THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 8 Jun 2017

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EC working on 20-year national strategy

 

 

BANGKOK, 8 June 2017 (NNT) – The Election Commission (EC) has held a forum to hear opinions on its draft 20-year national strategy, which was drawn up with the intent to serve as a mechanism for democratic prosperity in the nation. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986929-ec-working-on-20-year-national-strategy/

 

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Tea Banh demands an apology from Thai media

 

 

Cambodia’s Defence Ministry has demanded an apology from Thai media outlets for reports linking Defence Minister Tea Banh with a recent case of cross-border arms smuggling involving an air force non-commissioned officer, The Phnom Penh Post Online reported on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986923-prawit-clarifies-tea-banh-on-arms-cache-seized-near-border/?do=findComment&comment=11965547

 

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Officers discover fake Premier League, La Liga uniforms
By The Nation

 

SA KAEW: -- A combined police-paramilitary ranger team seized 650 counterfeit football uniforms from a pushcart heading to the Rong Klua border market in Sa Kaew’s Aranyaprathet district on Thursday morning. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986933-officers-discover-fake-premier-league-la-liga-uniforms/

 

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Malaysian fraudsters arrested for skimming Phuket bank accounts

Phuket Gazette 

 

The suspects were wanted for conducting unauthorized money withdrawals in Songkla and Phuket. Photo: Krfitsada Mueanhawong

 

PHUKET: -- Three Malaysian ATM skimmers were arrested at the Sadao border checkpoint between Malaysia and Thailand on yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986936-malaysian-fraudsters-arrested-for-skimming-phuket-bank-accounts/

 

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Japan moves towards first major rape law changes in a century

By Linda Sieg and Ami Miyazaki

REUTERS

 

A Japanese national flag flies in front of the building of Japan's Financial Services Agency in Tokyo August 7, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan stepped closer to amending its century-old sex crime law on Thursday when parliament's lower house approved a bill to widen the definition of rape, make prison sentences lengthier and allow prosecution when victims do not press charges.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986937-japan-moves-towards-first-major-rape-law-changes-in-a-century/

 

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Thaivisa attracts more younger users than ever before

 

 

Thaivisa has announced that its image as a site for moaning old retired expats has been consigned to the bin of history.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986938-thaivisa-attracts-more-younger-users-than-ever-before/

 

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Don’t click on that sexy image of Britney Spears – it might contain malware

BY STAFF WRITER

 

Russian hackers are using unusual methods to launch their latest malware attack.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/dont-click-on-that-sexy-image-of-britney-spears-it-might-contain-malware/22182/

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2 Week Deadline Set For Songtaew Versus Uber-Grab Solutions

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – On June 7th Governor of Chiang Mai ordered Chiang Mai Provincial Transport and Chiang Mai International Airport to seek solution on the disputes between Uber-Grab car and songtaews, with a deadline set for two weeks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986944-2-week-deadline-set-for-songtaew-versus-uber-grab-solutions/

 

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Backwater to boomtown: Buriram emerges as sporting paradise

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Play Around/ YouTube

 

BURIRAM: -- A “godfather” of Thai politics is using cash and contacts to transform his once poor, forgotten rice-farming fiefdom into an unlikely sporting paradise, complete with a football stadium and racetrack set to host the MotoGP.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986946-backwater-to-boomtown-buriram-emerges-as-sporting-paradise/

 

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Family of dismemberment case suspect seeks assistance
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The family of a suspect in the high-profile dismemberment murder case has petitioned the Justice Ministry for assistance.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986947-family-of-dismemberment-case-suspect-seeks-assistance/

 

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Here are all the things you never knew you could do with Facebook Messenger

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Facebook Messenger is much more than just another messaging app.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/here-are-all-the-things-you-never-knew-you-could-do-with-facebook-messenger/22187/

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CSD’s help sought over alleged Bt20-million crayfish pyramid scam
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A prominent activist on Thursday asked the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) to investigate an alleged scam in which more than 2,000 people were reportedly duped to pay membership fees to raise crayfish that were supposed to be bought for high prices.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986950-csd’s-help-sought-over-alleged-bt20-million-crayfish-pyramid-scam/

 

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Dundee man George, 45, killed in jet-ski accident on Thailand holiday

 

 

A painter and decorator has died following a horror jet-ski accident in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986969-british-man-killed-in-jet-ski-accident-in-pattaya/

 

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INTERVIEW - Manchester bomber radicalised in Britain in 2015: Tripoli counter-terrorism force

By Ahmed Elumami

 

 

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a concert in Manchester last month was radicalised in 2015 while living in Britain, his brother has told Libyan counter-terrorism investigators in Tripoli.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986974-interview-manchester-bomber-radicalised-in-britain-in-2015-tripoli-counter-terrorism-force/

 

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Nosedive: Asian airlines make less than $5 profit per ticket

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: David McKelvey/Flickr

 

Recent data about the profitability of Asia Pacific airlines reveals that the region’s carriers make less than USD5 (THB170) profit per ticket.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986976-nosedive-asian-airlines-make-less-than-5-profit-per-ticket/

 

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Medical response training held to prepare for major incidents

By The Nation

 

 

Relevant agencies have conducted medical response training to improve preparedness in the event of serious incidents.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986978-medical-response-training-held-to-prepare-for-major-incidents/

 

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Man arrested after brother and sister allegedly kidnapped

By THE NATION

 

 

POLICE and the Interior Ministry’s anti-human smuggling task force yesterday detained a man in Watthana district in connection with the kidnapping of a Myanmar woman and her 14-year-old brother.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986979-man-arrested-after-brother-and-sister-allegedly-kidnapped/

 

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Politicians’ houses in Tak searched

 

 

Military personnel and police searched the houses of some politicians and an influential businessman in Mae Sot district of Tak province under the pretext of security.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986980-politicians’-houses-in-tak-searched/

 

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2 Week Deadline Set For Songtaew Versus Uber-Grab Solutions

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – On June 7th Governor of Chiang Mai ordered Chiang Mai Provincial Transport and Chiang Mai International Airport to seek solution on the disputes between Uber-Grab car and songtaews, with a deadline set for two weeks.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986981-2-week-deadline-set-for-songtaew-versus-uber-grab-solutions/

 

 

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Scam Travel Agency on Nimman Exposed

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – 20 customers were scammed by a fake travel agency offering discounted domestic and international flights at a nimmanhaemin store.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986982-scam-travel-agency-on-nimman-exposed/

 

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Phuket beachgoers warned of 'Portuguese Men of War'

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- Lifeguards have warned Phuket beachgoers to be wary of ‘Portuguese Men of War’, poisonous siphonophores that deliver a painful sting if touched. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986983-phuket-beachgoers-warned-of-portuguese-men-of-war/

 

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Spree of electric wire thefts in Phuket casues B2mn in damages

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- Police are hunting for a thief or thieves who have been stealing wires and equipment from electric poles in many areas of Phuket, causing more than 2 million baht worth of estimated loss. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986984-spree-of-electric-wire-thefts-in-phuket-casues-b2mn-in-damages/

 

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Smoking pickup fails to climb Patong Hill

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET:-- The Chief of the Patong Police today urged motorists not to attempt driving up Patong Hill in clapped-out old vehicles after a pickup truck clouded the busy road in thick smoke from a burnt out radiator.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986985-smoking-pickup-fails-to-climb-patong-hill/

 

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American Youtuber Criticized For Making Cats Fight Scorpion

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

A scorpion hangs from a cat's mouth in a still image from a video posted Monday. Image: My Mate Nate / YouTube

 

BANGKOK— A controversial American YouTuber in the media late last year for an offensive video drew fresh ire this week for pitting his cats against a scorpion.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986995-american-youtuber-criticized-for-making-cats-fight-scorpion/

 

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Future Of Election Commission Hinges On Friday Vote

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

This image shows five Election Commission Members who could potentially be replaced in a vote on Friday.

 

BANGKOK — The interim national assembly on Friday will vote on whether to disband the Election Commission and replace it with an expanded number of commissioners.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986996-future-of-election-commission-hinges-on-friday-vote/

 

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More Taxi vs Uber wars in Pattaya - but police stand by and do nothing

 

 

A video posted to Facebook showed a Pattaya taxi driver and a Uber driver squaring off.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986997-more-taxi-vs-uber-wars-in-pattaya-but-police-stand-by-and-do-nothing/

 

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Serial rapist who fled from Sweden to Pattaya has been arrested
 

 A serial rapist who was wanted by police in Sweden but fled to Pattaya has now been arrested.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987000-serial-rapist-who-fled-from-sweden-to-pattaya-has-been-arrested/

 

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to continue:

Thailand Live Friday 9 Jun 2017
https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987008-thailand-live-friday-9-jun-2017/