Leicester rediscovers EPL-winning spirit to frustrate Spurs 

ROB HARRIS, AP Global Soccer Writer

 

LONDON (AP) — Five months after collecting the English Premier League trophy, Claudio Ranieri was ecstatic just to see Leicester collect a point at Tottenham on Saturday.

 

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Mourinho in the stands as United held 0-0 by Burnley 

 

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jose Mourinho watched from the stands in the second half as Manchester United endured a goalless draw in the English Premier League on Saturday, despite 37 attempts on goal, with 'keeper Tom Heaton helping Burnley snatch a point against his former club.

 

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Attorney: Cocaine was out of character for Jose Fernandez 

JENNIFER KAY, Associated Press

 

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez had cocaine and alcohol in his system when his boat crashed into a Miami Beach jetty, according to toxicology reports released Saturday.

 

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Hamilton and Rosberg duel will start 1-2 in Mexico

JIM VERTUNO, AP Sports Writer

 

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lewis Hamilton kept up the pressure and Nico Rosberg responded on his final lap.

 

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Two hospitalized after bee attack in Chiang Rai

 

Image: Daily News

 

CHIANG RAI:-- Two people were left in hospital after a swarm of bees attacked a group of people on the banks of the Maekhong River in Chiang Rai.

 

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Taxi driver thought he had gone over an animal - took a look underneath the car; it's a human corpse

 

Image: Sanook

 

BANGKOK:-- A 68 year old taxi driver on his way home wondered what the bump was.

 

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Headless baby case - parents will meet with hospital on Monday

 

Image: Daily News

 

The case of the baby that was delivered minus its head will be discussed between the health officials and relatives on Monday.

 

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Police arrest Burmese man for murder of karaoke woman in Prachaup

 

Image: Thairath

 

Bang Saphan police have arrested a Burmese man for the murder of a 22 year old karaoke serving woman on Wednesday.

 

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Thai man "obsessed with the occult" jumps to his death in Thonburi

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK:-- A Thai man who police said was "obsessed with the occult" has jumped to his death from his 9th floor balcony in the Janit Sanitwong area of Bangkok Noi.

 

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What’s in a Thai name? And why they can teach us so much

Gerry Carter

 

A subject that is very dear to my heart is the topic of names in Thailand – not just the names of people but the names of places all over the country.

 

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Excesses at Thai festivals – time to rein in Songkran, in honor of the Royal Father

 

 

One of my earliest memories in Thailand was in the mid-eighties being asked by some Thai friends if I wanted to go to the grounds of Chulalongkorn University to experience the Loy Krathong festival.

 

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Steps to prevent drop in rice price

By PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI 
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK:-- THE Commerce Ministry has come up with short- and long-term measures to prevent rice prices falling during the current harvest season and drive demand for Thai rice in both the domestic and overseas markets.

 

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Thousands turn out to pay homage before Royal Urn

By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

Mourners from all over the country form long lines at Sanam Luang while waiting for their turns to get inside the Grand Palace for paying respects before His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s Royal Urn./Nation/Tatchadon Panyaphanitkul

 

BANGKOK:-- From near and far, loyal subjects brave weather and the long wait to pay respects to HM the King in the throne hall

 

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Dozens feared dead after airstrikes hit prisons in Yemen

AHMED AL-HAJ, Associated Press

 

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Dozens of prisoners and security personnel were feared dead after Saudi-led airstrikes on Saturday battered two prisons inside a security headquarters in a western port city, security and medical officials said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951150-dozens-feared-dead-after-airstrikes-hit-prisons-in-yemen/

 

Australia plans to ban asylum seekers from ever visiting

ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press

 

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia on Sunday announced plans to ratchet up its tough policy against refugees by banning any asylum seeker who attempts to reach its shores by boat from ever visiting the country.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951153-australia-plans-to-ban-asylum-seekers-from-ever-visiting/

 

Confusion on Patong’s ‘Road to Kindness’

The Phuket News

 

The only sign in English (in red circle) is at the road’s northern junction with Phra Baramee Rd, and is not even official. Photo: Patong Municipality

 

PHUKET: More than two and half years after construction of one of the busiest roads in Patong has been completed there are still no street signs in English along the road so that tourists in the “international tourist destination” know which road they are actually on.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951167-confusion-on-patong’s-‘road-to-kindness’/

 

Microsoft warns Windows 10 users of new Blue Screen of Death scam

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

If the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) wasn’t bad enough, cyber criminals are now using it to hijack Windows 10 machines.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-warns-windows-10-users-of-new-blue-screen-of-death-scam/18278/

Reasons why you will want a new MacBook Pro – but the price probably isn’t one of them

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The new MacBook Pro has finally been unveiled and is thought to be the best laptop Apple has ever made.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/reasons-why-you-will-want-a-new-macbook-pro-but-the-price-probably-isnt-one-of-them/18282/

Hello Siri, talk dirty to me: Lonely men are turning to virtual assistants for sexually explicit chat

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Communicating with gadgets is something that is becoming more and more common withSiri, Google Assistant and Cortana being perfect examples of this.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/hello-siri-talk-dirty-to-me-lonely-men-are-turning-to-virtual-assistants-for-sexually-explicit-chat/18269/

Meet Bangkok’s New Governor: Aswin Kwanmuang

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

Aswin Kwanmuang, foreground center, visits Saphan Lek in Bangkok in October 2015. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — It was 8am when Aswin Kwanmuang got the call telling him to go to the Government House to meet the prime minister. He repeated the words back to the person on the other end of the line, pondering what he had just heard.

 

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Powerful earthquake rattles thrice-hit central Italy 

 

ROME (AP) — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has rocked the same area of central and southern Italy hit by quake in August and a pair of aftershocks last week, sending already quake-damaged buildings crumbling after a week of temblors that have left thousands homeless.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951174-powerful-earthquake-rattles-thrice-hit-central-italy/

 

United Nations General Assembly Special Tribute to H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej

Phanthikarn Phetnarin

 

Statement by Kaha Imnadze, Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations, on 28 October 2016

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951176-united-nations-general-assembly-special-tribute-to-hm-king-bhumibol-adulyadej/

 

Hom Mali rice price plunges to the lowest in ten years

 

 

The price of milled Hom Mali rice for the month of December as quoted by rice exporters at 15,800 baht per tonne or 8,000 baht per tonne of paddy which is the lowest in a decade.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951178-hom-mali-rice-price-plunges-to-the-lowest-in-ten-years/

 

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