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Find out more:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019624-exclusive-offer-for-thaivisa-readers-500b-discount-coupon-for-supersports/

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Man, 83, accused of raping 4-year-old girl

By Krissana Thiwatsirikul 
The Nation

 

 

An 83-year-old man was arrested in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Muang district on Tuesday morning over an accusation that he allegedly raped the four-year-old daughter of an in-law niece on February 2.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024930-man-83-accused-of-raping-4-year-old-girl/

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Phuket hunt for coral-touching divers reveals speedboat danger ‘safety stop’

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET:-- A dive tour boat operator has responded to reports of divers holding onto corals off Phuket with the explanation that the divers were forced to take action as speedboats were passing dangerously overhead.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024936-phuket-hunt-for-coral-touching-divers-reveals-speedboat-danger-‘safety-stop’/

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Phuket beachfront businesses at Layan, Leypang ordered: ‘Get out, or be demolished’

The Phuket News

 

Lt Col Montree Bunyayothin, Director of the DSI’s Bureau of Natural Resources, read the order at a meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall today (Feb 13). Photo: The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Vendors who do not vacate the beachfront plots they occupy at Layan and Leypang on Phuket’s west coast in defiance of a Supreme Court judgement face having their businesses demolished after March 5.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024960-phuket-beachfront-businesses-at-layan-leypang-ordered-‘get-out-or-be-demolished’/

 

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UK wants assurances on basic rights for British prisoners

By The Nation

 

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Britain has asked Thailand’s Department of Corrections to ensure that prison inmates are provided with basic rights under international standards, department director-general Pol Colonel Narat Sawettnan said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024961-uk-wants-assurances-on-basic-rights-for-british-prisoners-in-thailand/

 

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Illegal poaching case against Premchai ‘needs to be transparent’

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 

 

 

AUTHORITIES need to transparently litigate the illegal poaching case involving Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta or it will drain officers’ dedication to protect forests and anger the public.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024962-illegal-poaching-case-against-premchai-‘needs-to-be-transparent’/

 

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Conspiracy alleged in Bt30 lottery dispute

By Kampanart Laong 
The Nation 

 

 

Teacher’s witnesses lied in situation ‘like Jomsap case’, police say as former cop’s prospects improve
 

AN ONGOING police investigation has suggested that some people colluded in a plot to illegitimately claim lottery tickets that won Bt30 million in prizes. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024932-police-chief-organized-gang-behind-attempt-to-claim-30-million-baht-lottery-tickets/?do=findComment&comment=12709942

 

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How wildlife forensics may solve Thung Yai case

By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG 
THE NATION

 

Pol General Jarumporn/ Photo by Prasert Thongsri.

 

VETERAN INVESTIGATOR REVEALS HOW ‘JIGSAW’ PIECES CAN COME TOGETHER TO FIND CULPRITS

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024963-how-wildlife-forensics-may-solve-thung-yai-case/

 

 

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Forensic officers inspect ‘crime scene’ as Premchai could face animal cruelty charge

By The Nation

 

 

A TEAM of forensic officers, police and forest rangers yesterday plotted a “crime scene” map at the campsite used by a construction mogul who is facing charges relating to alleged poaching in Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, in order to establish how an endangered black leopard was killed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024964-forensic-officers-inspect-‘crime-scene’-as-premchai-could-face-animal-cruelty-charge/

 

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Extradition efforts hurt by 'false perceptions': PM

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha admitted yesterday that misunderstandings overseas could be a factor in the Thai government’s unsuccessful requests to have the two Shinawatra ex-premiers extradited to Thailand from their self-imposed exiles.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024965-shinawatra-extradition-efforts-hurt-by-false-perceptions-pm-prayut/

 

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Boys beat the odds to earn dream trip to UK

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Ten youngsters of the Fox Hunt Season 3. Photo by Kunlaphun Siripimamporn

 

Ten Thai teenagers have been selected through the Fox Hunt season 3 campaign for a chance to be trained at the Leicester City Academy and study at Ratcliffe College near the English city for two and a half years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024966-ten-thai-teenagers-beat-the-odds-to-earn-dream-trip-to-uk/

 

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Teerakiat eats humble pie after criticising Prawit

By Wasamon Audjarint 
The Nation

 

 

Education Minister apologises after being summoned by Prayut over comments.
 

EDUCATION MINISTER Teerakiat Jareonsettasin offered an apology to a key junta figure yesterday for criticising the latter’s collection of luxury watches, after a short-lived period during which he appeared to be bravely speaking openly about issues confronting the government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024937-minister-teerakiat-apologizes-gen-prawit-over-wristwatch-remark/?do=findComment&comment=12709959

 

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UDD leader accuses junta of ‘subversion’ red herring after arrest

By The Nation

 

File photo : Weng

 

A RED-SHIRT leader has cried foul after the arrest of a colleague and questioned whether it had merely been a convenient distraction from the junta’s growing unpopularity.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024967-udd-leader-accuses-junta-of-‘subversion’-red-herring-after-arrest/

 

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After a varied career, Teerakiat may be running out of luck at the Education Ministry

By THE NATION

 

File photo: Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin

 

A LITTLE over a year ago, Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin said his rise to the helm of the ministry might have a lot to do with “luck”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024968-after-a-varied-career-teerakiat-may-be-running-out-of-luck-at-the-education-ministry/

 

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EDITORIAL

Another wasteful populist scheme

By The Nation

 

The costly ‘Thai Niyom’ plan to pull the country out of the mire ignores fundamental issues and their causes

 

Hundreds of state and administrative officials from across the country were in Bangkok this week to hear Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha outline the government’s “Thai Niyom” scheme for moving the country forward.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024969-another-wasteful-populist-scheme-the-costly-‘thai-niyom’-plan/

 

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OPINION

My two cents on ex-police chief Somyot 

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

I have watched enough cop movies to know that a police chief can be such close buddies with a shady tycoon that huge sums of money pass between them. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024970-my-two-cents-on-ex-police-chief-somyot /

 

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Gen Prawit asks NACC for one more week to clarify about his wristwatches

By Thai PBS

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has asked for another week to clarify to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) about the sources of his expensive wristwatches and a diamond ring.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024971-gen-prawit-asks-nacc-for-one-more-week-to-clarify-about-his-wristwatches/

 

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Thailand to announce itself free of IUU fishing

 

 

BANGKOK, 14 February 2018 (NNT) - Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister, Gen Chatchai Sarikulya, is planning to propose that Thailand announce itself as free from illegal fishing activities. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024972-thailand-to-announce-itself-free-of-iuu-fishing/

 

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Major drinking water manufacturers agree to use less plastic

 

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BANGKOK, 14th February 2018 (NNT) - Government agencies and the private sector have signed an agreement to stop using plastic film covering water bottle caps in an effort to reduce plastic garbage on land and sea. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024974-major-drinking-water-manufacturers-agree-to-use-less-plastic/

 

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“Stop Drink Network” hosts seminar on 10th anniversary of Alcoholic Beverage Control Act

 

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BANGKOK, 14th February 2018 (NNT) – An anti-alcohol group has held a seminar to discuss the effectiveness of the country’s laws that control alcohol consumption. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024976-“stop-drink-network”-hosts-seminar-on-10th-anniversary-of-alcoholic-beverage-control-act/

 

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Israeli police recommend bribery charges against Netanyahu

By Jeffrey Heller

 

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police on Tuesday recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, opening the way for what could be the biggest challenge yet to the right-wing leader's political survival.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024977-israeli-police-recommend-bribery-charges-against-netanyahu/

 

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U.S. 2018 elections 'under attack' by Russia - U.S. intelligence chief

By Patricia Zengerle and Doina Chiacu

 

(L-R) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo, and Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dan Coats wait to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of U.S. intelligence agencies warned on Tuesday that Russia will try to interfere in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections by using social media to spread propaganda and misleading reports, much as it did in the 2016 campaign.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024978-us-2018-elections-under-attack-by-russia-us-intelligence-chief/

 

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German SPD leader quits in bid to calm party after coalition deal with Merkel

By Madeline Chambers and Michelle Martin

 

Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz makes a statement at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Social Democratic leader (SPD) Martin Schulz resigned on Tuesday, hoping to end turbulence that has rocked the centre-left party since it agreed a coalition deal with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024979-german-spd-leader-quits-in-bid-to-calm-party-after-coalition-deal-with-merkel/

 

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With no time for Brexit, Macron sets out plans to redraw EU political map

By Michel Rose

 

FILE PHOTO - French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Alb'Oru cultural centre in Bastia, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

 

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said he would not waste too much of his time on Brexit and would instead seek to redraw the map of "ossified" EU politics by launching an initiative of European progressives for EU elections next year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024980-with-no-time-for-brexit-macron-sets-out-plans-to-redraw-eu-political-map/

 

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Powdery substance sent to Washington building housing Obama office

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington police and fire officials on Tuesday removed a powdery substance sent to the office building where former U.S. President Barack Obama leases space, but the material was found to be harmless, the U.S. Secret Service said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024981-powdery-substance-sent-to-washington-building-housing-obama-office/

 

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U.N. urges Australia to take responsibility for refugees

 

FILE PHOTO - Activists hold placards and chant slogans as they protest outside the offices of the Australian Immigration Department in Sydney, Australia, February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Jarni Blakkarly

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations called on Australia on Tuesday to take responsibility for around 800 refugees and asylum seekers stranded in a detention centre on Papua New Guinea where it said many lack medical and mental health care.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024982-un-urges-australia-to-take-responsibility-for-refugees/

 

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North Korea warms to South Korea after visit, volume down on border propaganda

By Christine Kim and David Brunnstrom

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets members of the high-level delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea which visited South Korea to attend the opening ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympics in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) February 13, 2018. KCNA/via REUTERS

 

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants to boost the "warm climate of reconciliation and dialogue" with South Korea after a high-level delegation returned from the Winter Olympics, while his foes stressed the need to intensify pressure to force him to give up his nuclear weapons.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024983-north-korea-warms-to-south-korea-after-visit-volume-down-on-border-propaganda/

 

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U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis to press European allies on military spending

By Robin Emmott and Idrees Ali

 

FILE PHOTO - U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis joins 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

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will press European allies on Wednesday to stick to a promise to increase military budgets as the United States offers an increase in its own defence spending in Europe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024985-us-defense-secretary-mattis-to-press-european-allies-on-military-spending/

 

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UK to aid groups - no more cash if you don't come clean on abuse

 

A sign is seen above a branch of Oxfam, in central London, Britain February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government will tell aid agencies on Wednesday it will withdraw funding if they cannot show they are preventing abuse by staff following allegations of sexual misconduct involving British aid organisation Oxfam.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024986-uk-to-aid-groups-no-more-cash-if-you-dont-come-clean-on-abuse/

 

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Valentine’s day warning: Teenagers depend on their romantic partners too much

By The Nation

 

 

Parents have been urged ahead of Valentine’s Day to teach teenage children life skills and be alert for risky behaviour.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024891-show-teens-some-love-parents-and-teachers-urged/?do=findComment&comment=12710210