THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 9 Nov 2019

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Former bank employee arrested for 500K fraud

 

 

Image: Sanook

 

Police yesterday arrested a 60 year old retired former bank employee who siphoned off 500,000 baht from customers and the bank.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133130-former-bank-employee-arrested-for-500k-fraud/

 

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Video: Druggie attacks his girlfriend after a few days at Bang Saen

 

 

Caption: Ruptured spleen after attack

 

A Thai couple from Nonthaburi who had been on holiday in Bang Saen for a few days were caught on video having a violent argument in the Samet area of Chonburi. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133132-video-druggie-attacks-his-girlfriend-after-a-few-days-at-bang-saen/

 

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"Please lock him up for a long time" - Ya Ba son captured after trying to incinerate dad

 

Image: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that a man who had set fire to his father's house in an effort to kill him was now in custody.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133136-please-lock-him-up-for-a-long-time-ya-ba-son-captured-after-trying-to-incinerate-dad/

 

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Renter leaves landlady with a trash filled condo - and a parting message!

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

A landlady went online to say that she got the shock of her life when she went to a condo that she had rented out.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133137-renter-leaves-landlady-with-a-trash-filled-condo-and-a-parting-message/

 

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U.S. to raise age limit for vaping to 21, Trump says ahead of action next week

 

 

FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape device in this illustration picture, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/Illustration/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to raise the age limit for vaping to 21, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, adding that his administration would issue its final report on such products next week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133138-us-to-raise-age-limit-for-vaping-to-21-trump-says-ahead-of-action-next-week/

 

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Two people found dead and 100 homes destroyed in Australian bushfires

By Will Ziebell

 

NSW Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue NSW personnel conduct property protection as a bushfire burns in Woodford NSW, Australia, November 8, 2019. AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts/via REUTERS

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Two people have been found dead, seven are missing and at least 100 homes have been destroyed as bushfires rage across eastern Australia, authorities said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133139-two-people-found-dead-and-100-homes-destroyed-in-australian-bushfires/

 

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Save Water! Water flow from Phuket’s Bang Wad reservoir already cut by 25%, to be halved from New Year 

By The Phuket News

 

A PWA officer shuts down a water-release valve at Bang Wad reservoir earlier this week. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot
 

PHUKET: Water supply from Bang Wad reservoir, the island’s main water source, was reduced by 25% last Friday (Nov 1), and will be reduced to half its regular flow from Jan 1, the busiest week for tourism on the island for the whole year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133140-save-water-water-flow-from-phuket’s-bang-wad-reservoir-already-cut-by-25-to-be-halved-from-new-year/

 

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WeWork, ex-CEO Neumann, Softbank sued over botched IPO, plummeting value

By Jonathan Stempel

 

FILE PHOTO: The WeWork logo is displayed outside of a co-working space in New York City, New York U.S., January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - WeWork officials, including co-founder and former Chief Executive Adam Neumann, are being sued by minority shareholders to recoup losses as the shared workspace provider pulled its initial public offering and saw its value plunge more than 87%.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133144-wework-ex-ceo-neumann-softbank-sued-over-botched-ipo-plummeting-value/

 

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Let's make Pattaya a green and pleasant paradise for tourists: clean-up underway

 

 

Caption: City Hall cleaning up and spraying - Immediate 2,000 baht fine for littering

 

Stung by criticism earlier in the week that Pattaya is a rubbish infested dump the mayor has demanded immediate action.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133178-lets-make-pattaya-a-green-and-pleasant-paradise-for-tourists-clean-up-underway/ 

 

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Fake Thai ID or driving licences for a few thousand baht - Thai arrested

 

 

Image: TNA

 

A special 191 task force announced the arrest of a serial forger called Thongchai Apiyangkoon, aged 28.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133179-fake-thai-id-or-driving-licences-for-a-few-thousand-baht-thai-arrested/

 

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You just can't stop the pirates - Thais still getting free movies despite bust

 

 

Caption: movie2free refuses to die

 

Sanook reported that a high profile bust of a major site illegally streaming movies for free had made no difference at all to Thai habits. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133183-you-just-cant-stop-the-pirates-thais-still-getting-free-movies-despite-bust/

 

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Georgian protesters clash with police at gay movie premiere

By Umberto Bacchi

 

A woman holds a religious icon as she protests against the screening of "And Then We Danced", a Georgian movie about gay love in Tbilisi, Georgia, November 8, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Umberto Bacchi

 

TBILISI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ultra-nationalist protesters in Georgia clashed with police on Friday as they attempted to derail the premiere of a critically acclaimed movie about gay love in the capital, Tbilisi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133184-georgian-protesters-clash-with-police-at-gay-movie-premiere/

 

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Paris police detain rocker Pete Doherty for buying drugs

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Pete Doherty of The Libertines performs on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 26, 2015. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - British rocker Pete Doherty has been arrested in Paris for buying drugs, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133186-paris-police-detain-rocker-pete-doherty-for-buying-drugs/

 

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Indian court gives disputed religious site to Hindus in landmark ruling

By Nigam Prusty, Suchitra Mohanty and Mayank Bhardwaj

 

Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel stand guard outside a mosque before Supreme Court's verdict on a disputed religious site in Ayodhya, in Mumbai, India November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Prashant Waydande

 

NEW DELHI/AYODHYA, India (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court on Saturday awarded a bitterly contested religious site to Hindus, dealing a defeat to Muslims who also claim the land that has sparked some of the country's bloodiest riots since independence.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133204-indian-court-gives-disputed-religious-site-to-hindus-in-landmark-ruling/

 

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Construction of B789mn Phuket Prison enters final stages

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The new Phuket Provincial Prison under construction at Baan Bangjo in srisoonthorn, Thalang, is nearing completion and is expected to receive inmates by May next year. Photo: Dept of Corrections / Phuket office
 

PHUKET: Construction of the new Phuket Provincial Prison, being built at a cost of B789 million in Srisoonthorn, Thalang, is entering its final stages and is currently expected to start housing inmates by May next year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133205-construction-of-b789mn-phuket-prison-enters-final-stages/

 

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Serial thief arrested, police call for victims to reclaim stolen items

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Sarawut Sri-anan, 41, was found in possession of a hoard of stolen items when he was arrested on Thursday (Nov 7). Photo: Phuket Provincial Police
 

PHUKET: Police are calling for people who have had items mysteriously disappear from their homes in Rassada or Kathu in the past month to contact them in case some of their property has been recovered following the arrest of a man for a spate of thefts in the past three weeks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133206-serial-thief-arrested-police-call-for-victims-to-reclaim-stolen-items/

 

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Traffic Police warn of Phuket road closures for Phukethon

By The Phuket News

 

The route for the full marathon early tomorrow morning (Nov 10). Image: via Phuket Traffic Police
 

PHUKET: Phuket City Traffic Police are urging motorists to avoid certain roads and areas that will be affected by this weekend’s Phukethon event, with a half-marathon and a full marathon to be completed along major roads on Sunday (Nov 10).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133207-traffic-police-warn-of-phuket-road-closures-for-phukethon/

 

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