THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 13 Dec 2016

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Brothers in south con public out of 300K after finding ID card

 

Picture: Daily News

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: -- Two tricky brothers opened bank accounts with a Thai ID card they found then used the accounts to fleece the public in a Facebook sales scam.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958269-brothers-in-south-con-public-out-of-300k-after-finding-id-card/

 

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's president closes border with Colombia for 72 hours to combat currency smuggling.

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Battle of the ads

BY EURONEWS 

 

 

The annual scramble for end-of-year holiday shoppers is on with big brands rolling out ever more expensive advertising campaigns.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/battle-of-the-ads/18983/

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Judge says electors must vote for statewide winner 
NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press

 

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge dealt a severe setback Monday to a longshot plan to deny Donald Trump the presidency through the Electoral College, refusing to suspend a Colorado law requiring the state's nine electors to vote for the presidential candidate who won the state in November.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958278-judge-says-electors-must-vote-for-statewide-winner /

 

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Verdict expected in Catania shipwreck trial

 

 

CATANIA: -- A Sicilian court in Catania will on Tuesday deliver its verdict on one of the Mediterranean’s worst ever shipwrecks.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958285-verdict-expected-in-catania-shipwreck-trial/

 

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Gentiloni unveils Italy’s new government

Catherine Hardy

 

 

ROME: -- Italy’s newly-apppointed prime minister has unveiled his government.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958288-gentiloni-unveils-italy’s-new-government/

 

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Former ISIL sex slaves receive the Sakharov Prize

Catherine Hardy

 

 

STRASBOURG: -- ISIL survivors-turned-activists Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar will receive the 2016 Sakharov Prize in a ceremony in a ceremony in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958291-former-isil-sex-slaves-receive-the-sakharov-prize/

 

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Teachers warned cutting student's hair could be assault, says online lawyer

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- A Thai online lawyer has warned teachers that cutting a student's hair is tantamount to assault.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958293-teachers-warned-cutting-students-hair-could-be-assault-says-online-lawyer/

 

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SET opens up 3.11 to 1,529.43 /Bangkok Post

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Princess Sirindhorn wishes all Thai happiness and success in Year of the Rooster 2017

 

 

BANGKOK: -- As the Year of the Rooster 2017 is just less than three weeks ahead, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has made a New Year postcard wishing all the Thai people happiness, and success in their lives.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958294-princess-sirindhorn-wishes-all-thai-happiness-and-success-in-year-of-the-rooster-2017/

 

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WASHINGTON (AP) - AP Sources: President-elect Trump selects Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to lead State Department.

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Security reinforced in Yala province

 

 

YALA, 13 December 2016 (NNT) - Security has been reinforced in Yala province to ensure the safety of local residents and prevent future violence. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958298-security-reinforced-in-yala-province/

 

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The Philippines government and Communist rebels are closer to ceasefire truce

 

MANILA: -- A truce between the Philippine government and the communist rebels is closer to reality as the National democratic Front has announced that it is willing to sign a formal bilateral ceasefire agreement despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s refusal to release political prisoners, The Manila Times Online reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958299-the-philippines-government-and-communist-rebels-are-closer-to-ceasefire-truce/

 

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Chinese woman injured during boat trip off Phuket

The Phuket News

 

The Chinese tourist is brought ashore at Chalong Pier. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A Chinese tourist was taken to hospital yesterday (Dec 12) after she injured her leg when she slipped and fell while stepping from one tour boat to another during a trip to Koh Hae (Coral Island).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958301-chinese-woman-injured-during-boat-trip-off-phuket/

 

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Mineworker says he beat dog to death "out of kindness"

 

Picture: Sanook

 

SURAT THANI: -- A mineworker in Surat Thani has said that the fatal beating he handed out to a dog was an act of kindness.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958302-mineworker-says-he-beat-dog-to-death-out-of-kindness/

 

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Tourists flooding into Thailand - some islands "twice as much as last year"

 

Picture: Naewna

 

BANGKOK: -- Tourists have been flooding into Thailand as the high season for visitors picks up pace.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958304-tourists-flooding-into-thailand-some-islands-twice-as-much-as-last-year/

 

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Thousands of hill tribe people gather in Bangkok to perform traditional rituals in tribute to Royal Father 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- More than 4,000 minority hill tribe people from Thailand's northern and western hills gathered in Bangkok yesterday to perform their traditional rituals as a tribute to His Majesty late King Bhumibol Adulyadej who they said has made their lives changed from landless people to owning their own land to live and farm.

 

As the traditional rituals were performed and ritual musics were played, many of the hill tribe people sobbed in tears for the loss of their beloved King who said he cared for them as if they were his children.

 

The over 4,000 hill tribe people from various ethnic groups arrived before dawn yesterday and gathered at Saranrom Park. Although they wore different costumes and dialects, but they came with one strong determination that they are united to pay tribute to the beloved king.

 

The traditional holy rituals engaged music from bamboo reed mouth organs and fire.

 

Each tribe performed it’s unique riten to bid farewell to the late King and to send him to heaven.

 

Many hilltribe people who included the younger and the aged sobbed intears as soon as the sound of the reed mouth organs began.

 

They remembered the hardship of their Royal Father in travelling far away to the remote areas on different terrains on the mountains to meet his subjects, the hill tribe peoples and supported them to start sustainable farming of temperate crops in substitution for growing opium poppies.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thousands-of-hill-tribe-people-gather-in-bangkok-to-perform-traditional-rituals-in-tribute-to-royal-father/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-12-13

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Motor Expo 2016 car sales down

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The 33rd Thailand International Motor Expo Show or Motor Expo 2016 ended yesterday with car sales dropping to slightly over 33,000 units, down from the target of over 50,000 units.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958308-thailand-motor-expo-2016-car-sales-down/

 

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Thai man, 36, arrested in Phuket for destroying government assets

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Mr Raliek Seapsod, 36, (right) is questioned by police at Thalang Police Station. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Thalang Police arrested a 36-year-old Thai man early yesterday morning (Dec 12) after he set fire to an electricity pylon in Pa Khlok.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958309-thai-man-36-arrested-in-phuket-for-destroying-government-assets/

 

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WARNING: Evil Popcorn Time malware can only be removed if you pass it on to others

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

PC users are being warned about a particularly nasty new strain of ransomware that could be set to infect a record number of devices.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/warning-evil-popcorn-time-malware-can-only-be-removed-if-you-pass-it-on-to-others/18986/

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Dhammakaya temple asks protection from court 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Dhammakaya temple today asked for protection of its former abbot, Phra Dhammachayo, from the Criminal Court, after learning that police will storm the temple to arrest him.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958311-dhammakaya-temple-asks-protection-from-court /

 

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Turkish man found dead after fall from Bangkok hotel

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai police have confirmed the death of a Turkish man who fell from the fifth floor balcony of a Bangkok hotel in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958313-turkish-man-found-dead-after-fall-from-bangkok-hotel/

 

 

 

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UPDATE:

 

FTI says car sales next year will pick up

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Optimism remains in the country's automobile industry next year although car sales this year has declined.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958308-thailand-motor-expo-2016-car-sales-down/?do=findComment&comment=11419041

 

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Hungry much? Women condemned for picnicking in middle of BTS

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A video of three women having a little Friday picnic in the middle of the BTS like it's nobody's business went viral over the weekend, drawing negative comments from Thai netizens.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958319-hungry-much-women-condemned-for-picnicking-in-middle-of-bts/

 

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Falling temperatures attract thousands of tourists to popular hilltop destinations

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Popular hilltop destinations in Thailand northern provinces drew several thousands of local tourists to visit during the past three-day weekend and experience the beautiful sceneries amid falling temperatures.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958322-falling-temperatures-attract-thousands-of-tourists-to-popular-hilltop-destinations/

 

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Dhammakaya Asks Court To Cancel Search Warrant As Tensions Mount

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter -

 

Boonyachayo, a monk and spokesman of Dhammakaya temple, thanks police Tuesday morning for their help protecting the temple.

 

PATHUM THANI — As police gathered around the Dhammakaya Temple headquarters in Pathum Thani on Tuesday to execute a search warrant, the temple filed a motion for judicial relief.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958311-dhammakaya-temple-asks-protection-from-court /?do=findComment&comment=11419239

 

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Users told to switch off their Netgear routers after discovery of “gaping security hole”

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Security experts have discovered a massive vulnerability in a number of Netgear routers.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/users-told-to-switch-off-their-netgear-routers-after-discovery-of-gaping-security-hole/18992/

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DLT orders traveler safety centers set up across nation

 

BANGKOK, 13 December 2016 (NNT) – The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has ordered its provincial offices to set up commuter safety centers that can be contacted at 1584 and to protect travelers from opportunistic service providers during the New Years. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958330-dlt-orders-traveler-safety-centers-set-up-across-thailand/

 

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Facebook tests new feature that will condense comments into popup windows

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Facebook is testing a new feature that it hopes will make it easier to keep track of conversations on posts which attract a large number of comments.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-tests-new-feature-that-will-condense-comments-into-popup-windows/18997/

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Women migrant numbers high in Thai construction 
DAKE KANG, Associated Press

 

BANGKOK (AP) — They toil high on scaffolding, pouring concrete and twisting iron bars. At night, they squeeze into shipping containers with their husbands by the dozens to get some rest.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958342-women-migrant-numbers-high-in-thai-construction /