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American claims self-defense as patron says man murdered in Pattaya was "trouble-maker"

 

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The investigation into the murder of an Australian man in  a Pattaya bar on Friday has taken new turns.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024765-american-claims-self-defense-as-patron-says-man-murdered-in-pattaya-was-trouble-maker/

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Chinese netizens impressed by Thai woman who handed back tourist's purse

 

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Sophon Cable TV reported on Facebook that the world of Chinese social media was heaping praise on a Thai woman who found a purse and managed to return it to its rightful owner.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024788-chinese-netizens-impressed-by-thai-woman-who-handed-back-tourists-purse/

 

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Air quality is fine in Thailand as Thais say Chinese are exaggerating

 

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The Department of Pollution control have said that dust in the air is normal for this time of the year and is just the result of still air in the cool season.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024789-air-quality-is-fine-in-thailand-as-thais-say-chinese-are-exaggerating/

 

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Prayut urges countries to 'respect Thailand' over lawbreakers 

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

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PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday urged other countries to respect Thailand and its rights, particularly regarding action against Thai lawbreakers overseas. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024792-prayut-urges-countries-to-respect-thailand-over-lawbreakers /

 

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Pheu Thai warns of plot to dissolve party linked to Shinawatra visit

By THE NATION

 

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The Pheu Thai Party has expressed concerns that media reports about a recent meeting between its key figures and fugitive former prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra could bring about legal action that might lead to the party’s dissolution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024793-pheu-thai-warns-of-plot-to-dissolve-party-linked-to-shinawatra-visit/

 

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Govt human rights ‘pretence’

By WASAMON AUDJARINT, 
KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

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HUMAN RIGHTS defenders lashed out at Thailand’s declining situation in regard to personal freedoms despite efforts by the ruling junta yesterday to promote human rights as a national agenda item.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024794-govt-human-rights-‘pretence’/

 

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Organic bills will be passed in time for election despite disagreement, says Meechai

By THE NATION 

 

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CHIEF CHARTER drafter Meechai Ruchupan has insisted that his panel had no intention of dragging its feet to delay the election amid concerns that the last two organic laws could be rejected.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024795-organic-bills-will-be-passed-in-time-for-election-despite-disagreement-says-meechai/

 

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Rainmaking questioned as efforts underway to fight air pollution

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 

 

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Aircraft from the Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation Department take off |yesterday to undertake the first cloud-seeding mission in Bangkok.

 

RAINMAKING IS not the final answer to tackle air pollution in Bangkok and authorities should focus on controlling pollution emissions at their sources, Greenpeace representatives said on the first day of the operation to clean Bangkok air by producing artificial rain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024796-rainmaking-questioned-as-efforts-underway-to-fight-air-pollution/

 

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Premchai probed for alleged encroachment

By The Nation

 

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Embattled ITD president may resign as investigation of alleged poaching continues

 

POLICE WILL extend the investigation into a report that a construction tycoon accused of poaching has a resort-style house in Loei’s Phu Rua district to see whether it is situated in a national park or protected zone.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024797-premchai-probed-for-alleged-encroachment/

 

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Anti-coal protesters start new hunger strike demanding end to two projects

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION 

 

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE PROTEST SUPPOSED TO CONTINUE UNTIL OFFICIALS CAPITULATE AND CANCEL PLANS
 

TWO GROUPS of protesters started a hunger strike yesterday, with activists saying they would not eat until the government permanently cancels coal-fired power plants in the South.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024723-anti-coal-protestors-start-hunger-strike-demand-end-to-two-projects/?do=findComment&comment=12706569

 

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Widow seeks help to bring husband’s body back from South Korea

By SURACHAI PIRAKSA 
THE NATION 

 

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A THAI woman whose husband committed suicide in South Korea has pleaded for financial help to bring his body home. The couple from Buri Ram’s Krasang district had originally borrowed money to buy tickets to visit South Korea last year, and stayed there to work illegally.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024798-widow-seeks-help-to-bring-husband’s-body-back-from-south-korea/

 

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Trial over lottery dispute between former cop, teacher to begin on May 1

By The Nation

 

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THE CIVIL Court will start a trial in May to determine the legitimate owner of lottery tickets that claimed a Bt30-million jackpot in a high-profile dispute between a retired policeman and a teacher.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024726-trial-for-ex-cop-teacher’s-lottery-dispute-set-for-may/?do=findComment&comment=12706576

 

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EDITORIAL:

Dissent shows no signs of quieting

By The Nation

 

By trying to seal a pot slowly coming to a boil, the junta can be sure of the unrest it so fears
 

Premier Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concern about possible social unrest following a small protest at the weekend, but the way the authorities are reacting to such incidents guarantees they will be unable to maintain order, and in fact will likely fuel more insurrection.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024799-dissent-shows-no-signs-of-quieting/

 

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Johnson focuses on repatriation of Rohingya, goes soft on democratisation

By SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE 
THE NATION 

 

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BRITISH FOREIGN Secretary Boris Johnson yesterday discussed with his Thai counterparts and the head of an advisory board on the Rohingya crisis the important conditions for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of refugees to Myanmar’s strife-torn Rakhine state, but did not ask for Thailand’s help on the matter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024800-british-foreign-secretary-boris-johnson-mets-pm-prayut/

 

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Fortune tellers predict year of cautious optimism

 

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Chinese astrology and feng shui experts seem to agree that the forecast for the Year of the Earth Dog appears a little depressing. (Shutterstock/File)

 

As it always does, the Chinese New Year brings with it both nervous energy and excitement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024801-fortune-tellers-predict-year-of-cautious-optimism/

 

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Construction of Blue Line train extensions more than 97 percent completed

By Thai PBS

 

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Construction of the Blue Line train project from Hua Lamphong to Bang Khae and from Taopoon to Tha Phra is 97.69 percent completed and the Blue Line extensions will be open to the public in September next year for the Hua Lamphong-Tha Phra-Lak Song section and in February 2020 for the Taopoon-Tha Phra section.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024802-construction-of-blue-line-train-extensions-more-than-97-percent-completed/

 

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PM says he does not attach importance to Thaksin and Yingluck

By Thai PBS

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Monday (Feb 12) that he did not attach importance to fugitive former prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra’s activities although he admitted that their activities caused troubles for people in the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024803-pm-says-he-does-not-attach-importance-to-thaksin-and-yingluck/

 

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Trump Jr.'s wife hospitalised after suspicious powder scare -police

By Jonathan Allen and Peter Szekely

 

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FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump Jr. and his wife Vanessa attend the second day session at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 19, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Vanessa Trump was taken to a New York hospital on Monday after she opened a piece of mail containing an unidentified white powder that was later determined to be non-hazardous, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024804-trump-jrs-wife-hospitalised-after-suspicious-powder-scare-police/

 

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Deputy head of Oxfam quits as Haiti sex scandal escalates

By Estelle Shirbon

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - The deputy head of Oxfam resigned on Monday over what she said was the British charity's failure to adequately respond to past allegations of sexual misconduct by some of its staff in Haiti and Chad.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024805-deputy-head-of-oxfam-quits-as-haiti-sex-scandal-escalates/

 

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Obama unveils official portraits, jokes about wife's 'hotness'

 

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Former U.S. President Barack Obama greets artist Kehinde Wiley during the unveiling of his portrait at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama joked about his ears and gray hair and praised his wife Michelle Obama's "hotness" at the unveiling of the couple's official portraits at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024806-obama-unveils-official-portraits-jokes-about-wifes-hotness/

 

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North Korea leader says important to shore up dialogue with South - KCNA

By Christine Kim

 

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) February 9 2018. KCNA/via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said it is important to boost the "warm climate of reconciliation and dialogue" after meeting with the high-level delegation that returned to the North after their three-day visit in the South for the Winter Olympics, the North's state media said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024807-north-korea-leader-says-important-to-shore-up-dialogue-with-south-kcna/

 

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Trump discusses Middle East, North Korea in call with Russia's Putin

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Monday that now is the time to work toward a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, the White House said in a statement.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024811-trump-discusses-middle-east-north-korea-in-call-with-russias-putin/

 

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White House dismisses idea of U.S.-Israel discussing settlement annexation

By Jeffrey Heller

 

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FILE PHOTO: General view of houses of the Israeli settlement of Givat Ze'ev, in the occupied West Bank February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States dismissed as false an Israeli assertion on Monday that the two countries were discussing the possibility of Israel annexing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, in a rare display of discord between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024812-white-house-dismisses-idea-of-us-israel-discussing-settlement-annexation/

 

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Trump budget seeks cuts to domestic programmes, Medicare, favours military and wall

By Ginger Gibson and James Oliphant

 

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Copies of the President Trump's FY 2019 budget proposal are delivered to the U.S. House Budget Committee offices on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump proposed a budget on Monday that calls for cuts in domestic spending and social programs such as Medicare and seeks a sharp increase in military spending and funding for a wall on the Mexican border.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024813-trump-budget-seeks-cuts-to-domestic-programmes-medicare-favours-military-and-wall/

 

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More Bangkok people turning to face masks - though much viewed clip is old news

 

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Thai Rath reported that a widely shared clip that purported to show the poor air quality of Bangkok was in fact old news.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024816-more-bangkok-people-turning-to-face-masks-though-much-viewed-clip-is-old-news/

 

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Cautious support from international community for govt’s moves on promoting human rights

By The Nation 

 

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Embassies in Thailand and international organisations on Monday said that while they cautiously supported the government’s moves on promoting human rights, they were also maintaining a close interest in its commitment to and compliance with human-rights principles in line with international obligations.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024818-cautious-support-from-international-community-for-govt’s-moves-on-promoting-human-rights/

 

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