THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 30 Jun 2017

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Major land swindler who bounced checks worth millions in Pattaya and Sri Racha arrested on Bang Na - Trat Road

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

SRI RACHA/PATTAYA: -- : -- A wanted swindler involved in dodgy land deals and bounced checks was arrested by a contingent of CSD police at a gas station in Bang Plee yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990255-major-land-swindler-who-bounced-checks-worth-millions-in-pattaya-and sri-racha-arrested-on-bang-na-trat-road/

 

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Moves to help wheelchair bound accident victim gather pace as further details emerge about bent lawyer

 

Picture: TNews

 

BANGKOK: -- A story reported in the Thai press and on Thaivisa yesterday about a young girl and her mum who were ripped off by a bent lawyer after a tragic accident is quickly developing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990258-moves-to-help-wheelchair-bound-accident-victim-gather-pace-as-further details-emerge-about-bent-lawyer/

 

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Taxi drivers that refuse fares just don't think they are doing anything wrong, complain angry Thais on Facebook

 

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BANGKOK: -- Thais have gone on Facebook to complain loudly about taxi drivers turning down fares saying their behavior is irritating in the extreme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990263-taxi-drivers-that-refuse-fares-just-dont-think-they-are-doing anything-wrong-complain-angry-thais-on-facebook/

 

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Trump administration reverses policy on fiancés as travel ban takes effect

By Yeganeh Torbati and Mica Rosenberg

 

U.S. Customs and Immigration officers keep watch at the arrivals level at Los Angeles International Airport as the Supreme Court reinstates portions of President Donald Trump's executive order targeting travelers from six predominantly Muslim countries, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration reversed a decision late on Thursday as its revised travel ban took effect and said fiancés would be considered close family members and therefore allowed to travel to the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990267-trump-administration-reverses-policy-on-fiancés-as-travel-ban-takes-effect/

 

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Kodi BLASTS illegal add-ons and sellers of fully loaded boxes

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

The group of volunteers behind the Kodi have criticised those who use the platform illegally.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/kodi-add-ons-sellers-fully-loaded-boxes/22640/

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Global cyber attack likely cover for malware installation in Ukraine: police official

BY REUTERS

 

Customers queue in ÔRostÓ supermarket in Kharkiv, Ukraine June 27, 2017 in this picture obtained from social media. MIKHAIL GOLUB via REUTERS

 

KIEV/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The primary target of a crippling computer virus that spread from Ukraine across the world this week is highly likely to have been that country’s computer infrastructure, a top Ukrainian police official told Reuters on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/global-cyber-attack-likely-cover-malware-installation-ukraine-police-official/22637/

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Video: Brave cops draw praise after shots fired in high speed chase in Bangkok

 

Picture:  TNews

 

BANGKOK: -- A video taken from the helmet cam of a cop just out of academy training shows a dramatic chase through the streets of Bangkok on Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990272-video-brave-cops-draw-praise-after-shots-fired-in-high-speed-chase-in-bangkok/

 

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Illegal foreign workers given grace period to comply with new law
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Authorities will grant a grace period for illegal foreign workers to comply with new regulations that came into effect last week.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990273-illegal-foreign-workers-given-grace-period-to-comply-with-new-law/

 

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Villager found dead on Nakhon Nayok mountain
By The Nation

 

NAKHON NAYOK: -- A villager has been found dead on a mountain in Nakhon Nayok near the Khao Yai national park.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990275-villager-found-dead-on-nakhon-nayok-mountain/

 

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Briton, 71, found dead in Bangkok apartment
By The Nation

 

BNGKOK: -- An elderly Briton who has been living in Thailand for more than 10 years was found dead in his rented apartment room in what is believed to be a suicide.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990251-old-brit-gases-himself-to-death-but-cops-want-to-speak-to-thai girlfriend-after-he-scrapped-his-will/?do=findComment&comment=12036962

 

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China builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands - think tank

 

Construction is shown on Mischief Reef, in the Spratly Islands, the disputed South China Sea in this June 19, 2017 satellite image released by CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to Reuters on June 29, 2017. MANDATORY CREDIT CSIS/AMTI DigitalGlobe/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday, a move that could raise tensions with Washington, which has accused Beijing of militarising the vital waterway.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990280-china-builds-new-military-facilities-on-south-china-sea-islands-think-tank/

 

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AoT marks 38th anniversary at Phuket Airport

Shela Riva

 

Phuket International Airport General Manager Phet Chan-charoen formally opened th4e celebrations yesterday (June 29). Photo: Prawarit Musika

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket International Airport General Manager Phet Chan-charoen yesterday (June 29) launched celebrations marking the 38th anniversary of formation of Airports of Thailand Public Co Ltd (AoT), which operates six major international airport in the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990283-aot-marks-38th-anniversary-at-phuket-airport/

 

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NLA confident election to take place as planned

 

BANGKOK, 30th June 2017 (NNT) - The National Legislative Assembly has expressed confidence that the much-anticipated general election will take place as planned in the national reform roadmap. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990285-nla-confident-election-to-take-place-as-planned/

 

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New video gives the clearest look yet at the iPhone 8

BY STAFF WRITER

 

Credit: Onleaks/Tiger Mobiles

 

So is this what Apple’s new iPhone will look like? A new video gives us perhaps one of the best looks yet of the iPhone 8.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/new-video-gives-clearest-possible-look-yet-iphone-8/22634/

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Thai-Chinese railway project spurs long term professional collaboration

 

 

BANGKOK, 30 June 2017 (NNT) – A meeting between Thailand’s Engineers Council, relevant agencies and representatives from China on cooperation for the Thai-Chinese railway project has concluded with suggestions for a professional council level cooperation to be struck to ensure long term collaboration between Thai and Chinese engineers. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990288-thai-chinese-railway-project-spurs-long-term-professional-collaboration/

 

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Centara wins recognition of Chinese tourists with 'Best City Hotel' award
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World was voted “Best City Hotel” in the 2017 People’s Choice Awards after The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) polled many of the 10 million Chinese tourists who visit the country each year. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990289-centara-wins-recognition-of-chinese-tourists-with-best-city-hotel award/

 

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TV host ‘Nott’ gets one year suspended jail term in 'kraab rot ku' case
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Actor and TV host Akanat “Nott” Ariyaritwikul and his friend were sentenced to a one year suspended jail term on Friday for assaulting a messenger and forcing him to kowtow to his car in a notorious road rage case wildly known with the hashtag “kraab rot ku”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990290-tv-host-‘nott’-gets-one-year-suspended-jail-term-in-kraab-rot-ku-case/

 

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Their fortunes enmeshed, Trump and Putin to hold first meeting next week

By Roberta Rampton

 

FILE PHOTO: A combination of file photos showing Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, January 15, 2016 and U.S. President Donald Trump posing for a photo in New York City, U.S., May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Ivan Sekretarev/Pool/Lucas Jackson/File Photos

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week at a summit in Germany that brings two world leaders whose political fortunes have become intertwined face-to-face for the first time.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990292-their-fortunes-enmeshed-trump-and-putin-to-hold-first-meeting-next-week/

 

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Govt launches cashless society promotion campaign

 

 

BANGKOK, 30 June 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Finance has kicked off a cashless society promotion campaign offering a money reward of up to one million baht to participating outlets and individuals. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990293-thai-govt-launches-cashless-society-promotion-campaign/

 

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Patong Police chief orders legal action over fatal Phuket tour bus crash

Chutharat Plerin

 

The 22 Chinese tourists, including two 11-year-old girls, were all taken to Patong Hospital. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- The newly appointed Chief of the Patong Police, Col Tassanai Orarigadech, has vowed legal action over the deadly tour bus crash at the bottom of Patong Hill last night that killed one Thai woman and injured dozens more people, including Chinese tourists.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990295-patong-police-chief-orders-legal-action-over-fatal-phuket-tour-bus-crash/

 

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Australian man who escaped from Bali prison thought to be hiding out in Pattaya

 

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An Australian man who is on the run after escaping from a prison in Bali may be hiding out in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990302-australian-man-who-escaped-from-bali-prison-thought-to-be-hiding-out-in-pattaya/

 

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Events could make PM seek election, Prawit says
By The Nation

 

File photo: Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan insisted he would not enter politics.

 

BANGKOK: -- Future circumstances could prompt Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to seek election, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said on Friday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990309-events-could-make-pm-seek-election-prawit-says/

 

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Unlucky Thai man stung in throat after eating pineapple with bee stinger

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

File photo of pineapples: fruitGloss/ Flickr

 

An unfortunate Thai man shared a painful experience with the public—he was stung in the throat after eating a pineapple with a bee stinger in it.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990310-unlucky-thai-man-stung-in-throat-after-eating-pineapple-with-bee-stinger/

 

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Three arrested for commercial trade of dead protected wildlife online

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Metropolitan police today (June 30) arrested a couple and their colleague and charged them with the selling of protected wildlife.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990312-three-arrested-for-commercial-trade-of-dead-protected-wildlife-online/

 

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Stray dogs moved to new home

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Thai Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (TSPCA) today moved about 500 stray dogs from Tanod temple in Bang Pahan district of   to a new home.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990314-stray-dogs-moved-to-new-home/

 

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Dusit Thani Bangkok to close next April
By The Nation

 

The Dusit Thani Bangkok’s design set a benchmark for high-rise commercial properties in Thailand.  (Photo by Dusit Thani Bangkok)

 

BANGKOK: -- The Dusit Thani Bangkok, flagship hotel of Thailand-based Dusit International, will cease operations on April 16, 2018, ending a 48-year run as a landmark of pioneering design in the capital, it was announced on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990315-dusit-thani-bangkok-to-close-next-april/

 

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District chief defends Pattaya bar raids

 

PATTAYA:--Banglamung’s district chief defended the seemingly unending series of raids of Pattaya-area bars and nightclubs, saying authorities are simply carrying out orders from the military government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990320-district-chief-defends-pattaya-bar-raids/

 

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Beach vendors remove equipment

 

 

PATTAYA:--Pattaya Beach looked more pristine than it has in memory after umbrella vendors removed all their equipment from the sand for two days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990322-beach-vendors-remove-equipment/

 

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Pattaya to use Phuket’s Patong Beach as model for new beach rules

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The delegation from Pattaya is welcomed to Patong Beach yesterday (June 29). Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: -- A delegation of leading Pattaya officials visited Patong yesterday (June 29) to appraise the beach-management system used at Phuket’s key tourism beach ahead of Pattaya deploying its own version in August.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/pattaya-to-use-phuket-patong-beach-as-model-for-new-beach-rules-62784.php