THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 23 May 2018

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Expat Grocery Survey: Tell us about your grocery shopping habits in Thailand

 

 

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An audience with former Arsenal and England legend Paul Merson in Bangkok!

 

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Video: Appalling driving but guilty party gets off scot free!

 

 

Dash cam footage from the Chiang Mai to Pai road on Sunday showed a yellow plated minivan overtake another van in front.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039436-video-appalling-driving-but-guilty-party-gets-off-scot-free/

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Oops! Thai man impersonating Big Joke faces serious trouble

 

 

 

A Thai man who impersonated the highest profile cop in the Thai news clearly bit off far more than he could chew.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039438-oops-thai-man-impersonating-big-joke-faces-serious-trouble/

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SPECIAL REPORT: EEC apart, NCPO has done little to enhance people’s lives, say economists

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION

 

 

ECONOMISTS SEE some economic improvement during the term of the junta-backed government but are disappointed at the paucity of its major economic reforms.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039463-special-report-eec-apart-ncpo-has-done-little-to-enhance-people’s-lives-say-economists/

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Amnesty demands early lifting of restrictions on political activities

By The Nation

 

 

Amnesty International on Tuesday demanded that the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) fulfil its promise to lift restrictions on political activities – in place since the 2014 coup – and remove them by the end of June.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039464-amnesty-demands-early-lifting-of-restrictions-on-political-activities/

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Arrested but not disheartened

By KAS CHANWANPEN, 
WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

 

Leaders vow to fight on after pro poll rally in Bangkok is broken up by police.

 

PRO-ELECTION activists were arrested as their attempt yesterday to march to Government House to push for an early election was blocked by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who insisted that the poll would be no sooner than early 2019.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039465-arrested-but-not-disheartened/

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Ban sought on otter trawling after whale shark snared off Phuket

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

AN ONLINE petition campaigning for a ban on a form of fishing was launched yesterday after an endangered whale shark was caught by a trawler in the waters off Phuket last Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039466-ban-sought-on-otter-trawling-after-whale-shark-snared-off-phuket/

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One arrest made as net closes on bombing suspects

By The Nation

 

 

POLICE HAVE arrested one suspect for the bombing spree that hit Thailand’s deep South on Sunday, while others are being sought after being identified.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039467-one-arrest-made-as-net-closes-on-bombing-suspects/

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Court sets Sept 28 for verdict in class-action lawsuit against Ford

By KESINEE TANGKHIEO 
THE NATION

 

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THE CIVIL Court will deliver its verdict in the class-action lawsuit against Ford Sales and Services (Thailand) Co Ltd on September 28.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039468-court-sets-sept-28-for-verdict-in-class-action-lawsuit-against-ford/

 

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Activists warn of lawsuits over farm chemicals

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

A farmer from Lamphun protests yesterday with a sign reading “Lamphun opposes paraquat” at a demonstration to oppose use of three farm chemicals. Photo Pratch Rujivanarom

 

Hazardous substances committee to rule on future of paraquat today

 

THE GOVERNMENT will have to take responsibility for the damage to people’s health and the environment and could face lawsuits if it allows the renewal of licences for paraquat and two other agro-chemicals, activists caution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039469-activists-warn-of-lawsuits-over-farm-chemicals/

 

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Saving Maya Bay

By Pattarawadee Saengmanee 
The Nation

 

Maya Bay, which currently welcomes more than 3,000 tourists a day, will be closed for its fourmonth rehabilitation and makeover for sustainable tourism.

 

The island made famously by the movie "The Beach" is due to get a complete makeover as part of a new project designed to protect the environment and the ocean

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039470-saving-maya-bay/

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Factors align for surge in exports

By   THE NATION 

 

 

ECONOMIC researchers are rewriting their forecasts for the performance of the export sector, flagging growth of as high as 8.9 per cent this year on the back of global economic expansion.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039471-factors-align-for-surge-in-exports/

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Couple charged with illegal money-lending, rape and detention

By The Nation

 

 

A couple has been arrested on suspicion of operating a loan-shark operation in Chon Buri after allegedly detaining, assaulting and raping a female customer in a bid to collect a debt, police announced on Tuesday.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039472-couple-charged-with-illegal-money-lending-rape-and-detention/

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OPINION

Thai politics and green tea business warfare

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

Politicians and makers of green tea have many things in common: They and their rivals are a lot more similar than they make the public believe; they resort to heavy advertising (or propaganda if you will) and populism to differentiate and promote sales; and their fierce competition is detrimental to both themselves and their enemies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039474-thai-politics-and-green-tea-business-warfare/

 

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High time to ease up on marijuana 

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand lags well behind the developed world in decriminalising a minor narcotic, but at least its medical use is to be explored

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039475-high-time-to-ease-up-on-marijuana /

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Locals in Rassada agree with monkey birth control and moving to nearby islands

Three years ago we started having monkey problems.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Today (May 22) a public hearing was held with the Tha Chin community in Rassada led by Director of the Natural and Wildlife Education Centre at Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area in Thalang Pongchart Chouehorm. More than 180 locals joined in the public hearing to discuss the monkey problem in the area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039478-locals-in-rassada-agree-with-monkey-birth-control-and-moving-to-nearby-islands/

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Chalong Circle closed to turns from early next month

The Phuket News

 

Workers continue at the Chalong Underpass construction site. Photo: Highways Dept

 

PHUKET: Motorists will no longer be able to make turns at Chalong Circle starting early next month while workers continue their excavation of the Chalong Underpass under the busy five-way intersection.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039479-chalong-circle-closed-to-turns-from-early-next-month/

 

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Trump casts doubt on planned summit with North Korean leader

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland

 

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he welcomes South Korea's President Moon Jae-In in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday there was a "substantial chance" his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will not take place as planned on June 12 amid concerns that Kim is resistant to giving up his nuclear weapons.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039480-trump casts-doubt-on-planned-summit-with-north-korean-leader/

 

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Israeli Security Cabinet convening in underground bunker - media

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks ahead of a joint meeting with Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, May 17, 2018. Gali Tibbon/Pool via Reuters

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Security Cabinet, a forum of senior ministers headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has begun holding its weekly meetings in a secure underground bunker in Jerusalem,Israeli media said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039481-israeli-security-cabinet-convening-in-underground-bunker-media/

 

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Canada granting refugee status to fewer illegal border crossers

By Anna Mehler Paperny

 

FILE PHOTO: Three families that claimed to be from Burundi walk down Roxham Road to cross into Quebec at the US-Canada border in Champlain, New York, U.S., August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada is rejecting more refugee claims from people who crossed its border illegally as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government seeks to dissuade, block and turn back thousands more, according to new data obtained by Reuters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039483-canada-granting-refugee-status-to-fewer-illegal-border-crossers/

 

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Life begins at 72 for American as he calls Thailand "Another Planet!"

 

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A 72 year old American man has become something of a YouTube star after his first trip abroad following a double bereavement was to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039486-life-begins-at-72-for-american-as-he-calls-thailand-another-planet/

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"Bugger off! - we own the beach here" Thai "mafia" tell Indians before assault near Pattaya police station

 

Picture: Siam Chon News

 

Siam Chon News reported that an Indian businessman was assaulted by "beach mafia" after his group brought along their own mat and sat down to take in the midnight air on Pattaya beach this morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039490-bugger-off-we-own-the-beach-here-thai-mafia-tell-indians-before-assault-near-pattaya-police-station/

 

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Back to school for the aged in Khon Kaen - but is 55 really old?

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A school billed as one for the "aged" is open to those who are 55 and up.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039491-back-to-school-for-the-aged-in-khon-kaen-but-is-55-really-old/

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Thief chased down by boxer as Thai lady gets her phone back

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A thief at Union Mall in northern Bangkok picked the wrong place to steal a lady's phone.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039493-thief-chased-down-by-boxer-as-thai-lady-gets-her-phone-back/

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Flood emergency in the emergency room - hospital inundated in summer storm

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Staff at an Ang Thong hospital moved quickly to help patients and save valuable equipment as rain water flooded into the emergency room on Monday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039495-flood-emergency-in-the-emergency-room-hospital-inundated-in-summer-storm/

 

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Man dies after some Tom Yam Kai gets stuck in his windpipe

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A 52 year old man in a food shack in front of a camp for workers in Sri Racha startled his relatives as he got to his feet and began staggering about.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039496-man-dies-after-some-tom-yam-kai-gets-stuck-in-his-windpipe/

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Parts of Hua Hin and Cha Am without water today - Pranburi also affected

 

 

The Provincial Waterworks Authority has announced that several areas of Hua Hin, Cha-Am and Pranburi will be affected when water supply will be interrupted today (Thursday) between 9 am and 3.30pm.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039498-parts-of-hua-hin-and-cha-am-without-water-today-pranburi-also-affected/

 

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Mobile coffee vendor arrested for stealing patron’s mobile phone

By The Nation

 

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Police on Tuesday arrested a mobile coffee vendor shortly after he was caught on camera snatching a patron’s mobile phone in Nakhon Nayok’s Muang district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039499-mobile-coffee-vendor-arrested-for-stealing-patron’s-mobile-phone-in-nakhon-nayok/

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Man found dead in Rassada lagoon

Police believe he might have fainted as the weather was very hot and fallen into the lagoon.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

The body of a 66 year old man has been discovered in a lagoon in Rassada. Phuket City Police were notified of the incident at a lagoon inside a housing estate in Rassada by Kusodharm rescue workers at 5pm yesterday (May 21).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039500-phuket-man-found-dead-in-rassada-lagoon/