Thailand Live Saturday 4 June 2016

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Cement mixer kills mum and daughters in Hat Yai - but boy survives

Image: Daily News

HAT YAI: A cement mixer crushed a mum and her two young daughters to death Friday as they rode a motorcycle. But the four year son also on the bike survived.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922504-cement-mixer-kills-mum-and-daughters-in-hat-yai-but-boy-survives/

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Robber uses Thai flag as a mask as he holds up 7-11

Image: Thairath

SAMUT SAKON: A lone thief stole a Thai flag from a school before using it as a mask in robbing a nearby 7-11.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922507-robber-uses-thai-flag-as-a-mask-as-he-holds-up-7-11/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

BREAKING

One dead, many injured after Koh Chang guest house collapses

Image: Daily News

KOH CHANG:-- A search is underway in Koh Chang after a guest house collapsed this morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922508-one-dead-many-injured-after-koh-chang-guest-house-collapses/

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Yikes - a million caterpillars invading Phayao man's home!

Image: Thairath

PHAYO: A Phayao man woke up to find thousands of caterpillars invading his home. By the time evening came the invasion was closer to a million!

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922510-yikes-a-million-caterpillars-invading-phayao-mans-home/

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Passenger van ends up in ditch as unfriendly cat and mouse game plays out on "friendship highway"

Image: Daily News

UDON THANI: Udon police have arrested a truck driver after a dangerous game of cat and mouse developed on the highway between a passenger van and his 18 wheeler.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922511-passenger-van-ends-up-in-ditch-as-unfriendly-cat-and-mouse-game-plays-out-on-friendship-highway/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

In the shadows: Patong Police Chief dismisses slew of concerns as police volunteers go on strike

PHUKET: The Chief of Patong Police has dismissed a slew of concerns that has prompted Region 8 Police volunteers to go on strike since May 12, including allegations that police were setting up tourists to buy marijuana from a stooge behind the Bangla Police Box then shaking down the tourists for up to B30,000 each to have the charges “forgotten”.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922512-patong-police-chief-dismisses-slew-of-concerns-as-police-volunteers-go-on-strike/

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Husband and wife team bartered Ya Ba for guns

Image: Thairath

UDON THANI: An Udon husband and wife team caught for selling Ya Ba said they bartered their wares for guns they had in their possession.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922513-husband-and-wife-team-bartered-ya-ba-for-guns/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Tigers may be gone, but many creatures dwell at Thai temples

BANGKOK (AP) — The scandal surrounding Thailand's Tiger Temple, where wildlife officers seized 137 big cats this past week, has cast religious sanctuaries for animals in a bad light.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922530-tigers-may-be-gone-but-many-creatures-dwell-at-thai-temples/

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Soldier stabs ladyboy wife dead with scissors in Khon Kaen salon

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KHON KAEN:-- A soldier left his camp to try to get back together with his estranged ladyboy wife only to stab her to death with a pair of scissors in a Khon Kaen salon.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922531-soldier-stabs-ladyboy-wife-dead-with-scissors-in-khon-kaen-salon/

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This is how Samsung’s folding smartphone will work

Samsung is working on a new foldable smartphone a patent filed by the company has revealed.

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/this-is-how-samsungs-folding-smartphone-will-work/15522/

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No need to hit the brake: Honda demos self-driving cars

Honda’s been showing off some of the features of its self-driving cars at a former military base in California.

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/no-need-to-hit-the-brake-honda-demos-self-driving-cars/15514/

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AIS knocks 4,000 baht off the new Huawei P9 and P9 Plus, but there are a few catches

AIS has launched a new promotion for the Huawei P9 and P9 Plus smartphones.

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/ais-knocks-4000-baht-off-the-new-huawei-p9-and-p9-plus-but-there-are-a-few-catches/15511/

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Thugs who brutally attacked British family in Hua Hin jailed for 2 years

HUA HIN:-- A gang of Thai thugs who carried out a brutal attack on a family of British tourists have each been jailed for two years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922557-breaking-thugs-who-brutally-attacked-british-family-in-hua-hin-jailed-for-2-years/

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PM advises Thais to "use their brains and intellect" in wake of Tiger Temple raids

Image: Thairath

BANGKOK:-- Following the raids on the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi PM Prayut has advised Thais not to be gullible and to think things through clearly using their brains and intellect.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922558-pm-advises-thais-to-use-their-brains-and-intellect-in-wake-of-tiger-temple-raids/

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Drunkard steals back his own bike from the police but then is caught again!

Image: Thairath

CHA AM:-- A habitually drunk homeless man stole his own bike back from the police station before being arrested for a second time.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922559-drunkard-steals-back-his-own-bike-from-the-police-but-then-is-caught-again/

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Hemorragic fever cases hit new highs in Chiang Mai and Buriram - public warned after three deaths

Image: Daily News

CHIANG MAI:-- Public health officials in Chiang Mai and Buriram are warning people as the onset of the rainy season sees a further spike in hemorrhagic fever cases caused by mosquitos.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922560-hemorragic-fever-cases-hit-new-highs-in-chiang-mai-and-buriram-public-warned-after-three-deaths/

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Four Rescued, One Still Trapped in Koh Chang Hotel Collapse

By Pravit Rojanaphruk

Senior Staff Writer

Rescue workers search through the remains of Siam Beach Hotel Saturday morning on Koh Chang.

TRAT — Three adults and a two-year-old child were found alive today by rescue workers following the collapse of a hotel on Koh Chang this morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922508-one-dead-many-injured-after-koh-chang-guest-house-collapses/page-3#entry10821567

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Thailand Live Sunday 5 June 2016

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922618-thailand-live-sunday-5-june-2016/