THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 30 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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Justice Ministry mulls taking yaa baa from Category One list

 

 

The Justice Ministry has been studying the advantages and disadvantages of removing methamphetamine or better known as Yaa Baa from Category One narcotic drugs and measures to be taken if the drug is to be actually delisted.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940205-justice-ministry-mulls-taking-yaa-baa-from-category-one-list/

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Thailand’s tallest building officially inaugurated

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s tallest building, the MahaNakhon, was officially launched Monday night in glittering style with light and sound shows.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940230-thailand’s-tallest-building-officially-inaugurated/

 

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Police seize 1.5 million yaa baa tablets from a car in Chumporn

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Anti-narcotic police seized 1.5 million tablets of methamphetamine and six kilogrammes of Ice and arrested six alleged drug traffickers, including a 61-year old ringleader, at a road checkpoint in Chumporn province over the weekend.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940231-police-seize-15-million-yaa-baa-tablets-from-a-car-in-chumporn/

 

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Four car thieves arrested

 

BANGKOK: -- Four suspects who allegedly robbed a pick-up truck at a gas station in Saraburi on August 24 have been arrested by police in Sa Kaeo and Phuket provinces.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940232-four-car-thieves-arrested-in-in-sa-kaeo-and-phuket-provinces/

 

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CDC to send three sets of charter-related documents to the Charter Court

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Three sets of documents prepared by the Constitution Drafting Committee are due to be sent to the Constitutional Court for consideration yesterday (Monday).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940233-cdc-to-send-three-sets-of-charter-related-documents-to-the-charter-court/

 

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Prosecutors split on whether Banyin and Ms Kanthana should be indicted in court

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Senior public prosecutors were split about whether former deputy commerce minister Banyin Tangpakorn and his girlfriend, Ms Kanthana Sivathanapol, should be indicted with charges of forging documents for the transfer of 300 million baht worth of the shares of Chuwong sae Tang, a construction tycoon, to both of them.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940155-chuwong’s-300-million-baht-share-embezzlement-case-dropped/?do=findComment&comment=11097148

 

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Thailand to bid for rice exports to the Philippines

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand will participate in an international biddings this month and next to supply rice to the Philippines which reportedly plans to import up to one million tonnes of rice to prevent rice shortage in the country.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940234-thailand-to-bid-for-rice-exports-to-the-philippines/

 

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Police Issue Warning to Local Art Student After Red Light Sleeping Art Piece Goes Viral

by CityNews

 

Photo: Facebook ‘Norapat KamMart’

 

CityNews – Police decided to get involved after photos of a local art student’s photos picturing him sleeping in various places around Chiang Mai including the Rin Come Junction, telling the student that his behaviour was not appropriate and dangerous.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940235-chiang-mai-police-issue-warning-to-local-art-student-after-red-light-sleeping-art-piece-goes-viral/

 

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NEW YORK (AP) - Gene Wilder, star of 'Willy Wonka' and Mel Brooks comedies, is dead at 83, his family says.

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PM: Resolution of southern unrest requires time

  

BANGKOK, 30 August 2016 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has reiterated that time is needed in the ongoing effort to end violence in the Deep South as changes are being made through development and education. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940236-pm-prayut-resolution-of-southern-unrest-requires-time/

 

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Cops suspended after soldiers raid Bangkok gambling den

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter -

 

Military officers raid an underground betting parlor Sunday night in Bangkok’s Phra Khanong district.

 

BANGKOK — Four top officers at the Phra Khanong Police Station were moved to inactive posts Monday after the military raided a gambling den operating in their midst.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940237-cops-suspended-after-soldiers-raid-bangkok-gambling-den/

 

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Thailand gives go-ahead to extradite 10 Thais over Malaysia's human-trafficking probe

BY AZURA ABAS

 

PUTRAJAYA: Thailand has approved Malaysia's application to extradite 10 Thai nationals believed to have mastermind human-trafficking activities across the Malaysia-Thai border.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940238-thailand-gives-go-ahead-to-extradite-10-thais-over-malaysias-human-trafficking-probe/

 

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Thailand's employment in decline in 2Q16

  

BANGKOK, 30 August 2016 (NNT) - Thailand's employment situation has been in decline in the second quarter of this year, according a report from the National Economic and Social Development Board. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940239-thailands-employment-in-decline-in-2q16/

 

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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's federal police chief forced out following report alleging executions of gang suspects.

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'Willy Wonka' star Gene Wilder dies aged 83

 

 

LOS ANGELES: -- Actor Gene Wilder – best known for his role in the film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” – has died, aged 83, according to a family statement.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940240-actor-gene-wilder-star-of-mel-brooks-movies-dies-at-83/

 

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Death toll from Italy’s earthquake tops 290

 

 

AMATRICE: -- Almost a week after a devastating earthquake hit central Italy, emergency workers continue to recover the dead.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940241-death-toll-from-italy’s-earthquake-tops-290/

 

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Lightning strike kills 323 wild reindeer in Norway

 

 

OSLO: -- A lightning strike in Norway has killed more than 300 reindeer.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940242-lightning-strike-kills-323-wild-reindeer-in-norway/

 

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Security protocol breach resulted in missile misfire, Taiwan says

 

 

TAIPEI: -- Taiwan’s defence ministry has admitted the misfiring of a missile last month was caused by a failure in security protocol.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940244-security-protocol-breach-resulted-in-missile-misfire-taiwan-says/

 

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Iran deploys air defence missiles at Fordo nuclear site

 

 

TEHRAN: -- State media in Iran says the army has begun deploying a Russian supplied S-300 air missile defence system around the Fordo nuclear facility.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940245-iran-deploys-air-defence-missiles-at-fordo-nuclear-site/

 

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‘Do not accept the coup’ – Brazil’s Rousseff testifies at impeachment hearing

 

 

BRASILIA: -- We are about to witness a “serious violation” of the constitution and a “coup d’etat.” Those, the words from suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, who has been defending herself before the Senate in her impeachment trial.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940247-‘do-not-accept-the-coup’-–-brazil’s-rousseff-testifies-at-impeachment-hearing/

 

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Attack on Brussels forensic lab ‘probably arson’

 

 

BRUSSELS: -- A fire at a top forensic crime lab in Brussels was probably arson aimed at destroying evidence rather than terrorism, investigators have said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940248-attack-on-brussels-forensic-lab-‘probably-arson’/

 

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Egypt to sharpen laws against Female Genital Mutilation

Robert Hackwill

 

 

CAIRO: -- Egypt announced this weekend it intends to tighten legislation against Female Genital Mutilation, and has published a proposed law that will hit anyone performing the operation with up to seven years in jail.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940249-egypt-to-sharpen-laws-against-female-genital-mutilation/

 

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Suddenly unsure on immigration, Trump trying to clear it up

By JILL COLVIN

 

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — It's been the driving issue of Donald Trump's campaign. Build a wall along the southern border. Make Mexico pay for it. And expel everyone living in the U.S. illegally with the help of a "deportation force."

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940250-suddenly-unsure-on-immigration-trump-trying-to-clear-it-up/

 

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Clinton proposes plan to address mental health treatment

By KEN THOMAS

 

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Hillary Clinton rolled out a comprehensive plan to address millions of Americans coping with mental illness, pointing to the need to fully integrate mental health services into the nation's health care system.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940251-clinton-proposes-plan-to-address-mental-health-treatment/

 

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Trump plans major ad buy after weeks of being outspent

By JILL COLVIN

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's campaign is making its biggest general election ad buy to date, with plans to spend upward of $10 million on commercials airing over the next week or so.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940252-trump-plans-major-ad-buy-after-weeks-of-being-outspent/

 

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Relative attacks robber who pointed gun at four year old and threw her out of a car

 

Image: Daily News

 

SARABURI: -- Dramatic pictures from a press conference in Saraburi capture the moment when a relative lunges forward to smash a vicious armed robber in the face.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940253-relative-attacks-robber-who-pointed-gun-at-four-year-old-and-threw-her-out-of-a-car/

 

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GSB hack latest - one of the seven gang members is Russian national

 

Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- The head of the police team investigating the hack of the Government Savings Bank ATMs last month has said that there were around seven individuals involved in three separate groups.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940254-gsb-hack-latest-one-of-the-seven-gang-members-is-russian-national/

 

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"Tom Modelling" claims ex colleague libeled him on Facebook

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Well known celebrity "Tom Modelling" otherwise known as Mr Ratchaporn Uthaitham, 40, has complained to tech cops that he has been libeled on Facebook.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940255-tom-modelling-claims-ex-colleague-libeled-him-on-facebook/

 

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Hundreds of homes and vehicles damaged as Lopburi suffers flash floods

 

Image: Sanook

 

LOPBURI: -- Run off from the hills inundated three sub-districts in the Lopburi area early on Monday morning damaging hundreds of houses, schools and temples and washing away cars and pick ups.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940257-hundreds-of-homes-and-vehicles-damaged-as-lopburi-suffers-flash-floods/