Thailand Live Friday 20 Nov 2015

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Don Mueang airport's terminal 2 to open in December

BANGKOK, 20 November 2015, (NNT) – Renovation of Don Mueang airport’s passenger terminal 2 is 91.55 percent completed and is scheduled to open within December 2015.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872315-don-mueang-airports-terminal-2-to-open-in-december/

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MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Health authorities report 1 confirmed Ebola case in Liberia, previously declared Ebola free.

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Sinjar: first images show total devastation

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872337-sinjar-first-images-show-total-devastation/

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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - US Embassy: Shooter at Radisson in Bamako, Mali. Americans should shelter in place.

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Reserve Act Opens 12 Million to Summary Military Conscription
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter


Men line up at a Khon Kaen conscription center on April 7, 2014.

BANGKOK — A law granting the military authority to order 300,000 men into service annually was recently passed by the junta-appointed legislature with little public debate and no opposition beyond an emerging online campaign against it.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872339-reserve-act-opens-12-million-thai-men-to-summary-military-conscription/

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Shooting reported at Mali hotel

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Mali asked citizens to shelter in place amid reports of an "ongoing active shooter operation" at the Radisson Blu Hotel in the capital, Bamako, raising fears of a terror attack.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872341-shooting-reported-at-mali-hotel/

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Mali hotel attacked by gunmen in Bamako

Gunmen have launched an attack on the Radisson Blu Hotel in the centre of Mali's capital, Bamako.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872341-shooting-reported-at-mali-hotel/#entry10100915

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SET index closed 1,393.84 up 8.87; Bt/USD35.49; GBP54.12; AUD25.19; EUR37.75; CAD26.48; HKD4.56; SGD24.98; JPY28.76

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The Ritz-Carlton announces its new development in Koh Samui

KOH SAMUI: The Ritz-Carlton as announced two sanctuaries of luxury in Asia in partnership with YTL Hotels, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Niseko Village, Japan and The Ritz-Carlton, Koh Samui, Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872369-the-ritz-carlton-announces-its-new-development-in-koh-samui/

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Cambodian found hanged with hands bound in Phuket

PHUKET: A Cambodian man was found hanged with his hands tied together in a Phuket jungle Wednesday afternoon. Police have yet to confirm whether the case is a murder or suicide.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872372-cambodian-found-hanged-with-hands-bound-in-phuket/

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Obama touches down in Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: US president Barack Obama has arrived in Malaysia Friday for a three-day visit ahead of the 27th Asean and related summits here.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872374-obama-touches-down-in-malaysia/?p=10101999

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100,000 ya baa pills seized on south-bound train

BANGKOK: A man and a woman were arrested on board a south-bound train in Trang province with about 100,000 methamphitamine pills and a war weapon.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872377-100000-ya-baa-pills-seized-on-south-bound-train/?p=10102081

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Support new economy drivers, ministers tell SET

BANGKOK: DEPUTY Prime Minister for economic affairs Somkid Jatusripitak and Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong have urged the Stock Exchange of Thailand to provide more support for the country's new economic engines - the so-called s-curve.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872379-support-new-economy-drivers-ministers-tell-set/

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Ex Con Busted for Alleged 'Sex for Meth' Enterprise

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee
Staff Reporter

Undercover officers escort Tawee Boonthong away from the palm field yesterday in Nakhon Si Thammarat province where they sent a woman to test their suspicion he was trading drugs for sex.

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — Two months out of prison, Tawee Boonthong was arrested again after reportedly caught offering to trade yaba for sex yesterday in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872382-ex-con-busted-for-alleged-sex-for-meth-enterprise/

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Phuket traffic warned of Bike for Dad ‘Route of Good Fortune’ practice run

Cyclists take part in the record-setting nationwide Bike for Mom event earlier this year. Photo: Suthicha Sirirat

PHUKET: Motorists have been urged to steer clear of Phuket Town this Sunday afternoon (Nov 22) as hundreds of cyclists are expected to turn out for a “Bike for Dad” practice run.

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PM delivers policy to Thai agencies in Malaysia

BANGKOK, 20 November 2015, (NNT) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha delivered policy to officials of Thai agencies in Malaysia during his visit to attend the 27th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872385-pm-delivers-policy-to-thai-agencies-in-malaysia/

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Robbery in Koh Samui

KOH SAMUI: Last a night the home of an expatriate was broken into and robbed. The thief or thieves broke in through a back window of the house in Soi Somyamia behind the temple at around 8pm. A laptop and an old phone were stolen. The police were called to the scene and advised the owner of the property to make a police report at Bophut Police station. Residents are advised to be aware a gang could be operating in the area.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872387-robbery-in-koh-samui/

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Convicted spy Pollard is released from prison after 30 years

ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard was released from prison early Friday, culminating an extraordinary espionage case that complicated American-Israeli relations for 30 years and became a periodic bargaining chip between two allies.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872388-convicted-spy-pollard-is-released-from-prison-after-30-years/

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Excessive speed caused deadly train derailment in France

Excessive speed caused the derailment of a high speed French TGV train, in which 11 people were killed.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872389-excessive-speed-caused-deadly-train-derailment-in-france/

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EU ministers in emergency meeting to discuss tackling terrorism

European Union Justice and Interior Ministers are undergoing crisis talks in Brussels to discuss new and improved measures for tackling extremism.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872390-eu-ministers-in-emergency-meeting-to-discuss-tackling-terrorism/

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Third body found in wreckage of Paris apartment stormed by police

More details about two of the Paris attackers killed in the dawn raids on Wednesday have emerged. The woman who blew herself up has been identified as Hasna Aitboulahcen believed to be a cousin of Abdelhamid Abaaoud.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872391-third-body-found-in-wreckage-of-paris-apartment-stormed-by-police/