THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 1 Aug 2017

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Five days missing - Thai student who drove off cliff in California still not located

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- The Foreign ministry said it was working closely with counterparts in the US on the case of two Thai people missing following a road accident in California.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995158-five-days-missing-thai-student-who-drove-off-cliff-in-california still-not-located/

 

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Did you lose your plate in the floods? Khon Kaen police have 185 to choose from!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

KHON KAEN: -- Khon Kaen police announced that they have 185 plates from cars and motorcycles that were lost in the province during floods last week caused by tropical storm Sonca.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995160-did-you-lose-your-plate-in-the-floods-khon-kaen-police-have-185-to-choose-from/

 

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Malaysian tourist drowns in Central Pattaya after round of golf with friends

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

PATTAYA: -- A Malaysian tourist who had just finished a round of golf went out swimming alone and drowned, Pattaya police reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995161-malaysian-tourist-drowns-in-central-pattaya-after-round-of-golf-with-friends/

 

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Trump dictated misleading statement on son's meeting with Russian - Washington Post

 

U.S. President Donald Trump awards the Medal of Honor to James McCloughan, who served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, U.S. July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump dictated a statement, later shown to be misleading, in which his son Donald Trump Jr. said a meeting he had with a Russian lawyer in June 2016 was not related to his father's presidential campaign, the Washington Post reported on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995163-trump-dictated-misleading-statement-on-sons-meeting-with-russian-washington-post/

 

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Apple fails to end lawsuit claiming it ‘broke’ FaceTime

BY REUTERS 

 

 

(Reuters) – Apple Inc has failed in its bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it disabled the popular FaceTime video conferencing feature on older iPhones to force users to upgrade.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-fails-end-lawsuit-claiming-broke-facetime/23301/

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Attempt to prosecute Blair over Iraq fails in London High Court

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends a meeting of the European People's Party in Wicklow, Ireland, May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A British court on Monday rejected an attempt by a former Iraqi general to bring a private prosecution against former Prime Minister TonyBlair over the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995165-attempt-to-prosecute blair over-iraq-fails-in-london-high-court/

 

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Thai Rath TV presenters make the news themselves after Facebook slurs

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- Four Thai Rath TV presenters went to tech police yesterday to report that someone was impersonating them to make derogatory remarks about a fellow presenter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995168-thai-rath-tv-presenters-make-the-news-themselves-after-facebook-slurs/

 

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Yingluck's supporters show her solidarity in front of Supreme Court

By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Hundreds of supporters for former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra gradually gathered in front of the Supreme Court to give her moral support Tuesday morning when she will deliver her closing remarks in her trial related to the controversial rice-pledging scheme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995136-riot-police-ready-for-yingluck-supporters/?do=findComment&comment=12138333

 

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Video: Road rage fight as Vios driver goes to get a knife

 

A video showed a violent altercation between a Vios driver and the driver of another vehicle in Chonburi.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995173-video-road-rage-fight-as-vios-driver-goes-to-get-a-knife/

 

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Land Transportation Department and LINE launch new taxi-booking apps in Bangkok

By JIRAPAN BOONNOON

THE NATION

 

 

More taxi-booking apps on the way

 

CONSUMERS will soon have more taxi-booking applications to try out when initiatives from the government, the main Bangkok taxi network and a social media service hit the market this year.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/land-transportation-department-line-launch-new-taxi-booking-apps-bangkok/23304/

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Crowd control police stationed overnight at Supreme Court before ex-PMs appear

By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

 

Police were stationed at the Supreme Court on Monday night ahead of two court cases involving high profile figures, including three former prime ministers.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995136-riot-police-ready-for-yingluck-supporters/?do=findComment&comment=12138457

 

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Thailand and Turkey move ahead with FTA negotiation

 

 

BANGKOK, 1 August 2017 (NNT) - Thailand and Turkey are moving ahead with Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations to expand the trade volume between both countries, with the goal of doubling the trade value during the next five years. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995182-thailand-and-turkey-move-ahead-with-fta-negotiation/

 

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Black-clad Yingluck cuts a relaxed figure at Supreme Court

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra appeared on good spirit as she arrived at the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning to read her closing statement in the case linked to her then-government’s controversial rice-pledging scheme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995183-black-clad-yingluck-cuts-a-relaxed-figure-at-supreme-court/

 

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SET falls 1.86 to 1,574.22 at opening /Bangkok Post

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Truck driver dies on motorway from suspected asthma attack

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A truck driver died of a suspected attack on the Bangkok-Chon Buri motorway early Tuesday morning, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995184-truck-driver-dies-on-motorway-from-suspected-asthma-attack/

 

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Thailand's former PM Yingluck to deliver closing remarks in criminal case

By Aukkarapon Niyomyat and Panu Wongcha-um

 

Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra called for justice as she arrived in court on Tuesday to deliver a closing statement in a criminal case against her in which she is accused of negligence in her handling of a multi-billion dollar rice-buying scheme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995183-black-clad-yingluck-cuts-a-relaxed-figure-at-supreme-court/?do=findComment&comment=12138638

 

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Sakon Nakhon airport reopens

By The Nation

 

Sakon Nakhon International Airport resumed services on Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995186-sakon-nakhon-airport-reopens/

 

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China's military confident, prepared to safeguard sovereignty: paper

 

FILE PHOTO: Red flags flutter as paramilitary policemen stand guard on the Tiananmen Square near the Great Hall of the People during the closing ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Beijing, March 12, 2014. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's military is "confident, capable and fully prepared" to protect the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the state-run China Daily on Tuesday quoted Defence Minister Chang Wanquan as saying in reference to Taiwan.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995188-chinas-military-confident-prepared-to-safeguard-sovereignty-paper/

 

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Severe flooding seen beyond Sakon Nakhon

 

BURIRAM, 1 August 2017 (NNT) – Apart from Sakon Nakhon, several other areas of the northeast have been declared disaster zones including in Buriram. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995192-severe-flooding-seen-beyond-sakon-nakhon/

 

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Yom River bursts banks and floods rice farms in Phitsanulok

By The Nation

 

 

PHITSANULOK: -- The Yom River burst its banks to inundate rice fields in Phitsanulok’s Bang Rakam district on Tuesday morning, about two weeks before the Royal Irrigation Department’s plan to use the area for floodwater retention.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995197-yom-river-bursts-banks-and-floods-rice-farms-in-phitsanulok/

 

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Take the high road in making Patong Hill safer, says Phuket Poll

The Phuket News

 

Rescue workers attend to the bus crash on Patong Hill on the night of July 10 that killed a 10-year-boy on holidays in Phuket with his father, who later also died from his injuries. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Officials cannot rely on a sole solution but instead need to take a comprehensive approach to fixing the deadly steep road down Patong Hill to prevent further deaths from runaway tour buses, say respondents to a recent online poll by The Phuket News.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995198-take-the-high-road-in-making-patong-hill-safer-says-phuket-poll/

 

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Security researchers claim your web browser history is online for all to see

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Security researchers have said that your web browser history, including sites viewed using an incognito window, can easily be recovered and accessed online.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/security-researchers-claim-web-browser-history-online-see/23308/

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Yingluck in buoyant mood outside court after giving closing statement 

By The Nation

 

A supporter hold a placard in solidarity with former prime minister Yiingluck Shinawatra in front of the Supreme Court Tuesday morning.

 

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra remained on good spirit after delivering her closing statement at the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning, in a case linked to her then-government’s controversial rice-pledging scheme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995183-black-clad-yingluck-cuts-a-relaxed-figure-at-supreme-court/?do=findComment&comment=12138986

 

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Police foil bomb ambush attempt in Narathiwat

By The Nation

 

NARATHIWAT: -- Insurgents detonated a bomb hidden in a motorcycle in Narathiwat early Tuesday morning in a bid to stage an ambush using another time bomb, but the second device was defused.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995201-police-foil-bomb-ambush-attempt-in-narathiwat/

 

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Etihad Airways says assisting Australian police with plane attack probe

 

FILE PHOTO: A plane of Etihad Airways company is seen at Minsk international airport near the village of Slabada, Belarus, May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File Photo

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said on Tuesday it was helping Australian Federal Police with an investigation into an alleged plot to bring down a plane.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995204-etihad-airways-says-assisting-australian-police-with-plane-attack-probe/

 

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Phuket truck crunches into temple wall on Patong Hill

The Phuket News

 

No people were injured when the truck, loaded with building sand, crashed into the wall of Patogn Temple. Photo: Patong Police

 

PHUKET: -- A runaway six-wheeled truck loaded with sand crashed into the boundary wall of Patong Temple (Wat Patong) at the bottom of Patong Hill this morning (Aug 1).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995207-phuket-truck-crunches-into-temple-wall-on-patong-hill/

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Out of control Phuket cement truck kills woman, injures child, driver flees scene

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The cement truck flipped crushing the woman and her son. Photo: Eakkapop thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A 31-year-old woman died and her three-year-old son was left seriously injured today when an out of control cement truck flipped crushing the pair under the vehicle in Sri Soonthorn.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995216-out-of-control-phuket-cement-truck-kills-woman-injures-child-driver-flees-scene/

 

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North Korea can hit most of United States - U.S. officials

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the second test-fire of ICBM Hwasong-14. KCNA via Reuters

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has shown that Pyongyang now may be able to reach most of the continental United States, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995219-north-korea-can-hit-most-of-united-states-us-officials/

 

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Bitcoin technology faces split, may create clone virtual currency

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin’s underlying software code could be split on Tuesday to create a clone called “Bitcoin Cash,” potentially providing a windfall for holders of the digital currency.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/bitcoin-technology-faces-split-may-create-clone-virtual-currency/23310/

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This is the Samsung Galaxy Note 8

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD 

 

 

A new image which claims to show the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has been leaked by serial tech tipster Evan Blass.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8/23314/