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Prayut tells Xi railway project must go on

The Nation 

 

HANGZHOU: -- Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha on Sunday stressed to Chinese president Xi Jinping that the Thai-China railway transportation project, although having been become bogged down in legal issues, must be carried on.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941339-pm-meets-chinese-president-on-sidelines-of-g20-summit/?do=findComment&comment=11117939

 

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Blaze guts Phuket Town home

Phuket Gazette 

 

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Firefighters don their gear while preparing to battle the blaze. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHUKET: --  It took five fire trucks about 40 minutes to extinguish a second-storey blaze in Phuket Town last night.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941356-blaze-guts-phuket-town-home/

 

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Air Force's female trainees progress to solo pilot training

  

BANGKOK, 5 September 2016 (NNT) - The Royal Thai Air Force has awarded pilot trainee badges to its first class of female pilots, allowing them to fly on their own during training. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941359-thai-air-forces-female-trainees-progress-to-solo-pilot-training/

 

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Thieves lurking in the Nana MacDonald's toilets - but police make quick arrest

 

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BANGKOK: -- Police have made a quick arrest after a "lady of the night" robbed a Kuwaiti man she met in the MacDonald's toilets at Nana, Bangkok.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941362-thieves-lurking-in-the-nana-macdonalds-toilets-but-police-make-quick-arrest/

 

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Not a drugs bust - this is frozen beef from India was heading for Bangkok!

 

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BANGKOK:-- The picture looks like just another Thai drugs bust - but this time the hefty merchandise is of an entirely different nature - frozen beef that came from India.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941365-not-a-drugs-bust-this-is-frozen-beef-from-india-was-heading-for-bangkok/

 

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Nigerian drug gang member busted after stakeout in Bangkok

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BANGKOK:-- Police have announced the arrest of a Nigerian man caught with 2 kilos of crystal meth in the Ram Intra area of northern Bangkok.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941366-nigerian-drug-gang-member-busted-after-stakeout-in-bangkok/

 

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Thais heavily drawn to discount pricing
The Nation

 

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BANGKOK:-- Nearly eighty per cent of Thais are influenced to shop impulsively from online merchants when prices are lower, according to a Mastercard survey.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941368-thais-heavily-drawn-to-discount-pricing/

 

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Thai police claim they have set guideline on presentation of suspects before the media

 

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BANGKOK:-- The police must have the consent of a criminal suspect when he or she is to be presented before the media at a press conference, Police Colonel Krisana Pattanacharoen, deputy spokesman of the Royal Thai Police Office, said on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941371-thai-police-claim-they-have-set-guideline-on-presentation-of-suspects-before-the-media/

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State agencies told to ensure projects benefit the public

 

STATE agencies have been ordered to review their performance to ensure it is in line with the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)’s policies and benefits the public.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941382-state-agencies-told-to-ensure-projects-benefit-the-public/

 

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People believe giant snake related to mythical creature

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

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When a giant, 5-meter-long python was discovered in Sakon Nakhon yesterday, there was only one possible explanation for villagers — obviously the serpent is related to Phaya Naga, a mythical creature in Buddhist mythology.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941383-people-believe-giant-snake-related-to-mythical-creature/

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NBTC to issue regulation banning media from showing images of suspects in the media

 

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The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission will soon be asked by the Justice Ministry and the Department for the Protection of Rights and Liberties to come up with a regulation prohibiting the broadcast media from showing the images of suspects in the media.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941371-thai-police-claim-they-have-set-guideline-on-presentation-of-suspects-before-the-media/?do=findComment&comment=11118693

 

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What to do when the neighbors start taking in Chinese tour groups?

 

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A Chiang Mai man and his wife are getting a lot of sympathy online after telling their story about a neighbor at their fancy, new housing development who is running a Chinese tour business out of his properties.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941386-what-to-do-when-the-neighbors-start-taking-in-chinese-tour-groups/

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Duterte tells Obama not to question him about killings 
TERESA CEROJANO, Associated Press

 

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned President Barack Obama on Monday not to question him about extrajudicial killings, or "son of a bitch I will swear at you" when they meet in Laos during a regional summit.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941387-duterte-tells-obama-not-to-question-him-about-killings /

 

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My name's Bond, David Bond..... alleged sex pest rumored in Thailand

 

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BANGKOK:-- A well known online blogger who it is claimed posted videos of sex with girls he tricked into bed all across Asia is believed to be back chasing women in Thailand.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941392-my-names-bond-david-bond-alleged-sex-pest-rumored-in-thailand/

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Surat Thani crowned Thailand's happiest province, Phuket the most miserable

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

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Surat Thani, the province that hosts the wildest parties in Thailand, unsurprisingly defeated Bangkok as Thailand's happiest province, according to a survey released by Super Poll.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941393-surat-thani-crowned-thailands-happiest-province-phuket-the-most-miserable/

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Phuket blood center needs AB supplies

Sukawin Tanthavanich

 

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PHUKET:-- The Phuket Regional Blood Center (PRBC) is holding blood donation sessions across Phuket throughout September to replenish blood stocks, especially AB blood types.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941394-phuket-blood-center-needs-ab-supplies/

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Saturday power cuts scheduled for Koh Kaew

Kongleaphy Keam

 

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PHUKET:-- Power is scheduled to be shut-off in Koh Kaew sub-district on Saturday, September 17 and Saturday September 24, the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941395-saturday-power-cuts-scheduled-for-koh-kaew/

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More Phuket Town cables go underground

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Work is carried out to remove the last high voltage power poles from Yaowarat Rd in Phuket Town. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Work to put more of Phuket Town’s unsightly overhead cables underground were finally completed yesterday (Sept 4) 18 months after work started.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941397-more-phuket-town-cables-go-underground/

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Two women in Bangkok infected with Zika virus

The Nation

 

Thai public health authorities have stepped up surveillance on the Zika virus spread after two pregnant women in Bangkok found to have been infected with the virus which could lead to microcephaly.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941398-two-women-in-bangkok-infected-with-zika-virus/

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Police arrest five Thai over murders of two Laotian women

The Nation

 

POLICE in Kalasin have arrested five Thais - four men and a woman - who were allegedly in “Chor Changdam”, or the black elephant group, a gun-for-hire racket, following the brutal slaying of two Laotian women in Kuchinarai district.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941399-police-arrest-five-thai-over-murders-of-two-laotian-women/

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Witthaya admits he wants Interior Ministry to stage elections

 

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National Reform Steering assemblyman Witthaya Kaewparadai admitted Monday that he was the one who proposed that the Interior Minister should take over from the Election Commission to stage the next election under the supervision of the National Council for Peace and Order.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941401-witthaya-admits-he-wants-interior-ministry-to-stage-elections/

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Police are yet to confirm the cause of Thawatchai’s death

 

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Police are yet to conclude whether Mr Thawatchai Anukul, a former land officials of Phuket and Phang-nga provinces, was murdered or whether he hanged himself.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941402-police-are-yet-to-confirm-the-cause-of-thawatchai’s-death/

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Changes to Whatsapp terms are much bigger than just sharing your phone number with Facebook

 

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The recent change in Whatsapp’s privacy policy to allow it to share your phone number and other data with Facebook may have hit the headlines, but there is actually something that could be more intrusive buried in the same update.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/changes-to-whatsapp-terms-are-much-bigger-than-just-sharing-your-phone-number-with-facebook/17268/

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Almost EVERY detail of the iPhone 7 leaked by Apple analyst days before official launch

 

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The iPhone 7 will be much faster, come in a range of new colours, have improved speakers and include a host of new features, according to a new report.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/almost-every-detail-of-the-iphone-7-leaked-by-apple-analyst-days-before-official-launch/17270/

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