THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 3 Mar 2018

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108 turtle eggs found on Lek Beach, Similan

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The Chief of Mu Ko Similan National Park in Kura Buri District, Phang Nga, has revealed today (March 2) that the national park officers found the tracks of turtles from the water to the beach area. After tracking down the path, the team found 108 turtle eggs buried under the sand.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027377-108-turtle-eggs-found-on-lek-beach-similan/

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Attack on French embassy, army in Burkina Faso kills eight

By Nadoun Coulibaly

 

Smoke rises from the site of an armed attack in downtown Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Anne Mimault

 

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Attackers in Burkina Faso's capital killed eight people and wounded dozens more in a coordinated assault on the army headquarters and French embassy that France's foreign minister said was likely carried out by "terrorist groups".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027398-attack-on-french-embassy-army-in-burkina-faso-kills-eight/

 

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Setting out Brexit vision, Britain's May appeals to EU to show flexibility

By Elizabeth Piper

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech about her vision for Brexit, at Mansion House in London, Britain, March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Brady/Pool

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May urged the European Union on Friday to show more flexibility in talks on a future relationship after Brexit, saying Britain realised it could not get all it wanted but believed an ambitious trade deal was still possible.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027399-setting-out-brexit-vision-britains-may-appeals-to-eu-to-show-flexibility/

 

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Thousands march for slain Slovak journalist who probed corruption

By Jiri Skacel

 

Banners with portraits of Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico are seen on the fence of the building of the Government of the Slovak Republic during a march in honour of murdered Slovak investigative reporter Jan Kuciak and his girlfriend Martina Kusnirova in Bratislava, Slovakia, March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa

 

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Thousands marched in Bratislava and other Slovak cities on Friday for murdered investigative journalist Jan Kuciak, demanding swift action in response to a killing that has shocked the country and shaken its government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027400-thousands-march-for-slain-slovak-journalist-who-probed-corruption/

 

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Snowstorms shut down Ireland, Britain calls in army for hospitals

By Conor Humphries and Elisabeth O'Leary

 

A Thameslink train passes through Harpenden in the snow, Harpenden, Britain, March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

 

DUBLIN/EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Snowstorms shut most of Ireland on Friday and forced Britain to call in the army to help battle some of the worst weather seen for nearly 30 years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027401-snowstorms-shut-down-ireland-britain-calls-in-army-for-hospitals/

 

 

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Trump sours flagging NAFTA talks with steel trade war threats

By Dave Graham and Sharay Angulo

 

Jerry Dias, head of Canada's private sector union Unifor, is pictured in the hotel where the seventh round of NAFTA talks takes place, in Mexico City, Mexico, March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to unleash a trade war over steel crushed hopes of substantial progress in the latest talks to rework NAFTA, heightening fears for the trade deal's future.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027402-trump-sours-flagging-nafta-talks-with-steel-trade-war-threats/

 

 

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High winds, flooding hammer U.S. Northeast; storm due to worsen

By Scott Malone

 

People walk through Times Square during a winter nor'easter in New York City, U.S., March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

BOSTON (Reuters) - Seawater poured onto coastal streets in Boston where businesses were surrounded with flood barriers and sandbags, and waves pounded homes along Massachusetts's shore as a storm packing heavy winds hit the U.S. East Coast from Maine to Virginia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027403-high-winds-flooding-hammer-us-northeast-storm-due-to-worsen/

 

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Trump's chief of staff admits errors in ex-aide's scandal

By James Oliphant

 

White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter (L) reminds U.S. President Donald Trump he had a bill to sign after he departed quickly following remarks at his golf estate in Bedminster, New Jersey U.S., August 12, 2017. Picture taken August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff John Kelly on Friday conceded the White House could have better handled a scandal involving senior aide Rob Porter, who resigned last month after allegations by two ex-wives that he abused them.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027404-trumps-chief-of-staff-admits-errors-in-ex-aides-scandal/

 

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Suicide car bomber hits Afghan capital, at least one dead

 

Afghan police officers keep watch at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

 

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber struck on Friday in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing one person and wounding 14 bystanders, officials said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027405-suicide-car-bomber-hits-afghan-capital-at-least-one-dead/

 

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Mekong nations agree to share information

By NATTAWAT LAPING 
THE NATION 

 

File photo: Mekong River

 

REPRESENTATIVES of six Mekong nations formulated guidelines at an academic conference in Thailand on how to share information and technology to jointly manage the transnational river this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027406-mekong-nations-agree-to-share-information/

 

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Council probes lottery-row teacher

By KESINEE TANGKHIEO 
THE NATION

 

 

Professional body may punish Preecha after his arrest for alleged lies in Bt30m dispute.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027407-council-probes-lottery-row-teacher/

 

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Researcher sounds alarm over herbicide in disease-ravaged Nong Bua Lamphu

By SURASAK KRUAKHAM 
THE NATION 

 

 

A RESEARCH team has raised concerns about high concentrations of Paraquat, a widely used herbicide that is harmful to humans, in some areas of Nong Bua Lamphu’s Suwannakhuha district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027408-researcher-sounds-alarm-over-herbicide-in-disease-ravaged-nong-bua-lamphu/

 

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Markets near ‘furious aunts’ closed pending ruling: Aswin

By The Nation

 

 

THE BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will not allow markets to operate in a Prawet housing estate until the Central Administrative Court issues a verdict on the case, after two sisters caught media attention in their violent protest against illegal parking, noise and other problems.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027409-markets-near-‘furious-aunts’-closed-pending-ruling-aswin/

 

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Isoc urged to drop charges against human rights defender and media outlet

 

 

The Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) has been urged to drop defamation charge against a human right defender who talked about his legal fight involving the alleged torture in military custody on the Thai PBS TV program.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027410-isoc-urged-to-drop-charges-against-human-rights-defender-and-media-outlet/

 

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Krabi airport to close runway for repairs at night

 

 

The Krabi airport management has notified its contractor to send a team of engineers to the airport for discussion on how to repair cracks on the runway on Monday (March 5).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027411-krabi-airport-to-close-runway-for-repairs-at-night/

 

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Massive turnout as groups seek to register new parties

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

Supporters of various prospective political parties gather at the Election Commission's head office on the first day of pre-registration yesterday.

 

AS MANY as 42 groups of people requested to establish new political parties on the first day of pre-registration organised by the Election Commission (EC) yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027413-massive-turnout-as-groups-seek-to-register-new-parties/

 

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Drama over ‘unusually polite’ meeting between Premchai and senior police

By THE NATION

 

Alleged poacher Premchai Karnasutra greets Deputy National Police Commissioner Pol General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul at a police station yesterday. Srivara returns the gesture.

 

CONSTRUCTION tycoon Premchai Karnasuta and three other suspects, all of whom have been charged with poaching in Kanchanaburi’s Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, met with police to hear charges against them at noon yesterday, three days before they were required to appear on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027414-drama-over-‘unusually-polite’-meeting-between-premchai-and-senior-police/

 

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King changes Emerald Buddha's attire

By The Nation

 

 

His Majesty the King presides over a ceremony to change the gold seasonal costume of the Emerald Buddha at Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), which is known officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, on Friday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027417-king-changes-emerald-buddhas-attire/

 

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VACC calls for passage of Freedom of Information law

 

 

The anti-corruption advocacy group has called on Congress to pass the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill and prove to the Filipino people that they have nothing to hide, according to The Manila Times Online on Friday (March 2).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027418-vacc-calls-for-passage-of-freedom-of-information-law/

 

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Prepare for a hot weekend with the possibility of some rain, says Thai media

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Weather reports from the met office indicate hot weather over the next 24 hours with about a 10% chance of rain in Isaan, the central region and the eastern seaboard.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027434-prepare-for-a-hot-weekend-with-the-possibility-of-some-rain-says-thai-media/

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Online fraudster arrested after goods and loans con lasting two years

 

Image: INN News

 

Police in Bangkok announced the arrest of a small time fraudster who has been on their radar for two years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027436-online-fraudster-arrested-after-goods-and-loans-con-lasting-two-years/

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Cop pictured at checkpoint in jeans - he's transferred but he's got an explanation!

 

Image: Sanook

 

A north eastern Thai cop pictured at a checkpoint in jeans and casual shoes has been put on clerical duties at HQ pending an investigation into his behavior and that of his superior.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027437-cop-pictured-at-checkpoint-in-jeans-hes-transferred-but-hes-got-an-explanation/

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Quick! Clean the filthy beach - the tourists are coming for the weekend!

 

Image: Manager

 

A fisherman told the Thai media that a beach near Ban Pae - the staging post for Koh Samet - was covered in all manner of litter yesterday and the authorities were doing nothing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027438-quick-clean-the-filthy-beach-the-tourists-are-coming-for-the-weekend/

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Top of the vocal pops

By Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul 
THE NATION

 

Washiravit “Maimhon” Geenkerd was declared the winner of “The Voice Thailand, Season 6”.

 

Season six of “The Voice Thailand” comes down to the wire with two very talented singers battling for first place

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027440-top-of-the-vocal-pops/

 

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Two teens arrested for encouraging road racing on Facebook

By The Nation

 

Two 18-year-old teens have been arrested for allegedly using their Facebook pages to encourage road racing, Tourist Police deputy commissioner Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakpal said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027441-two-teens-arrested-for-encouraging-road-racing-on-facebook/

 

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Lab facility to be set up for hatching of sea turtle eggs

 

 

Park officials at Mu Ko Similan marine national park in Phang-nga has set up a lab facility for the hatching of 108 sea turtle eggs found on the beach of Ko Miang on Makha Bucha day – the first time in several years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027442-lab-facility-to-be-set-up-for-hatching-of-sea-turtle-eggs/

 

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Three killed, five badly injured in Suphan Buri pickup crash

By The Nation

 

Three people were killed and five others severely injured when two pickup trucks collided on a Suphan Buri road on Friday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027443-three-killed-five-badly-injured-in-suphan-buri-pickup-crash/

 

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Phuket officials investigate putrid black canal emptying into Chalong Bay

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: A putrid canal of black water emptying into Chalong Bay has gained the attention of officials in Rawai, who say they will hold the culprits accountable.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027444-phuket-officials-investigate-putrid-black-canal-emptying-into-chalong-bay/

 

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Honduras arrests alleged mastermind behind activist's murder

By Gustavo Palencia

 

Lenca indigenous hold placards during a protest to mark the second anniversary of the killing of environmental activist Berta Caceres, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera

 

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran authorities on Friday said they arrested a high-ranking executive of a hydroelectric company on Friday on charges of helping plan the murder of indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres two years ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027445-honduras-arrests-alleged-mastermind-behind-activists-murder/

 

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U.S. evangelist Graham 'followed Jesus all the way to heaven,' son says

By Jeff Mason and Greg Lacour

 

An attendee holds a program while awaiting the start of funeral service for U.S. evangelist Billy Graham at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) - U.S. evangelist Billy Graham, who preached to millions and counselled presidents in his 70-year career, was remembered as a man who loved his family and the Bible at a funeral on Friday attended by President Donald Trump in Graham's native North Carolina.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027446-us-evangelist-graham-followed-jesus-all-the-way-to-heaven-son-says/