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No charges for Phuket hotel after staffer crushed in elevator shaft

Shela Riva

 

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Rescue workers recover the body of hotel staffer Suthep Lukyee, 32, from Krabi, at the hotel in Patong on Aug 11. Photo: Rescue workers

 

PHUKET: -- The hotel in Patong where an employee was crushed by an elevator counterweight in the elevator shaft on Aug 11 will not face charges, confirmed Lt Col Jongserm Preecha of the Patong Police today (Aug 24).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998673-no-charges-for-phuket-hotel-after-staffer-crushed-in-elevator-shaft/

 

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What Would Jailing Yingluck Mean For Thai Politics?

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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Yingluck Shinawatra selling rice in November, 2016 in the Northeast. Photo: Facebook / Courtesy

 

BANGKOK — What does it means if the two-year trial of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra ends Friday with a guilty verdict for her alleged dereliction of duty in overseeing a controversial rice-pledging program? What if she is locked up?

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998678-what-would-jailing-yingluck-mean-for-thai-politics/

 

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Police probe stains in missing female official’s car for DNA match

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Suspicious stains have been found on the front passenger seat of a car belonging to a female local administration official in Si Sa Ket’s Kantharalak district who went missing on July 3, police revealed on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998681-police-probe-stains-in-missing-female-official’s-car-for-dna-match/

 

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Mysterious signs urging unity appear in Thai capital on eve of Yingluck verdict

 

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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) - Dozens of big signs with the message "no disunity, no fracture" appeared in the Thai capital on Thursday, a day before a much-anticipated court ruling in a case against ousted, former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998682-mysterious-signs-urging-unity-appear-in-thai-capital-on-eve-of-yingluck-verdict/

 

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Disabled people to petition Supreme Administrative Court

 

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A group of about 100 disabled people plan to submit a petition for the Supreme Administrative Court to follow up its order for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and Bangkok Transit System (BTS) Co to improve facilities to enable them to travel on the skytrain.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998698-disabled-people-to-petition-supreme-administrative-court/

 

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Two charged with fraud for making false promise

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Police have charged two foreigners with fraud after they obtained money from a Syrian man in exchange for falsely claiming they could secure the release of his son, who had been detained for overstaying his tourist visa.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998699-two-charged-with-fraud-for-making-false-promise/

 

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Russia sends nuclear-capable bombers on mission near South Korea, Japan

 

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown over the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, prompting Japan and South Korea to scramble jets to escort them, Russia said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998702-russia-sends-nuclear-capable-bombers-on-mission-near-south-korea-japan/

 

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As Syria war tightens, U.S. and Russia military hotlines humming

By Phil Stewart

 

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AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (Reuters) - Even as tensions between the United States and Russia fester, there is one surprising place where their military-to-military contacts are quietly weathering the storm: Syria.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998703-as-syria-war-tightens-us-and-russia-military-hotlines-humming/

 

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Australia defends intelligence chief after Duterte photo

 

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Thursday defended its most senior intelligence chief after he was pictured posing with a clenched fist alongside Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, an image rights groups said undermines criticism of Duterte's war on drugs.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998705-australia-defends-intelligence-chief-after-duterte-photo/

 

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McGregor and Mayweather trade praise not profanities

By Steve Keating

 

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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) - Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. declared a truce on Wednesday after weeks of vicious verbal attacks, offering praise instead of profanities at the final press conference ahead of their much anticipated fight.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998706-mcgregor-and-mayweather-trade-praise-not-profanities/

 

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Koeman expects player and club to benefit from Rooney decision

 

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(Reuters) - Wayne Rooney's retirement from the England national team is the best choice for both the player and Everton as it allows the 31-year-old more time to recover his fitness during a busy domestic schedule, his club's manager Ronald Koeman has said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998707-koeman-expects-player-and-club-to-benefit-from-rooney-decision/

 

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Vietnam calls for Southeast Asian unity amid South China Sea tension

 

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HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's most powerful leader has called for greater unity among Southeast Asian states at a time the country has appeared increasingly isolated in challenging China's territorial claims in the South China Sea.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998708-vietnam-calls-for-southeast-asian-unity-amid-south-china-sea-tension/

 

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Checkpoints on Bangkok-bound Ubon Ratchathani roads

By The Nation

 

Police, troops and Interior Ministry officials on Thursday set up several checkpoints on three major roads in Ubon Ratchathani that link to Bangkok in a last-minute effort to thwart transportation of supporters to the capital.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998713-checkpoints-on-bangkok-bound-ubon-ratchathani-roads/

 

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Thais, Chinese arrested for removing marine life from Phuket coral reefs

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PHUKET:-- The Phuket office of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has reported the arrests of two Thais and a Chinese tourist for fishing and removing marine life from a protected coral reef in two separate incidents yesterday (Aug 23).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998716-thais-chinese-arrested-for-removing-marine-life-from-phuket-coral-reefs/

 

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Pheu Thai ex-MP sentenced for computer crime

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The Appeals Court on Thursday sentenced former Pheu Thai MP and deputy education minister Chaowarin Latthasaksiri, 70, to two years in imprison after finding him guilty of violating the Computer Crime Act and cheating a Cambodian firm of Bt11.4 million.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998717-pheu-thai-ex-mp-sentenced-for-computer-crime/

 

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First Look: Behind the Scenes in Pattaya at famed trans pageant Miss Tiffany 2017

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

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Coconuts Bangkok is on location in Pattaya to cover one of the most famous trans beauty pageants in the world. Miss Tiffany 2017 will be crowned tomorrow evening but we have an exclusive look at some of the behind-the-scenes action for you today.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998719-first-look-behind-the-scenes-in-pattaya-at-famed-trans-pageant-miss-tiffany-2017/

 

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Nakhon Phanom braces for more flooding as Typhoon Hato’s effects felt across region

By The Nation

 

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RESIDENTS IN Nakhon Phanom province are bracing for another round of flooding as Typhoon Hato moved across the region, although it has weakened into a tropical storm and is heading away from Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998727-nakhon-phanom-braces-for-more-flooding-as-typhoon-hato’s-effects-felt-across-region/

 

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Tourist Police forging public network against foreign criminals

 

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BANGKOK, 24th August 2017 (NNT) – Thai Tourist Police have organized training to create a public network to aid in safeguarding visitors to Thailand with the commander of the force calling for 24 hour monitoring of criminals operating in the guise of tourists. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998728-tourist-police-forging-public-network-against-foreign-criminals/

 

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