THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 12 Jul 2017

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China dissident Liu's health worsening, hospital says

By Christian Shepherd

 

Pro-democracy activists stage a sit-in protest demanding the release of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, outside China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong, China July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo's condition is worsening, the hospital treating him said on Wednesday, as his friends questioned the accuracy of official accounts of his health.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992123-china-dissident-lius-health-worsening-hospital-says/

 

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Cleric Gulen says he would not flee U.S. to avoid extradition to Turkey

By Matt Spetalnick and Julia Harte

 

U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller

 

SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused by Turkey of instigating last year's failed coup, says he has no plans to flee the United States and would accept extradition if Washington agrees to a request by Ankara to hand him over.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992124-cleric-gulen-says-he-would-not-flee-us-to-avoid-extradition-to-turkey/

 

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Six hurt at the penultimate 2017 Pamplona bull run

 

A runner dodges one of the steers that runs with the bulls, during the sixth running of the bulls, at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 12, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera

 

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - Six people were hurt, but none gored, at Pamplona's San Fermin festival in Spain on Wednesday where around 2,000 participants, many wearing the traditional white shirt and red scarf, dodge a dozen bulls and steers rampaging through the city.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992125-six-hurt-at-the-penultimate-2017-pamplona-bull-run/

 

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Labor officials to foster understanding about new migrant worker law

 

 

BANGKOK, 12 July 2017 (NNT) - Officials from the Ministry of Labor have been instructed to foster an understanding of the new alien worker law. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992126-labor-officials-to-foster-understanding-about-new-migrant-worker-law/

 

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Google testing new panic mode to help keep Android users safe from malware

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Google is working on a new ‘panic mode’ feature for Android.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/google-testing-new-panic-mode-help-keep-android-users-safe-malware/22892/

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Phra That Phanom proposed as UNESCO World Heritage Site

 

 

BANGKOK, 12th July 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has allocated over 170,000 rai of land to over 23,000 community members and has proposed the registering of Phra That Phanom as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992127-phra-that-phanom-proposed-as-unesco-world-heritage-site/

 

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Mayweather, McGregor press tour kicks off with a war of words

By Rory Carroll

 

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor square off. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor traded barbs during a lively press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, delighting a rowdy crowd ahead of their Aug. 26 fight in Las Vegas.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992129-mayweather-mcgregor-press-tour-kicks-off-with-a-war-of-words/

 

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Two sections of Ramkhamhaeng road to partially close for railway construction

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Motorists are urged to avoid parts of Ramkhamhaeng Road where test construction of an elevated railway will start on Friday night to determine its impact on road traffic.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992130-two-sections-of-ramkhamhaeng-road-to-partially-close-for-railway-construction/

 

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260,000 meth pills seized in two Chiang Rai cases

By The Nation

 

 

CHIANG RAI: -- Police and troops have seized 260,000 methamphetamine pills and arrested three suspects in two cases.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992132-260000-meth-pills-seized-in-two-chiang-rai-cases/

 

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Krabi Family Massacre: Victim Linked To Land Dispute Lawsuits

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

Investigators comb the residence of murdered village administrator Worayuth Sanlang in Krabi province Tuesday

 

KRABI — An official who was murdered alongside his entire family Monday was at the forefront of efforts to crack down on land encroachment, a relative said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992017-police-bank-on-clues-from-survivor-in-krabi-massacre/?do=findComment&comment=12074172

 

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DSI finds five luxury cars that allegedly attempted to avoid duty tax

By Piyanuch Tamnukasetchai 
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Authorities have found five luxury cars which were allegedly falsely declared as '”for re-assembly” automobile parts to avoid paying a full duty tax, a Department of Special Investigation (DSI) source said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992135-dsi-finds-five-luxury-cars-that-allegedly-attempted-to-avoid-duty-tax/

 

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DASTA touts success in stimulating local economies

 

BANGKOK, 12th July 2017 (NNT) - The Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA) has organized the DASTA Forum 2017 to showcase success stories in tourism development, revealing that local revenue has increased by 300 percent. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992136-dasta-touts-success-in-stimulating-local-economies/

 

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Australian plane passenger checks in can of beer

 

A man has successfully checked in a can of beer as his only luggage on a domestic flight in Australia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992137-australian-plane-passenger-checks-in-can-of-beer/

 

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Revenue Dept freezes Bt100 million in Thaksin’s assets

By The Nation

 

File photo: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra

 

BANGKOK: -- The Revenue Department has frozen almost Bt100 million in bank accounts of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as a consequence of his tax-evasion case which was revived earlier this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992138-revenue-dept-freezes-bt100-million-in-thaksin’s-assets/

 

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Canadian suspect hangs himself in detention cell

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A Canadian national wanted by the United States on drug charges was found to have hanged himself to death in a detention cell of the Narcotic Suppression Bureau (NSB) on Wednesday (July 12) morning, according to police reports.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992119-canadian-drug-suspect-found-hanged-in-cell-room-cop-says/

 

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Thailand foreign tourist arrivals up 4-5 percent in H1 2017 - minister

 

Chinese tourists wait to board a sightseeing boat at a pier at Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Files

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The number of foreign tourists visiting Thailand rose by up to 5 percent in the period January to June 2017, the country's tourism minister said on Wednesday, compared with the same period last year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992140-thailand-foreign-tourist-arrivals-up-4-5-percent-in-h1-2017-minister/

 

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Warm Heart Celebrates 9th Year

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews –  Retired Rutgers University Professor Dr. D. Michael Shafer and his wife Evelind Schecter are entering their 9th year running a successful non-profit foundation in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992155-warm-heart-celebrates-9th-year/

 

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Police hand alleged temple corruption probe to NBO

By Piyanut Thamnukasetchai 
The Nation

 

 

Police have backed away from the active investigations into alleged corruption involving the National Buddhism Office’s (NBO) budget for temple renovations.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992156-police-hand-alleged-temple-corruption-probe-to-nbo/

 

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Security reform panel to consider Defence Ministry plan

By The Nation

 

 

The master plan aimed at reforming the Defence Ministry administration has been tabled before the security reform committee chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan today.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992157-security-reform-panel-to-consider-defence-ministry-plan/

 

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Spar set to join retail fray with 300 convenience stores in Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

SPAR International, one of the world’s largest food retail voluntary chains, has partnered with DHL Supply Chain and the Bangchak Retail Company (BCR) to establish up to 300 new convenience stores in Thailand by the end of 2020.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992158-spar-set-to-join-retail-fray-with-300-convenience-stores-in-thailand/

 

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China detains 35 Japanese for alleged telephone fraud

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have detained 35 Japanese nationals in the southeastern province of Fujian for alleged fraud, the Japanese foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in what was probably one of the worst cases of telephone scams targeting the elderly.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992159-china-detains-35-japanese-for-alleged-telephone-fraud/

 

 

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Singapore sentences ex-BSI banker to additional jail time

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore court jailed a former wealth manager of Swiss bank BSI for four and a half years on Wednesday for money laundering and cheating in a case linked to an investigation involving the Malaysian fund 1MDB.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992160-singapore-sentences-ex-bsi-banker-to-additional-jail-time/

 

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Two arrested for suspected online trading in protected wildlife

By Khanathit Srihirandej 
The Nation

 

 

Two suspects have been arrested in Bangkok over alleged links to online trade in wildlife animals from a southern forest as well as a barred eagle-owl (Bubo sumatranus) smuggled from Indonesia.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992161-two-arrested-for-suspected-online-trading-in-protected-wildlife/

 

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New Android ransomware aims to humiliate you in front of your friends

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Android users are being warned about a new form of ransomware that tries to extort victims by threatening to leak private information unless the ransom is paid.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/22894-2/22894/

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Russians now need to sign in with their PASSPORT to watch PornHub

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

People in Russia wanting to access the adult entertainment site Pornhub now need to login using their passport.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/russians-now-need-sign-passport-watch-pornhub/22898/

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Khon Kaen to host International Yoga Festival

By Jitima Janphrom 
The Nation

 

 

The International Yoga Festival 2017 will be held on July 30 from 7am to 7pm at Bueng Thung Sang Health Park in the Nakhon Khon Kaen Municipality.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992165-khon-kaen-to-host-international-yoga-festival/

 

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Police assistant shot at checkpoint, hospitalized in critical condition

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- A Phuket City Police assistant was shot early this morning while attempting to stop a motorbike at a checkpoint.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992166-police-assistant-shot-at-checkpoint-hospitalized-in-critical-condition/

 

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Thailand’s Jakkrit to play in J-League

 

 

Jakkrit Vechpirom, a 20-year-old forward of Bangkok United football club, will play in the Japanese J- League with FC Tokyo on a loan contract.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992168-thailand’s-jakkrit-to-play-in-j-league/

 

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Arrest warrant issued for former lawyer in alleged Bt4m cheating case

By Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

 

Arrest warrants have been issued for disqualified lawyer Pisit Sammalert and two accomplices over their alleged roles in cheating a 14-year-old road-accident victim out of Bt4 million compensation, Bangkok City police chief Lt-General Sanit Mahathavorn said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992169-arrest-warrant-issued-for-former-lawyer-in-alleged-bt4m-cheating-case/

 

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German Suspected Of Murdering Thai Girlfriend Not Yet Charged

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

Pitcha Namphadung and Nico Papke in an undated photo.

 

PHUKET — A German suspect in the murder case of a Thai woman was yet to be charged on Wednesday as he remained in the hospital.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991825-german-gets-arrest-warrant-for-allegedly-killing-girlfriend/?page=2#comment-12073900