THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 15 Jul 2017

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Phuket parasail operators ‘asked’ to impose ban, face full safety review

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

 

PHUKET:-- The Governor of Phuket today called on parasail operators in Phuket to refrain from providing parasail rides at Phuket beaches until they all attend a mandatory safety review on Monday (July 17).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992543-phuket-parasail-operators-‘asked’-to-impose-ban-face-full-safety-review/

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Shamed into action by social media - Pattaya authorities and soldiers in hurried beach clean-up operation

 

Image: T News

 

After damning reports that Pattaya beaches were an "environmental disaster zone" the local authority and soldiers swooped on the resort.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992557-shamed-into-action-by-social-media-pattaya-authorities-and-soldiers-in-hurried-beach-clean-up-operation/

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Pattaya parasailing 100 per cent safe, operator tells media in wake of Aussie's death down south.

 

Image: Tnews

 

A parasailing operator told Tnews that the adventurous activity was 100 per cent safe in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992558-pattaya-parasailing-100-per-cent-safe-operator-tells-media-in-wake-of-aussies-death-down-south/

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Heartwarming story of a good Bangkok taxi driver shows they are not all bad!

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Social media was full of comment after a story hit Facebook about a kind hearted Bangkok cabbie who helped out a drunk woman in distress.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992559-heartwarming-story-of-a-good-bangkok-taxi-driver-shows-they-are-not-all-bad/

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"Boss Krathingdaeng" latest news - er, there isn't any.

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported on the latest developments in the case of Red Bull heir Boss who killed a policeman in Thong Lor in 2012.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992561-boss-krathingdaeng-latest-news-er-there-isnt-any/

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Video: Chiang Mai beauty red faced but not shocked after her new car rolls into the moat

 

 

Manager reported that a Chiang Mai beauty was embarrassed but not shocked after her brand new car rolled into the moat yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992562-video-chiang-mai-beauty-red-faced-but-not-shocked-after-her-new-car-rolls-into-the-moat/

 

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Russian-American lobbyist met with Trump Jr., Russian lawyer - NBC News

By Mark Hosenball

 

FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump Jr. (L) talks with his father, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio U.S. July 20, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young/File photo

 

(Reuters) - A lobbyist who was once a Soviet counter-intelligence officer participated last year in a meeting with senior aides to U.S. President Donald Trump, including his son, and a Russian lawyer, NBC News reported on Friday, adding to allegations of possible connections between Moscow and the November election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992564-russian-american-lobbyist-met-with-trump-jr-russian-lawyer-nbc-news/

 

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Two men charged with killing four in Pennsylvania

By Gina Cherelus

 

Bucks County District Attorney's Office photos show L-R, top row: Dean Finocchiaro, 18, and Tom Meo, 21, L-R bottom row: Jimi Patrick, 19, and Mark Sturgis, 22 as authorities say they are searching for the four missing men in Bucks County, about 40 miles north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on July 11, 2017. Courtesy Bucks County District Attorney's Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Two Pennsylvania men were charged with multiple counts of homicide on Friday in connection with the murders of four young men found buried on a farm north of Philadelphia, prosecutors said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992565-two-men-charged-with-killing-four-in-pennsylvania/

 

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Two German tourists stabbed to death on Egyptian beach

By Mohamed Abdellah and Ahmed Tolba

 

A security personnel detains the man who stabbed two German tourists to death and wounded four others during an attack at the Zahabia hotel resort in Hurghada, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt, July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Aly

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian man stabbed two German tourists to death and wounded four others on Friday at a popular seaside vacation spot on the Red Sea, after apparently searching out foreigners to attack, officials and witnesses said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992566-two-german-tourists-stabbed-to-death-on-egyptian-beach/

 

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Canadian spies accuse bosses of homophobia, racism - lawsuit

By David Ljunggren

 

FILE PHOTO: A vehicle passes a sign outside the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) headquarters in Ottawa November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Five agents and analysts at Canada's spy service are suing their bosses with allegations of homophobia, racism and Islamophobia, the latest high-profile accusations of bad behaviour to hit Canadian security forces.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992567-canadian-spies-accuse-bosses-of-homophobia-racism-lawsuit/

 

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Turkey dismisses thousands more police, civil servants and academics

 

FILE PHOTO: Turkish military stand guard at the Taksim square as people wave national flags in Istanbul, Turkey, early July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey dismissed more than 7,000 police, civil servants and academics on Friday, the eve of the anniversary of last year's attempted coup.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992568-turkey-dismisses-thousands-more-police-civil-servants-and-academics/

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Florida sinkhole swallows two homes, threatens others

By Bernie Woodall

 

 

(Reuters) - An expanding sinkhole near a lake north of Tampa has already swallowed two homes and was threatening others on Friday, but no one has been injured, authorities said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992569-florida-sinkhole-swallows-two-homes-threatens-others/

 

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Stuntman died from fall on 'Walking Dead' set - coroner

By Rich McKay

 

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A veteran stuntman died this week from injuries sustained when he fell from a height of 20 feet to a concrete floor on a production set for the AMC horror series "The Walking Dead," a Georgia coroner said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992570-stuntman-died-from-fall-on-walking-dead-set-coroner/

 

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Mayweather, McGregor wrap up profane PR tour in London

 

Boxing - Floyd Mayweather & Conor McGregor Press Conference - London, Britain - July 14, 2017 Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor wrapped up the four-day promotional tour for their boxing match in Las Vegas in August with another foul-mouthed press conference, this time in front of thousands of fans at the Wembley Arena in London.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992571-mayweather-mcgregor-wrap-up-profane-pr-tour-in-london/

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Here’s what the tiny hole next to the camera on your iPhone is for

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Have you ever noticed the little hole next to the camera on your iPhone?

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/heres-tiny-hole-next-camera-iphone/22944/

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Suspected ‘mastermind being questioned’ in Krabi family massacre probe

By MPANART LA-ONG, 
SITTICHAI SIKHAWAT, 
SURIYA PATATHAYO 
THE NATION

 

 

POLICE ARE grilling the suspected mastermind of the massacre of a village headman and his family in Krabi, a police source said yesterday, but no official statement has been forthcoming.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992502-suspect-in-krabi-family-massacre-arrested/

 

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YouTube celebrity’s coin prank video goes off the tracks

By THE NATION

 

 

YOUTUBE prankster and social media celebrity Nate Bartling, better known as My Mate Nate, continues to court controversy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992480-‘my-mate-nate’-slammed-for-flattening-coins-on-train-tracks/?page=6#comment-12083853

 

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Police meet with Pattaya "sea-walker" companies in wake of molestation case and false insurance claims

 

Image: Tnews

 

Police in Pattaya have called in representatives from all 17 sea-walker companies in a belated move to regulate the industry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992576-police-meet-with-pattaya-sea-walker-companies-in-wake-of-molestation-case-and-false-insurance-claims/

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Repairmen die in suspected gas explosion at Nakorn Pathom pet food company

 

Image: Daily News

 

Two young workers who went into a pet food mixing drum to make repairs were killed instantly yesterday following an explosion.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992579-repairmen-die-in-suspected-gas-explosion-at-nakorn-pathom-pet-food-company/

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Bangkok electric chief: Power cuts are thing of the past, paints rosy picture of capital's future

 

Image: Daily News

 

The head of Bangkok's electrical generating authority has painted a rosy picture of the city's present and future.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992580-bangkok-electric-chief-power-cuts-are-thing-of-the-past-paints-rosy-picture-of-capitals-future/

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Udon will not be defeated by Pattaya when it comes to bad signage!

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that it is not just Pattaya that has bad signage - Udon Thani is giving the resort a run for its money.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992584-udon-will-not-be-defeated-by-pattaya-when-it-comes-to-bad-signage/

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Maid robbed of her gold necklace and rings by slick talking gang of three women.

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported on a theft carried out by confidence tricksters at a market in Bang Bua Thong on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992585-maid-robbed-of-her-gold-necklace-and-rings-by-slick-talking-gang-of-three-women/

 

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Teacher in shock! Motorcycle taxi driver flashes her in the rain.

 

Image: Daily News

 

Daily News said that a Phuket teacher was in shock after a motorcycle taxi driver got out his private parts as she waited for a bus.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992588-teacher-in-shock-motorcycle-taxi-driver-flashes-her-in-the-rain/

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Thailand trounces North Korea 3-0, reaches King’s Cup final

 

 

Milovan Rajevac’s Thai soccer squad thrashed North Korea 3-0 at the Ratchamangala stadium Friday night (July 14) to clinch the right to King’s Cup final against Belarus on Sunday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992590-thailand-trounces-north-korea-3-0-reaches-king’s-cup-final/

 

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Large pet fish owners warned about the fish’s health problems and diseases

Reporting by Chuthaporn Kanhar

 

 

Large pet fish are at risk of spinal cord dislocation as most of them suffer from vitamin C deficiency and they move violently, said a veterinarian who treated a sick Siamese giant carp belonging to wellknown celebrity Patchara “Aum” Chaichua.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992594-large-pet-fish-owners-warned-about-the-fish’s-health-problems-and-diseases/

 

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Suspected militant shot dead in rubber plantation

 

 

A suspected southern militant was shot dead by paramilitary rangers in a rubber plantation in Pattani’s Muang district on Friday (July 14).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992596-suspected-militant-shot-dead-in-rubber-plantation/

 

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Democrat Party legal head backs new political corruption law

By The Nation 

 

The head of the Democrat Party’s legal department, Virat Kalayasiri, backs the new organic law’s procedures against political post holders, saying it gives the accused rights to a defence of their case, even if they are absent for the trial.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992597-democrat-party-legal-head-backs-new-political-corruption-law/

 

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Newly approved law to cover ongoing cases

By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

File photo: Thaksin and Yingluck on 2014.

 

Cases against politicians finalised by court ‘not covered’, but experts divided on trials involving high-profile figures.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992599-newly-approved-law-to-cover-ongoing-cases/

 

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Thinking of working in Thailand? Here are the 39 things that you can't do!

 

Image: Sanook

 

A list of all the things that foreigners can't do in Thailand has been announced by the Thai media.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992600-thinking-of-working-in-thailand-here-are-the-39-things-that-you-cant-do/

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Thailand welcomes 17 million foreign visitors in first half of 2017

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 15th July 2017 (NNT) – Seventeen million foreign tourists visited Thailand in the first half of 2017, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992602-thailand-welcomes-17-million-foreign-visitors-in-first-half-of-2017/