THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 29 Sep 2016

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Niger men caught at Swampy with 568 credit cards tell cops: We're just shopping for our relatives!

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Police arrested three men from Niger on Tuesday who arrived on two separate flights from China with a total of 568 fake credit cards.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945518-niger-men-caught-at-suvarnabhumi-with-568-credit-cards-tell-cops-were-just-shopping-for-our-relatives/

 

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Thai villagers lay on the sarcasm in call to get their road mended

 

Image: Thairath

 

MAHA SARAKHAM: -- The latest in a series of stories designed to shame authorities into repairing potholed roads comes out of Maha Sarakham in the north east of Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945519-thai-villagers-lay-on-the-sarcasm-in-call-to-get-their-road-mended/

 

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Authorities: School shooter killed father before rampage

By JOHNNY CLARK

 

TOWNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A teenager killed his father at their home Wednesday before going to a nearby elementary school and opening fire with a handgun, wounding two students and a teacher, authorities said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945532-us-authorities-school-shooter-killed-father-before-rampage/

 

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OPEC reaches preliminary accord to curb oil production 
AOMAR OUALI, Associated Press

 

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — OPEC nations reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday to curb oil production for the first time since the global financial crisis eight years ago, in an effort to reduce a global glut of crude that has depressed oil prices for more than two years and weakened the economies of oil-producing nations.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945534-opec-reaches-preliminary-accord-to-curb-oil-production /

 

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Air rage incidents reported by airlines on the rise 
JOAN LOWY, Associated Press

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Incidents of unruly passengers on planes are increasing, and more effective deterrents are needed to tackle the problem, a global airline trade group said Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945535-air-rage-incidents-reported-by-airlines-on-the-rise /

 

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Russian military says it's ready to talk to US about Aleppo 

 

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said Wednesday it's ready to resume contacts with its U.S. counterparts over the situation in Syria, even as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry threatened to cut all cooperation with Moscow on Syria unless an onslaught on Aleppo ends.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945537-russian-military-says-its-ready-to-talk-to-us-about-aleppo /

 

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Spider bites Australian man on penis again

 

SYDNEY: -- A 21-year-old Australian tradesman has been bitten by a venomous spider on the penis for a second time.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945539-spider-bites-australian-man-on-penis-again/

 

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Australian state loses power as strong storm lashes region 

 

SYDNEY (AP) — An entire Australian state lost power as a strong storm lashed the region Wednesday, causing traffic chaos, stranding people in elevators and prompting police to warn residents to stay inside.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945541-australian-state-loses-power-as-strong-storm-lashes-region /

 

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Deputy PM: No more stimulus measures this year

  

BANGKOK,29 September 2016(NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak on Wednesday urged executives of the Ministry of Finance to expedite reform. He also confirmed that there is no need to impose more measures to stimulate the economy. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945553-deputy-pm-no-more-stimulus-measures-this-year/

 

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Thailand ranks 34th in global competitiveness ranking

  

BANGKOK, 29 September 2016 (NNT) - Thailand ranks 34th among 138 countries worldwide in the World Economic Forum’s 2016 competitiveness ranking. Thailand fells two notches but an academic says the decrease is nothing to be concerned about. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945554-thailand-ranks-34th-in-global-competitiveness-ranking/

 

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Govt: Rice fraud case being expedited to bring wrongdoers to justice

 

BANGKOK, 29 September 2016 (NNT) – The government has affirmed that investigations are being expedited in order to prosecute all individuals involved in corrupt activities in the rice pledging scheme. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945555-thai-govt-rice-fraud-case-being-expedited-to-bring-wrongdoers-to-justice/

 

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Unwelcome visitors to Pattaya - but where does this dross come from?

Image: Sanook

 

PATTAYA: -- A huge swathe of rubbish has washed up on the beach in central Pattaya prompting head scratching tourists and locals to wonder: Where does it all come from?

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945572-unwelcome-visitors-to-pattaya-but-where-does-this-dross-come-from/

 

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DNA results help Phuket police solve case of missing hotel worker

The Phuket News

 

Muhammad Hakiki, 24, from Indonesia, was reported as missing on May 7. Photo: Thanin Promrungsri / Facebook

 

PHUKET: -- Police have confirmed that the case of a Patong hotel worker who was reported missing on May 7 has been solved after DNA taken from a body found floating in a Kathu pond on May 9 matched that of family members of the missing man.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945574-dna-results-help-phuket-police-solve-case-of-missing-hotel-worker/

 

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Central Pattaya Floods Send 4 Meter Python up Coconut Tree

Report by Pattaya One News Team

 

  

PATTAYA: -- At 12.30, on September 28, officials retrieved a four meter long python from a coconut tree behind a house on Soi 14, Pattaya Klang.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945575-central-pattaya-floods-send-4-meter-python-up-coconut-tree/

 

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US urging Myanmar to end any vestige of NKorea military ties 
MATTHEW PENNINGTON, Associated Press

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pockets within the Myanmar military may still be cooperating with North Korea although the new civilian government and the military leadership oppose such ties, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945578-us-urging-myanmar-to-end-any-vestige-of-nkorea-military-ties /

 

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Due to crime, Koh Larn to get it’s own police station

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Koh Larn. Photo: Richard Barton/Flickr

 

PATTAYA: -- It looks like Pattaya Police will open a new police station on Koh Larn after reflecting on several incidents lately that have had a bad effect on tourism and the reputation of the holiday island.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945582-due-to-crime-koh-larn-to-get-it’s-own-police-station/

 

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WHAT A RUBBISH HOLIDAY 

Couple’s dream Thailand trip turned into a nightmare filled with rubbish and half-finished buildings

 

The couple spent £3,000 on the trip to Koh Lipe in the Andaman Sea - dubbed the 'Maldives of Thailand' - after falling in love with pictures of turquoise seas and golden beaches

 

BY ELLIE FLYNN

 

Image: The SUN/SWNS

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945585-british-couple’s-dream-thailand-trip-turns-into-a-nightmare-filled-with-rubbish-and-half-finished-buildings/

 

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Tricks of the trade: Why tourists might pay 2,450 baht for a taxi ride in Bangkok!

 

Image: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- Four Chinese tourists were charged 2,540 baht for a ride from the airport to their downtown Bangkok hotel yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945593-tricks-of-the-trade-why-tourists-might-pay-2450-baht-for-a-taxi-ride-in-bangkok/

 

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How about these road signs! -  Bangkok traffic police in new drive to reduce accidents

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Police in Bangkok are working hard to reduce accidents and it was all smiles in Hua Mark this morning when a new initiative was introduced.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945595-how-about-these-road-signs- bangkok-traffic-police-in-new-drive-to-reduce-accidents/

 

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Swedish F1 driver crashes into chicken in Thailand

by Maria Jønsson 

 

Photos from Marcus Ericsson’s Twitter profile

 

BANGKOK: -- Swedish Formula1 driver Marcus Ericsson has had a biking accident inThailand. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945596-swedish-f1-driver-crashes-into-chicken-in-thailand/

 

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Man 'bathes' in pothole to push road repairs

Phuket Gazette 

 

          

The man, who called himself 'Rosemary' was actually 53-year-old Payong Noosiri. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

KRABI: A Krabi local ‘bathed’ in a pothole Tuesday morning as a sarcastic act of protest against the condition of the roads in the area. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945599-man-bathes-in-pothole-to-push-road-repairs/

 

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Admission to the “White Temple” of Chiang Rai is no more free..for foreign visitors

 

 

CHIANG RAI: -- Wat Rong Khun, or better known among foreign tourists as “the White Temple” of Chiang Rai will begin to collect admission fees from foreign visitors, beginning October 1.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945601-admission-to-the-“white-temple”-of-chiang-rai-is-no-more-freefor-foreign-visitors/

 

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Increased water discharge from dams to cause greater havoc along Chao Phraya river

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Water discharged from two major dams, Chao Phraya in Chai Nat and Pasak Jolasid in Lopburi are expected to wreak more havoc to riverside residents and farmlands in seven provinces located in the Chao Phraya basin this week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945603-increased-water-discharge-from-dams-to-cause-greater-havoc-along-chao-phraya-river/

 

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Three Niger nationals arrested with more than 500 fake credit cards

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Three Niger nationals were arrested at Suvarnabhumi international airport Tuesday night after officials found over 500 fake credit cards hidden in their baggage.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945518-niger-men-caught-at-suvarnabhumi-with-568-credit-cards-tell-cops-were-just-shopping-for-our-relatives/?do=findComment&comment=11193292

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Thailand cracks down on migrant workers as anti-immigration feelings rise

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat | BANGKOK

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand is cracking down on migrant workers from neighbouring countries, saying they are "stealing jobs from Thais", amid fears that anti-immigrant sentiment is rising as Southeast Asia's second-largest economy stagnates.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945605-thailand-cracks-down-on-migrant-workers-as-anti-immigration-feelings-rise/

 

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 Body in the freezer - many questions but few answers as investigation continues

 

Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- The case of the passport forgery gang caught with a cut up body in the freezer continues to captivate the public but there are still far more questions than answers in the case.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945609-body-in-the-freezer-many-questions-but-few-answers-as-investigation-continues/

 

 

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New house is a nightmare, says Cha-Am resident

 

Image: Manager Online

 

CHA-AM: -- A Cha-Am resident has appealed to the media for help as her brand new home is literally falling down around her.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945616-new-house-is-a-nightmare-says-cha-am-resident/

 

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Bangkok man livestreams sleeping woman then rapes her: police

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter -

 

SAMUT PRAKAN — A standoff lasting seven hours at a hotel in southeast metro Bangkok ended Wednesday night with a man arrested on suspicion of livestreaming a woman as she slept and then raping her.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945618-bangkok-man-livestreams-sleeping-woman-then-rapes-her-police/

 

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Twenty-two Arrested in Police raid in Central Pattaya

Report by Pattaya One News Team

 

 

PATTAYA: -- At 2.30am, on the morning of September 29, police chiefs in Pattaya received information that the Eighteen Plus Bar on Soi 3 was still serving drinks after hours. The informant also reported seeing many ‘young people going in and out and having a good time.’

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945623-twenty-two-arrested-in-police-raid-in-central-pattaya/