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15 Guantanamo detainees sent to UAE in major transfer 
DAVID McFADDEN, Associated Press

 

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Fifteen prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were sent to the United Arab Emirates in the single largest release of detainees during the Obama administration, the Pentagon announced Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937900-15-guantanamo-detainees-sent-to-uae-in-major-transfer /

 

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Employers warned against violating Labor Protection Act

  

BANGKOK, 16 August 2016 (NNT) - The Department of Labor Protection and Welfare scrambles to explain the Labor Protection Act to employers in order to prevent them from violating it. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937911-employers-warned-against-violating-labor-protection-act/

 

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Evil 8 paedophile Ryan Clegg in custody after community outrage

Heather McNeill

 

PERTH: -- Convicted 'Evil 8' paedophile Ryan Trevor Clegg has been taken into custody after it emerged on Monday he was living "a few doors down" from a childcare centre in North Fremantle. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937915-evil-8-paedophile-ryan-clegg-in-custody-after-community-outrage/

 

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Police Checkpoints With New Criminal Detection Mobile App Goes Live in Pattaya

 

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PATTAYA: -- On the night of August 15 the Chonburi provincial Police, with assistance from the Tourist Police Dept and over one hundred volunteers, set up two crime prevention checkpoints on the main highway in and out of Pattaya.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937919-police-checkpoints-with-new-criminal-detection-mobile-app-goes-live-in-pattaya/

 

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Voice TV suspends two outspoken political commentators from talk programs

 

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BANGKOK: -- Voice TV, a digital TV channel owned by Panthongtae Shinawatra, the only son of ousted and fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, has suspended two outspoken political commentators from their talk programs for 10 days.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937921-voice-tv-suspends-two-outspoken-political-commentators-from-talk-programs/

 

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Police chief says motive behind Hua Hin bombs still unclear

  

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 16 August 2016 (NNT) - The Royal Thai Police chief has yet to conclude the motive behind explosions in the tourist city of Hua Hin as more evidence is still needed. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937922-police-chief-says-motive-behind-hua-hin-bombs-still-unclear/

 

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Perth toddler almost died after contracting flesh-eating bacteria in Thailand

Krystal Johnson - Yahoo7 News

 

BANGKOK: -- A relaxing holiday in Thailand turned terrifying for a Perth couple, when their youngest daughter almost died from a flesh-eating bacteria.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937923-perth-toddler-almost-died-after-contracting-flesh-eating-bacteria-in-thailand/

 

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Firms in aging Thailand bet on demand surge for robots and diapers

By Khettiya Jittapong and Pairat Temphairojana | BANGKOK

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai elderly care robot Dinsow can not only keep track of your medication and video-phone your relatives, but can also exercise with you and even entertain you with its karaoke skills.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937924-firms-in-aging-thailand-bet-on-demand-surge-for-robots-and-diapers/

 

 

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Myitsone dam and peace process on agenda of Suu Kyi’s China visit

 

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NAYPYITAW: -- Aung San Suu Kyi visits China this week with Burma’s peace process and the controversial Myitsone dam in Kachin state are high on the agenda for discussions with Chinese leaders, The Irrawaddy Online reported on Monday quoting Foreign Ministry spokesman Kyaw Zeya.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937926-myitsone-dam-and-peace-process-on-agenda-of-suu-kyi’s-china-visit/

 

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Thailand risks losing 200,000 visitors after blasts - tourism office

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand could lose up to 200,000 foreign visitors and $293 million in tourism revenue this year, the head of its tourism authority said on Monday, after a series of deadly blasts in tourist towns last week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937927-thailand-risks-losing-200000-visitors-after-blasts-tourism-office/

 

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Truck Driver Trapped and Burned Alive in Pattaya Lorry Crash

 

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PATTAYA: -- At 4.30am Nongprue Police Department received reports of a collision between two eighteen-wheel trucks on Route 36 at Banglamung, heading towards Rayong.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937930-truck-driver-trapped-and-burned-alive-in-pattaya-lorry-crash/

 

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Proposed 5 percent taxi fare increase dependent on customer satisfaction

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

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BANGKOK: -- Fares for taxi services in Thailand might go up by five percent if the passengers who utilize them are content with the service.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937932-proposed-5-percent-taxi-fare-increase-dependent-on-customer-satisfaction/

 

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Protests against hero’s burial for the late strongman Marcos

 

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MANILA: -- Unperturbed by torrential downpour, hundreds of protesters gathered at Rizal Park on Sunday to demonstrate their opposition to Malacanang’s decision to allow the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos’ burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayan, The Manila Times Online reported on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937935-protests-against-hero’s-burial-for-the-late-strongman-marcos/

 

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Phuket bombing suspect tied to southern insurgency, police say

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

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Security officers on Friday inspect the scene of bomb attack on Phuket, where an unexploded firebomb was found two days earlier.

 

BANGKOK — Police announced Tuesday they are seeking a man believed to have planted an unexploded firebomb in Phuket province prior to the spree of bomb attacks that rocked southern Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937939-phuket-bombing-suspect-tied-to-southern-insurgency-police-say/

 

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Mazda blows up in Krabi dentist’s driveway

Phuket Gazette

 

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Firefighters took 40 minutes to put out the blazing Mazda, which police suspect caught fire due to a short circuit. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

KRABI: -- The driver of a Mazda 2 escaped serious injury last night when her three-year-old hatchback burst into flames as she pulled into her driveway.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937942-mazda-blows-up-in-krabi-dentist’s-driveway/

 

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Plus size model auditions for The Face Thailand in a thin-crazed culture

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

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BANGKOK: -- The third season of popular modeling show The Face Thailand isn’t even on the air yet, but there are already hopes for who will be on the fourth season next year. Being the only plus-size model who went to the audition, Rada stood out in the group of skinny girls and newly-welcomed transgender models who are, if we’re honest, all really skinny as well.  

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937945-plus-size-model-auditions-for-the-face-thailand-in-a-thin-crazed-culture/

 

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One dead as Navy continues search for missing crew off Phuket

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

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The Navy search continues for the missing crew from the Bumrungthainawa 1. Photo: Royal Thai Navy

 

PHUKET: -- Three crewman have been rescued but one crewman has died after being plucked from rough seas off Phuket following their fishing boat being caught by storm conditions overnight.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937946-one-dead-as-navy-continues-search-for-missing-crew-off-phuket/

 

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WARNING: Malicious Kickass Torrents clones designed to steal your bank details

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

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Following the closure of the world’s most popular torrent site, Kickass Torrents, which was taken offline last month, cyber criminals are using its name to trick people into handing over their credit card details.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/warning-malicious-kickass-torrents-clones-designed-to-steal-your-bank-details/16872/

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Thailand: Severe floods in northern provinces claim 1 life, displaces thousands

By Asian Correspondent Staff

 

BANGKOK: -- PERSISTENT rain over the last few days has left large sections of Thailand’s northern provinces awash, with floodwaters so far killing one and displacing thousands of residents.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937949-thailand-severe-floods-in-northern-provinces-claim-1-life-displaces-thousands/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Thailand tourism in serious trouble after bombing

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

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Walking Street Market in Phuket Town. Photo: Jamie Monk/Flickr

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s tourism industry is sure to suffer after the series of bombings last week. The country could lose over THB10 billion and 200,000 tourists, according to the head of the tourism authority.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937927-thailand-risks-losing-200000-visitors-after-blasts-tourism-office/?do=findComment&comment=11054694

 

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It's Pokémon Go Thai style - not catching Pikachus but going after lottery numbers!

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ANG THONG:-- Thais have been arriving in droves at two "magical" trees to take pictures with their phones looking for lottery numbers.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937957-its-pokémon-go-thai-style-not-catching-pikachus-but-going-after-lottery-numbers/

 

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Power poles down in Bang Plee - one seriously injured and 32 vehicles damaged in 2 km stretch

 

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BANGKOK:-- A violent storm yesterday afternoon brought a two kilometer stretch of power poles down in the Bang Plee area east of Bangkok.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937959-power-poles-down-in-bang-plee-one-seriously-injured-and-32-vehicles-damaged-in-2-km-stretch/

 

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Lady Kai latest - alleged con woman faces fresh fraud and assault charges

 

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BANGKOK:-- "Lady Kai" - otherwise known as Monta Yokratanakan - has been accused of yet more crimes. Police have now added assault to the long list of alleged frauds committed by the 56 year old Bangkok woman who is currently held in custody.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937961-lady-kai-latest-alleged-con-woman-faces-fresh-fraud-and-assault-charges/

 

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Police scant on details in search for Phuket bomb suspect

Phuket News

 

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Region 8 Police Chief Lt Gen Tesa Siriwato is reluctant to reveal any details about the Patong bomb suspect, but assures that CCTV in Phuket’s ‘Safety Zone’ is working. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot / The Phuket News file

 

PHUKET: -- Police are working on descriptions from witnesses and have yet to provide any CCTV images or any reason why the suspect they are seeking is wanted for his involvement in the detonation of two mico-bombs in Patong last Friday (Aug 12).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937963-police-scant-on-details-in-search-for-phuket-bomb-suspect/

 

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