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Patong Police investigate British couple raped and robbed reports

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Patong Police Chief Col Chaiwat Uikam assured that his officers were investigating the British couple's claims. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET:-- Patong Police confirmed to the The Phuket News today they are investigating reports that a British couple were raped and robbed while on New Year’s holiday in Phuket.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964006-patong-police-investigate-british-couple-raped-and-robbed-reports/

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Impatience (and idiot) with a capital "I"

 

Picture: Video Screenshot

 

CHIANG MAI: -- A driver of a pick-up truck has been roundly condemned after he blocked off an ambulance with a dying person in the back.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964032-impatience-and-idiot-with-a-capital-i/

 

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Who picked up that pick-up? Accident scene beggars belief

 

Picture: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- Our pictures this morning show the aftermath of a four vehicle pile up on the Rama 2 road west of Bangkok yesterday afternoon.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964033-who-picked-up-that-pick-up-accident-scene-beggars-belief/

 

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Bus operator fined 20,000 baht for overloading

 

Source: Thairath

 

KORAT: -- The operator of a bus service from Korat to Surin has been fined 20,000 baht after overloading their vehicle.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964034-bus-operator-fined-20000-baht-for-overloading/

 

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Met office: No truth to rumors of big southern storm

 

Picture: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- The Thai metrological office has refuted online claims that a big storm would hit Nakorn Sri Thammarat in the next 36 hours.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964035-met-office-no-truth-to-rumors-of-big-southern-storm/

 

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Police refute online claims officer pulled student's hair causing her to come off motorbike

 

Picture: Thairath

 

HAY YAI: -- The police chief in Hat Yai has refuted online claims that a traffic cop pulled the hair of a female student on a motorcycle causing her and friends to come off.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964036-police-refute-online-claims-officer-pulled-students-hair-causing-her to-come-off-motorbike/

 

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Military is not in conflict with any parties: Gen Prawit

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The framework for national reconciliation should start with the signing of a memorandum of understanding by all political parties without the issues about amnesty or pardon for political offenders, said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964037-military-is-not-in-conflict-with-any-parties-gen-prawit/

 

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SRT sustains about 1.3 billion baht in damages from southern flooding

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Damages to southern rail tracks and signal system by flooding in the South were initially estimated at about 1.3 billion baht, State Railways of Thailand governor Wutthichart Kalayanamit disclosed on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964038-srt-sustains-about-13-billion-baht-in-damages-from-southern-flooding/
 

 

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Thai Smile plans more than 10 overseas routes
By SUCHAT SRITAMA
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THAI SMILE AIRWAYS, a fully owned subsidiary of national carrier Thai Airways International, will spread its wings further abroad this year to raise the number of passengers to 4.5 million and revenue to Bt10.1 billion.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964039-thai-smile-plans-more-than-10-overseas-routes/

 

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DSI probes lecturers’ fake academic records
By Piyanuch Thamnukasetchai
The Nation

 

Weerachai

 

BANGKOK: -- SOME UNIVERSITY lecturers have used fake degrees to secure teaching positions at prestigious institutions, according to a complaint lodged to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964040-dsi-probes-lecturers’-fake-academic-records/

 

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Mixed signals over Somkid’s suggestions for selecting governor’s
By The Nation

 

Somkid

 

BANGKOK: -- DEPUTY Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has suggested favouring provincial governors with “development vision” who are professional managers, but the Interior Ministry will still have the final say in selecting them, the prime minister said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964041-mixed-signals-over-somkid’s-suggestions-for-selecting-governor’s/

 

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Govt wants an ‘agreement of truth’
By The Nation

 

Prawit

 

Prawit proposes reconciliation deal that would be binding for political signatories

 

BANGKOK: -- THE GOVERNMENT will host a meeting of political parties and other groups to discuss how to coexist peacefully as part of the latest round of efforts to effect reconciliation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964037-military-is-not-in-conflict-with-any-parties-gen-prawit/

 

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UPDATE:

 

20 per cent of emergency patient deaths blamed on traffic jam delays
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- MORE THAN 20 per cent of patients needing emergency treatment have died on their way to hospital because of delays due to traffic jams and uncooperative motorists, National Institute of Emergency Medicine (NIEM) secretary-general Anucha Setthasathian said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963960-20-percent-of-critically-ill-patients-in-thailand-die-in-ambulances-while-being-rushed-to-hospitals/?page=2#comment-11528952

 

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‘Teacher not scapegoat’ top police officer claims
By Siwa Loho
The Nation
Nakhon Phanom

 

 

Former teacher jomsap drove pickup truck that killed cyclist in 2015, new probe alleges

 

NAKHON PHANOM: -- THE high-profile case of former teacher Jomsap Saenmuangkhot, who was released last year by royal pardon after she was sentenced and jailed for a hit-and-run killing in 2015, has taken a new twist after a senior police officer insisted yesterday that the teacher really committed the crime.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963996-police-threaten-to-sue-convicted-school-teacher-if-it-was-proven-she-was-in-the-wrong/?do=findComment&comment=11528964

 

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Special panel planned to change charter
By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN
THE NATION

 

Meechai

 

BANGKOK: -- CHANGES to the 2014 interim charter to allow the King discretion on the designation of a regent and to permit the prime minister to reacquire the draft constitution from the King so it can be adjusted was endorsed and promulgated on Sunday, as announced in the Royal Gazette website.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964043-special-panel-planned-to-change-charter/

 

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Thailand Future Fund to be launched in Q2
By SASITHORN ONGDEE
THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- THE STATE Enterprise Policy Office expects to launch the delayed Thailand Future Fund, worth Bt40 billion to Bt50 billion, in the second quarter as one of the government’s financial tools for infrastructure development.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964044-thailand-future-fund-to-be-launched-in-q2/

 

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TrueVisions may face further penalties: NBTC
By WATCHIRANONT THONGTEP
THE NATION

 

If firm not finalising relief steps for subscribers over channel cancellations

 

THE BROADCASTING regulator yesterday threatened TrueVisions with higher penalties if it refuses to finalise remedial measures for subscribers affected by the cancellation of HBO’s six movie channels early this month.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964045-truevisions-may-face-further-penalties-nbtc/

 

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Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on moon, dies at 82

REUTERS

 

Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, stands next to a wall of photographs he made on the Apollo 17 mission, at the Museum of Natural History in New York, May 7, 2004. REUTERS/Chip East CME

 

(Reuters) - Eugene Cernan, the last astronaut to walk on the moon - an experience that he said made him "belong to the universe," died on Monday at the age of 82, the U.S. space agency said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964046-gene-cernan-last-astronaut-to-walk-on-moon-dies-at-82/

 

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Snap election in Northern Ireland polls open March 2

Chris Cummins

 

 

Northern Ireland goes to the polls in a snap election scheduled for March 2nd.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964047-snap-election-in-northern-ireland-polls-open-march-2/

 

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Istanbul New Year's nightclub attacker caught - media reports

By Daren Butler

REUTERS

 

Flowers are placed in front of a police barrier near the entrance of Reina nightclub by the Bosphorus, which was attacked by a gunman, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

 

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The gunman suspected of killing 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day has been caught by police in the city's Esenyurt district, the Hurriyet newspaper website and other media reports said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964048-istanbul-new-years-nightclub-attacker-caught-media-reports/

 

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Trump blasts, Europe bites back

Catherine Hardy

 

 

BERLIN: -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has insisted Europe’s destiny lies in its own hands.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964049-trump-blasts-europe-bites-back/

 

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Top German court to rule on far-right NPD ban

By Madeline Chambers

REUTERS

 

Supporters of the far-right Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD) party hold up a banner reading 'Asylum fraud makes us poor' during a demonstration march in Dortmund, Germany, June 4, 2016. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Constitutional Court looks likely to reject on Tuesday a historic attempt by the country's 16 federal states to ban the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD), described by the intelligence agency as racist and anti-Semitic, say law experts.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964050-top-german-court-to-rule-on-far-right-npd-ban/

 

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Five dead in Mexican nightclub bloodbath

 

 

CANCUN: -- At least five people have been killed with 15 wounded after a gunman opened fire in a nightclub in Cancun, Mexico.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964051-five-dead-in-mexican-nightclub-bloodbath/

 

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Canada's Justin Trudeau faces ethics probe over Bahamas trip -media

REUTERS

 

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a news conference on Parliament Hill following a cabinet shuffle in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's ethics watchdog is investigating Justin Trudeau for potential breaches related to his recent holiday on an island owned by the Aga Khan, the first time a prime minister has faced such scrutiny, media reported on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964053-canadas-justin-trudeau-faces-ethics-probe-over-bahamas-trip-media/

 

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Trump on Trump – A glimpse at the President-elect’s plans

Luke Barber

NEW YORK: -- With just days to go until the official inauguration ceremony, President-elect Donald Trump gave the European press a taste of things to come for the first time since his election.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964054-trump-on-trump-–-a-glimpse-at-the-president-elect’s-plans/

 

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Egyptian court blocks island handover to Saudi Arabia

Chris Cummins

 

 

CAIRO: -- A top Egyptian court has backed a ruling that blocks the handover of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964055-egyptian-court-blocks-island-handover-to-saudi-arabia/

 

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Thais close as world’s best Scrabble player wins international tournament in India

 

 

BANGALORE: -- Two of Thailand’s top English language Scrabble players managed to finish second and fourth behind the world’s number one player in India.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964056-thais-close-as-world’s-best-scrabble-player-wins-international tournament-in-india/

 

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Thailand strengthens partnerships to fight against child trafficking

 

 

PATTAYA, 17th January 2017 (NNT) - Royal Thai Police in Pattaya have partnered with international NGO to open a new Child Advocacy Center. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964074-police-in-pattaya-strengthens-partnerships-to-fight-against-child-trafficking/

 

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Awesome new security feature set to come to Windows 10

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

The next major update to Windows 10 is set to add a host of new super smart security features.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/awesome-new-security-feature-set-to-come-to-windows-10/19355/

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Airbus CEO sees ‘flying car’ prototype ready by end of year

BY REUTERS 

 

Airbus Group Chief Executive Tom Enders listens during a news conference on the aerospace group's annual results, in London, Britain February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Files

 

MUNICH (Reuters) – Airbus Group plans to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car as a way of avoiding gridlock on city roads by the end of the year, the aerospace group’s chief executive said on Monday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/airbus-ceo-sees-flying-car-prototype-ready-by-end-of-year/19359/