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Thailand Live Saturday 8 Oct 2016

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Rayong sex sting operation nets 34 year old Thai woman

 

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RAYONG:-- Police in Rayong conducted a sting operation at a hotel in Rayong yesterday and arrested a 34 year old Trat woman for selling minors into the sex trade.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947727-rayong-sex-sting-operation-nets-34-year-old-thai-woman/

 

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Kasikorn Bank offline for four hours later this month

 

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BANGKOK:-- Be prepared -  Kasikorn Bank have announced that their services will shut down for an upgrade for four hours on the morning of Sunday October 23rd (night of October 22nd).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947734-kasikorn-bank-offline-for-four-hours-later-this-month/

 

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NMG ex-directors to fight ban

The Nation

 

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The Nation’s co-founder Suthichai Yoon, second from left, poses with other senior staff members of Nation Multimedia Group at Now 26 TV’s studio in Siam Square yesterday, where they called a press conference in response to a Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Co-founder Suthichai says securities commission decision was unfair and like an “execution order”

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947737-nmg-ex-directors-to-fight-ban/

 

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Asean has become a 2-tier market, business forum told

SUCHEERA PINIJPARAKARN
THE NATION

 

ASEAN INTEGRATION is fuelling huge infrastructure investment in the developing CLMV subregion (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) and making Asean a two-tier market, a forum heard yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947738-asean-has-become-a-2-tier-market-business-forum-told/

 

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Hosts Thailand outclass Myanmar to claim first win

Preechachan Wiriyanupappong
The Nation

 

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Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, October 7, 2016 - In-form Thailand delighted home fans with their scintillating straight-set 27-25 25-17 25-22 victory over Myanmar in their opening encounter of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship Southeast Asian Zonal Qualification Tournament at the Nakhon Pathom Municipality Gymnasium in Nakhon Pathom on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947744-hosts-thailand-outclass-myanmar-to-claim-first-win/

 

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PM meets with Bahraini counterpart ahead of ACD Summit

Surapan Laotharanarit

 

BANGKOK, 7 October 2016 (NNT) – The Thai Prime Minister has held a discussion with his Bahraini counterpart on bilateral cooperation prior to their participation in the 2nd Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947745-pm-meets-with-bahraini-counterpart-ahead-of-acd-summit/

 

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Fire at Pratumnak Hill condo building

Report by Pattaya One News Team

 

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PATTAYA:-- At 10.30am, on the morning of October 7, police and fire-fighters received reports of an incident at Royal View Apartments on Soi Kasetsin 3, Pratumnak Hill, Pattaya.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947750-fire-at-pratumnak-hill-condo-building/

 

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 85 saying he wants 'assisted death'

 

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa has celebrated his 85th birthday on the day he revealed that he wanted the option of an assisted death.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947755-archbishop-desmond-tutu-turns-85-saying-he-wants-assisted-death/

 

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Kerry wants Aleppo war crimes probe as UN votes on French peace plan

 

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The UN Security Council looks set to vote on a draft resolution over the weekend that calls for an immediate ceasefire across Syria and safe passage for the delivery of humanitarian aid.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947757-kerry-wants-aleppo-war-crimes-probe-as-un-votes-on-french-peace-plan/

 

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Trump apologizes, but also calls crude remarks a distraction 

JULIE PACE, Associated Press
JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Caught on tape making shockingly crude comments about a married woman he tried to seduce, Donald Trump declared in a midnight video, "I was wrong and I apologize." Yet even as he did so, he claimed the astonishing recording was "nothing more than a distraction" and argued his words were not nearly as egregious as former President Bill Clinton's marital affairs.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947759-trump-apologizes-but-also-calls-crude-remarks-a-distraction/

 

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2 bombers blow themselves up after police stop in Turkey

SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press

 

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two suicide bombers blew themselves up after refusing to surrender to police during an operation in the outskirts of the capital Ankara Saturday, a senior official said. No one else was killed or hurt.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947760-2-bombers-blow-themselves-up-after-police-stop-in-turkey/

 

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Private Clinton speeches leaked in hacking blamed on Russia

MICHAEL BIESECKER, Associated Press
CHAD DAY, Associated Press
JEFF HORWITZ, Associated Press

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton told bankers behind closed doors that she favored "open trade and open borders" and said Wall Street executives were best-positioned to help reform the U.S. financial sector, according to transcripts of her private, paid speeches leaked Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947761-private-clinton-speeches-leaked-in-hacking-blamed-on-russia/

 

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A bit wild: Asian animal cafes go from mere cats to meerkats 

MARTHA MENDOZA, Associated Press
NATNICHA CHUWIRUCH, Associated Press

 

BANGKOK (AP) — Cat cafes where customers sip lattes while petting resident kitties are just opening their doors around the U.S. and Europe. But in Asia, where the first one opened more than a decade ago, the concept has moved well beyond felines.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947762-a-bit-wild-asian-animal-cafes-go-from-mere-cats-to-meerkats/

 

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Revised charter draft to be in PM’s hands on Tuesday

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

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BANGKOK, 8 October 2016 (NNT) – The Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) will submit the permanent charter draft to the Prime Minister this Tuesday, one day ahead of the deadline.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947765-revised-charter-draft-to-be-in-pm’s-hands-on-tuesday/

 

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South Korean men investigated after eating missing sheepdog

KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press

 

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said Friday they were investigating accusations that four men killed a missing sheepdog before eating it in a case that has infuriated many and caused debate on the country's dog-eating culture. The dog's owner said her heart was ripped by the loss.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947766-south-korean-men-investigated-after-eating-missing-sheepdog/

 

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Duterte dares US to eject him or to kill him

 

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MANILA:-- In yet another rebuff at the US, firebrand Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday told President Barak Obama to take stock of his country’s diplomatic ties to the Philippines or risk losing its longtime ally, the Philippine Inquirer Online reported on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947770-duterte-dares-us-to-eject-him-or-to-kill-him/

 

Transport goes ahead with the October 25 D-Day for all passenger vans to provincial destinations to operate from 3 bus terminals

 

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The Department of Transport says its October 25 D-Day for passenger vans to operate services to destinations in the provinces from Bangkok's three bus terminals will go smooth.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947769-confirmed-minivans-to-relocate-from-victory-monument-on-october-25/

 

Deputy PM Somkid is on roadshow to persuade German tyre factory to invest in Thailand

 

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The government is now moving ahead with its ‘road-show’ campaigns to attract European investors to the country.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947768-deputy-pm-somkid-is-on-roadshow-to-persuade-german-tyre-factory-to-invest-in-thailand/

 

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Diving instructor charged with reckless driving

Winai Sarot

 

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The instructor attempted to cut off Mr Jeerapong. Photo: Gazette file

 

PHUKET: Police filed charges against a driving instructor after his reckless driving was caught on camera yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947771-diving-instructor-charged-with-reckless-driving/

 

 

 

OAG: no irregularities in DPM's Chartered Flight
Nattakorn Ploddee

 

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The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has confirmed that details of the Deputy Prime Minister’s business trip to Hawaii have shown no irregularities during preliminary investigation, while the State Audit Commission will be considering the appropriateness of the trip’s budget on Monday. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/947694-bt21m-hawaii-trip-‘reasonable’-says-oag/?do=findComment&comment=11223636 

 

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