THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 11 Oct 2016

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Trump, Clinton offer few plans for Syrian mess lying ahead

By MATTHEW LEE

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Whoever wins the White House, he or she will inherit the war in Syria, one of the most complex and brutal crises in the world. But neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump has articulated a comprehensive or realistic proposal to deal with it.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948170-trump-clinton-offer-few-plans-for-syrian-mess-lying-ahead/

 

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Three youths dead in Sri Racha smash - Chinese driver arrested

 

Image: Daily News

 

SRI RACHA: -- A Chinese man driving a Fortuner was arrested in Sri Racha on Sunday night after colliding with a motorcycle.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948173-three-youths-dead-in-sri-racha-smash-chinese-driver-arrested/

 

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Flood alert!: Nonthaburi governor says move all stuff up high

 

Source: Daily News

 

NONTHABURI: -- The Nonthaburi governor has warned everyone in the province to be on high alert and move valuables upstairs as flood waters approach.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948174-flood-alert-nonthaburi-governor-says-move-all-stuff-up-high/

 

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Don't try this at home! Fireman shows how to catch a cobra

 

Image: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- A Thai fireman shows the expert way to catch a cobra in a video that was posted on Facebook yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948175-dont-try-this-at-home-fireman-shows-how-to-catch-a-cobra/

 

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Monk arrested as six year old boy murdered and sodomized in Khon Kaen

 

Image: Sanook

 

KHON KAEN: -- A monk has been arrested for the rape and murder of a six year old boy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948176-monk-arrested-as-six-year-old-boy-murdered-and-sodomized-in-khon-kaen/

 

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Bangkok ponzi scheme nets many more Facebook victims

 

Image: tnamcot

 

BANGKOK: -- Ten people went to Bangkok police yesterday to say they had been conned out of money in a Ponzi scheme on Facebook.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948178-bangkok-ponzi-scheme-nets-many-more-facebook-victims/

 

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Australian opposition decides to sink gay marriage vote 
ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press

 

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian opposition on Tuesday decided to block government plans for a public but non-binding vote on recognizing gay marriage, arguing it would better if the issue was decided in Parliament.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948189-australian-opposition-decides-to-sink-gay-marriage-vote /

 

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3 Syrians aid German police in alleged bomb plot suspect

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER

 

BERLIN (AP) — A Syrian man wanted for allegedly preparing a bombing attack was apprehended by three of his countrymen, who overpowered him, tied him up in their apartment, and then alerted police, authorities said Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948166-german-police-arrest-suspect-“planning-bomb-attack”/?do=findComment&comment=11232632

 

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Samsung halts sales of Galaxy Note 7 after new troubles

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS 

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samsung said it is halting sales of the star-crossed Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after a spate of fires involving new devices that were supposed to be safe replacements for recalled models.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/samsung-halts-sales-of-galaxy-note-7-after-new-troubles/17980/

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Army Corps holds off on resuming Dakota Access pipeline work 
BLAKE NICHOLSON, Associated Press

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers won't yet authorize construction of the $3.8 billion, four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline on federal land in southern North Dakota, it said Monday, along with reiterating its earlier request that the pipeline company voluntarily stop work on private land in the area.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948192-army-corps-holds-off-on-resuming-dakota-access-pipeline-work /

 

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Inquest opens into death of Australian cricketer Hughes 

 

SYDNEY (AP) — The captain of the team that was playing against Phillip Hughes when the Australian cricketer was fatally struck by a ball has described the lead up to the tragic delivery as normal.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948193-inquest-opens-into-death-of-australian-cricketer-phillip-hughes /

 

 

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Singapore landmark ruling in transgender child abuse case

 

SINGAPORE: -- The highest court in Singapore has jailed a transgender man who is biologically female for the sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948194-singapore-landmark-ruling-in-transgender-child-abuse-case/

 

 

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As Trump sputters, Clinton's campaign prepares for an even nastier race

By Dan Merica and MJ Lee, CNN

 

(CNN)Hillary Clinton and her top aides couldn't be happier that Donald Trump's campaign is imploding around him.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948196-as-trump-sputters-clintons-campaign-prepares-for-an-even-nastier-race/

 

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Warren Buffett to Trump: 'I have paid federal income tax every year since 1944'

by Jeanne Sahadi 

 

Warren Buffett schooled Donald Trump on Monday about the taxes of a billionaire

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948197-warren-buffett-to-trump-i-have-paid-federal-income-tax-every-year-since-1944/

 

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War talk is back on Russian TV as Gorbachev warns of danger

Henry Meyer

 

MOSCOW: -- Russian state television is back on a war footing as a prime-time news program warns that the US wants to provoke a conflict, and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warns of danger.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948198-war-talk-is-back-on-russian-tv-as-gorbachev-warns-of-danger/

 

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Government told to disclose findings of Munir’s murder after 12 years of silence

 

 

JAKARTA: -- Indonesia’s Public Information Commission (KIP) has ordered the Indonesian government to reveal the investigation reports of a fact-finding team into the murder of prominent human rights defender Munir Said Thalib after 12 years of silence, the Jakarta Post Online reported on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948200-indonesian-govt-told-to-disclose-findings-of-munir’s-murder-after-12-years-of-silence/

 

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Indonesia: British ex-war journalist, Aussie businessman nabbed for hashish possession

By Asian Correspondent Staff

 

BALI: -- A BRITISH former war correspondent and an Australian man were arrested in Bali, Indonesia, for alleged hashish possession and now face a maximum jail time of 20 years.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948204-indonesia-british-ex-war-journalist-aussie-businessman-nabbed-for-hashish possession/

 

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"We are on top of everything" say Thai police amid heightened security threat

 

Image: Manager Online

 

BANGKOK: -- Police have said that they are on top of matters after reports of possible bomb attacks in Bangkok and the surrounding province.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948207-we-are-on-top-of-everything-say-thai-police-amid-heightened-security-threat/

 

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Duterte claims Bishop Capalla has a mistress

 

 

MANILA: -- Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has turned his gun on the Catholic Church on Monday, calling members of the clergy “son of whores” and accusing the archbishop of Davao, Fernando Capalla of keeping a mistress, The Manila Times Online reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948209-duterte-claims-bishop-capalla-has-a-mistress/

 

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Hunt on as 27 tourists go missing in jungle of Kao Yai

 

Image: Daily News

 

NAKHON NAYOK: -- National park authorities and foundation workers are mounting a search after 27 tourists went missing on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948212-hunt-on-as-27-tourists-go-missing-in-jungle-of-kao-yai/

 

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Government backs down on proposed ban on greyhound racing 

 

SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian state premier has backed down on a ban on greyhound racing, instead deciding to increase measures designed to reduce the risk of animal cruelty.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948213-australian-govt-backs-down-on-proposed-ban-on-greyhound-racing /

 

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Jatuporn says ready for third time in jail

Juthathip Lucksanawong
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan on Tuesday packed his clothes and necessities to attend a court's ruling whether to revoke his bail.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948215-jatuporn-says-ready-for-third-time-in-jail/

 

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Dogs in 7/11? Member of public says "ugh, no thanks"

 

Image: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- An online story of a dog allowed to sniff and lick the produce in a 7/11 store has caused a big drama on social media.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948218-dogs-in-711-member-of-public-says-ugh-no-thanks/

 

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Tourism council calls for state to resolve illegal hotel business in Chiang Mai

 

CHIANG MAI: -- The Tourism Council of Chiang Mai yesterday called on the state to appoint a central committee to resolve the hotel business in Chiang Mai as currently there are many hotels operating services without licenses.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948219-tourism-council-calls-for-state-to-resolve-illegal-hotel-business-in-chiang-mai/

 

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Irish boxer John Hutchinson to hold gruelling Phuket Punch-A-Thon for Rory’s Wish to Walk

The Phuket News

 

Professional Irish boxer John “Johnny Boy” Hutchinson (left) this Sunday (Oct 16) will endure a gruelling ‘Punch-A-Thon’ in Phuket to raise funds for 4-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer Rory Gallagher. Photo: Courtesy of John Hutchinson

 

PHUKET: -- Professional Irish boxer John “Johnny Boy” Hutchinson, training in Phuket, will this Sunday (Oct 16) step up for a gruelling two-and-a-half-hour “Punch-A-Thon” to raise much-needed funds for 4-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer Rory Gallagher of Sligo, Ireland, whose “Wish to Walk” campaign has captured the hearts of people around the world.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948227-irish-boxer-john-hutchinson-to-hold-gruelling-phuket-punch-a-thon-for-rory’s-wish-to-walk/

 

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Meet "Doctor Phee" who looks after corpses for a living

 

Image: Sanook

 

UBON: -- A story about a man with no medical background who looks after the corpses used for training medical students at Ubon University was shared 20,000 times by fascinated Thais this week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948229-meet-doctor-phee-who-looks-after-corpses-for-a-living/

 

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Thailand hosts 21st ASEAN-EU ministerial meeting

  

BANGKOK, 11 October 2016 (NNT) - Thailand is hosting the 21st ASEAN-European Union ministerial meeting in bid to restore Free Trade Area agreements between the two blocs on 12-14 October. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948232-thailand-hosts-21st-asean-eu-ministerial-meeting/

 

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Jatuporn's bail revoked

Juthathip Lucksanawong
The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok's Criminal Court on Tuesday ruled to revoke bail for red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan, citing his "immoderate and inciting" activities in media interviews and TV programmes he hosted.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948215-jatuporn-says-ready-for-third-time-in-jail/?do=findComment&comment=11233347

 

 

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Man, 23, arrested for Phuket drive-by shooting

Darawan Naknakhon

 

Porwarut Thepabuth, 23, admitted that he shot Mr Chayan after he cursed him for nearly driving down the wrong side of the road. Photo: Darawan Naknakhon

 

PHUKET: -- A 23-year-old man was arrested yesterday (Oct 10) in connection with the drive-by shooting of a Nai Yang Beach food vendor last Thursday (Oct 6).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948235-man-23-arrested-for-phuket-drive-by-shooting/