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Thailand Live Friday 18 Dec 2015

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Thailand deports Aussie pedophile
By Coconuts Bangkok

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Peter Walbran. Photo: Facebook/ The Sydney Morning Herald

BANGKOK: -- Thailand has deported a convicted Australian pedophile who was arrested when cops found him teaching at a school in Ubon Ratchathani.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879694-paedophile-deported-from-thailand/#entry10206425

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'Make or break' Brexit and migration talks progress, but hard path ahead

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"The truth is this: it will be very hard work. Not just hard work on welfare, but actually hard work on all of the issues"

BRUSSELS: -- President of the European Council Donald Tusk has labelled talks to renegotiate UK membership to the European Union a “make or break moment.”

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879717-make-or-break-brexit-and-migration-talks-progress-but-hard-path-ahead/

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Governor tables new airport route to tackle traffic
Phuket Gazette

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Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada proposed the alternative route as a way to combat traffic congestion. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- Officials are looking to build an alternative north-south road, parallel to Thepkrasattri Road, so those headed to Phuket International Airport can bypass the frustrating traffic jams.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879720-phuket-governor-tables-new-airport-route-to-tackle-traffic/

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Thailand International Swan Boat Race 2015 to kick off this weekend

BANGKOK, 18 December 2015 (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has invited everyone to see the '10th Thailand International Swan Boat Race 2015’ this weekend.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879723-thailand-international-swan-boat-race-2015-to-kick-off-this-weekend/

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CCCIF continues to fight illegal unreported and unregulated fishing

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BANGKOK, 18 December 2015 (NNT) – The Command Center for Combating Illegal Fishing (CCCIF) has tackled illegal unreported and unregulated fishing in Thailand's seas.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879724-cccif-continues-to-fight-illegal-unreported-and-unregulated-fishing/

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Brit beaten by Patong tuk-tuk driver
Phuket Gazette

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Mr Kamarell filed a complaint with Patong police after he was savagely attacked. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- Police have charged a Phuket tuk-tuk driver for savagely beating a British national over a discrepancy in the price of a ride in Patong on December 15.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879730-brit-savagely-beaten-by-patong-tuk-tuk-driver/

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Bangkok's legendary rip-off restaurant gets probed over THB1,000 tom yum
By Coconuts Bangkok

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A snapshot of the overpriced food bill was posted on the Pantip forum. Photo: User Richeorang

BANGKOK: -- Sriayudhya Seafood Market, the Phaya Thai restaurant that many tuk tuk and taxi drivers love to recommend to tourists, is facing an investigation after a group of tourists were made to pay THB12,418 for their meal.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879732-bangkoks-legendary-rip-off-restaurant-gets-probed-over-thb1000-tom-yum/

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Suspects in attack on judge arrested
The Nation

RAYONG: -- Rayong police have arrested three of five suspects on suspicions that they were involved with the abduction and assault of an associate judge in the province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879234-rayong-tycoons-daughter-escapes-death-after-being-dumped-unconscious-into-a-reservoir/page-2#entry10206832

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Need for speed: Thai cops seized 90 million amphetamine pills this year
By Coconuts Bangkok

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File photo of seized drugs. Photo: Reuters

BANGKOK: -- Thailand has seized more than 90 million speed pills and more than a metric ton of crystal meth this year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879752-need-for-speed-thai-cops-seized-90-million-amphetamine-pills-this-year/

Two dead as pickup slams into Phuket streetlight
The Phuket News

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Police believe the pickup truck was travelling at high speed at the time of the accident. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET -- Two men died on Phuket’s roads after the driver missed the bend and crashed his pickup truck into a streetlight pylon near KingPower on Chao Fa West Rd, Wichit, early this morning (Dec 18).

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879798-two-dead-as-pickup-slams-into-phuket-streetlight/

Large haul of tusks, pangolin scales expected to lead to arrests
Kittipong Maneerit
The Nation

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KOH SAMUI -- The authorities confiscated Bt40 million worth of elephant tusks and pangolin scales at the Samui International Airport earlier this month, Customs Department’s director general Kulis Sombatsiri said at a press conference Friday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879799-large-haul-of-tusks-pangolin-scales-expected-to-lead-to-arrests/

Big spike in seizures of unlicensed, illegal software
The Nation

THAILAND -- In the first 11 months of the year, the Economic Crime Suppression Division seized nearly Bt500 million worth of unlicensed and illegal software at 214 businesses, almost 20 per cent higher than 2014.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879803-big-spike-in-seizures-of-unlicensed-illegal-software/

Thailand’s foreign reserves increase to 5.684 trillion baht on December 11
Thai PBS

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THAILAND -- Thailand’s foreign reserves increased one billion US dollars or 36.3 billion baht to US$157.7 billion or 5.684 trillion baht as of December 11 compared to last week’s reserves of US$ 156.7 billion or 5.610 trillion baht, according to the Bank of Thailand.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879804-thailands-foreign-reserves-increase-to-5684-trillion-baht-on-december-11/

Drive-thru destruction: Truck rams into 7-Eleven
By Coconuts Bangkok

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A pick-up truck plows through a 7-Eleven shop in Rayong province. Photo: Nonthawat Wisutthipat

THAILAND -- A pick-up truck driver lost control and rammed into a 7-Eleven shop in Rayong province, injuring one customer this morning.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879805-drive-thru-destruction-truck-rams-into-7-eleven/

Typhoon in Philippines kills 41, displaces 750,000
Euronews

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PHILIPPINES -- Shoulder deep in flood waters, residents in the centre of the Philippines are struggling with the aftermath of yet anothertyphoon that has killed at least 41 people.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879808-typhoon-in-philippines-kills-41-displaces-750000/

Phuket Town roads to close for Christmas parade
The Phuket News

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The annual Christmas parade will course through the heart of Phuket Town tomorrow morning (Dec 19). Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

PHUKET -- Roads throughout the heart of Phuket Town will close tomorrow morning (Dec 19) as the annual Christmas parade takes place, from10amto 11am.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879811-phuket-town-roads-to-close-for-christmas-parade/

Holiday travel: more buses to be put on during New Year period
By Coconuts Bangkok

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File photo of Mo Chit bus terminal. Photo: -Ax-

BANGKOK -- Good news for Bangkok residents traveling to the provinces for the holidays: officials announced today they would put on more inter-province buses to accommodate the mass influx of travelers during the New Year period.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879814-holiday-travel-more-buses-to-be-put-on-during-new-year-period/

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