THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 20 Nov 2019

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Police talk to estranged husband after he smashed windscreen

 

Thai caption: He smashed her windshield on reconciliation mission

 

Bang Bua Thong police have spoken to a 44 year old Thai man after he was filmed smashing the windshield of his estranged wife's vehicle. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134883-police-talk-to-estranged-husband-after-he-smashed-windscreen/

 

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Video: Insult to injury - pick-up revs off after "deliberate braking"

 

Thai caption: Braked causing collision - exhaust comes next

 

Sanook reported on CCTV footage posted on the site of the Chanthaburi municipality that showed a collision between a pick-up and a motorcycle. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134884-video-insult-to-injury-pick-up-revs-off-after-deliberate-braking/

 

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Pattaya: Locking the stable door after the horse has bolted! Barriers now in place

 

 

77kaoded reported on a picture from Pattaya News that showed a Mitsubishi four door pick-up that had driven into a trench in the road between central and south Pattaya. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134885-pattaya-locking-the-stable-door-after-the-horse-has-bolted-barriers-now-in-place/

 

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Chiang Mai: Crackdown on tourists teaching at language institutes and cram schools

 

Picture: Chiang Mai News

 

Authorities in Chiang Mai have said they are cracking down on tourists who are continually extending their stays in the city so they can teach illegally.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134890-chiang-mai-crackdown-on-tourists-teaching-at-language-institutes and-cram-schools/

 

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Pope Francis arrives in Thailand at start of Asia trip

 

 

Pope Francis arrives at a military air terminal in Bangkok, Thailand November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Thailand on Wednesday to meet with the country's small but devoted Catholic minority on a seven-day Asian trip that will include a family reunion in Bangkok and take his anti-nuclear message to Japan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134892-pope-francis-arrives-in-thailand-at-start-of-asia-trip/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Pope Francis begins historic visit to Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

A plane carrying Pope Francis and his entourage touched down at Military Air Terminal 2 Wing 6 at Don Mueang Airport in north Bangkok about midday on Wednesday (November 20), commencing a visit coinciding with the 350th anniversary of the first papal mission to Siam.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134892-pope-francis-arrives-in-thailand-at-start-of-asia-trip/?do=findComment&comment=14783267

 

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Thailand’s Supreme Court upholds Spaniard’s death sentence for murder

 

Artur Segarra Princep of Spain raises his hand displaying a popular Bible verse on the palm of his hand reading, “Lucas 23:34” as he arrives at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, April 21, 2017.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

 

Thailand’s Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty imposed by the Criminal and Appeals court on a Spaniard for the murder and mutilation of a fellow countryman, whose remains were thrown into the Chao Phraya River three years ago.

 

Full sory: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134915-thailand’s-supreme-court-upholds-spaniard’s-death-sentence-for-murder/

 

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Movie on sensational cave rescue all set to hit screens nationwide

By Kittipong Thavevong
Special to The Nation

 

The director during the film’s shooting

 

The first movie about last year’s dramatic rescue operation at the Tham Luang cave complex in Chiang Rai province will be screened nationwide from Thursday (November 21).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134917-movie-on-sensational-cave-rescue-all-set-to-hit-screens-nationwide/

 

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Protecting Pattaya tourists a multi-agency job

 

PATTAYA:-- Protecting tourists is no longer just a job for Pattaya’s police and fire department. In 2019, it involves nearly every sector of the city and provincial government.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134914-protecting-pattaya-tourists-a-multi-agency-job/

 

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Marine and lifestyle on display at 8th Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show

PATTAYA:--Thailand – Ocean Marina Yacht Club – Southeast Asia’s largest and award-winning marina – is set to host the eighth edition of the Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show from 21-24 November and showcase everything marine and more in what has become the largest outdoor marine and lifestyle show in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134913-marine-and-lifestyle-on-display-at-8th-ocean-marina-pattaya-boat-show/

 

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Five-metre python caught in Wichit, residents worry over missing cats

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The officers took just minutes to capture the five-metre python, but local residents are worried about their missing cats. Photo: Wichit Municipality

 

PHUKET: Local rescue officers in Wichit were called to snare a five-metre python that was found on a house fence wall in Phuket Villa 5 last night (Nov 19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134920-five-metre-python-caught-in-wichit-residents-worry-over-missing-cats/

 

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Thai court disqualifies rising opposition party leader as MP

 

FILE PHOTO: Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Future Forward Party, speaks during a news conference at his party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday disqualified the leader of an opposition party and fierce government critic from parliament after finding him guilty of violating election law.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134929-thai-court-disqualifies-rising-opposition-party-leader-thanathorn-as-mp/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Thai court bars rising opposition leader from parliament

By Saowanee Ekpunyachai

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday disqualified outspoken opposition party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit as a member of parliament after finding him guilty of violating election law.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134929-thai-court-disqualifies-rising-opposition-party-leader-thanathorn-as-mp/?do=findComment&comment=14783674

 

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Thai October exports seen down 3.7% year on year - Reuters poll

 

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Port of Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2016. Picture taken March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's customs-cleared exports in October likely declined 3.7% from last year, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, after dropping 1.39% in the prior month.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134940-thai-october-exports-seen-down-37-year-on-year-reuters-poll/

 

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Thai Oct domestic car sales drop 11.3% y/y - industries federation

 

 

BANGKOK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Domestic car sales in Thailand dropped for a fifth straight month in October, down 11.3% from a year earlier to 77,121 units, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134941-thai-oct-domestic-car-sales-drop-113-yy-industries-federation/