THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 10 Jun 2017

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ONCB offers help to True Fitness members after closure

By The Nation

 

 

Gymgoers affected by the abrupt closure of True Fitness may get compensation if they seek the assistance of the Office of Consumer Protection Board (ONCB).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987133-oncb-offers-help-to-true-fitness-members-after-closure/

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Thieves cut open Udon ATM and make off with at least 2 million baht.

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Thieves who raided an ATM in front of a school in Udon stole at least 2 million baht in 1,000 baht notes yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987149-thieves-cut-open-udon-atm-and-make-off-with-at-least-2-million-baht/

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Durian consumption in Chiang Mai a whopping 4 tons a day!

 

Image: Sanook

 

You either love it or you hate it - Durian is often called the "King of Fruits" by its dedicated admirers and the nastiest food in the world by those who hate its smell and taste.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987150-durian-consumption-in-chiang-mai-a-whopping-4-tons-a-day/

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Prosecutors withdraw appeal against Ahok’s conviction

 

 

Prosecutors have officially withdrawn the appeal against the North Jakarta District Court’s two-year verdict imposed on non-active Jakarta governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama for blasphemy, The Jakarta Post Online reported on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987151-prosecutors-withdraw-appeal-against-ahok’s-conviction/

 

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Thai visitors to Britain warned to stay away from risk areas

 

 

The Thai embassy in Britain has issued a travel adversary for Thai nationals in Britain to exercise caution in their travelling in public places during the elections and post-election period for 1-2 weeks after terrorist attacks in London Bridge and Borough Market on June 3.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987152-thai-visitors-to-britain-warned-to-stay-away-from-risk-areas/

 

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DSI raids two big houses in Phang-nga forest reserve

 

 

A combined force of Department of Special Investigation officials, military personnel and forest officials raided two big houses on the same compound in a forest reserve in Phang-nga province on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987153-dsi-raids-two-big-houses-in-phang-nga-forest-reserve/

 

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PM chides media for excessive coverage of bar girl’s murder case

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha blamed the media for their excessive reporting of the grisly murder case of a bar girl and stressed the need of a law to rein in the media.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987154-pm-chides-media-for-excessive-coverage-of-bar-girl’s-murder-case/

 

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Healthy Summer Camp for Kids on Samui

 

 

Dear parents of Koh Samui!

 

An exciting new summer camp will be opening between July 17th and August 25th for children aged 4-13.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987155-healthy-summer-camp-for-kids-on-samui/

 

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‘Murder suspect Priyanuch linked to cross-border drug syndicate’

By THE NATION

 

 

BOTH THE Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) and police have confirmed a likely link between murder suspect Priyanuch Nonwangchai and an illicit drug gang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987158-‘murder-suspect-priyanuch-linked-to-cross-border-drug-syndicate’/

 

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Fortune favours the brave brands – especially if they’ve ventured into digital

By SPECIAL TO THE NATION

 

Fortes fortuna adiuvat is a famous Latin proverb that literally translates into English as “Fortune favours the brave”. In an era where the digital transformation takes precedence, crashing down on the marketplace with wave after wave of change, the proverb, which originally appeared in the 1st century BC, has never been more relevant.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987159-fortune-favours-the-brave-brands-–-especially-if-they’ve-ventured-into-digital/

 

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Doubts over Brexit as vote backfires on May

By THE NATION

 

 

UK prime minister forced to form a coalition; Thailand sees no short-term impact from uncertainty in Britain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987160-doubts-over-brexit-as-vote-backfires-on-may/

 

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Trump says Comey not telling truth, willing to respond under oath

By Steve Holland

 

U.S. President Donald Trump smiles during the Infrastructure Summit with Governors and Mayors at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday denied that he tried to block an FBI investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, effectively accusing James Comey, the FBI's former director, of lying under oath to Congress.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987162-trump-says-comey-not-telling-truth-willing-to-respond-under-oath/

 

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London Bridge attackers had tried to hire 7.5 tonne truck - police

By Michael Holden

 

Two of the men shot dead by police following the attack on London Bridge and Borough Market on Saturday are seen in this undated combination image of two photographs, received in London via the Metropolitan Police in London on June 5, 2017. On left is Khuram Shazad Butt and on right is Rachid Redouane. Metropolitan Police, Handout via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The three Islamists who killed eight people after driving a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and then attacking nearby revellers had initially tried to hire a 7.5 tonne truck, the head of the UK capital's counter-terrorism unit said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987164-london-bridge-attackers-had-tried-to-hire-75-tonne-truck-police/

 

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Exclusive: Trump targets illegal immigrants who were given reprieves from deportation by Obama

By Mica Rosenberg and Reade Levinson

 

U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House after delivering remarks at the Department of Transportation in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

(Reuters) - In September 2014, Gilberto Velasquez, a 38-year-old house painter from El Salvador, received life-changing news: The U.S. government had decided to shelve its deportation action against him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987168-exclusive-trump-targets-illegal-immigrants-who-were-given-reprieves-from-deportation-by-obama/

 

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U.S. urges Gulf states to ease blockade against Qatar - Tillerson

 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at a press conference at the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) at Government House in Sydney, Australia, June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday urged Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states to ease their blockade against Qatar, saying it was causing unintended humanitarian consequences and affecting the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987170-us-urges-gulf-states-to-ease-blockade-against-qatar-tillerson/

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British voters wake up and ask - Who are the DUP?

By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries

 

Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Arlene Foster addresses journalists in Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Liam McBurney

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - British voters spent Friday frantically Googling the name of a small Northern Irish party whose 290,000 votes and 10 seats in parliament hold the balance of power in the national parliament representing the United Kingdom's 65 million people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987171-british-voters-wake-up-and-ask-who-are-the-dup/

 

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Brazil electoral court dismisses case that could have ousted president

By Anthony Boadle and Ricardo Brito

 

Brazilian President Michel Temer attends the ceremony of 152th anniversary of the Riachuelo Naval Battle at the Marine Corps Headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

 

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's top electoral court dismissed a case on Friday that threatened to unseat President Michel Temer for alleged illegal campaign funding in the 2014 election, when he was the running mate of impeached President Dilma Rousseff.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987173-brazil-electoral-court-dismisses-case-that-could-have-ousted-president/

 

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Thailand succumbs to third consecutive loss in Montreux

By The Nation

 

 

Tandara Caixeta and Adenizia were the stars for Brazil as they sealed their place in the semi-finals of the 2017 Montreux Volley Masters in Switzerland as Pool B winners with a 3-1 (16-25, 26-24, 17-25, 14-25) win over Thailand, thus ending Poland’s hopes despite their earlier win over Germany.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987188-thailand-succumbs-to-third-consecutive-loss-in-montreux/

 

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Riding to the beat

By Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul
THE NATION

 

 

Indoor cycling studios take Bangkok by storm

 

Forget the treadmill. The latest craze for workouts in the City of Angels is pedalling at speed – spinning – and boutique indoor cycling studios are popping up all over Bangkok to help fitness enthusiasts keep in shape and have fun doing so.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987189-riding-to-the-beat/

 

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‘Sell health insurance to migrants’

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION

 

Raks Thai Foundation coordinator Pakpoom Saweangkham addresses on the problem of the abandoned stateless children in the discussion forum yesterday.

 

Ministry should force hospitals to cut health costs: Surapong.

 

THE PUBLIC Health Ministry should force public hospitals to sell health insurance to all foreign workers to tackle the financial deficit from providing healthcare to migrant workers and solve the issue of abandoned stateless children, experts suggested.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987191-‘sell-health-insurance-to-migrants’/

 

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Thai police arrive in nick of time as extortionists threaten to cut up Japanese businessman

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Thai police got to an Ekamai apartment just in time as a gang of Japanese extortionists seemed to be preparing to murder and cut up a businessman.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987195-thai-police-arrive-in-nick-of-time-as-extortionists-threaten-to-cut-up-japanese-businessman/

 

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Money removed from account of novice murder suspect in southern Thailand

 

Image: Sanook

 

Police investigating the murder of Novice Pleum at a Nakorn Sri Thammarat temple have said that 400,000 baht was removed from the account of one of the four suspects.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987196-money-removed-from-account-of-novice-murder-suspect-in-southern-thailand/

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EOD called to Chonburi hospital bomb scare

 

Image: Sanook

 

Bomb disposal experts were called to Chonburi Hospital last night after a suspected bomb was found.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987198-eod-called-to-chonburi-hospital-bomb-scare/

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Family complain that dogs are protected more than people after sickening attack on four year old child

 

Image: Sanook

 

A Hua Hin family has questioned what it more important: A harmless little child or a vicious stray dog?

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987199-family-complain-that-dogs-are-protected-more-than-people-after-sickening-attack-on-four-year-old-child/

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Return to Thailand within 90 days or guide gets blacklisted

 

Image: Manager

 

A company has gone onto Facebook to appeal to two runaway Thai women who quit a group tour to work illegally in South Korea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987200-return-to-thailand-within-90-days-or-guide-gets-blacklisted/

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Buri Ram track ‘very boring’ for champ Rossi

By The Nation

 

 

Nine-time World Grand Prix winner Valentino Rossi dismissed the Buriram International Circuit as “not interesting”, as Thailand bids to host its maiden MotoGP at the venue in October next year, according to an article on www.motorsport.com on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987202-rossi-not-very-happy-with-motogps-likely-thailand-race/

 

 

 

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Moto G5 Plus review

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng

THE NATION

 

 

Moto in the bag

 

The latest generation of Moto’s G series has a few inconveniences but the quality of its camera more than compensates

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/22213-2/22213/

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Big screen delights

By The Nation

 

 

There’s plenty in store for cinephiles this weekend as the River City Bangkok Film Club offers two screenings along special activities and a talk.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987204-big-screen-delights/

 

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66 under-age drinkers rounded up in raid on popular Suphan Buri pub

By The Nation

 

Interior Ministry officials raided a popular pub in the heart of Suphan Buri province late Friday night and detained 66 underage pub-goers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987206-66-under-age-drinkers-rounded-up-in-raid-on-popular-suphan-buri-pub/

 

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Fuel prices lowered

By The Nation

 

PTT Plc and Bangchak Plc plan to reduce the retail prices of oil, except E85, by 30 satang per litre from Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987207-fuel-prices-lowered/