THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 27 Aug 2016

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The second Pattani car bomb victim died at hospital

 

 

One of the injured victims of a car bomb explosion in Pattani province on Tuesday night has died at the provincial hospital, bringing the total death toll to two.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939741-the-second-pattani-car-bomb-victim-died-at-hospital/

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Annual SEACAT 2016 to come to an end tomorrow

Kongleaphy Keam

 

 

PHUKET: Navies from the United States, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Malaysia will conclude their training and conference tomorrow, after spending two weeks at the Royal Thai Navy’s base in Phuket.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939757-annual-seacat-2016-to-come-to-an-end-tomorrow/

 

 

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Driver of Chinese tour bus in Patong Hill crash fined, set free

 

Chanida Summast

 

The driver of the Chinese tour bus that crashed at the bottom of Patogn Hill on Monday night has been fined and set free. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: The driver of the Chinese tour bus that crashed at the bottom of Patong Hill on Monday night (Aug 22) has been charged with driving an unsafe vehicle, Patong Police Chief Col Chaiwat Uikum confirmed today (Aug 26).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939758-driver-of-chinese-tour-bus-in-patong-hill-crash-fined-set-free/

 

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Two South Korean phone scammers arrested

 

 

BANGKOK: Two South Koreans who operated a call centre scamming operation in Vietnam and managed to cheat over 500 investors in South Korea of about 53 million baht of their investments have been arrested by Thai immigration police.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939759-two-south-korean-phone-scammers-arrested/

 

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NLA passes amendment to interim charter to increase its memberships to 250

 

 

BANGKOK: The National Legislative Assembly on Friday voted unanimously to pass an amendment to the interim constitution to increase the number of NLA memberships to 250 from 220.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939760-nla-passes-amendment-to-interim-charter-to-increase-its-memberships-to-250/

 

 

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Sri Saket to grant beef cattle to Cambodia to celebrate 65th anniversary of Thai-Cambodian diplomatic relations

 

supawadee wangsri

 

SRI SAKET, 26 August 2016 (NNT) – Sri Saket province will grant beef cattle to Cambodia in bid to promote good relations between Thailand and Cambodia.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939761-sri-saket-to-grant-beef-cattle-to-cambodia-to-celebrate-65th-anniversary-of-thai-cambodian-diplomatic-relations/

 

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11 suspects charged with spreading mails critical of charter released on bail

 

 

Chiang Mai military court on Friday freed on bail 11 suspects arrested on charges of distributing mails critical of the draft constitution.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939763-11-suspects-charged-with-spreading-mails-critical-of-charter-released-on-bail/

 

 

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End of the road for Brazil's suspended president Rousseff?

 

 

As witnesses take to the stand in the impeachment trial against Brazil’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff, political scientist David Fleischer says this is the end of the road for the embattled leader.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939764-end-of-the-road-for-brazils-suspended-president-rousseff/

 

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Kerry and Lavrov arrive in Geneva for talks on Syria

 

 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva ahead of talks on Friday to work through an agreement on fighting the so-called Islamic State group in Syria. The hope is that the meeting could lead to the relaunch of peace negotiations in the war-ravaged country.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939765-kerry-and-lavrov-arrive-in-geneva-for-talks-on-syria/

 

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Bolivian politician 'beaten and tortured to death' by striking miners

 

 

A Bolivian politician has been abducted and beaten to death by striking mineworkers.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939766-bolivian-politician-beaten-and-tortured-to-death-by-striking-miners/

 

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Italy quake: Renzi calls for new homes initiative

 

 

Italy’s Prime Minister has declared a state of emergency and authorised an initial 50 million euros in crisis funding following the earthquake which left at least 267 dead.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939767-italy-quake-renzi-calls-for-new-homes-initiative/

 

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Italy quake: hopes fade of finding more survivors

 

 

More than 48-hours after the 6.2 magnitude quake flattened several hillside villages in central Italy hopes are fading of finding anymore survivors.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939768-italy-quake-hopes-fade-of-finding-more-survivors/

 

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Turkey: car bomb targeting Cizre police HQ kills at least 11 people

 

 

A car bomb attack on a police headquaters in the Turkish town of Cizre has killed at least 11 people.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939769-turkey-car-bomb-targeting-cizre-police-hq-kills-at-least-11-people/

 

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Al-Shabaab kill ten in Mogadishu restaurant attack

 

 

Al-Shabaab militants have killed ten people in a car bomb attack in Somalia.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939770-al-shabaab-kill-ten-in-mogadishu-restaurant-attack/

 

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Burkini ban suspended by top French court

 

 

France’s highest administrative court has suspended the ban on women wearing burkini swimsuits that had been in force in the southern seaside town of Villeneuve Loubet.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939771-burkini-ban-suspended-by-top-french-court/

 

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Myanmar earthquake: Japan, China and UN offer to help restore ancient site

 

 

The UN, along with Japan and China, have offered to help restore dozens of damaged structures in Myanmar following Wednesday large earthquake.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939772-myanmar-earthquake-japan-china-and-un-offer-to-help-restore-ancient-site/

 

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Korean fraudsters arrested pretending to study in Thailand

 

Image: Sanook

 

BANGKOK:-- Thai immigration police have announced the arrest of two alleged Korean fraudsters wanted by Interpol for running a call center in Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939759-two-south-korean-phone-scammers-arrested/

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Just not her week - Thai girl hit by double whammy of centipede bite and burglars

 

Image: Sanook

 

It was just not her week. A Thai girl who rented a flat in Laem Chabang was unlucky on Wednesday when she was bitten on the neck by a large centipede. She was in agony and had to stay in hospital for two days and nights.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939774-just-not-her-week-thai-girl-hit-by-double-whammy-of-centipede-bite-and-burglars/

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Banks: "Our ATM security is international standard' - oops, we left the keys in the lock

 

Image: Daily News

 

KOH SAMUI:-- In a week when the banks were climbing over themselves to reassure customers of their top notch security measures in the wake of million baht hacking thefts, comes the ultimate hoot.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939775-banks-our-atm-security-is-international-standard-oops-we-left-the-keys-in-the-lock/

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Memories of 2011 as dozens of fancy cars submerged in Bangkok flood waters

 

Image: Thairath

 

Pictures posted on Facebook reminded Bangkok residents of the amazing floods of 2011 when so much of the city was under water for so long.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939776-memories-of-2011-as-dozens-of-fancy-cars-submerged-in-bangkok-flood-waters/

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Police appeal for witnesses of GSB ATM thefts - have you seen these cars?

 

Image: Daily News

 

The national police bureau have appealed for help from rental companies and the public after CCTV showed that the gang who stole 12 million baht from Government Savings Bank ATMs used three specific vehicles.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939777-police-appeal-for-witnesses-of-gsb-atm-thefts-have-you-seen-these-cars/

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Can you give these adorable puppies a home? asks kind Thai dog lover

 

Image: Thairath

 

A story is doing the rounds of Facebook and social media after a Thai man saved seven pups from the floods of the last few days.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939778-can-you-give-these-adorable-puppies-a-home-asks-kind-thai-dog-lover/

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Clinton says controversies behind her; Trump begs to differ

 

LISA LERER, Associated Press
KEN THOMAS, Associated Press

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton vigorously defended her family's foundation against Donald Trump's criticism on Friday and declared she's confident there will be no major further accusations involving the foundation, her emails or anything else that could undermine her chances of defeating him in November.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939781-clinton-says-controversies-behind-her-trump-begs-to-differ/

 

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Turkey opens world's biggest suspension bridge in Istanbul

 

 

Turkey has opened the world’s biggest suspension bridge in Istanbul.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939792-turkey-opens-worlds-biggest-suspension-bridge-in-istanbul/

 

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No 'Arab Spring' in Zimbabwe, Mugabe warns protesters

 

 

President Robert Mugabe has warned there will be no ‘Arab Spring’ in Zimbabwe after protests against his decades-long rule descended into violence on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939794-no-arab-spring-in-zimbabwe-mugabe-warns-protesters/

 

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How to stop Whatsapp sharing your phone number with Facebook

 

Whatsapp has announced it will start sharing user’s phone numbers with Facebook.

 

Here's how you can opt out: http://tech.thaivisa.com/how-to-stop-whatsapp-sharing-your-phone-number-with-facebook/17075/

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Facebook reveals exactly what it knows about you – and it’s pretty scary

 

Facebook has revealed the huge amount of personal information it knows about its users, which is uses to serve them carefully targeted ads.

 

For the first time, the world’s most popular social network has revealed the full extent on the amount of data it holds on anyone with a Facebook profile.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-reveals-exactly-what-it-knows-about-you-and-its-pretty-scary/17070/

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Apple co-founder says dropping the headphone jack on the iPhone 7 is a huge mistake

 

Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple back in the 1970’s with Steve Jobs has had his say on the controversial dropping on the headphone jack on the iPhone 7.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-co-founder-says-dropping-the-headphone-jack-on-the-iphone-7-is-a-huge-mistake/17085/

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Coral bleaching in Japan the worst in 20 years, say scientists

 

 

Scientists say coral bleaching is getting worse in southwestern Japan.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939797-coral-bleaching-in-japan-the-worst-in-20-years-say-scientists/

 

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South Africa court rejects appeal to increase Pistorius sentence

 

 

A South African court has dismissed an appeal to increase Oscar Pistorius’ six-year murder sentence by state prosecutors.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/939799-south-africa-court-rejects-appeal-to-increase-pistorius-sentence/