THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 17 Feb 2017

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Three people found dead in water tank in Australia

 

Three people have died in a water tank in Australia in a suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning, police say.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969272-three-people-found-dead-in-water-tank-in-australia/

 

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Government orders crackdown on all copyright infringement activities

 

BANGKOK, 17 February 2017 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister for Public Security General Prawit Wongsuwan has ordered all relevant agencies to expediting work to crackdown on all copyright infringement activities in the Kingdom. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969273-thai-govt-orders-crackdown-on-all-copyright-infringement-activities/

 

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NBTC expects digital TV industry to grow more this year

 

BANGKOK, 17 February 2017 (NNT) – The Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) expects that Thailand's digital TV industry will continue to grow in 2017 after the audience base has increased by 50 percent. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969274-nbtc-expects-digital-tv-industry-to-grow-more-this-year/

 

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Former leading follower believes Phra Dhammachayo still inside Dhammakaya Temple
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A doctor, who used to be a leading follower of controversial Phra Dhammachayo, Friday expressed his belief that the honourary abbot is still hiding inside the vast temple.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969230-dhammachayo-evades-capture/?do=findComment&comment=11628856

 

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Dhammakaya spokesman denies faking Dhammachayo’s presence in bedroom
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The spokesman of Dhammakaya Temple Friday denied that the temple faked the presence of honorary abbot Phra Dhammachayo inside his bedroom in the Daowadueng building.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969230-dhammachayo-evades-capture/?do=findComment&comment=11628863

 

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No arrests in boiler room killing, as wife demands justice

 

PATTAYA:--The widow of an accused British “boiler room” gangster shot dead in broad daylight near Pattaya is calling for the extradition to Thailand of a suspect falsely claimed to have been arrested in Cambodia last week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969276-no-arrests-in-boiler-room-killing-as-wife-demands-justice/

 

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Baht bus routes sets, Soi Buakhao service banned

PATTAYA:--The military again has declared that Pattaya baht buses will run only on designated routes, but this time is backing up its order with the threat of heavier fines and vehicle seizures.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969277-baht-bus-routes-sets-soi-buakhao-service-banned/

 

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DSI resumes search-and-arrest operation at Dhammakaya temple for the second day

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officials, police and soldiers resumed the search of Dhammakaya temple to locate it's honorary abbot Phra Dhammachayo after yesterday's failure to find him in over 12-hour of search-and-arrest mission.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969278-dsi-resumes-search-and-arrest-operation-at-dhammakaya-temple-for-the-second-day/

 

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Sewage fouls Najomtien beach

 

PATTAYA:--Foreign tourists contacted the media Feb. 7 about the water and beach contamination near Najomtien Soi 2 where black, murky water had killed fish and spoiled the sand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969280-sewage-fouls-najomtien-beach/

 

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Nivea donates 2,000 beach umbrellas

 

PATTAYA:-- The Thai distributor of Nivea Sun cream donated 2,000 beach umbrellas to Pattaya to help protect beachgoers from Thailand’s powerful rays.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969281-nivea-donates-2000-beach-umbrellas/

 

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Changes coming to Pattaya Police Station

 

PATTAYA:--Changes are coming to the Pattaya Police Station, both physically and operationally, to provide better service to residents and tourists, the head of Chonburi Police said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969282-changes-coming-to-pattaya-police-station/

 

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Aussie cyclist gets new bike after being hit near Highway 7

 

PATTAYA:--An elderly Australian stuck by a pickup truck in Pong while bicycling on Santhikarn Road, a connecting road to Highway 7, ended up getting a new bike thanks to the Tourist Police.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969283-aussie-cyclist-gets-new-bike-after-being-hit-near-highway-7/

 

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Another ‘safety zone’ planned to curb growing Pattaya crime rate

 

PATTAYA:---Regional police officials plan to designate all of Pattaya Beach as a “safety zone” to curb increasing gold snatching and pickpocket crime.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969284-another-‘safety-zone’-planned-to-curb-growing-pattaya-crime-rate/

 

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Army chief calls on Dhammachayo’s disciples and supporters to step back 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Army commander-in-chief has called on disciples and supporters of Phra Dhammachayo, former abbot of the Dhammakaya temple, to step back as authorities continued to locate and arrest him for court trial.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969278-dsi-resumes-search-and-arrest-operation-at-dhammakaya-temple-for-the-second-day/?do=findComment&comment=11629036

 

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DSI enters Gate 7 to search for Phra Dhammachayo

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Department of Special Investigation deputy chief Pol Maj Gen Suriya Singhakamol led DSI officials and police to enter Gate 7 of the Dhammakaya Temple to resume the search operation Friday morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969278-dsi-resumes-search-and-arrest-operation-at-dhammakaya-temple-for-the-second-day/?do=findComment&comment=11629053

 

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Six Thais, foreigner arrested in Phuket for possession of drugs, guns and ammunition

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Belgium national Mr Axel Vanlang Nhove, 24. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Police arrested six Thai men and one foreign man on Tuesday and Wednesday when they were found to be in possession of a variety of drugs, firearms and ammunition. The arrests came as police continue with their ongoing anti-drug and crime campaign.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969289-six-thais-foreigner-arrested-in-phuket-for-possession-of-drugs-guns-and-ammunition/

 

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Thailand receives 2,000-year-old Tipitaka from Norway

 

BANGKOK, 17 February 2017, (NNT) - A 2,000-year-old Tipitaka has been presented to the Kingdom of Thailand by the Conservation Institute of Schoyen from Norway. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969291-thailand-receives-2000-year-old-tipitaka-from-norway/

 

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Thai police find only medical kit in search for fugitive monk

By Aukkaraporn Niyomyat

REUTERS

 

Thai army personnel stand outside Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand February 16, 2017.REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police hunting a fugitive Buddhist monk discovered medical equipment in the temple rooms where they had expected to find him and will keep searching, an officer said on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969278-dsi-resumes-search-and-arrest-operation-at-dhammakaya-temple-for-the-second-day/?do=findComment&comment=11629150

 

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UK couple attacked by bargirl in Pattaya after Brit says he could get cheaper drinks in 7/11

 

Picture: Siamchon News

 

PATTAYA: -- Video footage has emerged of an attack on a British man and his companion at a Pattaya beer bar last night.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969295-uk-couple-attacked-by-bargirl-in-pattaya-after-brit-says-he-could-get-cheaper drinks-in-711/

 

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Protesters rally outside Government House against Krabi power plant project
By Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Large crowd of protesters went to the Government House Friday morning to protest Krabi coal-fired power plant project when the government is scheduled to make a final decision on it.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969297-protesters-rally-outside-government-house-against-krabi-power-plant-project/

 

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MNRE set to reduce haze pollution in North by 20%

 

NAN, 17 February 2017, (NNT) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) has set a goal of reducing haze pollution in the North by 20 percent within April. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969298-mnre-set-to-reduce-haze-pollution-in-north-by-20/

 

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Seven Hong Kong policemen jailed for assault on democracy activist

By Katy Wong

REUTERS

 

Protester Ken Tsang Kin-chiu (C), accompanied by lawyers, leaves a court in Hong Kong, China October 19, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/Files

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court sentenced seven policemen to two years jail on Friday for beating a handcuffed pro-democracy activist during mass democracy protests in 2014, a rare case of police brutality in the financial hub that triggered public outrage.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969300-seven-hong-kong-policemen-jailed-for-assault-on-democracy-activist/

 

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Video: Taxi driver pulls knife on family for closing the boot too hard

 

Image: Thai News Agency

 

BANGKOK: -- Video footage has emerged of a Bangkok taxi driver threatening a family with a knife after one of them closed the boot too hard.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969302-video-taxi-driver-pulls-knife-on-family-for-closing-the-boot-too-hard/

 

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Nok Air cancels free 15-kilo excess baggage weight for all promotion tickets

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Nok Air has announced that it will cancel its excess 15-kilo free baggage weight on all promotion flights beginning February 20, but the 7-kilo carry-on baggage weight will remain free.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969304-nok-air-cancels-free-15-kilo-excess-baggage-weight-for-all-promotion-tickets/

 

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U.S. Vice President Pence heads to Europe on reassurance tour

By Roberta Rampton

REUTERS

 

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence attends the swearing-in ceremony of Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney at the executive office in Washington, U.S., February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will seek on Saturday to soothe allies unnerved by his boss' unorthodox statements on Russia and NATO as he stresses America's commitment to Europe during the first major foreign address for the Trump administration.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969305-us-vice-president-pence-heads-to-europe-on-reassurance-tour/

 

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Phuket’s red light cameras now in operation

The Phuket News

 

Just one of the junctions where the cameras have been installed. Photo: Goongnang Suksawat

 

PHUKET: -- Red light cameras at five of the island’s main traffic junctions were put into operation yesterday to catch drivers who break traffic laws.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969307-phuket’s-red-light-cameras-now-in-operation/

 

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Wanted monk won't be easy to catch - he can walk on water, claims disciple of "UFO" temple

 

Image: Kapook.com

 

BANGKOK: -- Authorities surrounding Wat Dhammakai will have a hard job arresting abbot Phra Dhammachayo said one of his disciples.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969312-wanted-monk-wont-be-easy-to-catch-he-can-walk-on-water-claims disciple-of-ufo-temple/

 

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4.1 earthquake hits Mae Sot

 

 

TAK: -- A earthquake of 4.1 magnitude happened early Friday in Myanmar but it was felt by residents in Mae Sot district of Tak province some 90 kilometres away.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969316-41-earthquake-hits-mae-sot/

 

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Here’s how to ensure Google Chrome doesn’t eat up too much of your battery

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

We all love Google Chrome and it is used by 62% of PC users but it does drain your battery if you let it run rampant.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/heres-how-to-ensure-google-chrome-doesnt-eat-up-too-much-of-your-battery/19908/

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NEPC resolves to build Krabi coal-fired power plant
By The Nation

 

National Energy Policy Committee announces its decision to go ahead with the Krabi power plant project at the Government House Friday.

 

BANGKOK: -- National Energy Policy Committee has resolved to continue the construction of the Krabi coal-fired power plant, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969233-final-decision-expected-today-on-krabi-coal-fired-power-plant/?do=findComment&comment=11629634