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Chinese tourist dies in fall after rooftop party at luxury Phuket villa

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PHUKET:-- A Chinese tourist on holiday in Phuket with friends has died in what appears to have been a deadly rooftop plunge after a late-night party at a luxury villa in Kamala.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026241-chinese-tourist-dies-in-fall-after-rooftop-party-at-luxury-phuket-villa/

 

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‘Robbed’ woman apologises for damaging taxi drivers’ reputation

By The Nation

 

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A woman who has confessed to filing a false complaint with police claiming a taxi driver had robbed her, has apologised for damaging the reputation of all taxi drivers.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026234-‘robbed’-woman-apologises-for-damaging-taxi-drivers’-reputation/

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Swearing expected to diminish after "annoying" water monitors rounded up in Samut Songkram

 

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National parks authorities have rounded up 49 hefty water monitors who had been annoying the locals in the marsh areas of Samut Songkram.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026205-swearing-expected-to-diminish-after-annoying-water-monitors-rounded-up-in-samut-songkram/

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Key officials admit to need for more work to fight corruption

By THE NATION 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT’S graft buster and legal adviser have both conceded that the country was yet to perform well in fighting corruption, despite the slightly improved score and rank in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026262-key-officials-admit-to-need-for-more-work-to-fight-corruption/

 

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NLA rejects all EC candidates

By KAS CHANWANPEN, 
PRAPASRI OSATHANON 
THE NATION 

 

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LEGISLATOR CITES CONCERNS OVER CREDIBILITY AMONG PUBLIC; PRESIDENT ASSURES NO CHANGE IN THE ROAD MAP TO ELECTION
 

NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE Assembly (NLA) President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai yesterday maintained that the road map to the election remained unaffected despite the NLA voting down all seven final candidates for the new Election Commission (EC).

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026236-nla-rejects-all-election-commission-finalists/?do=findComment&comment=12737843

 

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Thepa network challenges deal on power plants

By Santiparp Ramasut 
The Nation

 

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Fifty members of the Thepa residents network for sustainable development on Thursday submitted a formal letter objecting to the agreement this week between Energy Minister Siri Jiraphanpong and anti-coal plant protesters to review the coal-fired plant projects in Krabi and Songkhla’s Thepa district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026263-thepa-network-challenges-deal-on-power-plants/

 

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Premchai defers his meeting with police to March 5

By THE NATION

 

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THE EMBATTLED president of Italian-Thai Development (ITD), Premchai Karnasuta, yesterday again sought a postponement of his scheduled meeting with police to March 5 to hear additional charge of cruelty to animals .

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026264-premchai-defers-his-meeting-with-police-to-march-5/

 

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Thailand ‘short of normal standards’

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

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Amnesty report says rights defenders are facing more intimidation from governments and businesses.

 

LACK OF FREEDOM of expression has become the most prominent human rights issue globally and Thailand also fails to meet normal standards, Amnesty International said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026237-amnesty-international-urges-thailand-to-revoke-repressive-laws/?do=findComment&comment=12737867

 

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Kanchanaburi police chief transferred over role in Bt30m lottery scandal

By SUPHOT KAEWKASI, 
KORNKAMON AKSORNDEJ 
THE NATION 

 

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KANCHANABURI’S police chief has been transferred out of his post over a lottery-cheating scandal, giving weight to widespread speculation that some state officials had allegedly colluded in the plot to grab the Bt30-million prize from the legitimate winner.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026169-kanchanaburi-police-chief-axed-for-alleged-involvement-in-lottery-scandal/?do=findComment&comment=12737872

 

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Vendors at Prawet markets allowed to continue business until end of month

By THE NATION

 

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VENDORS IN three markets illegally operating in the Seri Villa housing project in Prawet district can continue operating their businesses until the end of this month when they have been ordered to close down.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026267-vendors-at-prawet-markets-allowed-to-continue-business-until-end-of-month/

 

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Bride-to-be pays designer US$430 only to receive ‘ugly’ gown on the day before her wedding

 

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While weddings usually look perfect on the day itself, it takes a village and months and months of planning to get it all right. And sometimes, all the planning still doesn’t cut it, what with all the possible crises that can arise before and during the big day.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026268-philippines-bride-to-be-pays-designer-us430-only-to-receive-‘ugly’-gown-on-the-day-before-her-wedding/

 

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Aflatoxin found in all 27 milk samples tested, but they are still safe for consumption

By Thai PBS

 

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Twenty-seven samples of school milk and fresh milk from retail stores were all found to be contaminated with aflatoxin, a poisonous carcinogen produced by fungi, but its amount is within acceptable level, according to the Foundation for the Consumers’ Smart Buyer Magazine.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026269-aflatoxin-found-in-all-27-milk-samples-tested-but-they-are-still-safe-for-consumption/

 

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Over 100 million baht worth of unlicensed cosmetic and food supplements seized

By Thai PBS

 

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Officials of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Crime Suppression Division and local officials seized over 100 million baht worth of unlicensed food supplements and cosmetics in a raid of two warehouses in Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026270-over-100-million-baht-worth-of-unlicensed-cosmetic-and-food-supplements-seized/

 

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Thailand to declare IUU-free Thailand

 

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BANGKOK, 23 February 2018 (NNT) - The Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bussadee Santipitak, said the Thai government will declare the policy of Thailand being freed from Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026271-thailand-to-declare-iuu-free-thailand/

 

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Thailand hosts ‘Amour Asia Pacific 2018’

 

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BANGKOK, 23 February 2018 (NNT) -The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) recently hosted Amour Asia Pacific 2018, a luxury travel trade catering to the booming weddings and honeymoons market, confirming its status as a global leader in these lucrative niche markets. The event took place during 14-17 February, 2018, at Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park Bangkok 

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026272-thailand-hosts-‘amour-asia-pacific-2018’/

 

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Kremlin critic Navalny held, then released ahead of Russian election

By Jack Stubbs and Denis Pinchuk

 

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was briefly detained on Thursday and accused of organising illegal protests, weeks before a presidential election in which he has been barred from running.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026273-kremlin-critic-navalny-held-then-released-ahead-of-russian-election/

 

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After war cabinet, Britain's May to set out "way forward" on Brexit

By Elizabeth Piper

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out "the way forward" for Brexit next week after a meeting with top aides on Thursday intended to resolve differences over strategy that are dividing her team, and frustrating European Union negotiators.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026274-after-war-cabinet-britains-may-to-set-out-way-forward-on-brexit/

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U.S. gun lobby slams anti-gun 'elites' after Florida school massacre

By Roberta Rampton and Makini Brice

 

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Protestors rally outside the Capitol urging Florida lawmakers to reform gun laws, in the wake of last week's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S., February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Colin Hackley

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Rifle Association lashed out at gun control advocates on Thursday, saying Democratic elites are politicizing the latest mass school shooting in the United States to try to erode constitutionally guaranteed gun rights.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026275-us-gun-lobby-slams-anti-gun-elites-after-florida-school-massacre/

 

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U.S. special counsel files new charges against Trump former campaign aides

By Sarah N. Lynch

 

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FILE PHOTO - Paul Manafort, former campaign chairman for U.S. President Donald Trump, departs after a bond hearing as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing Russia investigation, at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a new set of criminal charges on Thursday against President Donald Trump's former campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates that include bank and tax fraud, escalating a legal battle that started last year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026277-us-special-counsel-files-new-charges-against-trump-former-campaign-aides/

 

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UNICEF deputy director Justin Forsyth resigns after "mistakes"

 

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The deputy director of the United Nations children's agency UNICEF resigned on Thursday, saying he did not want coverage of past mistakes he had made to damage the organisation or other aid bodies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026278-unicef deputy-director-justin-forsyth-resigns-after-mistakes/

 

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Armed deputy at Florida high school resigns after failing to engage shooter

By Bernie Woodall

 

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - The armed sheriff's deputy assigned to the Florida high school where 17 people were shot and killed has resigned rather than face suspension after an internal investigation showed he failed to enter the school to confront the gunman during the attack, the county sheriff said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026280-armed-deputy-at-florida-high-school-resigns-after-failing-to-engage-shooter/

 

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Suspected international cocaine dealer arrested in Bangkok - he's Nigerian

 

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Thai police working with the US Drug Enforcement agency have arrested a Nigerian man who they say is an international drug dealer in cocaine.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026283-suspected-international-cocaine-dealer-arrested-in-bangkok-hes-nigerian/

 

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Texas governor commutes death sentence, Florida execution delayed

By Jon Herskovitz

 

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott commuted the death sentence of a convicted murderer less than an hour before he was set to be executed on Thursday after the death row inmate's family pleaded with the state to grant clemency.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026285-texas governor-commutes-death-sentence-florida-execution-delayed/

 

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Video: Worker inches from death as pick-up mounts the footpath

 

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CCTV footage from outside a tools supply shop in Samut Sakon showed a Toyota Vigo pick-up mount the footpath and come within less than a meter of killing a worker.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026286-video-worker-inches-from-death-as-pick-up-mounts-the-footpath/

 

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Canada's Trudeau spurs criticism, raises eyebrows on India trip

By Andrea Hopkins and Nidhi Verma

 

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OTTAWA/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Canadian and Indian officials scrambled on Thursday to explain how a convicted Sikh extremist was invited to a New Delhi reception for Justin Trudeau, the latest misstep in the Canadian prime minister's bumpy eight-day trip to India.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026287-canadas-trudeau-spurs-criticism-raises-eyebrows-on-india-trip/

 

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Two top White House advisers may leave over tensions with Trump - sources

By John Walcott

 

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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly (L) talks with U.S. National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster during a panel convened to discuss reforming the United Nations before the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Longstanding friction between U.S. President Donald Trump and two top aides, the National Security Adviser and the Chief of Staff, has grown to a point that either or both might quit soon, four senior administration officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026289-two-top-white-house-advisers-may-leave-over-tensions-with-trump-sources/

 

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Bangkok couple in car have lucky escape as clod of earth falls at road construction site

 

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Manager showed pictures of a Toyota Camry severely damaged by a large lump of earth that fell at a construction site on Pattanakarn Road.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026298-bangkok-couple-in-car-have-lucky-escape-as-clod-of-earth-falls-at-road-construction-site/

 

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