THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 10 Aug 2017

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Yingluck verdict day security to be tightened: Prawit

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Security measures for judgement day in the court case involving former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra would be tightened up, according to defence minister General Prawit Wongsuwan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996617-yingluck-verdict-day-security-to-be-tightened-prawit/

 

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Arrest over alleged Bt4-billion pyramid scheme

By The Nation

 

A businessman who allegedly deceived more than 40,000 people to invest over Bt4 billion with promises of weekly high yields has been arrested.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996618-arrest-over-alleged-bt4-billion-pyramid-scheme/

 

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New UNODC Report Sheds Light on the Phenomenon of Human Trafficking into Thailand

By By United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

 

File photo

 

Bangkok (Thailand), 10 August 2017 – To tackle human trafficking from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar into Thailand, governments must first better understand it as part of the broader phenomenon of irregular migration from those three countries, according to a new report launched today by UNODC and the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996620-new-unodc-report-sheds-light-on-the-phenomenon-of-human-trafficking-into-thailand/

 

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PM plans to question Yingluck supporters

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday said he would order security officials to speak with former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s supporters who plan to show up when she faces a verdict later this month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996624-pm-plans-to-question-yingluck-supporters/

 

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Uncle of Bhakapon asks for US visas for Thai rescuers

 

Photo : Anant Chantarasoot

 

BANGKOK: -- A relative of one of two Thai students presumed dead in a car crash in the United States applied on Thursday for entry visas for members a Thai rescue team, saying that Thais should handle the case if US authorities continued to fail to do so.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996627-uncle-of-bhakapon-asks-for-us-visas-for-thai-rescuers/

 

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Bangkok snake restaurant raided, owner charged

By The Nation

 

 

Snake is off the menu at a Bangkok restaurant after a mass raid on Wednesday night sparked by complaints that wildlife was being consumed there.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996606-what-a-load-of-cobras-seven-arrested-in-raid-on-endangered-species-restaurant-in-downtown-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=12167555

 

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‘Buffalo school’ opened in Chiang Rai for rescued animals

By The Nation

 

A Chiang Rai district and resident Army base joined hands with local people and businessmen to open a “school” in Phayao’s Chiang Kham district for buffaloes and cows rescued from slaughterhouses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996629-‘buffalo-school’-opened-in-chiang-rai-for-rescued-animals/

 

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Microsoft releases critical security updates for Windows – install now or get hacked

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD 

 

 

Microsoft has released to critical security updates for all versions of Windows, which users are urged to install immediately.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-releases-critical-updates-windows-install-now-get-hacked/23502/

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Analysis: Buoyant bitcoin stirs crypto-bubble fears

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin and other “cryptocurrencies” are big money, virtually as big as Goldman Sachs and Royal Bank of Scotland combined.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/buoyant-bitcoin-stirs-crypto-bubble-fears/23506/

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Businesses Asked to Help Improve Working Opportunities of Those With Disabilities

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – The Association of Thai Deaf Children and Women’s Network Foundation held a conference on August 8th to study the significant factors that will help improve the potential work environment for those with disabilities.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996643-businesses-asked-to-help-improve-working-opportunities-of-those-with-disabilities/

 

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Chula probes focus on alleged assault, walkout at oath-taking ceremony

By The Nation

 

 

Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty Senate has assigned a fact-finding panel to launch an ethical probe against a lecturer who allegedly grabbed and dragged a student who was said to have showed disrespect during a traditional oath-taking ceremony in front of monuments of King Rama V and VI last Thursday, according to the university’s website.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996644-chula-probes-focus-on-alleged-assault-walkout-at-oath-taking-ceremony/

 

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US Embassy offers sympathy over Thai students presumed dead

 

 

The US Embassy in Bangkok on Thursday expressed condolences to the families and friends of the two Thai students involved in a tragic accident in California.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996627-uncle-of-bhakapon-asks-for-us-visas-for-thai-rescuers/?do=findComment&comment=12167871

 

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London double-decker bus crashes into building, passengers injured

Reuters Staff

 

Emergency services attend the scene of a bus crash in Lavender Hill, London August 10, 2017 in this picture obtained on social media. Brendan Phalhert/Social Media Website/via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A double-decker bus crashed into a building in south London, British police said on Thursday, injuring a number of people and trapping two passengers inside.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996645-london-double-decker-bus-crashes-into-building-passengers-injured/

 

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Britain to dodge recession but pay to keep getting squeezed

Jonathan Cable

 

Shoppers walk past a sale sign in central London, Britain June 27, 2017.

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will avoid recession in the coming year but economic growth is expected to lag the euro zone, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996646-britain-to-dodge-recession-but-pay-to-keep-getting-squeezed/

 

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U.N. warns aid workers of rising Buddhist hostility in western Myanmar

Simon Lewis and Wa Lone

 

YANGON (Reuters) - The United Nations has warned aid workers in western Myanmar of rising hostility and imminent protests from troubled Rakhine state's majority Buddhists, some of whom say humanitarian agencies are giving support to Rohingya Muslim militants.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996647-un-warns-aid-workers-of-rising-buddhist-hostility-in-western-myanmar/

 

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Uncle Fatty is going home! Chunky monkey to be released after three months in fat camp

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

Uncle Fatty, the Bangkok macaque famous for his enormous tummy, will soon be released back into the wild after a three-month stay in a government facility having his calories monitored.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996648-uncle-fatty-is-going-home-chunky-monkey-to-be-released-after-three-months-in-fat-camp/

 

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Police formally ask prosecutor for extradition of Boss

 

 

Police have formally asked the public prosecution for the extradition of Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya to stand trial on hit-and-run charges which led to the death of a Thong Lor traffic policeman five years ago.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996655-police-formally-ask-prosecutor-for-extradition-of-boss/

 

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Big investors still destroying protected mangroves

By The Nation

 

 

The White Sharks taskforce yesterday seized almost 100 rai (16 hectares) of mangrove in Krabi province after it found fresh land encroachment despite efforts to stop the illegal action.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996658-big-investors-still-destroying-protected-mangroves/

 

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Police blamed for failure to extradite ‘Boss’

By SURIYA PATATHAYO 
THE NATION

 

 

PUBLIC PROSECUTORS are unable to request the extradition of Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya on charges relating to a 2012 fatal hit-and-run case because police have failed to identify his current address, according to officials.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996655-police-formally-ask-prosecutor-for-extradition-of-boss/

 

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Phuket Airport to waive TM6 for Thais to reduce long queues

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The new TM.6 immigration card to be introduced on October 1. Photo: Thai Immigration Bureau

 

PHUKET:-- The move to reduce immigration queues at international airports by no longer having Thais fill out Arrivals Cards will be brought into effect at Phuket International Airport on October 1, the new Phuket Immigration Chief confirmed to The Phuket News today (Aug 10).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996671-phuket-airport-to-waive-tm6-for-thais-to-reduce-long-queues/

 

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