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Police roused to compel apology from woman tourist for wet dress

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter -

 

This photo of female tourist in a long, light dress rendered translucent when it became wet was taken at a landmark Phuket temple, Wat Chalong. It was widely shared for public criticism on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937176-thais-furious-as-farang-woman-parades-in-her-undies-at-phuket-temple/?do=findComment&comment=11041446

 

Choose Gulen ‘terror group’ or Turkey, Erdogan tells the US

 

 

ISTANBUL: -- The Turkish president is calling on the United States to choose between Turkey or FETO, an acronym for the “Gulen Terror Group.”

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937270-choose-gulen-‘terror-group’-or-turkey-erdogan-tells-the-us/

 

Foreign tourist apologizes for visiting temple in sexy dress

Kongleaphy Keam

 

 

PHUKET:-- A tourist who wore a see-through dress while visiting a temple in Chalong apologized yesterday after pictures of her outfit were shared on social media. 

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937176-thais-furious-as-farang-woman-parades-in-her-undies-at-phuket-temple/?page=6#comment-11042049

Hotel worker arrested for turning blind eye to deadly sexual assault

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Hotel employee Rattana Ruengyot, at left, listens as Bangkok police chief Sanit Mahatavorn speaks to reporters Wednesday at Bangkok’s Metropolitan Police Bureau.

 

BANGKOK — Police have accused a hotel receptionist who allegedly stood by and did nothing as an accessory to the death of a 19-year-old student brought unconscious to the hotel, where she was raped and murdered.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937286-hotel-worker-arrested-for-turning-blind-eye-to-deadly-sexual-assault/

An explosion injures six people in Trang

 

 

Six people were injured when a bomb went off on the walking street in Muang district of Trang province at about 3 pm.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937287-an-explosion-injures-six-people-in-trang/

Park Chief praises Chinese woman's viral video

Kongleaphy Keam

 

 

PHUKET:-- The Chief of Koh Phi Phi National Park said he was impressed after watching a video in which one Chinese tourist lambasts another for trying to drag driftwood off Ao Nang Beach.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937288-park-chief-praises-chinese-womans-viral-video/

Thai Telephone numbers set to change to accommodate rising number of users

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Karolina Kabat/Flickr

 

To increase the available telephone numbers in Thailand, both landlines and mobile, by 550 million, the nation’s telecom commission has plans to insert the digit “1” in between the two-digit prefix of landline numbers, effectively changing the number for every landline and allocating some of them to mobile.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937289-thai-telephone-numbers-set-to-change-to-accommodate-rising-number-of-users/

Double bomb scare in Patong turns up duds

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- Frightened locals alerted police of two suspicious, possibly explosive objects found in Patong last night.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937294-double-bomb-scare-in-patong-turns-up-duds/

 

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Thailand Live Friday 12 Aug 2016 

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