Aussie tourist makes a "wai" as bad as his cycling on Doi Suthep!


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CHIANG MAI: -- The case of the Aussie tourist and his mates who recklessly rode their bikes up Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai has been concluded.

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Bus with Chinese tourists catches fire in Taiwan, killing 26

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A tour bus carrying visitors from China burst into flames on a busy highway near Taiwan's capital on Tuesday, killing all 26 people on board, officials said.

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"No need for the meter outside Paragon" driver hit for 3,000 baht in fines


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BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok taxi driver that told a female passenger he didn't need to turn on his meter outside a department store was banged to rights yesterday.

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Koh Lanta Yai vice president nabbed in B20mn bribery sting
Phuket Gazette


Anusorn Wangphon (left) is accused by Col Ittiphol Kitsuwan (right) of soliciting a 20 million baht bribe. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

KRABI: Koh Lanta Yai Administration Organization (OrBorTor) vice president Anusorn Wangphon was arrested yesterday in an anti-corruption sting operation.

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Transport Company to undergo major overhaul to compete with low-cost airlines



BANGKOK: -- The state-run Transport Company is planning a major makeover of its bus services to cut costs and to be able to compete with low-cost airlines which have increasingly attracted bus passengers.

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Hangover guy electrocutes himself going to the fridge, say police


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SAMUT PRAKARN: -- Police suspect that a man having a day off work with a hangover electrocuted himself when getting some water out of a fridge.

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A street racer: street racing is like a daily activity that street racers cannot do without



THAILAND:-- Most motorcycle street racers regard illegal street racing as a daily activity that they cannot do without otherwise they will feel missing out something that matter, a street racer told Thai PBS after his arrest on the night of July 17.

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Pol Lt-Gen Sanit: Police have evidence to charge Ying Kai of human trafficking



THAILAND:-- Police are confident they have enough evidence to seek courts arrest of Ying Kai on charge of human trafficking, said Pol Lt-Gen Sanit Mahathavorn, acting metropolitan police commissioner, on Tuesday.

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A huge drug haul seized at a resort in Surat Thani

THAILAND:-- The anti-narcotic police on Tuesday announced the seizure of 22 million baht worth of methamphetamine or ya baa and the arrest of two suspected drug traffickers in Surat Thani province.

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"Where was the sign?" cries angry motorist after Vios takes a dip in a ditch

SAMUT PRAKARN:-- An angry motorist in Samut Prakarn drove into a deep ditch half submerging his Toyota Vios on Tuesday - he is furious that there was no signage.

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Tourist Police move to defend actions over "native dress" guide in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI:-- Tourist police in Chiang Mai have moved to defend their actions after they were criticized online for asking a woman guide in native northern clothing to cover up for wearing inappropriate dress.

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Krabi lawyer charged for speaking out against referendum
Kritsada Mueanhawong


Mr Chuwong (2nd left) became the first person in Krabi to breach the Referendum Act. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

KRABI:-- A Krabi lawyer surrendered himself to the police on Saturday after he became a ‘wanted’ man for breaching the Public Referendum Act via a Facebook post.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932867-krabi-lawyer-charged-for-speaking-out-against-referendum/

Karon hit with historic floods
Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET:-- Karon experienced the worst flooding in decades after a heavy downpour this morning, the municipality’s deputy mayor Ittiporn Sangkaew told the Phuket Gazette today.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932868-karon-hit-with-historic-floods/

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