THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 19 Dec 2016

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Poland: third day of ‘press freedom protests’ sees President Duda offer to mediate

 

 

WARSAW: -- A third day of protests has taken place against plans by Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party (PIS) to restrict journalists’ access to parliamentary sessions.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959217-poland-third-day-of-‘press-freedom-protests’-sees-president-duda-offer-to-mediate/

 

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France, Russia reach compromise as Aleppo rescue uncertain

By KARIN LAUB and EDITH M. LEDERER

 

BEIRUT (AP) — France struck a compromise Sunday with Russia on a U.N. resolution that it said would prevent "mass atrocities" in besieged areas of Aleppo, where thousands of trapped civilians and rebel fighters await evacuation in freezing temperatures.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959219-france-russia-reach-compromise-as-aleppo-rescue-uncertain/

 

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Trump aides ask of Russian meddling: Does it matter?

By ANNE FLAHERTY

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's top aides on Sunday said the president-elect isn't ready to accept the finding by intelligence officials that Moscow hacked Democratic emails in a bid to elevate Trump. Even if it's true, they said, Trump still won the White House fair and square.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959220-trump-aides-ask-of-russian-meddling-does-it-matter/

 

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Idlib likely to be Syria's next bloody theater after Aleppo

By BASSEM MROUE

 

BEIRUT (AP) — The battle for Aleppo has gripped the world, but it is hardly the only active front across war-torn Syria. One of the next targets for the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad will probably be the heartland of rebel territory, the neighboring province of Idlib.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959222-idlib-likely-to-be-syrias-next-bloody-theater-after-aleppo/

 

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Jet-setting Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at age 99

By HILLEL ITALIE

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zsa Zsa Gabor, the jet-setting Hungarian actress and socialite who helped invent a new kind of fame out of multiple marriages, conspicuous wealth and jaded wisdom about the glamorous life, has died. She was 99.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959212-hollywood-legend-zsa-zsa-gabor-dies-at-99/?do=findComment&comment=11435470

 

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Weather will continue cool - met office warns those on high ground

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Weather throughout Thailand continues cooler but especially on the high ground.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959233-weather-will-continue-cool-met-office-warns-those-on-high-ground/

 

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Football gamblers rounded up in Hat Yai

 

Picture: Daily News

 

HAT YAI: --  A raid by soldiers and police on a football gambling den in Hat Yai resulted in the arrest of 42 punters and staff yesterday evening.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959236-football-gamblers-rounded-up-in-hat-yai/

 

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Mind the Gap - superstar Thai singer ties the knot with Dutch guy twenty years her junior

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- Superstar singer Sunaree Ratchasima has confirmed her marriage in a quiet ceremony for family and friends with her Dutch husband Wouter.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959238-mind-the-gap-superstar-thai-singer-ties-the-knot-with-dutch-guy-twenty-years-her-junior/

 

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Nokia goes back to basics with launch of new phone

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Nokia has gone back to basics with the launch of its latest mobile phone.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/nokia-goes-back-to-basics-with-launch-of-new-phone/19048/

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When pointing is not enough - pretty exacts revenge on man who attacked her

 

Picture: Video Screenshot

 

BANGKOK: -- A video of a police news conference that went wrong shows a "pretty" slapping the man who she said tried to rape her.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959241-when-pointing-is-not-enough-pretty-exacts-revenge-on-man-who-attacked-her/

 

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Cyber warriors threatened to launch cyber war against the government

 

BANGKOK: -- Opponents against the Computer Crime Bill have threatened to launch a “cyber war” against the government websites if the government refused to defer or tone down the controversial bill.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959242-cyber-warriors-threaten-to-launch-cyber-war-against-the-government/

 

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German man, 31, in ICU following fight with Phuket security guards

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Tourist police question Mr Rapp, 31, from his hospital bed. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A German man is currently in the ICU of Vachira Phuket Hospital following a fight with security guards from Bangla Rd in Patong in the early hours of yesterday morning (Dec 18). Tourist Police have said the man has suffered a blood clot to his brain.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959243-german-man-31-in-icu-following-fight-with-phuket-security-guards/

 

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Minister of Social Development and Human Security addresses domestic violence

 

 

BANGKOK, 19th December 2016 (NNT) - Minister of Social Development and Human Security, Pol Gen Adul Saengsingkaew has appeared on the television program “Moving Thailand Forward” to discuss his Ministry’s policies towards preventing domestic violence. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959247-minister-of-social-development-and-human-security-addresses-domestic-violence/

 

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Australia's projected annual deficits worsen by $7.5 billion 
ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press

 

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's projected budget deficits for the next four years have increased by 10.3 billion Australian dollars ($7.5 billion) to AU$94.9 billion as the economy continues to slow following a China-driven mining boom, the government's latest forecasts showed Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959249-australias-projected-annual-deficits-worsen-by-75-billion/

 

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Amnesty warns Myanmar over treatment of Rohingya 
DAKE KANG, Associated Press

 

BANGKOK (AP) — The actions of Myanmar's military may constitute crimes against humanity, human rights group Amnesty International has warned, based on accounts of violence against the country's Muslim Rohingya minority.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959250-amnesty-warns-myanmar-over-treatment-of-rohingya/

 

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Drunk man fishing for snails drowns in Phuket pond

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Mr Wiroj (centre, seated) told police that his friend Mr Narong drank half a bottle of Thai whiskey before entering the pond yesterday morning (Dec 18). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A man has drowned after entering a pond in Kathu to fish for apple snails, a delicacy in Isan (Northeastern Thailand), yesterday morning (Dec 18).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959251-drunk-man-fishing-for-snails-drowns-in-phuket-pond/

 

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Koreans in Thai police extortion claim - but who were men seen on CCTV?

 

Picture: Naewna

 

PATTAYA: -- Two Korean men went to police in Pattaya on Saturday to say that they were the victims of extortion of men claiming to be police.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959253-koreans-in-thai-police-extortion-claim-but-who-were-men-seen-on-cctv/

 

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30,000 baht cash reward offered for arrests of football fans firing flares at Rajamangala stadium 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Football Association of Thailand has set aside 30,000 baht as cash rewards for informers who give useful information that lead the police to arrest a group of football fans responsible for litting flares to celebrate the winning of Thailand over Indonesia at the Rajamangala National Stadium on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959256-30000-baht-cash-reward-offered-for-arrests-of-football-fans-firing-flares-at-rajamangala-stadium/

 

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Thais encouraged to donate blood for holiday injuries

 

 

BANGKOK, 19 December 2016 (NNT) - The National Blood Center of the Thai Red Cross Society encouraged Thais to help save lives by donating blood on the occasion of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s birthday on December 5th. 

 

 Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959257-thais-encouraged-to-donate-blood-for-holiday-injuries/

 

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Thai woman detained after policeman shot in Pattaya apartment

 

Picture: Sanook

 

PATTAYA: -- A 29 year old Thai woman has been detained by police after a shooting occurred at SK Apartment in Pattaya on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959258-thai-woman-detained-after-policeman-shot-in-pattaya-apartment/

 

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Yingluck urges Thais to give rices as new year gifts

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Ms Yingluck Shinawatra today urged Thai people to give rices as new year gifts.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959260-yingluck-urges-thais-to-give-rices-as-new-year-gifts/

 

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Rights group: Indian cops have killed hundreds of suspects 
ASHOK SHARMA, Associated Press

 

NEW DELHI (AP) — Nearly 600 people died in Indian police custody from 2009-2015, many after being tortured, a human rights group said Monday, urging India to implement a string of often-ignored regulations and prosecute officers involved in the mistreatment of prisoners.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959263-rights-group-indian-cops-have-killed-hundreds-of-suspects /

 

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Thai couple love food so much they document their eating in pre-wedding photos

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Courtesy of Sanit Nithikultanon

 

BANGKOK: -- Some people want a partner in crime, and the rest of us just want someone to chill and sample every street food in Bangkok with.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959265-thai-couple-love-food-so-much-they-document-their-eating-in-pre-wedding-photos/

 

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Two More Dead Workers Found In Collapsed Bangkok Building

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter -

 

A rescue worker enters the rubble of a collapsed building Sunday in Bangkok’s Soi Sukhumvit 87.

 

BANGKOK — Rescue workers pulled the bodies of two more workers Sunday from a collapsed building on Soi Sukhumvit 87.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959268-two-more-dead-workers-found-in-collapsed-bangkok-building/

 

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Not the sharpest tool in the shed - Thai man filmed cross-legged on phone on his motorbike

 

Picture: Kapook

 

BANGKOK: -- A Thai man with an apparent death wish was filmed on his motorbike in the traffic - he was sitting cross-legged, hands off the handle bars playing on his phone.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959267-not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed-thai-man-filmed-cross-legged-on-phone-on-his-motorbike/

 

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Gov spokesman clarifies computing legislation

 

BANGKOK, 19 December 2016 (NNT) – The government has affirmed that the public can continue to use the Internet according to international standards as it is only seeking to probe or shut down websites with illegal, immoral or insecure content. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959277-gov-spokesman-clarifies-computing-legislation/

 

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Court sentences national sharpshooter Jakkrit’s wife and lawyer to death 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Minburi Provincial Court today sentenced "Mor Nim" or Dr Nithiwadee Phoocharoenyos, the wife of former national marksman Jakkrit "X" Panichpatikum, and a lawyer who hired the gunman, for the murder of the national athlete on October 19, 2013.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959282-court-sentences-national-sharpshooter-jakkrit’s-wife-and-lawyer-to-death /

 

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Phuket bus driver charged with reckless driving causing death

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

The Nov 26 accident happened on Route 4027, the road heading east from Heroines Monument in central Phuket. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- An officer from Thalang Police Station has confirmed to The Phuket News today (Dec 19) that the bus driver involved in a fatal accident in Pa Khlok on Nov 26 which saw a local man crushed under the wheels of a bus has been charged with reckless driving causing death.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959287-phuket-bus-driver-charged-with-reckless-driving-causing-death/

 

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Death Sentence For Wife Of Slain Olympic Shooter

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

An undated file photo of Jakkrit “Ex” Panichpatikum. Image: Voice TV

 

BANGKOK — The wife of professional shooter and star athlete Jakkrit “Ex” Panichpatikum was sentenced to die Monday for plotting her husband’s 2013 assassination.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959282-court-sentences-national-sharpshooter-jakkrit’s-wife-and-lawyer-to-death /?do=findComment&comment=11436770