THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 25 Sep 2017

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Construction of crematorium replicas in progress

 

 

LOPBURI, 25th September 2017 (NNT) – The construction of a royal crematorium replica is making significant progress in Lopburi province, while people in Nakhon Pathom have made another batch of funeral flowers. 

Now 70% completed, a replica of the royal crematorium is being erected in Wat Siri Chanthanimit Worawihan in the capital district of Lopburi province. According to local officials, the foundations for the replica are finished and artisans are now working on painting and decoration. On Saturday, a nine-tiered umbrella was installed on top of the replica. 

In Nakhon Pathom province, City Hall has hosted a sandalwood flower making activity which was supported by members of the local media and volunteers from local communities. Together, they were able to create 700 artificial flowers in one day. The flowers will be used during the cremation ceremony of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

-- nnt 2017-09-25

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Fishing fleet fights for survival amid EU pressure

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

Raft of vessel improvements proving costly for boat owners
 

NEW TECHNOLOGY and other improvements have been introduced in the Thai fishing fleet in an effort to get the nation removed from the European Union’s “watch list” for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1003988-thai-fishing-fleet-fights-for-survival-amid-eu-pressure/

 

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Merkel hangs on to power but bleeds support to surging far right

By Paul Carrel and Thomas Escritt

 

Christian Democratic Union CDU party leader and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks after first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) in Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2017.    REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office on Sunday but will have to build an uneasy coalition to form a German government after her conservatives haemorrhaged support in the face of a surge by the far-right.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1003990-merkel-hangs-on-to-power-but-bleeds-support-to-surging-far-right/

 

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EDITORIAL

Pheu Thai will not shake off the Shinawatra connection

By The Nation

 

Is sticking with them the right strategy?
 

Even if former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is found guilty by the Supreme Court this week over her government’s rice-pledging scandal, it is unlikely to cast any shadow over her relationship with the Pheu Thai Party. The bond between her clan and the biggest political party has apparently become unbreakable and, to the party, it does not matter whether the linkage is an asset or a liability.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1003992-pheu-thai-will-not-shake-off-the-shinawatra-connection/

 

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OPINION

Dilemmas in the new electoral system

By Punchada Sirivunnabood 
Special to The Nation

 

AS THAILAND’s military government sets out its road map to democracy and an election, anticipation and anxiety are both running high.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1003993-dilemmas-in-the-new-electoral-system/

 

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JD.com’s CEO: We will make Thailand Asean’s hub

By SUTHICHAI YOON 
THE NATION

 

 

RICHARD LIU, the billionaire founder of JD.com, says he has set his sights on making Thailand a major hub for his e-commerce expansion plan in Southeast Asia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1003994-jdcom’s-ceo-we-will-make-thailand-asean’s-hub/

 

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Pheu Thai dismisses chance of Prayut returning as PM

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION

 

Pheu Thai party caretaker secretary-general Phumtham Wechayachai.

 

BANGKOK: -- MOST people would bet on junta chief General Prayut Chan-o-cha returning as the next prime minister given the current military-sponsored Constitution that paves the way for him to continue to rule the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1003995-pheu-thai-dismisses-chance-of-prayut-returning-as-pm/

 

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Japan, China compete for influence in Thailand

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION

 

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Tokyo’s huge trade mission to Bangkok highlights contest for economic weight.

 

BANGKOK: -- A RECENT massive Japanese trade mission to Thailand involving 570 investors and a senior cabinet minister has left many in Thailand wondering why Japanese businesspeople are so keen on investment opportunities in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1003996-japan-china-compete-for-influence-in-thailand/

 

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Credibility of Thai justice system tested by probe of officials abetting Yingluck’s escape

By THE NATION

 

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THE NATIONAL Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has been urged to appoint a credible committee to investigate police officers responsible for helping ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra flee the country ahead of the Supreme Court’s scheduled August 25 reading of its verdict on her criminal case.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1003997-credibility-of-thai-justice-system-tested-by-probe-of-officials-abetting-yingluck’s-escape/

 

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Man arrested with 26 iPhone smart phones at airport

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- An Australian man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi international airport on Sunday as he tried to smuggle 26 iPhone X smart phones worth an estimated one million baht into the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1003998-australian-man-arrested-with-26-iphone-smart-phones-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/

 

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XDR-TB declared dangerous communicable disease

By Thai PBS

 

 

Very serious drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) has been declared dangerous communicable disease by the Ministry of Public Health.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1003999-xdr-tb-declared-dangerous-communicable-disease/

 

 

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PM: Roadmap doesn’t prolong NCPO’s power

 

 

BANKGOK, 25th September 2017 (NNT) – The prime minister of Thailand has reiterated that the country’s reform roadmap doesn’t prolong military control at the expense of political parties. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004000-pm-prayut-roadmap-doesn’t-prolong-ncpo’s-power/

 

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Third suspect sought over deadly Pattani bomb attack

By THE NATION

 

Fourth Army Region Commander |Lt-General Piyawat Nakwanich, centre, talks to volunteer ranger Thanya Ueafapraiwan, who was injured during the attack in Pattani’s Sai Buri district last Friday, at Songkhlanagarind Hospital in Songkhla yesterday.

 

PATTANI: -- SECURITY OFFICIALS are hunting a man on the run after he was allegedly involved in an attack in Pattani’s Sai Buri district that killed four soldiers and injured several others on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004001-third-suspect-sought-over-deadly-pattani-bomb-attack/

 

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Unidentified man’s body found after suspected suicide

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A man was found dead at the foot of an eight-storey building in Bangkok at about 11.45am on Sunday.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004002-unidentified-man’s-body-found-in-bangkok-after-suspected-suicide/

 

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Govt spokesman confirms PM’s US visit is not canceled

 

 

BANGKOK, 25th September 2017 (NNT) - A government spokesperson has confirmed that Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will visit the White House, probably in October. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004003-thai-govt-spokesman-confirms-pm-prayut’s-us-visit-is-not-canceled/

 

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Thousands evacuated as volcano on holiday island Bali grows more active

By Nyimas Laula

 

A view of Mount Agung, a volcano on the highest alert level, from a a government monitoring station and observatory in Rendang, on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

 

KLUNGKUNG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Nearly 35,000 people have been evacuated from near a volcano on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali that officials say is becoming more active and could erupt soon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004004-thousands-evacuated-as-volcano-on-holiday-island-bali-grows-more-active/

 

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One dead, six injured in shooting at Nashville church

 

The scene where people were injured when gunfire erupted at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. September 24, 2017. Nashville Fire Department/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A woman was killed and at least six people were injured when a gunman opened fire at a church in Nashville on Sunday morning, officials said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004005-one-dead-six-injured-in-shooting-at-nashville-church/

 

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Highlights - Reactions to German national election

 

Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader and top candidate Martin Schulz is seen on a screen next to banners of the anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) that read "I dare you Germany!" after first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) in Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans voted on Sunday in a federal election that saw Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives come in as the strongest parliamentary group and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) enter parliament for the first time.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004006-highlights-reactions-to-german-national-election/

 

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Trump weighs replacement to travel ban

By James Oliphant

 

FILE PHOTO: International passengers arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport after the U.S. Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration's emergency request to put its travel ban into effect later in the week pending further judicial review, in Dulles, Virginia, U.S., June 26, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/Files

 

SOMERSET, N.J. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday was considering a replacement to his controversial executive order barring travel to the United States from several majority Muslim countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004007-trump-weighs-replacement-to-travel-ban/

 

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Trump cranks up N.Korea threats as Pyongyang holds anti-U.S. rally

By Haejin Choi and Michelle Nichols

 

U.S. President Donald Trump says North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho and leader Kim Jong Un “won’t be around much longer” if Ri echoed the thoughts of “Little Rocket Man”, an apparent reference to Kim.

 

SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump dialled up the rhetoric against North Korea again at the weekend, warning the country's foreign minister that he and leader Kim Jong Un "won't be around much longer", as Pyongyang staged a major anti-U.S. rally.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004008-trump-cranks-up-nkorea-threats-as-pyongyang-holds-anti-us-rally/

 

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French Senate vote is blow to Macron, Conservatives keep majority

By Dominique Vidalon, Elizabeth Pineau and Emile Picy

 

FILE PHOTO - A general view shows the hemicycle before a session at the Senate in Paris, France, April 7, 2015. Picture taken April 7, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron suffered his first electoral setback on Sunday when his Republic on the Move (LREM) party won fewer seats than expected in elections for the French Senate.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004009-french-senate-vote-is-blow-to-macron-conservatives-keep-majority/

 

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Berliners vote to keep Tegel airport open

 

FILE PHOTO - The main building and tower of Tegel Airport seen in Berlin, Germany, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin residents voted on Sunday to keep open the German capital's Tegel airport even after a new international hub is completed, a preliminary result showed, creating a headache for the city's government, which had campaigned for its closure.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004010-berliners-vote-to-keep-tegel-airport-open/

 

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Kushner used private email account for White House business - Politico

 

FILE PHOTO - Senior advisor Jared Kushner waits for a joint news conference by U.S. President Donald Trump and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, has used a private email account alongside his official White House account to exchange messages with other administration officials, Politico reported on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004011-kushner-used-private-email-account-for-white-house-business-politico/

 

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Kurds stick with independence vote, 'never going back to Baghdad' - Barzani

By Maher Chmaytelli and Daren Butler

 

Iraqi Kurdish president Masoud Barzani speaks during a news conference in Erbil, Iraq September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

 

ERBIL, Iraq/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurds will go ahead with a referendum on independence on Monday because their partnership with Baghdad has failed, Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani said on Sunday, shrugging off international opposition to the vote.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004017-kurds-stick-with-independence-vote-never-going-back-to-baghdad-barzani/

 

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Japan's Abe expected to announce snap poll amid worries over North Korea crisis

By Linda Sieg

 

FILE PHOTO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected on Monday to announce a snap election for next month to take advantage of improved ratings and opposition disarray, despite criticism that he is creating a political vacuum amid worries over North Korea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004018-japans-abe-expected-to-announce-snap-poll-amid-worries-over-north-korea-crisis/

 

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An exercise scientist reveals you shouldn’t waste your time on the elliptical machine or cross trainer

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

When it comes to trying to get in shape, not all forms of exercise, workouts and even gym equipment are equal.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/exercise-scientist-reveals-shouldnt-waste-time-elliptical-machine-cross-trainer/24497/

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German vote could doom Merkel-Macron deal on Europe

By Noah Barkin

 

FILE PHOTO - French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a news conference following talks on European Union integration, defence and migration at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Weakened by the worst result for her party since 1949 and facing a more fractious political landscape at home, Germany's Angela Merkel could be forced to rein in plans to re-shape Europe together with France's Emmanuel Macron.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004019-german-vote-could-doom-merkel-macron-deal-on-europe/

 

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Thailand at third place on world tourism revenue list

 

BANGKOK, 25th September 2017 (NNT) - Thailand has attained third place in terms of tourism revenue according to 2016-2017 statistics released by the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004022-thailand-at-third-place-on-world-tourism-revenue-list/

 

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Labor Minister: Thailand shows significant advancement in effort to eliminate worst forms of child labor

 

BANGKOK, 25 September 2017 (NNT) – The Minister of Labor discloses that Thailand has shown “significant advancement” in its effort to eliminate the worst forms of child labor in 2016, according to the United States Department of Labor. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004023-labor-minister-thailand-shows-significant-advancement-in-effort-to-eliminate-worst-forms-of-child-labor/

 

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Government determined to keep on fighting corruption

 

BANGKOK, 25th September 2017 (NNT) - The government has pledged its determination to continue fighting corruption in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004024-thai-govt-determined-to-keep-on-fighting-corruption/