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Phuket all clear as haze blankets south

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket air quality early this morning registered a healthy 42, but is expected to deteriorate slightly throughout the day. Image: PCD

 

PHUKET: The chief of the Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) has called for the public to not panic about air quality in Phuket amid heavy haze from Indonesian fires smothering Songkhla, to the south.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123220-phuket-all-clear-as-haze-blankets-south/

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Frenchman caused Thai woman to fall off Pattaya balcony causing life changing injuries, then he fled abroad

 

 

Thai caption: The husband has fled abroad

 

The family of a 28 year old Thai woman who suffered serious injuries to her spine after falling five floors at a condominium in Pattaya have claimed that her French husband caused her to fall during an argument. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123233-frenchman-caused-thai-woman-to-fall-off-pattaya-balcony-becoming-quadriplegic-then-he-fled-abroad/

 

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Oh Man! Foreign tourist racks up 50K bar tab after ringing the bell 20 times!

 

Picture: CH7

 

A 33 year old man from Oman out with his Thai girlfriend in Pattaya claimed that he didn't know what ringing the bell meant. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123234-oh-man-middle-east-tourist-racks-up-50k-bar-tab-after-ringing-the-bell-20-times/

 

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Ganesh pops into Bang Saen beach as lottery fever grips the town!

 

 

Pictures: Thai Rath

 

A yam (spicy salad) vendor thought she saw a child playing at the water's edge on the popular Bang Saen beach in Chonburi. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123237-ganesh-pops-into-bang-saen-beach-as-lottery-fever-grips-the-town/

 

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Myanmar worker arrested for allegedly killing Thai onboard fishing boat

By The Nation

 

 

A Myanmar worker was arrested Thursday night for allegedly killing a fishing boat mechanic and injuring the captain off Koh Chang in Trat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123239-myanmar-worker-arrested-for-allegedly-killing-thai-onboard-fishing-boat/

 

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Way to go! Gran is potty about potholes!

 

Thai caption: Potholes.....gran will fill 'em in!

 

Thai media reported that a grandmother in Sri Bunreuang, Nong Bua Lamphu in Thailand's north east was fed up with students having accidents on the pothole covered road where she is staying.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123242-way-to-go-gran-is-potty-about-potholes/

 

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One in seven public transport vehicles flunk new safety tests

By The Nation

 

 

About one in seven public transport vehicles have failed safety checks in the first week of a new programme by the Department of Land Transport (DLT).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123243-one-in-seven-public-transport-vehicles-flunk-new-safety-tests/

 

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Wan Yubamrung’s subordinate arrested for attempted murder in Patong

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTO: Manager Online

 

Last night (September 12), 32 year old Thanpawat Supchotiwanich, a subordinate of Thai Pheu Thai party politician Wan Yubamrung, was arrested in front of his house in Soi Ekkachai 135, in Patong, acting on a warrant issued back in 2010 after he shot a business peer over an undisclosed conflict.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123244-wan-yubamrung’s-subordinate-arrested-for-attempted-murder-in-patong/

 

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#Saveubon becomes number one Thai hashtag on Twitter

 

Thai caption: Enough!

 

Many comments and pictures were being shared online as the hashtag #Saveubon became number one for Thai Tweeters. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123257-saveubon-becomes-number-one-thai-hashtag on-twitter/

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Ubon flood level expected to near 16m

By The Nation

 

 

Badly flooded for two weeks, Ubon Ratchathani province in the Northeast on Friday (September 13) witnessed the worst situation in recent memory.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123259-ubon-flood-level-expected-to-near-16m/

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Ang Thong Marine Park a candidate for heritage list

By Natthapat Phromkaew
The Nation

 

 

Ang Thong National Marine Park northeast of Koh Samui looks likely to be included on the Asean Heritage Site list in November.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123262-ang-thong-marine-park-a-candidate-for-heritage-list/

 

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Army receives first 10 Stryker vehicles from U.S.

 

   

BANGKOK, 13 September 2019(NNT) - The Royal Thai Army has held a ceremony to receive the first 10 Stryker vehicles from an order for 70 from the U.S., which will be used in security operations in border areas and assisting the general public in cases of disaster.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123267-army-receives-first-10-stryker-vehicles-from-us/

 

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DPM Prawit: Floods, water shortages must be addressed simultaneously

 

   

BANGKOK, 13 September 2019(NNT) - The Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Lt. Gen. Kongcheep Tantravanich said that the Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan, had chaired a meeting of the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) at Government House, Bangkok, to discuss this year’s operations and fine-tune the water management plan for 2020.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123269-dpm-prawit-floods-water-shortages-must-be-addressed-simultaneously/

 

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Pope Francis to visit Thailand, Japan in November

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Kaori Kaneko

 

Pope Francis holds prayer for workers at Mahatzana work yard in Antananarivo, Madagascar, September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/Files

 

BANGKOK/TOKYO (Reuters) - Pope Francis will visit Asia in November and will be the first pope in nearly four decades to make a trip to Thailand and Japan, Vatican sources said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123272-pope-francis-to-visit-thailand-japan-in-november/

 

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Demi Moore reveals she was raped at 15 and blames herself for miscarrying baby with Ashton Kutcher

By Jenny Awford

 

Demi was married to Ashton Kutcher from 2005 until 2013 Credit: Getty Images - Getty

 

DEMI Moore has opened up about losing a pregnancy with her ex Ashton Kutcher, blaming herself for the miscarriage because she was drinking.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123283-demi-moore-reveals-she-was-raped-at-15-and-blames-herself-for-miscarrying-baby-with-ashton-kutcher/

 

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The Rock pays tribute to the late Paul Walker on what would have been his birthday

 

Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson at the Fast and Furious 5 premier

 

The Rock has paid tribute to his Fast and Furious co-star Paul Walker on what would have been his 46th birthday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123284-the-rock-pays-tribute-to-the-late-paul-walker-on-what-would-have-been-his-birthday/

 

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Adele files for divorce from husband Simon Konecki

 

Adele and Simon Konecki married in secret in 2016 / GETTY IMAGES

 

Singer Adele has filed for divorce from her husband Simon Konecki, according to legal documents filed in the US.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123285-adele-files-for-divorce-from-husband-simon-konecki/

 

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Ombudsman presses PM to ban paraquat by January

By THE NATION

 

Ombudsman Raksagecha Chaechai

 

The Ombudsman’s Office on Friday (September 13) advised the prime minister to ban the use of the weed killer paraquat and upgrade its lethality categorisation so it can no longer be imported after January 1.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123286-ombudsman-presses-pm-to-ban-paraquat-by-january/

 

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Student broke no laws with Buddha-Ultraman paintings: law expert

By THE NATION

 

Prinya

 

Thammasat University (TU) law lecturer Prinya Thaewanarumitkul has offered legal aid to the fourth-year Nakhon Ratchasima university student who is being targeted for depicting Buddha as Ultraman in paintings that were displayed in a shopping mall exhibition early this month.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123287-student-broke-no-laws-with-buddha-ultraman-paintings-law-expert/

 

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Forensic officials to conduct DNA tests on eight bones believed to be Billy’s

By The Nation

 

File Photo: Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen

 

The Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS) is extracting DNA from the eight bones that reportedly belonged to Karen activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen for specific and more in-depth tests in order to determine his time of death – a process that will take at least two weeks to complete, CIFS director Pol Lt-Colonel Wannapong Khotcharak said on Friday (September 13).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123289-forensic-officials-to-conduct-dna-tests-on-eight-bones-believed-to-be-billy’s/

 

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Bercow promises 'creativity' to ensure PM Johnson obeys Brexit delay law

 

FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow speaks in Parliament in London, Britain, September 9, 2019, in this still image taken from Parliament TV footage. Parliament TV via REUTERS/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - House of Commons speaker John Bercow has promised to use “creativity” to ensure Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not ignore a law which would prevent him taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal at the end of October.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123290-bercow-promises-creativity-to-ensure-pm-johnson-obeys-brexit-delay-law/

 

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Brexit frustrations make snap election a big gamble for Johnson

By Andrew MacAskill

 

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson marks London International Shipping Week in London, Britain September 12, 2019. Johnson is pushing for a snap election. Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

LINCOLN, England (Reuters) - James Bowkett is a long-time Conservative Party supporter who voted in 2016 for Britain to leave the European Union.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123291-brexit-frustrations-make-snap-election-a-big-gamble-for-johnson/

 

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Thammanat considers 100 defamation lawsuits against his accusers

 

 

Embattled Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao is threatening to file about 100 defamation lawsuits against individuals and organizations who dug up his criminal past, concerning a drug case in Australia, and questioned his educational background in an effort to discredit him.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123293-thammanat-considers-100-defamation-lawsuits-against-his-accusers/

 

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Cash-for-tourists campaign a hit with businesses

By The Nation

 

 

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana is confident that 40,000 retailers, restaurateurs and service agencies will soon be signed up for the government’s “Eat, Shop, Use” tourism-stimulus campaign now that 32,000 have already registered.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123294-cash-for-tourists-campaign-a-hit-with-businesses/

 

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Thais allowed six cannabis plants per household under draft law

 

FILE PHOTO: A man drives his motorbike near an election campaign poster in Bangkok, Thailand February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A party in Thailand's ruling coalition has proposed a draft law that would allow Thais to grow a limited amount of cannabis at home, less than a year after the country legalised the drug for medicinal purposes and research.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123298-thais-allowed-six-cannabis-plants-per-household-under-draft-law/

 

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Navy chief defends purchase of amphibious vessel from China

By THE NATION

 

Admiral Luechai Ruddit

 

In defending the Royal Thai Navy's purchase of an amphibious landing ship from China, Commander Admiral Luechai Ruddit said the deal was transparent, and the large ship could be used for civilian purposes when needed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123307-navy-chief-defends-purchase-of-amphibious-vessel-from-china/

 

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Governor requests B1.15mn extra to complete second building at new Provincial Hall site

By The Phuket News

 

The extra B1.15 million is to finish installing the electrical and water systems at the secondary building at the new Provincial Hall site. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana today (Sept 13) revealed that he has submitted a special request for B1.159 million from the Ministry of Interior in order to complete a secondary building at the new Provincial Hall construction site.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123308-governor-requests-b115mn-extra-to-complete-second-building-at-new-provincial-hall-site/

 

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Karon Police identify body of foreign man found floating off Phuket

 

Dierk Suhr, 48, from Meldorf, Germany, checked out from a hotel in Patong on June 26 and was not seen again until his body was found off Karon Noi Beach on July 10. Photo: Supplied
 

PHUKET:-- Karon Police Chief Col Prawit Sutthirueangarun has confirmed to The Phuket News that the body of the man found floating 500 metres offshore from Karon Noi Beach in July has been identified.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123309-karon-police-identify-body-of-foreign-man-found-floating-off-phuket/

 

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Phuket police bumble hunt for Norwegian killer

By The Phuket News

 

Karon Police investigate the hotel rooms where the fight occurred on Aug 21. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET:-- Karon Chief Police Col Prawit Sutthirueangarun has refused to explain why his officers ignored serving an arrest warrant for Norwegian national Roger Bullman after he failed to present himself in court over the killing of British tourist Amiptal Bajaj at a Phuket resort late last month.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123310-phuket-police-bumble-hunt-for-norwegian-killer/

 

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Thai police tell ride-hailing services to beware drug deliveries

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police on Friday warned drivers working for ride-hailing and delivery services to beware of customers smuggling drugs, the police said, as the government considers guidelines for regulating the services.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123311-thai-police-tell-ride-hailing-services-to-beware-drug-deliveries/