THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 31 Aug 2016

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British Embassy quietly trying to sell their downtown home for THB18 billion

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

The British Embassy from above. Photo: Aey SrirathSomsawat/Facebook

 

BANGKOK: -- Most expats are familiar with the British Embassy on Wireless Road in Ploenchit. The gracious old buildings have been the setting for many a British garden party and get-together over the years.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940396-british-embassy-quietly-trying-to-sell-their-downtown-home-for-thb18-billion/

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Thailand places fourth in World Youth Scrabble Championship

 

A young Thai student placed fourth in the MSI English language World Youth Scrabble Championship that concluded in Lille, France yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940425-thailand-places-fourth-in-world-youth-scrabble-championship/

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Bus driver who assaulted and robbed a passenger caught

 

 

MAHA SARAKHAM: -- Thanks to the widespread sharing of the suspect’s image in the social media, police on Tuesday arrested the bus driver suspected of fatally assaulting and robbing a passenger last Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940440-bus-driver-who-assaulted-and-robbed-a-passenger-caught/

 

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Prosecutor postpones decision on money laundering case against Dhammachayo

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The public prosecutor has decided to postpone a decision on a case in which Phra Dhammachayo was charged with money laundering and receiving stolen valuables along with a handful of people in connection with Klongchan Credit Union Cooperatives.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940441-prosecutor-postpones-decision-on-money-laundering-case-against-dhammachayo/

 

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Zika infection in Thailand is not widespread: Disease Control Department

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Disease Control Department has dismissed as inaccurate a report of the Disease Control and Prevention Centre of the European Union placing Thailand as a country with widespread Zika infection in the last three months.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940442-zika-infection-in-thailand-is-not-widespread-disease-control-department/

 

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THAI takes delivery of state of the art aircraft

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai Airways International on Tuesday took delivery of the first of 12 Airbus A350 XWB (extra wide body) jet airliners it bought from Airbus Industrie in Toulouse, France.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940443-thai-takes-delivery-of-state-of-the-art-aircraft/

 

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PM says there must be political reforms before an election

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said on Tuesday that political reforms must be undertaken before there is an election.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940444-pm-prayut-says-there-must-be-political-reforms-before-an-election/

 

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Deckchairs banned on Pattaya Beach after tourists chased away for not paying money

Report by Pattaya One News Team

 

Pattaya Beach Dispute

 

PATTAYA: -- In a scene mirroring that at Wongamat Beach, Naklua, last year, beach deck chairs and umbrellas have been banned at Pattaya Beach.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940445-deckchairs-banned-on-pattaya-beach-after-tourists-chased-away-for-not-paying-money/

 

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THB8 bn rice in Govt's warehouses auctioned off

 

BANGKOK, 30 August 2016 (NNT) - Rice traders and industrial factories have bid for 920,000 tons of rice worth more than eight billion baht in the government’s warehouses. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940446-thb8-bn-rice-in-govts-warehouses-auctioned-off/

 

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Apple ordered to pay 13bn euro tax bill to Ireland, both to appeal

 

 

DUBLIN: -- The European Commission has taken a big bite out of Apple.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940447-apple-ordered-to-pay-13bn-euro-tax-bill-to-ireland-both-to-appeal/

 

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French president criticises Turkey’s ‘contradictory’ intervention in Syria

 

 

PARIS: -- France’s president has criticised Turkey’s military push into northern Syria, saying that it risks escalating the conflict.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940448-french-president-criticises-turkey’s-‘contradictory’-intervention-in-syria/

 

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French burkini ban ‘‘stupid reaction’‘, UN human rights office says

 

 

PARIS: -- The ban on burkinis in France is not only ‘‘a grave and illegal breach of fundamental freedoms’‘ but a ‘‘stupid reaction’‘ to recent terror attacks, the UN human rights office has said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940449-french-burkini-ban-‘‘stupid-reaction’‘-un-human-rights-office-says/

 

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UK and France hold Calais talks

 

 

PARIS: -- Amid pressure to scrap UK border checks in France, British home secretary Amber Rudd has held talks with her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve in Paris.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940452-uk-and-france-hold-calais-talks/

 

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Somalia: at least 22 dead in car bomb explosion near presidential palace

 

 

MOGADISHU: -- A car bomb has exploded near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least 22 soldiers and civilians, officials say.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940454-somalia-at-least-22-dead-in-car-bomb-explosion-near-presidential-palace/

 

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Suicidal Germanwings pilot had struggled in US flight school

By JOAN LOWY

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The German pilot who deliberately flew his airliner into a mountainside last year had struggled with learning to fly and had failed a key test of his skills during training in the U.S., according to FBI interviews with his flight instructors.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940455-suicidal-germanwings-pilot-had-struggled-in-us-flight-school/

 

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Foundation big part of Bill Clinton's post-White House life

By JULIE PACE

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Bill Clinton left the White House, he was popular but tainted by scandal, struggling to find his footing. He eventually channeled his energy into the global philanthropy that bears his name and is shaping so much of his post-presidential legacy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940456-foundation-big-part-of-bill-clintons-post-white-house-life/

 

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State: Benghazi emails involving Clinton recovered by FBI

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BIESECKER

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says about 30 emails that may be related to the 2012 attack on U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya, are among the thousands of Hillary Clinton emails recovered during the FBI's recently closed investigation into her use of a private server.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940457-state-benghazi-emails-involving-clinton-recovered-by-fbi/

 

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Intoxicated in the air: drunk pilots make news but are rare

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ and DAVID KOENIG

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Every few months, a pilot somewhere in the world is stopped before a jet takes off because of suspicion of drunkenness. It makes headlines and gives nervous travelers another reason to avoid flying.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940459-intoxicated-in-the-air-drunk-pilots-make-news-but-are-rare/

 

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Vicious sadist who murdered a maid and tortured a young man arrested

 

Image: tnamcot

 

BANGKOK: -- Police have announced the arrest of a vicious sadist who murdered a Thai maid and stuffed her in a drum because she spoke badly to his wife.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940460-vicious-sadist-who-murdered-a-maid-and-tortured-a-young-man-arrested/

 

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Paying traffic fines to be easier from September 1st

 

Image: tnamcot 

 

BANGKOK: -- Police and Krung Thai bank  have entered an agreement so that traffic fines can be paid via ATMs and bank branches from September 1st.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940461-paying-traffic-fines-to-be-easier-from-september-1st/

 

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Thai Doctor: Never eat toads - there is no antivenin

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- A leading public health official has given a stern warning to people thinking of eating toads - don't!

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940462-thai-doctor-never-eat-toads-there-is-no-antivenin/

 

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Almost 10,000 migrants rescued in Strait of Sicily in two days

 

 

ROME: -- Around 3,000 migrants were rescued in the Strait of Sicily on Tuesday, in 30 separate missions.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940464-almost-10000-migrants-rescued-in-strait-of-sicily-in-two-days/

 

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ISIL spokesperson killed in Syria, group announces

 

 

DAMASCUS: -- One of ISIL’s most prominent leaders has been killed in Syria, according to the group’s Aamaq news agency.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940465-isil-spokesperson-killed-in-syria-group-announces/

 

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles police: Singer Chris Brown arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

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Australian man with British title to stay jailed in Vegas 
KEN RITTER, Associated Press

 

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Australian man who identifies himself as the 13th Duke of Manchester will remain jailed in Las Vegas at least until next month, pending possible resolution of felony false police report and burglary charges.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940485-australian-man-with-british-title-to-stay-jailed-in-vegas /

 

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Chris Brown emerges from home after police serve warrant

By DERRIK J. LANG and AMANDA LEE MYERS

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer Chris Brown came out of his Los Angeles home peacefully Tuesday after an hourslong standoff with police who responded to a woman's call for help.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940486-singer-chris-brown-emerges-from-home-after-us-police-serve-warrant/

 

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PM Prayut denies reports of upcoming Cabinet reshuffle

  

BANGKOK, 31 August 2016 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has denied reports of an upcoming Cabinet reshuffle. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940487-pm-prayut-denies-reports-of-upcoming-cabinet-reshuffle/

 

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911 calls: 'Gunshots going like crazy' in Pulse nightclub

By MIKE SCHNEIDER

 

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Friends and relatives of patrons trapped in a gay Florida nightclub where a mass shooting left 49 people dead asked police dispatchers why it was taking so long for their loved ones to be rescued.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940488-911-calls-gunshots-going-like-crazy-in-pulse-nightclub/

 

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CDC takes draft charter back from Constitutional Court for a reworking

  

BANGKOK, 31 August 2016 (NNT) - The Constitution Drafting Commission has retrieved the draft Constitution from the court to rework some aspects of its contents. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940491-cdc-takes-draft-charter-back-from-constitutional-court-for-a-reworking/

 

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US evaluating Taliban video of captive couple in Afghanistan 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Tuesday it is evaluating a video released by the Afghan Taliban showing a Canadian man and his American wife warning that their Afghan captors will kill them and their children unless the Kabul government ends its executions of Taliban prisoners.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940493-us-evaluating-taliban-video-of-captive-couple-in-afghanistan /