THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 21 Aug 2017

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Apple Watch 3 tipped to launch alongside iPhone 8

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

New reports claim the Apple Watch 3 will be launched alongside the iPhone 8, which is tipped to be officially unveiled next month.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-watch-3-tipped-launch-alongside-iphone-8/23699/

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Phuket motorcyclist dies after crashing into pregnant buffalo

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The injured pregnant buffalo was still lying in the road when rescue workers arrived. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A motorbike accident that took place in the early hours of yesterday (Aug 20) left a 25-year-old man dead, a pregnant buffalo with two broken legs and another motorcyclist with minor injuries after the two men crashed into the buffalo near the entrance to Manik temple in Srisoonthon at about 2:30am.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998190-phuket-motorcyclist-dies-after-crashing-into-pregnant-buffalo/

 

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Is Apple about to release its own TV set?

BY STAFF WRITER

 

Leaked photo which claims to show Apple OLED TV

 

Prolific leaker, Benjamin Geskin seems to believe that Apple are about to launch their own TV set, something that has been mooted since around 2015.

 

Full story:  http://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-release-tv-set/23701/

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Two Chinese shop owners arrested for knock-off shoes

By Chalinee Thirasupa 
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officers have arrested two Chinese suspects allegedly operating shops in Bangkok involved in the sale of pirated goods worth Bt20 million, DSI deputy director-general Pol Major Suriya Singhakamon told a press conference on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998192-two-chinese-shop-owners-arrested-for-knock-off-shoes/

 

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Police seen 10 arrest warrants for deep South raid

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

Police have sought arrest warrants for 10 individuals suspected of having been involved in the robbery of multiple pickup trucks, kidnappings and murder in Songkhla last week, said deputy police commissioner Pol General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998193-police-seen-10-arrest-warrants-for-deep-south-raid/

 

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Buriram Airport to add facilities to accommodate more passengers

 

BURIRAM, 21 August 2017 (NNT) - Buriram province is set to expand its airport to accommodate the increasing number of tourist arrivals. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998194-buriram-airport-to-add-facilities-to-accommodate-more-passengers/

 

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BMA expedites construction of drainage tunnel

 

 

BANGKOK, 21 August 2017 (NNT) – The Deputy Governor of Bangkok has followed up on the construction of the Nong Bueng drainage tunnel, which despite delays is planned to be a major improvement to the capital’s drainage capabilities. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998199-bma-expedites-construction-of-drainage-tunnel/

 

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Families recount narrow escape after massive tree falls

By Sutthipong Settharangsi 
The Nation

 

 

Residents of three houses that were damaged by the falling of a 50-metre-tall tree during a rainstorm on Sunday night in Chaiyaphum’s Muang district recalled their narrow escape durin the ordeal.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998201-families-recount-narrow-escape-after-massive-tree-falls-in-chaiyaphum/

 

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Two organic bills proposed for royal endorsement

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam confirmed on Monday that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has already proposed the organic bills concerning the Election Commission and the criminal procedures against political holders for royal endorsement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998202-two-organic-bills-proposed-for-royal-endorsement/

 

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Body of three-year-old found after flash flood

By The Nation

 

Authorities found the body of a three-year-old Myanmar boy in a creek in Tak’s Phop Phra district at noon on Monday after the boy was washed away by run-off on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998203-body-of-three-year-old-found-after-flash-flood-in-tak/

 

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Elderly woman’s foot cannot be reattached after train accident

By The Nation

 

 

KORAT: -- A 71-year-old woman whose left foot was severed by a train at the Pak Chong Train Station in Nakhon Ratchasima province on Sunday was recovering but her foot cannot be reattached due to serious damage, according to a report on Monday by E-jan, a social media-based news group.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998205-elderly-woman’s-foot-cannot-be-reattached-after-train-accident/

 

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Police extend search for Barcelona attack van driver outside Spain

By Angus Berwick

 

A man lights a candle at an impromptu memorial where a van crashed into pedestrians at Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain August 21, 2017. 

 

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish police on Monday extended the search for the man who killed 13 people in Barcelona by ramming a van into crowds to all of Europe as details emerged of how he fled on foot through the streets of the old town before disappearing.

 

Full story:   https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998207-police-extend-search-for-barcelona-attack-van-driver-outside-spain/
 

 

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Police reveal security measures for Yingluck verdict

By The Nation

 

File photo: Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra thanks her supporters outside the Supreme Court.

 

BANGKOK: -- Police officers have laid out security measures for Friday, August 25, when the verdict is announced in the rice-pledging case against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998209-police-reveal-security-measures-for-yingluck-verdict/

 

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New traffic tickets include English, allow appeals

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

A new generation of traffic tickets about to be launched will include both Thai and English languages, along with a barcode to help in paying fines.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998226-new-traffic-tickets-include-english-allow-appeals/

 

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Crackdown on human traffickers sees 19 arrests

By Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

 

The Metropolitan Police Bureau’s operation to crackdown on human traffickers has so far seen eight human-trafficking suspects and 11 people accused of harbouring street beggars arrested, city police deputy chief Pol Maj-General Sompong Chingduang told a press conference on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998228-crackdown-on-human-traffickers-sees-19-arrests/

 

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Public Health Ministry dismisses report about sexual harassment case

By The Nation

 

Dr Somsak Akksilp

 

The Public Health Ministry has dismissed reports that a senior official has tried to persuade a temporary employee to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint against her direct supervisor.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998230-public-health-ministry-dismisses-report-about-sexual-harassment-case/

 

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Thai arrested for falsifying robbery complaint to deceive foreign partner

By The Nation

 

A Thai man was arrested by Pattaya police on Monday on a charge of falsifying a robbery complaint so that he could deceive his gay foreign partner into wiring him some money.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998231-thai-arrested-for-falsifying-robbery-complaint-to-deceive-foreign-partner/

 

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Phuket lifeguards warn of surf danger as sections of beaches closed

Shela Riva

 

 

PHUKET:-- The President of the Phuket Lifeguard Service (PLS) has warned swimmers to obey the red “No Swimming” flags at beaches along Phuket’s west coast after a section of Nai Thon Beach with dangerous surf was closed earlier today (Aug 21).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998232-phuket-lifeguards-warn-of-surf-danger-as-sections-of-beaches-closed/

 

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Formula One launches eSports world championship

BY REUTERS

 

Image: Laszlo Balogh/REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One will crown its first virtual world champion at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after announcing on Monday the launch of an eSports series to run from September to November.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/formula-one-launches-esports-world-championship/23704/

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Awesome video shows 1,069 robots dancing in unison while setting new world record

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

A new world record has been set by 1,069 Chinese robots all dancing simultaneously.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/awesome-video-shows-1069-robots-dancing-unison-setting-new-world-record/23707/

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Academics deny charges for violation of political gathering

By THE NATION

 

 

NOTED social scientist Chayan Vaddhanaphuti, and four others attending a recent international academic conference held at Chiang Mai University, have acknowledged charges against them for violating the junta’s political gathering.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998235-academics-deny-charges-for-violation-of-political-gathering/

 

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PM starts Nakhon Ratchasima visit by paying homage to Thao Suranari

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha started his two-day visit to Nakhon Ratchasima by paying homage to a monument to Korat’s historic heroine, Thao Suranari, on Monday morning before meeting with local people, provincial governors, representatives of the private sector and farmers.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998236-pm-starts-nakhon-ratchasima-visit-by-paying-homage-to-thao-suranari/

 

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Farewell to Lumpini Felines: Officials won’t let cats return to park after mass neuter

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Officials sedated dozens of cats at Lumpini Park on Saturday, before they were taken to a facility of the Department of Livestock for neutering. Photo: Photographer Who Loves Cats/ Facebook

 

The stray cats that roamed free at Bangkok’s popular Lumpini Park — and became one of the park’s highlights over the years — will not be allowed to return to their habitat after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration captured them for a mass neuter and spay on Saturday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998237-farewell-to-lumpini-felines-officials-won’t-let-cats-return-to-park-after-mass-neuter/

 

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Korean snorkeller suffocates in Krabi

By Sittichai Sikhawat 
The Nation

 

 

A Korean man died during a snorkelling trip in Krabi province on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998238-korean-snorkeller-suffocates-in-krabi/

 

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