Thailand Live Thursday 4 Aug 2016

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Eastwood doesn't endorse Trump, but praises him as anti-PC 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Clint Eastwood has stopped short of endorsing Donald Trump, but in an interview in Esquire magazine he praised the Republican presidential candidate for being "on to something."

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935894-clint-eastwood-doesnt-endorse-trump-but-praises-him-as-anti-pc /

 

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London police say knife attack leaves 1 dead, 5 hurt 

 

LONDON (AP) — London police say a woman has died and five others were injured in a knife attack in a central part of the city.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935889-one-dead-several-hurt-in-central-london-knife-attack/?do=findComment&comment=11019834

 

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Justice Minister unworried about the public referendum result

  

BANGKOK, 4 August 2016 (NNT) – The Justice Minister is not worried about what the result of the public referendum on August 7 turns out to be. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935897-justice-minister-unworried-about-the-public-referendum-result/

 

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Phuket bestowed first Australian Consul-General

The Phuket News

 

Craig Ferguson (left), Australia's first Consul-General in Phuket, and his team at the Australian Consulate-General office on the bypass road, north of Phuket Town.

 

PHUKET: -- Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop has officially announced the appointment of Craig Ferguson as Australia’s first Consul-General in Phuket, with jurisdiction throughout the provinces of Phuket, Krabi and Phang Nga.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935900-phuket-bestowed-first-australian-consul-general/

 

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Arrest in attack on Pranburi tourists studying Thai boxing

 

Image: Facebook

 

PRANBURI:-- An arrest ha been made in last week's attack on two tourists in the Pranburi area who were studying Thai boxing.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935903-arrest-in-attack-on-pranburi-tourists-studying-thai-boxing/

 

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Security for Suu Kyi is to be tightened after reports of IS hit list

 

 

NAYPYITAW: -- Security for state counselor Aung San Suu Kyi will be stepped up after there are reports that she has been marked on an IS target list in Malaysia, the Irrawaddy Online reported on Wednesday quoting the President’s Office spokesman.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935905-security-for-suu-kyi-is-to-be-tightened-after-reports-of-is-hit-list/

 

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Stop this! Immigrants using young children to bait and annoy Pattaya tourists

 

Image: Sanook

 

PATTAYA: -- Business owners in Walking Street, Pattaya, contacted reporters to help stop immigrants in the area who are using young children to bait foreign tourists.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935906-stop-this-immigrants-using-young-children-to-bait-and-annoy-pattaya-tourists/

 

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Fungus in the fruit juice - and what is this mysterious lump?

 

Image: Sanook

 

Rayong: -- A woman who bought a fruit juice carton from her local supermarket in Bann Chang, Rayong got a nasty surprise when she opened it to pour a glass.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935908-fungus-in-the-fruit-juice-and-what-is-this-mysterious-lump/

 

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Shocking video shows why you will never trust a hotel safe again

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Locking your valuables in the safe might be one of the first things you do when you check into a hotel room.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/shocking-video-shows-why-you-will-never-trust-a-hotel-safe-again/16598/

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Vietnam is world’s 7th most optimistic country

 

 

HANOI: -- Although consumer confidence in Vietnam dropped slightly in the second quarter of this year, Vietnam is the world’s seventh most optimistic country and Vietnamese people continue to be optimistic about the local economy, according to recent survey from information and measurement firm Nielson.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935927-vietnam-is-world’s-7th-most-optimistic-country/

 

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That's him! The Indian passenger no taxi driver wanted in their cab

 

Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- Lumpini police have arrested an Indian man who they say was making a living conning taxi drivers out of money in the Nana area of Sukhumvit Road.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935928-thats-him-the-indian-passenger-no-taxi-driver-wanted-in-their-cab/

 

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Policeman injured in Phuket pub assault

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The incident happened at the Makam Deekwuy pub on Thepkrasattri Rd in Srisoonthorn. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A police officer stationed at Thalang Police Station required hospital treatment after being assaulted by a customer inside a pub in Srisoonthorn in the early hours of yesterday morning (Aug 3).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935931-policeman-injured-in-phuket-pub-assault/

 

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EC kicks off fancy processions to encourage voters to Sunday’s charter referendum

 

 

BANGKOK: -- As the August 7 referendum is just three days ahead, campaign to encourage the people to come out and vote is now being waged actively across the country by the Election Commission.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935934-ec-kicks-off-fancy-processions-to-encourage-voters-to-sunday’s-charter-referendum/

 

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As vote looms, Thailand's powerful army aims to preserve role

BY AMY SAWITTA LEFEVRE AND ANDREW R.C. MARSHALL

 

Thailand votes on Sunday for a new constitution that aims to subdue political parties and give the generals a permanent role in overseeing the country's economic development, senior military officers say.

 

The kingdom of Thailand has a long history of coups. But interviews with officers, including two generals, show the military's ambition is to make such interventions unnecessary by weakening political parties and maintaining permanent influence over elected governments.

 

Future governments, they said, would be legally obliged to follow a 20-year national development plan set by the army.

 

Full story: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-politics-military-idUSKCN10F02E

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2016-08-04

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Wow! Can I get a couple of large ones to go - full cream milk, please

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- A newly opened coffee shop in Thailand's north east has been wowing male customers - the menu is printed on the revealing t-shirts of the buxom female staff.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935938-wow-can-i-get-a-couple-of-large-ones-to-go-full-cream-milk-please/

 

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Car bomb attack at Yala gas station averted

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter 

 

   

Police said explosives were packed inside this gas canister in a truck abandoned Wednesday night at a gas station in Yala province.

 

YALA — Police say they defused a large car bomb, preventing it from going off Wednesday night at a gas station in Yala province.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935944-car-bomb-attack-at-yala-gas-station-averted/

 

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One dead and five injured in knife attack in central London

 

 

LONDON: -- Police and forensic teams have cordoned off an area in central London after a woman was killed in a knife attack and five others injured.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935889-one-dead-several-hurt-in-central-london-knife-attack/?do=findComment&comment=11020477

 

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Tougher sentences needed for online fraudsters, says consumer group

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Dozens of people who have fallen victim to various online cons presented themselves to the Crime Suppression Division yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935951-tougher-sentences-needed-for-online-fraudsters-says-consumer-group/

 

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America seen from abroad: arrogant, nice, tech-savvy, free

By VIJAY JOSHI

 

BANGKOK (AP) — The rest of the world may think Americans eat a lot of burgers, have huge shopping malls and are ruled by an arrogant government. And yet the "Ugly American," it would seem, isn't all bad. Americans are also seen from afar as generous tippers, friendly, uncomplicated, rich and the standard bearers of freedom, equality, creativity and technological power.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935952-america-seen-from-abroad-arrogant-nice-tech-savvy-free/

 

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Livestock office shuts down illegal slaughterhouse in Kathu

Phuket Gazette 

 

          

Pigs were found in cramped and unhygienic conditions at the unlicenced slaughterhouse raided by Livestock Office officers on August 3. Photo: PPLO

 

PHUKET:  -- A slaughterhouse operating illegally in a residential area of Kathu was shut down by the Phuket Provincial Livestock Office (PPLO) yesterday. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935968-livestock-office-shuts-down-illegal-slaughterhouse-in-kathu/

 

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List alleges extortion scheme among Phuket officers

Phuket Gazette 

 

          

The publication of the bribery list comes after employers of migrant workers gathered at Provincial Hall on August 3 to protest unfair treatment by officials. Photo: Chutharat Plerin

 

PHUKET: -- The publication of a list of 20 offices where officers are allegedly extorting bribes from employers of migrant workers has prompted the governor and the provincial police head to condemn corruption and vow to investigate the allegations.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935969-list-alleges-extortion-scheme-among-phuket-officers/

 

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EOD police narrowly defuse improvised bomb left on truck at petrol station in Yala

 

 

YALA: -- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) police in Yala province last night narrowly defused a powerful homemade bomb hidden in a pickup truck which two persons in hijab dress drove to a patrol station to refuel but abandoned the vehicle and escaped.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935944-car-bomb-attack-at-yala-gas-station-averted/?do=findComment&comment=11020823

 

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Thai men took off their shirts to keep 'homeless' farang warm, didn't forget to film themselves (VIDEO)

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A video of two Thai men going out of their way to help a foreigner on a street has made an impression on Thai netizens while, at the same time, sparked criticism — because why film a video when you genuinely want to help someone?

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935976-thai-men-took-off-their-shirts-to-keep-homeless-farang-warm-didnt-forget-to-film-themselves-video/

 

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Chinese tourists rescued from sinking boat off Koh Lanta Noi

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

A family of Chinese tourists landed safely ashore on Wednesday following a rescue effort near Koh Lanta Noi in Krabi province.

 

KRABI — Navy personnel rescued four Chinese tourists from rough seas after their boat foundered in harsh weather Wednesday afternoon, an officer said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935983-chinese-tourists-rescued-from-sinking-boat-off-koh-lanta-noi/

 

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Two-week reprieve for 4 busy street markets

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter 

 

Street stalls selling fashion apparel at the end of the escalator leading up to BTS Siam.

 

BANGKOK — The bark of City Hall’s ultimatums have proven worse than their bite, with downtown street vendors in four locations granted extensions.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935985-two-week-reprieve-for-4-busy-street-markets-in-bangkok/

 

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Cop turns himself in after shooting dead his future son-in-law

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A police officer turned himself in to his superior at Thung Song district police station after he used his service pistol to fatally shoot his deceased daughter’s boyfriend at the district’s public prosecution office on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935988-thai-cop-turns-himself-in-after-shooting-dead-his-future-son-in-law/

 

 

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Justice minister assures no double standard in pursuing lawsuits against Dhammachayo

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The justice minister assured the disciples of the infamous abbot of Wat Dhammakaya that no double standard was practised in pursuance of lawsuits against their abbot.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935994-justice-minister-assures-no-double-standard-in-pursuing-lawsuits-against-dhammachayo/

 

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Thaivisa daily news - SEX TOURISM CRACKDOWN - 4 August

 

 

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Most expats have no idea how to use 7-Eleven stickers

By Laurel Tuohy

 

 

Since 7-Eleven started another round of sticker promotions on July 26, Coconuts thought it was time to finally tackle this deeply fascinating corner of Thai culture — and the fact that most foreigners are completely mystified by it.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936052-most-expats-have-no-idea-how-to-use-7-eleven-stickers/