Thailand Live Tuesday 24 May 2016

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Couple Makes Fake OJ. Couple’s Photos Posted Online. Couple Arrested.
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter


Just add water: A couple mixes up bogus orange juice in their backyard in photos which precipitated their arrest.

BANGKOK — One day after photos of a Vietnamese couple “making” in their backyard what they later sold as “orange juice” spread online, police arrested them yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919730-vietnamese-couple-makes-fake-oj-couples-photos-posted-online-couple-arrested/

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South Korea: Overseas North Korean restaurant workers flee
KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An unspecified number of North Koreans working at a Pyongyang-run restaurant overseas have escaped their workplace and will come to South Korea, South Korean officials said Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919732-south-korea-overseas-north-korean-restaurant-workers-flee/

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Cosby due in court in Pennsylvania sex-assault case

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby is due in Pennsylvania court Tuesday morning for a key hearing in his criminal sex-assault case.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919733-cosby-due-in-court-in-pennsylvania-sex-assault-case/

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PTT sees fuel prices bottoming out, on the rise

BANGKOK, 24 May 2016 (NNT) – PTT Plc. has said it believes fuel prices have bottomed out and will soon begin to rise while announcing higher profits during the first quarter of this year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919735-ptt-sees-fuel-prices-bottoming-out-on-the-rise/

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North Korea snubs Donald Trump: envoy rejects overture to meet leader Kim Jong Un
Stephanie Nebehay

Geneva: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's proposal to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a "kind of propaganda or advertisement" in his election race, a senior North Korean official said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919739-north-korea-snubs-donald-trump-envoy-rejects-overture-to-meet-leader-kim-jong-un/

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New Phuket Immigration chief waylaid


Pol Col Kantawat Pongsatanbordee has yet to take up his post as Phuket's new immigration chief. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

PHUKET: -- Pol Col Kantawat Pongsatabordee has yet to arrive on the island to take up his new post as Superintendent of the Phuket Immigration Office, as he has yet to clear his desk in Bangkok.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919760-new-phuket-immigration-chief-waylaid/

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Fire at Tawan Daeng entertainment complex leaves one dead



BANGKOK: -- A fire broke out late this morning at Tawan Daeng Sardsaengduen entertainment complex on Suksawat road in Ratburana district and was quickly raging to adjacent movie theatre and shopping plaza.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919763-fire-at-tawan-daeng-entertainment-complex-in-bangkok-leaves-one-dead/

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Russian computer programmer found dead in Phuket
Eakkapop Thongtub


The Russian man was found dead in his room after co-workers arrived worried for his well-being. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- A Russian man who worked in Phuket as a computer programmer was found dead of suspected drug overdose in a rented room in Phuket Town yesterday afternoon (May 23).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919705-russian-expat-found-dead-with-needle-in-arm-at-phuket-apartment/?p=10781462#entry10781462

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Second Thailand Yacht Show dates announced
Phuket Gazette


The Thailand Yacht Show returns to Ao Por Grand Marina in December. Photo: Richard Dobson

PHUKET: -- The dates for the second edition of the Thailand Yacht Show (TYS) have now been confirmed for December 15-18, with the massive event to be held once again at Phuket’s prestigious Ao Por Grand Marina.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919772-second-thailand-yacht-show-dates-announced/

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Tourism revenue in the second quarter of the year to top 560 billion Baht

BANGKOK, 24 May 2016 (NNT) - The Tourism and Sports Minister expects revenue from foreign tourists in the second quarter of the year will expand by 10.8%, while revenue from domestic tourism is expected to expand by 6.5%.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919773-tourism-revenue-in-the-second-quarter-of-the-year-to-top-560-billion-baht/

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2 Die in Fire at Major Hollywood Phra Pradaeng
By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee
Staff Reporter


Smoke pours from the Major Hollywood shopping mall in southern metro Bangkok on Tuesday morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919763-fire-at-tawan-daeng-entertainment-complex-in-bangkok-leaves-one-dead/#entry10781601

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New report says health facilities attacked in 19 countries
EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Deliberate or indiscriminate attacks have decimated health facilities, killed medical workers and patients, and deprived countless civilians of care in 19 countries during 2015 and the first three months of 2016, a coalition of more than 30 health and humanitarian organizations said in a new report released Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919778-new-report-says-health-facilities-attacked-in-19-countries/

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Swiss bank probed in connection with Malaysia fund scandal

GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss attorney general's office said Tuesday that it has opened criminal proceedings against Swiss bank BSI SA in connection with a probe into suspected embezzlement of a Malaysian state investment fund.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919780-swiss-bank-probed-in-connection-with-malaysia-fund-scandal/

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Brazil in crisis after leaked tape forces out interim President’s ally



SAO PAULO: -- Brazil’s minister of planning Romero Juca has stepped aside over claims he conspired to obstruct the country’s biggest ever corruption scandal.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919781-brazil-in-crisis-after-leaked-tape-forces-out-interim-presidents-ally/

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India: Two IndiGo pilots grounded for mistaking road for runway
by Asian Correspondent Staff

TWO IndiGo pilots in India have been grounded for mistaking a road for a runway and attempting to land on it, the airline and local media reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919782-india-two-indigo-pilots-grounded-for-mistaking-road-for-runway/

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Thaivisa Video News 24 May



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EC and CDC continue prep for public referendum

BANGKOK, 24 May 2016 (NNT) – The Election Commission (EC) has held a meeting with election officials from all 77 provinces alongside the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) preparing teachers and speakers to meet with the public on the draft constitution this June.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919801-ec-and-cdc-continue-prep-for-public-referendum/

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Phuket number plate auction raises B22mn for crash victims
Phuket Gazette


Models show off some of the lucky licence plates auctioned off by the PLTO, which this year raised 22 million baht to fund rehabilitation programs for road accident victims. Photo: Phuket PR

PHUKET: -- The sale of lucky licence plates raised 22 million baht this week to fund road safety campaigns and rehabilitation programs for traffic accident victims.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919817-phuket-number-plate-auction-raises-b22mn-for-crash-victims/

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's President Erdogan approves new government to be led by Binali Yildirim, his trusted longtime ally.

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Police capture more Rohingya on the run
Kritsada Mueanhawong

PNANG NGA: -- Police last night tracked down eight more of the 21 Rohingya detainees who fled from Phang Nga Immigration Detention Center early yesterday morning.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919853-police-capture-more-rohingya-on-the-run/

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Escaped Rohingya migrants recaptured off Phuket
Tanyaluk Sakoot

The 15 Rohingya migrants were recaptured after escaping from Phang Nga Immigration Centre before dawn yesterday (May 23). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- Police in Phang Nga have today (May 24) confirmed that 15 Rohingya migrants who were being hunted after escaping from Phang Nga Immigration Centre yesterday (May 23) have been recaptured.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919863-escaped-rohingya-migrants-recaptured-off-phuket/

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to continue:

Thailand Live Wednesday 25 May 2016

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