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Thailand Live Thursday 5 Oct 2017

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Election timetable must be followed, says NLA boss

By The Nation

 

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The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) Vice President, Surachai Liengboonlertchai, has insisted on following the road map in completing the organic laws necessary for the coming election, citing advance work done by the body. Surachai said the NLA has set up a special committee to study the organic laws in advance to reduce time in deliberation processes.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005447-election-timetable-must-be-followed-says-nla-boss/

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Phuket's beached torpedo to be detonated with controlled explosion

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PHUKET:-- Explosive ordnance experts from the Royal Thai Navy base in Phang Nga this afternoon confirmed that the object found on Nai Yang Beach yesterday (Oct 3) is in fact a torpedo, potentially almost a century old.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005445-phukets-beached-torpedo-to-be-detonated-with-controlled-explosion/

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Getting sozzled at seven NOT illegal! But no self service and no logo allowed!

 

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BANGKOK: -- Experts in the sale of food and beverages have investigated the case of automatic beer vending machines being set up in 7/11 stores.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005472-getting-sozzled-at-seven-not-illegal-but-no-self-service-and-no-logo-allowed/

 

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Hero traffic cop to receive award for saving young student from injury

 

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LAMPANG: -- CCTV footage from outside a school in Lampang showed a brave policeman throw himself in front of a motorcycle to save a child from being hit full on.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005474-hero-traffic-cop-to-receive-award-for-saving-young-student-from-injury-in-lampang/

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Shocking violence as student locked in school storeroom, doused in mozzie spray and set alight

 

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CHAINAT: -- A mother has appealed for help to the Paweena Hongsakul foundation after her M3 son was locked in a room at his school and set alight by older pupils.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005475-shocking-violence-as-student-locked-in-school-storeroom-doused-in mozzie-spray-and-set-alight/

 

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"Danger to tourists" as filthy water continues to spew into Pattaya sea

 

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PATTAYA: -- Sophon Cable TV reported on their Facebook page that filthy sewage infested water continued to spew into the sea near Walking Street.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005476-danger-to-tourists-as-filthy-water-continues-to-spew-into-pattaya-sea/

 

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Prawit sets conditions after US-Thailand announcement on 2018 elections

By THE NATION

 

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UNITED STATES President Donald Trump has hailed Thailand’s commitment to a roadmap that would see free and fair elections held in 2018, according to a joint statement issued by the two countries following Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s visit to the White House.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005477-prawit-sets-conditions-after-us-thailand-announcement-on-2018-elections/

 

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Did Prayut’s US trip only serve Trump’s trade agenda?

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

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THE MEETING between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and US President Donald Trump appeared to satisfy both governments, with the Thai junta heartened by the welcome by a western superpower while the US encouraged Thailand to take up a range of deals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005478-did-prayut’s-us-trip-only-serve-trump’s-trade-agenda/

 

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PM sings praises of 'polite' Trump

By The Nation

 

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Critics question benefits of prayut’s trip as us failed to assure more investments

 

WHILE Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has said he was impressed by the warm welcome extended to him by US President Donald Trump this week, saying the US was a “true friend”, opposition has been voiced at home over the benefit Thailand obtained from his high-profile visit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005479-pm-prayut-sings-praises-of-polite-trump/

 

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Senior officer was ‘mastermind’ in Yingluck escape, says deputy police chief

By THE NATION 

 

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A SENIOR POLICE officer has been implicated for allegedly enabling the flight of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, deputy national police chief Pol General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005480-senior-officer-was-‘mastermind’-in-yingluck-escape-says-deputy-police-chief/

 

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Ex-Pheu Thai MPs greet PM’s poll pledge in US

By The Nation

 

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Former Pheu Thai Party MP Polapoom Wipaypoomiprathet welcomed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s remarks to US President Donald Trump on Monday that the election date will be announced next year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005481-ex-pheu-thai-mps-greet-pm’s-poll-pledge-in-us/

 

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Law reform committee sets out it goals

By The Nation

 

The government-appointed law reform committee has set nine goals it would like to reach in law reform, as part of proposals to accompany with the 20-year national strategy plan, according to the committee spokesperson Kamnoon Sidhisamarn.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005482-law-reform-committee-sets-out-it-goals/

 

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Social media furore over ‘mentally ill’ woman discharged from hospital

By The Nation

 

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A MIRROR FOUNDATION post about a homeless, alcohol-addicted, mentally ill Bangkok woman being released back on to the street by a hospital that needed her bed for another patient has drawn criticism from social media users.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005483-social-media-furore-over-‘mentally-ill’-bangkok-woman-discharged-from-hospital/

 

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OPINION

Time is ripe for a new Thai political movement

By Atipong Pathanasethpong, 
John Draper 
Special to The Nation

 

Ultra-nationalism is resurgent across the globe, threatening us with a descent into the horrors of neo-Nazism. At the same time, environmental degradation is resulting in devastating weather conditions.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005486-time-is-ripe-for-a-new-thai-political-movement/

 

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Three possible causes for the collapse of a bridge in Chai-nat are identified

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

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The Engineering Council of Thailand has summed up three possible causes contributing to the collapse of a bridge under construction in Chai-nat province.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005488-three-possible-causes-for-the-collapse-of-a-bridge-in-chai-nat-are-identified/

 

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VAT rate to remain 7% until Sept 30, 2018

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

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The value-added tax (VAT) will be kept at the rate of 7% for another year between Oct 1, 2017 – Sept 30, 2018, Revenue Department director-general Prasong Poontaneat said on Oct 3.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005489-vat-rate-to-remain-7-until-sept-30-2018/

 

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Catalonia moves to declare independence from Spain on Monday

By Angus Berwick and Sonya Dowsett

 

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    BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) - Catalonia will move on Monday to declare independence from Spain after holding a banned referendum, pushing the European Union nation towards a rupture that threatens the foundations of its young democracy.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005490-catalonia-moves-to-declare-independence-from-spain-on-monday/

     

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    City of Oxford strips Aung San Suu Kyi of human rights award

     

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    LONDON (Reuters) - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped of a human rights award by the City of Oxford, where she was an undergraduate, as British institutions increasingly distance themselves from the beleaguered former rights icon.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005491-city-of-oxford-strips-aung-san-suu-kyi-of-human-rights-award/

     

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    Chief U.S. diplomat Tillerson says never considered resigning

    By Doina Chiacu and Yara Bayoumy

     

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday he had never considered resigning and was committed to President Donald Trump's agenda, but failed to address whether he had referred to the president as a "moron," as NBC reported.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005492-chief-us-diplomat-tillerson-says-never-considered-resigning/

     

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    Analysis: Russia throws North Korea lifeline to stymie regime change

    By Andrew Osborn

     

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    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is quietly boosting economic support for North Korea to try to stymie any U.S.-led push to oust Kim Jong Un as Moscow fears his fall would sap its regional clout and allow U.S. troops to deploy on Russia's eastern border.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005493-analysis-russia-throws-north-korea-lifeline-to-stymie-regime-change/

     

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    Russia says to sign deals with Saudi worth over $3 billion

     

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    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Saudi Arabia will sign joint investment agreements worth more than $3 billion during a visit to Moscow by Saudi Arabia's King Salman, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005494-russia-says-to-sign-deals-with-saudi-worth-over-3-billion/

     

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    Engagement dowry latest! Thai woman hits back saying she's innocent!

     

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    The Thai trader who a man in Pathum Thani said disappeared with a 50,000 baht engagement dowry and a gold necklace has presented herself to Klong Luang police.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005503-engagement-dowry-latest-thai-woman-hits-back-saying-shes-innocent/

     

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    'Trump dossier' on Russia links now part of special counsel's probe - sources

    By Mark Hosenball

     

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The special counsel investigating whether Russia tried to sway the 2016 U.S. election has taken over FBI inquiries into a former British spy's dossier of allegations of Russian financial and personal links to President Donald Trump's campaign and associates, sources familiar with the inquiry told Reuters.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005507-trump-dossier-on-russia-links-now-part-of-special-counsels-probe-sources/

     

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    Commerce Ministry warns stores not to violate welfare card's regulations

     

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    BANGKOK, 5 October 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce has warned that any store found to be in violation of the state welfare card’s conditions will be immediately removed from the Pracharat Blue Flag Shop project. 

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005514-thai-commerce-ministry-warns-stores-not-to-violate-welfare-cards-regulations/

     

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    Chemical weapons watchdog found sarin used in March Syria attack - sources

    By Anthony Deutsch and Michelle Nichols

     

    AMSTERDAM/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An inquiry by the global chemical weapons watchdog found sarin was used in a March attack in Syria on an opposition-held town, just days before the banned nerve agent killed dozens in a separate attack nearby, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005516-chemical-weapons-watchdog-found-sarin-used-in-march-syria-attack-sources/

     

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