Thailand Live Saturday 14 May 2016

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Phuket Paradise Beach hotel given 30-day demolition notice

Suthicha Sirirat

Patong Mayor Chalermluk Kebsup (2nd from left) and Phuket Vice Governor Khajornkiet Rakpanichmanee (3rd from left) discuss details of the 30-day demolition notice. Photo: Suthicha Sirirat

PHUKET: -- Phuket officials have given the owner of a hotel at Paradise Beach, south of Patong, 30 days to remove the offending structure for encroaching on public land.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa....olition-notice/

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21 percent of water are left in five dams in Korat

KORAT: There are only 21 percent of water left in five dams in Nakhon Ratchasima which are below forecast, said Mr Chidchanok Somprasert, director of the 8th Irrigation Office.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917153-21-percent-of-water-are-left-in-five-dams-in-korat/

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NACC impounds 1.8 billion baht in fake G-to-G rice deals payments

BANGKOK: The National Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to freeze 1.8 billion baht in partial payments made by a few Thai companies for the supposedly government-to-government rice deals between the Foreign Trade Department and three Chinese companies.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917154-nacc-impounds-18-billion-baht-in-fake-g-to-g-rice-deals-payments/

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Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine killed in Syria – group confirms

Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine has been killed in Syria, the Lebanese Shia militant group confirmed.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917156-top-hezbollah-commander-mustafa-badreddine-killed-in-syria-group-confirms/

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Russia slams top-level doping claims as ‘treacherous slander’

By Natalie Huet

Russia on Friday (May 13) denied claims it ran a sophisticated doping programme at the last winter Olympics in Sochi.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917157-russia-slams-top-level-doping-claims-as-treacherous-slander/

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Ibrahimovic announces departure from PSG

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed he will be leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917158-ibrahimovic-announces-departure-from-psg/

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Blunt Brexit warning from International Monetary Fund’s Lagarde

The head of the International Monetary Fund has come out strongly against Britain leaving the European Union.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917159-blunt-brexit-warning-from-international-monetary-funds-lagarde/

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High heels at work? UK petition calls to end ‘sexist’ dress codes

By Natalie Huet

Can your employer force you to wear high heels at work? Some are finding the legal ground on the topic is shaky – just like it can be when perched up on stilettos.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917161-high-heels-at-work-uk-petition-calls-to-end-sexist-dress-codes/

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Russia condemns US missile-defence systems in Europe

Poland has broken ground at a site designed to hold interceptors for a US missile-defence system in the north of the country, drawing criticism from Russia.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917163-russia-condemns-us-missile-defence-systems-in-europe/

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Toxic tyre fire forces evacuation of 9,000 near Madrid

Toxic, black smoke has forced 9,000 people from their homes in a city just 35 kilometres south of the Spanish capital.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917164-toxic-tyre-fire-forces-evacuation-of-9000-near-madrid/

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Up to 500,000 South Africa gold miners to launch lung disease class action suits

Up to half a million gold miners have been given the go-ahead to launch class action lawsuits after contracting fatal lung diseases underground.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917165-up-to-500000-south-africa-gold-miners-to-launch-lung-disease-class-action-suits/

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Turkish soldiers, PKK militants die in clashes after latest bombing

By Natalie Huet

Eight Turkish soldiers and 21 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were killed on Friday (May 13), according to the military and media reports, a day after yet another explosion rocked the country’s mainly Kurdish southeast.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917166-turkish-soldiers-pkk-militants-die-in-clashes-after-latest-bombing/

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Canadian PM arrives in fire-ravaged Fort McMurray

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — Canada's Prime Minister arrived in wildfire-ravaged Fort McMurray on Friday and after taking a helicopter tour to assess the damage said he doesn't think most Canadians comprehend yet the scope of what happened in the oil sands capital, where more than 88,000 people were forced to evacuate.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917167-canadian-pm-arrives-in-fire-ravaged-fort-mcmurray/

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Real Madrid mourns soccer fans killed in Iraq bombing

QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press


BAGHDAD (AP) — An attack on a cafe in central Iraq killed at least 13 people on Friday, including a group of Real Madrid soccer fans, prompting condemnation from the Spanish government and the football club, which said players would wear black arm bands in mourning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917168-real-madrid-mourns-soccer-fans-killed-in-iraq-bombing/

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Good croc, bad croc? Or just a crock of.... Creature discovered at Mahasarakham temple

MAHASARAKHAM:-- Villagers in the north east are divided about what to do when a crocodile started swimming about by a temple.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917169-good-croc-bad-croc-or-just-a-crock-of-creature-discovered-at-mahasarakham-temple/

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Top brass give support to under fire Bangkok traffic cop - but passenger could yet face trouble

Image: Thairath

BANGKOK:-- One of Bangkok's leading policemen dropped in on the traffic cop at the centre of a controversy after an argument filmed by a passenger in the back of a taxi.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917170-top-brass-give-support-to-under-fire-bangkok-traffic-cop-but-passenger-could-yet-face-trouble/

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Bangkok taxi driver fined top whack for having a dodgy meter filmed on Facebook

Image: Thairath.

BANGKOK:-- A passenger who filmed a taxi driver who he thought was overcharging him with a faulty meter got a result.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917171-bangkok-taxi-driver-fined-top-whack-for-having-a-dodgy-meter-filmed-on-facebook/

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Foreign ladies sunbathing in undies not happy to have to cover up - but police say it was for their own good

AYUTTHAYA:-- Two foreign ladies sunbathing in their undies got the hump when asked to cover up by a Thai policeman.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917172-foreign-ladies-sunbathing-in-undies-not-happy-to-have-to-cover-up-but-police-say-it-was-for-their/

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Lone robber beaten up following a bungled gold shop holdup

BANG YAI: A lone robber was badly beaten up and caught after his attempt to rob a gold shop at a shopping mall in Bang Yai area failed forcing him to seize a nine-year old girl as a hostage.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917174-lone-robber-beaten-up-following-a-bungled-gold-shop-holdup/

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China, Thailand set to hold joint military exercises

China and Thailand will hold joint exercises beginning this month, China's Ministry of Defence said on Friday, in another sign of improving relations since the Thai military seized power in 2014.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917175-china-thailand-set-to-hold-joint-military-exercises/

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Who is Benz driver who fled fatal accident scene?

Image: Spring News

CHIANG MAI: Mystery surrounds the driver of the Mercedes Benz that is alleged to have caused the death of two Thai women in Chiang Mai on Wednesday night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917213-who-is-benz-driver-who-fled-fatal-accident-scene/

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Absent minded prof reunited with cash left in loo

Image: Thairath

ROI-ET: A professor who left 120,000 baht in the toilets was reunited with his valuables thanks to an honest Roi-Et restaurant worker.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917222-absent-minded-prof-reunited-with-cash-left-in-loo/

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Yakuza kingpin "a danger to society" is deported

Image: Manager

BANGKOK: A Japanese gangster who police say is a leading figure in the Yakuza responsible for 200 million baht of crimes was deported on Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917223-yakuza-kingpin-a-danger-to-society-is-deported/

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Mo beats Fighter in battle for top ladyboy beauty

Image: Manager

PATTAYA: Thailand's prettiest transgender beauty was crowned in Pattaya on Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917224-mo-beats-fighter-in-battle-for-top-ladyboy-beauty/

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Star Footballer in Attempted Suicide Pact

Albert Jack

PATTAYA: At 9.30pm on the evening of Friday May 13th Sawangboriboon Rescue Workers rushed to an apartment in Korpai Soi 14, South Pattaya, after being alerted to a potential emergency.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917225-star-footballer-in-attempted-suicide-pact/

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Pattaya Man Robbed at Knife Point

Albert Jack

PATTAYA: At 4am on the morning of May 14 police were called to an apartment building at 489/35 Moo 10, Banglamung, Chonburi after a robbery had been reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917227-pattaya-man-robbed-at-knife-point/

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Phuket brings ACM-ICPC programming World Finals to SEA

The Phuket News

More than 1,300 entrants from 40 countries will compete in the ACM-ICPC World Finals 2016 to be held at the Saphan Hin Sports Complex this week.

PHUKET: Post-secondary students from more than 40 countries will be arriving in Phuket this coming week to take part in the Association for Computing Machinery-International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC) World Finals 2016.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917230-phuket-brings-acm-icpc-programming-world-finals-to-sea/

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Phuket elephant welfare park to offer respite from tourism

Tanyaluk Sakoot

PHUKET: A welfare park to provide care for elephants injured or retired from working in Phuket’s tourism industry will open in Thalang in August.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917231-phuket-elephant-welfare-park-to-offer-respite-from-tourism/

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Head-on collision kills motorcyclist at Koh Siray

Kritsada Mueanhawong

Ms Kanokkarn was reportedly visiting her mother in Koh Siray when the collision occurred. Photo: Kritsada Mueanghawong

PHUKET: A head-on collision with a pickup truck during light rain on May 10 killed a motorbike rider in Koh Siray, confirmed Phuket City Police.

Full story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Headon-collision-kills-motorcyclist-Koh-Siray/63872?desktopversion

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Chinese fruit screening practice kept under close monitoring

BANGKOK: Thai internal trade officials yesterday conducted inspection trips to the country's two largest vegetable and fruit markets to probe into complaints by Thai traders that the entry of Chinese packaging and screening operation known as "Longh" has spoilt the market system and caused several major fruit prices to shoot up over 100%.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917234-chinese-fruit-screening-practice-kept-under-close-monitoring/