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Brit in tears after early morning collision kills motorcycle taxi rider, injures passenger in Pattaya

 

 

A witness told Pattaya police that a motorcycle taxi driver was going the wrong way up Pratumnak Hill when he was hit by a pick up driven by a British man in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024028-brit-in-tears-after-early-morning-collision-kills-motorcycle-taxi-rider-injures-passenger-in-pattaya/

South African man driving pickup hits and kills schoolboy in Chiang Rai

 

 

An eight year old schoolboy died after being hit by a pickup truck driven by a South African man in Chiang Rai province on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024014-south-african-man-driving-pickup-hits-and-kills-schoolboy-in-chiang-rai/

Bodybuilding French dance teacher found dead in Pattaya condo

 

 

Pattaya police said that they found a 54 year old French national dead in bed in his rented condominium on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024032-bodybuilding-french-dance-teacher-found-dead-in-pattaya-condo/

Pheu Thai calls for end to prosecution of protesters

By The Nation

 

 

Pheu Thai Party on Wednesday called on authorities to stop prosecuting participants of recent assemblies against the ruling junta government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024056-pheu-thai-calls-for-end-to-prosecution-of-protesters/

 

Appeals to charter court on organic laws could delay election: Wissanu

By THE NATION 

 

 

IF A Constitutional Court ruling is sought on whether proposed revisions to the organic laws on MP elections and the Senate structure are constitutional, the next general election may be delayed up to two months, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024057-appeals-to-charter-court-on-organic-laws-could-delay-election-wissanu/

 

Activists ready to respond to political assembly charges

By THE NATION 

 

 

A GROUP of pro-democracy activists is preparing to report at Pathumwan Police Station today in response to summonses issued after they took part in a peaceful assembly calling for an election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024058-activists-ready-to-respond-to-political-assembly-charges/

 

'Many rich people' poaching illegally despite better enforcement

By The Nation

 

 

The construction company tycoon arrested recently on charges of poaching in a wildlife sanctuary is not the only millionaire who enjoyed an “adventurous lifestyle” including hunting wild animals, a source in the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024059-many-rich-people-poaching-illegally-despite-better-enforcement/

 

School director denies charge of raping minor

By The Nation

 

 

A 51-year-old school director in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Bua Yai district, who is involved in a scandal involving an alleged relationship with a schoolgirl, has denied a separate charge of raping a minor under 15, which was filed by police on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024060-school-director-in-korat-denies-charge-of-raping-minor/

 

Environment groups demand transparent probe into illegal hunt

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL groups yesterday strongly condemned the trophy hunting case involving Italian-Thai Development Plc director Premchai Karnasuta and demanded that the authorities be fair and transparent in investigating the case.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024061-environment-groups-demand-transparent-probe-into-illegal-hunt/

 

UPDATE:

 

Premchai ‘must have had help’ in jungle

 

Premchai (sitting).

 

A retired director general in the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry yesterday said he believed more than three people accompanied construction company tycoon Premchai Karnasutra on his trip to Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024061-environment-groups-demand-transparent-probe-into-illegal-hunt/?do=findComment&comment=12691163

 

Coal-fired power plant protesters set deadline

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 

 

 

The opposition groups to the Krabi and Thepa coal-fired power plant projects have given five days for the government to permanently cancel all coal-fired power plant projects, or they will step up their protest in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024063-coal-fired-power-plant-protesters-set-deadline/

 

UPDATE:

Fire on Koh Phi Phi triggers alarm about safety preparations in famous tourism site

By SITTHICHAI SIKHAWAT 
THE NATION

 

 

FOLLOWING A fire that destroyed 25 houses on Phi Phi Island on Tuesday night, slightly injuring nine people, Krabi Governor Pol Lt-Colonel ML Kitibodhi Prawit yesterday said mobile water pumps would be installed as a short-term solution to the reported lack of water sources and fire engines to fight fire.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1023969-fire-on-ko-phi-phi-prompts-official-action-on-safety/?do=findComment&comment=12691169

 

 

Fearless ranger committed to protecting forests

By The Nation

 

 

The man who led the park rangers team that arrested Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta and three others for illegal hunting has been hailed as an unsung hero who has taken on different influential figures in order to protect forests and wildlife.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024064-fearless-ranger-committed-to-protecting-forests/

 

EDITORIAL

Premchai poaching case will be closely watched

By The Nation

 

Hunting in a wildlife sanctuary ought to carry severe penalties, but the accused is a prominent industrialist

 

Widespread dismay greeted news reports this week that the head of a prominent construction company had been arrested for hunting protected species in a Kanchanaburi wildlife reserve.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024065-premchai-poaching-case-will-be-closely-watched/

 

TAI to support military and police Airbus helicopters

By The Nation

 

 

Airbus Helicopters and Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) have signed an agreement to support all Airbus military and law-enforcement helicopters in Thailand, over two years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024066-tai-to-support-military-and-police-airbus-helicopters/

 

UPDATE:

 

‘Incriminating’ audio clip authentic, says official

By The Nation

 

 

An audio clip recorded during the arrest of construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, which suggested an attempt to bribe an arresting official, was said to be authentic yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1023980-alleged-voice-recording-of-premchai-arrest-aired/?do=findComment&comment=12691183

 

UPDATE:

 

Premchai raid nets weapons, ivory

By The Nation

 

 

Homes searched in poaching probe as senior police pledge to charge offenders.
 

POLICE FOUND a collection of weapons as well as four pairs of ivory tusks as they searched a residence belonging to Italian-Thai Development (ITD) president Premchai Karnasuta yesterday as part of their investigation into the tycoon’s alleged poaching in a wildlife sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024026-rifles-ivory-found-in-construction-magnates-home/?do=findComment&comment=12691188

 

Thailand asks farmers to cut down rubber trees to boost prices

Rare measure targets 64,000 hectares to reduce supply by 5% in first quarter

APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer

 

A rubber tree farmer at his plantation in Thailand's southern Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The current price of rubber has fallen well below the record high of $6.00 a kilogram in 2011. © Reuters

 

BANGKOK -- Thailand, the world's largest rubber producer and exporter, has launched a program to encourage farmers to cut down rubber trees earlier than the 25-year life cycle to reduce total annual output by 5% by the end of April, in a bid to support falling rubber prices.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024068-thailand-asks-farmers-to-cut-down-rubber-trees-to-boost-prices/

 

Gen Prawit signs ASEAN Defense Ministers declaration for cooperation against terrorism

 

BANGKOK, 8th February 2018 (NNT) – ASEAN Defense Ministers have jointly declared the intention to combat regional terrorism, confirming the need for unity in ASEAN. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024069-gen-prawit-signs-asean-defense-ministers-declaration-for-cooperation-against-terrorism/

 

Merkel's conservatives make big concessions to SPD in coalition deal

By Michelle Martin and Andreas Rinke

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for coalition talks at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) headquarters in Berlin, Germany, February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday her conservatives had made painful concessions to the Social Democrats (SPD) to secure a coalition deal that should give Europe's powerhouse a new government after months of political paralysis.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024071-merkels-conservatives-make-big-concessions-to-spd-in-coalition-deal/

 

'Tanks but no tanks!' say critics of Trump's plan for military parade

By Idrees Ali

 

U.S. Army Reserve colour guard soldiers carry the colours on Fifth Avenue during the annual New York City Veterans Day Parade in New York, NY, U.S., November 11, 2017. Picture taken November 11, 2017. Hector Rene Membreno-Canales/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's dream of a grand military parade through the streets of the U.S. capital attracted scorn, skepticism and even a dash of wit from local officials on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024073-tanks-but-no-tanks-say-critics-of-trumps-plan-for-military-parade/

 

White House senior aide to resign following abuse charges

 

White House chief economic adviser Gary Cohn (R) talks with White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter (L) in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. White House staff secretary Rob Porter said on Wednesday he would resign following accusations of domestic abuse from two former wives.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024074-white-house-staff-secretary-rob-porter-to-resign-following-abuse-charges/

 

George Soros donated money to campaign for a rerun of Britain's EU referendum

 

EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (L) meets U.S. financier George Soros in Brussels, Belgium, April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Olivier Hoslet/Pool

 

LONDON (Reuters) - George Soros, the billionaire who earned fame by betting against the British pound in 1992, contributed 400,000 pounds ($554,840) through his foundations to a campaign group which is seeking to halt Brexit, the group's chairman said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024075-george-soros-donated-money-to-campaign-for-a-rerun-of-britains-eu-referendum/

 

U.S. Senate leaders reach $300 billion federal spending deal

By Richard Cowan and Amanda Becker

 

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) arrives to join White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders for the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate, in a rare display of bipartisanship, on Wednesday reached a two-year budget deal to raise federal spending by almost $300 billion (£216.27 billion), in an attempt to end the kind of squabbling over fiscal issues that has plagued Washington for years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024076-us-senate-leaders-reach-300-billion-federal-spending-deal/

 

Australia amends proposed foreign interference law to offer protections for journalists - minister

By Colin Packham

 

FILE PHOTO - Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attends the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will amend its proposed new laws designed to prevent further meddling from China in its domestic politics to offer protections to journalists amid concerns that reporters could be imprisoned for receiving classified information.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024077-australia-amends-proposed-foreign-interference-law-to-offer-protections-for-journalists-minister/

 

 

Arrest record details long search of hunting camp uncovering hidden clues

By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG 
THE NATION 

 

Premchai Karnasuta, president of Italian-Thai Development, was brought to Thong Pha Phum Police Station on Tuesday night to acknowledge the charges against him relating to poaching, which he denied.

 

PREMCHAI ADMITS TO OWNING GUNS FOUND HIDDEN IN GRASS AT CAMPSITE

 

PREMCHAI KARNASUTA, president of Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), one of Thailand’s largest construction companies, conceded in the arrest record received by The Nation that rifles and ammunition found during his capture in Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday belonged to him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024079-arrest-record-details-long-search-of-hunting-camp-uncovering-hidden-clues/

 

Italy's Northern League chief attacks euro, says preparing exit

By Silvia Ognibene

 

FILE PHOTO - Northern League leader Matteo Salvini gestures during the television talk show "Porta a Porta" in Rome, Italy, January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

 

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - The leader of Italy's right-wing Northern League said on Wednesday his party was preparing the ground to leave the euro zone and called the euro a "German currency" which had damaged Italy's economy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024084-italys-northern-league-chief-attacks-euro-says-preparing-exit/

 

U.S. senators express optimism about NAFTA after Trump meeting

By David Lawder

 

U.S. President Donald Trump (L-R), flanked by Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), takes the stage to address the Republican congressional retreat at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S. February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. senators left a trade-focused meeting with President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressing optimism that Trump is less likely to scuttle the NAFTA trade pact than previously feared, and would press ahead with talks to modernize it.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024086-us-senators-express-optimism-about-nafta-after-trump-meeting/

 

Venezuela sets presidential vote for April 22 after talks crumble

By Alexandra Ulmer and Corina Pons

 

Julio Borges, lawmaker of the Venezuelan coalition of opposition parties (MUD), talks to the media after a meeting in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Wednesday set a presidential election for April 22 after mediation talks between the leftist government and an opposition coalition collapsed, setting the stage for the likely re-election of President Nicolas Maduro.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024087-venezuela-sets-presidential-vote-for-april-22-after-talks-crumble/