THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 7 Nov 2016

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‘Alexa, what’s the weather going to be like today?’

BY EURONEWS 

 

The time is nigh, humans and robotic systems can communicate

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/alexa-whats-the-weather-going-to-be-like-today/18406/

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Internet, cellphone fees to have greater weight in calculating inflation
By PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI 
THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- THE COMMERCE Ministry will adjust its inflation calculation system by increasing the weightage for Wi-Fi and mobile phone service fees, and processed food in order to reflect the real cost of daily spending. The change is due to greater use of Internet and mobile phones by customers, while lifestyle has seen a huge change.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952332-internet-cellphone-fees-to-have-greater-weight-in-calculating-inflation/

 

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Organisers postpone events until after 100-day mourning
By WATCHIRANONT THONGTEP 
THE NATION

 

“Nitarn Hinghoi The Musical” will be back onstage in late January after the 100-day national mourning period, Workpoint Entertainment says.

 

BANGKOK: -- ALTHOUGH the government will allow entertainment activities to resume after the 30-day national mourning period ends, more than 80 per cent of entertainment-based marketing and show-businesses events planned for the final quarter of the year have been postponed to February or March, according to the Event Management Association.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952335-organisers-postpone-events-until-after-100-day-mourning/

 

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Australian burglar shot in bottom with bow and arrow

 

SYDNEY: -- A burglar in Australia was shot in the buttocks with a bow and arrow after being confronted by an angry homeowner.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952339-australian-burglar-shot-in-bottom-with-bow-and-arrow/

 

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Lady rider in fatal collision with lorry on Pattaya highway

By Digital Admin -

 

 

PATTAYA: -- On the afternoon of November 6 Banglamung police were called to the scene of a fatal accident on the Pattaya bound carriageway of Route 7.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952341-lady-rider-in-fatal-collision-with-lorry-on-pattaya-highway/

 

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Under campaign spotlight, Donald Trump comes into light 
JILL COLVIN, Associated Press

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump puts a premium on loyalty and has proven unable to let a slight go by unchallenged. He touts the facts that he likes — and casts doubts on the ones he doesn't.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952343-under-campaign-spotlight-donald-trump-comes-into-light /

 

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Voter turnout 'explodes' among blacks, Hispanics in US

 

MIAMI - Voter turnout among African American and Hispanic voters in the United States is surging, and this swell of minority participation could spell trouble for Donald Trump's White House hopes.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952344-voter-turnout-explodes-among-blacks-hispanics-in-us/

 

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MRT train service experiences a major breakdown this morning

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The MRT subway train service faced another disruption this morning forcing several thousands of commuters to strand at almost all its stations along its route from Hua Lampong to Bang Sue.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952345-mrt-train-service experiences-a-major-breakdown-this morning/

 

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Gable Tostee 'Tinder death' interview angers Australian netizens

 

An upcoming TV interview with the Australian man acquitted of the murder of a New Zealand woman during a Tinder date has met with an online backlash.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952346-gable-tostee-tinder-death-interview-angers-australian-netizens/

 

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Abu Sayyaf claims to have kidnapped German, killed woman 
JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press

 

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military is trying to verify a claim by Abu Sayyaf militants that they have kidnapped a German man from a yacht and shot and killed his girlfriend in the southern Philippines, a military spokesman said Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952347-abu-sayyaf-claims-to-have-kidnapped-german-killed-woman/

 

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Patong Mayor unmoved by beach vendors' pleas

Phuket Gazette

 

          

Mayor Chalermluck and Vice Governor Teera met with vendors from Patong at Phuket Provincial Hall on November 1. Photo: Chutharat Plerin

 

PHUKET: -- Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup on November 1 dug in her heels against alleged public land encroachment by Patong Beach food vendors.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952349-patong-mayor-unmoved-by-beach-vendors-pleas/

 

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PM thanks everyone for helping rice farmers

  

BANGKOK, 7 November 2016 (NNT) - Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed his gratitude to everyone in the public and private sectors for their support for rice farmers. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952351-pm-prayut-thanks-everyone-for-helping-rice-farmers/

 

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Thai Feed Mill Association to buy corn for at least 8 baht per kg to stabilize prices

  

BANGKOK, 7 November 2016 (NNT) – The Thai Feed Mill Association is ready to purchase corn at a price of at least eight baht per kilogram, in order to stabilize corn prices. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952352-thai-feed-mill-association-to-buy-corn-for-at-least-8-baht-per-kg-to-stabilize-prices/

 

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China effectively bars 2 Hong Kong lawmakers from office 
GERRY SHIH, Associated Press
KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press

 

BEIJING (AP) — China's top legislature effectively barred two democratically elected separatist lawmakers from taking office in Hong Kong with a ruling Monday on the city's constitution, an intervention into a local political dispute that's likely to spark further turmoil in the southern Chinese city.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952354-china-effectively-bars-2-hong-kong-lawmakers-from-office/

 

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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake shakes central Oklahoma

 

CUSHING, Okla. (AP) — A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has shaken central Oklahoma, causing damage to some structures.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952355-magnitude-50-earthquake-shakes-central-oklahoma/

 

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Private sector to continue observing the 100-day mourning period for the King

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The private sector has cancelled all entertainment activities planned for the upcoming Loy Krathong, Christmas and New Year countdown although the government has announced to allow these activities to be resumed after the ending of the 30-day mourning period on November 14.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952335-organisers-postpone-events-until-after-100-day-mourning/?do=findComment&comment=11305407

 

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If you use any of these passwords, you’re an idiot

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The internet is nothing new and there is no big secret to online security.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/if-you-use-any-of-these-passwords-youre-an-idiot/18409/

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Phuket man, 60, collapses, dies while helping to clear vehicles from storm-felled trees

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The trees fell onto a passing van and car during heavy rain last night (Nov 6). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A 60-year-old local resident has died after collapsing from a heart attack while helping to clear trees that fell onto a passing car and a van in Pa Khlok last night (Nov 6).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952357-phuket-man-60-collapses-dies-while-helping-to-clear-vehicles-from-storm-felled-trees/

 

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Prosecutor: Four Thai police attacked man and beat him to death, say witnesses

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- A  prosecutor investigating the case of a man who died after a raid on a house in Huay Kwang last week has said that police should be held accountable.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952358-prosecutor-four-thai-police-attacked-man-and-beat-him-to-death-say-witnesses/

 

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3.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Mae Suey, Chiang Rai

 

 

CHIANG MAI: -- A 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit Mae Suey district of Chiang Rai province late this morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952363-33-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-mae-suey-chiang-rai/

 

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Security guard attacked on Bangkok expressway

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- A security guard was left in a heap after he was attacked by a man in a pick-up on the Bangkok expressway on Sunday morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952365-video-security-guard-attacked-on-bangkok-expressway/

 

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Supreme Court is expected to grant Marcos’ burial at INMB

 

MANILA: -- Majority of the Supreme Court justices are poised to reject petitions seeking to stop the burial of late president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayant when the court is scheduled to vote on the petitions on Tuesday, according to The Manila Times Online report on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952367-supreme-court-is-expected-to-grant-marcos’-burial-at-inmb/

 

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Celebrities behaving badly: Actor who beat up motorcyclist turns himself in

 

Picture: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- A well known Thai actor who was caught on video beating up a motorcyclist who scratched his Mini Cooper has turned himself into police.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952370-celebrities-behaving-badly-actor-who-beat-up-motorcyclist-turns-himself-in/

 

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Vietnamese pickpockets came to steal at Sanam Luang - but turned to Thammasat Uni

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

BANGKOK: -- A bunch of female Vietnamese pickpockets came into Thailand to take advantage of the massive crowds in the Sanam Luang area of the Grand Palace.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952376-vietnamese-pickpockets-came-to-steal-at-sanam-luang-but-turned-to-thammasat-uni/

 

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More rain to drop before temperatures fall

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter -

 

Phu Chi Fa mountain in the northern province of Chiang Rai welcomes tourists Sunday with a temperature of 14C.

 

BANGKOK — Expect more rain in Bangkok throughout the week before feeling the change of seasons with a wave of cooler weather.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952377-more-rain-to-drop-before-temperatures-fall/

 

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Clinton focuses on healing, Trump on emails in final hours 
LISA LERER, Associated Press
JILL COLVIN, Associated Press

 

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — With the cloud of an FBI investigation lifted, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump struck strikingly different tones as they moved into the final hours of a volatile, nearly two-years long presidential campaign.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952380-clinton-focuses-on-healing-trump-on-emails-in-final-hours/

 

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Warong says Yingluck’s rice sale just a setup

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Former Democrat party's MP Dr Warong Dechgitvigrom today accused former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra  of another setup and of adding more hardship to farmers for selling Hom Mali rice to the people at just 20 baht per kilo.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952381-warong-says-yingluck’s-rice-sale-just-a-setup/

 

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TV host loses job, charged with assault in #GraabMyCar road rage incident

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

Acharanat Ariyaritwikol at police station on Sunday.

 

BANGKOK — Police have charged an actor and talk show host with assault for punching a motorcyclist and dragging him to prostrate to his “dream car,” footage of which went viral over the weekend and cost him his job Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952370-celebrities-behaving-badly-actor-who-beat-up-motorcyclist-turns-himself-in/?do=findComment&comment=11306057

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Quake near Oklahoma oil hub prompts infrastructure concerns 
JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press

 

CUSHING, Okla. (AP) — A 5.0-magnitude earthquake centered near one of the world's key oil hubs brought down building facades and shattered windows, triggering fears the temblor may have damaged key infrastructure and rendered century-old buildings unsafe in the latest Oklahoma town rattled by increasingly strong quakes.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/952355-magnitude-50-earthquake-shakes-central-oklahoma/?do=findComment&comment=11306099