THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 3 Jan 2017

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Busted! Girl who fired gun to celebrate New Year faces the chief of police

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- A girl caught on video firing a gun indiscriminately from a window has been arrested by Bangkok police.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961556-busted-girl-who-fired-gun-to-celebrate-new-year-faces-the-chief-of-police/

 

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Video: Revenge of the Thai crocs - number three!

 

Picture: Thairath

 

A Thai crocodile has attacked for the third time in as many days

 

NAKHON SAWAN: -- Following reports of an attack at a crocodile farm where a handler was bitten, then a tourist attacked taking a selfie in Khao Yai comes the latest incident.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961559-video-revenge-of-the-thai-crocs-number-three/

 

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Video: Tourists delighted as giant lizard comes to say hello!

 

Picture: Thairath

 

KRABI: -- A giant monitor lizard came to say Happy New Year to a large number of tourists gathered in the Koh Hong island area of Krabi on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961560-videotourists-delighted-as-giant-lizard-comes-to-say-hello/

 

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Who is gay man in the mask and cap desperate to keep his identity quiet?

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- The gay man at the center of a vicious assault at a party in Wang Thong Lang district of Bangkok has reported to police.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961561-who-is-gay-man-in-the-mask-and-cap-desperate-to-keep-his-identity-quiet/

 

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Forty five tourists saved as tourist boat takes on water in high seas

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CHUMPORN: -- Forty five tourists were saved after a tourist boat started sinking off the coast of Chumporn in southern Thailand yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961562-forty-five-tourists-saved-as-tourist-boat-takes-on-water-in-high-seas/

 

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At least 25 killed in a head-on collision in Chon Buri

 

 

CHONBURI: -- At least 25 people were killed and several others were injured in a deadly collision between a passenger van and a pickup truck on Road No 344 in Chon Buri’s Ban Bung district on Monday afternoon.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961505-23-die-in-fiery-chonburi-wreck/?do=findComment&comment=11482417

 

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Corrections chief insists Jatuporn’s health condition has improved after treatment

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Red-shirt leader Jatuporn Promphan is expected to be discharged from the Corrections Department’s hospital and taken back to Bangkok special prison on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961566-corrections-chief-insists-jatuporn’s-health-condition-has-improved-after-treatment/

 

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Reform steering panel to propose amnesty for political victims

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Ordinary political victims who were involved in political protests since 2004 who are not key figures should be amnestied and “rehabilitated” through the use of special powers such as Section 44 of the interim constitution similar to the announcement of 66/23 order by then prime minister Prem Tinsulanonda to restore national reconciliation, said Mr Suchon Chaleekrua, a member of political reform panel of the National Reform Steering Assembly, on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961567-reform-steering-panel-to-propose-amnesty-for-political-victims/

 

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Four flooded communities in Narathiwat’s municipal area evacuated

 

 

NARATHIWAT: -- Over 100 residents in four communities in the municipal area of Narathiwat’s Muang district were evacuated by military personnel to a temporary shelter located at a municipal school on Monday as water in the Sungai Kolok river was steadily rising due to heavy rains.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961568-four-flooded-communities-in-narathiwat’s-municipal-area-evacuated/

 

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BAAC predicts 3 percent growth in farming sector

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Farm produces such as sugar cane, rubber, oil palm, chicken, pork and white shrimps are expected to fetch higher prices this year although the prices of rice, maize for animal feed and tapioca are predicted to drop.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961569-baac-predicts-3-percent-growth-in-farming-sector/

 

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ONCB pushed forward Safe Mekong project

 

 

BANGKOK, 3 January 2017 (NNT) – The Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has pushed forward the Safe Mekong project and a state policy ensuring a drug-free community to suppress narcotics in 2017.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961570-oncb-pushed-forward-safe-mekong-project/

 

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Transport Minister instructs officials to tighten road safety measures until 4 January

 

 

BANGKOK, 3 January 2017 (NNT) – The Minister of Transport has instructed officials to tighten road safety measures until 4 January 2016. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961571-transport-minister-instructs-officials-to-tighten-road-safety-measures-until-4-january/

 

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Metro Police: New Year security satisfactory

 

 

BANGKOK, 3 December 2017 (NNT) – The security overview during the New Year holidays is at a satisfactory level with no incident affecting national security, with police prepared to facilitate Bangkok-bound travels as holidays end. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961572-metro-police-new-year-security-satisfactory/

 

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Canadian tourist dies during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Thailand: reports

By Rebecca Joseph National Online Journalist

 

KOH PHANGAN: -- A Canadian man drowned on New Year’s Eve at Haad Rin beach in Thailand, according to reports.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961574-canadian-tourist-dies-during-new-year’s-eve-celebrations-in-koh-phangan-reports/

 

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Out-of-order cameras stymie court theft probe

 

 

BANGKOK: -- AN INVESTIGATION into a theft inside the Criminal Court office on Ratchadapisek Road during the New Year holiday has found that every security camera in the area was out of order.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961576-out-of-order-cameras-stymie-court-theft-probe/

 

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Pheu Thai demands junta answers amid election delay fears
By KHANITTHA THEPPAJORN 
THE NATION

 

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BANGKOK: -- THE PHEU THAI PARTY yesterday called on the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to clarify plans for the staging of the next general election – a milestone in the promised “road map” to democracy – and questioned whether the junta was testing the water in an attempt to cling to power.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961578-pheu-thai-demands-govt-answers-amid-election-delay-fears/

 

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CDC chief urges media on self-reforms
By   KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- CHIEF CHARTER drafter Meechai Ruchupan has urged Thailand’s mass media to reform themselves – or outsiders would have to.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961579-cdc-chief-urges-media-on-self-reforms/

 

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Ombudsman looking into ethics complaint about city police chief

 

Sanit

 

BANGKOK: -- THE Ombudsman’s Office is looking into the ethics complaint against Metropolitan Police chief Pol Lt-General Sanit Mahathavorn for accepting Bt50,000 monthly stipends from a leading liquor firm.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961581-ombudsman-looking-into-ethics-complaint-about-city-police-chief/

 

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NLA ‘likely to change’ draft proposals for organic laws 
By PRAPASRI OSATHANON 
THE NATION

 

File photo: Surachai (with eyeglasses)

 

Assembly officials reserve right to make amendments

 

BANGKOK: -- THE vice president of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) said yesterday that the body might decide to make substantial changes to the draft organic laws to ensure the continuing performance of key agencies.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961583-nla-‘likely-to-change’-draft-proposals-for-organic-laws /

 

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Voter power will trump junta senators in choosing next prime minister: Abhisit
By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION 

 

File photo: Abhisit

 

BANGKOK: -- DEMOCRAT PARTY leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has warned non-elected prime ministers against relying on the 250 junta-selected senators for support in the future, saying that the appointees would prove helpless against the strong will of voters, which will be expressed in the election.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961584-voter-power-will-trump-junta-senators-in-choosing-next-prime-minister-abhisit/

 

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Samui Expats Rescue Tourists from Drowning: Thaivisa member report

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961585-samui-expats-rescue-tourists-from-drowning-thaivisa-member-report/

 

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Son of Equatorial Guinea president seeks delay in Paris corruption trial

Alasdair Sandford

 

 

PARIS: -- The trial has begun in Paris of the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president, who is accused of using money plundered from his native country to buy lavish properties, cars and other goods in France.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961586-son-of-equatorial-guinea-president-seeks-delay-in-paris-corruption-trial/

 

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The Reina nightclub attack: everything you need to know

Catherine Hardy

 

 

ISIL describes nightclub attack as “act of revenge”

Turkish authorities arrest eight

Attacker still at large, police release photo

Victims from Turkey, Middle East, North Africa, India

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961587-the-reina-nightclub-attack-everything-you-need-to-know/

 

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Police officers detained in Myanmar over disturbing video

Seamus Kearney

 

 

There is a storm over a police video that has appeared on social media in Myanmar.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961589-police-officers-detained-in-myanmar-over-disturbing-video/

 

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Brazil: decapitated bodies tossed over wall after drug gang prison massacre

Catherine Hardy

 

 

MANAUS: -- Around 60 people have been killed in a prison riot in Brazil.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961590-brazil-decapitated-bodies-tossed-over-wall-after-drug-gang-prison-massacre/

 

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Poland: anti-foreigner protests turn violent after fatal stabbing

Alasdair Sandford

 

 

ELK: -- Riot police have clashed with protesters in Poland amid anti-foreigner sentiment in a northeastern town, after a young local man was stabbed to death on New Year’s Eve following a row at a kebab restaurant.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961591-poland-anti-foreigner-protests-turn-violent-after-fatal-stabbing/

 

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Cologne police: New Year arrests of North Africans ‘not racial profiling’

Alasdair Sandford

 

 

COLOGNE: -- The chief of police in the German city of Cologne has dismissed claims of racial profiling after hundreds of North African men were detained during New Year festivities.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961592-cologne-police-new-year-arrests-of-north-africans-‘not-racial-profiling’/

 

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Israeli police question PM Netanyahu in corruption probe

 

JERUSALEM: -- Israeli police have questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an inquiry into corruption allegations.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961594-israeli-police-question-pm-netanyahu-in-corruption-probe/

 

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Wild leopard savages man in India

Catherine Hardy

 

 

A man has been seriously injured during attempts to corner a wild leopard in India.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961598-wild-leopard-savages-man-in-india/

 

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WhatsApp just stopped working on millions of smartphones – are you affected?

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

We have been aware for a while now that WhatsApp will be phasing out their compatibility with older devices.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/whatsapp-just-stopped-working-on-millions-of-smartphones-are-you-affected/19142/