THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 13 Jul 2017

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Thailand to become ‘medical hub’, new 10 year visa launched

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Voice TV quoted a government minister as saying that the medical tourism visa for Asian nationals was being expanded.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992298-thailand-to-become-‘medical-hub’-new-10-year-visa-launched/

 

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Happy ending for stateless schoolgirl barred from her home

By Thanapat Kijjakosol  
The Nation

 

File photo: The house of the formerly stateless girl.

 

SA KAEW: -- The 11-year-old Sa Kaew schoolgirl caught in the middle of a very adult dispute will tomorrow (July 14) finally be able to move into the small house built for her and her elderly adoptive father.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992116-tears-flow-charges-fly-over-schoolgirl-denied-her-home/?do=findComment&comment=12077666

 

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Vet rushes to defence to misidentified tapirs

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Those animals depicted on tickets for Sunday’s (July 16) state lottery are noble, pure-blooded tapirs, not a “hybrid” as stated, a bemused veterinarian has pointed out.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992300-vet-rushes-to-defence-to-misidentified-tapirs/

 

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EC bill approved despite its objections

By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Thursday approved the organic law governing the Election Commission (EC) after a review committee rejected an EC appeal for changes to be made.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992301-ec-bill-approved-despite-its-objections/

 

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Cabinet opens gates for medical tourism

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Visitors to Thailand from China and the CLMV nations (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) seeking medical treatment are now allowed to stay for up to 90 days visa-free, Deputy Prime Ministers Tanasak Patimapragon and Admiral Narong Pipatanasai announced on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992298-thailand-to-become-‘medical-hub’-new-10-year-visa-launched/?do=findComment&comment=12077713

 

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Trump, escaping domestic woes, visits France's Macron

By Michel Rose and Richard Lough

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive aboard Air Force One at Orly airport near Paris, France, July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, under fire at home over Russian connections and abroad over climate change and trade, arrives in Paris on Thursday seeking common ground with France's new leader Emmanuel Macron.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992303-trump-escaping-domestic-woes-visits-frances-macron/

 

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Sweden intensifies crackdown on illegal immigrants

By Johan Ahlander and Mansoor Yosufzai

 

A general view of the migration agency detention center in Marsta, Sweden, June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Johan Ahlander/Files

 

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden has intensified its crackdown on illegal immigrants after a failed asylum-seeker killed five people in Stockholm, but the move has raised concerns that more migrants will be driven underground to join a shadowy underclass.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992304-sweden-intensifies-crackdown-on-illegal-immigrants/

 

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Iraq collectively punishing Islamic State families - HRW

 

FILE PHOTO: A detained man, accused of being an Islamic State fighter, sits in front of newly-displaced men near a check point in Qayyara, east of Mosul, Iraq, October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/File photo

 

ERBIL (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch has accused Iraqi security forces of forcibly relocating at least 170 families of alleged Islamic State members to a closed "rehabilitation camp" as a form of collective punishment.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992306-iraq-collectively-punishing-islamic-state-families-hrw/

 

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Misspelled road sign damages Pattaya’s image, says mayor of ‘World’s Sex Capital’

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Sanook

 

PATTAYA: -- Pattaya’s mayor apologized over the embarrassment caused by misspelling of the English word “city” on a road sign, adding that the misspelling damaged the reputation of the tourism city.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992211-pattaya-the-world-class-resort-where-no-one-can-spell/?do=findComment&comment=12077774

 

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Briton Arrested For Spray Painting Chiang Mai Railway Station

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

  

CHIANG MAI — A British man was arrested Thursday morning for spray painting a wall at a railway station.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992309-briton-arrested-for-spray-painting-chiang-mai-railway-station/

 

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Anti-corruption centres now taking complaints

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and the Army have opened centres to receive complaints starting today concerning instances of corruption by state officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992312-anti-corruption-centres-now-taking-complaints/

 

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Two ‘guides’ charged after family alleges threats, beating

By Theerawat Thongma, 
The Nation

 

 

PATTAYA: -- A Chinese family of four has thanked Chon Buri's Pattaya Tourist Police after they had arrested two tour guides Wednesday night for allegedly threatening them with physical harm after refusing to buy an additional tour package.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992314-two-‘guides’-charged-after-family-alleges-threats-beating/

 

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Monkey see, monkey don’t

By The Nation

 

 

HUA HIN: -- Some 500 long-tailed macaques from a 3,000-strong population at Khao Takieb and Suan Ling areas in Prachuap Khiri Khan's Hua Hin district are being lured into cages prior to moving them for sterilization.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992316-monkey-see-monkey-don’t/

 

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Phuket police await autopsy results for murdered Pischa “Lek” Nampadung, body cremated

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The funeral of murdered Pischa “Lek” Nampadung took place at Chalong Temple yesterday (July 12). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- While the funeral and cremation of 35-year-old Ms Pischa “Lek” Nampadung took place yesterday , police are still awaiting autopsy, DNA and fingerprint results which will form part of the evidence in the investigation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992317-phuket-police-await-autopsy-results-for-murdered-pischa-“lek”-nampadung-body-cremated/

 

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National police chief assures all perpetrators in Krabi execution-style shootings will be arrested 

By Thai PBS

 

 

KRABI: -- Royal Thai Police commissioner Pol Gen Chaktip Chaijinda voiced confidence that the police will be able to arrest all those responsible for the execution-style shootings in Krabi while assuring that all positive motives won’t be discounted.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992319-national-police-chief-assures-all-perpetrators-in-krabi-execution-style-shootings-will-be-arrested /

 

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Evictions Continue As Budget Set For Chao Phraya Promenade Contractors

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

 

One of the eight riverside houses in Wat Chat Kaew Chongkonnee community is being demolished Thursday to pave the way for concrete walkway construction. Photo: PR Bangkok / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — City Hall continued to clear out riverside houses Thursday after they launched a budget estimation to pay the contractors who will oversee the construction of the Chao Phraya promenade.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992323-evictions-continue-as-budget-set-for-chao-phraya-promenade-contractors/

 

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PM praises Thai amateur golfer for becoming youngest winner of Ladies European Tour

 

 

BANGKOK, 13 July 2017 (NNT) - The Prime Minister expressed his admiration for a Thai amateur golfer who became the youngest winner of the Ladies European Tour. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992325-pm-praises-thai-amateur-golfer-for-becoming-youngest-winner-of-ladies-european-tour/

 

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Forget Kodi, streaming app Mobdro gives you free access to movies, TV shows and sports

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

A streaming service called Mobdro is being hailed as the new Kodi, which is the subject of ongoing issues surrounding its legality.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/forget-kodi-streaming-app-mobdro-gives-free-access-movies-tv-shows-sports/22914/

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Threatened Cat Skin Smugglers Arrested in Chiang Mai

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Police arrested two smugglers who were peddling illegal cat skins, such as the Asian golden cat and leopard, on social media in Chiang Mai.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992343-threatened-cat-skin-smugglers-arrested-in-chiang-mai/

 

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Businessman shoots himself in Bangkok condo

By The Nation

 

 

An auto dealer and car-racing businessman reportedly turned a gun on himself in his Bangkok condominium room on Thursday morning, police said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992344-businessman-shoots-himself-in-bangkok-condo/

 

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Malaysia says MH17 suspects to face charges could be known by year-end

 

 

A Malaysian air crash investigator inspects the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo) in Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 22, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev/File Photo

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992345-malaysia-says-mh17-suspects-to-face-charges-could-be-known-by-year-end/

 

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Suspect in Bt4m family embezzlement case already in jail

By Jessada Jantarak 
The Nation

 

 

Police have traced one of the three suspects wanted for allegedly embezzling millions of baht in compensation money from a family. But she is already in jail for a drug conviction.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992347-suspect-in-bt4m-family-embezzlement-case-already-in-jail/

 

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Thai embassies to count overseas votes

By The Nation

 

 

Vote counting at Thai embassies worldwide would be introduced as part of an overhaul of the voting system for voters living overseas, said Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn yesterday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992348-thai-embassies-to-count-overseas-votes/

 

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Freshman Forced To Sing, Slap Self Until Bruised In Uni Hazing Ritual

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

A photo sent in by the freshman’s sister to Anti Sotus Facebook page of her sibling’s bruised legs from hazing rituals. Photo: Anti Sotus / Facebook

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — A student at a Korat university was forced to slap her thighs and shins to singing and chanting all day, resulting in wounds that her sister reported to an anti-hazing Facebook page Wednesday and went viral Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992349-freshman-forced-to-sing-slap-self-until-bruised-in-uni-hazing-ritual/

 

 

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Foo Fighters Fans Throw Tribute Shows In August In Bangkok

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: Foo Fighters / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — Music fans are more than ready to meet American rock legends Foo Fighters, as they will celebrate the band’s upcoming arrival after 21 years since it last performed in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992350-foo-fighters-fans-throw-tribute-shows-in-august-in-bangkok/

 

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Prayuth's White House Visit To Trump Postponed But Standing: US Embassy

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

At top, then candidate Donald Trump listens to his mobile phone at a Feb. 18, 2016, campaign stop. Photo: Associated Press. Below, then army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha uses a phone in 2013. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — The invitation for the prime minister to officially visit the White House originally due to take this month is still scheduled, despite its deferment a United States embassy official said Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992351-prayuths-white-house-visit-to-trump-postponed-but-standing-us-embassy/

 

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Facebook is tracking your location and telling your friends where you are at all times – here’s how to stop it

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Snapchat, the video messaging app popular with teenagers, has recently launched a new feature that lets users see the location of their friends on a map.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-tracking-location-telling-friends-times-heres-stop/22918/

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Canadian drug fugitive lived luxury life in Thailand before dying in police custody

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Cazes was detained at the Narcotics Suppression Bureau, located in Bangkok’s Laksi District. The sign on the door says “room for fugitives.” Photo: Ruamkatanyu Rescue Volunteers

 

The deceased Alexandre Cazes, who was French-Canadian but wanted in the U.S. on drug charges, lived a luxury life with a local wife on the lam in Thailand for eight years before he was arrested on July 5 and allegedly committed suicide while in Thai police custody yesterday morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992354-canadian-drug-fugitive-lived-luxury-life-in-thailand-before-dying-in-police-custody/

 

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Three-member gang allegedly stole valuables from luxury cars

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

Police have arrested two men who allegedly smashed luxury cars' windows to steal valuables at mall parking lots or other sites in Bangkok's Wang Thong Lang and Bang Kapi districts. A third suspect is still being sought.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992359-three-member-gang-allegedly-stole-valuables-from-luxury-cars/

 

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Pattaya ‘CTIY’ Hall sign error blamed on contractor

By The Nation

 

 

A typographical error on a sign giving directions to Pattaya City Hall in Chon Buri province was caused by the contractor who erected the sign before it was approved and proofread by the city, Pattaya City mayor Pol Maj General Anan Charoenchasri said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992211-pattaya-the-world-class-resort-where-no-one-can-spell/?do=findComment&comment=12078691