THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 26 Aug 2017

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Prawit confirms Yingluck fled far from neighbouring countries

By The Nation

 

File photo: Yingluck Shinawatra

 

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has left Thailand and is unlikely to be in any of the neighbouring countries, Deputy Premier and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan confirmed hours after the Supreme Court issued a warrant for her arrest on Friday. He said authorities of Singapore, where Yingluck was rumoured to have flown to, had told their Thai counterparts that she had not entered that

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998866-prawit-confirms-yingluck-fled-far-from-neighbouring-countries/

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Aswin cites suitability for removing Amnuay

 

 

Pol Lt Gen Amnuay Nimmano has been removed as deputy governor of Bangkok for suitability because he has many other responsibilities outside the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, said Bangkok governor Pol Gen Aswin Khwanmuang on Aug 25.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998883-aswin-cites-suitability-for-removing-amnuay/

 

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Symphonic double strike

By Special to The Nation

 

The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at Thailand Cultural Centre on September 24.

 

Esteemed orchestras from Lithuania and Shanghai converge on Bangkok this autumn

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998884-symphonic-double-strike/

 

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Police arrested two foreign alleged fraudsters

 

 

Police have arrested two Middle Easterners accused by a Syrian national of duping him of 655,000 baht claiming they could secure the release of his son held at the immigration’s detention centre in Suan Plu for overstaying his visa.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998886-police-arrested-two-foreign-alleged-fraudsters/

 

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Court acquits accused firms over zero-dollar tours

By THE NATION

 

File photo

 

The Criminal Court yesterday threw out a major case allegedly involving “zero-dollar” tours, which made the headlines last year for supposedly causing massive financial damage to the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998887-court-acquits-accused-firms-over-zero-dollar-tours/

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Unwavering support for their absent heroine

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

 

THE WHEREABOUTS of ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra may still remain a mystery but her supporters remain resolute and loyal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998888-unwavering-support-for-their-absent-heroine/

 

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Court hands down tough sentences

By The Nation

 

Boonsong

 

Excommerce minister Boonsong gets 42 years in jail but lawyer to seek bail before appeal

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998824-supreme-court-jails-boonsong-42-years-on-g-to-g-rice-deal/?page=14&tab=comments#comment-12212296

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Defendant leaves everyone guessing

By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

 

Court rejects plea by ex-pm’s lawyer to defer verdict because she was unwell.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998890-defendant-leaves-everyone-guessing/

 

 

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WANTED

By THE NATION

 

Yingluck

 

Prawit confirms Yingluck fled far from neighbouring countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998866-prawit-confirms-yingluck-fled-far-from-neighbouring-countries/?page=6

 

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North Korea fires multiple short-range projectiles into sea - South Korea

By Jack Kim

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides a target-striking contest of the special operation forces of the Korean People's Army (KPA) to occupy islands in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on August 25, 2017. KCNA via Reuters

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea early on Saturday fired several short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast from its eastern Kangwon province, South Korea's military said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998893-north-korea-fires-multiple-short-range-projectiles-into-sea-south-korea/

 

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Man with knife assaults two police officers outside Buckingham Palace

 

A police officer stands at a cordon after police arrested a man carrying a knife outside Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A man with a "large knife" who assaulted two police officers outside Buckingham Palace on Friday night has been arrested, British police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998894-man-with-knife-assaults-two-police-officers-outside-buckingham-palace/

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Protests kill 29 after 'godman' Ram Rahim convicted of rape

By Cathal McNaughton

 

A member of the security forces walks towards a burning vehicles during violence in Panchkula, India, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

 

PANCHKULA, India (Reuters) - Violent protests erupted in Haryana on Friday, killing at least 29 people, after a court convicted self-styled "godman" Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of raping two women, angering thousands of his supporters who said he was innocent, the state chief minister said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998895-protests-kill-29-after-godman-ram-rahim-convicted-of-rape/

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Hurricane Harvey upgraded to Category 4, thousands in Texas flee

By Brian Thevenot

 

Joe Ray (R), takes a photo of the waves generated by Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Khursheed

 

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Reuters) - Hurricane Harvey was hours away from lashing the Texas coast on Friday with winds of up to 125 miles per hour and 12-foot ocean surges as the most powerful storm in over a decade bore down on the mainland United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998896-hurricane-harvey-upgraded-to-category-4-thousands-in-texas-flee/

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Belgian soldiers shoot dead knife attacker in Brussels

By Philip Blenkinsop

 

Policemen react on the scene after Belgian soldiers shot a man who attacked them with a knife, in Brussels, Belgium August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Vidal

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian soldiers shot dead a man in the centre of Brussels on Friday evening after he came at them with a knife shouting Allahu Akbar (God is great), in a case authorities are treating as a terrorist attack.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998898-belgian-soldiers-shoot-dead-knife-attacker-in-brussels/

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Suicide attack on Kabul Shi'ite mosque kills at least 30

 

Afghan policemen try to rescue a child at the site of a suicide attack followed by a clash between Afghan forces and insurgents after an attack on a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

 

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Kabul as other attackers stormed the building, killing at least 30 people including worshippers gathering for Friday prayers, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998899-suicide-attack-on-kabul-shiite-mosque-kills-at-least-30/

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Trump sanctions seek to halt financing for Venezuela 'dictatorship'

By David Lawder and Alexandra Ulmer

 

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela August 25, 2017. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

 

WASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that prohibits dealings in new debt from the Venezuelan government or its state oil company in an effort to halt financing that fuels President Nicolas Maduro's "dictatorship," the White House said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998900-trump-sanctions-seek-to-halt-financing-for-venezuela-dictatorship/

 

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Shark-detecting drones to patrol Australian beaches

 

A surfer carries his board into the water next to a sign declaring a shark sighting on Sydney's Manly Beach, Australia, November 24, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo/Files

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Drones equipped with a shark detection system powered by artificial intelligence will start patrolling some Australian beaches from next month in a bid to improve safety.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998903-shark-detecting-drones-to-patrol-australian-beaches/

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English Premier League preview: what to watch this weekend

 

photo courtesy of www.liverpoolfc.com

 

This weekend the big matches have been saved for Sunday with Chelsea at home to Everton and Arsenal travelling to  Liverpool. As always you can watch all the games in Thailand on the beIN Sports channels which are available to True Visions subscribers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998904-english-premier-league-preview-what-to-watch-this-weekend/

 

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Shark-detecting drones to patrol Australian beaches

BY REUTERS

 

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Drones equipped with a shark detection system powered by artificial intelligence will start patrolling some Australian beaches from next month in a bid to improve safety.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/shark-detecting-drones-patrol-australian-beaches/23820/

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Trump signs memo directing Pentagon to implement transgender ban

By Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks on South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., before his departure to Camp David, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Friday that directs the U.S. military not to accept transgender men and women as recruits and halts the use of government funds for sex-reassignment surgeries for active personnel unless the process is already underway.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998906-trump-signs-memo-directing-pentagon-to-implement-transgender-ban/

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Thailand's former PM Yingluck fled to Dubai - senior party members

 

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/File photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled to Dubai, senior members of her party said on Saturday, a day after she failed to show up for a negligence ruling in which she faced up to 10 years in prison.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998909-thailands-former-pm-yingluck-fled-to-dubai-senior-party-members/

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Gorka, a Trump adviser and Bannon ally, is out - White House

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House adviser Sebastian Gorka, who was closely aligned with a nationalist faction led by ousted senior strategist Steve Bannon, no longer works for President Donald Trump, the White House said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998911-gorka-a-trump-adviser-and-bannon-ally-is-out-white-house/

 

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Mueller seeking testimony from PR executives with Manafort ties - NBC

 

Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs after briefing the U.S. House Intelligence Committee on his investigation of potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued grand jury subpoenas seeking testimony from public relations executives who worked on an international campaign organised by former Trump campaign adviser Paul Manafort, NBC News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998912-mueller-seeking-testimony-from-pr-executives-with-manafort-ties-nbc/

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Soi Dogs to transform street mutts into high-tech watchdogs 

Shela Riva

 

 

PHUKET: A team at the renowned animal welfare charity Soi Dog Foundation, based in the northern half of Phuket, is pushing ahead with a project to transform unwanted – and often brutally mistreated – street dogs into a valuable “high tech” watchdogs to protect communities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998913-soi-dogs-to-transform-street-mutts-into-high-tech-watchdogs/

 

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Homeless man drowns in Pathum Thani ditch

By The Nation

 

A homeless man was found drowned in a roadside ditch in Pathum Thani’s Samkhok district late on Friday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998915-homeless-man-drowns-in-pathum-thani-ditch/

 

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Yingluck in Dubai, says Pheu Thai source

By The Nation

 

File photo from Yingluck Shinawatra Facebook page.

 

Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra fled Thailand for Dubai two days before a verdict was due to be delivered in a trial over the rice-pledging scheme, a highly placed source in her Pheu Thai party told CNN on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998909-thailands-former-pm-yingluck-fled-to-dubai-senior-party-members/?do=findComment&comment=12212872

 

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Chatuchak Market to develop app for shoppers

Jettana Pantana

 

 

BANGKOK, 25 August 2017 (NNT) - The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is modernizing Bangkok's Chatuchak Market to further attract tourists, partnering with Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) in developing a mobile application for shopping. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998917-chatuchak-market-to-develop-app-for-shoppers/

 

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Base fitness is branching out

By The Nation

 

 

Fitness studio Base will open a second Bangkok branch next month, just a two-minute walk from the Chong Nonsi BTS station and right in the heart of bustling Sathorn.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998918-base-fitness-is-branching-out/

 

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Phetchaburi promotes teetotal lifestyle in students

Vipaporn Pooritanasarn

 

 

PHETCHABURI, 25 August 2017 (NNT) - Phetchaburi Rajabhat University has joined health organizations in promoting alcohol abstinence in students. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998919-phetchaburi-promotes-teetotal-lifestyle-in-students/

 

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CDC: Yingluck can appeal against court’s decision if found guilty

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

BANGKOK, 26th August 2017 (NNT) – Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is entitled to lodge an appeal within 30 days of the court delivering its verdict, according to the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC). 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998920-cdc-yingluck-can-appeal-against-court’s-decision-if-found-guilty/