THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 25 Jul 2017

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Come to South Pattaya and die - Thai media warn tourists as metal sheets and iron rains down on the street

 

Picture: TNews

 

Tnews said that not just injury awaits tourists in Pattaya - they could die.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994054-come-to-south-pattaya-and-die-thai-media-warn-tourists-as-metal sheets-and-iron-rains-down-on-the-street/

 

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Public health offices prepare for medical emergencies during flooding

 

 

BANGKOK, 25 July 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has instructed its provincial offices and hospitals nationwide to prepare for possible flooding, as a tropical storm moves across the country. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994058-public-health-offices-prepare-for-medical-emergencies-during-flooding/

 

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Vatican turns off fountains as Rome gasps in drought

 

People cool themselves next to a fountain before Pope Francis leads his Sunday Angelus prayer in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican June 25, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi - RTS18JEY

 

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Vatican authorities began on Monday to turn off some 100 fountains, including two Baroque masterpieces in St. Peter's Square, due to a prolonged drought affecting the tiny city state and the city of Rome which surrounds it.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994060-vatican-turns-off-fountains-as-rome-gasps-in-drought/

 

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Son-in law kills his wife's dad with her gun in a hail of bullets

 

Picture: Sanook

 

PHITSANULOK: -- A man shot his father in law eleven times in front of his shop in Phitsanulok yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994062-son-in-law-kills-his-wifes-dad-with-her-gun-in-a-hail-of-bullets/

 

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Video: Udon cyclists to the rescue as association members lift a pick-up truck to help save a stricken teen

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

UDON THANI: -- It was an unusual day out for hundreds of members of the Udon Cyclists Association on Sunday when they arrived at the scene of an accident on the main road between the city and Khon Kaen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994065-video-udon-cyclists-to-the-rescue-as-association-members-lift-a pick-up-truck-to-help-save-a-stricken-teen/

 

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Dengue outbreak kills 300 in Sri Lanka, hospitals at limit

 

A part of a flooded highway exit is seen in a village in Matara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. Sri Lanka Air Force/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

 

COLOMBO (Reuters) - An outbreak of dengue virus has killed around 300 people so far this year in Sri Lanka and hospitals are stretched to capacity, health officials said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994066-dengue-outbreak-kills-300-in-sri-lanka-hospitals-at-limit/

 

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U.S. judge halts deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals

By Steve Friess

 

FILE PHOTO: Protesters rally outside the federal court just before a hearing to consider a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Iraqi nationals facing deportation, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

 

DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal judge in Michigan on Monday halted the deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals from the United States, the latest legal victory for the Iraqi nationals facing deportation in a closely watched case.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994067-us-judge-halts-deportation-of-more-than-1400-iraqi-nationals/

 

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Unrest bubbles among Trump's key foreign policy aides - sources

By John Walcott

 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attends a joint news conference with Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in Doha, Qatar, July 11, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frustration is mounting among leading foreign policy officials in President Donald Trump's administration as they chafe at some policy and bureaucratic defeats and complain they lack independence to do their jobs, officials say.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994068-unrest-bubbles-among-trumps-key-foreign-policy-aides-sources/

 

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Hundreds stranded in Phuket as ‘technical problems’ ground Moscow flight

Anton Makhrov

 

Rossiya’s Boeing 747 (EI-XLJ) pictured at Vnukovo airport, Moscow. Photo: Papas Dos / Wikimedia Commons

 

PHUKET: -- The remainder of some 500 passengers bound for Moscow are hoping to finally take off from Phuket today (July 25) after spending an extra two days on the island as their aircraft has experienced some “technical problems”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994069-hundreds-stranded-in-phuket-as-‘technical-problems’-ground-moscow-flight/

 

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Man arrested, 4 million meth pills seized in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A man was arrested in Bangkok late on Monday night and police seized 4.2 million methamphetamine pills, 40 kilogrammes of ketamine and 26 kilogrammes of crystal meth.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994071-man-arrested-4-million-meth-pills-seized-in-bangkok/

 

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Airport police return wallet to Chinese tourist

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Two policemen found a wallet with over Bt10,000 and several credit cards in it at Suvarnabhumi Airport and managed to return it to a Chinese tourist on Monday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994072-suvarnabhumi-airport-police-return-wallet-to-chinese-tourist/

 

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Laotian woman found hanged in Pathum Thani boarding house

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A Laotian woman was found hanged in her rented room in Pathum Thani’s Thanyaburi district in what is believed to be a suicide, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994074-laotian-woman-found-hanged-in-pathum-thani-boarding-house/

 

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Migrant worker registration centre opens in Phuket

The Phuket News

 

Phuket Vice Governor Siwaporn Chuasawad yesterday chaired a meeting to announce the opening of the centre. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: -- The migrant worker registration centre for Phuket opened at Saphan Hin, on the outskirts of Phuket Town, yesterday (July 24).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994078-migrant-worker-registration-centre-opens-in-phuket/

 

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Yingluck Attorney Says Asset Seizure Should Wait As PM Threatens Supporters

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra attends the final court hearing Friday in her malfeasance trial. A verdict is expected in September.

 

BANGKOK — A lawyer for former premier Yingluck Shinawatra said Monday authorities should delay their attempt to seize her bank account assets as compensation for damages caused by her government’s signature agricultural subsidy program.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994079-yingluck-attorney-says-asset-seizure-should-wait-as-pm-threatens-supporters/

 

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The end of an era as Microsoft announces it is KILLING off Paint

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD 

 

 

Microsoft has announced it is killing off its iconic drawing program Paint after more than 30 years.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/end-era-microsoft-announces-killing-off-paint/23153/

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Alphabet beats Wall Street estimates; revenue up 21 percent

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

 

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc surpassed expectations for quarterly revenue and earnings on Monday, reporting higher advertising sales across its platforms and trying to move past a record $2.7 billion European Union fine by taking the entire charge at once.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/alphabet-beats-wall-street-estimates-revenue-21-percent/23149/

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National reform committee on justice to conclude annual police review overhaul by Dec

 

BANGKOK, 25th July 2017 (NNT) - The national reform committee on justice has pledged to complete its plan to overhaul the annual police review process before the end of the year. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994080-national-reform-committee-on-justice-to-conclude-annual-police-review-overhaul-by-dec/

 

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CDC Chairman: Primary vote fraud doesn’t automatically disqualify candidate until court ruling

 

BANGKOK, 25th July 2017 (NNT) - The Chairman of the Constitutional Drafting Commission has revealed that any future election candidate can still run for office even after he or she is found guilty of primary vote fraud. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994081-cdc-chairman-primary-vote-fraud-doesn’t-automatically-disqualify-candidate-until-court-ruling/

 

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Man arrested after being shot in failed money truck heist

By The Nation

 

NAKHON SAWAN: -- A man was arrested at a hospital on Monday night after he was shot while allegedly attempting to rob a money truck in Nakhon Sawan earlier in the day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994086-man-arrested-after-being-shot-in-failed-money-truck-heist/

 

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Man shoots himself at petrol station

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- An employee tasked with the refilling and maintenance of Kasikorn Bank ATMs shot himself inside a petrol station in Bangkok’s Talingchan district early Tuesday morning, his colleagues told police.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994087-man-shoots-himself-at-petrol-station-in-bangkok/

 

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China preparing for potential crisis with North Korea - report

 

FILE PHOTO - A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - China is preparing for a potential crisis with North Korea by increasing its defences along their shared border, including establishing a new border brigade and building bunkers for civilians, the Wall Street Journal reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994088-china-preparing-for-potential-crisis-with-north-korea-report/

 

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Feeding the hungry: Bangkok’s First Community Fridge distributes meals to needy

By Ewen Mcleish

 

Food hygienist Tanaporn Oi-isarnanukul and driver Wisanu Samona ready to rescue food Photos: Ewen Mcleish

 

Bangkok is a city of eating out, but not all the food on offer actually reaches diners’ plates. As hotels and restaurants close for the night, they are often left with unsold food. This regularly goes straight into the trash, contributing to the United Nations Environment Program’s global statistic that we are wasting one third of all food produced.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994089-feeding-the-hungry-bangkok’s-first-community-fridge-distributes-meals-to-needy/

 

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Gen Anupong warns people not to gather for Yingluck court verdict

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda on Tuesday suggested that supporters of former premier Yingluck Shinawatra not gather en masse to give her moral support when she hears the verdict in her court case next month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994090-gen-anupong-warns-people-not-to-gather-for-yingluck-court-verdict/

 

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Fury Road: Bad Driving Leads To Angry Taxi Confrontation

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

The Vios and its two passengers harass Oun Chatchai’s taxi in a clip held up by the internet as poor sportsmanship.

 

BANGKOK — A driver who couldn’t stomach being honked at gave angry pursuit to a taxi driver in southern Bangkok, all of which has gone viral in a video clip of the incident as of Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994092-fury-road-bad-driving-leads-to-angry-taxi-confrontation/

 

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Father slammed for letting 10-month-old baby play with steering wheel en route

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By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

 

NAKHON NAYOK: -- The father of a 10-month-old toddler was slammed for posting a video in which he let his daughter stand on his lap and play with steering wheel while he was driving home in Nakhon Nayok, a province northeast of Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994095-father-slammed-for-letting-10-month-old-baby-play-with-steering-wheel-en-route/

 

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Backyard cash stash rediscovered – but what's it worth?

By The Nation

 

Photo Courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/khaosanbanhao/

 

An elderly Sakhon Nakhon woman digging for galanga root in her backyard this week came across a small fortune in banknotes she’d buried long ago – but she’s going to need patience and a sympathetic bank manager to regain their value.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994096-backyard-cash-stash-rediscovered-–-but-whats-it-worth/

 

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Thailand passes baton in regional education leadership

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 
Jakarta

 

 

JAKARTA: -- Thailand on Tuesday completed its two-year term heading the Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) Council, passing the reins to Indonesia at the group’s 49th conference, being held in Jakarta.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994107-thailand-passes-baton-in-regional-education-leadership/

 

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New law covers workers’ medical expenses up to Bt2 million

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Labour Ministry has issued a new ministerial regulation increasing the ceiling for medical expenses an employer must cover for an employee from Bt1 million to Bt2 million.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994109-new-law-covers-workers’-medical-expenses-up-to-bt2-million/

 

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Phuket’s main offices to close for HM King’s birthday

The Phuket News

 

Alcohol sales are permitted on Friday (July 28). Image: Class Act Media / Graphics

 

PHUKET: -- Government offices across Phuket will close this Friday (July 28) as the nation celebrates the 65th birthday of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994110-phuket’s-main-offices-to-close-for-hm-king’s-birthday/