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Missing Briton found camping out on a remote island off Chumphon

 

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A 74-year old British tourist who was reported by his friend to have gone missing for two days after he went out to sea off Chumphon coast in a canoe has been found safe and sound on an uninhabited island in the Gulf.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025234-missing-briton-found-camping-out-on-a-remote-island-off-chumphon/

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Police seek Yingluck travel details from Foreign Ministry

By SURIYA PATATAYO 
THE NATION

 

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THE FOREIGN Affairs Ministry has been sent a letter by police asking for information about the whereabouts and recent appearances of fugitive former PM Yingluck Shinawatra, Deputy police chief Pol General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025232-police-seek-faster-updates-on-yingluck’s-travels-from-foreign-affairs/?do=findComment&comment=12716259

 

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Junta files charges against 50 people for Democracy Monument protest

By The Nation

 

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The junta has filed police complaints against 50 people for taking part in an allegedly illegal demonstration near Democracy Monument last Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025267-junta-files-charges-against-50-people-for-democracy-monument-protest/

 

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NLA denies any intention to delay the election

By THE NATION

 

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THE NATIONAL Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday downplayed concerns that the body would reject two organic bills as a tactic to delay the scheduled election, arguing that there would be no problem in resolving the differences.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025268-nla-denies-any-intention-to-delay-the-election/

 

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TAT official denies boat ban at Phi Phi’s Maya Bay as parks grapple with environmental toll

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION

 

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A PROPOSAL to close Maya Bay on Koh Phi Phi Ley to boats to limit damage to the beach was just an idea that was still being considered, the head of Krabi’s tourism office said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025269-tat-official-denies-boat-ban-at-phi-phi’s-maya-bay-as-parks-grapple-with-environmental-toll/

 

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Pressure mounts against Premchai amid rumours

By KORNKAMON AKSORNDEJ, 
SURIYA PATATAYO 
THE NATION

 

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Police deny speculation mogul has fled country but tighten border controls

 

THE WHEREABOUTS of Premchai Karnasuta, president of Italian-Thai Development Plc, were unknown yesterday as police continued to gather evidence and pressure mounted against the construction mogul over poaching-related charges.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025270-pressure-mounts-against-premchai-amid-rumours/

 

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Police conduct flash raids interviewing six witnesses in Bt30m lottery row

By KAMPANART LA-ONG, 
SUPOJ KAEWKASI 
THE NATION

 

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ABOUT 100 police officers from the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) yesterday searched seven locations in Kanchanaburi and summoned six people for questioning as part of its investigation into a highly-publicised dispute between retired policeman Charoon Wimul, 62, and teacher Preecha Kraikruan, 50, about the real ownership of five lottery tickets that won Bt30 million in the November 1 draw.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025271-police-conduct-flash-raids-interviewing-six-witnesses-in-bt30m-lottery-row/

 

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Somyot ‘confident’ after questioned by DSI over Bt300m loan

By THE NATION

 

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AFTER BEING questioned by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) about money he claimed to have borrowed from the alleged owner of a brothel, former national police chief Pol General Somyot Poompunmuang yesterday said he was confident he would receive justice and was willing to provide more information upon request.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025272-somyot-‘confident’-after-questioned-by-dsi-over-bt300m-loan/

 

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Air pollution warnings spread to North

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

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THE NORTH WAS choking on air pollution yesterday amid steadily increasing levels of particulate matter smaller than 10 microns (PM10) and 2.5 microns (PM2.5), while air pollution in Bangkok continued to be a problem.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025273-air-pollution-warnings-spread-to-north/

 

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Khon Kaen uni says no to seminar ‘to protect reputation’

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM, 
KAWINTARA CHAISUE 
THE NATION

 

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KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY denied a request to host an academic seminar on the last day of the “We Walk” long march tomorrow to protect the university’s reputation, while the Supreme Administrative Court ruled in favour of the marchers’ rights to freedom of expression and protest.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025275-khon-kaen-uni-says-no-to-seminar-‘to-protect-reputation’/

 

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Thailand on the defensive after deporting Cambodian refugee

By SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE 
THE NATION 

 

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THE THAI Foreign Ministry said yesterday that the deportation of Cambodia national Sam Sokha, a UN-recognised refugee, for prosecution in her home country would not endanger her as relevant officials had considered her case carefully.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025276-thailand-on-the-defensive-after-deporting-cambodian-refugee/

 

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EDITORIAL

Embracing tech is the only way forward

By The Nation

 

The government needs to keep up with the rapid shift to digital economics

 

As is the case in most countries, the Thai government faces massive challenges due to advances in digital and other technologies. The private sector has a few notable examples that should be taken seriously by state leaders as they strive to build government innovation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025277-embracing-tech-is-the-only-way-forward/

 

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Govt Open To Talks After 8 Faint In Anti-Coal Hunger Strike

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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BANGKOK — The government said Thursday it is open to direct talks with hunger strikers opposed to the construction of coal-fired power plants in the south.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025278-thai-govt-open-to-talks-after-8-faint-in-anti-coal-hunger-strike/

 

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NCPO has no report of Thaksin and Yingluck planning political activities in Hong Kong

By Thai PBS

 

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The National Council for Peace and Order has not received any report about fugitive former prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra planning political activities in Hong Kong, said NCPO spokesman Col Winthai Suwaree on Thursday (Feb 15).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025279-ncpo-has-no-report-of-thaksin-and-yingluck-planning-political-activities-in-hong-kong/

 

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Lampang police captain nabbed for taking bribe

By Thai PBS

 

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A long-serving police captain in Lampang province has been relieved from police service after he was caught red-handed for taking bribes in exchange for dropping a case against a suspect.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025280-lampang-police-captain-nabbed-for-taking-bribe/

 

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Boris Johnson urged to quit after Thailand sex tourism remarks

Kathleen Nutt 

Journalist

 

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Johnson compared May to the Old Testament’s Moses, described the English Channel as a moat, and said Brexit will be good for ‘organic carrots’

 

THERESA May’s decision to put up Boris Johnson to give the first of her Cabinet’s “Road to Brexit” speeches designed to woo Remainers backfired yesterday after the gaffe prone Foreign Secretary was plunged into renewed controversy after making an offensive joke about sex tourism to Thailand – which has notoriously involved the abuse of children.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025282-boris-johnson-urged-to-quit-after-thailand-sex-tourism-remarks/

 

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Florida victim's mom screams - 'Trump stop guns getting into children's hands'

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the mass shooting at a Florida high school in a national address from the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

(Reuters) - The anguished mother of a girl slain with 16 other people by a gunman at a Florida high school took to national television on Thursday to angrily demand that U.S. President Donald Trump "do something" to protect school children from gun violence.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025284-florida-victims-mom-screams-trump-stop-guns-getting-into-childrens-hands/

 

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Accused Florida gunman visited restaurants, store after killing - police

By Bernie Woodall and Zachary Fagenson

 

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Nikolas Cruz (C) appears via video monitor with Melisa McNeill (R), his public defender, at a bond court hearing after being charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Susan Stocker/Pool

 

PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) - The 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school fled hidden in a crowd of frightened students and visited two fast food restaurants before he was arrested less than two hours after the massacre, officials said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025285-accused-florida-gunman-visited-restaurants-store-after-killing-police/

 

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U.S. tries to keep some Russia probe details secret despite Republican memo

By Sarah N. Lynch

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday fought in federal court to keep some minor details of its counterintelligence probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election under wraps, even after President Donald Trump had unwrapped them.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025286-us-tries-to-keep-some-russia-probe-details-secret-despite-republican-memo/

 

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U.S. Senate rejects immigration bills, leaves Dreamers in limbo

By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell

 

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Activists and DACA recipients march up Broadway during the start of their 'Walk to Stay Home,' a five-day 250-mile walk from New York to Washington D.C., to demand that Congress pass a Clean Dream Act, in Manhattan, New York, U.S., February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate rejected a series of bills to protect "Dreamer" immigrants on Thursday, leaving in limbo the future of 1.8 million young adults brought to the United States illegally as children.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025287-us-senate-rejects-immigration-bills-leaves-dreamers-in-limbo/

 

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Gun restraining order might have thwarted Florida shooting - experts

By Tina Bellon and Jan Wolfe

 

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A message about grief counseling appears on an electronic signboard at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School one day after a shooting at the school left 17 dead, in Parkland, Florida, U.S., February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

 

(Reuters) - A few U.S. states have laws allowing police and family members to obtain orders barring people suspected of being a threat from possessing guns, but Florida does not. Some gun control proponents and legal experts said Wednesday's school shooting might have been thwarted if it had.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025288-gun-restraining-order-might-have-thwarted-florida-shooting-experts/

 

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Two-thirds of SPD supporters back German grand coalition - poll

 

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FILE PHOTO - Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks during a press conference after exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government at the SPD headquarters in Berlin, Germany, January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Two thirds of supporters of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) back forming a coalition government with Angela Merkel's conservatives, an opinion poll showed on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025290-two-thirds-of-spd-supporters-back-german-grand-coalition-poll/

 

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Bannon met with special counsel investigators two days this week

By Patricia Zengerle and Karen Freifeld

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House adviser Steve Bannon answered questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team for two days this week, but then frustrated lawmakers by remaining tight-lipped during testimony to the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025291-bannon-met-with-special-counsel-investigators-two-days-this-week/

 

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Taiwan president wishes China happy new year, gets warm response

 

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A woman draws "Fai Chun", or Chinese New Year, couplets for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dog, at a market in Taipei, Taiwan February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen wished "friends" in China a happy Lunar New Year on Thursday, drawing a surprisingly warm reaction from Chinese state media which is more used to disparaging her as a dangerous separatist.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025292-taiwan-president-wishes-china-happy-new-year-gets-warm-response/

 

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British foreign secretary jokes about British sex tourism in Thailand during major Brexit speech

 

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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson who just visited Bangkok early this week appeared to joke about sex tourism in Thailand during a major speech about Brexit in his home country, the Independent online reported Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025282-boris-johnson-urged-to-quit-after-thailand-sex-tourism-remarks/?do=findComment&comment=12716586

 

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Tutu quits as Oxfam ambassador over aid agency's sex scandal

 

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu stepped down as an ambassador for Oxfam on Thursday, citing disappointment at the British aid agency's embroilment in a sex scandal involving staff in Haiti after a massive 2010 earthquake.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025294-desmond-tutu-quits-as-oxfam-ambassador-over-aid-agencys-sex-scandal/

 

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Thailand poised to stage cultural shows in UK

 

BANGKOK, 16 February 2018 (NNT) – A Thai traditional dance troupe is scheduled to travel to the United Kingdom next week to take part in cultural shows as part of an effort to strengthen bilateral relations. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025299-thailand-poised-to-stage-cultural-shows-in-uk/

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