THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 25 Sep 2016

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Automatic camera fines for not wearing helmets to launch in Phuket

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

 

PHUKET: Traffic Police are already counting down the days to switching on cameras at five locations across Phuket that will automatically send fines for motorcyclists and their passengers not wearing helmets to the motorcycle’s registered owner.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944783-automatic-camera-fines-for-not-wearing-helmets-to-launch-in-phuket/

 

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Tight security after Gabon court upholds Bongo election victory

 

 

There was heavy security in Gabon’s capital Libreville on Saturday to deter potential unrest after a court ruling upholding the election victory of President Ali Bongo in August.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944786-tight-security-after-gabon-court-upholds-bongo-election-victory/

 

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Syria: Assad forces tighten grip on Aleppo

 

 

Russian-backed Syrian forces seized strategic territory to the north of Aleppo on Saturday, marking the first major ground advance of an offensive to retake rebel-held zones and bring the entire city under Assad regime control.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944787-syria-assad-forces-tighten-grip-on-aleppo/

 

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UK: Jeremy Corbyn re-elected as opposition Labour Party leader

Alasdair Sandford

 

 

Jeremy Corbyn has been comfortably re-elected leader of the UK opposition Labour Party.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944789-uk-jeremy-corbyn-re-elected-as-opposition-labour-party-leader/

 

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Manhunt for gunman who shot dead five people at US shopping mall

 

 

A man armed with a rifle is on the loose after shooting five people dead at a shopping mall in the United States.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944790-manhunt-for-gunman-who-shot-dead-five-people-at-us-shopping-mall/

 

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FARC rebels unanimously ratify peace deal with Colombian government

 

 

Colombia’s FARC rebel group has unanimously voted in favour of a peace deal with the government, after more than five decades of conflict.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944791-farc-rebels-unanimously-ratify-peace-deal-with-colombian-government/

 

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Brit wins Ig Nobel Prize for impersonating a goat

 

 

A British researcher and designer has won a prize in this year’s Ig Nobel spoof awards for his excellent work impersonating an Alpine goat.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944793-brit-wins-ig-nobel-prize-for-impersonating-a-goat/

 

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National African American museum opens in racially-charged US

 

 

It is the latest attraction on Washington’s National Mall, known as “America’s Front Yard”.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944794-national-african-american-museum-opens-in-racially-charged-us/

 

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Surge in elephant and rhino poaching looms over UN wildlife summit

 

 

A surge in elephant and rhino poaching in Africa is the backdrop to the latest meeting of CITES – the UN’s Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Johannesburg.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944797-surge-in-elephant-and-rhino-poaching-looms-over-un-wildlife-summit/

 

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Four killed when train rammed into a pick-up truck on railway crossing

 

RATCHABURI: The driver of a pick-up truck and three passengers on board were killed when the vehicle was rammed by a train at a railway crossing in Ratchaburi province Saturday evening.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944802-four-killed-when-train-rammed-into-a-pick-up-truck-on-railway-crossing/

 

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Car flips on Phuket road as driver swerves to avoid dog 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: A 24-year-old Phang Nga woman was lucky to escape unhurt when her Pajero slammed into a streetlamp and flipped on a road in Chalong earlier today (Sept 24).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944800-car-flips-on-phuket-road-as-driver-swerves-to-avoid-dog/

 

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Aging Farang retirees in Thailand: Why not get off your bar stools and go back to school!

Gerry Carter

 

 

Superb initiatives to get the aging Thai population to be more active and productive could be just the ticket for aging foreigners residing in the kingdom.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944743-aging-farang-retirees-in-thailand-why-not-get-off-your-bar-stools-and-go-back-to-school/

 

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Asanee-Wasan concert will take many Bangkok residents – both Thai and Western – down memory lane!

Gerry Carter

 

 

Classic Thai pop brothers Asanee-Wasan will be appearing in Bangkok this Saturday in a concert that will take many residents, both local and foreign, down memory lane.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944741-asanee-wasan-concert-will-take-many-bangkok-residents-–-both-thai-and-western-–-down-memory-lane/

 

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Do you have a security guard story?

Orlando Barton

 

 

It seems to me that the default profession for any Thai man is security guard. The ubiquitous uniformed dude with a whistle. You know who I’m talking about. That guy who waits until you park your car and get out before telling you that you can’t park there.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944742-do-you-have-a-security-guard-story/

 

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PM defends the use of special power to deal with losses from rice pledging scheme

 

 

BANGKOK:-- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said on Sunday that the government has strictly complied with the law and legal proceedings in seeking compensation for loss incurred from the mismanagement of the rice pledging scheme.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944834-pm-defends-the-use-of-special-power-to-deal-with-losses-from-rice-pledging-scheme/

 

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CDC: Independent organizations will be not disbanded under new organic laws

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

BANGKOK, 25 September 2016 (NNT) - The Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) has confirmed that it listens to every opinion expressed on organic laws while brushing aside a rumor that independent organizations will be terminated.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944837-cdc-independent-organizations-will-be-not-disbanded-under-new-organic-laws/

 

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