Thailand Live Sunday 10 Jan 2016

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Govt to fulfill various missions within 2016: PM

BANGKOK, 9 January 2016 (NNT) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government will fulfill various missions and achieve concrete outcomes within given time of 2016.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa....within-2016-pm/

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Med student, 24, faints during 'practice dive' in Similan islands, evacuated by helicopter to Phuket

PHUKET: A 24-year-old Thai medical student is being monitored closely in a Hyperbaric Chamber at Vachira Phuket Hospital after he fainted during a 13-metre dive before being evacuated to Phuket via helicoptor from the Similan islands

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885275-med-student-24-faints-during-practice-dive-in-similan-islands-evacuated-by-helicopter-to-phuket/

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Democrats’ chief advisor suggests CDC extend vote casting hours of elections

BANGKOK, 10 January 2015 (NNT) – The chief advisor of the Democrat Party has met with the Constitution Drafting Commission to discuss his ideas about the election process under the new charter.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885276-democrats-chief-advisor-suggests-cdc-extend-vote-casting-hours-of-elections/

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Thai man, 20, arrested, charged for sarcastic 'shoe bomb' remarks during airport security inspection

PHUKET: A 20-year-old Thai man has rejected a charge that he knowingly announced false information to create histeria at the airport during a routine passenger inspection this afternoon.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885278-thai-man-20-arrested-charged-for-sarcastic-shoe-bomb-remarks-during-airport-security-inspection/?p=10290340

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NLA President and Secretariat of House of Representatives endorse operational plan for fiscal 2016

BANGKOK, 10 January 2015 (NNT) – The President of the National Legislative Assembly and the Secretariat of the House of Representatives have agreed to an operational plan for the current fiscal year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885279-nla-president-and-secretariat-of-house-of-representatives-endorse-operational-plan-for-fiscal-2016/

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Football results and league tables from Saturday 9 January

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885281-football-results-and-league-tables-from-saturday-9-january/?p=10290406

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AC Milan, Roma managers still under pressure after 1-1 draw

ANDREW DAMPF, AP Sports Writer


ROME (AP) — A 1-1 draw between AC Milan and Roma in Serie A on Saturday likely did little to alleviate the pressure on managers Sinisa Mihajlovic and Rudi Garcia.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885282-ac-milan-roma-managers-still-under-pressure-after-1-1-draw/

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Real Madrid wins in Zidane's debut as head coach

TALES AZZONI, AP Sports Writer


MADRID (AP) — Zinedine Zidane's head-coaching career got off to a winning start as Real Madrid defeated Deportivo La Coruna 5-0 in the Spanish league on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885283-real-madrid-wins-in-zidanes-debut-as-head-coach/

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Lyon secures first win in new stadium in French league

SAMUEL PETREQUIN, AP Sports writer


PARIS (AP) — Lyon celebrated its first match at its new Stade des Lumieres home with its first French League win in two months, 4-1 over last-place Troyes on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885284-lyon-secures-first-win-in-new-stadium-in-french-league/

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Arsenal opens FA Cup defense with comeback win vs Sunderland

JACK BEZANTS, Associated Press


LONDON (AP) — Arsenal began its FA Cup defense with a 3-1 comeback victory against Sunderland and was joined in the fourth round by Manchester United and Manchester City on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885286-arsenal-opens-fa-cup-defense-with-comeback-win-vs-sunderland/

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Thai Thai Prosecutors Indite Wife of Japanese Man Murdered in Ang Thong

BANGKOK -Spokesman Lt Col Somnuek Siangkong for the Office of the Attorney-General in Thailand told reporters that prosecutors have indicted Poranee Napadol and her two accomplices on charges for the murder of her Japanese husband, Kazuo Yoshioka in Ang Thong last year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885287-thai-wife-indicted-over-murder-of-japanese-man-in-ang-thong/

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Mexico willing to extradite recaptured drug lord Guzman

E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, Associated Press
KATHERINE CORCORAN, Associated Press


MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is willing to extradite drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, a federal law enforcement official said Saturday, a sharp reversal from the official position after his last capture in 2014.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885288-mexico-willing-to-extradite-recaptured-drug-lord-guzman/

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Briton Dies in Hotel Pool on Koh Tao; Police Rule Out Murder

By Teeranai Charuvastra

Staff Reporter

Tourists board a ferry bound for Koh Tao from a pier in Surat Thani mainland on Dec. 30, 2015.

KOH TAO — A 26-year-old British man was found dead Friday morning in a hotel swimming pool on Tao island, police say.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885062-british-man-found-dead-on-koh-tao/page-9#entry10289609

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16 injured, mostly kids, in Bangkok shopping mall accident

BANGKOK (AP) — Sixteen people were injured, most of them children, at one of Bangkok's upscale shopping malls Saturday when a tent at an outdoor event came crashing down on them, officials said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885254-16-injured-mostly-kids-in-bangkok-shopping-mall-accident/

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Young British tourist Luke Miller found dead on Thai backpacker murder island

By Philip Sherwell, Bangkok

A young British tourist has been found dead in mysterious circumstances on the same small Thai holiday island where two British backpackers were bludgeoned to death.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885062-british-man-found-dead-on-koh-tao/page-9#entry10289609

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Briton Dies 'Living The Dream' In Thailand

Luke Miller died while holidaying on the same Thai island where two Britons were murdered in 2014.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885062-british-man-found-dead-on-koh-tao/page-9#entry10289609

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Thai cosmetics company pulls ad showing actress in blackface

JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press


BANGKOK (AP) — "You just need to be white to win."

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885064-seoul-secret-apologizes-for-racist-black-face-advert-white-is-winning/page-4#entry10290518

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Women take to the streets of Cologne

Hundreds of women gathered on the steps of Cologne Cathedral in Germany on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885294-women-take-to-the-streets-of-cologne/

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Mexico: Guzman talk with Sean Penn led to his whereabouts

E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, Associated Press
KATHERINE CORCORAN, Associated Press


MEXICO CITY (AP) — Recaptured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's secret interview with U.S. actor Sean Penn helped authorities locate his whereabouts, a Mexican law enforcement official said late Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885343-mexico-guzman-talk-with-sean-penn-led-to-his-whereabouts/

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Powerful US bomber flies over S. Korea as standoff deepens

FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press
AHN YOUNG-JOON, Associated Press


OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AP) — A powerful U.S. B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea on Sunday, a clear show of force from the United States as a Cold War-style standoff deepened between its ally Seoul and North Korea following Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885346-powerful-us-bomber-flies-over-s-korea-as-standoff-deepens/

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In embarrassing turn, only 1 Argentine convict apprehended

PETER PRENGAMAN, Associated Press
PATRICIA LUNA, Associated Press


BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In an embarrassment to President Mauricio Macri's young administration, Argentina's top police official said Saturday that only one of three notorious convicts were in custody just hours after top officials had celebrated the capture of all three fugitives.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885347-in-embarrassing-turn-only-1-argentine-convict-apprehended/

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Muslim woman thrown out of Trump rally; group seeks apology

TOM FOREMAN Jr., Associated Press


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — An advocacy group is seeking an apology from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after a Muslim woman standing in silent protest at one of his rallies was heckled and escorted out.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885349-muslim-woman-thrown-out-of-trump-rally;-group-seeks-apology/

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Reports: Partner of dead 'EastEnders' actress arrested

LONDON (AP) — British media reports say the partner of a former "EastEnders" actress who was murdered along with her two sons has been arrested in Ghana.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885353-reports-partner-of-dead-eastenders-actress-arrested/

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CDC: Next week’s meeting will conclude first draft

BANGKOK, 10 January 2016 (NNT) – The Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) will reconvene next week to conclude the first draft of the permanent charter.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885370-cdc-next-weeks-meeting-will-conclude-first-draft/

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Dismantling of Ratchayothin bridge may be deferred until year end

BANGKOK: Demolition of Ratchayothin bridge tentatively scheduled to start in April may be postponed until the end of the year if the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority opts to build the infrastructure of the Green Line elevated train project simultaneously with the building of a new bridge across the Ratchayothin intersection, said an informed MRTA source.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885371-dismantling-of-ratchayothin-bridge-may-be-deferred-until-yearend/?p=10291831

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