THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 24 May 2017

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Australian police did not act fast enough to deadly siege - coroner

By Colin Packham

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police failed to respond quickly enough to the threat posed by a gunman responsible for a 16-hour siege at a Sydney cafe in 2014 in which three people including the hostage-taker were killed, a coroner said in a report on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984641-australian-police-did-not-act-fast-enough-to-deadly-siege-coroner/

 

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Blushing bride left really red-faced after wedding day disaster!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- A beautiful Cinderella bride was turned into an ugly sister after a make-up disaster on her wedding day left her in tears.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984643-blushing-bride-left-really-red-faced-after-wedding-day-disaster/

 

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Thailand’s broadcasting regulator plays down Facebook ban saying it was mere “speculation and not true”

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The secretary of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has said that the Thai authorities never intended to ban Facebook.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984644-thailand’s-broadcasting-regulator-plays-down-facebook-ban-saying-it-was-mere-“speculation-and-not-true”/

 

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New "Apple" brand Ya Ba hitting the streets of Pattaya after latest arrest

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

PATTAYA: -- The chief of police in Pattaya said that there was a new menace in town - "Apple" brand Ya Ba complete with a fruity aroma.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984648-new-apple-brand-ya-ba-hitting-the-streets-of-pattaya-after-latest-arrest/

 

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Political motive behind the hospital bombing

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Investigators of the bombing at Phramongkhutklao hospital have now strongly believed political motive was behind the attack while ruling out southern insurgency link.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984649-political-motive-behind-the-hospital-bombing-in-bangkok/

 

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Couch Cobra: Lady loses it when she realizes she’s lying on top of snake

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Sanook

 

PHETCHABURI: -- During family time in front of the television, a Thai woman freaked out when she realized she was lying on top of a cobra, who was hidden in her living room couch last night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984651-couch-cobra-lady-loses-it-when-she-realizes-she’s-lying-on-top-of-snake/

 

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First Army commander says hospital bombing was carried out by well-organised group

 

 

BANGKOK: -- First Army Region commander said yesterday that the bombing at Phramongkhutklao hospital was carried out by a well organized group.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984656-first-army-commander-says-hospital-bombing-was-carried-out-by-well-organised-group/

 

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Trang people want isthmus canal studied

By The Nation

 

 

TRANG: -- Trang citizens on Wednesday urged the government to conduct a feasibility study on a long-mooted canal linking the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984659-trang-people-want-isthmus-canal-studied/

 

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Tak students terrified after fatal lightning strike

By The Nation

 

 

TAK: -- Its students still terrified after a lightning strike killed one pupil and injured 43 other students and teachers, a primary school in Tak remained closed on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984661-tak-students-terrified-after-fatal-lightning-strike/

 

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Phuket driver’s arm severed in accident while delivering tourists to airport

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The driver, Thawin Chaiponrit, 51, had his left arm severed in the accident. Photo: Maikhao rescue workers

 

PHUKET: -- A man, who police have yet to confirm whether or not was working as an illegal taxi driver, had an arm severed in an accident while driving two Iraqi tourists to Phuket International Airport this morning (May 24).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984662-phuket-driver’s-arm-severed-in-accident-while-delivering-tourists-to-airport/

 

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Phuket rider dead as motorbike hits guardrail

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Chaichana Nuanla-ong, 34, from Songkhla, was dead at the scene. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A man died after his motorbike hit a guardrail on a bend south of the Heroines Monument in the early hours of this morning (May 24).

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984663-phuket-rider-dead-as-motorbike-hits-guardrail/

 

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Bangkok gambling den busted, 92 charged

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Ninety-two people were arrested in a joint Army-police raid on a gambling den in Bangkok’s Bang Kapi district on Tuesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984664-bangkok-gambling-den-busted-92-charged/

 

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More heavy rains anticipated today

 

 

BANGKOK: -- More heavy to very heavy rains are anticipated today until Sunday in four parts of the country, the Meteorological Department said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984666-more-heavy-rains-anticipated-today/

 

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Civilian military trials may resume after bombing

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

Police and military officers collect evidence Monday at the scene of bombing at Phramongkutklao Hospital.

 

BANGKOK — In lieu of Monday’s bomb attack at an army-owned hospital, the junta is considering resuming military trials for civilians.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984667-civilian-military-trials-may-resume-after-bombing/

 

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Out-of-court settlement for former actor and revenue employee

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok South Criminal Court today arranged an out-of-court settlement between former GMM Grammy actor and TV host Akaranat Ariyaritwikul and a state revenue employee in a traffic case which saw the celebrity beating and forcing him to kneel down and prostrate in front of his scratched Mini Cooper car.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984672-out-of-court-settlement-for-former-actor-nott-and-revenue-employee/

 

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Task force weighed after 1,000-year-old coral stolen from gulf island

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Marine officials on Monday recover the remains of a five-meter disc coral stolen from Koh Wiang in the Gulf of Thailand.

 

CHUMPHON — Officials announced plans to establish a task force to protect marine resources Wednesday after an ancient coral specimen was stolen from an island in the Gulf of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984673-task-force-weighed-after-1000-year-old-coral-stolen-from-koh-wiang/

 

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Thai tourist ‘robbed’ of Bt200,000 in Tak

By The Nation

 

 

TAK: -- A Chon Buri resident claims that Bt200,000 in cash and other assets were stolen from her hotel room in Tak.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984675-thai-tourist-‘robbed’-of-bt200000-in-tak/

 

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UPDATE:

‘Kraab my car’ star talks compensation

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Facing a slew of criminal charges, actor-TV host Akanat “Nott” Ariyaritwikul met behind closed doors on Wednesday morning with the motorcycle messenger he allegedly assaulted following a minor road accident late last year, an event caught on a damning video.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984672-out-of-court-settlement-for-former-actor-nott-and-revenue-employee/?do=findComment&comment=11918107

 

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THAI Smile boosts Bangkok-Udon Thani flights 

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- THAI Smile Airways has added five more flights between Bangkok and Udon Thani.  Flight WE010 will begin service on June 2 from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Udon Thani on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984677-thai-smile-boosts-bangkok-udon-thani-flights /

 

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3.4-magnitude quake hits near Koh Yao, Phang Nga

By The Nation

 

PHUKET: -- A 3.4-magnitude quake was recorded near Koh Yao island in Phang Nga on Wednesday afternoon, the Seismological Bureau of the Meteorological Department reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984679-34-magnitude-quake-hits-near-koh-yao-phang-nga/

 

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Resale condos offer much better bargains than new ones, says developer

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Plus Property has suggested that buyers invest in resale condos as research shows resale prices lower than new condo units by 26-44 per cent.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984680-resale-condos-offer-much-better-bargains-than-new-ones-says-developer/

 

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‘Red Beret’ Army rangers patrol Government House

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Around 20 “Red Beret” Army rangers from the Special Warfare Command stood guard at Government House on Wednesday, two days after a bombing at Phramongkutklao Hospital which injured 25 people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984683-‘red-beret’-army-rangers-patrol-government-house/

 

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NLA votes to keep provincial election inspectors

By The Nation

 

The National Reform Steering Assembly (NLA)’s committee vetting the organic law on the Election Commission (EC) has agreed to maintain provincial election inspectors.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984686-nla-votes-to-keep-provincial-election-inspectors/

 

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Brothers claim proof that Phuket camp has their stolen elephant

By The Nation
SURIN 

 

SURIN: -- After 14 years, two brothers who previously owned a female elephant named “Phang Yo” claim to have evidence of alleged elephant identity forgery and hope they can finally retrieve the animal from a Phuket-based elephant camp.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984688-brothers-claim-proof-that-phuket-camp-has-their-stolen-elephant/

 

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Taiwan court rules in favour of same-sex marriage

REUTERS

 

Supporters take part in a rally ahead of Taiwan's top court ruling on same-sex marriage case which will decide whether it will become the first place in Asia to recognise same-sex marriage, in Taipei, Taiwan May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's constitutional court ruled on Wednesday that same-sex couples have the right to legally marry, the first such ruling in Asia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984690-taiwan court-rules-in-favour-of-same-sex-marriage/

 

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Manchester suicide bomber likely did not act alone, Britain says

By Michael Holden and Andy Bruce

 

A man looks at flowers for the victims of the Manchester Arena attack in central Manchester, Britain May 23, 2017. 

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The suicide bomber who killed 22 people including children in Manchester likely did not act alone, Britain's interior minister said on Wednesday as soldiers were being deployed to key sites to help prevent further attacks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984691-manchester-suicide-bomber-likely-did-not-act-alone-britain-says/

 

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Three men arrested in Manchester bomb investigation, UK police say

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Three men have been arrested in Manchester on Wednesday in an investigation into the suicide bomb attack which killed 22 people at a music concert in the northern English city on Monday night, police in the city said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984691-manchester-suicide-bomber-likely-did-not-act-alone-britain-says/#comment-11918736

 

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New police taskforce to target Indonesian gays

By Tom Allard and Stefanno Reinard

 

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Police in Indonesia's most populous province plan to deploy a taskforce to investigate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activity, a move likely to fuel concerns of a widening crackdown on the community in the Muslim-majority country.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984701-new-police-taskforce-to-target-indonesian-gays/

 

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Philippines' Duterte warns of harsh measures as civilians flee fighting

By Romeo Ranoco

 

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

 

PANTAR, Philippines (Reuters) - Thousands of civilians fled fighting in the Philippines on Wednesday as troops sought to contain Islamic State-linked militants who took over large parts of a city, set building ablaze and took hostage a Catholic priest and other Christians.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984702-philippines-duterte-warns-of-harsh-measures-as-civilians-flee-fighting/

 

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi seeks to revive peace process with fresh talks

By Wa Lone

 

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the opening ceremony of the 21st Century Panglong Conference in Naypyitaw, Myanmar May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi opened a new round of talks with some of the country's myriad ethnic groups on Wednesday, looking to revive a stuttering peace process after a tough first year in power that saw the worst fighting with rebels in years.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984703-myanmars-suu-kyi-seeks-to-revive-peace-process-with-fresh-talks/