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Nigerian identified as Phuket shooting suspect by Russian victim

Chutharat Plerin

 

James Chukwunweike Chijioke (right) and Sasipha Nakhonthaisong are presented to media today (Sept 1). Photo: Chutharat Plerin

 

PHUKET:-- The 52-year-old Russian woman who was shot in a bungled burglary attempt at her home in Rawai on Wednesday (Aug 30), has identified the Nigerian man arrested by police yesterday (Aug 31) as the man involved in the incident.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999781-nigerian-denies-shooting-russian-woman-in-phuket-break-in/?do=findComment&comment=12232114

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DSI visits Phuket sea gypsy village, gives legal advice 

The Phuket News

 

Deputy Director-General of the DSI Lt Col Prawut Wongsrinin (centre in black shirt) and other officials seen here with members of the sea gypsy community. Photo: PR Dept
 

PHUKET: Deputy Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) – Thailand’s equivalent of the FBI – Lt Col Prawut Wongsrinin along with justice fund lawyer Pasit Thavornlamlert and relevant officials met with the members of the sea gypsies community at a multipurpose yard on Rawai Beach yesterday (Aug 31) to follow up on several lawsuits filed against cea gypsy community members.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999896-dsi-visits-phuket-sea-gypsy-village-gives-legal-advice/

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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Croc caught! Tuk Tuk driver charged? 130+ LIVE pangolins! || September 1

 

 

PHUKET XTRA + WHAT'S ON GUIDE - September 1 Phuket crocodile caught! Knife-wielding for just 500 baht! Over 130 live pangolins seized! Recovering Thai victims' bodies and missing tourist found. Hosted by: JP Mestanza (JP) ThePhuketNews.com

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999897-phuket-xtra-video-croc-caught-tuk-tuk-driver-charged-130-live-pangolins-september-1/ 

 

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34 local organisations approve disputed garbage-burning plant

By Kasem Chanathinat 
The Nation

 

File photo

 

Thirty-four local administrative organisations have agreed to the Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality Council’s proposal to hike the fee for garbage disposal from Bt300 per tonne to be Bt400 per tonne.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999898-34-local-organisations-approve-disputed-garbage-burning-plant/

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Farmers complain of public utilities not working 5 days after PM’s visit

 

 

Landless farmers who were given land plots in Kok Soong district of Sa Kaeo province at a ceremony chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha five days ago have complained to the media that all the public utilities that worked quite well when the prime minister was there are not functioning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999899-farmers-complain-of-public-utilities-not-working-5-days-after-pm’s-visit/

 

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CU defends its punishment of eight students

By The Nation

 

A photo showing CU assistant rector Reungwit headlocked and dragged fourth-year economic student Suphalak Bamrungkit out of the oath taking area

 

Disrespect to Thai morality, failing to maintain the university’s prestige and performing practices against Thai culture are among accusations faced by former student council president Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal and other seven students for allegedly misbehaving during Chulalongkorn University’s (CU) oath-taking ceremony.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999900-cu-defends-its-punishment-of-eight-students/

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RTP upgrades tourist police division, dissolves deep south police center

 

 

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has made two significant changes in its operational structure with an upgrade of Tourist Police Division and dissolution of the Southern Border Provinces Police Operation Center.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999902-rtp-upgrades-tourist-police-division-dissolves-deep-south-police-center/

 

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U.S. House speaker urges Trump not to scrap 'Dreamers' immigration policy

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason

 

FILE PHOTO: House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks about healthcare at his final weekly press conference before The House of Representatives is scheduled to begin its summer recess on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan urged President Donald Trump on Friday not to rescind an Obama-era programme that protects immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children, as more Republicans lined up against the move.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999903-us-house-speaker-urges-trump-not-to-scrap-dreamers-immigration-policy/

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Kenyan court scraps presidential vote, Kenyatta calls for calm

By Maggie Fick and George Obulutsa

 

Judges stand in court as President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win was declared invalid in Nairobi, Kenya, September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

 

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Supreme Court on Friday nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win, citing irregularities, and ordered a new poll within 60 days, an unprecedented move in Africa where governments often hold sway over judges.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999904-kenyan-court-scraps-presidential-vote-kenyatta-calls-for-calm/

 

 

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Search goes on for Harvey survivors, new evacuations in Houston

By Emily Flitter and Marianna Parraga

 

Evacuees who were rescued from the flood waters of Tropical Storm Harvey wait to board school buses bound for Louisiana in Vidor, Texas, U.S., on August 31, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman

 

ORANGE, Texas/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Rescuers searched painstakingly through flooded sections of southeastern Texas on Friday for people stranded by Hurricane Harvey's deluge as Houston's mayor warned residents of the city's west their homes may not dry out for weeks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999905-search-goes-on-for-harvey-survivors-new-evacuations-in-houston/

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L'Oreal sacks transgender model after comments on white people

 

FILE PHOTO - A logo is seen over the entrance of Cosmetics company L'Oreal building in Paris, August 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - French cosmectics giant L'Oreal sacked its first transgender model to appear on a British advertising campaign after she described all white people as racist on Facebook.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999907-loreal-sacks-transgender-model-after-comments-on-white-people/

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UEFA opens Financial Fair Play investigation into PSG

By Brian Homewood

 

A logo is pictured on a backdrop before a news conference after an UEFA Executive Board meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, December 9, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

ZURICH (Reuters) - French club Paris St Germain have been placed under investigation by UEFA to see if their recent transfer spending spree has broken the break-even rules of European soccer's ruling body known as Financial Fair Play (FFP).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999908-uefa-opens-financial-fair-play-investigation-into-psg/

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Late flurry adds gloss to laboured England win in Malta

 

Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifications - Europe - Malta vs England - Ta' Qali, Malta - September 1, 2017 England’s Danny Welbeck scores their third goal Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

 

(Reuters) - Three goals in the last six minutes disguised an uninspired England performance as they beat Malta 4-0 to stay firmly on course to qualify for next year's World Cup finals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999909-late-flurry-adds-gloss-to-laboured-england-win-in-malta/

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Trump to host September 18 meeting of world leaders on U.N. reform

By Michelle Nichols

 

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the White House after a trip to Springfield, Missouri, in Washington D.C., August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, a frequent critic of the United Nations, will seek to gather global support for reforming the world body when he hosts an event at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 18, a day before he formally addresses the 193-member organisation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999911-trump-to-host-september-18-meeting-of-world-leaders-on-un-reform/

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US operations begin to retrieve remains of students

 

Photo : Fresno County Sheriff's Office

Efforts to recover the bodies of two Thai students in their car that plunged into a river in the US more than a month ago, were finally scheduled to begin at 6am local time (8pm Bangkok time) yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999913-us-operations-begin-to-retrieve-remains-of-students/

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“I’m American, I do what I want”: Bizarre rant of American actor caught on camera in Big C Pattaya

 

Geoffrey Giuliano, image: Twitter

 

An American actor was caught on camera launching a bizarre rant at Big C supermarket in Pattaya on Thursday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999918-“i’m-american-i-do-what-i-want”-bizarre-rant-of-american-actor-caught-on-camera-in-big-c-pattaya/

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‘Smart vest’ turns stray dogs into Thailand’s street guardians

BY REUTERS

 

Dogs are seen wearing 'smart vests' which have a hidden video camera inside in a dog trainning centre in Bangkok, Thailand August 31, 2017. Picture taken August 31, 2017. REUTERS/Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) – An advertising agency in Thailand has developed a “smart vest” that potentially could turn stray dogs into guardians of Bangkok’s streets and alleyways.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/smart-vest-turns-stray-dogs-thailands-street-guardians/23979/

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Microsoft pushes ‘mixed reality’ features with Windows 10 update

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

 

BERLIN (Reuters) – Microsoft is to update its flagship operating system next month so that the latest generation of Windows 10 hardware devices and software can tap into augmented and virtual reality technologies, executives said on Friday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-pushes-mixed-reality-features-windows-10-update/23982/

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Asus VivoBook S15 review: Beauty beyond the edge

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
The Nation

 

 

Lighter and thinner than ever, the new Asus Ultrabook guarantees top performance on the go

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/asus-vivobook-s15-review-beauty-beyond-edge/23986/

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Suspicious vehicles in focus over Yingluck disappearance

By THE NATION

 

DNA samples are collected from a police patrol vehicle which was spotted outside ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra’s house on the day she was last seen.

 

Police say investigation is ‘making progress’, but no confirmation yet on whether ex-pm has fled the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999871-ghost-police-pickup-truck-focus-of-attention/?page=2&tab=comments#comment-12233094

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State enterprises consolidation plan violates Constitution, says labour group

By THE NATION

 

Photo from: www.voicelabour.org

 

THE THAI Labour Solidarity Committee (TLSC) has voiced opposition to a proposed legislation that will consolidate the ownership of 11 major state enterprises under a single state-owned corporation as part of the government’s restructuring programme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999922-state-enterprises-consolidation-plan-violates-constitution-says-labour-group/

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Student Council slams Chula move to axe elected reps

By WASAMON AUDJARINT, 
KANITTHA THEPPAJORN 
THE NATION

 

 

THE REMOVAL of Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal from the presidency of the Student Council of Chulalongkorn University (CU) over alleged misbehaving by not kneeling during an oath taking ceremony, has raised questions about whether CU has exercised its mandate excessively over elected student representatives.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999926-student-council-slams-chula-move-to-axe-elected-reps/

 

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Third victory secures top spot for Parinda

By LERPONG AMSA-NGIAM 

THE NATION

 

PARINDA PHOKAN

 

PARINDA PHOKAN will end the season as the Thai LPGA No 1 after claiming her third title of the year, the Bt1-million Singha-SAT Toyota Championship, at the Rayong Green Valley Country Club yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999932-third-victory-secures-top-spot-for-parinda/

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SSO intends to overhaul benefits for senior citizens

By THE NATION

 

Aumpun

 

Experts say current provisions too meagre considering cost of living.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999936-sso-intends-to-overhaul-benefits-for-senior-citizens/

 

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Red-shirt campaign ‘will not pressure NACC’

By THE NATION

 

 

A SIGNATURE campaign involving 1 million supporters is unlikely to force the anti-graft agency to review its investigation into former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then deputy Suthep Thaugsuban for alleged murder in connection with the 2010 fatal crackdown on red-shirt protesters, a constitution drafter said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999937-red-shirt-campaign-‘will-not-pressure-nacc’/

 

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Video reveals how crooks install skimmers on ATMs in Thailand

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Watching this video could prevent you from becoming a victim of ATM fraud.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/video-reveals-crooks-install-skimmers-atms-thailand/23989/

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Utah nurse claims police assault after she refused patient blood sample

 

Nurse Alex Wubbels is shown during an incident at University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., in this still photo taken from police body-worn camera video taken July 26, 2017 and provided September 1, 2017. Salt Lake City Police Department/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A nurse at a Utah hospital was assaulted by a police officer last month after declining to allow him to obtain a sample of an unconscious patient's blood because he had neither a warrant nor the patient's consent, media reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999940-utah-nurse-claims-police-assault-after-she-refused-patient-blood-sample/

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Australian military probes "rumours" of possible war crimes in Afghanistan

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia’s military watchdog has issued a public plea for information regarding rumours of possible war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999941-australian-military-probes-rumours-of-possible-war-crimes-in-afghanistan/

 

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Car falls into open manhole on SCC

 

 

PATTAYA:--The war zone known as Soi Siam Country Club claimed another victim, a car that drove into an uncovered drainage cover obscured by all the construction.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999931-car-falls-into-open-manhole-on-scc/

 

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Two hurt in Highway 36 wreck

 

 

PATTAYA:--Two people were hurt when their Toyota pickup slammed into a metal post after the driver apparently fell asleep.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999930-two-hurt-in-highway-36-wreck/