THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 16 Jul 2017

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Jet-setting former monk now ordered extradited to Thailand

 

The Office of the Attorney-General is ready to form a team of attorneys to fly to the United States to escort the infamous former monk  Luang Pu Nen Kham back to Thailand to face charges after the US court has ordered him to be extradited upon request by the Thai authorities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992625-jet-setting-former-monk-now-ordered-extradited-to-thailand/

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The week that was in Thailand news: Thailand - First World or Third World it still rocks my world.

 

 

Rooster has never used the term “third world” when referring to Thailand. It’s not that my specs have a strong tint of rose, just that I long since accepted its shortcomings and preferred to celebrate its improvements rather than dwell on what is wrong all the time.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992645-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-thailand-first-world-or-third-world-it-still-rocks-my-world/

 

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Condo Ghost Town or Urban Farm?

 

 

Did you ever see a condo ghost town?  You know what I mean; one of those projects that somehow got sideways and never got finished. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992643-condo-ghost-town-or-urban-farm/

 

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Pray for Pattaya, Really?

 

 

A few expats in Pattaya have recently coined a phrase across social networks that has hitherto been reserved for cities having experienced a terrorist attack; this in relation to what they cite as the fall away of Pattaya of old – citing empty restaurants and bars as being a shadow of their former glory days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992644-pray-for-pattaya-really/

 

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Police hunt for suspects in murder of Krabi headman and family

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

National police chief Gen Chaktip Chaijinda, who is now in Krabi, refused to confirm whether any arrest has been made and said he will call a press conference ‘later’. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

KRABI: Police are still searching for suspects involved in the murder of a village headman and his family on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992649-police-hunt-for-suspects-in-murder-of-krabi-headman-and-family/

 

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Bangkok, Andaman coast to face heavy rains today until next Wednesday

 

People in Bangkok and its surrounding provinces are told to brace for heavy rains today until next Wednesday as strengthened monsoon winds are flowing pass the upper region and the Andaman Sea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992651-bangkok-andaman-coast-to-face-heavy-rains-today-until-next-wednesday/

 

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Motorbike taxi driver caught on video masturbating in public arrested, fined

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: Phuket Town police have arrested and charged a 54-year-old motorbike taxi driver who was caught on video masturbating in public.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992588-teacher-in-shock-motorcycle-taxi-driver-flashes-her-in-the-rain/?page=2#comment-12085910

 

 

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Sergeant, wife nabbed after gold heist

 

An army sergeant and his wife have been arrested in connection with a gold shop robbery in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Ron Phibun district on Monday (July 10) morning.

 

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

 

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Wounded turtle rescued from Kamala Beach

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers in Patong were informed by villagers in Kamala that an alive but injured Olive Ridley sea turtle was seen on Kamala beach, in front of the Novotel Phuket Kamala Beach Hotel, this morning (July 15) at 7am.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992647-wounded-turtle-rescued-from-kamala-beach/

 

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Poll shows people expect police reform will put an end to kickback practice

 

The majority of the people wanted to see police reform achieved and  justice be ensured and no kickbacks will re-emerge, according to Bangkok Poll.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992653-poll-shows-people-expect-police-reform-will-put-an-end-to-kickback-practice/

 

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Health department warns of cockroaches eating

 

The Department of Health yesterday (July 14) issued a warning against eating cockroaches after a footage of a man eating cockroaches was widely shared in the social media.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992654-health-department-warns-of-cockroaches-eating/

 

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Bitcoin’s Ups and Downs Doesn’t Deter Digital Miners in Thailand

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

A booth selling equipment for mining cryptocurrency at Commart expo in Bangkok on June 22.

 

BANGKOK — A month ago, when it was trading at 96,000 baht per unit, bitcoin was the digital currency that launched a thousand geeks to snatch up equipment at a computer expo to “mine” it.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992646-bitcoin’s-ups-and-downs-doesn’t-deter-digital-miners-in-thailand/

 

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Thailand beats Brazil in World Grand Prix volleyball

 

Thai women’s volleyball team, for the first time in history, beat Brazil in the 2017 World Grand Prix in three straight sets on Saturday (July 15).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992655-thailand-beats-brazil-in-world-grand-prix-volleyball/

 

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Speed up purchase of rubber, PM orders

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed government agencies to expedite their purchase of natural rubber in the local market as part of a bid to boost domestic demand and help prop up falling prices, a government spokesman said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992671-speed-up-purchase-of-rubber-pm-orders/

 

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Foreign activists to tell the story of Pai Dao Din

By THE SUNDAY NATION 

 

 

A GROUP of international activists is launching a campaign called “Bring the World to Pai” to tell the stories of Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, also known as Pai Dao Din, and other political prisoners, as well as to tell the world about the current situation in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992673-foreign-activists-to-tell-the-story-of-pai-dao-din/

 

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Premier League games could be streamed online in a bid to kill off Kodi

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The Premier League is considering alternative platforms to broadcast matches, in a bid to stop people viewing illegal streams.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/premier-league-games-streamed-online-bid-kill-off-kodi/22963/

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TIP ‘hero’ was eight when she first saw a child sex victim

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

THE THAI WOMAN honoured in the latest Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has harboured an ambition to end trafficking of children since she was eight years old, when she witnessed the pain of a young sex victim.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992674-tip-‘hero’-was-eight-when-she-first-saw-a-child-sex-victim/

 

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Thai officials head to US as monk set to face extradition

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

A TEAM from Office of the Attorney-General and Depart-ment of Special Investigation (DSI) departed to the United States yesterday to bring the fugitive ex-monk Wirapol Sukphol, better known as Luang Pu Nenkham, back for prosecution in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992625-jet-setting-former-monk-now-ordered-extradited-to-thailand/?page=3#comment-12086599

 

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Junta failed to achieve reconciliation: poll

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

AFTER THREE years of attempts to bring about national reconciliation by the military-installed regime, more than 70 per cent of people remain concerned about long-standing political division and believe that the junta has failed to achieve this primary goal, an opinion survey has found.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992677-junta-failed-to-achieve-reconciliation-poll/

 

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France looks forward to next Thai election

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

FRANCE is looking forward to seeing the Thai government fulfil its commitment to holding a new general election within the next year in accordance with its road map to democracy, French Ambassador Gilles Garachon says.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992678-france-looks-forward-to-next-thai-election/

 

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New rights mediation centre aims to restore the dignity of victims

By CHAKKAWAN SALAYTOO 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

IN ORDER to avoid contributing to hush money payments, bribery and the gagging of human rights victims, the newly established mediation centre of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Bangkok has put in place multiple steps to screen eligible cases, officials have confirmed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992680-new-rights-mediation-centre-aims-to-restore-the-dignity-of-victims/

 

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In shadow of crackdown, Turkey commemorates failed coup

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and David Dolan

 

People wave Turkey's national flags as they arrive to attend a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the attempted coup at the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey July 15, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

 

ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and members of the opposition came together on Saturday to mark the anniversary of last year's failed coup, a moment of unity all but overshadowed by sweeping purges that have shaken society and sharpened divisions since.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992681-in-shadow-of-crackdown-turkey-commemorates-failed-coup/

 

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EU leaders willing to compromise on freedom of movement, says Tony Blair

By Andy Bruce

 

Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks at a meeting of the European People's Party in Wicklow, Ireland, May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - European Union leaders are willing to change the bloc's rules for the freedom of movement of workers, opening an opportunity for Britain to avoid a damaging "hard Brexit", former prime minister Tony Blair said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992682-eu-leaders-willing-to-compromise-on-freedom-of-movement-says-tony-blair/

 

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Trump picks lawyer Ty Cobb to handle Russia probe

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for dinner at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump announced in a statement on Saturday that veteran Washington lawyer Ty Cobb will serve as special counsel, and sources familiar with the hiring said Cobb would handle the White House's response to Russia-related investigations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992683-trump-picks-lawyer-ty-cobb-to-handle-russia-probe/

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Maryam Mirzakhani, award-winning mathematician, dies at 40

By Alex Dobuzinskis

 

(Reuters) - Maryam Mirzakhani, the first and only woman to receive the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for mathematics, died on Saturday at age 40 after a battle with cancer, said officials at Stanford University, the California school where she taught.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992684-maryam-mirzakhani-award-winning-mathematician-dies-at-40/

 

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Syrian army takes more oil fields from Islamic State in Raqqa and eastern desert

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army backed by heavy Russian air strikes seized a string of oil wells in southwest Raqqa province on Saturday, as retreating Islamic State militants battle to defend their remaining territory in the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992685-syrian-army-takes-more-oil-fields-from-islamic-state-in-raqqa-and-eastern-desert/

 

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Exclusive - Australia-U.S. refugee swap again in doubt as officials exit Nauru

By Colin Packham and Yeganeh Torbati

 

An undated handout image from Amnesty International claiming to show the view of inside the living quarters at the country's Australian-run detention centre on the Pacific island nation of Nauru. Amnesty International/Handout via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials interviewing refugees held in an Australian-run offshore detention centre left the facility abruptly, three detainees told Reuters on Saturday, throwing further doubt over a plan to resettle many of the detainees in America.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992686-exclusive-australia-us-refugee-swap-again-in-doubt-as-officials-exit-nauru/

 

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Soccer - Eight killed in stampede in Senegal

 

DAKAR (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed on Saturday in a stampede in a soccer stadium in the Senegalese capital Dakar during a match between two local teams, the sports minister said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992687-soccer-eight-killed-in-stampede-in-senegal/

 

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Muguruza blows away Venus to take first Wimbledon crown

By Toby Davis

 

Tennis - Wimbledon - London, Britain - July 15, 2017 Spain’s Garbine Muguruza poses with the trophy as she celebrates winning the final against Venus Williams of the U.S. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Garbine Muguruza clinched a maiden Wimbledon title on Saturday with a stunning demolition of Venus Williams, whose dreams of a fairytale victory at the age of 37 were blown apart in a devastating second set.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992689-muguruza-blows-away-venus-to-take-first-wimbledon-crown/

 

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Hamilton blasts to British Grand Prix pole

By Alan Baldwin

 

F1 - Formula One - British Grand Prix 2017 - Silverstone, Britain - July 15, 2017 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates pole position after qualifying REUTERS/Andrew Boyers

 

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton took pole position for his home British Grand Prix for the third year in a row on Saturday with a sensational lap that left him one step away from Michael Schumacher's Formula One record.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992691-hamilton-blasts-to-british-grand-prix-pole/