THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 22 Apr 2017

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HOTEL DEALS: Phuket New Year Special - book by April 24th for extra great discounts on 3 fantastic Phuket hotels

 

 

Phuket New Year Special - book by April 24th for extra great discounts on 3 fantastic Phuket hotels: Nai Yang Beach Resort, The Charm Resort Phuket, and Pullman Phuket Panwa Beach Resort.

 

Info: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979132-hotel-deals-phuket-new-year-special-book-by-april-24th-for-extra-great-discounts-on-3-fantastic-phuket-hotels/

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Princess to deliver speech at Biofin Day

By The Nation

 

 

HER Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will deliver a speech on Monday at the Biofin Day event being held at Siam Paragon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979625-princess-to-deliver-speech-at-biofin-day/

 

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Three arrested for fake document operation

By Kittipong Maneerit
The Nation

 

 

Police arrested three people who were allegedly involved in selling fake documents, particularly driving licences, via Facebook and Line, city police chief Lt-General Sanit Mahathavorn said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979627-three-arrested-for-fake-document-operation/

 

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How China has gone from green laggard to green leader

By SPECIAL TO THE NATION

 

CHINA HAS a track record of making changes rapidly. Within just the past decade or two, the world’s most populous country has become its biggest market for passenger cars, its biggest e-commerce market, its biggest exporter and its biggest source of carbon emissions. So it should come as no surprise that China has now also assumed a leadership position in the green-investment arena.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979628-how-china-has-gone-from-green-laggard-to-green-leader/

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Nitrogen cylinder containing frozen human semen sent to Khon Kaen hospital for examination

 

 

The nitrogen cylinder containing six vials of frozen human semen has been sent to Khon Kaen hospital for examination to determine whether the specimens were sperms, eggs or embryos, said Dr Chatchaval Riththiti, deputy health chief of Nong Khai, on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979629-nitrogen-cylinder-containing-frozen-human-semen-sent-to-khon-kaen-hospital-for-examination/

 

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Crime crackdown launched on Koh Samui to clean up its image

 

 

Military and police forces launched a crackdown on dark influential figures on Koh Samui as part of the campaign to put the house in order.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979630-crime-crackdown-launched-on-koh-samui-to-clean-up-its-image/

 

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Police nab a woman alleged to have duped 90 million baht from gold investors

 

 

An alleged trickster who reportedly cheated about 90 million baht in gold trading from dozens of gullible investors has been arrested by police.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979631-police-nab-a-woman-alleged-to-have-duped-90-million-baht-from-gold-investors/

 

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Man confesses to killing family found in burnt home

By The Nation

 

 

A homicide investigation has been launched into the deaths of a family of three in Prachuap Khiri Khan on Wednesday after it was revealed the house fire “victims” had been shot first, a police source said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979633-man-confesses-to-killing-family-found-in-burnt-home/

 

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NLA gets bills on political parties, election agency

By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN
THE NATION

 

Meechai

 

Organic laws vital for next election pass first readings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979634-nla-gets-bills-on-political-parties-election-agency/

 

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Surrogacy law fails to put an end to scandals

By THE NATION

 

 

SURROGACY scandals still plague Thailand, despite the country having passed a strict law governing assisted reproductive technology services.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979635-surrogacy-law-fails-to-put-an-end-to-scandals/

 

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Security dominates French election after shooting

By Leigh Thomas and Marine Pennetier

 

Police patrol at the Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower after a policeman was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting incident in Paris, France, April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

 

PARIS (Reuters) - The killing of a policeman by a suspected Islamist militant pushed national security to the top of the French political agenda on Friday, two days before the presidential election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979637-security-dominates-french-election-after-shooting/

 

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Taliban inflict more than 50 Afghan casualties in base attack, U.S. says

 

Afghan national Army (ANA) troops keep watch near the site of an ongoing attack on an army headquarters in Mazar-i-Sharif, northern Afghanistan April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Anil Usyan

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taliban fighters have probably killed and wounded more than 50 Afghans in an ongoing attack on a mosque and dining facility inside an Afghan military base, a U.S. military spokesman said, describing it as a "significant" strike.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979638-taliban-inflict-more-than-50-afghan-casualties-in-base-attack-us-says/

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U.S. defense secretary says Syria dispersed warplanes, retains chemical weapons

By Idrees Ali

 

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis addresses a news conference during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/Files

 

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that Syria had dispersed its warplanes in recent days and that it retained chemical weapons, an issue he said would have to be taken up diplomatically.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979639-us-defense-secretary-says-syria-dispersed-warplanes-retains-chemical-weapons/

 

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U.S. forces kill Islamic State militant linked to Turkey nightclub attack

 

FILE PHOTO: A man places flowers at the entrance of Reina nightclub, which was attacked by a gunman, in Istanbul, Turkey January 3, 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo - RTSYZAE

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States disclosed on Friday a secret military ground operation that killed an Islamic State operative seen as a close associate of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and linked to an attack on a Turkish nightclub that left 39 people dead.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979641-us-forces-kill-islamic-state-militant-linked-to-turkey-nightclub-attack/

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Russian lawmaker's son gets 27 years prison in U.S. hacking case

 

(Reuters) - The son of a Russian lawmaker was sentenced on Friday by a U.S. federal court to 27 years in prison after being convicted of a cyber assault on thousands of U.S. businesses, marking the longest ever hacking-related sentence in the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979642-russian-lawmakers-son-gets-27-years-prison-in-us-hacking-case/

 

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Trump greets Egyptian-American freed from Egyptian detention

By Steve Holland

 

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed back to the United States Aya Hijazi, an Egyptian-American charity worker whose release from jail in Egypt was sought by Trump when he met Egypt's president early this month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979644-trump-greets-egyptian-american-freed-from-egyptian-detention/

 

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Russia complains to U.S. over exclusion from Syria chemical probe

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has told the United States it regrets Washington's opposition to letting its inspectors take part in an investigation into a chemical weapons attack in Syria earlier this month, the foreign ministry said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979645-russia-complains-to-us-over-exclusion-from-syria-chemical-probe/

 

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Eight electrocuted in Caracas looting amid Venezuela protests - firefighter

By Eyanir Chinea and Efrain Otero

 

A woman stand next to broken refrigerators, after a butcher's stall was looted in Caracas, Venezuela April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - Eight people were electrocuted to death during a looting incident in Caracas, a firefighter said on Friday, amid violent protests against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by opponents accusing him of seeking to create a dictatorship.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979646-eight-electrocuted-in-caracas-looting-amid-venezuela-protests-firefighter/

 

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Elon Musk on mission to link human brains with computers in four years – report

BY REUTERS

 

 

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk said his latest company Neuralink Corp is working to link the human brain with a machine interface by creating micron-sized devices.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/elon-musk-on-mission-to-link-human-brains-with-computers-in-four-years-report/21142/

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Two men slashed to death as jealous Thai husband takes revenge

 

Image: Thairath

 

A jealous Thai husband aged 41 has killed two men who he said were messing with his seventeen year old wife.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979648-two-men-slashed-to-death-as-jealous-thai-husband-takes-revenge/

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Pattaya police chief: We know molesters of young woman

 

Image: Siamchon News

 

The Pattaya police chief has said that he knows the identity of the two men filmed groping and molesting a young woman at the resort.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979650-pattaya-police-chief-we-know-molesters-of-young-woman/

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Man who threatened to kill PM is Hua Hin native

 

Image: Thairath

 

Police in Hua Hin have made a quick arrest of a man who posted a clip threatening to kill the prime minister, army chief and head of the national police.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979651-man-who-threatened-to-kill-pm-is-hua-hin-native/

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One charged, one sought in Pattaya molestation caught on video case

 

Image: Thairath

 

A Pattaya man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault after a video was posted on the internet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979670-one-charged-one-sought-in-pattaya-molestation-caught-on-video-case/

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Lady boys fined for getting their chests out for the lads

 

Image: Manager

 

Two lady boys have been fined for lewd Songkran behavior after they flashed their breasts for a crowd of baying men in Don Muang last week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979671-lady-boys-fined-for-getting-their-chests-out-for-the-lads/

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Minivan driver falls asleep and hits a lamppost in Trang - no lives lost

 

Image: T News

 

Six people were injured when a minivan driver taking ten passengers from Hua Hin to Koh Lipe crashed in Trang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979672-minivan-driver-falls-asleep-and-hits-a-lamppost-in-trang-no-lives-lost/

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Ayuthaya motto now adds reference to world's cultural heritage

 

Image: Sanook

 

The motto used to describe  Ayuthaya has been amended to recognize the province's place in the cultural heritage of the world.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979673-ayuthaya-motto-now-adds-reference-to-worlds-cultural-heritage/

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Nok Air Don Muang - Taipei flight delayed until later today

 

Image: Thairath

 

Passengers on Nok Air's "Scoot" service to Taipei had a night in a hotel after one of their planes developed engine trouble.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979675-nok-air-don-muang-taipei-flight-delayed-until-later-today/

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New Call of Duty game confirmed for 2017

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

It seems that the rumours were true, Call of Duty is heading back to World War 2 later in this year.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/new-call-of-duty-game-confirmed-for-2017/21149/

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US seeks report from government on trade practices by May 10

By The Nation

 

File photo: US President Donald Trump holds a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, April 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON

 

The US has asked Thailand and 12 other trade partners – Canada, China, EU, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Switzerland, Taiwan and Vietnam to submit a report on their trade practices by May 10, the trade counsellor at the Thai Embassy in Washington informed the Commerce Ministry on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979676-us-seeks-report-from-government-on-trade-practices-by-may-10/

 

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Phuket developer faces residents' revolt, Consumer Protection Board over unpaid water bills 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: More than 300 residents of the Phanason Residence Phuket in Kathu filed a complaint with the Consumer Protection Board (CPB) yesterday (April 21) after receiving threats from the Phuket Provincial Water Authority that their water supply will be cut off due to outstanding bills.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979679-phuket-developer-faces-residents-revolt-consumer-protection-board-over-unpaid-water-bills/