THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 28 Apr 2017

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Dental Council denounces cosmetic retainers

 

 

BANGKOK 28 April 2017 (NNT) - The Dental Council of Thailand has warned the general public against wearing retainers for purely cosmetic purposes, and to consider the potential health problems that may follow. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980616-dental-council-of-thailand-denounces-cosmetic-retainers/

 

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U.S. spacecraft shares first view from inside Saturn's rings

By Irene Klotz

REUTERS

 

Saturn's atmosphere seen closer than ever before was captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft during its first Grand Finale dive past the planet on April 26 and released on April 27, 2017. Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Handout via REUTERS

 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA's Cassini spacecraft sent the closest-ever images of Saturn on Thursday after surviving its first plunge inside the planet's rings, the U.S. space agency said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980618-us-spacecraft-shares-first-view-from-inside-saturns-rings/

 

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Danish man dead as taxi overturns on way to Pattaya

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- A Danish passenger in a Bangkok taxi died yesterday when the vehicle overturned in Kamphaeng Phet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980619-danish-man-dead-as-taxi-overturns-on-way-to-pattaya/

 

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Woman, 83, dies in Bangkok house fire
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A fire raged through a two-storey house in Bangkok’s Taling Chan district on Thursday night, killing an 83-year-old partially paralysed woman and injuring her 87-year-old sister.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980620-woman-83-dies-in-bangkok-house-fire/

 

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SET up 1.67 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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Phuket to celebrate National Labour Day on Monday

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: -- Every first day of May (May 1) is celebrated in Thailand – as in many countries around the world – as National Labour Day. It is an official holiday for employees, so many businesses will be closed for the day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980621-phuket-to-celebrate-national-labour-day-on-monday/

 

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"Every occupation has good as well as bad people" says cabbie as 70,000 baht in valuables returned to Indian tourist

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- An honest cabbie did his bit to try to restore the image of taxi drivers when he returned a handbag to an Indian tourist yesterday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980623-every-occupation-has-good-as-well-as-bad-people-says-cabbie-as 70000-baht-in-valuables-returned-to-indian-tourist/

 

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'Fat' macaque undergoing health check
By The Nation

 

Photo from @js100 Radio

 

BANGKOK: -- A long-tailed macaque has caught the attention of officials for “being fat”. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980626-fat-macaque-undergoing-health-check/

 

 

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Accident video: Who's in the wrong?

 

Picture: PPTV

 

BANGKOK: -- Footage posted on Facebook has sparked an online debate about pedestrians crossing the road without taking care.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980628-accident-video-whos-in-the-wrong/

 

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Household debt rises to 8-year high

 

BANGKOK, 28 April 2017 (NNT) - The Center for Economic and Business Forecasting (CEBF) of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce has conducted a poll of Thai laborers, revealing that household debt has risen to an eight-year high. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980630-thai-household-debt-rises-to-8-year-high/

 

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Forget drugs - now border smugglers turn to Milo!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

SADAO: -- Customs at the Sadao checkpoint in southern Thailand are dealing with a new smuggling operation - Milo Cubes!

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980632-forget-drugs-now-border-smugglers-turn-to-milo/

 

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Two new bus routes from Don Mueang airport
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority will launch two new air-conditioned bus routes from Don Mueang International Airport to Sanam Luang and Lumpini Park beginning May 1.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980637-two-new-bus-routes-from-don-mueang-airport/

 

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Swede held in girlfriend’s condo-fall death

 

PATTAYA:--A Swedish man was charged with fatal recklessness in the death of his girlfriend after she fell eight stories from a Pattaya condominium.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980638-swede-held-in-girlfriend’s-condo-fall-death/

 

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Villagers cry foul after dodgy second hand car dealer swindle

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BUENG KHAN: -- Ten villagers in Thailand's north east went to police yesterday to complain about "Uncle Mee" their friendly neighborhood second hand car dealer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980640-villagers-cry-foul-after-dodgy-second-hand-car-dealer-swindle/

 

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Box-cutter wielding man robs McDonald's, blames Xanax

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Police at the McDonald’s at the Town in Town minimall Thursday night, where a Pornthep Janthawat staged an armed robbery.

 

BANGKOK — A man was arrested for robbing a McDonald’s using a box cutter while under the influence of anti-anxiety drugs Thursday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980647-box-cutter-wielding-man-robs-mcdonalds-blames-xanax/

 

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Police seek driver who knocked out power in Nongprue

 

 

PATTAYA:--Power, telephone and cable-television service were knocked out April 19 after the Bangkok-registered Toyota Altis crashed into the utility poles on Soi Nong Krabok opposite of Srisuk Villa.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980639-police-seek-driver-who-knocked-out-power-in-nongprue/

 

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Masseuses say Jomtien club has boosted business

 

 

The majority of masseuses on Jomtien Beach are happy they united as a club, saying it ensures better service for customers and less problems for themselves.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980648-masseuses-say-jomtien-club-has-boosted-business/

 

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Complaint center meets with Pattaya communities

 

PATTAYA:-- Representatives from Pattaya’s 42 neighborhoods got to vent their gripes about infrastructure, traffic and more at a meeting with the city’s complaint center.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980650-complaint-center-meets-with-pattaya-communities/ 

 

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Mae Hong Son governor under investigation
By The Nation

 

Mae Hong Son Governor Suebsak Iamwichan

 

BANGKOK: -- Interior Ministry deputy permanent secretary Prayoon Rattanasenee said he will question Mae Hong Son Governor Suebsak Iamwichan today about allegations of his involvement in child prostitution.

 

Full story:   https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980652-mae-hong-son-governor-under-investigation/

 

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Taiwan says no plans 'at this stage' for phone call with U.S. president

REUTERS

 

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's presidential office on Friday said it had no plans "at this stage" to hold a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, and understood that the United States had priorities in handling Asia-Pacific regional affairs.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980656-taiwan-says-no-plans-at-this-stage-for-phone-call-with-us-president/

 

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Trucker leads cops on 70km chase through Phitsanulok
By The Nation

 

The speeding truck as seen from a feed of a dashboard camera of a police car.

 

PHITSANULOK: -- In scenes straight out of an action movie, an 18-wheel truck ploughed through police checkpoints on Thursday evening and led pursuers on a 70-kilometre chase through three districts of Phitsanulok, sometimes at high speed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980658-trucker-leads-cops-on-70km-chase-through-phitsanulok/

 

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Phuket M-Slaz rider dies after high-speed collision with pickup truck

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rescue workers at the scene of the accident on the north side of Phuket Town last night. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Police are hoping to identify a Thai man, aged 18-25 years old, who died after his Yamaha M-Slaz motorbike slammed into a pickup truck in Phuket Town last night (Apr 27).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980662-phuket-m-slaz-rider-dies-after-high-speed-collision-with-pickup-truck/

 

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Meter-long lizard causes scare at Phuket beach

Phuket Gazette 

 

          

Officials believe beach-goers would have attempted to take selfies with the reptile. Photo: Winai Sarot

 

PHUKET: -- Lifeguards caught a ‘massive’ lizard that scared several locals and tourists at Nai Harn Beach yesterday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980664-meter-long-lizard-causes-scare-at-phuket-beach/

 

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More summer storms in several regions at weekend

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Meteorological Department issued a latest warning today of more strong summer storms at the weekend in the country's northern, northeastern, eastern and central regions with advice for people in these areas to avoid staying close to big trees unstable huge billboards and in open areas.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980665-more-summer-storms-in-several-regions-at-weekend/

 

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Maximum security installed in South as today marks 13th anniversary of Krue Se mosque raid

 

 

PATTANI: -- All southern border towns were placed under maximum security alert for possible violent attacks by militants as today marked the 13th anniversary of the Krue Se mosque raid in Pattani where over a hundred of militants were killed by government authorities in fierce clashes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980667-maximum-security-installed-in-south-as-today-marks-13th-anniversary-of-krue-se-mosque-raid/

 

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Disney to open theme park in Thailand?

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Tourism Permanent Secretary said that Disney is in talks with the government to build a theme park in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980670-disney-to-open-theme-park-in-thailand/

 

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Three arrested in Phuket for serial theft, possession of drugs

Phuket Gazette 

 

          

The suspects were arrested at their rental room in Thalang. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHUKET: -- Three men, including an ex-employee of Triple T Broadband Public Company Limited (3BB), were arrested yesterday afternoon for stealing more than 60 batteries from the company’s signal booster boxes in Thalang. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980672-three-arrested-in-phuket-for-serial-theft-possession-of-drugs/

 

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Brazilian rape victim given 20,000 baht compensation

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

  

Photo: Dennis Yang / Flickr

 

BANGKOK — The government paid 20,000 baht compensation Thursday to a Brazilian woman sexually assaulted by a Bangkok taxi driver.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980673-brazilian-rape-victim-given-20000-baht-compensation/

 

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Thaksin appeals 17.6 billion baht back tax bill

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has appealed the 17.6 billion baht back tax claim against him by the Revenue Department as the allowable 30-day appeal period ends today.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980677-thaksin-appeals-176-billion-baht-back-tax-bill/

 

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Six injured in explosion at Rayong steak shop
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- An explosion believed to have been caused by a cooking gas leakage at a steak shop in Rayong injured six people, three of them seriously, on Friday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980679-six-injured-in-explosion-at-rayong-steak-shop/