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'Mass casualty incident' after Missouri tourist boat capsizes

 

(Reuters) - An amphibious vehicle has capsized on a lake in Missouri with over 20 people on board, leading to a "mass casualty incident," according to Southern Stone County Fire Protection District.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049269-mass-casualty-incident-after-missouri-tourist-boat-capsizes/

 

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Centara confident tourism in South will recover after Phuket boat tragedy

By The Nation

 

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Centara Deputy CEO, Markland Blaiklock

 

The Phoenix tour boat tragedy has had a “minimal impact” on Centara Hotels & Resorts business in the South, despite over 7,700 hotel room cancellations reported to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049271-centara-confident-tourism-in-south-will-recover-after-phuket-boat-tragedy/

 

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Man who doused young Thai woman in gasoline and set her alight is given bail

 

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Thai Rath reported on the case of a Bangkok man who doused a 22 year old Thai woman from Ubon in gasoline while she was eating with friends at a Som Tam stall.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049280-man-who-doused-young-thai-woman-in-gasoline-and-set-her-alight-is-given-bail/

 

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Nong Khai woman hit by lightning, says Buddha amulet saved her life

By The Nation

 

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A woman in Nong Khai said the special power of her Buddha amulet helped her survive a lightning strike last week that also killed a worker.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049281-nong-khai-woman-hit-by-lightning-says-buddha-amulet-saved-her-life/

 

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Phuket crocodile hunt continues as tourists ignore safety warnings

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Tourists kept ignoring officials’ instructions to stay away from the water’s edge and openly defied the red flags posted marking the beach as closed. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The search for the crocodile in the Nai Harn Beach and Yanui Beach area on Phuket’s southwest coast continues today after the search failed to find the crocodile yesterday (July 19).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049282-phuket-crocodile-hunt-continues-as-tourists-ignore-safety-warnings/

 

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Completion date set for GIZ dangerous goods training

By The Nation

 

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German International Cooperation (GIZ) says it expects to complete its training project for freight transport and logistics in dangerous goods in more than 80 companies in five Asean countries by the end of this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049284-completion-date-set-for-giz-dangerous-goods-training/

 

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Bang Saray restaurateur investigated for floor collapse that hurt 29

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BANG SARAY:-- The owner of a Bang Saray restaurant where 29 people were hurt when its wooden floor collapsed may face charges for poorly maintaining the eatery sitting three meters above the water.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049283-bang-saray-restaurateur-investigated-for-floor-collapse-that-hurt-29/

 

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Rape/murder not ruled out in death of Sattahip grandmother found on seaside breaker

 

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Police investigating the death of a 67 year old woman found at the end of a breaker at Ban Ampher beach Sattahip yesterday have not ruled out rape or murder.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049289-rapemurder-not-ruled-out-in-death-of-sattahip-grandmother-found-on-seaside-breaker/

 

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Legendary croc hunters join cast of Phuket drama

By The Nation

 

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In another possible idea for a Hollywood movie, “the crocodile hunters of the Tapi River basin” are on the prowl for a three-metre specimen that’s been getting far too comfortable lounging on the beaches of Phuket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049282-phuket-crocodile-hunt-continues-as-tourists-ignore-safety-warnings/?do=findComment&comment=13190814

 

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Mother calls for justice as son beaten by college seniors

By The Nation

 

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The mother of a university student has filed a police complaint after he was beaten up at school on Wednesday evening and had to be hospitalised the next morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049300-mother-calls-for-justice-as-son-beaten-by-college-seniors/

 

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Phuket on alert over beach surf danger

By The Phuket News

 

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The sign says it all. Photo: ISLA Phuket

 

PHUKET: People intending to swim at beaches along Phuket’s west coast have been warned to stay between the red-yellow “Swim Here” flags – or best not go in the water at all.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049301-phuket-on-alert-over-beach-surf-danger/

 

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NCPO denies military role in poaching of ex-MPs

By Thai PBS

 

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The National Council for Peace and Order has nothing to do with the alleged poaching of former MPs to join politcal parties set up to support Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s return to power, NCPO spokesman Maj Gen Piyapong Klinphan said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049303-ncpo-denies-military-role-in-poaching-of-ex-mps/

 

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UK to warn public every week over 'no-deal Brexit': The Times

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britons will from next week start receiving weekly information bulletins from the government about how to make sure they're ready for a disorderly Brexit, The Times reported on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049310-uk-to-warn-public-every-week-over-no-deal-brexit-the-times/

 

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South Korean court sentences president Park Geun-hye to another eight years in jail

By Haejin Choi

 

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South Korean ousted leader Park Geun-hye arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Files

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court sentenced former president Park Geun-hye to eight more years in prison on Friday after finding her guilty on charges of causing loss of government funds and interfering in a 2016 parliamentary election.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049311-south-korean-court-sentences-president-park-geun-hye-to-another-eight-years-in-jail/

 

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Bangkok Breast Meat Not Drug-Free: Consumer Group

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

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BANGKOK — Chomping on chicken breasts for the sake of protein may come with a side of antibiotics, consumer advocates warned Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049312-bangkok-breast-meat-not-drug-free-consumer-group/

 

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Double-track railway to be proposed to Ubon Ratchathani cabinet meeting

By Thai PBS

 

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The private sector of the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani plans to propose the construction of a double-track railway to the Lao border and the expansion of Ubon Ratchathani airport and the regional hospital during the mobile Cabinet meeting in Ubon Ratchathani and Amnat Charoen on July 23-24.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049314-double-track-railway-to-be-proposed-to-ubon-ratchathani-cabinet-meeting/

 

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Floods linger in Phichit and Nakhon Sawan

By The Nation

 

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Parts of Phichit and Nakhon Sawan remain inundated after the influence of tropical storm Son-Tinh caused heavy downpours and floods in nine provinces between July 17 and 20, affecting nearly 900 residents.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049315-floods-linger-in-phichit-and-nakhon-sawan/

 

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Govt gives green light to production of movie about Tham Luang mission

 

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BANGKOK, 20th July 2018, (NNT) - The recent meeting of members of the committee responsible for films and videos in Thailand has resolved to promote the production of a film telling the story of the Tham Luang search and rescue operation, after five world leading movie studios showed interest in making a screen adaptation of the epic mission. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049210-culture-ministry-aims-to-set-up-committee-for-‘wild-boars’-movie/?do=findComment&comment=13191314

 

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Thai not Chinese this time! Man leaves a stinky pooh on the BTS

 

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A woman passenger on the BTS on the Sukhumvit line this morning has a shock when the male passenger next to her evacuated his bowels on the yellow seat.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049317-thai-not-chinese-this-time-man-leaves-a-stinky-pooh-on-the-bts/

 

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Police try to cancel bail after ‘threat’ to victim

By Monthien Inthaket 
The Nation

 

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Bangkok's Wat Phraya Krai police will file a request for a criminal court to revoke the bail granted to a 23-year-old male who allegedly covered a woman, 22, with gasoline and set her alight earlier this month as he had allegedly threatened to attack the victim again along with her friend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049280-man-who-doused-young-thai-woman-in-gasoline-and-set-her-alight-is-given-bail/?do=findComment&comment=13191360

 

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March of the Thai black widows - but we think there could good news for Krabi house owner!

 

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Thai Rath reporters rushed to a house in Krabi where the owner was frantically moving furniture and spraying insecticide after he was inundated by spiders.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049320-march-of-the-thai-black-widows-but-we-think-there-could-good-news-for-krabi-house-owner/

 

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"You won't sell luuk chin again!" Pork ball seller murdered in Nonthaburi over 500 baht debt

 

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A "luuk chin" seller from Phijit who was working at a stall in Nonthaburi was stabbed to death after a couple demanded the return of 500 baht.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049323-pork-ball-seller-murdered-in-nonthaburi-over-500-baht-debt/

 

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School boss denies rape charges

By The Nation

 

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A 51-year-old former director of Patong Thanoen Samakkhi School in Nakhon Ratchasima's Bua Yai district, deemed to have breached a serious disciplinary code by having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old pupil, was given 30 days to appeal against the provincial authority's decision to dismiss him without any pension and welfare benefits.
 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049324-nakhon-ratchasima-school-boss-denies-rape-charges/

 

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