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Laotian man falls to death from Bangkok condo

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A Laotian man fell to his death from the ninth floor of a condominium in Bangkok’s Bang Kapi district in an apparent suicide early Tuesday morning, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997234-laotian-man-falls-to-death-from-bangkok-condo/

 

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Japan PM Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine for war dead

By Teppei Kasai and Chehui Peh

 

Visitors bow while paying tribute to the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan August 15, 2017, on the 72nd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two. REUTERS/Issei Kato

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni shrine for war dead on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, but did not visit in person, an apparent effort to avoid upsetting China and South Korea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997235-japan-pm-abe-sends-ritual-offering-to-yasukuni-shrine-for-war-dead/

 

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4 killed, 7 injured in head-on crash in Kalasin

By The Nation

 

 

 

KALASIN: -- A sedan and a van crashed head on at an intersection in Kalasin’s Muang district on Monday night, causing four deaths and seven injuries.

 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997237-4-killed-7-injured-in-head-on-crash-in-kalasin/

 

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Elderly man drowns while collecting lotus fruit in pond

By The Nation

 

A 70-year-old man drowned while collecting lotus fruit for sale in Angthong’s Chaiyo district on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997238-elderly-man-drowns-while-collecting-lotus-fruit-in-pond/

 

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North Korea's Kim holds off on Guam plan; U.S. says it can intercept missile

By Christine Kim and Idrees Ali

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the second test-fire of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-14 in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on July 29, 2017. KCNA via Reuters

 

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's leader has delayed a decision on firing missiles towards the U.S. territory of Guam while he watches the actions of the United States a little longer, the North's state media said on Tuesday, as Washington warned it would take out any missile heading for the Pacific island.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997239-north-koreas-kim-holds-off-on-guam-plan-us-says-it-can-intercept-missile/

 

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Canadian woman arrested for 'stealing' nail polish in Pattaya 

By The Nation

 

 

PATTAYA: -- A Canadian woman was arrested in Pattaya late Monday night for allegedly stealing nail polish and other products from a supermarket there.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997241-canadian-woman-arrested-for-‘stealing’-nail-polish-in-pattaya/

 

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Tech companies in the crosshairs on white supremacy and free speech

BY REUTERS

 

The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, U.S., August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

TORONTO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer had its internet domain registration revoked twice in less than 24 hours in the wake of the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, part of a broad move by the tech industry in recent months to take a stronger hand in policing online hate-speech and incitements to violence.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/tech-companies-crosshairs-white-supremacy-free-speech/23581/

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Prayut urges all to exercise caution against flooding

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed all agencies concerned to be fully prepared for possible flooding during the months of September and October, government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997227-preparations-under-way-for-rainstorms-in-monsoon-season/?do=findComment&comment=12180293

 

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Police arrest drug suspect at Nakhon Phanom hospital

By The Nation

 

NAKHON PHANOM: -- Gun-toting plainclothes police chased a drug suspect in the compound of Nakhon Phanom Provincial Hospital on Monday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997245-police-arrest-drug-suspect-at-nakhon-phanom-hospital/

 

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Dutch woman injured after falling down canyon ravine

By The Nation

 

 

A Dutch tourist has been admitted to Chiang Mai Ram Hospital after she fell down a ravine at Pai Canyon in Mae Hong Son’s Pai district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997246-dutch-woman-injured-after-falling-down-canyon-ravine/

 

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Phuket flooding, landslide warning amidst severe weather

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Many roads across Phuket were flooded as heavy rain continued to fall this morning. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong has warned people about the possibility of flash floods and landslides due to heavy rain and strong winds expected to last until Saturday (Aug 19).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997250-phuket-flooding-landslide-warning-amidst-severe-weather/

 

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Snakes on the move in Phuket

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One python was pulled out from under a truck in Phuket Town. Image: Screengrab / Dechphol

 

PHUKET: -- Rescue workers were called to catch two large snakes in Phuket yesterday (Aug 14). One was pulled out from under a truck while the other was caught curled up on a roof beam inside a house.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997251-snakes-on-the-move-in-phuket/

 

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VIDEO: Thai tourists shamed for trespassing in fragile thermal area at Yellowstone Park

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

 

A video of Thai tourists, giggling and posing for group photos in a forbidden area at Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park, went viral yesterday as Thai netizens quickly jumped to shame them online and said they were the embarrassment of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997253-video-thai-tourists-shamed-for-trespassing-in-fragile-thermal-area-at-yellowstone-park/

 

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Soldiers shut down ‘noisy’ Chiang Mai gambling den

By Patinya Srisupamat 
The Nation

 

 

CHIANG MAI: -- A 30-strong Army team raided a gambling den in Chiang Mai's Doi Saket district on Monday afternoon and arrested 20 punters and the den operator.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997255-soldiers-shut-down-‘noisy’-chiang-mai-gambling-den/

 

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British trio sentenced to 5½- 6½ years with caning for aggravated molestation

By Selina Lum

 

SINGAPORE - Three British nationals who went on trial two weeks ago for taking turns to rape a Malaysian woman in Carlton Hotel were sentenced to between five-and-a-half and six-and-a-half years' jail, with caning, on Tuesday (Aug 15).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997256-british-trio-sentenced-to-5½-6½-years-with-caning-for-aggravated-molestation/

 

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Thai PM to visit White House in October, trade, security on agenda - Thai foreign minister

 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's prime minister and junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha will visit the White House in October, Thailand's foreign minister said on Tuesday, adding trade and security would be on the agenda, the latest sign of warming ties between Bangkok and Washington.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997257-thai-pm-to-visit-white-house-in-october-trade-security-on-agenda-thai-foreign-minister/

 

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Report A Public Misdeed, Get Paid Half The Fine

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Police and military officers detain a motorbike taxi operator in July. Photo: Fm91trafficpro / Twitter

 

BANGKOK — The city’s good samaritans will now receive cash rewards for reporting public misdeeds, as per a law passed Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997261-report-a-public-misdeed-get-paid-half-the-fine/

 

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Sunken boat that killed five scuba divers salvaged from seabed 

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Chote Tara 2 boat which sank off Koh Ngam Yai island of Chumphon province with four scuba students and one instructor drowned on July 26 has been salvaged from the seabed.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997263-sunken-boat-that-killed-five-scuba-divers-salvaged-from-seabed /

 

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WiFi is about to get 100 times faster thanks to new tech breakthrough

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Superfast WiFi that offers speeds more than 100 times faster than what is available today is on the horizon.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/wifi-get-100-times-faster-thanks-new-tech-breakthrough/23583/

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Russia-linked hackers targeted hotel guests across Europe: security firm

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration

 

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A cyber-spying group with suspected links to Russian military intelligence was probably behind a campaign targeting hotel guests in eight mostly European countries last month, researchers at security firm FireEye said on Friday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/russia-linked-hackers-targeted-hotel-guests-across-europe-security-firm/23585/

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Have we just unearthed what might be the ultimate online shopping website experience in Thailand?

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Thai visa prides itself on being the go to place for expats to get their daily news updates but also in discovering new initiatives within Thailand.

 

Full story:  http://tech.thaivisa.com/just-unearthed-might-ultimate-online-shopping-website-experience-thailand/23589/

 

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Man lodges compensation claim over brother’s death in custody

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The younger brother of the late former Phuket and Phang Nga land official Tawatchai Anukul has filed a compensation claim at the Justice Ministry's Right and Liberties Protection Department.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997277-man-lodges-compensation-claim-over-brother’s-death-in-custody/

 

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Aussie father and son electrocuted to death in Rayong

By Thai PBS

 

 

RAYONG: -- A 66-year-old Australian man and his 10-year-old son were electrocuted while trying to fix a water pump at a small  swimming pool inside their home in a housing estate in Muang district of Rayong province.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997279-aussie-father-and-son-electrocuted-to-death-in-rayong/

 

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Three bodies found buried near irrigation canal in Ayutthaya

By Thai PBS

 

 

AYUTTHAYA: -- Bodies of three men, one of them a drug ex-convict, were found buried near an irrigation canal in Maharaj district of Ayutthaya province yesterday (Aug 14).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997280-three-bodies-found-buried-near-irrigation-canal-in-ayutthaya/

 

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Chonburi school director - whacking students is necessary and has been agreed

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The director of a Chonburi school has told the Thai media that assault against children at school is perfectly ok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997282-chonburi-school-director-whacking-students-is-necessary-and-has-been-agreed/

 

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Phuket seafood vendor denies adding rocks in serving sea snails

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The seafood vendor denied any knowledge of the rocks in the serving of sea snails. Photo: Kitthiphol Chuensrinuan

 

PHUKET: -- A seafood vendor in Rawai has defended against an online rant claiming that rocks were included in his portion of sea snails in order to make up a kilo on the scales.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997284-phuket-seafood-vendor-denies-adding-rocks-in-serving-sea-snails/

 

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Cops keeps close eye on tech schools as semester begins

By Photo and story by Anant Chantarasoot 
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Police were on duty outside Rajamangala University of Technology’s Uthen Thawai campus in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday to ensure no student brawls erupted as the new semester began.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997289-cops-keeps-close-eye-on-tech-schools-as-semester-begins/

 

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Video: Police hunt driver who left Alzheimer's man in hospital after Thonburi hit and run

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thonburi police are hunting the driver of a Nissan March that left a helpless old man for dead after ploughing into him during the night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997292-video-police-hunt-driver-who-left-alzheimers-man-in-hospital-after thonburi-hit-and-run/

 

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Iran could quit nuclear deal in "hours" if new U.S. sanctions imposed - Rouhani

 

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani attends his swearing-in ceremony for a further term, at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, August 5, 2017. President.ir/Handout via REUTERS

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran could abandon its nuclear agreement with world powers "within hours" if the United States imposes any more new sanctions, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997293-iran-could-quit-nuclear-deal-in-hours-if-new-us-sanctions-imposed-rouhani/

 

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New Thai driving licenses to bring the country up to international standards

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- Sanook reported that all drivers' licenses issued from September 4th will be the smart card variety.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/997294-new-thai-driving-licenses-to-bring-the-country-up-to-international-standards/