THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 17 Jul 2017

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Youth dies from mud sucking after rescuing a teenage girl from drowning

By Thai PBS

 

 

TRANG: -- A 19-year-old youth drowned after he successfully rescued a teenage girl from drowning in a reservoir in Nayong district of Trang province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992862-youth-dies-from-mud-sucking-after-rescuing-a-teenage-girl-from-drowning/

 

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Position of ‘election inspector’ in draft election bill may be illegal, says commissioner

By The Nation

 

File photo: Somchai Srisutthiyakorn

 

BANGKOK: -- Somchai Srisutthiyakorn on Monday said that he planned to ask the Election Commission (EC) to consider whether an election inspector, as stipulated in the EC bill draft, would violate the current constitution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992863-position-of-‘election-inspector’-in-draft-election-bill-may-be-illegal-says-commissioner/

 

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NGO urges DSI to probe police over massage parlour raid 

By Piyanuch Tamnukasetchai 
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- An non-governmental organisation has urged the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to probe police investigators, who allegedly twisted facts linked to a bust at a massage parlour in Bangkok's Saphan Kwai entertainment area to help the wrongdoers get away with crimes.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992865-ngo-urges-dsi-to-probe-police-over-massage-parlour-raid /

 

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'Time to get to work': Brexit negotiators start first round

 

Britain's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis leaves Downing Street, London, Britain July 11, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The British and EU Brexit negotiators met on Monday, pledging to "get down to work" in a first full round of talks on Britain's divorce terms from the European Union.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992866-time-to-get-to-work-brexit-negotiators-start-first-round/

 

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Thai exports to China grow 31% in first 5 months of 2017

 

 

BANGKOK, 17 July 2017 (NNT) - The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) revealed that Thai exports to China in the first 5 months of this year grew 31% compared to the same period a year before. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992868-thai-exports-to-china-grow-31-in-first-5-months-of-2017/

 

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New government reception building ready for unveiling

 

 

BANGKOK, 17 July 2017 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has let on the new reception building of Government House will likely be opened for use in August or September with a name for the structure to be chosen soon. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992872-new-government-reception-building-ready-for-unveiling/

 

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Junta to form committees to probe corruption complaints

By The Nation

 

NCPO deputy spokeswoman Colonel Sirichan Ngathong

 

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will set up committees to probe public complaints after it opened 74 graft complaint-receiving centers at Army compounds under the Defence Ministry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992877-junta-to-form-committees-to-probe-corruption-complaints/

 

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Missing Lop Buri woman, 63, found dead in car

By The Nation

 

 

A 63-year-old Lop Buri woman, who has been missing since Friday night, was found dead and naked inside her own car at a market in the central province on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992879-missing-lop-buri-woman-63-found-dead-in-car/

 

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Apple users warned of dangerous new Mac malware that steals banking credentials

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD 

 

 

Apple users are being warned about a newly discovered form of Mac malware which is spread via a phishing attack and steals banking credentials.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-users-warned-dangerous-new-mac-malware-steals-banking-credentials/22977/

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Exclusive: Islamic State leader Baghdadi almost certainly alive - Kurdish security official

 

FILE PHOTO: A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi making what would have been his first public appearance, at a mosque in the centre of Iraq's second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet on July 5, 2014, REUTERS/Social Media Website via Reuters TV/File Photo

 

Sulaimania, IRAQ (Reuters) - A top Kurdish counter-terrorism official said on Monday he was 99 percent sure that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was alive and located south of the Syrian city of Raqqa, after reports that he had been killed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992881-exclusive-islamic-state-leader-baghdadi-almost-certainly-alive-kurdish-security-official/

 

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Global cyber attack could spur $53 billion in losses – Lloyd’s of London

BY REUTERS 

 

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/Files

 

(Reuters) – A major, global cyber attack could trigger an average of $53 billion of economic losses, a figure on par with a catastrophic natural disaster such as U.S. Superstorm Sandy in 2012, Lloyd’s of London said in a report on Monday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/global-cyber-attack-spur-53-billion-losses-lloyds-london/22982/

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Influenza outbreak strikes 40,000 people, with 4 deaths

By The Nation

 

Dr Jedsada Chokdamrongsook

 

BANGKOK: -- Influenza has already affected nearly 40,000 people in Thailand this year, and four of them have succumbed to the disease.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992882-influenza-outbreak-strikes-40000-people-in-thailand-with-4-deaths/

 

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‘My Mate Nate’ charged with railway obstruction

 

 

BANGKOK — A controversial American YouTuber who was slammed for flattening coins on train tracks was charged Monday with railway obstruction and trespassing.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992808-tens-of-thousands-sign-petition-to-get-my-mate-nate-booted-out-of-thailand/?page=9#comment-12091384

 

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Sri Sangwan School Clears Up Wheel Chair Thailand Got Talent Winners Prize Money Confusion

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – The Director of Sri Sangwan School for Children with Disability in Chiang Mai has reached out to the press to clarify that the accusations that the school is unfairly managing the 10 million baht won by those who performed in the Wheel Chair Dance Team that won Thailand Got Talent in 2014.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992896-sri-sangwan-school-clears-up-wheel-chair-thailand-got-talent-winners-prize-money-confusion/

 

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Chiang Mai Wins Best City In Asia and Third Best City in the World by Travel and Leisure Magazine

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews-  Chiang Mai has been crowned the best city in Asia and third best city in the world in this years Travel and Leisure World’s Best Awards 2017.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992897-chiang-mai-wins-best-city-in-asia-and-third-best-city-in-the-world-by-travel-and-leisure-magazine/

 

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Chiang Mai Ram Raises Awareness of Dengue Fever

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – The Chiang Mai Municipality Office has collaborated with Chiang Mai Ram hospital to fight against dengue fever and raise awareness of the importance of dengue prevention in both the household and the community.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992899-chiang-mai-ram-raises-awareness-of-dengue-fever/

 

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Alleged Attackers In Krabi Massacre 'Will Be Executed,' Police Chief Says

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Police commanders question murder suspect Surifat Bannobwongsakul at an army base in Krabi on Saturday

 

KRABI — Police said Sunday they arrested a man who engineered a home invasion which left a local official along with seven family members dead in Krabi province last week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992900-alleged-attackers-in-krabi-massacre-will-be-executed-police-chief-says/

 

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Lawyer and ‘accomplice’ arrested for alleged Bt4m swindle of disabled teen

By Supachai Phetchthewee 
The Nation

 

 

Police have arrested former lawyer Pisit Sammalert and a woman in Bangkok over their alleged roles in cheating a 14-year-old road accident victim out of Bt4 million in compensation.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992901-lawyer-and-‘accomplice’-arrested-for-alleged-bt4m-swindle-of-disabled-teen/

 

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Vorayuth extradition on hold for police documents, says source

By The Nation

 

Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya

 

Thonglor Police Station has not yet submitted documents to get Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya extradited to face charges related to a fatal hit-and-run accident in 2012, a high-level source at the National Police Office (NPO) revealed on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992902-vorayuth-extradition-on-hold-for-police-documents-says-source/

 

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Art university professor investigated after allegedly forcing student to pose nude

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

A professor at Thailand’s most respected arts school, Silpakorn University, is in hot water after a student alleged that he forced her to pose nude for him to photograph.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992903-art-university-professor-investigated-after-allegedly-forcing-student-to-pose-nude/

 

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Over 200 flight status screens at Suvarnabhumi show blue error display, fixed tomorrow

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: @TonsTweetings/Twitter

 

Over 200 information screens at Suvarnabhumi Airport mysteriously stopped working on Saturday and are expected to be back up by Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992905-over-200-flight-status-screens-at-suvarnabhumi-show-blue-error-display-fixed-tomorrow/

 

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Field raking and buffalo contests held in Chon Buri

 

 

The Tambon Napa Municipality in Muang district of Chon Buri province on Sunday organised the 2017 rice field raking and buffalo contests for the conservation of Thai buffaloes and local knowledge.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992906-field-raking-and-buffalo-contests-held-in-chon-buri/

 

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Latest leaked photo offers a closer look at the Samsung Galaxy Note 8

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

There is a lot anticipation surrounding the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8, mainly after the disastrous fail of last years’ Note 7.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/22985-2/22985/

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Major drug ring members arrested with 5 million baht worth of drugs

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- Two key members of a major drug dealing network were arrested in Phuket with about 7.5 kilograms of ya ice (crystal methamphetamine) and other drugs worth a total of more than 5 million baht.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992914-major-drug-ring-members-arrested-with-5-million-baht-worth-of-drugs/

 

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Khlong Ong Ang To Get Walking Street 2 Years After Saphan Lek Razing

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

A rendering of the walking street City Hall plans to construct along both sides of Khlong Ong Ang where the historical Saphan Lek market used to be located. Image: City Hall

 

BANGKOK — Nearly two years after Saphan Lek market was dismantled, Khlong Ong Ang will get a new walking street along both of its sides, City Hall said Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992918-khlong-ong-ang-to-get-walking-street-2-years-after-saphan-lek-razing/

 

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Durian crops wiped out, homes damaged in fierce storm

By The Nation

 

 

A pre-dawn storm ravaged hundreds of rai of durian orchards, whose ripe fruit were due to be harvested in a few days, and para-rubber plantations in Chumphon’s Patho district on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992919-durian-crops-wiped-out-homes-damaged-in-fierce-storm/

 

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Storms To Soak Thailand Throughout This Week

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

A flooded street Tuesday night in Yan Nawa district, Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — The kingdom will see another full week of rains as showers range from Chiang Mai to Yala.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992920-storms-to-soak-thailand-throughout-this-week/

 

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Next election will be high tech, says EC

By The Nation

 

 

High tech measures will be introduced at the next election, the Election Commission concluded at meeting on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992922-next-election-will-be-high-tech-says-ec/

 

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