Thailand Live Saturday 20 Aug 2016

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Zika cases in Miami Beach bring new warning for pregnant women

 

Alasdair Sandford

 

 

Confirmation that the Zika virus has infected several people in Miami Beach has led US authorities to warn pregnant women not to travel to the Florida resort’s affected areas.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938631-zika-cases-in-miami-beach-bring-new-warning-for-pregnant-women/

 

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Anchor leg: Bolt gets gold No. 9 with another runaway win

 

EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer

 

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Usain Bolt kneeled down and gave the track one final kiss, then flattened his hand, reached to the ground and slapped the white number "3'' painted at the starting line.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938634-anchor-leg-bolt-gets-gold-no-9-with-another-runaway-win/

 

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Deeper 'major budget cuts' enforced on Paralympics in Rio

 

ROB HARRIS, AP Sports Writer

 

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Paralympics will go ahead in Rio next month but organizers said Friday that deep budget cuts mean a venue will close down, facilities will be dismantled and the workforce will be reduced.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938635-deeper-major-budget-cuts-enforced-on-paralympics-in-rio/

 

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Trump to black voters: 'What the hell do you have to lose?'

 

JILL COLVIN, Associated Press

 

DIMONDALE, Michigan (AP) — Republican Donald Trump again made a direct appeal to black voters Friday night, urging them to abandon the Democratic Party and give him a chance.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938637-trump-to-black-voters-what-the-hell-do-you-have-to-lose/

 

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24-hour subways signal new era for London, night owls 

 

DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press

 

LONDON (AP) — London bills itself as a global city, the world's biggest financial center and a creative hub to rival New York. Until now, though, getting home after midnight meant taking the bus.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938641-24-hour-subways-signal-new-era-for-london-night-owls/

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Listening device found in NZ team room, police notified

 

SYDNEY (AP) — New Zealand Rugby says a listening device has been found in a room used for team meetings ahead of its Rugby Championships test against Australia and the matter has been referred to Australian police.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938644-listening-device-found-in-nz-team-room-police-notified/

 

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US sends jets to protect forces from Syrian regime strikes 

 

LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has twice scrambled fighter aircraft to protect American special operations forces and allies after Syrian government warplane attacks near the northeastern Syrian city of Hassakeh, officials said Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938647-us-sends-jets-to-protect-forces-from-syrian-regime-strikes/

 

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Prayut performs better after two years in office

 

 

BANGKOK:-- Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has performed well after having in office for two years, getting 7.57 from 10 scores, according to the latest poll released today by Bangkok Poll.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938649-prayut-performs-better-after-two-years-in-office/

 

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NRSA to discuss reform of education, telecommunications on Monday

 

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

BANGKOK, 20 August 2016 (NNT) - The National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) will reconvene on August 22-23 during which they will discuss different reform topics.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938650-nrsa-to-discuss-reform-of-education-telecommunications-on-monday/

 

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PM: Southern attacks have united people

 

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

BANGKOK, 20 August 2016 (NNT) - The prime minister has commented that the bomb and arson attacks in southern Thailand have not disrupted people’s unity and love for their nation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938654-pm-southern-attacks-have-united-people/

 

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PM says too early to decide election date

 

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

BANGKOK, 20 August 2016 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is still uncertain about the election date, saying the five rivers of reform have yet to decide when a general election will be held.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938655-pm-says-too-early-to-decide-election-date/

 

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Bank robber was down on his luck TV producer

 

Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK:-- Bangkok police have made a quick arrest of the man caught on CCTV last week vaulting a counter and threatening a bank employee with a gun.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938665-bank-robber-was-down-on-his-luck-tv-producer/

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Husband and wife stole from temple donation boxes - but at least they said sorry to Buddha

 

Image: Thai News Agency

 

BANGKOK:-- A husband and wife have been arrested for more than thirty thefts from temple donation boxes. But they told the press that every time they stole they would go to apologize to the main Buddhist image in the chapel.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938666-husband-and-wife-stole-from-temple-donation-boxes-but-at-least-they-said-sorry-to-buddha/

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Suspected arsonist of Tesco Lotus released on the quiet - flies to Chiang Mai to enter monkhood

 

Image: Daily News

 

Sources have told the Thai press that the man accused of the arson attack at Tesco Lotus in Nakorn Sri Thammarat last Friday has been released quietly.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938669-suspected-arsonist-of-tesco-lotus-released-on-the-quiet-flies-to-chiang-mai-to-enter-monkhood/

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Bangkok pharmacies raided for selling illegal drugs to get students high

 

Image: Daily News

 

Two Bangkok pharmacies in Jatujak and Ramkhamhaeng were raided yesterday for illegally selling drugs to students in the areas.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938670-bangkok-pharmacies-raided-for-selling-illegal-drugs-to-get-students-high/

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Thailand rejects request to extradite Canadian suspected of robbing Singapore bank

 

Thai Attorney-General's Office says it is 'not in the position to consider' request to send Canadian to S'pore

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938671-thailand-rejects-request-to-extradite-canadian-suspected-of-robbing-singapore-bank/

 

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Phuket Vegetarian Festival dates announced

Chutharat Plerin

 

The nine-day event attracts thousands of visitors to witness the festivities. Photo: Gazette file

 

PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Prajiad Aksornthammakul announced the dates of this year’s Vegetarian Festival, as well as a special prayer ceremony to honor HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej, earlier this week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938672-phuket-vegetarian-festival-dates-announced/

 

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Residents in 10 northern provinces warned of more rains as bridge collapses in Wang river

 

 

The National Disaster Warning Centre today warned residents in 10 northern provinces of flashfloods and landslides due to expected heavy rains today until tomorrow.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938674-residents-in-10-northern-provinces-warned-of-more-rains-as-bridge-collapses-in-wang-river/

 

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Phuket urged to save electricity during power-plant shutdown 

 

The Phuket News

 

Dr Twarath Sutabutr, Director of Energy Police and Planning, is calling for all businesses and residents in Phuket to conserve power use while JDA-A 18 power plant in Songkhla is shut down for routine maintenance.
 

PHUKET: The Energy Ministry is urging Phuket businesses and residents to conserve electricity while the Malaysia-Thailand joint natural gas facility (MTJDA JDA-A 18) power plant in Songkhla is shut down for routine maintenance from today (Aug 20) through August 31.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938676-phuket-urged-to-save-electricity-during-power-plant-shutdown/

 

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Chiang Rai Rangers Searching For Missing Asian Tourist

 

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Search parties on Friday inspect one of many caves in the Tham Luang - Khun Nam Nang Non forest park, where a tourist went missing.

 

CHIANG RAI — Park rangers in Chiang Rai province launched a search Thursday for a foreign tourist who went into the forest to meditate a week ago and then vanished.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938681-chiang-rai-rangers-searching-for-missing-asian-tourist/

 

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Masked Gunmen Target Family In Muang Thong Thani Condo

 

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

The Popular Condominium near Impact Muang Thong Thani is rented out daily to visitors of the convention center. Photo: Google

 

BANGKOK — A family of eight from southern Thailand said they were robbed by three masked men at a condominium where they were staying in the Muang Thong Thani housing complex early Saturday.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938683-masked-gunmen-target-family-in-muang-thong-thani-condo/

 

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How to watch UFC 202 – Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz II in Thailand

 

 

The most eagerly anticipated UFC fight of the year is just hours away as Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz prepare to battle it out in the octagon for a second time.

 

The rematch is the fight UFC fans the world over have been waiting for since the pair first fought in March.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/how-to-watch-ufc-202-conor-mcgregor-vs-nate-diaz-ii-in-thailand/16951/

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What’s that smell? Pattaya hotel guests shocked after body of dead ladyboy found under their bed

 

Image: Sanook News

 

PATTAYA:-- Guests at a hotel in Pattaya have spoken of their shock after staff discovered a dead body underneath the bed they had slept in the previous night.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/938702-what’s-that-smell-pattaya-hotel-guests-shocked-after-body-of-dead-ladyboy-found-under-their-bed/

 

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