THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 26 Apr 2017

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Mad cop caught on tape - now he wants to get the Facebook poster!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

KRABI: -- A Krabi policeman who was caught on tape taking a kick at some rubbish said a car pulled out on him making him come off his bike.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980282-mad-cop-caught-on-tape-now-he-wants-to-get-the-facebook-poster/

 

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10,000 quilts imitating well-known brand seized from Rong Klua Market
By The Nation

 

SA KAEO: -- Troops, rangers, police and customs officials joined forces to raid a shophouse at the Rong Klua Market in Sa Kaeo province and seized 10,000 quilts that imitated a popular brand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980284-10000-quilts-imitating-well-known-brand-seized-from-rong-klua-market/

 

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U.S. moves THAAD to South Korean site as North Korea boasts fire power

By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO - A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military started moving parts of the controversial THAAD anti-missile defence system to a deployment site in South Korea on Wednesday amid high tensions over North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980285-us-moves-thaad-to-south-korean-site-as-north-korea-boasts-fire-power/

 

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'allo 'allo 'allo - look what turned up in the flowerpots!

 

Source: Daily News

 

SAMUI: -- Police and soldiers raiding a house on Koh Samui found five million baht worth of heroin and ice methamphetamine hidden in flowerpots out front.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980288-allo-allo-allo-look-what-turned-up-in-the-flowerpots/

 

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Our Hotel Deal of the Week this week proudly features VIE Hotel MGallery by Sofitel in Bangkok, Wora Bura in Hua Hin, and Mai Khao Lak

 

Info: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980286-hotel-deals-book-by-may-1st-to-receive-an-extra-10-discount-on-our-already-great-prices/

 

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Trump to meet Australian PM, relations strained over asylum seekers

By Colin Packham and Jeff Mason

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the keynote address at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's "Days of Remembrance" ceremony in the The Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, U.S April 25, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters)) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on May 4 in New York City as the two nations seek to repair a relationship strained by a row over an asylum seeker resettlement deal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980290-trump-to-meet-australian-pm-relations-strained-over-asylum-seekers/

 

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Computer repairman speaks on national TV about his lucky truck wheel escape

 

Picture: Thai News Agency

 

BANGKOK: -- A computer repairman told Thai TV that he was lucky to be alive after a wheel came off an 18 wheel truck and ploughed into the front of his shop.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980292-computer-repairman-speaks-on-national-tv-about-his-lucky-truck-wheel-escape/

 

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Uber looks to soar with flying taxis by 2020

BY REUTERS

 

Image: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/Files

 

REUTERS – After upending the taxi market with its ride-hailing service, Uber Technologies Inc is now aiming for the skies with its flying taxis.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/uber-looks-to-soar-with-flying-taxis-by-2020/21250/

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Streaming helps music industry grow at fastest rate for 20 years

BY REUTERS

 

Image: REUTER/Shaun Best/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) – Massive growth in online streaming of artists such as Drake and David Bowie saw music industry revenues grow in 2016 at their fastest rate since records began, a global industry body said on Tuesday, even as physical sales fell again.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/streaming-helps-music-industry-grow-at-fastest-rate-for-20-years/21245/

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Video: Horrific aftermath of Kabinburi car smash - one dead but one lives

 

Picture: Tnews

 

KABINBURI: -- A video shows the aftermath after a Nissan March hit a bridge on the Sa Kaew to Kabinburi Road yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980297-video-horrific-aftermath-of-kabinburi-car-smash-one-dead-but-one-lives/

 

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Hunt on for taxi driver accused of raping Brazilian tourist
By The Nation

 

SUPHAN BURI: -- A Brazilian woman who hailed a taxi at Bangkok’s Don Mueang International airport was allegedly raped by the taxi driver in a field in Suphan Buri late on Tuesday, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980298-hunt-on-for-taxi-driver-accused-of-raping-brazilian-tourist/

 

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Fisherman takes a dip in the sea - with his pick-up!

 

Picture: TNews

 

SATTAHIP: -- A fisherman about to set out to sea got hit by an unexpected wave as he towed his boat to the water.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980300-fisherman-takes-a-dip-in-the-sea-with-his-pick-up/

 

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BMA begins work on Pom Mahakan park

 

BANGKOK, 26 April 2017 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is conducting a facelift of Pom Mahakan, which will reopen to the public by the end of May. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980302-bma-begins-work-on-pom-mahakan-park/                                                                                                    
 

 

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Swiss expat found dead at home in Chalong

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rescue workers prepare to transport the body of Phuket expat Rolf Werner Ruegg, 81, from Switzerland, to Vachira Phuket Hospital. photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Police have confirmed that Phuket expat Rolf Werner Ruegg, 81, from Switzerland, was found dead in his home in Chalong yesterday afternoon (April 25).

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980304-swiss-expat-found-dead-at-home-in-chalong/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Bangkok cabbie arrested for raping 22-year-old Brazilian model

 

SUPHAN BURI: -- A taxi driver at Suvarnabhumi international airport was arrested this morning in Suphanburi after he sexually assaulted a Brazilian model and raped her.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980298-hunt-on-for-taxi-driver-accused-of-raping-brazilian-tourist/?do=findComment&comment=11831135 

 

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Ghost or just a boy at an accident? Thai netizens debate the supernatural!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

ANG THONG: -- Footage that emerged from a man who filmed the aftermath of an accident in Ang Thong has sparked a debate about ghosts.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980307-ghost-or-just-a-boy-at-an-accident-thai-netizens-debate-the-supernatural/

 

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Bangkok Hospital Phuket confirms emergency care policy under new law

The Phuket News

 

Bangkok Hospital Phuket hopes that emergency medical assistance in Phuket will be faster under the new law. Photo: Bangkok Hospital Phuket

 

PHUKET: -- Bangkok Hospital Phuket has confirmed to The Phuket News its stance on emergency care for patients under the new Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP) law brought into effect on April 1.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980308-bangkok-hospital-phuket-confirms-emergency-care-policy-under-new-law/

 

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OHEC identifies 1,790 substandard higher-education courses 
By The Nation

 

OHEC secretary-general Supat Champatong//File photo from OHEC website.

 

BANGKOK: -- The Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC) has identified 1,790 substandard higher-education courses, most of which had issues related to lecturers or were exceeding the student quota, OHEC secretary-general Supat Champatong said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980310-ohec-identifies-1790-substandard-higher-education-courses/

 

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Thai embassy in Manila rejects dubious approach from NFA and a shipping firm

 

 

MANILA: -- The Thai embassy in the Philippines has rejected an offer allegedly made by a high-ranking official of the National Food Authority and two senior officials of a shipping firm, Seabridge, to handle the logistics requirements for the importations of rice from Thailand, The Manila Times Online reported on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980312-thai-embassy-in-manila-rejects-dubious-approach-from-nfa-and-a-shipping-firm/

 

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China launches first domestically-built aircraft carrier

By Michael Martina

REUTERS

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Wednesday launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier, which will join an existing one bought second-hand, amid rising tensions over North Korea and worries about Beijing's assertiveness in the South China Sea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980314-china-launches-first-domestically-built-aircraft-carrier/

 

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Popular antivirus software mistakenly flags Windows as a virus, resulting in chaos for users

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

A mistake by a popular antivirus software provider has crippled Windows computers for scores of users around the world.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/popular-antivirus-software-mistakenly-flags-windows-as-a-virus-resulting-in-chaos-for-users/21260/

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Experienced Rajevac the new national football team coach
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Football Association of Thailand on Wednesday appointed experienced trainer Milovan Rajevac as the new coach of the national team.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980315-experienced-rajevac-is-thailands-new-national-football-team-coach/

 

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Banks tighten lending to keep non performance loans low 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Banks and non-banks continued to tighten their personal loan lendings to keep their non performance loans low.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980320-banks-tighten-lending-to-keep-non-performance-loans-low /

 

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Watchdog issues demands on Eastern development
By Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A citizens’ watchdog group on Wednesday urged the government to protect people’s rights amid planned development in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980323-watchdog-issues-demands-on-eastern-development/

 

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Three nabbed in Phetchaburi yaba sting
By Kornkamon Aksorndech
The Nation

 

PHETCHABURI: -- Narcotics Suppression Bureau police in a sting operation in Phetchaburi’s Tha Yang district on Wednesday arrested three people and seized 60,000 yaba pills, five mobile phones and a pistol with seven rounds of ammunition. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980327-three-nabbed-in-phetchaburi-yaba-sting/

 

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Thailand struggles with drought nationwide, mass fish deaths

 

BANGKOK, 26 April 2017 (NNT) - Thailand continues to contend with the dry season, as cloud-seeding operations alleviate water shortages in the Northeast. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980328-thailand-struggles-with-drought-nationwide-mass-fish-deaths/

 

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Tesco's Taste of Thailand fest in UK aims to push Thai export
By The Nation

 

Tesco Lotus is hosting the ‘Taste of Thailand’ festival in London to promote Thai products among UK customers

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980331-tescos-taste-of-thailand-fest-in-uk-aims-to-push-thai-export/

 

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Thai police to review ways to take down online content after Facebook killing

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

Jiranuch Trirat, mother of 11-month-old daughter who was killed by her father who broadcast the murder on Facebook, stands next to a picture of her daughter at a temple in Phuket, Thailand April 25, 2017. REUTERS/Sooppharoek Teepapan

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Police in Thailand on Wednesday said they would discuss how to speed up taking down "inappropriate online content" after a man broadcast himself killing his 11-month-old daughter in a live video on Facebook.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980337-thai-police-to-review-ways-to-take-down-online-content-after-facebook-killing/

 

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World Bank, IMF concerned for Thailand’s economic outlook

 

 

BANGKOK, 26 April 2017 (NNT) - Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn has disclosed that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed concern for Thailand’s 10-year outlook. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980341-world-bank-imf-concerned-for-thailand’s-economic-outlook/