THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 10 Jul 2017

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Thailand – the hub of brilliant toilets
By Gerry Carter

Pictures: Gerry Carter

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Some people critical of Thailand are constantly banging on about the country being “third world” without a hope of joining the club of developed nations any time soon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991782-thailand-–-the-hub-of-brilliant-toilets/

 

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Primary voting earns nod from Chart Thai Pattana
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The director of the medium-sized Chart Thai Pattana Party on Monday expressed satisfaction with revisions the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) has made in its recommendations on legislation regarding political parties.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991786-primary-voting-earns-nod-from-chart-thai-pattana/

 

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Three-year-old boy escapes shooting in Pattani, but father seriously injured

 

 

PATTANI: -- A family of four members was ambushed while they were travelling in a pick-up truck from Songkhla to Pattani yesterday (July 9).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991788-three-year-old-boy-escapes-shooting-in-pattani-but-father-seriously-injured/

 

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EC says disagreement on organic laws will not delay election

 

 

BANGKOK, 10th July 2017 (NNT) - The Election Commission of Thailand (EC) says the disagreements over the draft organic laws on the EC and political parties, between the electoral organ and the Constitution Drafting Commission will not delay the next general election. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991792-ec-says-disagreement-on-organic-laws-will-not-delay-election/

 

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Phuket residents plea for help to prevent high-speed accidents

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The three-truck wipeout early yesterday morning has prompted residents to speak out against the lack of action by Phuket authorities to make the notorious blackspot safer. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Local residents in Thalang are calling for authorities to take steps to prevent any further high-speed accidents in their neighbourhood after a pickup truck crashed into a home’s concrete boundary wall in a three-vehicle wipeout early yesterday morning (July 9).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991794-phuket-residents-plea-for-help-to-prevent-high-speed-accidents/

 

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Thailand accuses Malaysian company of being ‘transnational crime syndicate’

 

BANGKOK, July 10 —  A Malaysian company with deep business interests in southern Thailand has been accused of being a “transnational crime syndicate” and having caused the kingdom to suffer financial losses worth “billions of Baht” (1 Billion Baht = RM125 million).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991796-thailand-accuses-malaysian-company-of-being-‘transnational-crime-syndicate’/

 

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Elderly man killed by train in Suphan Buri
By The Nation

 

SUPHAN BURI: -- A man suspected of having a mental disorder was killed by a passenger train in Suphan Buri province on Monday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991797-elderly-man-killed-by-train-in-suphan-buri/

 

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Tesla Model 3 revealed: Say hello to Tesla’s first mass production car

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Tesla founder Elon Musk has offered glimpse into his firm’s first mass production car, the Tesla Model 3.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/tesla-model-3-revealed-say-hello-to-teslas-first-mass-production-car/22851/

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France to push ahead with tax cuts in 2018 after Macron overrules PM

 

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe attends a news conference to unveil a new raft of measures to make Paris more attractive for bankers fleeing Britain after Brexit, in Paris, France, July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France will press ahead with tax cuts promised by new President Emmanuel Macron, a finance ministry source said on Monday, despite warnings from the official state audit body about an 8 billion euro ($9.1 billion) hole in the budget.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991799-france-to-push-ahead-with-tax-cuts-in-2018-after-macron-overrules-pm/

 

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Army defends pace of military reform in line with social changes

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Army spokesperson Colonel Winthai Suvaree has responded to calls for military reform, saying that the military has been adjusting over time to be in line with social changes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991800-army-defends-pace-of-military-reform-in-line-with-social-changes/

 

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Snakes terrorise family at luxury Bangkok estate

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A family living in a luxury housing estate in Bangkok received two shocking visits from big snakes in just one week, with the one of them biting the house owner. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991729-yikes-woman-in-expensive-mansion-screams-to-thai-media-after-not-one but-two-snakes-come-out-of-the-loo/?do=findComment&comment=12068028

 

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More than 4,000 cyclists join Phuket biking event

Phuket Gazette 

 

Participants started the ride in front of Kathu Municipality Office and proceeded to various locations on the island before returning by a different route. Photo: Kathu Municipality PR

 

PHUKET: -- A 20-kilometer bike ride organized as part of the ‘Nation Bike Thailand 2017’ event was held in Phuket yesterday and attracted more than 4,000 cyclists to the island.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991801-more-than-4000-cyclists-join-phuket-biking-event/

 

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Holidaymakers making way back to capital

 

 

BANGKOK, 10 July 2017 (NNT) – Bangkok is seeing heavy inbound traffic as people are traveling back to the capital at the end of the long weekend. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991802-holidaymakers-making-way-back-to-bangkok/

 

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Attorney general orders probe into ‘drunk’ public prosecutor whose voice went viral

 

The attorney general has ordered an investigation and threatened severe disciplinary action against a public prosecutor in Chon Buri, who allegedly abused his authority by forcing a patrol policeman to apologise to his face for refusing to lead him to a larp (Isaan spicy minced-meat) shop.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991804-attorney-general-orders-probe-into-‘drunk’-public-prosecutor-whose-voice-went-viral/

 

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Facing Brexit challenge, Britain's May vows to fight on

By William James

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after attending the annual Henley Royal Regatta rowing festival in Henley-on-Thames, Britain, June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Theresa May will promise to fight on as prime minister and pursue bold domestic reform despite her diminished authority in a speech this week relaunching her leadership after 12 tumultuous months in power.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991807-facing-brexit-challenge-britains-may-vows-to-fight-on/

 

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Muslim man slain in drive-by shooting in Narathiwat

 

A Muslim man was killed in a drive-by shooting in Narathiwat’s Rusoh district on Monday, local police reported.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991808-muslim-man-slain-in-drive-by-shooting-in-narathiwat/

 

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Five arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 210,000 meth pills to deep South

By The Nation

 

Police have arrested five suspects in Bangkok for allegedly attempting to smuggle 210,000 methamphetamine pills into the deep South on a bus destined for Narathiwat.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991809-five-arrested-for-allegedly-trying-to-smuggle-210000-meth-pills-to-deep-south/

 

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The WhatsApp feature we’ve all been waiting for is tipped to be available very soon

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Rejoice all of you with clumsy fingers and a simple mind.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/the-whatsapp-feature-weve-all-been-waiting-for-is-tipped-to-be-available-very-soon/22854/

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NCPO shrugs off call for military reform

 

 

The National Council for Peace and Order has shrugged of a call for a military reform after a committee was set up for the reform of the police force, saying the armed forces have continued to adjust themselves in line with the changing situation.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991811-ncpo-shrugs-off-call-for-military-reform/

 

 

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Bangkok Braces For Full Week Of Rain, Floods

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

A traffic-clogged, rain-soaked road Friday near BTS Ekkamai.

 

BANGKOK — There’s nothing like a rainy mid-July monsoon afternoon, with the exact same downpours the day before and the day after. Get ready for a week-full of showers straight till Sunday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991814-bangkok-braces-for-full-week-of-rain-floods/

 

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German Gets Arrest Warrant for Allegedly Killing Girlfriend

By The Nation

 

 

AN ARREST warrant has been issued for a German who allegedly killed his Thai girlfriend in Phuket early this month and slit his own throat during a police encounter on Sunday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991825-german-gets-arrest-warrant-for-allegedly-killing-girlfriend/

 

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Gold shop robbed in Nakhon Si Thammarat

 

 

An armed man broke into a gold shop in Ron Phibun district and made off with 2.50-baht weight of gold necklace in a daylight robbery on Monday morning (July 10), police said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991826-gold-shop-robbed-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

 

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Bangkok man dies in front of family while out snorkeling on Koh Tao

 

 

A 62 year old man from Bangkok died on Koh Tao yesterday while out snorkeling with his wife and two daughters.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991828-bangkok-man-dies-in-front-of-family-while-out-snorkeling-on-koh-tao/

 

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Soldier accused of horrific hot water punishment against five year old Thai child

 

 

In what is one of Thailand's worst cases of child abuse a soldier has been accused of torturing a five year with boiling water.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991830-soldier-accused-of-horrific-hot-water-punishment-against-five-year-old-thai-child/

 

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