Merkel's conservatives, SPD agree German coalition blueprint - sources

 

Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government at the SPD headquarters in Berlin, Germany, January 11, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed after all-night talks on Friday to a blueprint for formal coalition negotiations, party sources said, bolstering prospects for an end to months of political uncertainty.

 

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National police chief visits South, urges beefing up security

By The Nation

 

 

National police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda flew to the southern province of Yala on Friday to join the interrogation of suspects in custody over the torching of a Betong-Bangkok bus on December 17 in Yala's Bannang Sata district.

 

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Kuwaiti Man Thretens to Kill Himself Outside of School

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A Kuwaiti man threatened to commit suicide in public yesterday in Mae Rim after he broke free from a hospital vehicle taking him to the airport to sent him home.

 

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Myanmar 6.0M Quake Felt in Chiang Mai

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – An earthquake in Myanmar last night was felt in Chiang Mai as the 6.0 magnitude shook the region at 1.26am.

 

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Two engineering graduates arrested for Bt4m burglaries

By Khanathit Srihirundaj 
The Nation

 

 

Police have arrested two Thai men in their late 20s for allegedly breaking into seven homes to steal valuables worth Bt4 million over a four-month period before and during the New Year holidays.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019982-two-engineering-graduates-arrested-for-bt4m-burglaries/

 

Pra Khanong massage parlour raided for sex trafficking

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) joined with the Army and police to raid a massage parlour in Bangkok’s Rama 9 area on Friday over allegations of human trafficking and prostitution of girls under 18.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019983-pra-khanong-massage-parlour-raided-for-sex-trafficking/

 

Retired civil servant narrowly averts Bt400,000 scam payment

By The Nation

 

 

Police have again warned the Thai public not to fall victim to a “call-centre scam” in which criminals posing as officials accuse them of crimes and demand money be wired via an ATM system “for inspection”.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019985-retired-civil-servant-narrowly-averts-bt400000-scam-payment/

 

31 smuggled elephant tusks seized at Suvarnabhumi

By Kanathit Srihirandej

The Nation

 

 

Thai authorities have seized 31 elephant tusks, weighing about 148 kilograms and worth about Bt15 million, from a flight from Lagos, Nigeria.

 

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2 teens in crash car, police find Bt2 million in marijuana

By Narakorn Wetkama 
The Nation

 

 

Two male teenagers were arrested on Thursday night following a road accident in which their sedan crashed into a roadside ditch in Sakhon Nakhon’s Muang district and police responding to the accident found 200 kilograms of dried marijuana in the car, police announced at a press conference on Friday.

 

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CDC remains concerned about qualifications of anti-corruption commissioners

By The Nation

 

Pornpetch Wichitcholchai

 

The Constitution Drafting Commission has expressed concern about the qualifications of the National Anti-Corruption Commissioners, who have been spared as a result of the enactment of the new NACC bill, said National Legislative Assembly president Pornpetch Wichitcholchai on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019989-cdc-remains-concerned-about-qualifications-of-anti-corruption-commissioners/

 

Four million people watch Facebook star hilariously eat ant eggs fresh from the nest

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

Today, in a corner of the internet that we rarely visit, a Laotian Facebook star with a large Thai following had us crying with laughter over his latest cooking video.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019990-four-million-people-watch-facebook-star-hilariously-eat-ant-eggs-fresh-from-the-nest/

 

‘Crazed’ woman sets house fire, killing caged dog

By The Nation

 

 

An apparently-crazed woman allegedly set fire to her house in Pathum Thani and held herself a hostage with a knife on Friday morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019992-‘crazed’-woman-sets-house-fire-killing-caged-dog/

 

Sek Loso fails to show up to acknowledge drug charge

 

 

Rock singer Sek Loso did not show up to acknowledge drug abuse charge at Khan Na Yao police station in Bangkok today (Jan 12), claiming that he had some important things to do.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019994-sek-loso-fails-to-show-up-to-acknowledge-drug-charge/

 

Nattawut seeks NACC file on red-shirt crackdown case

By The Nation

 

Nattawut Saikua

 

Red-shirt leader Nattawut Saikua on Friday petitioned the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to disclose the files regarding the 2010 demonstrations after the agency decided not to pursue legal action against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then-deputy Suthep Thaugsuban.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019996-nattawut-seeks-nacc-file-on-red-shirt-crackdown-case/

 

In-store ads up sharply, magazine ads plummet in 2017: Nielsen

By The Nation

 

Advertising expenditure in the year 2017 totalled Bt101.44 billion, a 6 per cent from the year 2016, according to Nielsen as reported on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019998-in-store-ads-up-sharply-magazine-ads-plummet-in-2017-nielsen/

 

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