THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 8 July 2019

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"You're a fake!" - Thai man's miracle generator invention rubbished

 

Picture: Workpoint News

 

A leading electrical engineer and academic has slammed the invention of a power generator by Thai pensioner as nonsense.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110459-youre-a-fake-thai-mans-miracle-generator-invention-rubbished/

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Drinking competitions: Man died after Cha-Am hotel company function

 

Picture: Phum Hot News

 

It has emerged that the Chiang Mai man who died after drinking a whole jug of beer in one go was at a company function at a hotel in the resort town of Cha-Am.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110463-drinking-competitions-man-died-after-cha-am-hotel-company-function/

 

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Tourists flee in all directions as wild elephant comes for a bite to eat!

 

Caption: They fled in all directions

 

Daily News reported that tourists scattered in all directions when a wild elephant showed up at a restaurant connected to the visitor center at the Khao Yai National Park on Sunday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110464-tourists-flee-in-all-directions-as-wild-elephant-comes-for-a-bite-to-eat/

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Trump administration 'uniquely dysfunctional', says UK ambassador to U.S.: newspaper

By Kylie MacLellan

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump returns waves after arriving in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S., July 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ambassador to the United States described President Donald Trump's administration as "dysfunctional", "clumsy" and "inept", the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported, citing a series of confidential memos.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110465-trump administration-uniquely-dysfunctional-says-uk-ambassador-to-us-newspaper/

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Udon Thani: Parents slapped with fines/possible jail time over their illegal bike racing teens

 

Caption: They paid 2,000 baht each

 

Police in Udon Thani in Thailand's north east are cracking down on teens illegally racing motorcycles.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110466-udon-thani-parents-slapped-with-finespossible-jail-time-over-their-illegal-bike-racing-teens/

 

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Sudarat supports Sompong as new Pheu Thai leader

By The Nation

 

 

The Pheu Thai Party’s former PM candidate Sudarat Keyuraphan has expressed support for veteran politician Sompong Amornwiwat as the next party leader.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110467-sudarat-supports-sompong-as-new-pheu-thai-leader/

 

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"100 million baht fraudster" nabbed for golf con in Bangkok

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

A 29 year old who was given the nickname "The young 100 million baht fraudster" after conning people over cars has finally been arrested. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110468-100-million-baht-fraudster-nabbed-for-golf-con-in-bangkok/

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Game, set and match for Mai

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam
The Nation

 

Former national player Pimpisamai Kansuthi and her daughter Mai Napatt Nirundorn

 

Sixteen-year-old Mai Napatt Nirundorn did something her mother failed to do almost 20 years ago when she won a match at Wimbledon on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110469-wimbledon-game-set-and-match-for-mai/

 

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Chiang Mai teenager survives big bike collision but loses leg – VIDEO

By  The Thaiger

 

 

A 13 year old Chiang Mai teenager is lucky to escape with his life after a high-speed crash in front of the Sri Arun Market in the San Kampaeng district of Chiang Mai.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110473-chiang-mai-teenager-survives-big-bike-collision-but-loses-leg-–-video/

 

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Holiday from hell: How eating Pad Thai from food court in Thailand left Aussie couple with debilitating illness

 

 

A couple from Australia have revealed how eating a plate of Pad Thai from a food court in Thailand left them with a debilitating illness which almost cost them their livelihood. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110476-holiday-from-hell-how-eating-pad-thai-from-food-court-in-thailand-left-aussie-couple-with-debilitating-illness/

 

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World's greatest Scrabble player wins iconic $10,000 Bangkok title

 

Champion Nigel Richards (NZ) and runner-up Jesse Day (USA) show the winning board

 

Nigel Richards of New Zealand - the universally accepted greatest Scrabble player of all time - won the 34th Brand's International King's Cup at a packed Central Westgate shopping center on the outskirts of Bangkok yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110480-worlds-greatest-scrabble-player-wins-iconic-10000-bangkok-title/

 

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Male customers queuing up for busty Khwan's "jugs" of milk

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Customers - principally impressed males - are queuing up at a milk stand in Kamphaeng Phet in Thailand's north west.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110481-male-customers-queuing-up-for-busty-khwans-jugs-of-milk/

 

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Illegal tourists finally found at Bangkok airport

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Following a report of an unsuccessful security operation at Suvarnabhumi airport last week comes reports of some success at last. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110486-illegal-tourists-finally-found-at-bangkok-airport/

 

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Two tourists injured as "awake all night" baht bus driver falls asleep at the wheel

 

Source: 77Kaoded

 

Two foreign tourists were taken to hospital with bloodied head wounds early this morning after a song thaew (baht bus) mounted the footpath on Pattaya Sai 2 road. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110488-two-tourists-injured-as-awake-all-night-baht-bus-driver-falls-asleep-at-the-wheel/

 

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Police arrest man for murder of woman found on trash pile

By The Phuket News

 

Myanmar national Aung Tun Tun was arrested in Ranong province, north of Phuket, Photo: Pak Chan Police

 

PHUKET: Police have arrested a Myanmar man who has reportedly confessed to the murder of a woman whose body was found on a trash pile near the bypass road just over a week ago.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110132-police-identify-suspect-for-murder-of-woman-found-on-trash-pile/?do=findComment&comment=14323581

 

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Jatuporn sees government collapsing within six months

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Red-shirt leader Jatuporn Promphan urged followers to be patient as squabbling among coalition partners would cause the Prayut government to collapse within six months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110497-jatuporn-sees-government-collapsing-within-six-months/

 

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Do you go ‘property ghosting’?

David Buckley

 

Property ghosting can give ideas for interior design. Image by sean891 from Pixabay

 

Nearly everyone tours houses never meaning to buy

 

• In a survey a staggering 96% of Brits admit to browsing properties despite having no intention of moving or buying.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110499-do-you-go-‘property-ghosting’/

 

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Deutsche Bank axes whole teams in Asia-Pacific as 18,000 global job cuts begin

By Paulina Duran and Sumeet Chatterjee

 

FILE PHOTO: A Deutsche Bank logo adorns a wall at the company's headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, June 9, 2015. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo

 

SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG <DBKGn.DE> eliminated whole teams at its Asian operations on Monday, as the German lender began axing 18,000 jobs globally in one of the biggest overhauls at an investment bank since the aftermath of the financial crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110502-deutsche-bank-axes-whole-teams-in-asia-pacific-as-18000-global-job-cuts-begin/

 

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Thailand not happy with hot money - central bank chief

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Central Bank Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob poses during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

CHIANG MAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank is not happy with hot money flowing into the country and has sometimes taken action on excessive moves in the baht, the governor said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110503-thailand-not-happy-with-hot-money-central-bank-chief/

 

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In jab at U.S., China vice president says world cannot shut China out

By Ben Blanchard

 

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan arrives for a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Files

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the rest of the world must co-exist, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan said on Monday, in an indirect jab at the United States with which Beijing is currently trying to resolve a bitter trade war.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110504-in-jab-at-us-china-vice-president-says-world-cannot-shut-china-out/

 

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PM opens Chalong Underpass and meets local supporters in Phuket

By The Thaiger

 

 

PHOTOS & VIDEO: District 5 PR Office

 

The PM arrived at the Chalong Underpass area this morning to officially declare the controversial 350 metre underground road tunnel open. The roadworks took nearly four years to complete and caused financial pain, inconvenience and turmoil for both businesses and residents in the south of the island.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110509-pm-opens-chalong-underpass-and-meets-local-supporters-in-phuket/

 

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UDD leader suggests Thaksin should end his political life at the age of 70

 

(Photo) Jatuporn Prompan’s Facebook page

 

Red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan  has suggested fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra should wash his hands of politics when he turns 70 on July 26th and urged the Pheu Thai party to stand on its own feet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110524-jatuporn-suggests-thaksin-should-end-his-political-life-at-the-age-of-70/

 

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Citing post-election uncertainty, World Bank sees Thai economy sputtering

By THE NATION

 

Kiatipong Ariyapruchya, World Bank senior economist for Thailand

 

Growth in the Thai economy is projected to fall from 4.1 per cent last year to 3.5 this year, according to a World Bank report released on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110527-citing-post-election-uncertainty-world-bank-sees-thai-economy-sputtering/

 

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Central sets up shop at U-Tapao

By THE NATION

 

 

Central DFS is ready to serve tourists at the U-Tapao International Airport, with a large range of shops catering to 3 million tourists at the new Thai airport, the company announced on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110528-central-sets-up-shop-at-u-tapao/

 

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Electricity outage in Chalong

By The Phuket News

 

Map of the affected area in Chalong on Tuesday (July 9). Image: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Chalong on Tuesday (July 9) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage power cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110529-electricity-outage-in-chalong/

 

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Couple held for allegedly deceiving Thais of Bt500,000 for jobs in South Korea 

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

A couple have been arrested for allegedly deceiving ten people of Bt50,000 each after promising to get them jobs as farm hands in South Korea.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110533-couple-held-for-allegedly-deceiving-thais-of-bt500000-for-jobs-in-south-korea /

 

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Myanmar worker drowns in Tak after partying

By The Nation

 

FILE photo//Goole maps

 

A Myanmar worker returning from a wedding party swam in a pond near a factory’s compound in Tak’s Mae Sot district and drowned on Sunday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110534-myanmar-worker-drowns-in-tak-after-partying/

 

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Two women arrested for people smuggling 

By The Nation

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Two Thai women were arrested Monday morning in Songkhla’s Rattaphum district for allegedly smuggling eight undocumented Myanmar migrants. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110535-two-women-arrested-for-people-smuggling /

 

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Actor ‘March’, last of Magic Skin’s celebrity fans, says he’s sorry

By Suriya Patathayo
The Nation

 

 

Actor Chutavuth “March” Pattarakampol on Monday confessed to violating the Cosmetics Act by pitching Magic Skin-brand product found to be unlicensed and substandard.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110538-actor-‘march’-last-of-magic-skin’s-celebrity-fans-says-he’s-sorry/

 

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Green Island – Thailand’s fully self-sufficient tropical paradise

By The Thaiger

 

 

For those wishing to escape the hectic life, spend a peaceful getaway in the embrace of Thai nature, and take lungfuls of pure air at a place unknown to most tourists, Pha Luai Island is an ideal destination.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110539-green-island-–-thailand’s-fully-self-sufficient-tropical-paradise/