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Media frenzy as alleged Lopburi gold shop robber named - he’s a teacher and firearms expert

 

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Alleged perpetrator Prasittichai Khaokaew

 

Thai media was scrambling for information as national police chief Gen Chakthip Chaijinda prepared to brief the press following news that a suspect has been arrested in the case of the callous Lopburi gold shop heist on January 9th.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144553-media-frenzy-as-alleged-lopburi-gold-shop-robber-named-he’s-a-teacher-and-firearms-expert/

 

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Energy Ministry readies two measures to prevent crude palm oil smuggling

By THE NATION

 

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Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said on Wednesday (January 22) that his ministry is preparing two new measures to prevent illegal import of crude palm oil (CPO) from neighbouring countries as part of efforts to ensure stability in the domestic palm price.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144558-energy-ministry-readies-two-measures-to-prevent-crude-palm-oil-smuggling/

 

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Biggles Big Band Amsterdam - Thailand Tour 2020

 

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Biggles Big Band will be performing in Udonthani, Nakhon Phanom, Ubon Ratchatani, Chiangrai, Chiang Mai, Bangkok and Hua Hin. During this tour we will also conduct workshops with Thai music students and have Thai guest musicians join the orchestra. 
 
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Registration of electric vehicles rose by 380 per cent

By The Nation

 

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There has been a sharp increase in the number of electric vehicles registered in 2019, according to the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144562-electric-vehicle-registrations-in-thailand-rose-380-in-2019/

 

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Fatal gold heist a ‘suicide attempt’, suspect allegedly claims

By The Nation

 

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Prasittichai Khaokaew interrogated by the police

 

Police in Lop Buri claim that Prasittichai Khaokaew, arrested on Tuesday (January 21) in connection with the January 9 robbery of a gold shop in which three people were shot dead, has confessed to the crime, saying stress drove him to seek a way to be shot and killed by police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144553-media-frenzy-as-alleged-lopburi-gold-shop-robber-named-he’s-a-teacher-and-firearms-expert/?do=findComment&comment=14980478

 

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Chinese boy, 10, lands in Phuket suspected of carrying Wuhan flu

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

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Health Control Division officials check arrivals on direct flights from Wuhan on landing at Phuket International Airport. Photo: Phuket Airport Health Control Division

 

PHUKET:-- A 10-year-old boy from China suspected of being infected with the Wuhan coronavirus is in isolation at Vachira Phuket Hospital after he landed in Phuket on a direct flight from Wuhan with his parents last night (Jan 21).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144574-chinese-boy-10-lands-in-phuket-suspected-of-carrying-wuhan-flu/

 

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LINE MAN launches Mart Service for door-to-door grocery delivery

 

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Waranan Chuangcham,left, and Jayden Kang.

 

LINE MAN, the leading "daily life assistant" in Thailand, officially launched Mart Service on Wednesday (January 22) - a new service to promote its role as a shopping assistant that delivers your grocery orders to your doorsteps.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144576-line-man-launches-mart-service-for-door-to-door-grocery-delivery/

 

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Industrial confidence index falls to 91.7 in December

 

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The Industrial confidence index for December 2019 dropped to 91.7, from 92.3 the previous month, due to industrial operators’ concerns over domestic purchasing power and this year’s drought, which is more severe than in recent years and is expected to cause extensive damage to crops and affect farmers’ incomes.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144578-industrial-confidence-index-falls-to-917-in-december/

 

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Krabi to deal with stray dogs

 

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Krabi governor Lt Col Kitibadee Prawit today (January 22) called a meeting on the issue of stray dogs with related agencies after a 7-year-old American tourist was bitten on Ao Siao beach last week. The victim is recovering, he said. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144579-krabi-to-deal-with-stray-dogs/

 

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Daylight robbery: Bangkok bank heist nets unknown amount

 

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A Bangkok Bank branch in the capital’s Thung Khru district was robbed on Wednesday afternoon (January 22), the lone perpetrator wielding a pistol snatched from a security guard.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144580-daylight-robbery-bangkok-bank-heist-nets-unknown-amount/

 

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Australia evacuates parts of its capital as bushfire conditions return

By Byron Kaye, Colin Packham

 

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FILE PHOTO: Charred trees are pictured on a hill, burnt during the recent bushfires, near Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, Australia, January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Some residents of Australia’s capital Canberra were evacuated briefly on Wednesday after a bushfire broke out near the airport as searing hot weather ended a few days of respite and the number of out-of-control blazes surged in the southeast of the country.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144582-australia-evacuates-parts-of-its-capital-as-bushfire-conditions-return/

 

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The shadow of SARS: China learned the hard way how to handle an epidemic

By David Stanway

 

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FILE PHOTO: A nurse wearing protective gear walks outside a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Clinic (SARS) in suburban Toronto, April 24, 2003. REUTERS/Mike Cassese/File Photo

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The emergence of a new virus in central China has brought back painful memories of another virulent respiratory disease that wreaked worldwide havoc and left the country’s health authorities struggling to rebuild public trust.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144583-the-shadow-of-sars-china-learned-the-hard-way-how-to-handle-an-epidemic/

 

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Kindhearted Scouser buys expensive bike from 'thieves' and returns it to upset owner

By Luke Traynor

 

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The stolen bike that Good Samaritan Ste Burke bought for £80 from suspected thieves before returning it to the upset owner (Image: twitter)

 

A kindhearted Scouser has won universal praise after buying an expensive stolen bike for just £80 - before returning it to its heartbroken owner.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144591-kindhearted-scouser-buys-expensive-bike-from-thieves-and-returns-it-to-upset-owner/

 

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Pamela Anderson marries 'bad boy of Hollywood' Jon Peters

 

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Pamela Anderson married Jon Peters in a private ceremony

 

Pamela Anderson has married for the fifth time after tying the knot with "the original bad boy of Hollywood" Jon Peters.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144592-pamela-anderson-marries-bad-boy-of-hollywood-jon-peters/

 

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Indian tourists rescued miles offshore from Phi Phi on capsized kayak

By The Phuket News

 

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The Indian tourist couple were found safe, clinging to their upturned kayak some 7.8 kilometres from Phi Phi Island. Photo: Phi Phi Island Police

 

PHUKET:-- An Indian tourist couple from Mumbai are safe after spending hours in the water off Phi Phi Island clinging on to an overturned kayak after they blown offshore by strong winds late yesterday afternoon (Jan 21)

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144609-indian-tourists-rescued-miles-offshore-from-phi-phi-on-capsized-kayak/

 

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