THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 21 Sep 2016

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Video: Pattaya police drugs arrest in broad daylight

 

Video screenshot

 

PATTAYA: -- A video shows the dramatic conclusion to a drugs bust in Pattaya yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943970-video-pattaya-police-drugs-arrest-in-broad-daylight/

 

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Many victims in tragic case of ladyboy, 15, selling teenage girls for sex

 

Image: Thairath

 

UDON THANI: There are many victims in a tragic case uncovered by human trafficking officers in the north eastern town of Udon Thani yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943971-many-victims-in-tragic-case-of-ladyboy-15-selling-teenage-girls-for-sex/

 

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Thailand: Nudist resorts flourish in Asia-Pacific’s most popular tourist haunt

By Asian Correspondent Staff 

 

Members of the Naturist Association Thailand (NAT) posing for a picture. Pic via NAT.

 

BANGKOK: -- WHILE Thailand is known for conservative values typical of any Asian country, nudist or “naturist” resorts where tourists can unabashedly bare all are thriving in the kingdom.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943975-thailand-nudist-resorts-flourish-in-asia-pacific’s-most-popular-tourist-haunt/

 

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DPM Prawit claims traffic condition is improving in Bangkok

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said Tuesday that he was willing to take the consequences if traffic condition in Bangkok has not improved since the police have stepped up efforts to solve traffic congestion in 21 main roads.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943992-dpm-prawit-claims-traffic-condition-is-improving-in-bangkok/

 

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Pongphan seeks low profile as Preecha hit by another scandal

THE NATION
 

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Pongphan Chan-o-cha, the wife of Defence Ministry permanent secretary General Preecha Chan-o-cha, yesterday acknowledged she had reluctantly received more public attention following criticism and controversy over a dyke bearing her name.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943957-mrs-pongphan-chiang-mai-dike’s-name-was-given-by-villagers/?do=findComment&comment=11167101

 

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Another Motorbike and Pickup Collision Results in Death

Report shared by Pattaya One News Team

 

 

PATTAYA: -- At 9pm, on the evening of September 20, Pattaya police and rescue services received reports of yet another fatal collision between a pick-up truck and motorbike.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943993-another-motorbike-and-pickup-collision-results-in-death/

 

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As Trump rises, Clinton struggles with traditional playbook

By LISA LERER and CATHERINE LUCEY

 

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — For months, Democrats argued that voters would get "serious" about the campaign once it reached the fall and would reject Donald Trump's no-holds-barred approach.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943995-as-trump-rises-clinton-struggles-with-traditional-playbook/

 

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UN says 30 more countries to ratify climate deal

By KARL RITTER

 

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Thirty more countries are expected to formally join the Paris Agreement on climate change this week, greatly improving the pact's chances of coming into force just a year after it was negotiated in the French capital, the United Nations said Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943996-un-says-30-more-countries-to-ratify-climate-deal/

 

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Argentine leader mentions Falklands in chat with British PM 

 

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Argentine President Mauricio Macri said he spoke informally with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday and brought up the dialogue the countries have re-established in hopes of resolving the dispute over the Falklands Islands.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944000-argentine-leader-mentions-falklands-in-chat-with-british-pm-theresa-may/

 

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Switzerland regrets Thai decision not to extradite Swiss national linked to 1MDB probe

 

BERN: -- Switzerland said it regrets a decision by Thai authorities not to extradite Swiss national Xavier Justo, a possible key witness in the global money-laundering probe linked to Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944002-switzerland-regrets-thai-decision-not-to-extradite-swiss-national-linked-to-1mdb-probe/

 

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Forget playing bridge - now Thai soldiers round up pensioners for dominos!

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Eight pensioners have been arrested in Bangkok for playing dominos.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944006-forget-playing-bridge-now-thai-soldiers-round-up-pensioners-for-dominos/

 

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S Korea questions 'serial offender' N Korea's UN membership 
MATTHEW PENNINGTON, Associated Press

 

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea's repeated flouting of U.N. Security Council resolutions by conducting nuclear and missile tests calls into question its suitability for membership of the world body, South Korea's top diplomat has told The Associated Press.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944011-s-korea-questions-serial-offender-n-koreas-un-membership /

 

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Divorce will unspool the complex life Jolie and Pitt created

By ANTHONY McCARTNEY

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than a decade, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been a glamorous, globe-trotting Hollywood power couple, attracting cameras to their film projects and philanthropy alike.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943959-brangelina-breaks-up-angelina-jolie-files-for-divorce-from-brad-pitt/?do=findComment&comment=11167534

 

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Report from Thailand Part 2: A New Emphasis on Helping Child Victims

 

Members of the Royal Thai Police along with personnel from non-governmental organizations gathered in Thailand last April for FBI training focused on human trafficking, the sexual exploitation of children, and how to better assist victims of these crimes.

 

BANGKOK: -- Generals from the Royal Thai Police—among the highest-ranking officers in the 230,000-member national force—gathered recently in Bangkok for FBI training regarding child victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation. The message they received was simple but powerful: Helping victims is the right thing to do, and it makes it easier to put their abusers behind bars. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944014-fbi-report-from-thailand-a-new-emphasis-on-helping-child-victims/

 

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1 Air Force pilot dead, 1 hurt after ejecting in California

By RICH PEDRONCELLI and JONATHAN J. COOPER

 

SUTTER, Calif. (AP) — One American pilot was killed and another injured when they ejected from a U-2 spy plane shortly before it crashed in Northern California on Tuesday morning, the U.S. Air Force said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944017-1-us-air-force-pilot-dead-1-hurt-after-ejecting-from-u-2-spy-plane/

 

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Government tightens grip on retail business and online direct sales

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Business operators running retail business similar to the pyramid model business, and selling services and products on line, will come under state control with hefty fines in case of defaults.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944021-government-tightens-grip-on-retail-business-and-online-direct-sales/

 

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Thai defamation verdict a setback in anti-slavery fight, say activists

By Alisa Tang

 

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A guilty verdict for a British activist in Thailand charged with defamation for alleging ill-treatment of migrant workers at a big fruit company sets an alarming precedent in the fight against labor exploitation, rights groups said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944022-thai-defamation-verdict-a-setback-in-anti-slavery-fight-say-activists/

 

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OAE announces Min of Agriculture and Cooperatives' achievements

 

BANGKOK, 21 September 2016 (NNT) - The Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) has revealed the progress of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives’ effort to move Thailand towards the 4.0 era. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944024-oae-announces-min-of-agriculture-and-cooperatives-achievements/

 

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Pretty Thai girl pays price for wanting to be prettier - now she is suing

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- An attractive Thai woman is suing a doctor and hospital in Nonthaburi over a cosmetic surgery that went wrong.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944026-pretty-thai-girl-pays-price-for-wanting-to-be-prettier-now-she-is-suing/

 

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Phuket police arrest two teen serial motorbike thieves

Darawan Naknakhon

 

Rut and Da admitted to police that they had stolen a total of nine motorbikes from various parts of the island. Photo: Darawan Naknakhon

 

PHUKET: -- Two teenagers suspected of being involved in several cases of motorbike theft were arrested with six stolen motorbikes in Phuket Town on Sunday (Sept 18) after one of the teens was involved in a motorbike accident earlier in the morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944030-phuket-police-arrest-two-teen-serial-motorbike-thieves/

 

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Uni student warns of armed gangs attacking passengers on Bangkok minivans

 

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BANGKOK: -- A Kaset university student has gone online to warn fellow students and the public after a man with a knife tried to steal her phone and possessions on a minivan.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944031-uni-student-warns-of-armed-gangs-attacking-passengers-on-bangkok-minivans/

 

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Flood situation to worsen as more rains are expected in large areas of the country’s upper region

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Flood situation in the North remains critical with vast areas of farmland and  residential areas  in towns being  submerged and   roads impassable, and  schools closed, as the Meteorological Department  warned today   that high pressure system is moving down from China and is blanketing Thailand's upper northern region.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944033-flood-situation-to-worsen-as-more-rains-are-expected-in-large-areas-of-thailands-upper-region/

 

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ACM Prajin presents policy to officials at Ministry of Digital Economy and Society

  

BANGKOK, 21 September 2016 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Air Chief Marshal Prajin Juntong presented a policy guideline to civil servants at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society after its recent establishment. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944036-dpm-prajin-presents-policy-to-officials-at-ministry-of-digital-economy-and society/

 

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Woman of 61 becomes a mother for the first time

 

 

ROME: -- An Italian woman has given birth to a healthy baby boy at the age of 61.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944038-italian-woman-of-61-becomes-a-mother-for-the-first-time/

 

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Britain’s iconic red telephone boxes get a makeover

 

 

LONDON: -- In this age of mobile phones Britain’s iconic red telephone boxes have become mainly tourist attractions.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944037-britain’s-iconic-red-telephone-boxes-get-a-makeover/

 

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Stock analyst claims Thai stocks remain attractive despite volatility

  

BANGKOK, 21 September 2016 (NNT) - A stock analyst said despite volatility, Thai stocks will remain attractive to foreign investors. 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944039-stock-analyst-claims-thai-stocks-remain-attractive-despite-volatility/

 

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Cabinet tackles 0 Dollar Tour issue

  

BANGKOK, 21 September 2016 (NNT) – The Cabinet has discussed the issue of so-called 0 Dollar Tours in preparation for the signing of an agreement to address the problem with China. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944045-thai-cabinet-tackles-zero-dollar-tour-issue/

 

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Bangkok taxi driver shot dead as gunman flees on Pakistani ice-cream seller's motorbike

 

Image: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- A taxi driver was shot dead east of Bangkok with his taxi ending up in a pond.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944047-bangkok-taxi-driver-shot-dead-as-gunman-flees-on-pakistani-ice-cream-sellers-motorbike/

 

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Worker dies when building crashes down

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter -

 

A rescue worker searches the ruins of a building that collapsed Tuesday in Bangkok’s Bang Kapi district.

 

BANGKOK — A building collapsed Tuesday in the capital’s Bang Kapi district, killing one construction worker and injuring three others.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944048-worker-dies-when-building-crashes-down-in-bangkok’s-bang-kapi-district/