THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 26 May 2017

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Motorcycle taxi driver saves the day after Pattaya citizen's arrest

 

 

A motorcycle taxi driver made a citizen's arrest outside Central Beach in Pattaya on Tuesday after two men stole a British tourist's phone.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984891-motorcycle-taxi-driver-saves-the-day-after-pattaya-citizens-arrest/

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Biometric proof to be required in deep South to get SIM card

By JIRAPAN BOONNOON
THE NATION

 

 

In a move to step up national security, mobile phone users in the deep South will be required to register their SIM cards using biometric data starting on June 1.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984888-biometric-proof-to-be-required-in-deep-south-to-get-sim-card/

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Drive to keep drugs and smoking out of Pattaya schools

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

PATTAYA: -- The deputy head of the Pattaya municipal administration led a meeting at the town hall yesterday aimed at keeping drugs and cigarettes out of the area's schools.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984913-drive-to-keep-drugs-and-smoking-out-of-pattaya-schools/

 

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"Tiger Temple" grounds set to be returned to farmers from July

 

Picture: Manager

 

KANCHANABURI: -- Work is well underway on three large tracts of land in Kanchanaburi seized under Article 44.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984914-tiger-temple-grounds-set-to-be-returned-to-farmers-from-july/

 

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Only in Thailand? Old woman unblocking the drains wows a million netizens!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- An old woman being public spirited has wowed more than a million Thais online after she was filmed clearing the drains of litter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984915-only-in-thailand-old-woman-unblocking-the-drains-wows-a-million-netizens/

 

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All in a night's work for Pattaya police as eighty year old monk goes ballistic in Soi Bua Khao

 

Picture: Siamchon News

 

PATTAYA: -- Police were called to Soi Bua Khao in the early hours of Thursday morning after an eighty year old monk attacked a member of the public.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984916-all-in-a-nights-work-for-pattaya-police-as-eighty-year-old-monk-goes ballistic-in-soi-bua-khao/

 

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Thirteen students injured as pick-up overturns after "tire explodes" on Tak to Mae Sot road

 

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TAK: -- Thirteen students aged 13 to 17 were injured - two seriously - after a tire exploded as a pick-up taking them home entered a bend on the Tak to Mae Sot road yesterday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984917-thirteen-students-injured-as-pick-up-overturns-after-tire-explodes on-tak-to-mae-sot-road/

 

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Chao Phraya River project approved despite criticism

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- DESPITE CONCERNS over the legality and negative impacts on the waterway, the Chao Phraya Riverside Promenade Project has been authorised and construction is scheduled to begin before August, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984918-chao-phraya-river-project-approved-despite-criticism/

 

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Scapegoat in murder case walks free after 5 years

By PIYANUCH THAMNUKASETCHAI
THE NATION

 

 

Legal saga ends after Worawit found innocent of drug trafficking

 

UBON RATCHATHANI: -- A SCAPEGOAT who was jailed over a wrongful murder conviction and then detained for alleged drug dealing walked out of Ubon Ratchathani Central Prison as a free and vindicated man yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984919-scapegoat-in-murder-case-walks-free-after-5-years/

 

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Feared computer crime law goes into effect

By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- The highly controversial computer crimes law came into effect on Wednesday after it was published in the Royal Gazette in January.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984894-feared-computer-crime-law-goes-into-effect/

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Bangkok flooding is chronic problem
By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION

 

 

BMA officials admit they cannot cope with heavy rains as experts blame infrastructure and lack of preparedness

 

BANGKOK: -- BANGKOK WILL continue to experience flooding after heavy rains unless water-drainage problems including roads and canals are solved, water-management experts have said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984921-bangkok-flooding-is-chronic-problem/

 

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Political 'extremist' group blamed for hospital blast

By THE NATION

 

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Police trying to identify 20 suspects caught on security cameras; prawit says perpetrators are ‘people close to us’

 

BANGKOK: -- INVESTIGATORS are convinced that political hardliners were behind Monday’s bombing at Phramongkutklao Hospital and the perpetrators are still in the country, national police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984922-political-‘extremist’-group-blamed-for-hospital-blast/

 

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Consumers Foundation to lodge class action suit against Korea King distributor

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Foundation for Consumers will launch a class action lawsuit against the importer and distributor of Korea King cooking pans on behalf of 109 buyers of the kitchen utensil.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984923-consumers-foundation-to-lodge-class-action-suit-against-korea-king-distributor/

 

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Drainage official dies while supervising water pumping in Lat Phrao

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A city official succumbed to his death from sudden heart attack as he was supervising water pumping operations in Lat Phrao area on Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984924-drainage-official-dies-while-supervising-water-pumping-in-lat-phrao/

 

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In blow to Trump, U.S. appeals court refuses to reinstate travel ban

By Mica Rosenberg and Dan Levine

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO: People protest U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban outside of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 15, 2017. REUTERS/David Ryder

 

(Reuters) - In a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump, a U.S. appeals court refused on Thursday to reinstate his travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority nations, calling it discriminatory and setting the stage for a showdown in the Supreme Court.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984925-in-blow-to-trump-us-appeals-court-refuses-to-reinstate-travel-ban/

 

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Trump directly scolds NATO allies, says they owe "massive" sums

By Steve Holland and Robin Emmott

REUTERS

 

Speaking at a NATO conference on Thursday, U.S. President Trump said NATO members must meet financial obligations. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday intensified his accusations that NATO allies were not spending enough on defence and said more attacks such as this week's bombing in Manchester would take place unless the alliance did more to stop militants.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984926-trump-directly-scolds-nato-allies-says-they-owe-massive-sums/

 

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"You were my guy," Trump told Macron, French official says

 

President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Emmanuel Macron on Thursday that he had been his favourite to win the French presidential election and media reports that he was backing far-right leader Marine Le Pen were wrong, a French official said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984927-you-were-my-guy-trump-told-macron-french-official-says/

 

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Booby-trap blast injures former Greek PM Papademos

By George Georgiopoulos

REUTERS

 

A police officer secures the area around the car of former Greekprime minister and former central bank chief Lucas Papademos following the detonation of an envelope injuring him and his driver, in Athens, Greece, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

 

ATHENS (Reuters) - A former Greek prime minister was injured when a booby-trapped package exploded in his car in central Athens on Thursday in the worst act of violence targeting politicians in the crisis-hit country for several years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984928-booby-trap-blast-injures-former greek pm-papademos/

 

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Trump son-in-law Kushner under FBI scrutiny in Russia probe - media reports

REUTERS

 

White House senior advisor Jared Kushner arrives to join U.S. President Donald Trump and the rest of the U.S. delegation to meet with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, a senior White House adviser, is under scrutiny by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Russia probe, the Washington Post and NBC News reported on Thursday.

 

 Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984929-trump-son-in-law-kushner-under-fbi-scrutiny-in-russia-probe-media-reports/                                                                                                   
 

 

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Lieberman withdraws from consideration to be FBI director

By Tim Ahmann

REUTERS

 

Former Senator Joe Lieberman waves as he leaves after a meeting with President Donald Trump for candidates for FBI director at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator and Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has withdrawn from consideration to be the next director of the FBI, citing the potential for an appearance of a conflict of interest given President Donald Trump's decision to retain an attorney who works at the same firm.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984930-lieberman-withdraws-from-consideration-to-be-fbi-director/

 

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Phuket drug fugitive arrested after plunging through ceiling

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

  

Police arrest Suriya after he crashed through the ceiling. Photo: Phuket Provincial Police

 

PHUKET: -- Police have arrested the two men who escaped a locked cage while being transported to Phuket Court on drugs charges earlier this month after one of them fell through a house ceiling to the surprise of officers raiding the house.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984932-phuket-drug-fugitive-arrested-after-plunging-through-ceiling/

 

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Health Department warns patients with 4 diseases against eating durians excessively

 

BANGKOK, 25 May 2017 (NNT) – Health Department Director General Dr. Wachira Phengchan said that durian is a fruit that provides vitamins and minerals and is a great source of carbohydrate, but patients with kidney disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and coronary stenosis should be extra cautious for consuming too many durians as it could be harmful to their health. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984939-thai-health-dept-warns-patients-with-4-diseases-against-eating-durians-excessively/

 

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Exclusive - Kim's rocket stars: The trio behind North Korea's missile programme

By Ju-min Park and James Pearson

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the intermediate-range ballistic missile Pukguksong-2's launch test with Kim Jong Sik (2nd L), Ri Pyong Chol (3rd L) and Jang Chang Ha (R) in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) May 22, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS/File Photo

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - After successful missile launches, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un often exchanges smiles and hugs with the same three men and shares a celebratory smoke with them.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984943-exclusive-kims-rocket-stars-the-trio-behind-north-koreas-missile-programme/

 

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Tourism Ministry makes moves to improve tourism for Chinese visitors

 

BANGKOK, 26 May 2017 (NNT) – The Minister of Tourism and Sports is seeking discussions with the National Tourism Administration of China (CNTA) on quelling illegal tours, expressing belief that the situation has significantly improved. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984944-thai-tourism-min-makes-moves-to-improve-tourism-for-chinese-visitors/

 

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Two killed, five injured in truck crash in Trat

By The Nation

 

TRAT: -- A speeding pickup truck crashed into a trailer truck late Thursday night, killing two people and injuring five others in Trat province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984947-two-killed-five-injured-in-truck-crash-in-trat/

 

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Hezbollah says Saudi on path to more bloodshed in Iran struggle

REUTERS

 

A woman carries a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as she watches Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah appear on a screen during a live broadcast to speak to his supporters at an event marking Resistance and Liberation Day in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Hassan Abdallah

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah said on Thursday Saudi Arabia was on a losing path to more bloodshed in its struggle with Iran and instead urged Riyadh to seek dialogue and negotiations with Tehran.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984951-hezbollah-says-saudi-on-path-to-more-bloodshed-in-iran-struggle/

 

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Feds in Minnesota charge 21 new defendants in sweeping probe of Thai sex ring

By Stephen Montemayor Star Tribune

 

Federal investigation began in Minnesota and discovered Thai women working as 'sex slaves.' 

 

MINNEAPOLIS: -- One of the nation’s largest sex-trafficking prosecutions yielded its second indictment Thursday, when federal authorities in Minneapolis announced charges against 21 leaders of a conspiracy that allegedly trafficked hundreds of Thai women throughout the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984952-feds-in-minnesota-charge-21-new-defendants-in-sweeping-probe-of-thai-sex-ring/

 

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Police close in on hardcore political opponents in hospital bombing

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Over 60 witnesses to the Phra Mongkutklaoo hospital bombing have been questioned by police with now political motive remaining the strongest possibility, according to the Royal Thai Police commissioner.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984954-thai-police-close-in-on-hardcore-political-opponents-in-hospital-bombing/

 

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Phuket Police chief warns against breach of new Computer Act

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: -- Commander of the Phuket Provincial Police, Maj Gen Teeraphol Thipjaroen, has urged people to be aware of the consequences of breaching Thailand’s new Computer Crime Act 2017, which came into effect on Wednesday (May 24).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984959-phuket-police-chief-warns-against-breach-of-new-computer-act/