THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 28 Dec 2016

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Step-father bit young girl all over her body because she was crying

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CHUMPON: -- A cruel step-father bit his wife's two year old all over her body because she wouldn't stop crying, police were told.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960642-step-father-bit-young-girl-all-over-her-body-because-she-was-crying/

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The Mystery of Room 309 at the short time hotel!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Eerie goings on are being reported at a Pak Kret short time hotel after a man was found dead in one of the rooms.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960645-the-mystery-of-room-309-at-the-short-time-hotel/

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Bomb disposal experts called after man finds grenade at his home

 

Picture: Daily News

 

SAKHON NAKORN: -- A villager building behind his house found an unusual item in the loads of earth delivered to make a base for a pig sty.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960647-bomb-disposal-experts-called-after-man-finds-grenade-at-his-home/

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Long-tailed macaque tranquilized after running wild in Phuket Town

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The long-tailed macaque was reported to be running wild at Phuket Provincial Hall. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- A wild long-tailed macaque had to be shot with a tranquilizer after running wild in Phuket Town today (Dec 27).

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960637-long-tailed-macaque-tranquilized-after-running-wild-in-phuket-town/

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Drug dealer busted after "deathwish" comes true

 

Picture: Sanook

 

SATTAHIP: -- A drug dealer made an unusual claim as suppression agents raided his house in Sattahip yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960665-drug-dealer-busted-after-deathwish-comes-true/

 

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Section 44 invoked to speed up construction of the Taopoon-Bang Sue train connection

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has invoked Section 44 of the interim constitution to order the one-kilometre connection between the Purple and Blue lines from Bang Sue terminal to Taopoon terminal.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960666-section-44-invoked-to-speed-up-construction-of-the-taopoon-bang-sue-train-connection/

 

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PM asks Akara Resources not to sue the government for now

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has appealed to the Akara Resources Plc to withhold its plan to sue the Thai government demanding compensation for the recent revocation of the company’s gold mining concessions and termination of its operations in Petchabun and Phichit provinces.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960667-pm-asks-akara-resources-not-to-sue-the-government-for-now/

 

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Beaten-up boy’s mother demands teacher’s dismissal

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The mother of a seven-year old school boy harshly beaten up by his teacher lodged a complaint with the Education Ministry, demanding that the teacher be dismissed.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960668-beaten-up-boy’s-mother-demands-teacher’s-dismissal/

 

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PM believes people know the objective of Wat Dhammakaya

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said Tuesday that he believed Thai people in general were aware of the real objective and demand of Wat Dhammakaya.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960669-pm-believes-people-know-the-objective-of-wat-dhammakaya/

 

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NBTC asked to deal with online movie service

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Federation of National Film Association of Thailand submitted a letter of petition to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission to take action against websites which provide free or pre-paid movies online to members of the public.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960670-nbtc-asked-to-deal-with-online-movie-service/

 

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Facebook errs on bombing incident alert

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Facebook erroneously alerted its users in Bangkok with its Safety check that there was a bombing incident in the capital at 9.15 pm. Tuesday night.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960671-facebook-errs-on-bombing-incident-alert-in-bangkok/

 

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Nursing Council demands apology from insurance firm over a TV commercial

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Nursing Council has demanded a public apology from Thai Life Insurance Public Company over an advertisement in which an insurance broker was shown kowtowing to a nurse asking her to treat a boy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960672-nursing-council-demands-apology-from-insurance-firm-over-a-tv-commercial/

 

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‘Star Wars’ actress Carrie Fisher dies aged 60

 

 

LOS ANGELES: -- US actress Carrie Fisher, famous for playing Princess Leia in Star Wars, has died aged 60.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960673-‘star-wars’-actress-carrie-fisher-dies-aged-60/

 

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Police dismantle obstacles in Dhammakaya Temple siege
By The Nation

 

Members of the media and temple disciplines watch as police and administrative officials move to Dhammakaya Temple’s fifth gate to remove obstacles on public land yesterday. The operation went ahead without any incidents.

 

Authorities deny operation was a raid as pm urges cautious approach to avoid casualties or instability

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960674-police-dismantle-obstacles-in-dhammakaya-temple-siege/

 

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Trespasser raises security fears at Govt House after he detonates small explosives
By THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- DESPITE stricter security measures being applied at Government House, occasional trespassers are still a worry to the powers-that-be. Security at the compound needs to be improved, observers say.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960676-trespasser-raises-security-fears-at-govt-house-after-he-detonates-small-explosives/

 

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Prawit denies Army bought decryption device
By JITRAPORN SENAWONG 
WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

Prawit

 

BANGKOK: -- DEPUTY Premier and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan and Army chief Chalermchai Sittisart yesterday rejected claims the army had bought Internet decryption tools and threatened to pursue legal action against the accuser.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960583-army-denies-buying-web-security-cracking-devices/?do=findComment&comment=11464025

 

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Cabinet members receive gifts symbolising state of ease
By THE NATION

 

Ban

 

Cabinet members receive gifts symbolising state of ease

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960678-cabinet-members-receive-gifts-symbolising-state-of-ease/

 

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Film body wants pirated video websites banned
By   WATCHIRANONT THONGTEP 
THE NATION  

 

BANGKOK: -- THE NATIONAL Federation of Thai Film Associations has put 36 video-on-demand websites on a blacklist for allegedly offering pirated content and has asked the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to ban them from major Internet service providers (ISPs). 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960679-thai-film-body-wants-pirated-video-websites-banned/

 

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Govt approves legal farming of hemp under new drug plan
By Piyanuch Thamnukasetchai 
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- PEOPLE in parts of the North will be able to start farming hemp – legally – from next year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960681-thai-govt-approves-legal-farming-of-hemp-under-new-drug-plan/

 

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Palestinian president hails historic UN condemnation of Israel

Seamus Kearney

 

 

The Palestinian President has given his first public reaction to the UN Security Council resolution that has angered Israel.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960685-palestinian-president-hails-historic-un-condemnation-of-israel/

 

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Anger in Romania as president blocks female Muslim as PM nominee

Seamus Kearney

 

 

BUCHAREST: -- Romania was tipped to have its first female and first Muslim prime minister, until the country’s president on Tuesday rejected the Social Democrat Party’s nomination.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960686-anger-in-romania-as-president-blocks-female-muslim-as-pm-nominee/

 

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Italian police release CCTV image of suspected Berlin lorry attacker in Milan

 

 

MILAN: -- Italian police have released a CCTV image they say is of Anis Amri, the suspected Berlin truck attacker, exiting Milan’s central train station.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960687-italian-police-release-cctv-image-of-suspected-berlin-lorry-attacker-in-milan/

 

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China says Pearl Harbor visit won’t ‘clear’ Japan’s wartime role

 

 

Ahead of his landmark visit to the site of the Pearl Harbor bombing on Tuesday, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stopped at several memorials in Hawaii.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960688-china-says-pearl-harbor-visit-won’t-‘clear’-japan’s-wartime-role/

 

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Asylum request in US by first female Afghan fighter pilot causes stir

 

 

WASHINGTON: -- A row has broken out over reports of an asylum request in the US by Afghanistan’s first female fighter pilot.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960689-asylum-request-in-us-by-first-female-afghan-fighter-pilot-causes-stir/

 

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The story behind the Tupolev-154

 

 

The Tupolev-154 is a Russian aircraft which was designed towards the end of the 1960’s. It has been one of the most widely used planes by the former Eastern Block countries. The three-engined plane was originally designed as a civilian aircraft before it was used for military purposes.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960690-the-story-behind-the-tupolev-154/

 

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Japan's Abe offers 'everlasting condolences' at Pearl Harbor

By JOSH LEDERMAN and CALEB JONES

 

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Under a warm Oahu sun, with the tranquil, teal waters of Pearl Harbor behind them, former enemies came together Tuesday to acknowledge the tremendous loss caused by the Japanese attack on U.S. military installations in Hawaii 75 years ago.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960691-japans-abe-offers-everlasting-condolences-at-pearl-harbor/

 

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Israel: 'Ironclad information' White House behind UN rebuke

By JOSEF FEDERMAN

 

JERUSALEM (AP) — Doubling down on its public break with the Obama administration, a furious Israeli government on Tuesday said it had received "ironclad" information from Arab sources that Washington actively helped craft last week's U.N. resolution declaring Israeli settlements in occupied territories illegal.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960692-israel-ironclad-information-white-house-behind-un-rebuke/

 

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'Star Wars' princess Carrie Fisher dead at 60

By HILLEL ITALIE

 

NEW YORK (AP) — No one could make us laugh through the pain like Carrie Fisher.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960673-‘star-wars’-actress-carrie-fisher-dies-aged-60/?do=findComment&comment=11464156

 

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Trump signals shift from Obama's focus on multilateralism

By JULIE PACE

 

For eight years, President Barack Obama's foreign policy doctrine has been rooted in a belief that while the United States can take action around the word on its own, it rarely should.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960693-trump-signals-shift-from-obamas-focus-on-multilateralism/

 

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Cuba sees economic shrink despite US detente 
ANDREA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press

 

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba announced Tuesday that its economy shrank this year for the first time in nearly a quarter century as a plunge in aid from Venezuela overwhelmed a surge in tourism set off by detente with the United States.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960703-cuba-sees-economic-shrink-despite-us-detente/