THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 18 May 2017

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Phuket tour bus sent off-road by tyre blowout

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The 21-year-old driver of the Phuket tour bus managed to swerve safely off the road after the tyre exploded. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A Phuket tour bus run off the busy Thepkrasattri Rd in Thalang after a front tyre exploded in a blowout yesterday afternoon (May 17).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983736-phuket-tour-bus-sent-off-road-by-tyre-blowout/

 

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Musician Chris Cornell dies at 52 - AP

REUTERS

 

Musician Chris Cornell poses at Elton John's 70th Birthday and 50-Year Songwriting Partnership with Bernie Taupin benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the UCLA Hammer Museum at RED Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 25, 2017. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/Files

 

REUTERS - U.S. musician Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later Audioslave, died on Wednesday in Detroit, the Associated Press reported on Thursday. He was 52.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983738-musician-chris-cornell-dies-at-52-ap/

 

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Ex-Mae Hong Song governor cleared of child sex ring allegations, say police
By The Nation

 

Ex-Mae Hong Song Governor Suebsak Iamwichan

 

BANGKOK: -- Ex-Mae Hong Song Governor Suebsak Iamwichan has been cleared of accusations that he bought sexual services from a minor involved in the province's forced prostitution ring, deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said on Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983741-ex-mae-hong-song-governor-cleared-of-child-sex-ring-allegations-say-police/                                                                                                    
 

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Rolf Harris to be freed from Stafford Prison on Friday

 

Rolf Harris will be released from prison on Friday and is due to appear in person at his indecent assault trial next week, a jury has been told.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983754-rolf-harris-to-be-freed-from-stafford-prison-on-friday/

 

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Exclusive: Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians - sources

By Ned Parker, Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel

 

FILE PHOTO: - U.S. President Donald Trump (L-R), joined by Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, senior advisor Steve Bannon, Communications Director Sean Spicer and then National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, speaks by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. on January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Flynn and other advisers to Donald Trump’s campaign were in contact with Russian officials and others with Kremlin ties in at least 18 calls and emails during the last seven months of the 2016 presidential race, current and former U.S. officials familiar with the exchanges told Reuters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983756-exclusive-trump-campaign-had-at-least-18-undisclosed-contacts-with-russians-sources/

 

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Discounts and special offers this weekend at the Thailand Mobile Expo 2017

 

 

If you are looking to buy a new smartphone, smartwatch or drone then head over to the Thailand Mobile Expo 2017 which is taking place this weekend.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/discounts-and-special-offers-this-weekend-at-the-thailand-mobile-expo-2017/21740/

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New taxi app launched to help curb cheating Bangkok taxi drivers, and protect them too

 

 

A smartphone application called “Taxi OK” developed by two Thai universities promises to curb cheating and other crimes committed by taxi drivers and protect cabbies against assault and robbery.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/new-taxi-app-launched-to-help-curb-cheating-bangkok-taxi-drivers-and-protect-them-too/21755/

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More than 60 villages in seven provinces hit by floods

By The Nation

 

 

Recent heavy rains in the North and Northeast have caused heavy floodings in 61 villages in seven provinces, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983778-more-than-60-villages-in-seven-provinces-hit-by-floods/

 

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60 supercars seized in tax evasion probe

By Angsuma Sridokkham
The Nation

 

 

As part of an investigation into alleged tax evasion, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) seized 60 supercars from a major car importer on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983779-60-supercars-seized-in-tax-evasion-probe/

 

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Police link National Theatre bombing to 2007 New Year attacks

By The Nation

 

 

Police have checked security camera footage taken in the vicinity of the National Theatre in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district in the investigation to find the culprits behind the small bomb blast earlier this week, deputy national police chief Pol General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983780-police-link-national-theatre-bombing-to-2007-new-year-attacks/

 

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HIV cases in Thailand drop below 10,000 a year

By The Nation

 

 

New cases of HIV in Thailand have fallen to less than 10,000 per year thanks to the increased use of condoms and advances in preventive medicine, the Disease Control Department's Bureau of AIDS, TB and STIs revealed on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983781-hiv-cases-in-thailand-drop-below-10000-a-year/

 

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NLA proposes VAT hike to 8 per cent

By The Nation

 

 

The National Legislative Assembly has agreed that value-added tax (VAT) should be increased from 7 per cent to 8 per cent.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983782-nla-proposes-vat-hike-to-8-per-cent/

 

 

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Phuket police yet to uncover reason for toilet fight involving foreigner

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- The motive behind an attack on a toilet attendant in Patong by a group of foreigners remains unclear as the victim has refused to a file a complaint. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983788-phuket-police-yet-to-uncover-reason-for-toilet-fight-involving-foreigner/

 

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Monitor lizard makes itself at home in Phuket residence toilet

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

 

PHUKET:-- A monitor lizard which was found taking a nap in the bathroom of a property in Kathu was captured and released back into the wild by members of the Khao Yai rescue team on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983789-monitor-lizard-makes-itself-at-home-in-phuket-residence-toilet/

 

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EU fines Facebook 110 mln euros over WhatsApp deal

BY REUTERS

 

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union antitrust regulators fined Facebook 110 million euros ($122 million) on Thursday for giving misleading information during a vetting of its deal to acquire messaging service WhatsApp in 2014.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/eu-fines-facebook-110-mln-euros-over-whatsapp-deal/21753/

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Krabi officials remove dozens of illegal fishing nets

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

KRABI:-- The Krabi Provincial Fisheries Office yesterday removed 58 illegal fishing nets (‘poh’) from the waters of Krabi. The nets were also in violation of spawning season restrictions.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983792-krabi-officials-remove-dozens-of-illegal-fishing-nets/

 

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Four taxi drivers face detention charge for their seizure of Uber car in Pattaya

By The Nation

 

 

Four taxi drivers in Pattaya who surrounded an Uber car on Wednesday afternoon and forced a Western passenger out of the vehicle were charged with illegal detention and threatening others, Provicial Police Region 2 chief Pol Lt-General Jitti Rodbangyang told the press on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983793-four-taxi-drivers-face-detention-charge-for-their-seizure-of-uber-car-in-pattaya/

 

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Hua Hin children’s foundation staff member denies child molesting accusation 

 

 

Police on Thursday detained a staff member of a children’s foundation in Hua Hin for allegedly molesting a minor under the age of 15.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983794-hua-hin-children’s-foundation-staff-member-denies-child-molesting-accusation/

 

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Chiang Mai Has Worst Small Particle Pollution In Thailand: Greenpeace

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

A truck sprays water to disperse haze in Chiang Mai in March 2012. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — Chiang Mai is Thailand’s most-polluted city in terms of dangerously small pollutants which kill tens of thousands in Thailand annually, Greenpeace announced Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983795-chiang-mai-has-worst-small-particle-pollution-in-thailand-greenpeace/

 

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Civil Court Rejects City's Challenge To BTS Accessibility Suit

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

Disabled commuters and rights activists rally along Ratchadapisek Road in Bangkok on their way to the Civil Court on Friday, Jan. 20, to file a class-action lawsuit against the city.

 

BANGKOK — The Civil Court said Thursday it has the authority to consider a class-action suit filed against City Hall for failing to make the BTS Skytrain system accessible to people with disabilities.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983796-civil-court-rejects-citys-challenge-to-bts-accessibility-suit/

 

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Thai police bust online betting gang at two Pattaya locations

 

 

Thai police have arrested 13 Chinese nationals running an online betting operation at two locations in Pattaya.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983800-thai-police-bust-online-betting-gang-at-two-pattaya-locations/

 

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Vietnamese man runs out of Bangkok cab after argument with girlfriend, jumps in klong and drowns

 

 

A 21 year old Vietnamese man drowned in Bangkok Noi Canal after jumping in following an argument with his girlfriend in a taxi.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983805-vietnamese-man-runs-out-of-bangkok-cab-after-argument-with-girlfriend-jumps-in-klong-and-drowns/

 

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