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Police suspect Russian sex course trainers may be members of a sex cult

By Thai PBS

 

 

Chon Buri immigration police are suspecting that a group of Russian men and women who were arrested by Pattaya police for providing sex training course may be members of a sex cult.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027207-chon-buri-immigration-suspect-russian-sex-course-trainers-may-be-members-of-a-sex-cult/

 

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Russians Offering US Election Secrets For American Protection Moved To Bangkok

By Todd Ruiz, Editor

 

Photo: Anastasia Vashukevich / Instagram

 

BANGKOK — Ten foreign nationals facing deportation for allegedly offering a paid “sex training” course in Pattaya have had their visas formally revoked and are being held Thursday at Bangkok’s Immigration Detention Center.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027216-russians-offering-us-election-secrets-for-american-protection-moved-to-bangkok/

 

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Anti-Thaksin Yellowshirt Party To Be Revived With Anti-Corruption Mandate

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Members of the planned New Palangdharma Party at a Thursday launch event in Bangkok. The party vows to tackle corruption and push for national reforms. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — A defunct political party will be reconstituted to tackle corruption and push for reform, its leaders announced Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027215-anti-thaksin-yellowshirt-party-to-be-revived-with-anti-corruption-mandate/

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EC ready for pre-registration of new parties starting today

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

 

Election Commission's caretaker secretary-general Pol Colonel Jarungwit Phumma

 

AFTER four years without elections or political party activities, the Election Commission (EC) is now ready to resume its responsibilities, beginning with the pre-registration of new political parties today.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027251-ec-ready-for-pre-registration-of-new-parties-starting-today/

 

 

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Chamlong’s reincarnated party could support Prayut, rejects ‘Western-style democracy’

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

The New Palang Dharma Party’s leader, Rawee Maschamadol, seated centre, joins other co-founders in announcing its launch at the Asia Hotel yesterday.

 

A NEW political party has been launched with an apparent reliance on the reputation of the now-defunct Palang Dharma Party, which was popular in Bangkok 30 years ago with its anti-corruption stance and high standards.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027215-anti-thaksin-yellowshirt-party-to-be-revived-with-anti-corruption-mandate/?page=2&tab=comments#comment-12759316

 

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Residents demand help after report concludes mine hazard

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

Tests of groundwater in Phichit area indicate toxic sulphates and heavy metals came from Akara’s tailing storage facility.

 

PEOPLE affected by environmental and health impacts from the Akara Resources Chatree gold mine in Phichit province yesterday urged authorities to address their problems, after an inspection by scientists of the mine’s first Tailing Storage Facility (TSF1) confirmed the leakage of toxic substances to the environment.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027252-residents-demand-help-after-report-concludes-akara-mine-hazard/

 

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Foundation reveals lives of Bangkok’s street sex workers

By THE NATION

 

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A HIGH-RANKING female state official based upcountry but seeking money to repay Bt2 million in credit card debts is among the 800 to 1,000 street sex workers in Bangkok’s Koh Rattanakosin area.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027175-bangkoks-seedy-side-where-sex-with-an-83-year-old-and-a-young-boy-is-available-on-the-street-for-300-baht/?do=findComment&comment=12759324

 

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Cop chastised over Premchai

By The Nation

 

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A POLICE captain in Kanchanaburi’s Thong Paphum district has been put on probation for alleged malfeasance after he received a complaint against construction tycoon Premchai Karntasuta for cruelty against animals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027253-cop-chastised-over-premchai/

 

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Teachers’ Council plans to consider ethical violations linked to Bt30m lottery case

By THE NATION

 

 

THE TEACHERS’ Council of Thailand will today look into whether there had been a violation of the Teachers’ Ethics Act after a Kanchanaburi teacher was slapped with three charges over ownership of Bt30-million winning lottery tickets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027254-teachers’-council-plans-to-consider-ethical-violations-linked-to-bt30m-lottery-case/

 

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Air pollution hits hazardous levels in North, Northeast

By The Nation

 

 

Air pollution intensified in the North and Northeast, as the level of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) was found to have reached harmful levels in many provinces.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027255-air-pollution-hits-hazardous-levels-in-north-northeast/

 

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Black wastewater leaks threaten to destroy restored Patong coral reefs

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

Phuket officials scramble to respond as ecosystem at iconic beach at risk.

 

WASTEWATER leaking into Patong Bay in Phuket could kill recently restored coral reefs in front of the world famous Patong Beach, academics have warned.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027256-black-wastewater-leaks-threaten-to-destroy-restored-patong-coral-reefs/

 

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Online lottery switch worth a bet

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION

 

 

THE twists and turns in the headline-grabbing dispute over a Bt30 million lottery prize demonstrate need for the competition to go online, proponents of a switch say.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027257-online-lottery-switch-worth-a-bet/

 

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The need for speed in adopting 5G

By The Nation

 

If ‘Thailand 4.0’ is to be taken seriously, the country cannot be left behind in upgrading its support technology

 

The government needs to speed up the auction of critical radio frequencies for the private sector to develop fifth-generation (5G) mobile services if the country’s digital economic ambitions are to be taken seriously.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027258-editorial-the-need-for-speed-in-adopting-5g/

 

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Thainet Mourns ‘Superstitious Death’ Of ‘Fated Lovers’

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

Lichtsasi Mongkolpornsap, 20, and Jessadaporn Buapetch, 20. Photo: Lichtsasi Mongkolpornsap / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — The fatal end to a couple’s romance threw the Thai internet into a frenzy on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027259-thainet-mourns-‘superstitious-death’-of-‘fated-lovers’/

 

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Pro-election activists warned to follow the law

By Thai PBS

 

 

Pro-election activists were reminded to keep their planned political activities peaceful and within the limits of the law and to refrain from mocking junta leaders in an improper manner.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027260-pro-election-activists-warned-to-follow-the-law/

 

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Chief judge defends housing project for judiciary officials in Chiang Mai

By Thai PBS

 

 

The housing project now under construction at the foot of Doi Suthep-Pui national park in Chiang Mai’s Mae Rim district has been legally approved and is not located in forest area, president of the Court of Appeal Region 5 has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027261-chief-judge-defends-housing-project-for-judiciary-officials-in-chiang-mai/

 

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Thailand gets first fish exported from Fukushima since 3/11

 

FUKUSHIMA – A shipment of Fukushima fish landed in Thailand this week, marking the prefecture’s first such exports since the March 2011 nuclear crisis.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027262-thailand-gets-first-fish-exported-from-fukushima-since-311/

 

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What Do Thailand’s New Economic Numbers Say About Its Political Future?

The good news masks a still uncertain road ahead for the ruling junta.

By Luke Hunt

 

Though the neverending wait for Thailand’s return to democratic rule since the military seized power back in May 2014 shows few signs of ending anytime soon, recent figures do suggest that the country’s economy is showing indications of improving.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027263-what-do-thailand’s-new-economic-numbers-say-about-its-political-future/

 

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Pattaya to be developed as "Tourism for All" city

 

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CHON BURI, 2 March 2018 (NNT) - Chon Buri and relevant organizations have collaborated to develop Pattaya as a city of "Tourism for All," by constructing facilities for the elderly and persons with disabilities. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027264-pattaya-to-be-developed-as-tourism-for-all-city/

 

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Foreign Affairs Minister stresses Thailand's law reform commitment at HRC-37

 

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GENEVA, 1st March 2017 (NNT) – The Foreign Affairs Minister, Don Pramudwinai, attended the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC-37), elaborating Thailand's legal proceedings and its development goal through legal reforms. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027265-foreign-affairs-minister-stresses-thailands-law-reform-commitment-at-hrc-37/

 

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Britain's May to set out Brexit vision for trade deal deeper than any other

By Elizabeth Piper

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May meets with European Union Council President Donald Tusk at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Frank Augstein/Pool

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out her vision on Friday for a Brexit deal deeper and wider than any "free trade agreement anywhere in the world", telling the European Union it is in their "shared interest".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027266-britains-may-to-set-out-brexit-vision-for-trade-deal-deeper-than-any-other/

 

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Putin, before vote, unveils 'invincible' nuclear weapons to counter West

By Andrew Osborn

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin stands on the stage as he addresses the Federal Assembly, including the State Duma parliamentarians, members of the Federation Council, regional governors and other high-ranking officials, in Moscow, Russia March 1, 2018. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin announced an array of new nuclear weapons on Thursday, in one of his most bellicose speeches in years, saying they could hit almost any point in the world and evade a U.S.-built missile shield.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027267-putin-before-vote-unveils-invincible-nuclear-weapons-to-counter-west/

 

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Siberian blizzards blast Britain and Ireland as Storm Emma approaches

By Elisabeth O'Leary and Padraic Halpin

 

A council worker breaks the ice on the fountain in Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

EDINBURGH/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Snow storms from Siberia blasted Britain and Ireland on Thursday with the worst weather since 1991, trapping several hundred motorists on roads in Scotland, closing thousands of schools, grounding planes and halting trains.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027270-siberian blizzards-blast-britain-and-ireland-as-storm-emma-approaches/

 

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Trump urges lawsuit against opioid companies, tougher sentences for dealers

By Ayesha Rascoe

 

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to his adviser Kellyanne Conway during an opioid summit being held at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called for a federal lawsuit against opioid companies and stiffer penalties for drug dealers, arguing that the government must take a strong approach to combat an opioid addiction epidemic.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027271-trump-urges-lawsuit-against-opioid-companies-tougher-sentences-for-dealers/

 

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Italy's Tajani agrees to be Berlusconi's PM choice ahead of vote

By Steve Scherer

 

European Parliament President Antonio Tajani attends a debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

 

ROME (Reuters) - European Parliament President Antonio Tajani said on Thursday he would stand as candidate for prime minister for former premier Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia, or "Go Italy!" party, in the March 4 vote.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027272-italys-tajani-agrees-to-be-berlusconis-pm-choice-ahead-of-vote/

 

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Transparency? Check. Results? Stay tuned. Trump TV rocks DC

By Jeff Mason, Steve Holland and Richard Cowan

 

Chairman, CEO and president of Nucor John Ferriola and U.S. Steel CEO Dave Burritt flank U.S. President Donald Trump as he announces that the United States will impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on imported aluminum during a meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a case of reality TV meets Washington, President Donald Trump is bringing television cameras into normally private White House talks with lawmakers that feature sharp debates and, seemingly, policy-making on the fly.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027273-transparency-check-results-stay-tuned-trump-tv-rocks-dc/

 

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Well known Hua Hin doctor arrested for doing illegal abortions

 

Picture: Daily New

 

A prominent Hua Hin doctor has been arrested for doing illegal abortions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027277-well-known-hua-hin-doctor-arrested-for-doing-illegal-abortions/

 

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Video: Renting a motorbike in Pattaya? Watch this first.....

 

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A video issued by the Pattaya City authorities should act as a warning to any tourists thinking of renting a motorcycle or otherwise taking to the roads in the resort.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027279-video-renting-a-motorbike-in-pattaya-watch-this-first/

 

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North Korea denies chemical weapons link with Syria - state media

 

The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea denied reports it had cooperated with Syria on chemical weapons, dismissing them as a fabrication by the United States to pressure the country, state media reported late Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027280-north-korea-denies-chemical-weapons-link-with-syria-state-media/

 

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China media makes war threat over U.S. Taiwan bill

 

FILE PHOTO - A demonstrator holds flags of Taiwan and the United States in support of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during an stop-over after her visit to Latin America in Burlingame, California, U.S., January 14, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media threatened on Friday that the country could go to war over Taiwan if the United States passes into law a bill promoting closer U.S. ties with the self-ruled island that China claims as its own.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027281-china-media-makes-war-threat-over-us-taiwan-bill/