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Hero charity boss who reunited snatched girl with her mum is banged up in Thai jail

Fears growing for Sean Felton, who founded the Abducted Angels charity to help parents

By Mike Lockley

 

Sean Felton with his son Jobe at home in Staffordshire

 

A charity boss who played a key role in the fight to return an abducted schoolgirl to her mother in Birmingham is languishing in a Thai prison.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029783-hero-charity-boss-who-reunited-snatched-girl-with-her-mum-is-banged-up-in-thai-jail/

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A senior public health official says dog’s tax is just an idea

 

 

Public health permanent secretary Dr Jedsada Chokdamrongsuk clarified today (Monday) that the Public Health Ministry has no authority to oversee pet dogs and cats and that his talk about imposing tax on the raising of dogs and cats was just an idea.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029798-a-senior-public-health-official-says-dog’s-tax-is-just-an-idea/

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Pub Busts

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – On March 16th, it was reported that Saranyu Meetongkam, district chief officer of Chiang Mai’s Muang District, assigned a team to inspect pubs according to the policy of social management.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029794-pub-busts/

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UK wins Brexit transition deal in return for Irish vow

By Gabriela Baczynska and Alastair Macdonald

 

Britain's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis addresses a joint news conference with European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels, Belgium March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union agreed on Monday to a transition period to avoid a "cliff edge"Brexit next year -- though only after London accepted a potential solution for Northern Ireland's land border that may face stiff opposition at home.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029834-uk-wins brexit transition-deal-in-return-for-irish-vow/

 

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Thousands remain in danger after landslide

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION 

 

 

Families accuse Egat of causing latest incident by ignoring supreme court.

 

MORE THAN 2,000 families are still living within an area vulnerable to landslides and pollution from the Mae Moh lignite mine, despite the Supreme Administrative Court order in 2014 that the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) evacuate people as a safety precaution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029835-thousands-remain-in-danger-after-landslide-in-lampang/

 

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‘Overwhelmed’ PACC detects graft at 5 more welfare centres

By THE NATION

 

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ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES have been found at five more provincial protection centres for the destitute, bringing the total number of scandal-tainted centres to 49, with estimated total damages of Bt104 million, Public Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) secretary-general Korntip Daroj said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029836-‘overwhelmed’-pacc-detects-graft-at-5-more-welfare-centres/

 

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Selection panel for EC members to be complete work in 70 days

By The Nation

 

Pornpetch Wichitcholchai

 

The selection panel for new members of the Election Commission (EC) will complete its work on choosing a new batch of commissioner candidates within 70 days, panel member Pornpetch Wichitcholchai said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029837-selection-panel-for-ec-members-to-be-complete-work-in-70-days/

 

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Suthep to petition court to revisit charges against second-generation PDRC members

By The Nation

 

Suthep and PDRC's ex-leaders at the Court.

 

Suthep Thaugsuban, a former leader of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee that staged protests against the Yingluck Shinawatra-led government in 2014, on Monday said he would petition the Criminal Court to separate the charges against the second generation of the PDRC from those levelled against him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029838-suthep-to-petition-court-to-revisit-charges-against-second-generation-pdrc-members/

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Risk of road map failure over legality of MPs election bill

By POLITICAL DESK 
THE NATION

 

 

IF CONSTITUTIONALITY CHALLENGED, JUNTA COULD HAVE BLANK CHEQUE ON POLL PROCESS

 

INTENTIONALLY or not, the legislative assembly’s decision not to seek a Constitutional Court verdict as to whether the MPs election bill is constitutional seems to be a time bomb that could eventually affect the entire political road map.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029839-risk-of-road-map-failure-over-legality-of-mps-election-bill/

 

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Online battle rages: Thanathorn, Sombat broadcast gaming session in apparent cheeky swipe at Prawit

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

 

WHILE SHOWING themselves adept in the political arena lately, party founder Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and pro-democracy Sombat Boonngamanong demonstrated far less acumen in a match playing the popular mobile game “Realm of Valor”, with the latter eventually proving victorious.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029840-online-battle-rages-thanathorn-sombat-broadcast-gaming-session-in-apparent-cheeky-swipe-at-prawit/

 

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National team and coach in a picture session during a meeting yesterday

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

National team and coach in a picture session during a meeting on Monday. Photo by Wanchai Kraisornkhajit

 

Thailand manager Milovan Rajevac has told his players they will need to give maximum effort if they are to complete a hat-trick of wins in the King’s Cup, which starts on Thursday at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029841-football-thailand-national-team-and-coach-in-a-picture-session-during-a-meeting-yesterday/

 

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EDITORIAL

Here in the land of the stupid

By The Nation

 

Thailand has a Marie Antoinette moment, though, crucially, she never got the chance to apologise
 

Having been collectively referred to as “stupid”, Thai citizens are in no mood to let the offending public servant get away with a simple apology.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029842-editorial-here-in-the-land-of-the-stupid/

 

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Marine rescue workshop underway in Phuket

The attendees in the workshop were 50 tour company representatives who have already passed their CPR training.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Phuket Office, held a marine rescue workshop at the Dara Hotel in Kathu this morning (March 19) chaired by Deputy Secretary General of the ministry, Santi Pawai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029843-marine-rescue-workshop-underway-in-phuket/

 

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PDRC core leaders to challenge prosecutors’ authority to file blanket charges against them to Constitutional Court

By Thai PBS

 

 

Core members of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) who led the mass protests against the Yingluck administration in 2014 plan to challenge the prosecutors’ authority to indict them with multiple criminal charges related to the protests claiming that the Constitutional Court has already ruled that the protests were legal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029838-suthep-to-petition-court-to-revisit-charges-against-second-generation-pdrc-members/?do=findComment&comment=12812155

 

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Villagers rally against a couple for allegedly torturing two boys accused of theft

By Thai PBS

 

 

About 60 residents of a village in Chon Buri’s Phanat Nikhom district rallied at a temple in their community to protest against a couple who allegedly beat up two Hmong boys and tied them up to a big tree on temple’s ground to set an example to other children in the village that they should not steal from the others.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029716-bullying-or-just-desserts-court-of-social-media-divided-on-child-thieves-temple-punishment/?do=findComment&comment=12812159

 

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Thailand Beaches to Face Strict Rules to Undo Damage from Tourists

 

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BANGKOK – The Government of Thailand is planning to adopt drastic measures against increasing environmental damage caused by tourism on three popular islands in southern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029295-tighter-control-on-tourism-related-activities-on-koh-samui-koh-tao-and-koh-pha-ngan/?do=findComment&comment=12812166

 

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Seminar on “Thailand Taking off to New Heights” discusses economic policies

 

 

BANGKOK, 20th March 2018 (NNT) – The Office of the Board of Investment (BOI) has been holding a seminar on “Thailand Taking off to New Heights” at IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029845-seminar-on-“thailand-taking-off-to-new-heights”-discusses-economic-policies/

 

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PM satisfied with outcomes of ASEAN-Australia Summit 2018

 

 

BANGKOK, 20th March 2018 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has voiced his satisfaction with the outcomes of the 2018 ASEAN-Australia Summit, which took place in Sydney, Australia, over the weekend. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029846-pm-prayut-satisfied-with-outcomes-of-asean-australia-summit-2018/

 

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PRD confident digital TV network to be set up by March 31

 

BANGKOK, 20th March 2018, (NNT) - The Government Public Relations Department (PRD) is confident that the digital television network will be installed before the existing National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board will cease making policy decisions by this month. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029847-prd-confident-digital-tv-network-to-be-set-up-by-march-31/

 

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After landslide re-election, Russia's Putin tells West: I don't want arms race

By Andrew Osborn and Christian Lowe

 

A combination picture shows candidates in the Russian 2018 presidential election, (top, L-R) Vladimir Putin, Pavel Grudinin, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Ksenia Sobchak, (bottom, L-R) Grigory Yavlinsky, Sergei Baburin, Boris Titov, Maxim Suraikin. REUTERS/Staff/Files

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin struck a softer tone towards the West on Monday after winning his biggest ever election victory, saying he had no desire for an arms race and would do everything he could to resolve differences with other countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029849-after-landslide-re-election-russias-putin-tells-west-i-dont-want-arms-race/

 

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Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street

By Sydney Maki and Alexandria Sage

 

Burned out flares lie at the location where a woman pedestrian was struck and killed by an Uber self-driving sport utility vehicle in Tempe, Arizona, U.S., March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Rick Scuteri

 

TEMPE, Ariz./SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An Uber self-driving car hit and killed a woman crossing the street in Arizona, police said on Monday, marking the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle and a potential blow to the technology expected to transform transportation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029850-self-driving-uber-car-kills-arizona-woman-crossing-street/

 

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Austin on edge: Police fear serial bomber behind Texas blasts

By Jon Herskovitz

 

 Members of Austin Police Department block off part of Republic of Texas Boulevard following an explosion in Austin, Texas, U.S., March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Flores 

 

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Police in Texas fear a serial bomber planted four powerful explosive devices that have killed two people and injured four others this month, raising fears in the state capital Austin of another attack.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029851-austin-on-edge-police-fear-serial-bomber-behind-texas-blasts/

 

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Palestinian President attacks Hamas, calls U.S. ambassador 'son of a dog'

By Ali Sawafta

 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he speaks during Fatah congress in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman/Files

 

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday called the U.S. ambassador to Israel a "son of a dog" because of his support for Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029852-palestinian-president-attacks-hamas-calls-us-ambassador-son-of-a-dog/

 

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UK authorities seek warrant to search Cambridge Analytica offices

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's data protection authority plans to seek a warrant to search the offices on Tuesday of London-based political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham told Channel 4 News on Monday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029853-uk-authorities-seek-warrant-to-search cambridge analytica-offices/

 

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'Sex and the City' actress Cynthia Nixon to run for New York governor

By Daniel Trotta

 

FILE PHOTO: Actress Cynthia Nixon arrives at the 71st Tony Awards New York City, U.S., June 11, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress and liberal activist Cynthia Nixon, one of the stars of the hit television series "Sex and the City," announced on Monday she would run for governor of New York, challenging incumbent Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029854-sex-and-the-city-actress-cynthia-nixon-to-run-for-new-york-governor/

 

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Brother of suspected Florida shooter arrested at high school

 

Zachary Cruz, brother of suspected Florida high school shooter Nikolas Cruz, is shown in this booking photo, after being arrested at the school where 17 people were shot dead last month, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office, in Parkland, Florida, U.S., March 19, 2018. Broward County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - The brother of suspected Florida high school shooter Nikolas Cruz was arrested on Monday afternoon for trespassing at the school where 17 people were shot dead last month, according to the Broward County Sheriff’ Office.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029858-brother-of-suspected-florida-shooter-nikolas-cruz-arrested-at-high-school/

 

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Vienna unbeatable as world's most liveable city, Baghdad still worst

By Kirsti Knolle

 

FILE PHOTO: A traditional Fiaker horse carriage passes imperial Schoenbrunn palace in Vienna, Austria, June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/File Photo

 

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's capital Vienna once again defended its position as the city offering the best quality of life in the world, while Iraq's capital Baghdad remains the worst in an annual survey from consulting firm Mercer.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029861-vienna-unbeatable-as-worlds-most-liveable-city-baghdad-still-worst/

 

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That's worth a hug - honest Pattaya cabby given US 300 for returning 200,000 baht

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Dubai tourist couldn't restrain himself when meeting the female Pattaya taxi driver who returned his valuables and passport.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029863-thats-worth-a-hug-honest-pattaya-cabby-given-us-300-for-returning-200000-baht/

 

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Beating at the temple - husband and wife set to face serious child abuse charges

 

 

A husband and wife in Panat Nikhom, Chonburi are set to face assault and child abuse charges following the beating incident at Wat Thung Hiang at the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029866-beating-at-the-temple-husband-and-wife-set-to-face-serious-child-abuse-charges/

 

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Aussie bar owner assault: Thai media cite "foreign mafia" involvement

 

Picture: TNA

 

Thai News Agency mentioned foreign mafia involvement in the early morning assault of an Australian bar owner.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1029869-aussie-bar-owner-assault-thai-media-cite-foreign-mafia-involvement/