THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 20 Nov 2017

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Thai contestant appeals for votes in Miss Universe 2017 contest

By The Nation

 

 

IF YOU want to have your say and help Miss Universe Thailand Mareeya Poonlertlarb return home with the Miss Universe 2017 crown, be ready for pre-voting that will open tomorrow at noon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012079-thai-contestant-appeals-for-votes-in-miss-universe-2017-contest/

 

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Two men face perjury charge in Jomsap case

 

 

Complaints filed against convicted ex-teacher’s close friend and man who claimed responsibility for fatal 2005 accident

TWO MEN linked to efforts to clear the name of Jomsap Saenmuangkhot, a former teacher convicted in a high-profile fatal hit-and-run case, are now facing legal action for alleged perjury. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012081-two-men-face-perjury-charge-in-jomsap-case/

 

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N KOREAN ENVOY: We want peace but ready for war with US

By SUTHICHAI YOON 
THE NATION 

 

North Korean Ambassador to Thailand Mun Songmo, left, and Suthichai Yoon, cofounder of The Nation.

 

NORTH KOREAN Ambassador to Thailand Mun Song-mo says his country will “definitely win” any war with the United States if Washington does not drop its “plan to destroy us”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012082-n-korean-envoy-we-want-peace-but-ready-for-war-with-us/

 

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Charges ready against NOB ex-directors

By The Nation

 

Nopparat Benjawatananan

 

THE National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will shortly forward charges to public prosecutors against three former senior officials of the National Office of Buddhism who are accused of stealing money from a temple’s state grants.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012083-charges-ready-against-nob-ex-directors/

 

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Asean navies focus on marine environment

By The Nation

 

 

Pattaya conference of regional maritime forces emphasises consensus in south china sea, unified early warning system
 

NAVY commanders-in-chief of the Asean countries have pledged to boost regional cooperation to protect the maritime environment and combat piracy by setting up an early warning system that links all member countries’ naval forces, according to Admiral Naris Prathumsuwan, commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Navy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012084-asean-navies-focus-on-marine-environment/

 

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New bill to tackle education gap for low-income students

By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation

 

 

THE INDEPENDENT Committee for Education Reform (ICER) will today present the Equitable Education Fund Bill to Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012085-new-bill-to-tackle-education-gap-for-low-income-students/

 

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Familiar faces take honours in Phuket

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Michael Raelert of Germany and Amelia Watkinson of New Zealand stand on top of the podium after winning the Laguna Phuket Triathlon

 

Phuket - Firm favourites Michael Raelert of Germany and Amelia Watkinson of New Zealand successfully retained their titles in contrasting fashions in the Laguna Phuket Triathlon yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012086-familiar-faces-take honours-in-phuket/

 

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EDITORIAL

Quick conclusion needed in King Power case

By The Nation

 

Eyes of the world will be on judiciary to see how they deal with charges against Leicester city club owners 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012087-quick-conclusion-needed-in-king-power-case/

 

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Guides arrested over military weapons

By Pathinya Srisupamart 
The Nation 

 

 

Two tour guides were arrested in the North over the weekend for possessing military weapons.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012088-guides-arrested-over-military-weapons/

 

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Government urged to scrap welfare smart card scheme

By Thai PBS

 

 

Civic groups have urged the government to scrap the current welfare smart card scheme and to replace it with a universal state welfare system which is accessible to all groups of low-income earners.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012089-thai-govt-urged-to-scrap-welfare-smart-card-scheme/

 

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Cold spell to return this week to NE, northern and upper central regions

By Thai PBS

 

 

Cold weather is expected to return to the northeastern northern and the upper central regions this week as the mercury is like to drop 2-4 degrees Celsius as the result of the cold spell from China.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012090-cold-spell-to-return-this-week-to-ne-northern-and-upper-central-regions/

 

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Military parade marches on despite flooded Pattaya beach road

By Thai PBS

 

 

Heavy rain in Pattaya failed to stop the military parade along the Pattaya beach road held Sunday afternoon as part of the International Fleet Review 2017 to mark the 50 th anniversary of the founding of Asean.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012093-military-parade-marches-on-despite-flooded-pattaya-beach-road/

 

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Bicycle sharing service gets off to a running start in Thailand

By   SIRIVISH TOOMGUM 
THE NATION 

 

 

CHINESE bike-sharing giant ofo will further expand its service to cover all major provinces in Thailand next year, especially in the smart cities, said Noppol Toochinda, the company’s general manager for Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012094-bicycle-sharing-service-gets-off-to-a-running-start-in-thailand/

 

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Thai economy to grow by 4% in Q3 :DPM Somkid

 

BANGKOK, 20 November 2017 (NNT) - The Deputy Prime Minister has expressed confidence that the Thai economy can grow by four percent in the third quarter this year while investments in the Eastern Economic Corridor will start flowing in early next year. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012095-thai-economy-to-grow-by-4-in-q3-dpm-somkid/

 

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Eastern Economic Corridor policy driving Thai economic growth this year

 

BANGKOK, 20 November 2017 (NNT) - The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has predicted that the Thai economy will expand by 3.9% this year largely due to the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor policy. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012096-eastern-economic-corridor-policy-driving-thai-economic-growth-this-year/

 

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Pak Mun Dam closes floodgates storing water for dry season

 

UBON RATCHATHANI, 20 November 2017 (NNT) – The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has closed all floodgates at Pak Mun Dam in order to keep water for usage in the dry season as the flooding situation is improving. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012097-pak-mun-dam-closes-floodgates-storing-water-for-dry-season/

 

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DDPM: Flooding remains in 4 provinces

 

BANGKOK, 20 November 2017 (NNT) - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported that flooding remains in four provinces, Phichit, Ayutthaya, Khon Kaen and Maha Sarakham. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012098-ddpm-flooding-remains-in-4-provinces/

 

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President Mugabe stuns Zimbabwe by defying pressure to resign

By Cris Chinaka, MacDonald Dzirutwe and Joe Brock

 

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends a university graduation ceremony in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

 

HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe stunned Zimbabwe on Sunday by making no mention of resignation in a television address, defying his own ZANU-PF party, which had sacked him hours earlier, and hundreds of thousands of protesters who had already hailed his downfall.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012101-president-mugabe-stuns-zimbabwe-by-defying-pressure-to-resign/

 

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Stormy weather complicates search for missing Argentine submarine

By Marcos Brindicci and Luc Cohen

 

The Argentine military submarine ARA San Juan and crew are seen leaving the port of Buenos Aires, Argentina June 2, 2014. Picture taken on June 2, 2014. Armada Argentina/Handout via REUTERS

 

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A storm on Sunday complicated the search for an Argentine navy submarine missing in the South Atlantic with 44 crew members, as authorities tried to verify that recent satellite calls seen as a sign the sailors were alive came from the vessel.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012102-stormy-weather-complicates-search-for-missing argentine submarine/

 

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Israel president rejects pardon appeal of soldier who killed prone Palestinian assailant

By Ori Lewis

 

FILE PHOTO - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin attends a news conference after a meeting with Georgian President Georgy Margvelashvili in Tbilisi, Georgia, January 9, 2017. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's president on Sunday turned down a pardon request by an ex-conscript who is serving an serving a 14-month jail term for killing an incapacitated Palestinian assailant.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012103-israel-president-rejects-pardon-appeal-of-soldier-who-killed-prone-palestinian-assailant/

 

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German parties at impasse as deadline passes with no deal

By Thorsten Severin and Hans-Edzard Busemann

 

Germany’s would-be coalition partners appeared to be stalled over the thorny issue of immigration policy on Sunday despite inching closer to agreement on other major sticking points including climate policy. 

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's would-be coalition partners appeared to have reached an impasse over immigration policy as a self-imposed Sunday evening deadline for agreeing the outlines of a government programme passed with no deal.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012104-german-parties-at-impasse-as-deadline-passes-with-no-deal/

 

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Israeli police resume interview of Netanyahu in corruption probe

 

FILE PHOTO - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ariel Schalit/Pool

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police officers on Sunday questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the sixth time in a corruption probe, a police spokeswoman said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012105-israeli-police-resume-interview-of-netanyahu-in-corruption-probe/

 

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Britain to submit "Brexit bill" proposal before December EU meeting

By William James

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and Finance Minister Philip Hammond host an industry roundtable with leading figures from the tech sector at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will submit proposals on how to settle its divorce bill with the European Union before an EU summit next month and is expected to negotiate hard, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012106-britain-to-submit-brexit-bill-proposal-before-december-eu-meeting/

 

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EU's Tusk says alarmed that Poland's policy resembles 'Kremlin's plan'

By Marcin Goettig

 

FILE PHOTO - European Council President Donald Tusk attends a debate on the outcome of the last European summit at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

 

WARSAW (Reuters) - European Council President Donald Tusk said on Sunday he was alarmed by the similarity of policies pursued by Poland's right-wing government to what he described as "Kremlin's plan".

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012108-eus-tusk-says-alarmed-that-polands-policy-resembles-kremlins-plan/

 

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Saudi Arabia and Arab allies accuse Iran and Hezbollah of interference

By Patrick Markey and Mohamed Abdellah

 

Arab foreign ministers meet at the request of Saudi Arabia, in Cairo, Egypt, November 19, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and other Arab foreign ministers criticised Iran and its Lebanese Shi'ite ally Hezbollah at an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday, warning they would not stand by in the face of Iranian interference in Arab affairs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012109-saudi-arabia-and-arab-allies-accuse-iran-and-hezbollah-of-interference/

 

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'The Partridge Family' star and singer David Cassidy hospitalized

 

David Cassidy smiles for photographers outside the Phoenix theatre in London, Britain October 23, 1995. REUTERS/Andrew Shaw/Files

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer and actor David Cassidy, a 1970s teen heartthrob who starred in "The Partridge Family" television show, entered a hospital this week for treatment of liver failure, his spokeswoman said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012110-the-partridge-family-star-and-singer-david-cassidy-hospitalized/

 

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Retired Aussie policeman shot himself because he "didn't want to be a burden"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Bang Khun Thian police were called to a condominium in Ekachai Soi 88 in Bangkok on Saturday after reports that a foreigner had shot himself.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012114-retired-aussie-policeman-shot-himself-because-he-didnt-want-to-be-a-burden/

 

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Support Chiang Khong based NGO Center for Girls to campaign for the eradication of violence aimed at women and girls

Contact: Center For Girls

Phone: Director Nunnaree Luangmoi +66 0818824985

For English Language: +66 0638430958 E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012115-chiang-khong-international-day-for-the-elimination-of-violence-against-women/

 

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Mel Tillis, country music star known as 'Stutterin' Boy,' dead at 85

 

Country music legend Mel Tillis is pictured with his National Medal of Arts after being presented with the award by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, February 13, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed

 

REUTERS - Mel Tillis, who embraced his own speech impediment to become one of Nashville's most celebrated singer-songwriters during a six-decade career in country music, has died at age 85, his publicist said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012117-mel-tillis-country-music-star-known-as-stutterin-boy-dead-at-85/

 

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Teens arrested for stabbing attack in downtown Ubon Saturday

 

Picture: TNews

 

Two teens have been arrested after a stabbing at an apartment building in Muang district of Ubon Ratchathani on Saturday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1012119-teens-arrested-for-stabbing-attack-in-downtown-ubon-saturday/