THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 14 Jul 2017

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Customer allegedly swindled by Kasikorn says that staff tried to pay him off to make the case go away

 

Picture: TNews

 

CHAINAT: -- The case of the pet shop employee who says he took 80,000 baht into the bank for his boss but the teller just entered half that in the account just got murkier.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992448-customer-allegedly-swindled-by-kasikorn-says-that-staff-tried-to-pay him-off-to-make-the-case-go-away/

 

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Galaxy Note 8 to go on sale in September confirms Samsung chief

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Samsung’s new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 8 will go on sale in September, the company’s CEO has said.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/galaxy-note-8-go-sale-september-confirms-samsung-chief/22925/

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'Door closed' on EC bid to change organic law, says Jate

By The Nation 

 

Jate

 

BANGKOK: -- The Election Commission (EC) does not have the right to bring the case against the passage of the organic law regulating its agency to the Constitutional Court, said the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) whip spokesman Jate Siratharanont Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992450-door-closed-on-ec-bid-to-change-organic-law-says-jate/

 

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Aussie victim blamed for his death by Thai parasailing men

 

Picture: Daily News

 

PHUKET: -- The two Phuket men now in jail for the death of an Australian tourist say it was all his fault.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992452-aussie-victim-blamed-for-his-death-by-thai-parasailing-men/

 

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Video reveals the cause of Pattaya’s filthy beach

 

 

PATTAYA: -- An alarming video has revealed what has caused disgusting waste water to pollute Pattaya beach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992453-video-reveals-the-cause-of-pattaya’s-filthy-beach/

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SET up 2.27 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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EC to decide next week on petitioning Constitutional Court over EC draft bill

By The Nation 

 

Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn said the EC would make a decision next week on petitioning the Constitutional Court after the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Thursday approved the EC draft bill it had passed earlier.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992450-door-closed-on-ec-bid-to-change-organic-law-says-jate/

 

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Producers urge ban on importation of US chicken and pork

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand's private swine and chicken producers, who oppose the possibility of pork and chicken meat imports from the United States, have expressed concerns over food safety and the negative impact on Thailand's agricultural supply chain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992455-producers-urge-ban-on-importation-of-us-chicken-and-pork/

 

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Bastille Day march-past to close Trump's Paris visit

 

U.S. troops, with soldiers wearing WWI helmets, walk on the Champs Elysees during a rehearsal of the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

 

PARIS (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will watch American and French soldiers march together through Paris on Friday in a double celebration marking 100 years since the United States entered World War One and France's annual Bastille Day holiday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992456-bastille-day-march-past-to-close-trumps-paris-visit/

 

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State enterprise revenue up by 26 percent over past 9 months

 

BANGKOK, 14 July 2017 (NN) – The State Enterprise Policy Office (SEPO) has turned over 129 billion baht in revenue from state enterprises over the past 9 months to the state, exceeding target earnings by 26 percent. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992457-state-enterprise-revenue-up-by-26-percent-over-past-9-months/

 

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Pro-democracy journalist Jom granted asylum status in US

By The Nation 

 

Jom in the US [Photo from Jom's Facebook]

 

BANGKOK: -- Fugitive pro-democracy journalist Jom Petchpradab, who fled Thailand after the 2014 coup, has been granted asylum status in the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992460-pro-democracy-journalist-jom-granted-asylum-status-in-us/

 

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U.S. judge grants bid to narrow Trump travel ban

By Dan Levine

 

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday granted the state of Hawaii's bid to exempt grandparents and other relatives from President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on residents from six Muslim-majority countries and refugees.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992461-us-judge-grants-bid-to-narrow-trump-travel-ban/

 

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Fire at luxury Phuket resort causes B3mn damage

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The fire broke out a a villa which was undergoing renovations. photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A fire at luxury Phuket hotel last night is said to have cuased more than B3 million worth of damage.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992462-fire-at-luxury-phuket-resort-causes-b3mn-damage/

 

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Navy eyes closing Bali Hai during fleet show

By Urasin Khantaraphan

 

Capt. Prapat Chutkhao, director of operations and information at the Sattahip Naval Base, and Capt. Sinsamut Panja, operations director for the Battle Squadron, met with police, army, Pattaya City Hall and Marine Department officials to mull security plans for November’s international fleet show.

 

PATTAYA: -- The navy has proposed closing Bali Hai Pier every morning during November’s international fleet show, which would cripple transportation to Koh Larn and leave scuba diving companies high and dry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992463-navy-eyes-closing-bali-hai-during-fleet-show/

 

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Unlikely friendship? Photos of ‘puppy bringing home serpent friend’ go viral

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By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Dog Cry/ Facebook

 

LAMPANG: -- Shocking photos showing a puppy in Thailand’s upcountry bringing home a rat snake to his owner’s farm are going viral this week, but netizens have serious doubts about this “unlikely friendship.”

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992464-unlikely-friendship-photos-of-‘puppy-bringing-home-serpent-friend’-go-viral/

 

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Major Sukhumvit roadwork ahead near tunnel

By Jetsada Homklin

 

  

PATTAYA: -- The Department of Rural Roads will take about two weeks to dig up Sukhumvit Road and stop ground water from bubbling to the surface.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992465-major-sukhumvit-roadwork-ahead-near-tunnel-in-pattaya/

 

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“Patt” reports to Criminal Court today

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Actress Napapha “Patt” Tantrakul reported to the Criminal Court again for the second time today (July 14) under her conditional release for charge of money laundering and for conspiring with her husband “Benz Racing” on money laundering.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992466-actress-napapha-“patt”-tantrakul-reports-to-criminal-court-today/

 

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Prawit guarantees graft reports will be kept confidential

 

Prawit

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Friday assured the public that all information filed with anti-corruption centres supervised by the Army will be kept confidential.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992468-prawit-guarantees-graft-reports-will-be-kept-confidential/

 

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Police operation at Nana to catch trans-national criminals

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Police inspected Bangkok's Nana area, along Soi Sukhumvit 4, early on Friday morning as part of a campaign to prevent and suppress trans-national criminals.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992469-police-operation-at-nana-to-catch-trans-national-criminals/

 

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Pakistani sought after Thai wife found murdered

By The Nation

 

Mien Wakas Ahmad

 

BANGKOK: -- Police in Thailand and Malaysia are on the hunt for a Pakistani man who allegedly killed his Thai wife in Bangkok on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992240-hunt-on-for-dad-as-kids-come-home-from-school-to-find-mum-murdered under-the-stairs/?page=2#comment-12080600

 

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‘My Mate Nate’ Slammed For Flattening Coins On Train Tracks

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

Nate Bartling points to a state train he will use to flatten coins. Image: Darkside Social / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — A recent video of controversial American YouTuber “My Mate Nate,” flattening coins on train tracks drew criticism Friday for the hazards it involved.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992480-‘my-mate-nate’-slammed-for-flattening-coins-on-train-tracks/

 

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Supreme Court jails former police officer 2 years for bribing constitutional court judge

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The over 10 years long  trial of the much controversial court bribery case arrived at its final episode today (July 14) when the Supreme Court sentenced a former police officer to two years in prison with no suspension after finding him guilty of attempting to bribe a Constitutional Court judge to rule in favour of the former Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT) in 2006.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992481-supreme-court-jails-former-police-officer-2-years-for-bribing-constitutional-court-judge/

 

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Three Israelis wounded in shooting near Jerusalem holy site, gunmen dead -police

 

Israeli policemen secure the scene of the shooting attack at the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Three gunmen opened fire at police near Jerusalem's holiest site on Friday, wounding three Israelis, two of them critically, before the attackers were killed by security forces, Israeli police said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992482-three-israelis-wounded-in-shooting-near-jerusalem-holy-site-gunmen-dead-police/

 

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NLA sticks to its guns on controversial EC draft bill

By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen 
Prapasri Osathanont 
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE NATIONAL Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday voted to  endorse the Election Commission draft bill it had already approved, despite objections from the Election Commission (EC). 

 

Full story:   https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992483-nla-sticks-to-its-guns-on-controversial-ec-draft-bill/

 

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Air-con, electronics fairs tout Thailand’s lead in climate protection

By The Nation
 

BANGKOK: -- The Commerce and Industry ministries will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol – an international agreement to protect global climate and the ozone layer – at the Bangkok Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (Bangkok RHVAC) and Bangkok Electric and Electronics (Bangkok E&E) fairs in September.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992485-air-con-electronics-fairs-tout-thailand’s-lead-in-climate-protection/

 

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Thai man, 36, stabs himself to death in Phuket Town

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rescue workes at the scene of the incident. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A Bangkok man stabbed himself to death in Phuket Town yesterday in a suicide believed to be down to health and money issues.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992486-thai-man-36-stabs-himself-to-death-in-phuket-town/

 

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Phuket, Andaman coast issued heavy rain warning

The Phuket News

 

Heavy rain is forecast across Phuket and along the Andaman coast from today through to next Wednesday (July 19). Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET: -- The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued a heavy rain warning for Phuket and other provinces along the Andaman coast as strong southwest monsoon weather is to deliver a wet and wild weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992489-phuket-andaman-coast-issued-heavy-rain-warning/

 

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Power blackout to affect Thalang

The Phuket News

 

Electricity supply will be shut off to major residential and business areas in Thalang on Monday (July 17). Image: PEA

 

PHUKET: -- The Phuket Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) issued a notice today (July 14) announcing that electricity supply will be shut off in areas along Thepkrasattri Rd in Thalang on Monday (July 17).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992491-power-blackout-to-affect-thalang/

 

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Teen girl’s ‘suspicious’ death draws police attention

By Sonthanaporn Inchan 
The Nation

 

Photo from: facebook.com/pg/welove8riew

 

Chacherngsao Police are probing the death of a 14-year-old girl who stayed home alone on Wednesday night, as her family was convinced by the suspicious circumstance that it might be a murder.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992492-teen-girl’s-‘suspicious’-death-draws-police-attention/

 

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Masseur breaks client’s leg, still demands fee

By The Nation

 

 

The owner of a Chon Buri massage parlour faces charges after one of his customers suffered a broken leg during a treatment and still had to pay Bt700 for the service.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992399-chonburi-woman-has-her-leg-broken-at-a-traditional-thai-massage-shop/?do=findComment&comment=12081733