Thailand Live Monday 30 May 2016

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'Mommy loves you!': Boy rescued after gorilla is shot at zoo
By JOHN MINCHILLO

CINCINNATI (AP) — Panicked zoo visitors watched helplessly and shouted, "Stay calm!" while one woman yelled, "Mommy loves you!" as a 400-pound-plus gorilla loomed over a 4-year-old boy who had fallen into a shallow moat at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921165-us-ohio-zoo-kills-gorilla-to-protect-small-child/

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Students seeking sugar daddies for tuition, rent
By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL

Candice Kashani graduated from law school debt-free this spring, thanks to a modern twist on an age-old arrangement.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921166-us-students-seeking-sugar-daddies-for-tuition-rent/

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Hitler's secret coding machine sold on eBay
Henry Bodkin

LONDON: -- Bletchley Park historians have recovered a rare machine used by Adolf Hitler to exchange top secret messages with his high command after finding it advertised on eBay for just 9.50 pounds ($19.30).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921167-hitlers-secret-coding-machine-sold-on-ebay/

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Donald Trump: Migrants treated better than US military veterans

WASHINGTON: -- Illegal immigrants in the US often get better care than the nation's military veterans, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921171-donald-trump-migrants-treated-better-than-us-military-veterans/

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Suspected British property swindler arrested in Pattaya


Image: Banmuang

PATTAYA: -- Police have announced the arrest of a suspected British property swindler in Pattaya.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921184-suspected-british-property-swindler-arrested-in-pattaya/

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Woman fails to save friend in Australian crocodile attack

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A woman struggled in vain to drag her friend from a crocodile's jaws off a northeast Australian beach, police said on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921186-woman-fails-to-save-friend-in-australian-crocodile-attack/

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Glue sniffing homeless man arrested for weekend ATM robbery attempt


Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: -- Police in Chatujak quickly arrested a homeless man Sunday for attempting to steal money from an ATM near the weekend market.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921188-glue-sniffing-homeless-man-arrested-for-weekend-atm-robbery-attempt/

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Top Gear returns to BBC Two with new hosts

LONDON: -- Motoring show Top Gear has returned to BBC Two with its new line-up of hosts.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921191-top-gear-returns-to-bbc-two-with-new-hosts/

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Poll fraud claims set to hound VP Len Robredo



MANILA: -- Tough-talking Davao city mayor Rodrigo Duterte will be declared the 16th president of the Philippines by the Congress this afternoon (Monday) after a landslide victory by Len Robredo’s slim edge over her closest rival, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., which is set to usher her to the vice presidency is clouded with claims of election fraud and legal protests.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920969-len-robredo-is-philippine-vice-president/#entry10801653

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Swimming permitted at some Phuket Beaches, restrictions to depend on surf conditions
The Phuket News



PHUKET: -- Swimming will be restricted at only some parts of some Phuket beaches today depending on weather and surf conditions, the president of Phuket Lifeguard Club (PLC) has clarified.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921081-swimming-ban-remains-in-effect-at-phuket-beaches-due-to-rough-conditions/#entry10801669

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Vietnam Airlines forms strategic partnership with All Nippon Airways



HANOI: -- Vietnam national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has officially signed a deal to sell an 8.77 percent stake to All Nippon Airways, Japan’s biggest airline, making the latter its strategic partner, reported the Thanh Nien News on Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921194-vietnam-airlines-forms-strategic-partnership-with-all-nippon-airways/

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Langkawi’s latest landmark hotel officially opened



LANGKAWI: -- Malaysia’s Langkawi had recently added the newest landmark, the St Regis Langkawi which has the potential to draw upmarket tourists to the popular vacation island, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921196-langkawis-latest-landmark-hotel-officially-opened/

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Low Thia Khiang remains Singapore’s opposition leader in latest poll



SINGAPORE: -- Singapore’s Workers’ Party secretary-general Low Thia Khiang has been re-elected after fighting off an unexpected and unprecedented challenge by fellow Aljunied GRC MP Chen Show Ma, reported The Straits Times on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921198-low-thia-khiang-remains-singapores-opposition-leader-in-latest-poll/

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11 mangrove forests to be reclaimed from property developers in Phuket

PHUKET, 30 May 2016 (NNT) - The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) held a meeting to restore and reclaim mangrove forests in Phuket province that have suffered from encroachment.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921154-operation-white-shark-to-inspect-seize-swathes-of-encroached-mangroves-phuket-coastal-plots/#entry10801728

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SET up 8.80 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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One dead as truck smashes into motorcycles at Songkhla intersection


Image: Sanook

SONGKHLA: -- CCTV footage showed a desperate dash for life as a truck skidded into motorcycles at a Songkhla intersection Sunday. The truck was doing a high speed in rainy conditions.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921216-one-dead-as-truck-smashes-into-motorcycles-at-songkhla-intersection/

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Passenger train derails after collision with truck in Nakhon Pathom



BANGKOK: -- A passenger train from Suphanburi to Bangkok was derailed after it was hit by a trailer truck Monday morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921218-passenger-train-derails-after-collision-with-truck-in-nakhon-pathom/

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Driver sought as runaway Ubon-Pattaya bus kills passenger and injures 45


Image: Daily News

BANGKOK: -- Police are hunting a driver who failed to stop for repairs though his bus was experiencing gear problems.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921219-driver-sought-as-runaway-ubon-pattaya-bus-kills-passenger-and-injures-45/

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Wet road sends Phuket driver into 10m roadside ditch
Eakkapop Thongtub


Kritsanapong Kongsri, 40, suffered neck and back injuries after his SUV plunged down a 10-metre roadside ditch. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- A man is in hospital after his SUV slid off a wet road and plunged 10 metres into a ditch near the Phuket Mining Museum in Koh Kaew yesterday (May 29).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921223-wet-road-sends-phuket-driver-into-10m-roadside-ditch/

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Three arrests after inmate orders Ya Ba delivery from inside prison


Image: Daily News

SURAT THANI: -- Surat police arrested three men for transporting nearly 90,000 Ya Ba tablets from Bangkok down South.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921226-three-arrests-after-inmate-orders-ya-ba-delivery-from-inside-prison/

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Bangkok holds goods fair in Bang Bon district

BANGKOK, 30 May 2016, (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is holding a product fair at the Big C Supermarket in the capital's Bang Bon district.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921228-bangkok-holds-goods-fair-in-bang-bon-district/

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Japanese boy disappears after parents leave him in forest

TOKYO (AP) — A 7-year-old boy is missing in a Japanese forest after his parents reportedly made him get out of the car as punishment.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921231-japanese-boy-disappears-after-parents-leave-him-in-forest/

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Great Fakes! Thai woman in US arrested for buying designer handbags, returning knockoffs to the store
By Coconuts Bangkok


A file photo of handbags. Photo: Scott Barron

ARLINGTON: -- A Thai woman in Virginia was arrested for being the mastermind behind an alleged handbag scam that involved high-end brands such as Gucci, Burberry and Fendi.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921234-great-fakes-thai-woman-in-us-arrested-for-buying-designer-handbags-returning-knockoffs-to-the-stor/

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ONCB establishes cooperation with Australian Federal Police

BANGKOK, 30 May 2016 (NNT) – The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has joined with the Australian Federal Police to cooperate against transnational drug crimes by forming a joint task force.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921239-oncb-establishes-cooperation-with-australian-federal-police/

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Another Showdown as Tiger Temple Blocks 1,000 Wildlife Officers
By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee
Staff Reporter


Military and National Park Department officers at the Tiger Temple this morning. Photo: Edwin Wiek / Twitter

KANCHANABURI — Conflict was brewing once again at the Tiger Temple this morning when it refused to hand over its tigers to wildlife officials.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921241-another-showdown-as-tiger-temple-blocks-1000-wildlife-officers/

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Predawn raid at Bangkok’s drug dealing hotbed nets 13 suspects

BANGKOK: -- A combined force of 250 heavily armed commandos, narcotic suppression police and soldiers raided a large densely populated "Pensook" community, on Suthisarn road in Phayathai district of Bangkok before dawn Monday and arrested 13 criminal suspects and seized a number of drugs.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921256-predawn-raid-at-bangkoks-drug-dealing-hotbed-nets-13-suspects/

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Probe into sidewalk vendors extortion ordered



BANGKOK: -- Metropolitan police are now probing into allegations that some police officers were collecting protection money from migrant workers selling food and drinks on sidewalks.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921257-probe-into-sidewalk-vendors-extortion-ordered/

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Corrupt police allegedly selling Doraemon stickers as police protection
By Coconuts Bangkok


A file photo of Doraemon stickers. Photo: Julie K/ Flickr

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921257-probe-into-sidewalk-vendors-extortion-ordered/?p=10802480#entry10802480

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Students to Bed Down Again at School Where 17 Girls Just Burnt to Death
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter


Forty-one students returned to Pitakkiet Witthaya School in Chiang Rai on Monday one week after 17 of their classmates died there in a fire.

CHIANG RAI — A week after a tragic fire killed at least 17 of its young students, the Pitakkiet Witthaya School reopened today without any apparent safety inspection and after raising millions of baht in donations.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921260-students-to-bed-down-again-at-school-where-17-girls-just-burnt-to-death/

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Renewed effort to relocate 137 tigers from Tiger Temple starts with resistance again



KANCHANABURI: -- Relocation of 137 tigers remaining at the Tiger Temple in Sai Yok district of Kanchanaburi this morning was met with resistance again by the temple when its main gate was closed to prevent authorities to enter.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921241-another-showdown-as-tiger-temple-blocks-1000-wildlife-officers/#entry10802508