Thailand Live Sunday 22 May 2016

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Thailand: ‘Intrusive’ immigration form now mandatory for foreigners in Phuket

PHUKET: IF you are planning to visit Thailand’s resort province of Phuket, you will now be required to furnish a host of personal information, including banking account and social media details to the nation’s Immigration bureau.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa....2#entry10771143

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The week that was in Thailand News: More wild-western than western

Gerry Carter

It was looking midweek like my column would have to be cancelled such was the dearth of news when up popped a mega media event seemingly from nowhere.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919185-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-more-wild-western-than-western/

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UN sounds alarm over record-breaking temperature rise

By Joanna Gill

Another month, another record high temperature. Figures released by NASA show that 2016 is on track to being the hottest year ever recorded, and the UN is sounding the alarm.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919088-un-sounds-alarm-over-record-breaking-temperature-rise/

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Airport security under the spotlight after Egyptair crash

By Joanna Gill

The search for answers to the Egyptair crash turns to airport security. Investigators have been trawling through surveillance footage and running background checks on those who boarded the flight at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to see if there had been a lapse.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919079-airport-security-under-the-spotlight-after-egyptair-crash/

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EgyptAir flight: ‘smoke detected in cabin’ before plane disappeared

Smoke was detected in the cabin in the final moments before EgyptAir flight MS804 crashed, according to reports on The Aviation Herald.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/918465-egyptair-flight-ms804-disappears-from-radar-on-flight-from-paris-to-cairo/page-7#entry10772388

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EgyptAir MS804: First images of recovered debris released

The hunt for missing EgyptAir flight MS804 intensified on Saturday as Egypt’s military released a video of the first debris found during its search in the Mediterranean Sea.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/918465-egyptair-flight-ms804-disappears-from-radar-on-flight-from-paris-to-cairo/page-7#entry10772424

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Phuket crisis negotiators stop suicidal woman from jumping off clifftop

Kongleaphy Keam

A staffer from Rawai municipality watches over a distressed woman at Promthep Cape after she was persuaded not to jump from the clifftop. Photo: Rawai Municipality

PHUKET: Crisis negotiators last night talked down a woman threatening to commit suicide by jumping from the top of Promthep Cape.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919115-phuket-crisis-negotiators-stop-suicidal-woman-from-jumping-off-clifftop/

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Manhunt launched for karaoke killer

Winai Sarot

PHUKET: Police are hunting for the murderer of a man who was stabbed outside a karaoke bar in Thalang yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919116-manhunt-launched-for-karaoke-killer/

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Leicester City FC takes time out in Phuket

Kongleaphy Keam

Airport Director Monrudee Gettuphan (2nd left) greets Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. Photo: PR Phuket

PHUKET: More than 70 players and staff from the English Premier League’s Leicester City Football Club touched down at Phuket Airport yesterday for a three-day stopover before traveling to Myanmar on Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919117-leicester-city-fc-takes-time-out-in-phuket/

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Spaniard family rescued from sinking yacht off Libong Island in Trang

TRANG: A Spaniard family of four were rescued from sea off Koh Libong in Kantang district of Trang province early Saturday morning after their rented yacht capsized upon hitting a reef.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919118-spaniard-family-rescued-from-sinking-yacht-off-libong-island-in-trang/

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Volleyball Sees Olympic Hope Glimmer, Netizens Still Simmer

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter

Photo: @boswicked19 / Twitter

BANGKOK — What a difference winning makes. Three days after crying foul over a loss to Japan, netizens were generous in victory this morning, praising a defeated South Korea for its spirit.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919119-volleyball-sees-olympic-hope-glimmer-netizens-still-simmer/

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Grand (re)opening of Surin Beach announced

Kongleaphy Keam

PHUKET: After years of delays and last minute attempts to save illegal beach businesses from the wrecking ball, Surin Beach has finally been restored to its ‘natural’ state. In what seems to be a rather quick rise from the rubble, officials have announced the beach’s grand opening set for June 9.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919120-grand-reopening-of-surin-beach-announced/

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Tourist caught with stolen bag in Chiang Mai Night Bazaar

CHIANG MAI: A Mexican aged tourist was caught red-handed with stolen shoulder bag in hand after quietly grabbed it from a sidewalk gallery vendor in Chiang Mai Night Bazaar last night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919121-tourist-caught-with-stolen-bag-in-chiang-mai-night-bazaar/

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Patong Mayor stays firm on Paradise Beach building demolition

Suthicha Sirirat

PHUKET: The mayor of Patong Municipality, Chalermluk Kepsap, yesterday (May 20) stated that the demolition of a building at Paradise Beach at the south end of Patong will still need to go ahead as the land owner’s SorKor1 document is unclear and because the building sits in a land reform area.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919122-patong-mayor-stays-firm-on-paradise-beach-building-demolition/

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Weekend Fun - 10 Of The Most Unusual Restaurants Ever!

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MH17 crash: victims families sue Russia and President Putin

The families of victims of downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 have launched a lawsuit against Russia and its President Vladimir Putin.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919131-mh17-crash-victims-families-sue-russia-and-president-putin/

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Solar Impulse airborne direction Dayton, Ohio

By Chris Cummins

Solar Impulse is airborne again flying stage 12 of its circumnavigation of the the globe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919132-solar-impulse-airborne-direction-dayton-ohio/

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Dutch climber dies on Everest descent

By Chris Cummins

A Dutch climber has died while descending from Everest.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919133-dutch-climber-dies-on-everest-descent/

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Smoke, cockpit woes signal chaotic end for EgyptAir plane

RAPHAEL SATTER, Associated Press
HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press


CAIRO (AP) — Leaked flight data showing trouble in the cockpit and smoke in a plane lavatory are bringing into focus the chaotic final moments of EgyptAir Flight 804, including a three-minute period before contact was lost as alarms on the Airbus 320 screeched one after another.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/918465-egyptair-flight-ms804-disappears-from-radar-on-flight-from-paris-to-cairo/page-7#entry10773273

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No kidding: Exaggerator beats Nyquist in Preakness

RICHARD ROSENBLATT, AP Racing Writer


BALTIMORE (AP) — Exaggerator has finally beaten Nyquist, and it came in the Preakness on Saturday to end any chance of another Triple Crown.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919134-no-kidding-exaggerator-beats-nyquist-in-preakness/

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Top US commander makes secret visit to Syria

ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer


NORTHERN SYRIA (AP) — On a secret trip to Syria, the new commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Saturday he felt a moral obligation to enter a war zone to check on his troops and make his own assessment of progress in organizing local Arab and Kurd fighters for what has been a slow campaign to push the Islamic State out of Syria.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919136-top-us-commander-makes-secret-visit-to-syria/

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Juventus beats AC Milan 1-0 in extra time to win Italian Cup

ANDREW DAMPF, AP Sports Writer


ROME (AP) — Showing off his ability to shine in the most important matches, substitute Alvaro Morata scored in extra time as Juventus beat AC Milan 1-0 to win the Italian Cup on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919151-juventus-beats-ac-milan-1-0-in-extra-time-to-win-italian-cup/

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Bayern beats Dortmund 4-3 on penalties to win German Cup

CIARAN FAHEY, Associated Press


BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund 4-3 on penalties in the German Cup final on Saturday to seal its 11th domestic double and give coach Pep Guardiola a winning send-off.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919152-bayern-beats-dortmund-4-3-on-penalties-to-win-german-cup/

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Ibrahimovic scores 2 as PSG beats Marseille 4-2 in Cup final

JEROME PUGMIRE, AP Sports Writer


PARIS (AP) — Zlatan Ibrahimovic ended his Paris Saint-Germain career in style by reaching 50 goals in an outstanding farewell season as bitter rival Marseille was beaten 4-2 in the French Cup final on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919153-ibrahimovic-scores-2-as-psg-beats-marseille-4-2-in-cup-final/

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Pentagon: US airstrike targets Taliban leader Mullah Mansour

ALAN FRAM, Associated Press
LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. targeted Taliban leader Mullah Mansour in an airstrike Saturday near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the Defense Department said, and a U.S. official said Mansour was believed to have been killed.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919154-pentagon-us-airstrike-targets-taliban-leader-mullah-mansour/

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Dutch, Australian climbers die after reaching Everest summit

BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Associated Press


KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An Australian climber who died on Mount Everest has been identified as a finance lecturer at a university in Melbourne.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919133-dutch-climber-dies-on-everest-descent/?p=10773412

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Uncertainty faces Van Gaal despite ending Man United drought

ROB HARRIS, AP Global Soccer Writer


LONDON (AP) — Louis van Gaal had little time to savor delivering Manchester United's first trophy since the Alex Ferguson dynasty ended three years ago.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919156-uncertainty-faces-van-gaal-despite-ending-man-united-drought/

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Rangers says players assaulted by Hibs fans after cup final

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Rangers said its players were assaulted on the Hampden Park field by Hibernian fans after the Edinburgh team won the Scottish Cup for the first time in 114 years on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919159-rangers-says-players-assaulted-by-hibs-fans-after-cup-final/

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47 Year-Old Japanese Tutor Found Hung in Bangkok Apartment

BANGKOK – Police from the Lat Krabang Police Station were called to an apartment in Soi Lat Krabang 22 after Jayama Tetsuji, 47, a Japanese language tutor was found hanging in his apartment in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district at around 10:30 this morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919172-47-year-old-japanese-tutor-found-hung-in-bangkok-apartment/

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NE people unhappy with life after military take-over

BANGKOK: Northeastern people are unhappy while central region people are very happy since the military junta seized power from civilian government two years ago.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919174-ne-people-unhappy-with-life-after-military-take-over/