Thailand Live Friday 12 Aug 2016

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Thaivisa Photography Competition (August 2016)
 

 
Enter the Thaivisa Photography Competition where you can win a two night stay at the luxury Palm Grove Resort in Pattaya, worth an estimated 10,000 Baht.
 
Submit your photos here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/935139-thaivisa-photography-competition-august-2016/

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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/

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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/

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Seven injured in bomb blast in downtown Trang province

 

 

TRANG: -- Seven people were injured in a bomb explosion in downtown Trang province Thursday afternoon.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937287-an-explosion-injures-six-people-in-trang/?do=findComment&comment=11043061

 

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Panel to be formed to consider disciplinary action against Dr Premsak

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A committee will be set up to consider disciplinary action against Ban Phai mayor Dr Premsak Piayura after a fact-finding team has found out that there is enough ground to believe that the former Pheu Thai MP illegally detained a group of reporters at his office and one of them was forced to strip to his underwear.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937335-panel-to-be-formed-to-consider-disciplinary-action-against-dr-premsak/

 

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NRSA to stage workshop on Aug 16 to discuss reform bills and work plans

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Reform Steering Assembly will hold a workshop on August 16 to consider reform-related bills and work plans which need to be wrapped up in 120 days before the assembly is to be disbanded.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937336-nrsa-to-stage-workshop-on-aug-16-to-discuss-reform-bills-and-work-plans/

 

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Central Bank reports lower credit expansion for second quarter

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Bank credits for the second quarter of the year expanded lower than the three percent expansion rate recorded in the first quarter due to weak demand for credits amid slow economic recovery, said Mr Don Nakorntap, senior director of financial institution strategies of the Bank of Thailand, said Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937337-bank-of-thailand-reports-lower-credit-expansion-for-second-quarter/

 

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Demand for unconditional release of referendum violators rejected

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order has rejected the demand of a network of 96 activist groups for the unconditional release of all the suspects arrested for defying the Referendum Act.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937338-demand-for-unconditional-release-of-referendum-violators-rejected/

 

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PM orders a manhunt of Trang bomber

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Police and security officials have been ordered by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to hunt down the perpetrator or perpetrators responsible for the bomb explosion at the downtown of Trang province Thursday afternoon which has killed one person and injured six others.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937287-an-explosion-injures-six-people-in-trang/?do=findComment&comment=11043086

 

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One killed and 20 injured in two bomb blasts in Hua Hin

 

 

HUA HIN: -- One Thai woman were killed and 20 injured, including foreign tourists, when the second bomb exploded near Raintree beer bar at Yak Selakram in Hua Hin district of Prachuap Khirikhan at about 11.10 pm.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937340-one-killed-and-20-injured-in-two-bomb-blasts-in-hua-hin/

 

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Bombing in Thai seaside resort town kills 1 

 

BANGKOK (AP) — Two small bombs exploded Thursday night in Thailand's popular seaside resort town of Hua Hin, leaving at least one person dead and 20 others injured, according to Thai media.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937340-one-killed-and-20-injured-in-two-bomb-blasts-in-hua-hin/?do=findComment&comment=11043104

 

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Thai Veteran Boxer Amnat Hammered into Submission at Rio Olympics

 

RIO DE JANEIRO – Thailand’s Amnat Ruenroeng been eliminated after Sofiane Oumiha of France absolutely battered him over the final two rounds before the fight was stopped Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937341-thai-veteran-boxer-amnat-hammered-into-submission-at-rio-olympics/

 

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Thai police intercept submachine gun bound for deep south

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

An officer checks the intercepted firearm on Thursday at Udon Thani City Police station.

 

UDON THANI — A businessman from the northeast is under investigation for trying to mail a submachine gun to an associate in Songkhla province, where Muslim separatists have battled security forces for over a decade.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937342-thai-police-intercept-submachine-gun-bound-for-deep-south/

 

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Thailand bombs: Hua Hin resort hit by twin blasts

 

HUA HIN: -- Two bombs have exploded in the Thai resort of Hua Hin, killing one woman and injuring 19 people including foreign tourists.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937340-one-killed-and-20-injured-in-two-bomb-blasts-in-hua-hin/?do=findComment&comment=11043119

 

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Terrorist bombings in Thailand tourist hotspot Hua Hin leave one dead and 23 injured - 'including two Brits'

BY SAM ADAMS

 

At least seven foreigners - including the two British passport holders - are reported to be among those receiving medical treatment after the blast in Hua Hin

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937340-one-killed-and-20-injured-in-two-bomb-blasts-in-hua-hin/?do=findComment&comment=11043123

 

 

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Family in desperate bid to bring home Brit dad after motorbike accident in Thailand left him in coma

BY TOM HOUGHTON

 

Adam Hobbs has been travelling in Asia but suffered the injuries after an accident in Koh Samui

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937344-family-in-desperate-bid-to-bring-home-brit-dad-after-motorbike-accident-in-koh-samui-left-him-in-coma/

 

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Crimea: the disputed region fueling tensions between Moscow and Kyiv

 

 

LONDON: -- A referendum held in March 2014 was Moscow’s justification for annexing Crimea in the aftermath of the ousting of Ukraine’s pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937347-crimea-the-disputed-region-fueling-tensions-between-moscow-and-kyiv/

 

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Canadian man killed in police raid was ISIL supporter and planned imminent attack

 

 

TORONTO: -- A man killed during a police raid at his home in the Canadian province of Ontario was an ISIL supporter and was in the final stages of launching an attack with a homemade bomb.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937348-canadian-man-killed-in-police-raid-was-isil-supporter-and-planned-imminent-attack/

 

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No mercy for marijuana

 

 

WASHINGTON: -- The US Drug Enforcement Administration has denied requests to loosen the classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medical use.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937349-no-mercy-for-marijuana/

 

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Wife who tossed naked sideline girl out of condo apologizes after being charged with defamation

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- "Manao" - the wife at the centre of the 'sideline girl' and cheating boyfriend story turned herself in for questions at Huay Kwang police station yesterday. She was later followed by the husband you kept tight lipped.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937350-wife-who-tossed-naked-sideline-girl-out-of-condo-apologizes-after-being-charged-with-defamation/

 

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Mixed results on night of raids at karaoke bars and massage shops in sleepy Nan

 

Image: Thairath

 

NAN: -- A raiding party of police, soldiers and welfare agencies had mixed results in a drive to clear up some of the seedier side of Nan town in the north of Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937351-mixed-results-on-night-of-raids-at-karaoke-bars-and-massage-shops-in-sleepy-nan/

 

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Aleppo: UN probes ‘gas’ attack amid pressure for longer truce

 

 

NEW YORK: -- The United Nations says it is talking to Russia about getting a longer halt to hostilities, to help the two million people trapped in the divided Syrian city of Aleppo.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937352-aleppo-un-probes-‘gas’-attack-amid-pressure-for-longer-truce/

 

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Shifting tone, Trump entertains the notion he could lose

By JOSH LEDERMAN

 

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Straying from his trademark bravado, Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday that his presidential campaign is facing challenges and could ultimately fall short — a rare expression of humility by the Republican presidential nominee.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937353-shifting-tone-trump-entertains-the-notion-he-could-lose/

 

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Clinton knocks 'outlandish Trumpian ideas' in policy speech

By CATHERINE LUCEY and LISA LERER

 

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Her political fortunes flourishing, Hillary Clinton attempted to undercut Donald Trump's claim to working class voters Thursday, portraying her Republican rival as untrustworthy on economic issues and pushing policies that would only benefit the super-wealthy — himself included.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937354-clinton-knocks-outlandish-trumpian-ideas-in-policy-speech/

 

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Saffron shocker! This travelling monk should have stayed back in the temple

 

Image: Thairath

 

UDON THANI: -- A travelling monk came from Nong Khai to Udon on the train and ended up attracting the attention of local cops not once but twice before he was finally locked up. He seemed to be addicted to "Ya Satree Penpark" a medicine taken by irregularly menstruating women as a pick me up.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937355-saffron-shocker-this-travelling-monk-should-have-stayed-back-in-the-temple/

 

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Blackmail and betrayal led to murder of mother at Bangkok 7-11, say police

 

Image: Daily News 

 

BANGKOK: -- An arrest warrant has been issued for a swimming instructor in the murder of a 34 year old woman at a western Bangkok 7-11 store.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937356-blackmail-and-betrayal-led-to-murder-of-mother-at-bangkok-7-11-say-police/

 

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"Tom" shot execution style in rented room in Trang - killing mystifies neighbors

 

Image: Sanook

 

TRANG: -- Police in Trang in southern Thailand were called after reports that a woman was shot dead in a rented room in the Wiankrapang Soi 4 area of the city.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937357-tom-shot-execution-style-in-rented-room-in-trang-killing-mystifies-neighbors/

 

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Hua Hin bombs prompts Facebook to active Safety Check feature

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Facebook activated its Safety Check feature on Thursday night after two bomb explosions rocked the seaside resort of Hua Hin.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/hua-hin-bombs-prompts-facebook-to-active-safety-check-feature/16797/

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One killed, 19 wounded from Hua Hin blasts

  

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 12 August 2016, (NNT) - Twin explosions last night in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, killed a woman and wounded 19 other people. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937340-one-killed-and-20-injured-in-two-bomb-blasts-in-hua-hin/?do=findComment&comment=11043470

 

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Bombing in Thai seaside resort town kills 1 

 

BANGKOK (AP) — Police were searching Friday for clues to who set off two small bombs inThailand's popular seaside resort town of Hua Hin, leaving at least one person dead and 20 others injured.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937340-one-killed-and-20-injured-in-two-bomb-blasts-in-hua-hin/?do=findComment&comment=11043482