THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 5 Jun 2017

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Video: Warring families fight in the middle of the road in Trang!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

TRANG: -- Two warring families were caught on video trying to settle their differences with a spot of boxing....or was it wrestling....in the middle of the road in southern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986394-video-warring-families-fight-in-the-middle-of-the-road-in-trang/

 

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Security guard arrested for ‘raping, stabbing’ elderly woman 
By The Nation

 

CHON BURI/PATTAYA: -- Local residents captured a 30-year-old security guard on the suspicion he raped and stabbed a 70-year-old woman early Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986396-security-guard-arrested-for-‘raping-stabbing’-elderly-woman /

 

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Chinese businessman’s gold necklace snatched in Pattaya
By The Nation

 

PATTAYA: -- A Chinese businessman told Pattaya police his Bt200,000 gold necklace was snatched by a motorcyclist late Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986397-chinese-businessman’s-gold-necklace-snatched-in-pattaya/

 

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No laughing matter as comic shooting case hots up

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Police have revealed details of the shooter who took a pot shot at a famous Thai comic and his friends in the car park of a restaurant in Bangkok last week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986399-no-laughing-matter-as-comic-shooting-case-hots-up/

 

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Trump criticised for tweet on London mayor after bridge attacks

By Yeganeh Torbati and David Shepardson

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump makes concluding remarks as first lady Melania Trump listens at the Ford's Theatre Gala, an annual charity event to honor the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln, in Washington, U.S., June 4, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump came under fire on Sunday for criticizing London's mayor in the aftermath of attacks in the city that killed seven people and injured at least 48 others.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986400-trump-criticised-for-tweet-on-london-mayor-after-bridge-attacks/

 

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Barking dog alerts Pattaya house owner to four meter python in the roof

 

Picture: Siamchon News

 

PATTAYA: -- A house owner in Bang Lamung called in the snake catchers in the early hours of Sunday morning after his dog started barking.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986402-barking-dog-alerts-pattaya-house-owner-to-four-meter-python-in-the-roof/

 

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Here’s all the new stuff Apple is expected to announce at WWDC 2017

 

 

 

Apple’s Tim Cook is expected to unveil several new products and upgrades to software at the firm’s Worldwide Developers Conference, which gets underway on Monday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/heres-all-the-new-stuff-apple-is-expected-to-announce-at-wwdc-2017/22089/
 

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Don’t tap on that link! Warning over latest WhatsApp scam

 

 

Users are being warned to be on the lookout for the latest WhatsApp scam.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/dont-tap-on-that-link-warning-over-latest-whatsapp-scam/22091/

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After London attack, Facebook says aims to be ‘hostile environment’ for terrorists

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook said it wanted to make its social media platform a “hostile environment” for terrorists in a statement issued after attackers killed seven people in London and prompted Prime Minister Theresa May to demand action from internet firms.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/after-london-attack-facebook-says-aims-to-be-hostile-environment-for-terrorists/22093/

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Suspects in high-profile murder case paraded during reenactment
By The Nation

 

 

KHON KAEN: -- Some 100 crowd-control police officers took three suspects in the high-profile murder and body mutilation case to reenact their alleged crime in Khon Kaen province on Monday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986408-suspects-in-high-profile-murder-case-paraded-during-reenactment/

 

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Saudi Arabia cuts ties to Qatar, cites 'terrorism'

 

FILE PHOTO - An aerial view of Doha's diplomatic area March 21, 2013. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad/File Photo

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia broke diplomatic relations and all land sea and air contacts with fellow Gulf Arab state Qatar on Monday, saying the move was necessary to protect the kingdom from what it described as terrorism and extremism.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986409-saudi-arabia-cuts-ties-to-qatar-cites-terrorism/

 

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PM pushing for GI products from all 77 provinces

 

 

BANGKOK, 5 June 2017 (NNT) – The Prime Minister wants all 77 provinces to establish their own Geographical Indication (GI) products so as to attract international visitors, saying he is eyeing two particular fruits produced in Bangkok for GI distinction. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986412-pm-prayut-pushing-for-gi-products-from-all-77-provinces/

 

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Phuket Airport chief transferred, visits ceiling collapse victim

The Phuket News

 

Monrudee Gettuphan (left), former Director of Phuket International Airport, visited Buncha Sangguanam, 58, at Bangkok Hospital Phuket yesterday (June 4) after he suffered head injuries in a ceiling collapse at the airport’s Domestic Terminal on Saturday. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:  -- In her last act as Director of Phuket International Airport, Monrudee Gettuphan yesterday (June 4) visited the passenger in hospital who suffered head injuries in a ceiling collapse at the airport’s Domestic Terminal on Saturday (June 3).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986414-phuket-airport-chief-transferred-visits-ceiling-collapse-victim/

 

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Ranong troops intercept Myanmar worker smugglers 
By The Nation

 

RANONG: -- Troops of the Ranong-based Thep Sattree Taskforce intercepted three attempts to smuggle undocumented Myanmar workers into Thailand late Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986416-ranong-troops-intercept-myanmar-worker-smugglers /

 

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Universal healthcare to remain, says PM
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted on Monday that his government will not stop the free universal healthcare programme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986418-universal-healthcare-to-remain-says-pm-prayut/

 

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Thousands participate in the 12th Laguna Phuket Marathon

Phuket Gazette 

 

Athletes line up at the start of the 2017 Laguna Phuket Marathon. Photo: Laguna Phuket

 

PHUKET: More than 4,000 runners lined-up yesterday morning to run the Marathon and Half Marathon distances at the 12th annual Laguna Phuket Marathon. With a record turnout of almost 7,000 runners during the two-day event, the Marathon and Half Marathon proved to be the most popular. With more than 1,600 athletes competing in the marathon alone, it was the largest field of marathon runners ever at the Laguna Phuket Marathon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986419-thousands-participate-in-the-12th-laguna-phuket-marathon/

 

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Islamic State claims responsibility for London attack

 

Police guard a cordon on the north side of London Bridge, after attackers rammed a hired van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbed others nearby killing and injuring people, in London, Britain June 4, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for Saturday night's attack in London which killed seven people and wounded dozens, the militant group's agency Amaq said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986423-islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-london-attack/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Three bar girls re-enact alleged killing and dismembering of another bar girl

 

 

KHON KAEN: -- Three female suspects in the murder and dismembering of a bar girl were this morning taken by Khon Kaen police to reenact the circumstances surrounding the victim’s death.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986408-suspects-in-high-profile-murder-case-paraded-during-reenactment/?do=findComment&comment=11954650

 

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Report: All foreign tourists will soon need insurance in order to enter Thailand

 

File Photo

 

BANGKOK: -- Foreign tourists wishing to visit Thailand will be required to purchase travel insurance prior to their arrival.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986427-report-all-foreign-tourists-will-soon-need-insurance-in-order-to-enter-thailand/

 

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Snout for Clout: Thai man offers 100 pig heads to spirit for career success

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Sanook

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: -- A Nakhon Si Thammarat real estate agent made an offering of 100 pig heads and 999 eggs yesterday at the sacred shrine of “Tuad Pu Chee,” since he believes that the shrine’s supernatural powers helped him succeed at his job.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986432-snout-for-clout-thai-man-offers-100-pig-heads-to-spirit-for-career-success/

 

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Six arrested in Phuket in fake gold scam

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The six arrested scammers (seated right) at presented to the press today (June 5). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Officers from Phuket City Police have arrested six people in connection with a fake gold selling scam which have left various gold shops around the island out of pocket.

 

Full story:   https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986434-six-arrested-in-phuket-in-fake-gold-scam/

 

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Journalists warn of repression due to draconian law on online crime
By WASAMON AUDJARINT
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- JOURNALISTS in Thailand have been subjected to injustice and unfair prosecutions due to unclear laws and interdependence among officials, a seminar was told yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986437-journalists-warn-of-repression-due-to-draconian-law-on-online-crime/

 

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Missing Swiss expat found swimming atop Samui hill

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Screenshot: T News

 

SAMUI: -- A troubled Swiss man reported missing was found by Koh Samui farmers, swimming and laughing in a canal on top of Lamai Hill on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986439-missing-swiss-expat-found-swimming-atop-samui-hill/

 

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Muay thai tourism by the numbers
By The Nation

 

A major match of the Kom Chad Luek stadium in Nonthaburi on Sunday.

 

BANGKOK: -- Britons, Australians and Frenchmen are Thailand’s keenest muay thai students, the Tourism Authority’s Intelligence Centre (facebook.com/WOWThailandOfficials) announced on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986440-muay-thai-tourism-by-the-numbers/

 

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Bangkok street vendors ask PM for leniency over ban
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Representatives of street vendors from Bangkok’s 50 districts called on Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha to allow them to continue selling food and goods on roadsides.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986441-bangkok-street-vendors-ask-pm-for-leniency-over-ban/

 

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‘I did not mean to kill’: murder-mutilation suspect faces victim’s relatives
By The Nation

 

 

KHON KAEN: -- A prime suspect in the high-profile murder and body mutilation case has begged for forgiveness from the victim’s relatives, saying it was not her intention to kill the female victim.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986443-‘i-did-not-mean-to-kill’-murder-mutilation-suspect-faces-victim’s-relatives/

 

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Part of school sealed off after rain caves in roof
By Anan Wichitpracha, 
Pongsathat Rujiphuttanyaphat
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A building of Pathum Wilai School in Pathum Thani’s Muang district has been sealed off as a safety precaution after heavy rains on Sunday caved in part of the roof and damaged six classrooms on the third floor.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986446-part-of-school-sealed-off-after-rain-caves-in-roof/

 

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Bangkok tops 20 Asian cities in office rentals
By THE NATION

 

Bangkok remained the strongest performer among cities on the Knight Frank Asia-Pacific Prime Office Rental Index, recording the highest growth rates in the region both quarter-on-quarter (3.1 per cent) and year-on-year (9.6 per cent).

 

Full story:   https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986447-bangkok-tops-20-asian-cities-in-office-rentals/

 

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I love you, I rape you: The strange relationship between love, rape, and Thai TV

By Claire Nanthayapirom 

 

A girl is raped while her enemies watch, laugh, and film the event on popular Thai TV show “Club Friday to be Continued.”

 

OPINION — It’s not okay for a man to rape. Unless he’s drop-dead gorgeous, angsty and appears every night at 8pm sharp, right? Yossinee Nanakorn, a Thai producer, certainly thinks so. She told the Bangkok Post, “If it helps drive the story, then we keep it.”

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986449-i-love-you-i-rape-you-the-strange-relationship-between-love-rape-and-thai-tv/

 

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Probe ordered into ‘relaxed’ police treatment of murder suspects

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Royal Thai Police on Monday ordered an investigation into controversial photos and video clips of Chiang Rai police with suspected female killers who allegedly dismembered the victim’s body in Khon Kaen province and surrendered at the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986450-probe-ordered-into-‘relaxed’-police-treatment-of-murder-suspects/