THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 19 Jan 2017

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Waiting patient dies as ambulance arrives late for minor accident dispute

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A 74-year-old woman suffering from heart stroke died after the ambulance her family members called to pick her up to hospital on emergency basis could not make it to her home.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964433-relatives-scream-blue-murder-after-pick-up-driver-fails-to-let-ambulance-pass/?do=findComment&comment=11537795

 

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Somkid orders close watch on prices of consumer goods in flood-stricken areas

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Commerce officials in flood-stricken provinces were yesterday ordered to keep close watch on prices of consumer goods to prevent profiteering particularly after the oil price increase today.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964548-somkid-orders-close-watch-on-prices-of-consumer-goods-in-flood-stricken-areas/

 

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China says Philippines' Duterte to visit again as ties warm up

REUTERS

 

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte holds talks with China's Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin during his courtesy call at the Malacanang presidential palace in metro Manila, Philippines January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Malacanang Photo/Handout via

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will visit China in May to attend a multilateral summit, China's foreign ministry said on Thursday, his second visit to China since taking office as he seeks to further distance himself from Washington.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964550-china-says-philippines-duterte-to-visit-again-as-ties-warm-up/

 

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Well-known film producer fined for contempt of court in rice-pledging trial

 

BANGKOK: -- A well-known Thai film producer and independent film director ML Mingmongkol Sonakul and her associate were today fined 500 baht each after both were found guilty of acting in a manner that could be a threat to the safety of state prosecutors.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964561-well-known-film-producer-fined-for-contempt-of-court-in-rice-pledging-trial/

 

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World temperatures hit new high in 2016 for third year in a row

By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle

REUTERS

 

People are seen in silhouette as they cool off in water fountains in a park as hot summer temperatures hit Paris, France, August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

 

OSLO (Reuters) - World temperatures hit a record high for the third year in a row in 2016, creeping closer to a ceiling set by the Paris climate change deal, with extremes including unprecedented heat in India and ice melt in the Arctic, scientists said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964566-world-temperatures-hit-new-high-in-2016-for-third-year-in-a-row/

 

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Malaysian PM tells Myanmar to "stop the killing" of Rohingya, as Muslims meet

By Joseph Sipalan

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO - Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives for a news conference at a mosque outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 5, 2015. REUTERS/Olivia Harris/File Photo

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called on Myanmar on Thursday to stop all discrimination and attacks on Rohingya Muslims, and urged the world's Islamic countries to act to end an unfolding "humanitarian tragedy".

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964569-malaysian-pm-tells-myanmar-to-stop-the-killing-of-rohingya-as-muslims-meet/

 

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'Many dead' in avalanche on Italy hotel in the Abruzzo /BBC

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BREAKING:

 

Dead found in Italian hotel hit by avalanche after quakes, reports say

REUTERS
 

ROME (Reuters) - A number of people were killed in a small hotel that was hit by an avalanche in the mountains of central Italy after a series of earthquakes, Italian media reported on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964573-dead-found-in-italian-hotel-hit-by-avalanche-after-quakes-reports-say/

 

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Min of Transport to inspect public transportation vehicles on January 24

 

BANGKOK, 19th January 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Transport will implement stricter inspection measures in regard to public transportation vehicles and drivers starting on January 24. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964580-min-of-transport-to-inspect-public-transportation-vehicles-on-january-24/

 

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Falsely jailed or fraud? Police to prosecute schoolteacher’s accomplices

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Thai News Agency

 

Police don’t believe the story of Jomsap Saenmuengkot, the teacher who was jailed for a 2005 hit-and-run murder but recently released by a royal pardon. Jomsap is requesting a retrial to clear her name and says she has found the true criminal, a man named Sak Wapee, as well as a group of witnesses to verify her story. However, the police are calling these people accomplices to her lie.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964597-falsely-jailed-or-fraud-police-to-prosecute-schoolteacher’s-accomplices/

 

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Manhunt for Phuket hit and run killer is underway

Winai Sarot

 

 

PHUKET:-- The search is on for a driver involved in the hit and run killing of an elderly man in Thalang yesterday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964605-manhunt-for-phuket-hit-and-run-killer-is-underway/

 

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Man found dead in water tank

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- The body of an Indonesian crew member was found in a ship’s water tank yesterday morning.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964606-man-found-dead-in-water-tank/

 

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Corruption index hits six-year high

By The Nation

 

Thailand’s Corruption Situation Index (CSI) last month reached its highest point in six years, while corruption has caused an average loss of 0.8 per cent of gross domestic product since military rule was established, according to the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce’s Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964607-corruption-index-hits-six-year-high/

 

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Hi-so Bug Eating: Low-carbon eating is the latest food trend and it’s bugging us out

By Alastair Newport

 

Wild tree basil pesto, soybean and cricket pasta served at a recent low-carbon pop-up dinner.

 

Eating bugs is nothing new in Thailand. It’s the selfie that every backpacker longs for when they finally make it to Khaosan, and in certain regions of the country, it’s a daily menu option no different than chicken or pork.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964608-hi-so-bug-eating-low-carbon-eating-is-the-latest-food-trend-and-it’s-bugging-us-out/

 

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Immigration Chief says Phuket Airport now fully equipped

Kongleaphy Keam

 

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket International Airport is now ‘fully equipped’ in terms of personnel and equipment to handle arriving and departing passengers, the Immigration Commissioner announced on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964617-immigration-chief-says-phuket-airport-now-fully-equipped/

 

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Phuket police hunt for Rawai burglary suspect

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- Police are hunting for a burglar who broke into a British man’s rental house in Rawai on Tuesday. 

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964618-phuket-police-hunt-for-rawai-burglary-suspect/

 

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Indonesia jails Briton for sexually abusing teen

 

MATARAM, Indonesia (Reuters) - A court in the eastern Indonesian holiday island of Lombok on Thursday sentenced a British man to five years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage boy, the man's lawyer said.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964628-indonesia-jails-briton-for-sexually-abusing-teen/

 

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At least 75 people injured in Tehran building collapse - Iranian state TV

 

 

(Reuters) - At least 75 people, including 45 firefighters, were injured when a blazing high-rise commercial building in downtown Tehran collapsed, Iranian state television reported on Thursday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964629-at-least-75-people-injured-in-tehran-building-collapse-iranian-state-tv/

 

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Phuket judge hands down Czech fugitive less than legal minimum for visa overstay

The Phuket News

 

Czech fugitive Zedenek Pfeifer (centre) exits Phuket Provincial Court yesterday afternoon (Jan 18). Photo: Khao Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- Immigration officials have declined to explain why Czech fugitive Zedenek Pfeifer, arrested in Phuket on Tuesday night (Jan 17), has been handed down less than the legally mandated minimum sentence for illegally staying in the country, known locally as “overstaying his visa”.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964630-phuket-judge-hands-down-czech-fugitive-less-than-legal-minimum-for-visa-overstay/

 

 

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to continue:

Thailand Live Friday 20 Jan 2017 
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