THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 8 Mar 2018

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Trump to authorise tariffs as White House opens way for more exemptions

By Steve Holland

 

U.S. President Donald Trump warned the European Union on Tuesday it would get hit with a "big tax" for not treating the United States well when it comes to trade.

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House raised the possibility on Wednesday that impending hefty U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium imports could exclude a clutch of countries besides Canada and Mexico as President Donald Trump looked set to authorise the measures as early as Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028157-trump-to-authorise-tariffs-as-white-house-opens-way-for-more-exemptions/

 

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Cabinet approves tourism development plan for western coastal provinces

 

 

PHETCHABURI, 8th March 2018 (NNT) - The cabinet meeting in Phetchaburi has approved a tourism development policy for the western coastal provinces. The move is in line with the national tourism development plan and the wealth distribution policy, involving the promotion of tourism activity in secondary cities. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028159-thai-cabinet-approves-tourism-development-plan-for-western-coastal-provinces/

 

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Thailand blasts Nigerian government over false claims on rice mills

By Ifreke Inyang 

 

Thailand’s ambassador to Nigeria, Wattana Kunwongse, has denied remarks made by the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, that rice mills are collapsing in the Asian country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028160-thailand-blasts-nigerian-government-over-false-claims-on-rice-mills/

 

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Forbes names ThaiBev founder 65th richest man of 2018

 

 

BANGKOK, 8 March 2018 (NNT) – Forbes magazine has released its 2018 list of billionaires, in which the founder of Thai Beverage Plc was ranked at number 65. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028161-forbes-names-thaibev-founder-65th-richest-man-of-2018/

 

 

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After health scare, world's last male northern white rhino on the mend

By George Obulutsa

 

FILE PHOTO: Sudan, the last surviving male northern white rhino, grazes at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia National Park, Kenya May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo

 

NANYUKI, Kenya(Reuters) - The world's last male northern white rhino is recovering from an infected leg that raised fears over the past week he might have to be put down, a veterinarian at a conservancy in Kenya said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028162-after-health-scare-worlds-last-male-northern-white-rhino-on-the-mend/

 

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Facebook removes, then restores anti-immigrant video in Hungary

 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban talks during a forum of the chamber of industry in Budapest, Hungary, March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

 

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Facebook on Wednesday reversed a decision to take down a video posted by a Hungarian political aide that blamed crime on immigrants, saying it was making an exception to its usual ban on hate speech.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028163-facebook-removes-then-restores-anti-immigrant-video-in-hungary/

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New Rights For Renters In Thailand To ‘Shock’ Landlords

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: Alvin Aden Ardenrich Pan / Pixabay

 

BANGKOK — New protections for tenants will soon come into effect that include limits on what landlords can charge and a way out of long-term leases.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028168-new-rights-for-renters-in-thailand-to-‘shock’-landlords/

 

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Udon Thani airport warns residents about bamboo rockets

By The Nation

 

Udon Thani International Airport on Thursday warned local residents to observe rules for firing Isaan traditional bamboo rockets so that they do not affect flights.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028169-udon-thani-airport-warns-residents-about-bamboo-rockets/

 

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Drama over monkey ends well - Mali, 3, will stay with Edwin at the sanctuary

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A drama playing out on social media has ended well with the female owner of a monkey agreeing that a wildlife sanctuary run by a well known Dutch campaigner will keep the creature.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028052-monkey-missing-the-family-that-raised-it/?do=findComment&comment=12778070

 

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Myanmar woman arrested for alleged murder of boyfriend

By The Nation

 

A Myanmar woman was arrested in Bangkok’s Prawet district late Wednesday night for allegedly murdering her boyfriend, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028175-myanmar-woman-arrested-in-bangkok-for-alleged-murder-of-boyfriend/

 

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"Find my mum so my English football dream can come true" says soccer crazy boy, 12

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A football crazy 12 year old boy has appealed to the media to find his mother so that he can go to England and take part in a dream training camp with former English Premier League Champions Leicester City.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028176-find-my-mum-so-my-english-football-dream-can-come-true-says-soccer-crazy-boy-12/

 

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Information sought on missing 12-year-old Phuket boy

The Phuket News

 

Thanakorn Chuaysatid went missing from his family home in Muang District on Feb 17 and has not been seen since. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The mother of a 12-year-old boy who went missing from his home on Feb 17 has appealed for help from the public for any information on his whereabouts.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028177-information-sought-on-missing-12-year-old-phuket-boy/

 

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Heavy rains strike amid Phuket thunderstorm season

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The one-hour-long deluge caused minor flooding across Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada last night (Mar 7). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Heavy rain lasting only an hour long reduced traffic to a crawl on Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada, north of Phuket Town, last night (Mar 7) as the Thai weather bureau urges caution amid Phuket’s thunderstorm season.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028179-heavy-rains-strike-amid-phuket-thunderstorm-season/

 

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ISOC Spokesman says Thai Niyom Yang Yuen not a campaigning tool

 

BANGKOK, 8th March 2018 (NNT) – The spokesman of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) has confirmed that the Thai Niyom Yang Yuen project is not a political campaign by the current administration, but was in fact created to hear about issues being faced by citizens. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028180-isoc-spokesman-says-thai-niyom-yang-yuen-not-a-campaigning-tool/

 

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Trump won Stormy Daniels legal case in arbitration: White House

 

FILE PHOTO: Adult-film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, poses for pictures at the end of her striptease show in Gossip Gentleman club in Long Island, New York, U.S., February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has already won a legal case against adult-film actress Stormy Daniels in arbitration, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday, a day after Daniels sued seeking to invalidate a "hush agreement" she signed with Trump's lawyer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028181-trump-won-stormy-daniels-legal-case-in-arbitration-white-house/

 

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Kiss My Axe: Hurl Deadly Bladed Terror At Bangkok Range

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Top: Golden Axe Throw Club co-founder and three-time Canadian axe-chucking champ Ryan Nelson poses between throws.

 

BANGKOK — Got an axe to grind? Put both your mitts around the shaft and raise it behind your head, like you’re holding a back scratcher instead of a razor-sharp weapon. Take a moment to access your deepest rage and then hurl that thing.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028183-kiss-my-axe-hurl-deadly-bladed-terror-at-bangkok-range/

 

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Sleeping Phuket policeman charged with reckless driving after flipping car

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Sub Lt Chartchai Puangnuam, 53, of the Phuket Provincial Police admitted that he fell asleep at the wheel. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A Phuket policeman has been charged with reckless driving after he fell asleep at the wheel, crashed into a pickup truck and flipped his vehicle close to Bangkok International Hospital in the early hours of this morning.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028184-sleeping-phuket-policeman-charged-with-reckless-driving-after-flipping-car/

 

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A Thai woman's fight for her young foreign husband's survival as cancer strikes

 

Picture: TNews

 

TNews published a long story of courage and hope as they praised a young Thai/Farang couple who still hold out hope for the future despite the ravages of cancer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028187-a-thai-womans-fight-for-her-young-foreign-husbands-survival-as-cancer-strikes/

 

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Fourteen years late - but the Thai police didn't forget a Ya Ba suspect

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police in Bangkok have announced the arrest of a woman wanted on a warrant for dealing in Ya Ba or amphetamines.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028189-fourteen-years-late-but-the-thai-police-didnt-forget-a-ya-ba-suspect/

 

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French tourists face Phuket kidnapping charges over €5k death-threat ransom

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Police in Phuket were unaware of the kidnapping and ransom demands until the woman filed a complaint at Chalong Police Station on Tuesday (Mar 6). Photos: Chalong Police

 

PHUKET: Seven French tourists have been arrested for kidnapping a 21-year-old Frenchwoman from Patong on Sunday night (Mar 4) and holding her for a ransom of 5,000 euros (about B194,000), which the victim’s family promptly paid from France after receiving a video threatening the woman’s safety.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028099-7-french-people-arrested-over-kidnapping-of-a-french-woman/?do=findComment&comment=12778551

 

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Commerce Ministry steps up control on imported garlic

 

BANGKOK, 8th March 2018 (NNT) – The Commerce Ministry is stepping up its control of imports of garlic, as the home grown supply is now entering the market. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028191-thai-commerce-ministry-steps-up-control-on-imported-garlic/

 

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New Rama X Banknotes Unveiled

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

Image: Bank of Thailand

 

BANGKOK — The Bank of Thailand on Thursday released images of new currency bearing the portraits of King Vajiralongkorn.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028193-new-rama-x-banknotes-unveiled/

 

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Death of Year 10 student in Buriram: song thaew driver, other motorcyclist deny negligence

 

 

TNews reported on the story of the M3 (Year 10) high school student who was killed riding his motorcycle on the way to take exams in Buriram on Monday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028195-death-of-year-10-student-in-buriram-song-thaew-driver-other-motorcyclist-deny-negligence/

 

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Chinese tourist "takes cutter to his own leg" as Thai girlfriend looks on

 

Pattaya News

 

Medics rushed to a location in Nong Prue, Pattaya, on Tuesday where they found a young Chinese tourist with a leg wound lying in a pool of blood.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028196-chinese-tourist-takes-cutter-to-his-own-leg-as-thai-girlfriend-looks-on/

 

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Rabies vaccinations accelerated in Trang

By The Nation

 

 

With four districts declared rabies-control zones, vaccinations have been accelerated in Trang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028197-rabies-vaccinations-accelerated-in-trang/

 

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National park deputy chief says Premchai won’t get loose of panther poaching

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation has insisted that the existing evidence which the police and wildlife officials have collected could be sufficient to lay nine charges against Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028200-national-park-deputy-chief-says-premchai-won’t-get-loose-of-panther-poaching/

 

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Violence at Chonburi school - but was it the caretaker or the parent?

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police are investigating an incident at a Chonburi school between a parent and a caretaker that left a 24 year old man with cuts in three places from a box cutter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028202-violence-at-chonburi-school-but-was-it-the-caretaker-or-the-parent/

 

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No, you don’t have to declare all your valuables before leaving Thailand

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thailand’s Customs Department have backtracked on a plan to make all outbound passengers declare valuables before leaving the country.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028203-no-you-don’t-have-to-declare-all-your-valuables-before-leaving-thailand/

 

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Russian tourist struck and killed crossing Pattaya road

By The Nation

 

A Russian tourist was killed when he was struck by a motorcycle while crossing a Pattaya road on Thursday morning.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028204-russian-tourist-struck-and-killed-crossing-pattaya-road/

 

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Train crash leaves 4 dead in Surat Thani

By Thai PBS

 

 

Four persons were killed when a pickup truck they were travelling in was rammed in the middle by a local passenger train before noon today.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028219-train-crash-leaves-4-dead-in-surat-thani/