THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 12 Apr 2018

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Video: Bangkok road rage as "Benz" man goes berserk at old woman driver

 

 

Footage from a phone posted to Facebook showed a driver of a top of the range Mercedes Benz go berserk at an old woman driving another car in the Bang Rak area of Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033410-video-bangkok-road-rage-as-benz-man-goes-berserk-at-old-woman-driver/

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Video: Goodbye mum letter - then young Thai woman shoots herself in the head at the rifle range

 

 

A 22 year old Thai woman sent sent her mother a letter saying she intended to commit suicide.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033409-video-goodbye-mum-letter-then-young-thai-woman-shoots-herself-in-the-head-at-the-rifle-range/

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Drink drivers face electronic monitoring tags this Songkran

 

 

The probation department in conjunction with the courts of justice are introducing electronic tagging for those found guilty of drink driving at Songkran and thereafter.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033408-drink-drivers-face-electronic-monitoring-tags-this-songkran/

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Constitutional judges to rule on election bill

By The Nation

 

The Constitutional Court on Wednesday accepted to review a bill concerning the election and a junta order concerning the political party organic law.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033422-constitutional-judges-to-rule-on-election-bill/

 

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Ex-Democrat MP is new city deputy governor

By THE NATION

 

 

A FORMER Democrat MP who joined the anti-government rally that led to the military coup in 2014 has been appointed a deputy governor of Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033423-ex-democrat-mp-is-new-bangkok-deputy-governor/

 

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‘Troll’ party aims to bring pirate model to Thai politics as a new alternative

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

 

ONCE KNOWN as a social activist, who focused on searching for missing persons, Sombat Boongamanong became a political actor after the 2006 military coup when he wore red to express his political opinion. He manages to draw public attention with his political gimmicks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033424-‘troll’-party-aims-to-bring-pirate-model-to-thai-politics-as-a-new-alternative/

 

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Tougher measures planned to curb Songkran road mayhem

By THE NATION

 

 

Drunkdriving offenders may be detained for 15 days or be manacled with electronic bracelets; north sees high traffic.

 

IN A BID to end the recurring scourge of road accidents and the huge number of fatalities during the long Songkran holidays, the government is implementing tougher measures, including a 15-day immediate detention or the use of electronic monitoring (EM) bracelets for those caught drunk driving. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033408-drink-drivers-face-electronic-monitoring-tags-this-songkran/?do=findComment&comment=12884727

 

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Economic team stunned by Finance chief’s shock resignation

By The Nation

 

Somchai Sujjapongse

 

FORMER finance chief Somchai Sujjapongse’s abrupt resignation has caught the government’s economic management team off-guard as he was seen as the best person to orchestrate the upcoming 20-year national development agenda.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033426-economic-team-stunned-by-finance-chief’s-shock-resignation/

 

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Lead-contaminated villages await justice two decades after verdict

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

JUSTICE HAS not arrived for the local people in a lead-contaminated area of Klity Village in Kanchanaburi province. Environmental restoration has been slow and obscure, while the affected people still await compensation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033427-klity-creek-lead-contaminated-villages-await-justice-two-decades-after-verdict/

 

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North faces serious haze problem this weekend

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

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PEOPLE IN the North have been warned to prepare for a worsening haze problem this weekend as the weather forecast shows south-westerly winds that will carry air pollution into the region.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033385-smoke-haze-returns-blamed-on-neighbouring-provinces-and-countries-authorities-advise-wearing-mask/?do=findComment&comment=12884754

 

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Network hardens its stance on Doi Suthep project after survey

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
NISANART KANGWANWONG 
THE NATION

 

 

A SURVEY has suggested that the houses of 45 court officials, which are being constructed at the foot of Chiang Mai’s Doi Suthep mountain, definitely encroach on forestland.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033428-network-hardens-its-stance-on-doi-suthep-project-after-survey/

 

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BMTA to appeal ruling on bus compensation

By THE NATION

 

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Court orders state agency to pay Bt1.1bn to bestlin for violating deal
 

THE BANGKOK Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) plans to appeal a Central Administrative Court order for it to pay more than Bt1.1 billion in compensation to Bestlin Group for unlawfully terminating a procurement contract for 489 new NGV-fuelled buses, a senior official said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033403-bmta-to-appeal-against-central-administrative-court’s-ruling/?do=findComment&comment=12884761

 

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Students petition UN rights body over ‘harassment’

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
KAS CHANWANPEN 
JAKRAWAN SALAYTOO 
THE NATION

 

 

A GROUP of student activists yesterday filed a petition at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) over what they said was harassment they faced from the police and military after taking part in rights promotion activities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033357-chula’s-prayuth-hecklers-say-police-hounding-them/?do=findComment&comment=12884768

 

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Authorities target local body chiefs in corruption crackdown

By SURIYA PATATHAYO 
MONGKHONCHAOWARAT TANGMANGMEE 
THE NATION

 

 

AUTHORITIES CONDUCTED simultaneous operations in 10 provinces yesterday to investigate alleged corruption.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033430-authorities-target-local-body-chiefs-in-corruption-crackdown/

 

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EDITORIAL

Songkran and its annual warnings

By The Nation

 

Have a great time – but do so responsibly and respectfully

 

That time of year has come again, when millions of Thais and visiting tourists celebrate the Songkran festival.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033432-songkran-and-its-annual-warnings/

 

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Police ask CSD to take action against a tailor’s shop for alleged cheating

By Thai PBS

 

 

A police officer has lodged a complaint with the Crime Suppression Division against a tailor’s shop, accusing it of cheating him and some 6,000 police officers of about 5 million baht worth of police uniforms they have ordered to be made.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033433-police-ask-csd-to-take-action-against-a-tailor’s-shop-for-alleged-cheating/

 

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Warning of summer storms during April 15-18

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Thai Meteorological Department warned people in most parts of the country except the southern and eastern regions to brace for another round of summer storms during April 15-18.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033434-warning-of-summer-storms-during-april-15-18/

 

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Phuket’s Tom Howard RIP

Tom had been a full time resident in Phuket since 2002

By The Thaiger & The Nation

 

  

One of the great characters of the Phuket boating community, Tom Howard, sadly passed away on Monday, April 9 just after midday, following a short illness.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033435-phuket’s-tom-howard-rip/

 

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House Speaker Ryan to quit, shaking Republicans as U.S. elections near

By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell

 

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) addresses a news conference where he announced he would not seek re-election in November, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek re-election and will leave his post at the start of 2019, dealing a blow to fellow Republicans and President Donald Trump ahead of fast-approaching congressional elections.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033436-house-speaker ryan to-quit-shaking-republicans-as-us-elections-near/

 

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In call with Saudi king, Trump demanded quick end to Gulf rift - U.S. officials

By Warren Strobel and John Walcott

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) attend the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a telephone call this month with Saudi Arabia's King Salman, President Donald Trump demanded that the kingdom and its Arab partners quickly end a nearly year-old dispute with Qatar that has left U.S. allies in the region fractured, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the conversation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033437-in-call-with-saudi-king-trump-demanded-quick-end-to-gulf-rift-us-officials/

 

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Bomb attack girl elated by invitation to UK royal wedding castle

 

Amelia Thompson, 12, who was caught in the bombing at the Manchester Arena, and has received an invitation to the wedding of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle next month, poses for a portrait with her mother Lisa Newton at their home in Sheffield, April 10, 2018. Peter Byrne/Pool via Reuters

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Amelia Thompson, who was among the children caught up in a deadly attack on a pop concert last year, thought it was a joke when her mother said she had been invited to Windsor Castle for the wedding of Prince Harry to his U.S. fiancee Meghan Markle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033439-royal-wedding-manchester-bomb-attack-girl-elated-by-invitation-to-windsor-castle/

 

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Finnish man hospitalised after fall from Pattaya hotel

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

A Finnish man suffered serious injuries after falling from a hotel in Pattaya on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033440-finnish-man-hospitalised-after-fall-from-pattaya-hotel/

 

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L.A. prosecutors review 1992 sex assault accusation against Kevin Spacey

By Eric Kelsey

 

FILE PHOTO - 71st Tony Awards Arrivals New York City, U.S., 11/06/2017 - Actor Kevin Spacey. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is reviewing a 1992 sexual assault accusation against Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey, authorities said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033445-la-prosecutors-review-1992-sex-assault-accusation-against-kevin-spacey/

 

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North Korea's rubber stamp parliament convenes in leader's absence

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un heads a party meeting in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang April 9, 2018. KCNA/via Reuters

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly convened on Wednesday where state finances were discussed, North Korean state media reported on Thursday, while leader Kim Jong Un appeared to be absent from the proceedings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033446-north-koreas-rubber-stamp-parliament-convenes-in-leaders-absence/

 

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Chumpon: Murder at the shops - wealthy woman slain in knife attack in handicapped toilets

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A 56 year old Prachuap Khiri Khan woman was brutally murdered while using the handicapped toilets at a Chumpon store on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033448-chumpon-murder-at-the-shops-wealthy-woman-slain-in-knife-attack-in-handicapped-toilets/

 

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We're not bad people we are saving tourist lives, Samui jetski operators say

 

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Jetski operators in Koh Samui are fed up with being painted as villans plaguing the nation's beaches.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033455-were-not-bad-people-we-are-saving-tourist-lives-samui-jetski-operators-say/

 

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Nationwide U.S. protests planned if Trump fires Mueller or Rosenstein

By Andrew Hay

 

FILE PHOTO - Special Counsel Robert Mueller (R) departs after briefing members of the U.S. Senate on his investigation into potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

(Reuters) - U.S. progressive groups are gearing up for nationwide protests if President Donald Trump fires the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, or replaces the Justice Department official overseeing the probe.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033457-nationwide-us-protests-planned-if-trump-fires-mueller-or-rosenstein/

 

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What can you buy for 1,000 baht in Thailand?

By Dan Cheeseman 

 

 

Let’s start this blog with some exchange rate conversions for you, 1,000 baht converts to £22.68 and US$32.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033458-what-can-you-buy-for-1000-baht-in-thailand/

 

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Why is Songkran disliked by so many Expats?

By Dan Cheeseman 

 

 

Just a few days before the Songkran holidays and I was at Jomtien immigration stuck in a 2 hour queue. At this time of year it is always the same. Expats needing to get re entry permits so that they can leave the country and escape the water fighting.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033459-why-is-songkran-disliked-by-so-many-expats/

 

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Nigerians arrested over alleged romance scam

By The Nation

 

Picture: Thai Tourist Police

 

Three Nigerians were arrested on Wednesday over an alleged romance scam that lured Thai women to wire them money, a senior police officer said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033460-nigerians-arrested-over-alleged-romance-scam/