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Golf Caddie in Northern Thailand Sues Italian Golfer Over Eye Injury
A golf caddie working at a golf club in northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai is reportedly suing an Italian
Golfer after his golf ball hit her in the eye. The Thai Caddie Ms. Pairin Kantawongs, 56, filed a police complaint Tuesday.
She told Chiang Mai police that a 67-year-old Italian golfer hit his ball and caused damage to her eye earlier in January.
According to Pairin, she was standing between 150-200 meters away when the incident happened. She has been negotiating with the Italian since January. However, neither can agree to a sum.
She insists that she gets Bt500,000 in compensation.
The caddie told police that her eye socket was cracked, her lens was injured. Furthermore, she has not been able to see properly since the operation. Complaining that she now required sunglasses while out in the sun.
She said that while it was an accident, it was still the Italian Golfers fault and he must take responsibility.
According to Chiang Mai’s CityLife the Italian Golfer, he has reported to the Chiang Mai police. He argued that golf caddies were supposed to stand behind the golfer on the golf course. He said Pairin did not do so and stood in the middle of the fairway, which lead to the accident.
The Italian Golfer said that he has paid 5,000 baht already towards the Golf Caddies medical cost. But insists that half a million baht was an absurd amount of money.
Source: Golf Caddie in Northern Thailand Sues Italian Golfer Over Eye Injury
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Police chain suspects doors and windows until next morning
On August 9, A man attacked an officer, took his gun, and fled to his house in Plang Yao District, Chachoengsao Province. The officer then tried to persuade him to surrender for more than 6 hours but still failed.
Later at 6:00 pm, Plangyao Police Station decided to send 50 officers from a special operations unit in Chachoengsao Province.
The standoff lasted until 11:00 p.m. and the villain still showed no signs of surrendering.
So, they decided to chain his doors and windows preventing him from escaping until the next day rather than risk any of the officers or even the suspect’s life.
Meanwhile, the Royal Thai Police in Chachoengsao Province started to process a search warrant for the next morning after leaving a couple of police officers to watch the house.
Later, Col. Sonthaya revealed that the perpetrator was named Mr. Anon, 45, at the house in Tha Bunmi Subdistrict, Koh Chan District, Chonburi Province, who went into a drunken methamphetamine rampage and destroyed his neighbor’s ricefields.
Police tried to intervene but Mr. Anont took a gun from Officer Or Sor and ran away. Mr. Anon’s daughter also reported his unusual behavior saying he was showing signs of aggressive behavior telling officers to exercise caution especially since he had a gun.
Police hope he will surrender after bringing a search warrant after the drugs wear off. To be continued……..
Later, it was reported that the suspect had escaped through the back of his house prior to officers boarding up his doors and windows. Police then conducted a search of the house and did not find the stolen gun. Police are still searching for the armed and dangerous suspect now.
Source and photos: https://www.khaosod.co.th/breaking-news/news_4678351
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2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
Thai embassies hit by Covid-19: Staff members of Thai embassies in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have contracted the novel coronavirus, according to the Foreign Ministry. The embassy in Manama reported that a foreign employee suffering mild symptoms tested positive for Covid-19, ministry spokesman Cherdkiat Atthakor said on Sunday.
Source: 2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
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‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital
A policeman in Si Sa Ket province who suffered from mental illness reportedly killed himself on Saturday (August 8) by jumping out of the hospital building. The deceased, Suwaroj Khumthong, 53, was a police officer at Muang Chan Police Station who was admitted to Sisaket Hospital due to his mental condition.
Source: ‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital
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