaya/

 

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Which team’s fans ‘play away’ the most?

David Buckley

 

 

Palace supporters are runners-up in league table no one wants to head

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109617-which-team’s-fans-‘play-away’-the-most/

 

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Which celebrity will win strawberries and cream challenge?

David Buckley

 

 

Strawberries and cream are a natural fit with Wimbledon

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109626-which-celebrity-will-win-strawberries-and-cream-challenge/

 

 

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Carnage in Rayong: Caused by a rescue vehicle going through a red light on way to another accident

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A rescue pick-up on going fast with its siren wailing on the way to an accident scene caused a far more serious accident at an intersection in Rayong.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109629-carnage-in-rayong-caused-by-a-rescue-vehicle-going-through-a-red-light-on-way-to-another-accident/

 

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Ex-female worker arrested for allegedly robbing Korat 7-Eleven shop of Bt2.3 million

By The Nation

 

 

Woman ex-employee arrested over smooth 7-Eleven heist

 

Police have arrested a former female 7-Eleven shop staff member in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Muang district for allegedly robbing the shop of Bt2.3 million in cash.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109284-lone-man-robs-korat-7-eleven-shop-of-bt2-million-inside-job-suspected/?do=findComment&comment=14307267

 

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International wordsmiths converge on Bangkok for iconic Scrabble Championships

 

File photo of competitors at the King's Cup in Bangkok

 

Competitors from around the world are converging on Bangkok for the 34th Brand's International Scrabble Championships that will be held at Central Westgate in Bang Yai for four days starting Thursday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109638-international-wordsmiths-converge-on-bangkok-for-iconic-scrabble-championships/

 

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Thailand's Highest Restaurant and Bar is now open at Mahanakhon Bangkok SkyBar

Mahanakhon Bangkok SkyBar, Thailand's highest restaurant and bar is now open at Bangkok's landmark destination, King Power Mahanakhon

 

Escape to Bangkok's new signature dining destination and sky-high oasis with a world-class chef and exhilarating views

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109639-thailands-highest-restaurant-and-bar-is-now-open-at-mahanakhon-bangkok-skybar/

 

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Rail department heeds Facebook call for new Bangkok railway station 

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The Department of Rail Transport has heeded a call by Facebook users for a new railway station to be built in Bangkok to allow passengers to more conveniently connect to the BTS Skytrain service.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109641-rail-department-heeds-facebook-call-for-new-bangkok-railway-station /

 

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Thai Film Archive showing re-runs of classic movies filmed in Thailand

"James Bond: The Man With The Golden Gun"

  

In addition its current “Drug In Film” project, the Thai Film Archive is also holding a programme

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109643-thai-film-archive-showing-re-runs-of-classic-movies-filmed-in-thailand/

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Bring your own bag shopping, starting today

By The Nation

 

 

Starting on Wednesday, people going out shopping may want to bring along their own reused or cloth bags to carry goods, as many shopping malls in Thailand have commenced campaigns to reduce the use of plastic bags.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109659-bring-your-own-bag-shopping-starting-today/

 

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Ranger and civilian killed, 4 others injured in shooting and bombing incidents

 

 

One para-military ranger and a civilian were killed and three other rangers and another villager wounded in two related shooting and bombing incidents in the forests of Yaha district of the southern province of Yala Wednesday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109661-ranger-and-civilian-killed-4-others-injured-in-shooting-and-bombing-incidents/

 

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Two Myanmar men in coma after stabbing at migrant workers’ camp

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Thalang police officers visit the stab victims in hospital. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Two Myanmar men are in a coma after being stabbed by their fellow countryman at a workers’ camp in Thalang last night (July 2).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109665-two-myanmar-men-in-coma-after-stabbing-at-migrant-workers’-camp/

 

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Luxury mansion amid protected Phuket forest stands on appeal

By The Phuket News

 

The luxury house compound is on private land overlooking the Bang Wad reservoir, says the Phuket Land Office, but surrounded by protected national forest. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET: Demolition of the luxury mansion in the hills overlooking the Bang Wad Reservoir because it breached the 80-metre limit on construction has been stayed pending an appeal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109669-luxury-mansion-amid-protected-phuket-forest-stands-on-appeal/

 

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School evacuated in Khon Kaen as structures ‘near collapse’

By Kritmet Loho, The Nation

 

 

More than 100 teachers and students of Ban Lao Nadi School in Khon Kaen's Muang district were evacuated on Wednesday morning and school furniture and teaching materials removed from two 40-year-old buildings for fear they would collapse.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109673-school-evacuated-in-khon-kaen-as-structures-‘near-collapse’/

 

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School evacuated in Khon Kaen as structures ‘near collapse’

By Kritmet Loho, The Nation

 

 

More than 100 teachers and students of Ban Lao Nadi School in Khon Kaen's Muang district were evacuated on Wednesday morning and school furniture and teaching materials removed from two 40-year-old buildings for fear they would collapse.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109673-school-evacuated-in-khon-kaen-as-structures-‘near-collapse’/

 

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DSI shares tale of extreme loan-sharking as they build case against suspect

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI), the Army and police officers have raided three target locations in Bangkok, including a house of an alleged loan shark, as they sought to build a case against the loan shark, DSI chief Pol Colonel Paisit Wongmuang said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109675-dsi-shares-tale-of-extreme-loan-sharking-as-they-build-case-against-suspect/

 

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Pheu Thai to refresh party’s top executives

By The Nation

 

Wirode Pao-in, left, and Phumtham Wechayachai

 

The opposition Pheu Thai Party is set for changes to its top executive lineup following resignations by its current party leader and secretary general.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109691-pheu-thai-to-refresh-party’s-top-executives/

 

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New government to be formed this month, promises Prayut

By The Nation

 

 

The new government will definitely be in place by the end of July, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109693-new-government-to-be-formed-this-month-promises-prayut/

 

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Thailand encourages South Korean investment in Mekong subregion development projects

By The Nation

 

File photo : FM's deputy director-general of International Economic Affairs Department Nikorndej Balankura

 

THAILAND has reassured South Korea there will be plenty of opportunities for the country’s participation in development projects in the Mekong subregion, the Foreign Ministry said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109694-thailand-encourages-south-korean-investment-in-mekong-subregion-development-projects/

 

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Father, daughter rescued after roof collapses

By The Nation

 

 

A man and his daughter were rescued on Wednesday morning after the roof of their house in Bangkok’s Klong San district collapsed on them Tuesday night, trapping them under the rubble.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109699-father-daughter-rescued-after-roof-collapses/

 

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Man arrested over Facebook nude photos scam

By Thanakorn Wongnang, The Nation

 

 

A 22-year-old Thai man has been arrested for allegedly luring 22 young female Facebook users to click on a link he had created to steal their passwords, Provincial Police Region 5 Investigation Commander Pol Maj General Surapol Prembutr said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109700-man-arrested-over-facebook-nude-photos-scam/

 

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Krabi palm-oil factory ordered to fix wastewater leakage problem

By Sitthichai Sikhawat, The Nation

 

 

The Krabi Provincial Industry Office has ordered a palm-oil factory in Krabi’s Khlong Tom district to repair its wastewater treatment system within seven days after polluted water from the plant leaked into a local canal, Palm Pan Lan Co’s factory manager Sopmsak Napradit said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109702-krabi-palm-oil-factory-ordered-to-fix-wastewater-leakage-problem/

 

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UK economy shrinks as Brexit, global worries mount: PMI

by William Schomberg

 

FILE PHOTO: A shopper pushes a trolley in a supermarket in London, Britain April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s economy appears to have shrunk for the first time since late 2012 between April and June as worries about Brexit were compounded by global trade tensions, a closely watched survey showed on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109703-uk-economy-shrinks-as-brexit-global-worries-mount-pmi/

 

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As PM, Johnson vows to launch review of 'sin taxes'

 

Boris Johnson, a leadership candidate for Britain's Conservative Party, speaks during a hustings event in Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 2, 2019. AP Photo/Peter Morrison/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson, frontrunner to become Britain’s next prime minister, will launch a review into the so-called sin taxes on products high in salt, fat and sugar if he wins the contest for leader, he will say on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109705-as-pm-johnson-vows-to-launch-review-of-sin-taxes/

 

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China criticises Britain for 'shameless' comments on Hong Kong

by Ben Blanchard

 

Broken glass is seen at the Legislative Council a day after protesters broke into the building, in Hong Kong, China July 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Wednesday denounced British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt as “shameless”, saying it had made a diplomatic complaint to London after he warned of consequences if China neglected commitments made when it took back Hong Kong in 1997.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109706-china-criticises-britain-for-shameless-comments-on-hong-kong/

 

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German migrant rescue ship captain moved to secret location after threats

 

FILE PHOTO: Carola Rackete, the 31-year-old Sea-Watch 3 captain, disembarks from a Finance police boat and is escorted to a car, in Porto Empedocle, Italy July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German captain of a rescue charity ship who angered Italy’s interior minister by bringing African migrants to an Italian island has received threats and been moved to a secret location, the charity she works for said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109708-german-migrant-rescue-ship-captain-moved-to-secret-location-after-threats/

 

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Man wanted for strangling ex-partner in Phuket caught on Bangkok-bound bus

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The suspect, Eak Tomphet, 40, from Trang, was caught in Prachuap Khiri Khan – more than 500km from Phuket – on a bus heading to Bangkok. Photo: Prachuap Khiri Khan Highway Police

 

PHUKET:-- The man wanted for strangling his ex-partner in a rented room in Rassada, north of Phuket Town, has been caught more than 500km from Phuket on a bus heading to Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109710-man-wanted-for-strangling-ex-partner-in-phuket-caught-on-bangkok-bound-bus/

 

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Celebrity beautician files libel cases against two police officers 

By The Nation

 

File photo : Xeping Chaiyasan (C)

 

Beauty expert Xeping Chaiyasan’s lawyer on Wednesday filed two defamation suits against two senior police officers and a Channel 3 host and sought a compensation of Bt50 million from each of them for allegedly wrongfully criticising her business.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109712-celebrity-beautician-files-libel-cases-against-two-police-officers/

 

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Meituan joins up with Compass Hospitality to offer hotel options to Chinese tourists

By THE NATION

 

 

Meituan, a leading e-commerce platform for services in China, and the Compass Hospitality Hotel Group have signed a cooperation pact that aims to provide convenient accommodation options for Chinese tourists.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109714-meituan-joins-up-with-compass-hospitality-to-offer-hotel-options-to-chinese-tourists/