Thailand Live Tuesday 20 Oct 2015

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Israel-Palestinian conflict: building barriers



JERUSALEM: -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suspended construction of a 10-metre long concrete barrier, on a street that borders the East Jerusalem Palestinian neighbourhood of Jabel Mukabar and an adjacent Jewish neighbourhood.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864148-israel-palestinian-conflict-building-barriers/

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NATO: biggest military exercise in 13 years



BRUSSELS: -- NATO is launching its biggest military exercise in 13 years, mobilising 36,000 soldiers, sailors and air crews from more than 30 countries to test the alliance’s ability to respond to new security threats.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864149-nato-biggest-military-exercise-in-13-years/

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As Aleppo offensive continues fears rise over a new exodus of refugees



DAMASCUS: -- One of the jewels of the ancient world, Aleppo, is facing catastrophe as the forces of Bashar al-Assad and his Hezbollah, Iranian and Russian allies close in on the rebel-held southern and eastern sectors of the city.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864150-as-aleppo-offensive-continues-fears-rise-over-a-new-exodus-of-refugees/

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Balkan bottleneck as thousands of migrants stranded at Serbo-Croat border



Thousands of migrants are stranded in appalling conditions at the border between Serbia and Croatia

CROATIA: -- The tide of wet,cold and exhausted human beings is being held back by Croatian police, as registration camps inside Croatia are full to capacity.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864151-balkan-bottleneck-as-thousands-of-migrants-stranded-at-serbo-croat-border/

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The Chinese President arrives in the UK for a four-day state visit



LONDON: -- The Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan have arrived in the UK for a much-anticipated four-day state visit.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864152-the-chinese-president-arrives-in-the-uk-for-a-four-day-state-visit/

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Ireland latest eurozone country to ditch one and two cent coins



DUBLIN: -- Ireland has become the latest eurozone country to phase out one and two-cent coins from circulation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864153-ireland-latest-eurozone-country-to-ditch-one-and-two-cent-coins/

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Oscar Pistorius released from prison, put under house arrest
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympic runner who fatally shot his girlfriend in 2013, was released from prison and placed under house arrest on Monday night, a South African official said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864154-oscar-pistorius-released-from-prison-put-under-house-arrest/

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Ohio delays executions until 2017 over lack of lethal drugs
ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, AP Legal Affairs Writer

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is putting off executions until at least 2017 as the state struggles to obtain supplies of lethal injection drugs, delaying capital punishment for a full two years, the prisons department announced Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864155-us-ohio-delays-executions-until-2017-over-lack-of-lethal-drugs/

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Croatia opens border with Serbia as migrants flood across the frontier



Croatia has opened its border with Serbia allowing thousands of cold,wet and exhausted people into the country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864156-croatia-opens-border-with-serbia-as-migrants-flood-across-the-frontier/

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Crackdown: Amazon sues to stop phony product reviews
By MAE ANDERSON

NEW YORK (AP) — Internet users increasingly rely on online customer reviews when making spending decisions, whether they're buying an iPhone case on Amazon or hiring an Uber ride in their hometown. But just how much can you trust those reviews?

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864157-crackdown-amazon-sues-to-stop-phony-product-reviews/

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Saudi Arabia hajj disaster death toll at least 2,121
JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,121 pilgrims, a new Associated Press tally showed Monday, after officials in the kingdom met to discuss the tragedy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864158-saudi-arabia-hajj-disaster-death-toll-at-least-2121/

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While Clinton used home email, State's networks were at risk
By KEN DILANIAN

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton has come under fierce criticism for doing business over personal email while secretary of state, putting sensitive data at risk of being hacked. But her communications may not have been any more secure had she used a State Department email address, judging by years of independent audits that excoriated the department over poor cyber security on Clinton's watch.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864159-while-clinton-used-home-email-states-networks-were-at-risk/

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TORONTO (AP) - Canadian Broadcasting Corp. projects that Justin Trudeau will be next prime minister.

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The Thai Women Behind the First Bar Run Entirely by a Sex Workers' Collective
by Charlotte England

Can Do in northern Thailand is probably the first—and only—completely sex worker-owned bar in the world

CHIANG MAI: -- Sitting outside her bar in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, Mai Janta tells me that she has regrets about sex work: She wishes she'd done it earlier. "I worked in a bakery, I worked in a restaurant, I ran a small business, I worked on a government nature reserve programme," she says, emphasising how much she hated the bakery in particular. "Sometimes I think I just wasted my time doing all these other jobs before I did sex work. I should have been doing it a long time before."

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864174-the-thai-women-behind-the-first-bar-run-entirely-by-a-sex-workers-collective/

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NEWSFEED
VISA customers wary of 'mystery spending'
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- Thais are unable to account for almost three-quarters of their expenses - or more than Bt60,000 a year - due to "mystery spending", according to Visa.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864176-thais-are-unable-to-account-for-almost-three-quarters-of-their-expenses-visa/

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TORONTO (AP) - The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. projects a majority government for Justin Trudeau's Liberals.

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SET up 0.39 point at opening /Bangkok Post

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Thailand: World's largest tuna company linked to slavery, environmental crimes
By Graham Land

BANGKOK: -- Environmentally destructive, unregulated and guilty of shocking human rights abuses, the tuna industry is a dirty business. The biggest tuna company in the world, Thai Union Group, has become a target of a global campaign by environmental activist organization, Greenpeace, in the hope that exposure and pressure will result in some positive changes from the Thailand-based seafood firm.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864189-worlds-largest-tuna-company-linked-to-slavery-environmental-crimes/

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NACC gets five new members

BANGKOK:-- Five people were yesterday selected from a total of 59 candidates to become National Anti-Corruption Commission members.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864190-nacc-gets-five-new-members/

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TORONTO (AP) - Party statement says Stephen Harper steps down as leader of Canada's Conservative party.

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Yala affected by smog again this month

YALA, 20 October 2015 (NNT) - Smog has blanketed Yala province and caused poor road visibility.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864216-yala-affected-by-smog-again-this-month/

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Phuket prepares for ‘Bike for Dad’



PHUKET: Qualified cyclists will soon be chosen to participate in the first-ever ‘Bike for Dad’ event in honor of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 88th birthday.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864220-phuket-prepares-for-bike-for-dad-video/

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Phuket red-light runner killed, son injured

PHUKET: A Koh Yao man was killed and his 4-year-old son injured after they ran a red light in Phuket Town yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864222-phuket-red-light-runner-killed-son-injured/

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Supreme Court upholds death sentence for Mayor Tai



BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Court today upheld the earlier death rulings decided by two lower courts for a former Ratchaburi local politician in a conspiracy to shoot his rival, a former Thai Rak Thai party MP, to death in 2006.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864260-supreme-court-upholds-death-sentence-for-mayor-tai/

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Big Bikes Bad for Elephants, Says Videographer of Khao Yai Confrontation
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter


Still image from the Sunday incident in which a herd of agitated wild elephants chased down a motorcyclist. He escaped unharmed. Image: Khao Yai News

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — The man who who captured a tense pachyderm-on-motorcyclist encounter on video said Khao Yai National Park should ban big bikes as they are responsible for upsetting the park’s more important residents.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864014-biker-begs-for-life-after-khao-yai-elephants-corner-him-video/page-4#entry9984702

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Arrest warrants issued for 33 Phuket rioters, more expected today

PHUKET: 33 arrest warrants have now been issued for suspects believed to have taken part in the Thalang riots on October 10, with a further 13 expected to be issued today (Oct 20).

Read more...http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864258-arrest-warrants-issued-for-33-phuket-rioters-more-expected-today/

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City to begin eviction of Ong Ang canal squatters



BANGKOK: -- A combined force of over a hundred of city police, metropolitan police and soldiers began forced eviction of some 370 squatters illegally trespassed and occupied the Ong Ang city canal for businesses over a decade after giving them to voluntarily move out is still ignored.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864262-bangkok-to-begin-eviction-of-ong-ang-canal-squatters/

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Israeli PM warns against vigilantism



JERUSALEM: -- Israel’s prime minister has condemned the beating by an angry mob of a wounded Eritrean migrant who was mistakenly believed to be involved in an attack at a bus station. The man later died.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864265-israeli-pm-warns-against-vigilantism/

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Supreme Court accepts 'unusually rich' lawsuit against Somsak
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Office Tuesday accepted an "unusually rich" lawsuit against former education minister Somsak Prissanananthakul for review. The court scheduled the first hearing on January 20.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864267-thai-supreme-court-accepts-unusually-rich-lawsuit-against-somsak/

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Red faces in Moscow after France blamed for Swiss fighter jet incident with Russian politician

MOSCOW: -- Russia initially summoned the French ambassador to complain that a private plane carrying the Speaker of the lower house of parliament had been involved in a “dangerous incident” with a fighter jet over Switzerland.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/864269-red-faces-in-moscow-after-france-blamed-for-swiss-fighter-jet-incident-with-russian-politician/