THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 9 May 2017

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Trial postponed as Jenphop testimony postponed again

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

From left, the mother and sister of Thantaphat Horsaengchai leave the court on Tuesday with their attorneys, at right, in Ayutthaya.

 

AYUTTHAYA — For a second time, the suspect in a fatal wreck that killed two students last year was unable to take the stand Tuesday because of an unresolved dispute over financial restitution to one of the victim’s families.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982310-ayutthaya-car-crash-trial-postponed-as-jenphop-testimony-postponed-again/

 

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Police identify man who had sex on Samui beach

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

 

SAMUI: -- Police have identified the man who was filmed having sex on Nathon Beach on Koh Samui yesterday, after the video enraged locals and drew heavy criticism online.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982167-another-foreign-couple-wanted-for-committing-sex-acts-in-public/?do=findComment&comment=11870538

 

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New immigration centre and app for foreigners

 

 

HUA HIN: --  The Immigration Police Bureau on Tuesday introduced a one-stop-service centre in Hua Hin in which foreigners check the status of applications via a new app.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982314-new-immigration-centre-and-app-for-foreigners/

 

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Northeast residents 'driven to suicide' by loan sharks
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Several people in the Northeast have committed suicide after being squeezed by loan sharks and signing away their plots of land, according to local residents.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982316-northeast-residents-driven-to-suicide-by-loan-sharks/

 

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Dentists urge PM to exclude X-ray machines from Nuclear Energy Act
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Dentists have urged Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha to exclude X-ray machines from the Nuclear Energy for Peace Act.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982318-dentists-urge-pm-prayut-to-exclude-x-ray-machines-from-nuclear-energy-act/ 

 

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Big bombs explode in Pattani

 

 

PATTANI: -- Bombs exploded at parking lot of a department store in the middle of deep southern province of Pattani on Tuesday afternoon, injuring many people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982319-big-bombs-explode-in-pattani/

 

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Spaniard made to apologize on film for Samui beach sex

By  Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

  

Spanish tourist, Pons Cresto Arnau, made a wai gesture Tuesday to apologize for the viral video which he was seen engage in a public sex act along Samui beach.

 

KOH SAMUI — A man whose roadside coupling on Samui became the subject of an online sex clip was made to apologize to reporters and the public on camera after being fined by police Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982167-another-foreign-couple-wanted-for-committing-sex-acts-in-public/?do=findComment&comment=11870693

 

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Bomb wounds 20 at supermarket in southern Thailand

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PATTANI, Thailand (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in front of a supermarket on Tuesday in the Thai city of Pattani, wounding about 20 people, a military spokesman said, in what appeared to be the latest attack by Muslim separatists in the south of the predominantly Buddhist country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982319-big-bombs-explode-in-pattani/?do=findComment&comment=11870719

 

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Two Bombs rock Big C Supercentre in Pattani

 

 

PATTANI: -- Two powerful bombs exploded late this afternoon at the car park area in front of Big C Supercentre in Pattani, wounding a dozen of shoppers, and damaging several motorcycles.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982319-big-bombs-explode-in-pattani/?do=findComment&comment=11870739

 

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Car bomb wounds 42 at supermarket in southern Thailand

 

PATTANI, Thailand (Reuters) - Muslim militants fighting for a separate state in the south of predominantly Buddhist Thailand were suspected of carrying out a car-bomb attack on Tuesday outside a supermarket in the city of Pattani that wounded 42 people, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982319-big-bombs-explode-in-pattani/#comment-11870925

 

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Govt and military not involved in threats to student activist: Prawit

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan on Tuesday said neither the government nor the military was involved in threats against a student activist.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982334-govt-and-military-not-involved-in-threats-to-student-activist-prawit/

 

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Tanks a Lot: Despite controversial sub purchase, army wants billions for Chinese tanks

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Youtube.

 

With the first Chinese submarine not yet delivered to Thailand but already making headlines, the army has decided to request funds to buy 34 armored vehicles and 11 battle tanks from China as well.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982336-tanks-a-lot-despite-controversial-sub-purchase-army-wants-billions-for-chinese-tanks/

 

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No irregularities found with submarine deal: Auditor-General

By The Nation

 

No irregularities had been found so far in the deal to purchase a submarine from China, Auditor-General Pisit Leelavachiropas said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982337-no-irregularities-found-with-submarine-deal-auditor-general/

 

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LOL All Weekend With 12 Comedians On The 'Comedy Fringe'

By Kaewta Ketbungkan, Staff Reporter

 

A comedian performs at the Khaosan Comedy Club in an image posted Feb. 10. Photo: Khaosan Comedy Club / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — Binge on five days of laughs starting Thursday when stand-up comedians from around the world take over a Khaosan Road bar.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982338-lol-all-weekend-with-12-comedians-on-the-comedy-fringe/

 

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Final Extension Of Free Bus And Train Service?

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

A free bus in Bangkok in an undated file photo. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — Free bus and train services will be extended another five months before being made available only to the registered poor, the interim cabinet approved Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982339-final-extension-of-free-bus-and-train-service/

 

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Did you spot the new feature added to your Facebook comments?

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

It is now possible to react to Facebook comments with an emoji.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/did-you-spot-the-new-feature-added-to-your-facebook-comments/21531/

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iPhone 8 on track for October release and will ship with free accessories, reports claim

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

There have been numerous rumours flying around that the iPhone 8 is a long way behind schedule.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/iphone-8-on-track-for-october-release-and-will-ship-with-free-accessories-reports-claim/21535/

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Alleged Phuket rapist arrested, denies charges

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- A woman who jumped off a Phuket Town building on Friday after having an argument with her girlfriend told police that she was raped.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982344-alleged-phuket-rapist-arrested-denies-charges/

 

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Phuket murder suspect blames constant bullying

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- A fishing boat crew member was arrested for stabbing a co-worker to death last night, claiming that “constant bullying” led him to do so.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982345-phuket-murder-suspect-blames-constant-bullying/

 

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Jenpop’s case involving fatal Ayutthaya crash postponed

By The Nation

 

 

Ayutthaya Court has postponed the final session in the case in which wealthy businessman Jenphop Viraporn is accused of ramming his Mercedes-Benz into the back of a car in Ayutthaya’s Bang Pa-in district, killing graduate students Krissana Thaworn and Thantaphat Horsaengchai on March 13, 2016.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982310-ayutthaya-car-crash-trial-postponed-as-jenphop-testimony-postponed-again/?do=findComment&comment=11871432

 

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Some 150 houses in Chiang Mai’s Mae Wang district damaged by storms

By The Nation

 

 

Thunderstorms hit four villages in Chiang Mai’s Mae Wang district Monday night, damaging 150 houses, the district chief reported on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982349-some-150-houses-in-chiang-mai’s-mae-wang-district-damaged-by-storms/

 

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Junta to outline its accomplishments at press session marking third anniversary of coup 

By Wasamon Audjarint

The Nation

 

 

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) plans to hold a major press session on its performance since it seized power from an elected government, marking its third anniversary on May 22.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982355-junta-to-outline-its-accomplishments-at-press-session-marking-third-anniversary-of-coup/

 

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Auditor general to play key role in  preventing govt spending sprees, populist policies: Meechai

By The Nation

 

 

The new organic law on the role and responsibilities of the auditor general would see the office acquiring new authority in preventing excessive government spending and populist policies, a Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) seminar on the law heard on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982356-auditor-general-to-play-key-role-in-preventing-govt-spending-sprees-populist-policies-meechai/

 

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Facebook blocks users from accessing content posted by fugitive Somsak

BY THE NATION

 

 

FACEBOOK HAS blocked users in Thailand from accessing a video posted by fugitive academic Somsak Jeamteerasakul.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-blocks-users-from-accessing-content-posted-by-fugitive-somsak/21538/

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