THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 15 Jun 2017

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Police hunt Phuket veterinary clinic burglars

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The man was caught on CCTV breaking into the property at 2:16am today (June 15). Photo: Anucha Chaisomboonsuk

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket police are currently hunting for two people involved in a burglary at the Chalong Animal Hospital in the early hours of this morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987951-police-hunt-phuket-veterinary-clinic-burglars/

 

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Ex-MP’s Uthai Thani land under close scrutiny
By The Nation

 

 

UTHAI THANI: -- Land-rights documents for 11 properties in Uthai Thani’s Ban Rai district held in the name of Chada Thaiseth, a former member of Parliament for the province, were being scrutinised on Thursday by officials of the Justice Ministry, Army, police and forestry department. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987952-ex-mp’s-uthai-thani-land-under-close-scrutiny/

 

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Heathrow Airport Terminals 3 and 5 baggage system failure

 

LONDON: -- People heading out of Heathrow are facing flights without their luggage after the airport's baggage system failed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987953-heathrow-airport-terminals-3-and-5-baggage-system-failure/

 

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Death toll of 12 expected to rise in London tower block fire

By Peter Nicholls and Estelle Shirbon

 

Flames and smoke billow as firefighters deal with a serious fire in the Grenfell Tower apartment block at Latimer Road in West London, Britain June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The death toll in a fire disaster that destroyed a 24-storey block of flats in London was expected to rise on Thursday, with many people still missing and firefighters facing hazardous conditions as they searched the charred carcass.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987954-death-toll-of-12-expected-to-rise-in-london-tower-block-fire/

 

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New update to Google Drive will make it easier than ever to backup your whole computer

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Taking regular backups of your computer is one of the most important things you can do as a computer owner.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/new-update-google-drive-will-make-easier-ever-backup-whole-computer/22325/

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Super-car importer taken to court, asks for Bt5m bail
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Crime Suppression Division (CSD) officers escorted super-car importer Panusak Techaterasiri, who is also known as Intharasak and “Boy Unity”, to the Southern Bangkok Criminal Court on Thursday to apply for a court order for his first 12-day detention period. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987955-super-car-importer-taken-to-court-asks-for-bt5m-bail/

 

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Van organization committee confirms van service will not resume at Victory Monument

 

 

BANGKOK, 15th June 2017 (NNT) - The working committee on organizing public transport vans has declined the request by van operators to bring van services back to Bangkok's Victory Monument. Meanwhile, the new van terminus in front of Mo Chit Terminal is expected to be operational next year. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987957-van-organization-committee-confirms-van-service-will-not-resume-at-victory-monument/

 

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Suspected hospital bomber arrested in Bangkok

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Police and military officers collect evidence May 22, 2017, at the scene of bombing at Phramongkutklao Hospital.

 

BANGKOK — A 62-year-old man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of carrying out a bomb attack at an army-owned hospital in Bangkok last month, media reports say.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987958-suspected-hospital-bomber-arrested-in-bangkok/

 

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Autopsy contradicts mother’s confession of killing 10-year-old

By The Nation

 

Relatives pay respect to the soul of the victim Thursday.

 

BANGKOK: -- The girl found dead in Samrong Canal in Samut Prakan’s Bang Saothong district on Sunday died from suffocation before she was dumped in the water, Institute of Forensic Medicine director Pol Maj-General Dr Pornchai Sutheerakun confirmed on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987959-autopsy-contradicts-mother’s-confession-of-killing-10-year-old/

 

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French expat dead by knife in chest, Phuket police deem suicide

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A Tourist Police officer at the the scene this morning (June 15). Photo: Tourist Police

 

PHUKET: -- Police believe a French expat found dead in his home in Kamala this morning died by his own hand, stabbing himself in the chest with a knife.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987961-french-expat-dead-by-knife-in-chest-phuket-police-deem-suicide/

 

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Here are the two best smartphones in the world right now, and it’s not good news for Apple fans

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are the best smartphones you can buy right now, claims a new report.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/two-best-smartphones-world-right-now-not-good-news-apple-fans/22330/

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Navy to step up security on Phuket beaches to stop people from swimming in red-flag areas
By The Nation

 

PHUKET: -- A Navy vice admiral has deployed naval officers to step up patrols on Phuket beaches to prevent tourists from violating swimming bans in rough seas.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987963-navy-to-step-up-security-on-phuket-beaches-to-stop-people-from-swimming-in-red-flag-areas/

 

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Narathiwat border piers reopened after complaints

By The Nation

 

 

NARATHIWAT: -- The military on Thursday morning reopened six piers on the Kolok River linking Narathiwat with Malaysia after neighbouring communities complained of disruptions to daily life.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987964-narathiwat-border-piers-reopened-after-complaints/

 

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Two injured as oil tanker overturns
By The Nation

 

 

KORAT: -- Two people were injured when a tanker carrying 42,000 litres of diesel oil overturned in the Wang Nam Khiao district of Nakhon Ratchasima province on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987965-two-injured-as-oil-tanker-overturns/

 

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Mae Kha Canal Dredged To Help Reduce Flooding

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Authorities are busy dredging the Mae Kha Canal, following last month’s flood on the 19th-21st May that saw many parts of the city under water. While clearing the Mae Kha and the city drains is the responsibility of the municipality, many other organisations have had to step in to help the mayor, who seems to have left the dredging rather late due in part to complacency over the past few years’ drought.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987981-mae-kha-canal-dredged-to-help-reduce-flooding/

 

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Chinese Temple Thief Caught After Breaking Leg in Fall

by CityNews

 

 

CityNew – Wat Phra That Doi Kham in Mae Hia’s CCTV caught a Chinese man using a rope with sticky glue to steal banknotes from donation boxes.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987984-chinese-temple-thief-caught-after-breaking-leg-in-fall/

 

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Authorities Say They are On the Ball Re: Water Resources

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A working committee has been set up in Chiang Mai under the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation in the Northern Province to warn and assist should there be any emergencies in the upcoming months.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987985-authorities-say-they-are-on-the-ball-re-water-resources/

 

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Defiant Watana Muangsook vows to continue criticizing NCPO

 

 

Outspoken former Pheu Thai MP Watana Muangsook vowed to carry on with his criticism of the military junta despite a recent ruling by the National Anti-Corruption Commission faulting him of involvement in alleged corruption concerning Uah Arthorn housing projects.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987986-defiant-watana-muangsook-vows-to-continue-criticizing-ncpo/

 

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Thailand not among world’s top universities

By The Nation

 

 

The world’s three most famous universities are located in the United States, the latest ranking by Times Higher Education has revealed.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987987-thailand-not-among-world’s-top-universities/

 

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Surapong freed on bail as Supreme Court agrees to hear case

By THE NATION

 

 

FORMER FOREIGN minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul was on Thursday released on bail after the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of malfeasance against him for reissuing a revoked passport to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987988-surapong-freed-on-bail-as-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-case/

 

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Political party founders will have to contribute to seed funding

By Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

 

 

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Thursday voted to make it mandatory for all political party founders to pay Bt1,000 to Bt50,000 as seed funding for their parties.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987989-political-party-founders-will-have-to-contribute-to-seed-funding/

 

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Lumyaigate: Teen's Golden Hot Pants Overheat Culture Wars

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Loke Maeng Dudjrit page compared the cultural double-standard between “high-class” ballet and “low-class” luk thung. Image: Loke Maeng Dudjrit / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — After the prime minister became preoccupied with a teen luk thung singer’s sexuality and apparently dispatched police to cover her up and count her hip thrusts, Lumyai Hai Thongkam has become an icon of the national cultural wars.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987990-lumyaigate-teens-golden-hot-pants-overheat-culture-wars/

 

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Two injured as oil tanker overturns

By The Nation

 

 

Two people were injured when a tanker carrying 42,000 litres of diesel oil overturned in the Wang Nam Khiao district of Nakhon Ratchasima province on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987991-two-injured-as-oil-tanker-overturns/

 

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London tower block fire toll rises to 17, more feared dead

By Alistair Smout and Estelle Shirbon

 

Damage is seen to a tower block which was destroyed in a fire disaster, in north Kensington, West London, Britain June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

The death toll in a fire that ripped through a 24-storey block of flats in London rose to 17 on Thursday, with many people still missing and firefighters facing hazardous conditions as they searched the charred wreck.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987954-death-toll-of-12-expected-to-rise-in-london-tower-block-fire/?do=findComment&comment=11988665

 

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Saving marine lives

By The Nation

 

 

Quentin Job, managing director of Pernod Ricard (Thailand) recently led his team of executives and employees in cleaning up a beach near Pattaya as part of the company’s “Pernod Ricard Responsib’All Day”.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987994-saving-marine-lives/

 

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Becoming national news, two Isaan girls who escaped tour group to work illegally in Korea come home

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photos: Sanook

 

Two girls from Udon Thani, who entered South Korea on tourist visas and escaped from their tour group with a plan to find work, have agreed to come back to Thailand after their story was featured on national TV and widely shared online.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987995-becoming-national-news-two-isaan-girls-who-escaped-tour-group-to-work-illegally-in-korea-come-home/

 

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Probe under way to determine the origins of 347,000 seized SIM cards

 

 

Technology crime police were sent to Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province to trace the origins of the 347,000 SIM cards found in the possession of three Chinese arrested in this border province on June 11 together with about 500 mobile phones.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987996-probe-under-way-to-determine-the-origins-of-347000-seized-sim-cards/

 

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Khon Kaen murder suspect’s unidentified ‘fans’ plan prison visit: brother

By Siwa Loho, Pornpan Phetchsaen

The Nation

 

 

Relatives of the prime suspect accused of killing and dismembering another woman in Khon Kaen last month said on Thursday they would visit her in prison on Friday, accompanied by her unidentified “fans”.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987997-khon-kaen-murder-suspect’s-unidentified-‘fans’-plan-prison-visit-brother/

 

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Draft bill on Ombudsman sails through first reading in NLA

By The Nation

 

 

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Thursday voted to accept in principle the new Ombudsman draft bill in the first reading, under which higher qualifications have been set for members of the Office, similar to those in the controversial Election Commission bill previously endorsed by the body.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987998-draft-bill-on-ombudsman-sails-through-first-reading-in-nla/