THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 28 Sep 2016

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Jealous husband shoots wife dead over Facebook chat then turns the gun on himself - and fails to end it all

 

Image: Daily News

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: -- Police were called to a house in Thailand's murder capital Nakorn Sri Thammarat yesterday after a man shot his wife.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945303-jealous-husband-shoots-wife-dead-over-facebook-chat-then-turns-the-gun-on-himself-and-fails-to-end-it-all/

 

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Video: Cop still in hospital one month after being run over in middle of Bangkok intersection

 

Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- Onliners have been sharing a video of a traffic cop who was run down in Bangkok at the Sukhothai intersection in Dusit district.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945304-video-cop-still-in-hospital-one-month-after-being-run-over-in-middle-of-bangkok-intersection/

 

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Allardyce loses job as England manager after newspaper sting 
ROB HARRIS, AP Global Soccer Writer

 

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Sam Allardyce lost his job as England manager on Tuesday after one match and just 67 days in charge, paying the price for damaging comments to undercover reporters that were deemed "inappropriate" by the English Football Association.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945307-allardyce-loses-job-as-england-manager-after-newspaper-sting /

 

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Debate reaches 84 million viewers, toppling record

By DAVID BAUDER

 

NEW YORK (AP) — The showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was the most-watched presidential debate ever, with 84 million viewers.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945324-clinton-trump-debate-reaches-84-million-viewers-toppling-record/

 

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Serena Williams vows: 'I won't be silent' on police violence

 

(BBC) Serena Williams has voiced her fears about police violence, writing on Facebook: "I won't be silent."

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945325-serena-williams-vows-i-wont-be-silent-on-police-violence/

 

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Baby born with DNA from 3 people, first from new technique 
MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists say the first baby has been born from a controversial new technique that combines DNA from three people — the mother, the father and an egg donor.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945326-baby-born-with-dna-from-3-people-first-from-new-technique /

 

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Obama names career diplomat as US ambassador to Cuba 
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced career diplomat Jeffrey DeLaurentis as his choice to become the first U.S. ambassador to Cuba in more than a half-century, a move that sets up a possible fight with congressional critics of Obama's overtures to the communist island nation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945327-obama-names-career-diplomat-as-us-ambassador-to-cuba /

 

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SpaceX chief envisions 1,000 passenger ships flying to Mars

By MARCIA DUNN

 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — On a personal quest to settle Mars, SpaceX founder Elon Musk envisions 1,000 passenger ships flying en masse to the red planet well within the next century, "Battlestar Galactica" style.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945328-spacex-founder-elon-musk-envisions-1000-passenger-ships-flying-to-mars/

 

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Former Israeli PM and president Shimon Peres dies aged 93 following a stroke two weeks ago, reports say /BBC

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Govt says 2011 flood crisis will not repeat itself

  

BANGKOK, 28 September 2016 (NNT) - The Thai government has assured the public that the 2011 flood crisis will not happen again. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945329-thai-govt-says-2011-flood-crisis-will-not-repeat-itself/

 

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Former Israeli PM Shimon Peres dies

 

(BBC) Former Israeli PM and president Shimon Peres has died aged 93 following a stroke two weeks ago, reports say.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945330-former-israeli-pm-shimon-peres-dies/

 

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PM Prayut calls for more tourism development to help tackle inequality

  

BANGKOK, 28 September 2016 (NNT) - The Prime Minister has called for development of the tourism industry in a manner that can help tackle the problem of inequality in the country. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945332-pm-prayut-calls-for-more-tourism-development-to-help-tackle-inequality/

 

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Fourteen injured as Chiang Mai bound tour bus overturns in dense fog

 

Image: Daily News

 

LAMPANG: -- A tour bus from Bangkok bound for Chiang Mai overturned in the Thern area of Lampang this morning in dense fog.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945338-fourteen-injured-as-chiang-mai-bound-tour-bus-overturns-in-dense-fog/

 

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SET down 0.22 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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Salon owner in Chonburi in hot water for overcharging customers

  

CHONBURI, 28 September 2016 (NNT) - A beauty salon owner in Chonburi is now in hot water for overcharging her customers and trying to stop them from leaving the salon when they refused to pay. 

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945112-try-this-pattaya-hairdressers-but-only-if-you-fancy-being-fleeced/?do=findComment&comment=11189461

 

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Israel's elder statesman Shimon Peres dead at 93

Jonathan Cook

 

End of an era as the last significant figure of Israel's founding fathers dies after suffering a massive stroke.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945330-former-israeli-pm-shimon-peres-dies/?do=findComment&comment=11189496

 

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Service charge collection now must be clearly shown

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Internal Trade says it will summon a meeting with the Thai Restaurant Association to discuss the issue of service charge collection in its move to mandate all restaurants to display service charge on their menus.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945340-service-charge-collection-now-must-be-clearly-shown/

 

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Thunderstorm Topples 30 year-old Samanea Saman Tree

 

  

PATTAYA: -- At 00.30 hrs on 28th September an hour long thunderstorm flooded Beach Road, Soi Buakao, Mumaroi Junction, Soi Nongyai Templ. The road alongside the railway tracks heading to Kao Talo saw flood levels of 50 to 80 cms.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945345-thunderstorm-topples-30-year-old-samanea-saman-tree/

 

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Evil grandmother sold granddaughter, 15, into sex - 72 year old man charged with rape

 

Image: Daly News

 

TRANG: -- Police in Trang in Southern Thailand have charged a 66 year old grandmother with selling her own granddaughter for sex.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945348-evil-grandmother-sold-granddaughter-15-into-sex-72-year-old-man-charged-with-rape/

 

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Thai police visiting foreigners at home, asking for yet more personal info via new controversial form

 

CHIANG MAI:-- Thaivisa.com has recieved three reports that foreigners living in Chiang Mai are being visited at home by police and asked to disclose personal information such as their  monthly income, height, weight and even skin colour.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945350-thai-police-visiting-foreigners-at-home-asking-for-yet-more-personal-info-via-new-controversial-form/

 

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Cabinet now puts an end to several decades long city bus monopoly by BMTA

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The city bus monopoly managed by the financially- ridden Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) will soon end after the cabinet has endorsed the proposal of the Transport Ministry's plan to reform Bangkok’s entire bus network.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945351-cabinet-now-puts-an-end-to-several-decades-long-city-bus-monopoly-by-bmta/

 

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New Transport Co buses start serving Bangkok - Mae Sot route

  

TAK, 28 September 2016 (NNT) – The Transport Company has begun testing new VIP and first class air-conditioned passenger buses on the Bangkok - Mae Sot route, with an improved safety standard and passenger comfort. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945354-new-transport-co-buses-start-serving-bangkok-mae-sot-route/

 

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VietJet adds daily Bangkok-Chiang Mai route, now 48 flights offered daily between the cities

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Dennis HKG/Flickr

 

BANGKOK: -- Budget airline Thai VietJet Air has announced that they are adding regular daily services between Chiang Mai and Bangkok on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945356-vietjet-adds-daily-bangkok-chiang-mai-route-now-48-flights-offered-daily-between-the-cities/

 

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Cabinet approves tax scheme to promote investments in Deep South

  

BANGKOK, 28 September 2016 (NNT) - The Cabinet approved a tax incentive scheme to promote investments in the three southernmost provinces. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945358-thai-cabinet-approves-tax-scheme-to-promote-investments-in-deep-south/

 

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Nakadia back to drop it in Bangkok next month

By Todd Ruiz, Editor -

 

BANGKOK — Long before women became a regular sight in the booth, Nakadia broke into the boys club in Bangkok before migrating to that place all DJs go – Berlin.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945361-nakadia-back-to-drop-it-in-bangkok-next-month/

 

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Former Israeli president Shimon Peres dies aged 93

 

 

TEL AVIV: -- Former Israeli president Shimon Peres has died aged 93 in hospital in Tel Aviv.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945330-former-israeli-pm-shimon-peres-dies/?do=findComment&comment=11189812

 

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Body in the freezer gang: FBI confirm all three are Americans and "Peter" is really "Herbert"

 

Image: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: --  Thai police have confirmed that all three of the suspects in the passport forgery and body in the freezer case are Americans.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945364-body-in-the-freezer-gang-fbi-confirm-all-three-are-americans-and-peter-is-really-herbert/

 

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"Nutty female driver" attacked ambulance in Pattaya!

 

Image: Sanook

 

PATTAYA: -- Police were called to the North Pattaya turnoff on Sukhumvit Road yesterday after a woman emerged from a car to take a swipe at an ambulance.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945365-nutty-female-driver-attacked-ambulance-in-pattaya/

 

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MAMA MIA! Thai instant noodles are used as ‘money’ in American prisons

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Twentyfour Students/Flickr

 

BANGKOK: -- In American prison and need some cigarettes? Or want someone to cover your work shift in the dining hall? You can pay people for their goods and services in American prisons with Thai instant noodles!

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945366-mama-mia-thai-instant-noodles-are-used-as-‘money’-in-american-prisons/

 

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Phuket jazz musicians hold fund-raising jam for fallen friend Abner Arela

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Abner Arela’s family watches over him as he remains comatose at Vachira Hospital. Photo: Facebook

 

PHUKET: -- Some of Phuket’s best jazz jam musicians will gather at the renowned Music Matter bar in Phuket Town tonight (Sept 28) to raise funds to pay for rising medical bills for Abner Arela, who remains comatose after suffering a stroke last week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945369-phuket-jazz-musicians-hold-fund-raising-jam-for-fallen-friend-abner-arela/