THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 7 Aug 2017

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RICEBERRY brand registration by foreign company not affecting Thai rice exports: DIP

 

BANGKOK, 7 August 2017 (NNT) – The registration of RICEBERRY as a trademark by a private foreign company will not affect the exports of Thai rice berry products, says DIP. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996025-riceberry-brand-registration-by-foreign-company-not-affecting-thai-rice-exports-dip/

 

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Saturday was a bad night for drunk Rayong woman with a sword

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

RAYONG: -- Saturday night was not one that "Koi" or the Rayong police will forget in a hurry. The 38 year old woman went berserk in an altercation with her brother then took out her frustration on the cops.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996029-saturday-was-a-bad-night-for-drunk-rayong-woman-with-a-sword/

 

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Trump calls North Korea 'growing direct threat' to most of world

By Amy Tennery

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks up while hosting a House and Senate leadership lunch at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in affirmed in a Sunday telephone call that North Korea poses a growing threat to most of the world after recent intercontinental ballistic missile tests, the White House said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996030-trump-calls-north-korea-growing-direct-threat-to-most-of-world/

 

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Myanmar rejects allegations of human rights abuses against Rohingya

By Wa Lone

 

A woman walks among debris after fire destroyed shelters at a camp for internally displaced Rohingya Muslims in the western Rakhine State near Sittwe, Myanmar May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar on Sunday rejected allegations of crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during a crackdown against Rohingya Muslims last year, accusing the United Nations of making exaggerated claims in its report on the issue.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996031-myanmar-rejects-allegations-of-human-rights-abuses-against-rohingya/

 

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Bangkok firefighters battle blaze at storage yard

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Dozens of tanks containing leftover paint and thinner solvent, which were kept in a storage yard in Bangkok’s Nong Chok district, caught fire on Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996032-bangkok-firefighters-battle-blaze-at-storage-yard/

 

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Video: Story of the professor with a knife and the road rage big biker hits national TV

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- Sanook reported on a road rage story dividing Thai public opinion as new footage emerged of the incident.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996034-video-story-of-the-professor-with-a-knife-and-the-road-rage-big-biker hits-national-tv/

 

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Home school workshop to be held on August 25-26 at Chulalongkorn University

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Liberal Arts Faculty of Chulalongkorn, in cooperation with the Innovative Learning Space, the Basic Education Office and the Primary Education Office of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, will hold a forum on home school called H.O.M.E. on August 25-26 at the Faculty of Liberal Arts.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996036-home-school-workshop-to-be-held-on-august-25-26-at-chulalongkorn-university/

 

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Video: Why not use the door? - Thai man impales himself on Pattaya gate

 

Picture: Siamchon News

 

PATTAYA: -- Paramedics were called to a soi in Pattaya after a drunk Thai man impaled himself on a metal gate on Saturday night.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996037-video-why-not-use-the-door-thai-man-impales-himself-on-pattaya-gate/

 

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Kalasin officials on alert over fear Chi River will burst its banks

By The Nation

 

KALASIN: -- The governor of Kalasin has instructed government agencies in the province to be on alert around the clock for the possibly of the Chi River bursting its banks after more floodwater was released from Lam Pao dam.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996040-kalasin-officials-on-alert-over-fear-chi-river-will-burst-its-banks/

 

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Phuket lifeguards repeat red flag warnings after tourists rescued at Patong

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The foreign man and woman were rescued by jet-ski after being dragged out to sea by a rip current. Photo: Phuket Lifeguard Service

 

PHUKET: -- Lifeguards have repeated their warning for swimmers to obey the red “No Swimming” warning flags after a foreign couple were rescued from dangerous waves at Patong Beach yesterday (Aug 6).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996042-phuket-lifeguards-repeat-red-flag-warnings-after-tourists-rescued-at-patong/

 

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What would you call it? Latest "Artistic marvel" of Bangkok needs a name!

 

Picture: Manager

 

BANGKOK: -- Members of the public have been asked to come up with a name for the new overhead walkway at the Pathumwan intersection in downtown Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996043-what-would-you-call-it-latest-artistic-marvel-of-bangkok-needs-a-name/

 

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Nigeria church shooting kills 11

 

ABUJA (Reuters) - Gunmen killed 11 people and wounded 18 others in a church in southeastern Nigeria on Sunday in an attack arising from a feud between members of the local community, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996044-nigeria church-shooting-kills-11/

 

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High sea fears lead to tourist boat safety checks in Satun

By The Nation

 

SATUN: -- Harbour officials at major piers in Satun have been instructed to ensure that tourist boats meet safety standards following a warning of monsoon winds generating high seas.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996046-high-sea-fears-lead-to-tourist-boat-safety-checks-in-satun/

 

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Old Phuket couple homeless after fire guts property

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The fire totally destroyed the wood and corrugated tin property. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- An old aged couple from Thalang have been left homeless after a fire completely gutted their wood and corrugated tin property last night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996047-old-phuket-couple-homeless-after-fire-guts-property/

 

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Smiling actress ‘Patt’ thanks prosecutors for their mercy

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Actress Napapa “Patt” Tantrakul - whom prosecutors spared from indictment in a high profile money-laundering case - appeared at Bangkok's Ratchadapisek Criminal Court on Monday to report at the conclusion of her final detention period. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996049-smiling-actress-‘patt’-thanks-prosecutors-for-their-mercy/

 

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Would-be suicide bomber sheds light on suspected Pakistani militant web

By Saad Sayeed and Syed Raza Hassan

 

A policeman (L) and residents walk past a shop displaying the pictures of men, who were killed in a suicide blast on January 2015, in a Shi'ite mosque in Shikarpur, Pakistan March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

 

SHIKARPUR, Pakistan - The confession of a Pakistani teenager who was captured moments before carrying out a suicide attack has given police a rare glimpse into a militant network they say is behind the recent surge in sectarian violence.

 

 Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996052-would-be-suicide-bomber-sheds-light-on-suspected-pakistani-militant-web/

 

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Price of Galaxy Note 5 slashed in Thailand [again]

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

There has been a further Bt 1,000 knocked off the price of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/price-galaxy-note-5-slashed-thailand/23430/

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Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi Airports enter top ten for on-time service

 

BANGKOK, 7 August 2017 (NNT) – Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi Airports have made to the top ten list of Asia Pacific airports providing on-time service. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996058-don-mueang-and-suvarnabhumi-airports-enter-top-ten-for-on-time-service/

 

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Phuket police arrest suspect wanted for monk assistant’s murder

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Khitthisak Songkram, 38, has previously been jailed for drug taking and murder. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Thalang Police have arrested a monk who is suspected of murdering a monk’s assistant at Wat Ban Don (Thepkrasattri Temple) in Thalang early on Saturday morning.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996059-phuket-police-arrest-suspect-wanted-for-monk-assistant’s-murder/

 

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EU commission sees UK payments continuing to 2020 despite Brexit

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain will have to keep making payments for long-term programmes to the European Union until at least 2020, even after it leaves the bloc in 2019, EU Budget Commission Guenther Oettinger told Germany's Bild newspaper.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996061-eu-commission-sees-uk-payments-continuing-to-2020-despite-brexit/

 

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Police Fine Celebs For Booze Pics, Play Down Wider Crackdown

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

Solo artist Pongsak Rattanaphong poses in an Instagram image subsequently censored by Manager newspaper.

 

BANGKOK — Three celebrities have been fined for advertising alcohol on social media, police said Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996062-police-fine-celebs-for-booze-pics-play-down-wider-crackdown/

 

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Patong Hill six-vehicle accident leaves two in serious condition

Shela Riva

 

The accident left two people in serious condition, including the bus driver, who will be charged, said Patong Police. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- The devastating accident involving a tour bus carrying 21 Chinese tourists and three Thai tour guides on Patong Hill last night (Aug 6) has left two people in serious condition, Maj Teerasak Boonsaeng of the Patong Police confirmed to The Phuket News today (Aug 7).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996009-phuket-tour-bus-hits-van-tuk-tuk-nearly-plunges-off-patong-hill/?do=findComment&comment=12157088

 

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Tourists warned against swimming at Trang waterfalls

By The Nation

 

TRANG: -- Trang governor Siripat Pattakul has warned tourists against using waterfalls in six districts after the southern province was hit by torrential rain for several days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996064-tourists-warned-against-swimming-at-trang-waterfalls/

 

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The best way to exercise and get in shape, according to science

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Any exercise is good exercise but when it comes to losing body fat, some forms of exercise are much more effective than others.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/best-way-get-shape-according-science/23435/

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Sattahip-Koh Chang ferry starts in September, new service linking Chonburi and Prachuap also planned

 

Picture: Daily News

 

SATTAHIP: -- The proposed new ferry service between Sattahip and Koh Chang will officially launch in September.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996066-sattahip-koh-chang-ferry-starts-in-september-new-service-linking-chonburi-and-prachuap-also-planned/

 

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Govt thinks 80km speed limit in cities may be too fast

By The Nation

 

Chaiwat Thongkhamkoon, director of Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning.

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand could soon lose its status as the Asian country with the highest urban speed limits.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996075-thai-govt-thinks-80km-speed-limit-in-cities-may-be-too-fast/

 

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Military wants Bali Hai businesses to close 2 days for fleet show

 

PATTAYA – The military wants companies operating at or near Bali Hai Pier to shut down for two days in November so it can stage its international fleet show.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996074-military-wants-bali-hai-businesses-to-close-2-days-for-fleet-show/

 

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Don downplays Kingdom’s enthusiasm for Prayut-Trump meeting

By The Nation

 

Don

 

BANGKOK: -- Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai has said that Thailand is not “too enthusiastic” about working on a proposed meeting between Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and the US President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996077-don-downplays-thailands-enthusiasm-for-prayut-trump-meeting/

 

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THAI Smiles earns ISO 9000:2015 certification

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THAI Smiles earns ISO 9001: 2015 certification for the provision of ground support equipment services and ground customer services to scheduled flight

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996079-thai-smiles-earns-iso-90002015-certification/