UPDATE:

Swedish tourist caught in string of Phuket drug arrests
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- Karon Police arrested a Swedish tourist, along with three others, on drug charges last night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638251-swede-arrested-for-drug-possession-on-phuket/#entry6384713

Police Bust Two Bulgarians With Fake ATM Cards



Two men from Bulgaria were arrested in Jomtien for scamming money from Pattaya ATMs with fake bank cards. Police seized a total of 27 ATM cards. The suspects got the fake cards from a Russian man and were sending him most of the stolen money.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638296-pattaya-police-bust-two-bulgarians-with-fake-a-t-m-cards/

Raging Russian Victim Beats Thieving Ladyboy



A 29-year-old Pattaya ladyboy yanked a gold necklace off a Russian man on Beach Road, but was captured and beaten by the victim until he got injured. The ladyboy asked the police to keep the Russian far away from him, because he was afraid the victim would beat him again.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638297-raging-russian-victim-beats-thieving-pattaya-ladyboy/

New school term expenses to reach Bt53 billion
By Digital Media



BANGKOK, May 9 – The Thai public’s expenses for the coming school term are expected to reach Bt53 billion, a 6.7-per cent rise.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638309-new-school-term-expenses-to-reach-bt53-billion/

Pheu Thai MP Karun Hosakul disqualified by Supreme Court
The Nation

BANGKOK:-- The Supreme Court's Election Division Thursday disqualified Karun Hosakul as Pheu Thai MP for Bangkok's Constituency 12 for defaming Democrat candidate Thaenkhun Jit-isara.

The Supreme Court found Karun guilty of defaming Thaenkhun in a way that affected the election result.

The court found that Karun violated the MPs and Senators Election Act by attacking Thaenkhun's background and alleging that he posted for nude photos in a gay magazine.

The court order a by-election in Bangkok's Constituency 12.


-- The Nation 2013-05-09

Most fish sauces have 'unsafe' levels of preservatives
The Nation

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BANGKOK: -- Most fish sauces and many mixed fish sauces on store shelves across the country contain levels of preservatives that fail to meet safety standards, according to the results of a study released Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638312-most-fish-sauces-in-thailand-have-unsafe-levels-of-preservatives/

High risk of more coups in Thailand, study says

BANGKOK: -- Thailand, which has experienced 18 successful coups since 1932, remains "high-risk" to more, the co-author of a new book on democratization in Asia said Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638313-high-risk-of-more-coups-in-thailand-study-says/

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Bulgarian men nabbed for ATM skimming in Pattaya
By Digital Media



CHON BURI, May 9 - Police in the Thai seaside resort of Pattaya arrested two Bulgarian men Tuesday as they used counterfeit ATM cards to withdraw cash worth millions of baht.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638296-pattaya-police-bust-two-bulgarians-with-fake-a-t-m-cards/#entry6385027

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UPDATE

Civilian oversight of military a long way off, expert says
Pravit Rojanaphruk
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Thailand remains among those countries that have failed to institutionalise civilian control over the military, according to an expert on the military's role in Asia.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638313-high-risk-of-more-coups-in-thailand-study-says/#entry6385114

Seven Thai unis make list of top 200
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Seven Thai universities are among the world's top 200 institutions in many of the 30 subjects featured in QS World University Rankings by Subject this year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638323-seven-thai-unis-make-list-of-top-200/

True's limited 4G phone service to launch in Phuket this year

PHUKET: -- Telecoms company True Move has jumped pre-emptively to beat its bigger rivals with the launch yesterday (May 8) of Thailand’s first commercial fourth-generation (4G) wireless broadband service, and it will be introduced to Phuket this year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638326-trues-limited-4g-phone-service-to-launch-in-phuket-this-year/

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Thailand Live Friday 10 May 2013

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