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Video: "I had a bad back" excuse as man fined 500B for playing cat and mouse with an ambulance

 

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A man who repeatedly blocked the path of an ambulance with its siren wailing in Chiang Mai has been fined 500 baht.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028278-video-i-had-a-bad-back-excuse-as-man-fined-500b-for-playing-cat-and-mouse-with-an-ambulance/

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Fun for All: The team behind Soi Hongnam’s bucket toilet drops new funnel facility

By Laurel Tuohy

 

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Usually, when you employ a funnel on a night of drinking, it’s to ingest beer quickly. However, the great minds of Sukhumvit Soi 7, also known as Soi Hongnam (Thai for Toilet Alley), pride themselves on thinking differently.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028260-fun-for-all-the-team-behind-soi-hongnam’s-bucket-toilet-drops-new-funnel-facility/

 

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Thousands of dogs and cats vaccinated in Korat as rabies fears heightened

 

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Public health authorities in Thailand have said that 13 provinces are serious red zones for rabies outbreaks while 42 have been declared less risky with a yellow zone rating.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028293-thousands-of-dogs-and-cats-vaccinated-in-korat-as-rabies-fears-heightened/

 

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Rabies warning nationwide as infection rates ‘much worse’ than before

By THE NATION

 

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A team of volunteers vaccinates a stray dog in Songkhla’s Hat Yai district yesterday. The area is believed to be at risk of further infections.

 

THE RABIES situation is still considered severe, as 37 provinces have reported cases since the New Year, resulting in three human deaths. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028295-rabies-warning-nationwide-as-infection-rates-‘much-worse’-than-before/

 

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More charges in store as Premchai flies to Bangladesh

By SURIYA PATATAYOH 
THE NATION

 

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Police say court order does not ban overseas.

 

THE OVERSEAS trip this weekend of embattled construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, already charged with nine alleged offences related to poaching in a wildlife sanctuary, will be closely watched even as three more charges await him when he returns.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028296-more-charges-in-store-as-premchai-flies-to-bangladesh/

 

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Thammasat U ordered by court to rehire transgender lecturer in ‘Women’s Day win’

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION

 

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THE CENTRAL Administrative Court has ordered Thammasat University to rehire a transgender person as a lecturer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028256-trans-lecturer-wins-thammasat-discrimination-suit/?do=findComment&comment=12781013

 

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25 allegedly involved in fraud at centres for the destitute

By THE NATION

 

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File photo: Bung Kan

 

AT LEAST 25 people – including directors of five centres – have been involved in the alleged embezzlement of state funds from many protection centres for the destitute, an investigation has revealed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028297-25-allegedly-involved-in-fraud-at-centres-for-the-destitute/

 

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UN rights body urges junta to lift ban on political activity

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION 

 

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Photo credit: UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

 

THE UNITED Nations human rights body has urged the junta to lift political restrictions, even as individual Thais ramp up political activities on social media and call for the relaxation of restrictions well ahead of the election recently announced for next February.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028298-un-rights-body-urges-junta-to-lift-ban-on-political-activity/

 

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MP and Senate organic bills sail through the NLA

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

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THE NATIONAL Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday passed the last two organic bills – on the election of MPs and Senate selection – ending the legislative process pertaining to the 10 key organic laws.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028258-nla-approves-election-laws-for-senate-and-house/?do=findComment&comment=12781027

 

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Policy rate likely to stay unchanged 

By The Nation 

 

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File photo : BOT governor Veerathai Santiprabhob

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) said it is not necessary to raise the policy rate amid the upward trend in global interest rates as fragility remains in the local system despite recovery of the economy without inflationary pressure.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028299-policy-rate likely-to-stay unchanged /

 

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EDITORIAL

Government scores a victory over corruption

By The Nation

 

The Klong Dan case had its roots in graft long ago, but a decision this week saved taxpayers billions

 

Finance Minister Apisak Tantiworawong and his team deserve credit for helping the government win an initial landmark victory in the corruption-ridden Klong Dan wastewater-treatment case earlier this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028300-government-scores-a-victory-over-corruption/

 

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Srivara Won’t Be Replaced In Black Panther Case

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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Police Gen. Srivara Ransibrahmanaku returns a waii to Premchai Karnasuta on Friday

 

BANGKOK — The junta No. 2 on Thursday rejected calls from online critics to have the top investigator in a high-profile poaching case replaced.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028301-srivara-won’t-be-replaced-in-black-panther-case/

 

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Trump steel tariffs prompt Thailand to fortify dumping defenses

Local producers fear global players will redirect 10m tons their way

APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer

 

BANGKOK -- U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel imports has spurred Thailand to prepare anti-dumping and other safeguards, in the latest sign of a chain reaction of protectionism. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028302-trump-steel-tariffs-prompt-thailand-to-fortify-dumping-defenses/

 

 

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Phuket Governor order to widen Chalong underpass lanes jeopardises fast lane for ambulances

The Phuket News

 

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Traffic jams south of Chalong Circle regularly reach up to 1.5km long. Photo: Rawai Municipality

 

PHUKET: Work will begin tonight to widen the lanes past the construction site of the Chalong Underpass to relieve huge traffic jams following an order by Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong during an inspection visit this morning (Mar 8).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028305-phuket-governor-order-to-widen-chalong-underpass-lanes-jeopardises-fast-lane-for-ambulances/

 

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Trump ex-aide Manafort pleads not guilty again, faces July trial

By Katanga Johnson and Mark Hosenball

 

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Paul Manafort (R), former campaign manager for U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives for an arraignment at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort again pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election and will face the first of two trials in July.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028306-trump-ex-aide-manafort-pleads-not-guilty-again-faces-july-trial/

 

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Britain will respond if Russia is proved to be behind nerve attack: PM May

By Estelle Shirbon

 

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The forensic tent, covering the bench where Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found, is repositioned by officials in protective suits in the centre of Salisbury, Britain, March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will respond appropriately if evidence shows Moscow was behind a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in England, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028307-britain-will-respond-if-russia-is-proved-to-be-behind-nerve-attack-pm-may/

 

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Saudi women celebrate Women's Day with a jog in Jeddah

By Emily Wither

 

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Women run during an event marking International Women's Day in Old Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

 

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Paying no heed to bemused onlookers, a group of women in the Saudi city of Jeddah marked International Women's Day on Thursday by exercising one of their newly acquired freedoms: the right to go for a jog.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028308-saudi-women-celebrate-womens-day-with-a-jog-in-jeddah/

 

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Trump meets "Doom" maker and other video game execs

By Roberta Rampton

 

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Students from South Plantation High School carrying placards and shouting slogans walk on the street during a protest in support of the gun control, following a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Plantation, Florida, February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump met on Thursday with the makers of popular video games "Grand Theft Auto" and "Doom" to discuss what the president believes is a link between video games and violent acts like last month's school shooting in Florida.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028309-trump-meets-doom-maker-and-other-video-game-execs/

 

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Punishing UK for Brexit is "language of a gang" - trade minister Fox

 

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Britain's International Trade Secretary Liam Fox gives a speech in London, Britain, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Summers

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Any suggestion from the European Union that Britain should be punished for leaving would turn it into a "gang", not a voluntary club of nations, and goes against the interests of EU member states, trade minister Liam Fox said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028310-punishing-uk-for brexit is-language-of-a-gang-trade-minister-fox/

 

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UK border stance threatens to stall Brexit talks -EU's Tusk

By Padraic Halpin

 

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Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland Leo Varadkar and President of the European Council Donald Tusk speak during a news conference at Government buildings in Dublin, Ireland, March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Brexit negotiations risk stalling if Britain does not present a realistic solution for the future of the Irish border after London rejected an EU fallback proposal last week, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028311-uk-border-stance-threatens-to-stall brexit talks-eus-tusk/

 

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South Korean officials deliver letter from Kim Jong Un to White House for Trump - CNN

 

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets members of the special delegation of South Korea's President in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 6, 2018. KCNA/via Reuters

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A South Korean delegation on Thursday hand-delivered a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the White House for U.S. President Donald Trump, CNN reported, citing an unnamed foreign diplomatic source.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028312-south-korean-officials-deliver-letter-from-kim-jong-un-to-white-house-for-trump-cnn/

 

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Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim by May: South Korean official

 

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FILE PHOTO - A combination photo shows a Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) handout of Kim Jong Un released on May 10, 2016, and Donald Trump posing for a photo in New York City, U.S., May 17, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA handout via Reuters/File Photo & REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet by May and Kim has pledged to refrain from further nuclear or missile tests, South Korea's national security chief said on Thursday after briefing White House officials on talks between Seoul and Pyongyang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028314-trump-will-meet-north-korean-leader-kim-by-may-south-korean-official/

 

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Technical glitch hits Sydney airport, delaying flights

 

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Passengers are seen waiting in line due to hardware and technical issues at the Domestic Airport in Sydney, March 9, 2018. AAP/Danny Casey/via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney Airport said on Friday a technical snag caused interruptions in passenger processing at two of its terminals, causing hours of delay for travellers.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028317-technical-glitch-hits-sydney-airport-delaying-flights/

 

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Wall Street laments Cohn leaving White House but no one eager to take his place

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Catherine Ngai

 

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Outgoing economic adviser Gary Cohn (L) listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The departure of Gary Cohn as U.S. President Donald Trump's senior economic adviser has Wall Street pondering who would want to leave a well-paying job in the private sector to work in a White House marked by tension, turnover and legal troubles.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028318-wall-street-laments-cohn-leaving-white-house-but-no-one-eager-to-take-his-place/

 

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Crackdown on illegal teachers: Police target international schools in "X-Ray Outlaw Foreigner" campaign

 

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Thai Rath reported that crime buster Surachet Hakpal was targeting international schools that knowingly aid and abet illegal teachers on their staff.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028320-crackdown-on-illegal-teachers-police-target-international-schools-in-x-ray-outlaw-foreigner-campaign/

 

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U.S. judge questions whether Trump can block Twitter users

By Brendan Pierson

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Latino Coalition Legislative Summit in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday expressed scepticism about whether U.S. President Donald Trump can constitutionally block Twitter users whose views he does not like from following and responding to his own Twitter account.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028325-us-judge-questions-whether-trump-can-block-twitter-users/

 

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Study says bones from Pacific island likely those of Amelia Earhart

 

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FILE PHOTO: Renowned U.S. pilot Amelia Earhart is pictured in this 1928 photograph released on March 20, 2012. Library of Congress/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Bones found on a remote Pacific island in 1940 were likely those of famed pilot Amelia Earhart, according to new study.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028327-study-says-bones-from-pacific-island-likely-those-of-amelia-earhart/

 

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Top idea! Pedestrians should photograph motorists stopping at zebra crossings as campaign kicks off!

 

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The Culture Ministry and the head of Thailand's Anti Drink Drive foundation think they have come up with the perfect way to change Thai driving behavior and make motorists stop for pedestrians at zebra crossings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028328-top-idea-pedestrians-should-photograph-motorists-stopping-at-zebra-crossings-as-campaign-kicks-off/

 

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