THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 18 Jul 2017

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Thai boozy party at McDonald’s goes viral

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By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Social Hunter/ Facebook

 

RATCHABURI: -- Photos of Thais partying and drinking at a McDonald’s in Ratchaburi, a province west of Bangkok, have made national headlines today and drawn criticism from the Thai realm of Facebook.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993033-thai-boozy-party-at-mcdonald’s-goes-viral/

 

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Floods hit Phayao’s Dok Kham Tai district

By The Nation

 

 

PHAYAO: -- Floods hit the downtown area of Phayao’s Dok Kham Tai district on Tuesday morning following two days of heavy rain unleashed by the influence of tropical storm Talas.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993036-floods-hit-phayao’s-dok-kham-tai-district/

 

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Cabinet not ready to consider reshuffling high-ranking officers

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam

 

BANGKOK: -- The Cabinet meeting on Tuesday will not consider reshuffling high-ranking officers as Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, who collects and scrutinises the related list, is on duty aboard.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993039-cabinet-not-ready-to-consider-reshuffling-high-ranking-officers/

 

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Russia, after U.S. meeting on diplomatic row, says ready to retaliate

 

National flags of Russia and the U.S. fly at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Files

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday Moscow reserved the right to take retaliatory measures against the United States after a meeting in Washington ended without a deal on returning seized Russian diplomatic property.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993041-russia-after-us-meeting-on-diplomatic-row-says-ready-to-retaliate/

 

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Minneapolis police shooting of Australian woman sparks questions about body cameras

By Todd Melby

 

Justine Damond, also known as Justine Ruszczyk, from Sydney, is seen in this 2015 photo released by Stephen Govel Photography in New York, U.S., on July 17, 2017. Courtesy Stephen Govel/Stephen Govel Photography/Handout via REUTERS

 

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Authorities and activists on Monday questioned why Minneapolis police who fatally shot an Australian woman over the weekend did not have their body cameras turned on during the incident.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993042-minneapolis-police-shooting-of-australian-woman-sparks-questions-about-body-cameras/

 

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British PM May tells her party: stop squabbling or risk letting Labour into power: Sky

 

Tennis - Wimbledon - London, Britain - July 16, 2017 Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip May applaud as Switzerland’s Roger Federer celebrates winning the final against Croatia’s Marin Cilic REUTERS/Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May told Conservative Party lawmakers that they should stop backbiting or risk letting Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn into power, Sky News reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993043-british-pm-may-tells-her-party-stop-squabbling-or-risk-letting-labour-into-power-sky/

 

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Microsoft unexpectedly ends support on some Windows 10 devices – find out if you’re affected

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Microsoft has suddenly and unexpectedly ended support on some devices running Windows 10, despite some of the devices being less than four years old.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-unexpectedly-ends-support-windows-10-devices-find-youre-affected/22995/

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Apple set to release new emojis

BY THE NATION

 

 

Apple has announced it will release a host of new emojis across all its devices this year.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-set-release-new-emojis/22997/

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PM promotes civil-state hazardous waste separation project

 

 

BANGKOK, 18 July 2017 (NNT) - The Prime Minister has promoted the civil-state hazardous waste separation project, stressing the need for cooperation from all parties in solving waste management. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993044-pm-prayut-promotes-civil-state-hazardous-waste-separation-project/

 

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Teenage girl appears at police station after reports she committed suicide 

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A vocational school student thought to have drowned after jumping off Sathorn Bridge early Tuesday morning turned up at a police station.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992993-student-jumps-from-sathorn-bridge-refuses-to-take-lifebuoy-and-drowns/?do=findComment&comment=12094949

 

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Russian woman begging with baby in Bangkok sparks debate amongst Thais online

 

Images: Facebook

 

Photos of a foreign woman begging with her baby in Bangkok have sparked debate on Thai social media.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993048-russian-woman-begging-with-baby-in-bangkok-sparks-debate-amongst-thais-online/

 

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EC sets August 19 next year as tentative date for election

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Election Commission (EC) has set August 19, 2018 as a tentative date for general election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993050-ec-sets-august-19 next-year-as-tentative-date-for-election/

 

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Rohingya man arrested for theft in Phuket

Phuket Gazette

 

 The suspect was charged with theft and taken to Kamala Police Station for further legal processing. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHUKET: -- A Rohingya man was arrested in Kamala last night for allegedly stealing equipment from several construction sites in Phuket. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993052-rohingya-man-arrested-for-theft-in-phuket/

 

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Hot trans woman playing with durian is viral in Thailand, hashtag #ThaiLadyBoy

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By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

 

A clip of a hot trans woman slicing open a durian, eating it, smearing it on her bikini-clad body, and giggling has gone viral in Thailand.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993055-hot-trans-woman-playing-with-durian-is-viral-in-thailand-hashtag-thailadyboy/

 

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Flight of the Gibbon Plant 7,780 Seedlings in Mae Takhrai National Park

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Mae Takhrai National Park has collaborated with Flight of the Gibbon and Doi Saket District by reforesting three areas including, Mae Takhrai National Park, Ban Huay Kaew and Ban Mae Wan in Doi Saket district with a total of 7,780 seedlings planted in one day.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993067-flight-of-the-gibbon-plant-7780-seedlings-in-mae-takhrai-national-park/

 

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Longan Prices Fall As They Come into Season

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – The Longan market is coming into season, with the average price falling to just 15 baht a kilo when compared to 50 baht per kilo for the off-season product at the beginning of this month.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993068-longan-prices-fall-as-they-come-into-season/

 

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Interested in Laquerware? Visit CMU’s Study Collection

by CityNews

 

 

Laquerware can be found as far west as India’s Assam to the eastern shores of Vietnam, the region has been producing laquerware for centuries for daily as well as ritual tools and implements.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993069-interested-in-laquerware-visit-cmu’s-study-collection/

 

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Malaysian authorities arrest 111 illegal Thai workers

 

 

A total of 111 Thai workers have been arrested by Malaysian authorities for working in Malaysia without permission, following the end of a grace period given to illegal foreign workers, Waranon Pitiwan, the director-general of the Labour Ministry’s Department of Employment (DOE) said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993074-malaysian-authorities-arrest-111-illegal-thai-workers/

 

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Five arrested in Sa Kaew for possessing war weapons

 

 

Police arrested five suspects in Sa Kaew’s Aranyaprathet district on Tuesday as they allegedly used a Bangkok-based public transport van to carry war weapons that they had smuggled into Thailand from Cambodia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993075-five-arrested-in-sa-kaew-for-possessing-war-weapons/

 

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Khon Kaen: Dismemberment case suspect retains lawyer

 

 

A female suspect in the murder and dismemberment of a karaoke-bar worker has retained a lawyer to fight her case in court.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993076-khon-kaen-dismemberment-case-suspect-retains-lawyer/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Four arrested for allegedly selling marijuana via parcel post

 

 

Police have arrested four suspects in Bangkok on charges of selling marijuana by mailing packages of the illegal drug to customers. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993077-four-arrested-for-allegedly-selling-marijuana-via-parcel-post/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

One confirmed dead from dengue fever in Chiang Mai

 

 

The northern province of Chiang Mai has seen a large number of people suffering from vector-born dengue fever this year, with one confirmed death and two other cases pending laboratory test results, a provincial public health office deputy director said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993078-one-confirmed-dead-from-dengue-fever-in-chiang-mai/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thai woman warns others after power bank explodes

 

 

A Thai woman has narrowly escaped serious injury after her power bank exploded while it was charging.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/thai-woman-warns-others-power-bank-explodes/23011/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Samsung Elec to recover rare metals from recalled Note 7s

 

 

SEOUL (Reuters) – Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it plans to recover 157 tonnes’ worth of rare metals from recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in a bid to minimize the environmental impact of the fire-prone devices.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/samsung-elec-recover-rare-metals-recalled-note-7s/23015/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

This really could put you off ever buying a HTC phone

 

 

HTC has caused outrage amongst some customers by placing adverts across their phone’s keyboard.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/really-put-off-ever-buying-htc-phone/23017/

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Tackling the dark side of Thai university initiation rites

By Pravit Rojanaphruk

 

 

BANGKOK — One of the annual controversies surrounding Thai university education is the initiation rites for freshmen students which often turn autocratic, abusive and even sadistic.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993080-tackling-the-dark-side-of-thai-university-initiation-rites/

 

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Stoned, cornered and knifed: witness recalls how gang killed disabled man

By Teeranai Charuvastra

 

Police escort the men accused of killing Somkiat Srichan to court on May 3, 2016.

 

BANGKOK — The last Ananchai Chaiyadech saw of his neighbor, a disabled man named Somkiat Srichan, he was being cornered and repeatedly stabbed by three men wielding knives.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993085-stoned-cornered-and-knifed-witness-recalls-how-gang-killed-disabled-man/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

German man admits to Phuket girlfriend's murder

 

Image: Thairath

 

PHUKET:-- Thai Rath reported at 4.20pm on Tuesday that Nico Papke had finally admitted to the murder of his girlfriend in Phuket.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993094-german-man-admits-to-phuket-girlfriends-murder/

 

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