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Video: Thai man injured as plough ploughs into rival!

 

Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- It was just another day at the races north of Bangkok - but these were races with a difference.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941630-video-thai-man-injured-as-plough-ploughs-into-rival/

 

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Chiang Mai neighbor who complained about Chinese visitors gets a result

 

Image: Thairath

 

CHIANG MAI: -- The Chiang Mai man who complained that his neighbor was using his house as a hotel for Chinese tour groups look like he has got a result.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941631-chiang-mai-neighbor-who-complained-about-chinese-visitors-gets-a-result/

 

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DDPM advises several provinces along Chao Phraya River to get prepared for rising water

  

BANGKOK, 7 September 2016 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has advised several provinces along Chao Phraya River to get prepared for a rising water. 

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941639-ddpm-advises-several-provinces-along-chao-phraya-river-to-get-prepared-for-rising-water/

 

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VietJet Air taps into Thai market with 4 new routes

  

BANGKOK, 7 September 2016 (NNT) – Vietnamese low-cost airline VietJet Air is moving to penetrate the Thai market with the launch of four new routes connecting the two countries as well as destinations within Thailand. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941643-vietjet-air-taps-into-thai-market-with-4-new-routes/

 

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Canadian judge faces inquiry over handling of sex assault trial

 

CALGARY: -- A Canadian judge is facing a disciplinary hearing over controversial comments he made while presiding over a sexual assault case in 2014.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941644-canadian-judge-faces-inquiry-over-handling-of-sex-assault-trial/

 

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Australian DJ jailed for life in Thailand

Lindsay Murdoch

 

BANGKOK: -- A Melbourne DJ will serve two life sentences in jail for possessing ecstasy pills in the Thai beach city of Pattaya after losing an appeal to have the term reduced.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941646-australian-dj-jailed-for-life-in-thailand/

 

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UNICEF says 28 million children uprooted by global conflict 
MICHAEL ASTOR, Associated Press

 

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Some 28 million children around the globe have been driven from their homes by violent conflict, with nearly as many abandoning their homes in search of a better life, according to a UNICEF report released Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941649-unicef-says-28-million-children-uprooted-by-global-conflict /

 

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Army commander confirms military’s readiness to keep order in Thailand

  

BANGKOK, 7 September 2016 (NNT) - The Thai army chief has given an assurance that the military is able to maintain order and support peace in the country. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941652-army-commander-confirms-military’s-readiness-to-keep-order-in-thailand/

 

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US payment of $1.7 billion to Iran made entirely in cash 
RICHARD LARDNER, Associated Press

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration acknowledged late Tuesday that its transfer of $1.7 billion to Iran earlier this year was made entirely in cash, using non-U.S. currency, as Republican critics of the transaction continued to denounce the payments.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941656-us-payment-of-17-billion-to-iran-made-entirely-in-cash /

 

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Happy landings: 3 space station crew members back on Earth

BY SETH BORENSTEIN

 

After watching more than 2,750 sunrises from above the Earth, three crew members of the International Space Station returned to the planet for a sparkling sunrise back on Earth Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941659-happy-landings-3-space-station-crew-members-back-on-earth/

 

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NLA to reduce mortality rates in the country

  

BANGKOK, 7 September 2016 (NNT) - The Medical Emergency Coordination Committee of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) signed an agreement that would enable emergency medical services to provide a swift response to emergency situations, hoping to reduce mortality rates in Thailand. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941662-nla-to-reduce-mortality-rates-in-thailand/

 

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STOPPAGE TIME

When advocates of ‘freedom’ go too far

Tulsathit Taptim
The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- I’m all for press freedom, but I’m not defending Charlie Hebdo’s earthquake cartoon for one reason, and one reason only.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941664-when-advocates-of-‘freedom’-go-too-far/

 

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Many provinces continue to experience flooding

  

PANG NGA, 7 September 2016 (NNT) - Many areas across Thailand remain submerged under flood water following days of heavy rainfall. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941665-many-thai-provinces-continue-to-experience-flooding/

 

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MPs call for UK to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia

 

LONDON: -- The UK should stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia while Saudi actions in neighbouring Yemen are investigated, a draft report by MPs has said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941666-mps-call-for-uk-to-halt-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia/

 

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Bomb attack at school in Tak Bai condemned

 

 

NARATHIWAT: -- Students of private religious schools in three southern trouble-plagued provinces yesterday issued a statement condemning the bomb attack in front of a school in Tak Bai district of Narathiwat province saying it was a brutal, inhumane and barbaric act.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941669-bomb-attack-at-school-in-tak-bai-condemned/

 

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SET up 5.72 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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Vietnamese airlines plan to order 40 Airbus jets worth $6.5 billion

 

 

HO CHI MINH CITY: -- Vietnam Airlines, the country’s flagship carrier and two other airlines plan to order 40 Airbus jets worth an estimated $6.5 billion to expand their fleets for a small but fast-growing market, Thanh Nien News Online reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941670-vietnamese-airlines-plan-to-order-40-airbus-jets-worth-65-billion/

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Police on alert over terror plots by Indonesian IS militants

 

 

KUALA LUMPUR: -- Malaysian police are on the alert to brace for threats from Indonesian Islamic State militant group who has been active in giving instructions to launch attacks in Malaysia and other countries in the region, the New Straits Times Online reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941671-malaysia-police-on-alert-over-terror-plots-by-indonesian-is-militants/

 

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Man catches flight after swallowing 110 cocaine packets

By Ben Westcott, CNN

 

(CNN)Sitting on a nine-hour flight from Thailand to Australia can be uncomfortable at the best of times.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941673-man-catches-flight-from-thailand-to-australia-after-swallowing-110-cocaine-packets/

 

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EXPORT

Brighter outlook seen for Thai exports

Petchanet Pratruangkrai
The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai commercial counsellors from 58 posts in 44 countries foresee negative export growth for Thai shipments this year, due to uncontrollable external factors, weakening economic growth in many emerging markets, and the fact that some Thai businesses have invested in overseas manufacturing operations, resulting in lower shipment value from the Kingdom.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941674-brighter-outlook-seen-for-thai-exports/

 

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Foreign couple injured in Suan Phlu by home fire 

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter -

 

Photo: FM 91 Trafficpro / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — Two people were injured

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941678-foreign-couple-injured-in-suan-phlu-by-home-fire /

 

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57 Year Old Danish Man Found Dead on Koh Ma in Surat Thani Province

 

SURAT THANI – Pol Lt Saengrot Somrotrat  reported to Thai media that police discovered the already decomposing body of  a 57-year-old Danish man on Koh Ma, a tiny island adjacent to the north-west of Koh Phang in Surat Thani province.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941680-57-year-old-danish-man-found-dead-on-koh-ma-in-surat-thani-province/

 

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Australian and Briton face decades in jail after losing Thai court appeal

Oliver Holmes in Bangkok

 

Exclusive: Jake Mastroianni, from Victoria, will serve two life sentences, and Lance Whitmore, from Worcestershire, will serve 50 years, Thai court hears

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941646-australian-dj-jailed-for-life-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=11124409

 

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Australian and Brit are jailed for life in Thailand

 

Lance Whitmore caught with ecstasy in Pattaya has lost appeal and will spent life in jail.

 

BANGKOK: --  A DJ will serve two life sentences in jail for possessing 61 ecstasy pills in the Thai beach city of Pattaya after losing an appeal to have the term reduced.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941646-australian-dj-jailed-for-life-in-thailand/?page=4#comment-11124497

 

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Asian club replete with strongmen welcomes 'Duterte Harry' 
JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press

 

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — As bodies continue to pile up in his war on illegal drugs, the Philippine president is making waves at his first summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations where he joins a diverse cast of leaders, including some who have found themselves in the crosshairs of human rights watchdogs.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941686-asian-club-replete-with-strongmen-welcomes-duterte-harry /

 

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Five redshirt activist leaders to face revocation of bail

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Special Litigation has proposed the Criminal Court to revoke bails granted to five active leaders of the redshirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) after they have violated the court's conditions set for their release on several occasions.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941687-five-redshirt-activist-leaders-to-face-revocation-of-bail/

 

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Phuket Police move to end deadly accidents at Chalong black spot

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

A woman is in critical condition after a collision at the deadly intersection yesterday morning (Sept 6). Video image: Chalong Municipality

 

PHUKET: The island’s top-ranking police commander has ordered Chalong Police to take action over the deadly intersection of Soi Thanuthep and Chao Fa East Rd in Chalong, where one foreign man died on Monday night and a woman remains in critical condition after colliding with a car at the intersection yesterday morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941688-phuket-police-move-to-end-deadly-accidents-at-chalong-black-spot/

 

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Australian DJ to serve life sentence in Klong Prem prison for possession of ecstasy

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Badmouth/ Facebook

 

BANGKOK: -- An young Australian DJ will serve two consecutive life sentences at the high-security Klong Prem prison in Bangkok while his British friend will serve 50 years over possession of ecstasy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941646-australian-dj-jailed-for-life-in-thailand/?page=5#comment-11124625

 

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Thailand assures no spread of Zika virus in the country

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand yesterday assures international communities that the contagious Zika virus did not spread in the country, but concentrated only in certain areas where the disease could be contained with its efficient implementation of intensive measures against the virus.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941690-thailand-assures-no-spread-of-zika-virus-in-the-country/

 

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Owner of demolished resort sent to ICU for stroke, wife says

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

A security officer on Aug. 30 walks atop the ruins of what used to be a resort on Phu Tab Boek mountain in Phetchabun province.

 

PHETCHABUN — The owner of a resort demolished by forest officials for squatting on public land in Phetchabun province was hospitalized after having a stroke brought on by immense stress, his wife said.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941693-owner-of-demolished-resort-sent-to-icu-for-stroke-wife-says/