PM denounces ‘lack of order’ after protests against military

By The Nation

 

 

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha has said that if a “lack of order”, such as the anti-military protest on Saturday, continued, there was no guarantee that the national election would be held peacefully, government Spokesman Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030637-pm-prayut-denounces-‘lack-of-order’-after-protests-against-military/

 

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Former Catalan leader Puigdemont detained in Germany

By Sam Edwards and Joseph Nasr

 

FILE PHOTO: Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont at a meeting with his party in Brussels, Belgium March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Vidal/File Photo

 

BARCELONA/BERLIN (Reuters) - Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was detained in Germany on Sunday, five months after entering self-imposed exile from Spain, where he faces up to 25 years in prison for organising an illegal secession referendum last year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030639-former-catalan-leader-puigdemont-detained-in-germany/

 

Confusion reigns as migrant worker deadline nears

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION 

 

 

EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT REFUSES TO EXTEND REGISTRATION PERIOD
 

MIGRANT WORKERS, employers and NGOs have highlighted problems with the ongoing nationwide registration process and urged the Labour Ministry to extend the registration period.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030640-confusion-reigns-as-migrant-worker-deadline-nears/

 

Govt unlikely to ban deadly farm chemical

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION 

 

 

PANEL DOMINATED BY AGRO-INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS WILL DECIDE ON PROPOSED BAN
 

THE chances of winning government approval to ban paraquat, a toxic chemical widely used in agriculture as a herbicide for weed and grass control, are relatively slim, according to the BioThai Foundation.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030641-thai-govt-unlikely-to-ban-deadly-farm-chemical/

 

Coach-crash survivors attend cremation for family and friends

national March 26, 2018 01:00

By The Nation

 

 

SAD SURVIVORS of last week’s Nakhon Ratchasima coach crash attended a cremation ceremony for some of the 18 victims yesterday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030642-korat-coach-crash-survivors-attend-cremation-for-family-and-friends/

 

Thailand to sign MoU for reforms in line with OECD standards

By SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE 
THE NATION 

 

File photo : Sihasak

 

THAILAND will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) next month to kick off a national programme with the aim of supporting a reform agenda that meets international standards.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030643-thailand-to-sign-mou-for-reforms-in-line-with-oecd-standards/

 

Researcher gets flak over study into dangerous herbicide

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION 

 

 

AN award-winning researcher, Assoc Professor Puangrat Kajitvichyanukul, has been caught up in a storm of protest for speaking out about a life-threatening chemical that farmers may have inadvertently spread in the environment.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030644-thai-researcher-gets-flak-over-study-into-dangerous-herbicide/

 

Teen edges out man triple his age for dramatic win

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Phachara Kongwatmai poses with the trophy.

 

Chiang Rai - Teenage sensation Pachara Kwongwatmai won a gripping battle of the generations against six-time champion Prayad Marksaeng to capture the BT 5 million Singha Masters at the Santiburi Country Club on Sunday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030645-chiang-rai-teen-edges-out-man-triple-his-age-for-dramatic-win/

 

Taxi driver murdered, throat slit after being lured by would-be robbers

By The Nation

 

 

A taxi driver was found dead next to his blood-covered cab in Samut Sakhon province on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030646-taxi-driver-murdered-throat-slit-after-being-lured-by-would-be-robbers/

 

Narrow escape for tourists as boat catches fire

By The Nation

 

 

Nearly 40 tourists escaped unscathed when a diving boat they were travelling in caught fire near an island in Krabi late Saturday night.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030648-narrow-escape-for-tourists-as-boat-catches-fire-in-krabi/

 

Minister denies rabies vaccine graft amid probe of substandard batch

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

AGRICULTURE Minister Grisada Boonrach yesterday denied reports that Livestock Department director-general Apai Suttisunk would be transferred. This followed the establishment of a fact-finding committee into reports that some anti-rabies vaccines are substandard.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030649-thai-agriculture-minister-denies-rabies-vaccine-graft-amid-probe-of-substandard-batch/

 

Temple featured in Buppesannivas TV series open late until April 30

By The Nation

 

 

Ayutthaya’s tourist-drawing Chaiwattanaram Temple will be open till 9pm every day until April 30.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030650-ayutthaya-temple-featured-in-buppesannivas-tv-series-open-late-until-april-30/

 

Krabi man arrested for selling kratom drink

By The Nation

 

 

A man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly selling kratom drink, which is considered a type of illicit drug, in Krabi province.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030651-krabi-man-arrested-for-selling-kratom-drink/

 

A cabbie nabbed after driving a drunk female passenger into a love hotel

By Thai PBS

 

 

A taxi driver was arrested by police on Sunday after he was accused by a young woman of taking her to a motel as she fell asleep in the car from alcoholic drinks, sexually assaulting her and robbing her of 2,000 baht in cash.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030653-cabbie-nabbed-after-driving-a-drunk-female-passenger-into-a-love-hotel/

 

Korat zoo confirms no bird flu incidence and no cover-up at the zoo

By Thai PBS

 

 

The zoo in Nakhon Ratchasima has categorically denied a fake report in the social media accusing the zoo of covering up bird flu incidence killing several animals in the zoo.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030654-korat-zoo-confirms-no-bird-flu-incidence-and-no-cover-up-at-the-zoo/

 

Box jellyfish warning in Koh Mak off Trat province

By Thai PBS

 

 

Travellers to Koh Mak off Trat province have been warned to watch out for box jellyfish and, if they want to swim in the sea, must swim within the zones cordoned off with fishing nets to prevent the jellyfish from getting in.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030655-box-jellyfish-warning-in-koh-mak-off-trat-province/

 

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PM is concerned with elements bent on inciting unrest: General Sansern

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concern that as the government has been trying to restore normalcy,

strengthening the economy and making preparations for the next election, there are some elements attempting to incite unrest in the country, said government spokesman Lt-Gen Sansern Kaewkumnerd on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030637-pm-prayut-denounces-‘lack-of-order’-after-protests-against-military/?do=findComment&comment=12830203

 

Thai businesses should study Brexit deal to manage trade risks: DTN

 

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NONTHABURI, 26 March 2018 (NNT) – The Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN) has warned Thai businesses to thoroughly study post-Brexit trade rules between the UK and EU taking effect on March 30th, 2019 to work out on risk management in advance. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030656-thai-businesses-should-study-brexit-deal-to-manage-trade-risks-dtn/

 

Commerce Ministry to petition US for tax exemption

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 26 March 2018 (NNT) – The Ministry of Commerce is now working with the private sector to petition for tariff exemption after US President Donald Trump invoked Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose new tariffs of 25 percent on imports of steel and 10 percent on imports of aluminum. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030657-thai-commerce-ministry-to-petition-us-for-tax-exemption/

 

NLA to draft law governing domesticated animals

 

 

BANGKOK, 26 March 2018 (NNT) – In the wake of the recent rabies outbreak, the National Legislative Assembly will propose adding a section to the animal protection law requiring pet owners to be more responsible. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030658-nla-to-draft-law-governing-domesticated-animals/

 

DSI urged to prosecute all 400 cases by June

 

 

BANGKOK, 26 March 2018 (NNT) - Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, ACM Prajin Juntong, has instructed the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) urgently to investigate more than 400 cases under its jurisdiction. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030659-dsi-urged-to-prosecute-all-400-cases-by-june/

 

Shopping mall blaze in Siberia kills 37 - Russian agencies

 

Firefighters extinguish a fire at a shopping mall in Kemerovo, Russia March 25, 2018. REUTERS/Dmitry Saturin

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - At least 37 people died in a fire in a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported, citing authorities.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030660-shopping-mall-blaze-in-siberia-kills-37-russian-agencies/

 

U.S. gun control movement pushing Congress to act - lawmakers

By Peter Szekely

 

People walk with signs during "March for Our Lives", an organized demonstration to end gun violence, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The youth-led U.S. gun control movement that flexed its public muscle with huge weekend rallies has already nudged Congress to enact minor firearms changes, but must remain active if it hopes to win more meaningful regulations, lawmakers said on Sunday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030663-us-gun-control-movement-pushing-congress-to-act-lawmakers/

 

Trump considers expelling some Russian diplomats over poison attack - source

By Steve Holland

 

Police officers prepare equipment as inspectors from the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) begin work at the scene of the nerve agent attack on former Russian agent Sergei Skripal, in Salisbury, Britain March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is considering the expulsion of some Russian diplomats in the United States in solidarity with Britain over the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030664-trump-considers-expelling-some-russian-diplomats-over-poison-attack-source/

 

Bolton as U.S. security adviser 'shameful' - Iran official

 

FILE PHOTO: John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S. February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official said on Sunday it was "shameful" that U.S. President Donald Trump had named John Bolton as national security adviser because of his ties with rebels whom Iran sees as "terrorists", the state news agency IRNA reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030665-bolton-as-us-security-adviser-shameful-iran-official/

 

Nigeria talking to Boko Haram about possible ceasefire

By Felix Onuah

 

FILE PHOTO: A Nigerien soldier walks out of a house that residents say a Boko Haram militant had forcefully seized and occupied in Damasak March 24, 2015. REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo

 

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's government is in talks with Islamist militant group Boko Haram about a possible ceasefire with the ultimate aim of securing a permanent cessation of hostilities, the country's information minister said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030667-nigeria-talking-to-boko-haram-about-possible-ceasefire/

 

Porn star says she was threatened to keep silence on Trump - TV interview

By Patricia Zengerle

 

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) - An adult-film actress who claims she had sex with Donald Trump before he was president said on Sunday she had been threatened in 2011 while in a parking lot with her infant daughter to discourage her from discussing the relationship.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030668-porn-star-says-she-was-threatened-to-keep-silence-on-trump-tv-interview/

 

EU leaders host Turkish President Erdogan for uneasy summit

By Tulay Karadeniz and Alissa de Carbonnel

 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

 

VARNA, Bulgaria (Reuters) - The European Union holds an uneasy summit with Turkey on Monday, when it is likely to provide Ankara with fresh cash to extend a deal on Syrian refugees but deflect Turkish demands for deeper trade ties and visa-free travel to Europe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030669-eu-leaders-host-turkish-president-erdogan-for-uneasy-summit/

 

Lights dim on Bangkok’s nightlife as military tries to salvage legacy

By George Styllis 

 

File photo

 

BANGKOK — Thailand’s military government is crushing the spirit of Bangkok’s nightlife amid an intensifying crackdown that is forcing many bars and clubs to close early or indefinitely. With an election tentatively set for February 2019, the campaign appears to be a last-ditch attempt by the embattled government to impose social order and salvage its legacy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030670-lights-dim-on-bangkok’s-nightlife-as-military-tries-to-salvage-legacy/