THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 18 Feb 2017

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AMLO seizes Bt384 million of assets in Ubon

By WICHIT MEESAWAT
THE NATION

 

Surapol

 

THE Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has seized 229 assets worth Bt384 million from former Ubon Ratchathani governor Surapol Saipan and others in relation to alleged corruption in the purchase of farming chemicals to be given to local residents, a source at the agency said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969452-amlo-seizes-bt384-million-of-assets-in-ubon/

 

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French, Italian tourists rescued from Phuket speedboat crash

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET: Forty four Italian and French tourists were rescued yesterday after a speedboat crashed into an underwater concrete pole about a hundred meters away from shore. 
 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969455-french-italian-tourists-rescued-from-phuket-speedboat-crash/

 

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Mark Zuckerberg rules out banning fake news on Facebook

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Mark Zuckerberg has issued a 6,000-word outline of Facebook’s future goals and makes it pretty clear that he doesn’t have a problem with fake news, so long as it is labelled as just that.

 

http://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-doesnt-want-to-root-out-fake-news-just-label-it-more-clearly/19919/

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Upgrade to the latest version of Windows 10 or else, Microsoft warns

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

If you are one of the few people who installed Windows 10 but managed to avoid installing the Windows 10 Anniversary update, then you are at risk of being hacked, Microsoft has warned.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/upgrade-to-the-latest-version-of-windows-10-or-else-microsoft-warns/19914/

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All smiles as Bangkok top cops descend on Patpong and Thaniya Road

 

Image: Daily News

 

It was all smiles last night as some of the metro force's top brass descended on two of the capital's leading entertainment districts.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969457-all-smiles-as-bangkok-top-cops-descend-on-patpong-and-thaniya-road/

 

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Policeman shot girlfriend because she wanted to finish with him, say colleagues

 

Image: Sanook

 

A policeman in Phitsanulok has been charged with murder after the shooting death of a woman outside a military camp in the northern province.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969458-policeman-shot-girlfriend-because-she-wanted-to-finish-with-him-say-colleagues/

 

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Two dead, six injured as pick-up collides with 18 wheeler in Ayuthaya

 

Image: Daily News

 

Two people including a ten year old boy died when a pick-up collided with an 18 wheel truck at an intersection in Ayuthaya at 2.30am today.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969460-two-dead-six-injured-as-pick-up-collides-with-18-wheeler-in-ayuthaya/

 

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Popular Hua Hin nightspot set to be shut down after underage drinkers found

 

Image: Daily News

 

A Hua Hin bar popular with teenagers is set to be closed down after a raid by the military.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969463-popular-hua-hin-nightspot-set-to-be-shut-down-after-underage-drinkers-found/

 

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Bangkok police announce big fake designer clothing bust worth 300 million baht

 

Image: Daily News

 

Police in the Sai Mai district of Bangkok announced a raid on a factory in the area that turned up fake designer clothing worth 300 million baht.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969464-bangkok-police-announce-big-fake-designer-clothing-bust-worth-300-million-baht/

 

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British man found dead inside Pattaya home

 

Image: Siam Chon News

 

A British man was found dead inside his house in Banglamung district on Friday afternoon.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969466-british-man-found-dead-inside-pattaya-home/

 

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Top Anti-Booze Crusader Removed From Post

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Samarn Futrakul inspects a case of popsicles made from beer (seen in smaller picture) during a March 11, 2016, booze raid on a market near Lumpini Park. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — The official whose name is synonymous with stringent enforcement of anti-alcohol laws lost his job in a surprise ministry shuffling announced Friday night.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969467-top-anti-booze-crusader-removed-from-post/

 

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Car bomb in Turkey's southeast kills child: governor's office

 

Security personnel are swarming the streets of Viransehir, Turkey, after a car bomb killed at least one child and wounded 17 others. Nathan Frandino reports.

 

DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in the garden of a housing complex in Turkey's southeastern town of Viransehir on Friday, killing a child and wounding 17 other people, the provincial governor's office told Reuters.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969470-car-bomb-in-turkeys-southeast-kills-child-governors-office/

 

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Malaysian police arrest North Korean man in connection with Kim Jong Nam murder

 

Police officers gather outside the morgue at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital where Kim Jong Nam's body is held for autopsy in Malaysia February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police said on Saturday they had arrested a North Korean man in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the half brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969473-malaysian-police-arrest-north-korean-man-in-connection-with-kim-jong-nam-murder/

 

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Trump goes to his comfort zone: campaigner-in-chief

By John Whitesides

 

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he steps from Air Force One upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a tumultuous opening month in the White House, President Donald Trump is heading to a friendlier, familiar and potentially rejuvenating place: the campaign trail.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969475-trump-goes-to-his-comfort-zone-campaigner-in-chief/

 

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Scientists claim existence of drowned Pacific Ocean continent

 

An illustration provided to Reuters February 18, 2017 shows what geologists are calling Zealandia (C), a continent two-thirds the size of Australia lurking beneath the waves in the southwest Pacific. Nick Mortimer/GNS Science Research Institute/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE.

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A continent two-thirds the size of Australia has been found beneath the south-west Pacific Ocean, scientists reported in the journal of the Geological Society of America.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969476-scientists-claim-existence-of-drowned-pacific-ocean-continent/

 

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Trump pledges to protect U.S. jobs during visit to Boeing plant

By Jeff Mason

 

President Donald Trump presided over the unveiling of a 787 Dreamliner and said the aerospace giant could be in for a huge order of F-18 Super Hornet fighter jets. Fred Katayama reports.

 

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump promised to boost U.S. manufacturing and punish companies for moving jobs overseas during a visit on Friday to a South Carolina Boeing Co <BA.N> plant to celebrate the unveiling of its latest Dreamliner jet.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969480-trump-pledges-to-protect-us-jobs-during-visit-to-boeing-plant/

 

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Bosnia to appeal U.N. court's genocide ruling, even at risk of crisis

By Maja Zuvela and Daria Sito-Sucic

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia will appeal a U.N. court ruling that cleared Serbia of blame for genocide, the Muslim Bosniak member of the country's presidency said on Friday, a move likely to widen rifts between the ethnic groups which fought the 1992-95 war.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969481-bosnia-to-appeal-un-courts-genocide-ruling-even-at-risk-of-crisis/

 

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Former N.Korean spy says Kim Jong Nam's alleged assassins look to be amateurs - media

 

Former North Korean spy Kim Hyon-Hui arrives at a meeting a news conference in Busan, about 420 km (262 miles) southeast of Seoul, March 11, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Files

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Former North Korean spy Kim Hyon-hui said the alleged assassins of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to be amateurs, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969484-former-nkorean-spy-says-kim-jong-nams-alleged-assassins-look-to-be-amateurs-media/

 

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China tells Japan 'negative' moves prevent improvement in ties

 

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has told Japan that "negative" moves by Tokyo on major issues are preventing an improvement in bilateral ties, but there are now opportunities to improve China-Japan relations.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969485-china-tells-japan-negative-moves-prevent-improvement-in-ties/

 

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Thousands of Filipino Catholics march against death penalty, war on drugs

 

Participants join a "procession" against plans to reimpose death penalty, promote contraceptives and intensify drug war during "Walk for Life" in Luneta park, metro Manila, Philippines February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Thousands of Roman Catholics marched in the Philippines capital Manila on Saturday in the biggest gathering denouncing extra-judicial killings and a government plan to reimpose the death penalty for criminals.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969487-thousands-of-filipino-catholics-march-against-death-penalty-war-on-drugs/

 

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Trump scrambles to find top national security aide

By Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, scrambling to find a new top security aide after firing his first one and being spurned by another candidate, said on Friday he has four people under consideration including acting national security adviser Keith Kellogg.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969489-trump-scrambles-to-find-top-national-security-aide/

 

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Photos of foot waving foreigner criticized in Phuket

Winai Sarot

 

 

PHUKET: A foreigner who stuck his foot out the window of a passenger van has received a lot of criticism on social media after pictures of the incident were posted online. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969494-photos-of-foot-waving-foreigner-criticized-in-phuket/

 

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Krabi clean energy plant gets go ahead

 

Despite of protest, the National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC) yesterday endorsed today the long delayed coal-fired power plant project in Krabi province for the sake of power stability in the future.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969492-krabi-clean-energy-plant-gets-go-ahead/

 

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Department to clarify the public before new sugar tax law is enforced

 

 

The Excise Department is prepared to explain to manufacturers as well as the general public on the new sugar tax law that will cap tax on sweetened beverage at 20%.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969518-department-to-clarify-the-public-before-new-sugar-tax-law-is-enforced/

 

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Thailand Future Fund to be launched in second quarter

 

 

The government plans to raise a huge fund from the public to kick start its mega transportation project in the second quarter of this year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969524-thailand-future-fund-to-be-launched-in-second-quarter/

 

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