Thailand Live Thursday 29 Oct 2015

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Sweden pays tribute to school attack 'hero'



STOCKHOLM: -- An emotional crowd gathered on Wednesday (October 28) at the funeral of Lavin Eskandar, killed last week in a sword attack on a Swedish school.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866433-sweden-pays-tribute-to-school-attack-hero/

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Migrants on Slovenia-Austria border 'being overcharged for basic supplies'



PARIS: -- “We’re waiting here at the border for many hours, and the Slovenian people are selling pizzas…” These are the words of one among some 2,000 migrants waiting to cross the Slovenian-Austrian border.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866434-migrants-on-slovenia-austria-border-being-overcharged-for-basic-supplies/

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Italy won't extradite suspect in Tunis Bardo Museum attack



ROME: -- An Italian court refused on Wednesday (October 28) to extradite a Moroccan man suspected of having supplied weapons for the attack on Tunisia’s Bardo Museum earlier this year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866435-italy-wont-extradite-suspect-in-tunis-bardo-museum-attack/

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Bidhya Bhandari elected Nepal’s first female president



Nepal has a new president, and for the first time, it’s a woman

KATMANDU: -- The Himalayan nation’s parliament on Wednesday (October 28) chose Bidhya Bhandari, 54 and currently vice-chair of the ruling Communist Party, for the largely ceremonial role.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866436-bidhya-bhandari-elected-nepals-first-female-president/

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Syria: widening the conversation



BRUSSELS: -- The international community has welcomed Iran’s decision to join talks on Syria in Vienna.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866437-syria-widening-the-conversation/

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Germany sharpens its tone with Austria over migrants



BERLIN: -- Germany has accused Austria of sending people over their common border under the cover of darkness to escape detection.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866438-germany-sharpens-its-tone-with-austria-over-migrants/

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Nigerian military 'frees 338 hostages' from Boko Haram camps



LAGOS: -- Army raids on Boko Haram camps in north-eastern Nigeria are said to have resulted in the release of 338 hostages.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866439-nigerian-military-frees-338-hostages-from-boko-haram-camps/

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Doing the Timewarp again: Rocky Horror film celebrates 40 years



LONDON: -- From royalty to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, London’s Royal Albert Hall has had a diverse week so far.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866440-doing-the-timewarp-again-rocky-horror-film-celebrates-40-years/

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Volkswagen puts brave face on crash into the red



WOLFSBURG: -- Volkswagen plunged into the red in the third quarter, the first such loss for 15 years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866441-volkswagen-puts-brave-face-on-crash-into-the-red/

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Fresh starts as GOP taps new speaker, approves budget deal
By ERICA WERNER

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans embraced a new leader Wednesday and swiftly consented to a major budget-and-debt deal to avert a federal financial crisis, highlights of a day of dramatic fresh starts at the Capitol after years of division and disarray.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866443-fresh-starts-as-gop-taps-new-speaker-approves-budget-deal/

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WASHINGTON (AP) - UN panel rejects move to ban shipments of fire-prone batteries on passenger planes.

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Justice catches up with Consett cigarette smuggler after six years on the run in Thailand
BY ROB KENNEDY

Ex Consett milkman was arrested at a luxury hotel in Thailand earlier this year after being on the run since 2008

NEWCASTLE: -- Justice has finally caught up with a cigarette smuggling mastermind who spent more than six years on the run in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866447-justice-catches-up-with-uk-fugutive-after-six-years-on-the-run-in-thailand/

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BOULDER, Colorado (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush attacks rival Marco Rubio for missing Senate votes.

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SET opens up 0.22 to 1,409.48 /Bangkok Post

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Brit man ‘delaying’ trial, court asserts

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday ordered British businessman Gregg Fryett to choose new lawyers by November 6 or be represented by a court-appointed lawyer after accusing him of attempting to delay proceedings by demanding new representation.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866451-brit-man-delaying-trial-court-asserts/

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NACC unveils “Anti-Corruption Foundation”

BANGKOK, 29 October 2015 (NNT) – The National Anti-Corruption Commission has officially unveiled a new foundation founded to promote the fight against graft.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866470-nacc-unveils-anti-corruption-foundation/

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World leaders' full attendance in APEC Manila expected



MANILA: -- Leaders of all the 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies are expected to arrive in Manila for the meeting in November, the chief organizer said Wednesday, according to philstar.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866500-world-leaders-full-attendance-in-apec-manila-expected/

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New rule to leave half tourist boats in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay ashore



VIETNAM: -- Nearly half the boats serving tourists in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay may have to temporarily stay inshore, as their operators have failed to equip them with a mandatory wastewater treatment tool, according to Tuoi Tre News.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866501-new-rule-to-leave-half-tourist-boats-in-vietnams-ha-long-bay-ashore/

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Thaksin says reconciliation must stem from justice
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has posted message on his Instagram wall that reconciliation must stem from "mind of justice".

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866505-thaksin-says-reconciliation-must-stem-from-justice/

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Austria to build fence along parts of border with Slovenia
By GEORGE JAHN

VIENNA (AP) — Austria, a strong critic of fences built to cope with Europe's migrant influx, on Wednesday announced it is joining other nations that have either already erected border barriers or are planning to do so.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866507-austria-to-build-fence-along-parts-of-border-with-slovenia/

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Yingluck appears at Supreme Court amid hundreds of supporters

BANGKOK: Ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra appeared at the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions this morning for examination of evidence brought to indict her for negligence of duty in the rice pledging scheme that resulted in loss of over 500 billion baht to the state.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866504-yingluck-appears-at-supreme-court-amid-hundreds-of-supporters/?p=10016798

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Ex-U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleads guilty in hush-money case
BY BNO NEWS

WASHINGTON: -- Former U.S, House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty in Chicago federal court on Wednesday to making false statements to the FBI about currency transactions that were structured to evade federal reporting requirements in a scheme to pay hush money to conceal allegations of sexual misconduct.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866510-ex-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-pleads-guilty-in-hush-money-case/

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Giant-faced bats died mysteriously in mass at Erawan park



KANCHANABURI: -- Thousands of "giant-faced" bats were found lying dead in front of their marine cave at Erawan national park in Sisawat district of Kanchanaburi province, sparking fear that they might die from epidemic.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866513-giant-faced-bats-died-mysteriously-in-mass-at-erawan-park-thailand/

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Karl Andree: Saudi To Release Man Facing Lashes

The 74-year-old's family thought the punishment for being caught with alcohol could kill him - but soon he'll be back in the UK

LONDON: -- The British grandfather who was facing 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia will be released within a week, the Foreign Secretary has said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866515-karl-andree-saudi-to-release-uk-man-facing-lashes/

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Bus fares cut to compete budget airlines

BANGKOK: The Transport Ministry has agreed to adjust maximum fare ceiliny for inter-provincial bus services by 20 percent so as to enable more flexibility for bus operators to cut fares to compete with air fares of low cost airlines.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866514-bus-fares-cut-to-compete-budget-airlines/?p=10016897

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Fake Foreign Lovers, Including ‘David Cameron,’ Scam Women for 29M Baht
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter


A fake passport purportedly used by one of the scammers as posted to the 'Thai Anti Scam' page on Facebook. Photo: Thai Anti Scam / Facebook

BANGKOK — A Thai woman who lost 23 million baht is among victims fleeced by online scammers who posed as foreign lovers, including one said to have used a photograph of British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866520-fake-foreign-lovers-including-david-cameron-scam-women-for-29m-baht/

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Wild gaur killed in palm plantation

KRABI: A 6-year-old wild gaur weighing more than 800 kilogrammes that strayed from its herd was tragically shot and killed after it wandered into a palm plantation in Krabi province earlier yesterday.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866532-wild-gaur-killed-in-palm-plantation/

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Thaksin says reconciliation and fairness could be derived from heart of justice



BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra today posted on his Instagram "thaksinlive" saying reconciliation and fairness must come with heart of justice.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866505-thaksin-says-reconciliation-must-stem-from-justice/#entry10017033

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Pattaya beach chair businesses banned after operator filmed shooing tourists

PATTAYA:-- The viral video of a vendor chasing tourists away for not buying her beach chairs prompted a crackdown on all beach chair businesses on Wong Amat beach yesterday.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866536-pattaya-beach-chair-businesses-banned-after-operator-filmed-shooing-tourists/

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Phuket police commander transferred
Tanyaluk Sakoot


Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Patchara Boonyasit has been transferred to Ratchaburi province. Photo: The Phuket News / file

PHUKET: -- The Commander of the Phuket Provincial Police, Maj Gen Patchara Boonyasit, will end his term of service as the island’s top-ranking police officer on Friday (Oct 30).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/866547-phuket-police-commander-transferred/