THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 18 May 2017

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Manning leaves U.S. prison 7 years after giving secrets to WikiLeaks

By Karen Dillon

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO - Chelsea Manning is pictured in this 2010 photograph obtained on August 14, 2013. Courtesy U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS

 

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (Reuters) - Chelsea Manning walked out of a U.S. military prison on Wednesday, seven years after being arrested for passing secrets to WikiLeaks in the largest breach of classified information in U.S. history.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983652-manning-leaves-us-prison-7-years-after-giving-secrets-to-wikileaks/

 

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Customs hits back after alleged watch smugglers turn to social media 
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Customs Department on Wednesday explained why officials took legal action against two Thai women wearing luxury wristwatches at Suvarnabhumi Airport. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983655-thai-customs-hits-back-after-alleged-watch-smugglers-turn-to-social-media/

 

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Commerce Ministry considering keeping Sadao border checkpoint open 24 hours

 

BANGKOK, 18 May 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Commerce has scheduled a meaning on keeping the Sadao-Bukit Kayu Hitam border checkpoint open 24 hours a day to benefit tourism and trade. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983656-commerce-ministry-considering-keeping-sadao-border-checkpoint-open-24-hours/

 

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Authorities rescue people, patients stranded in flash floods in Kamphaeng Phet
By The Nation

 

 

KAMPHAENG PHET: -- Authorities rushed to rescue people stranded on a road and patients of a district hospital after flash floods hit a district in Kamphaeng Phet province late on Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983657-authorities-rescue-people-patients-stranded-in-flash-floods-in-kamphaeng-phet/

 

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Taxi drivers chase foreigner out of Uber taxi in Pattaya
By The Nation

 

PATTAYA: -- Taxi drivers in Pattaya surrounded an Uber taxi on Wednesday afternoon and forced a western passenger out of the vehicle, the Uber driver said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983658-taxi-drivers-chase-foreigner-out-of-uber-taxi-in-pattaya/

 

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Tourism Ministry pushing 6 premium rice strains in line with PM's wishes

 

BANGKOK, 18 May 2017 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has adamantly encouraged 6 premium strains of Thai rice be served to visiting foreigners to promote Thai grains while voicing hope Thai street food can be elevated as a tourist attraction. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983662-thai-tourism-min-pushing-6-premium-rice-strains-in-line-with-pms-wishes/

 

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HTC U11: World’s first squeezable smartphone launched – and it’s good news for users in Thailand

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

A lot of smartphones look the same and have similar features but HTC have unveiled a new device that has a unique feature – it is squeezable.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/htc-u11-worlds-first-squeezable-smartphone-launched-and-its-good-news-for-users-in-thailand/21734/

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Property baron Anant Asavabhokhin summoned to acknowledge money laundering conspiracy charge

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has summoned property baron Anant Asavabhokhin to acknowledge money laundering conspiracy charge after gaining substantial evidence linking him to the 13 billion baht Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative scam.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983672-property-baron-anant-asavabhokhin-summoned-to-acknowledge-money-laundering-conspiracy-charge/

 

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Bipolar Russian rampages through Phuket Spa

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

A Tourist Police officer attends the scene of the incident. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A Russian man who tourist police were told by the man’s neighbour is bipolar was hospitalised as a precaution by tourist police yesterday after smashing up a room at a spa in Wichit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983673-bipolar-russian-rampages-through-phuket-spa/

 

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Canada backs sanctions against foreign officials in abuse cases

By David Ljunggren

REUTERS

 

 

Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland gestures as she arrives to pose for a family photo during a G7 for foreign ministers in Lucca, Italy April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada backs imposing sanctions on officials from Russia and other nations who are deemed guilty of human rights violations, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday, pressuring Moscow over the high-profile case of a dead whistleblower.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983678-canada-backs-sanctions-against-foreign-officials-in-abuse-cases/

 

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DSI sends summons to billionaire Anant over alleged money laundering
By The Nation

 

Anant Asavabhokhin

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has issued summons to billionaire land developer Anant Asavabhokhin to face charges of collaborating to launder money siphoned off from a cooperative.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983672-property-baron-anant-asavabhokhin-summoned-to-acknowledge-money-laundering-conspiracy-charge/?do=findComment&comment=11898605

 

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Four people arrested in connection with Pattani bombing

 

 

PATTANI, 18 May 2017 (NNT) - Four more suspects in last week's explosion in Pattani have been apprehended and taken to an army base for an interrogation. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983686-four-people-arrested-in-connection-with-pattani-bombing/

 

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Min of Commerce to promote 500 Noo Nit star-rated food shops this year

 

 

BANGKOK, 18 May 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce plans to promote at least 500 Noo Nit budget food shops to star-rated ones this year to encourage operators taking part in its Noo Nit Pa Chim project to keep improving their standards. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983690-min-of-commerce-to-promote-500-noo-nit-star-rated-food-shops-this-year/

 

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Big C Pattani reopens today under tight security check

 

 

PATTANI: -- Big C supercentre in Pattani reopened this morning after having to close for eight days following the bomb attack that left over 60 people injured and almost 40 million baht in damages to properties and vehicles.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983691-big-c-pattani-reopens-today-under-tight-security-check/

 

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Vietnamese man’s body found buried in Thai wildlife sanctuary
By The Nation

 

CHAIYAPHUM: -- A Vietnamese man’s body has been found buried in a wildlife sanctuary in Chaiyaphum province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983694-vietnamese-man’s-body-found-buried-in-thai-wildlife-sanctuary/

 

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Thais offer final verdict on Lao dam
By Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The level of public participation in planning for the Pak Beng Dam that Laos wants to build on the Mekong River was among concerns raised at a meeting on Thursday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983695-thais-offer-final-verdict-on-lao-dam/

 

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Man dead as motorcycle slams head-on into car at Phuket shadow play

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The motorbike clipped the back of one car then slammed head-on into the oncoming Toyota Altis. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Police are investigating the death of a 21-year-old man whose motorbike clipped the back of one car then slammed head-on into another car in front of a shadow play performance in central Phuket last night (May 17).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983697-man-dead-as-motorcycle-slams-head-on-into-car-at-phuket-shadow-play/

 

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Pattaya taxi drivers force foreigners out of Uber car

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Screenshot: Bangkok Biz News

 

PATTAYA: -- A group of cabbies chased foreign tourists out of their Uber and threatened to have the Uber driver arrested — the latest vile move from taxi drivers in the conflict between them and the ride-sharing apps.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983658-taxi-drivers-chase-foreigner-out-of-uber-taxi-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=11898837

 

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Husband claims he played fake Russian roulette with wife but didn’t take all the bullets out

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- A drunk man in Sena told police that he was only playing with his wife when he suggested a game of Russian roulette.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983702-husband-claims-he-played-fake-russian-roulette-with-wife-but-didn’t take-all-the-bullets-out/

 

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Dog attack in Chonburi housing estate – neighbor refuses to take responsibility

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

CHONBURI/PATTAYA: -- A neighbor is refusing to take responsibility for a dog attack claiming that he was looking after only one of the dogs in the pack. The one that did the biting was a soi dog and wasn’t his, he claimed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983704-dog-attack-in-chonburi-housing-estate-–-neighbor-refuses-to-take-responsibility/

 

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Online traders set to face high fines for not advertising prices

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- New regulations introduced this month aim to give consumers a fairer deal with online purchases.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983707-online-traders-set-to-face-high-fines-for-not-advertising-prices/

 

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Woman complains to police after person who rear ended her car claimed she was daughter of public prosecutor

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- A saleswoman has gone to Chok Chai police to complain after another woman who rear ended her car swore at her claiming she was the daughter of a public prosecutor.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983708-woman-complains-to-police-after-person-who-rear-ended-her-car-claimed she-was-daughter-of-public-prosecutor/

 

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Teenage mum of baby thrown in trash is found - says she didn't know she was pregnant

 

Picture: Sanook

 

KORAT: -- Police in Marerng district of Korat have found the mother of a baby found thrown in the trash outside some lodgings at an industrial estate on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983711-teenage-mum-of-baby-thrown-in-trash-is-found-says-she-didnt-know she-was-pregnant/

 

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Video: Who believes the driver who says he didn't know he collided with a motorbike?

 

PIcture: TNews

 

BANGKOK: -- A pick-up driver was filmed casually filling up his truck at a gas station after he was caught on CCTV colliding with a motorcycle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983713-video-who-believes-the-driver-who-says-he-didnt-know-he-collided with-a-motorbike/

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Twister strikes Nakhon Sawan pulling down massive power lines

 

 

NAKHON SAWAN: -- A Twister tore through the Phahonyothin highway in Taklee district of Nakhon Sawan yesterday afternoon, pulling down power lines, tearing down trees and blacking out a large areas in the province and part of adjacent Chainat province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983718-twister-strikes-nakhon-sawan-pulling-down-massive-power-lines/

 

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Hospital to help dead patient’s family
By The Nation

 

 

Aranyaprathet Hospital will provide assistance to the family of a young woman who died after being given a painkiller injection at the hospital in Sa Kaew, its director said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983727-aranyaprathet-hospital-to-help-dead-patient’s-family/

 

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Assets headache forces Mahidol University president to quit

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Udom Kachintorn has resigned as president of Mahidol University after realising he had insufficient time to replace the school’s 13 acting deputy rectors, who quit when the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) required them to publicly declare their financial assets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983728-assets-headache-forces-mahidol-university-president-to-quit/                                                                                                    
 

 

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Legendary singer Chinnakorn dead at 71
By The Nation

 

Chinnakorn Krailart

 

BANGKOK: -- Chinnakorn Krailart, a designated National Artist who was praised as a living legend of the traditional folk-singing style known as “lae”, died on Thursday morning at age 71.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983730-legendary-singer-chinnakorn-dead-at-71/

 

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Video shows foreign-looking man robbing Singaporean tourists
By The Nation

 

 

PHUKET: -- A Phuket restaurant owner has sought the help of Facebook users to help locate a foreign-looking thief seen on CCTV footage stealing a bag from a Singaporean couple inside his business.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983734-video-shows-foreign-looking-man-robbing-singaporean-tourists/