THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 24 May 2018

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

 

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Pedophile Swiss expat arrested by Thai police

 

Image: Thai Tourist Police

 

A Swiss man who has been living in Thailand for twenty years has been arrested by Thai police on charges related to the possession of child pornography.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039570-pedophile-swiss-expat-arrested-by-thai-police/

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VIDEO: Saudi Arabian man arrested after drunken rampage at Suvarnabhumi

 

 

Police on Tuesday arrested a Saudi Arabian man who was drunk and acting aggressively at Suvarnabhumi airport.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039561-video-saudi-arabian-man-arrested-after-drunken-rampage-at-suvarnabhumi/

 

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Court rules independent candidates for Senate ‘not unconstitutional’

By THE NATION

 

File photo

 

A CONTROVERSIAL clause in the organic law on selection of senators is not unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court ruled yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039614-court-rules-independent-candidates-for-senate-‘not-unconstitutional’/

 

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Outpouring of support for pro-poll detainees

By THE NATION

 

Pro-election activists remain in police custody yesterday after their planned march on Tuesday to demand an election this year was foiled. They have been moved to Din Daeng Police Station. (Photo Courtesy of Thai Lawyers for Human Rights )

 

LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS CALL ON THE JUNTA TO RELEASE DETAINED LEADERS; THAMMASAT SAYS NO TO LEGAL ACTION

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039616-outpouring-of-support-for-pro-poll-detainees/

 

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No ban on controversial toxic agriculture chemicals

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

Committee allows use of paraquat, two others, but plans tighter regulations
 

THE USE OF CONTROVERSIAL agricultural chemicals like paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos will continue to be allowed, but with tighter regulations and controls.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039617-no-ban-on-controversial-toxic-agriculture-chemicals/

 

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Junta reform ‘may kill off universal healthcare’

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

 

Thai Experts warn of impending threat

 

THE MILITARY-LED government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is hostile towards universal health coverage and is planning reform that could weaken the health security of citizens, health experts warn. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039618-junta-reform-‘may-kill-off-universal-healthcare’/

 

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Ministry dismisses fears of hospitals over new hiring rules

By The Nation

 

 

THE PUBLIC HEALTH Ministry has played down concerns of state hospitals that the new budgetary regulations will bar them from hiring off-budget workers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039619-ministry-dismisses-fears-of-hospitals-over-new-hiring-rules/

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Senior educators oppose merger of Ohec with Science and Tech Ministry

By THE NATION

 

Somkid Lertpaitoon

 

SEVERAL PROMINENT figures have expressed their opposition to the plan to merge the Office of Higher Education Commission (Ohec) with the Science and Technology Ministry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039620-senior-educators-oppose-merger-of-ohec-with-science-and-tech-ministry/

 

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EDITORIAL

Manipulation and resistance

 

A red-shirt leader’s proposal to found a party just for red shirts is risky, but he’s probably right about why it’s needed

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039621-editorial-manipulation-and-resistance/

 

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Officials call for help in the search for the whale shark

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

A team of officials, led by director of the Phuket Marine and Coastal Management Division of the Phuket Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) Watcharin Thinthalang, have been following the issue of the whale shark caught off Phuket last Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039623-officials-call-for-help-in-the-search-for-the-whale-shark/

 

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B140mn CCTV project punted to support Phuket ‘Smart City’ lifeguards

The Phuket News

 

The B140 million CCTV system is aimed at helping lifeguards identifying swimmers in distress in Phuket's southwest monsoon surf. Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET: The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) has revealed plans to spend B140 million on a CCTV system to somehow support lifeguards to provide better protection for swimmers at Phuket beaches during the dangerous southwest monsoon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039624-b140mn-cctv-project-punted-to-support-phuket-‘smart-city’-lifeguards/

 

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PM Prayut thanks people, authorities for ensuring public safety during pro-election rally

 

FILE photo

 

RATCHABURI, 24 May 2018 (NNT) – The Prime Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has expressed his gratitude to security officers and everyone involved for their cooperation in ensuring public safety during a pro-election rally in Bangkok on Tuesday (May 22nd). 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039626-pm-prayut-thanks-people-authorities-for-ensuring-public-safety-during-pro-election-rally/

 

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Trump's blocking of critics on Twitter violates Constitution: U.S. judge

By Brendan Pierson

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing the White House for a trip to New York, in Washington, U.S. May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in New York on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump may not legally block Twitter users from his account on the social media platform based on their political views.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039627-trumps-blocking-of-critics-on-twitter-violates-constitution-us-judge/

 

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Ukraine paid Trump lawyer Cohen to arrange White House talks - BBC

 

U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen departs federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., April 26, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, received a secret payment of at least $400,000 (299,558.15 pounds) to arrange talks between Trump and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko last year, the British Broadcasting Corp reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039628-ukraine paid-trump-lawyer-cohen-to-arrange-white-house-talks-bbc/

 

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Gun rights, reform groups to meet Texas governor after school shooting

By Jon Herskovitz

 

Members of the Houston Texans organization pay their respects at a makeshift memorial left in memory of the victims killed in a shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, U.S., May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Two groups at opposite ends of the gun debate were set to meet Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday to look for solutions days after a shooter killed 10 people in a Houston-area high school.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039629-gun-rights-reform-groups-to-meet-texas-governor-after-school-shooting/

 

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Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner gets security clearance back

By Karen Freifeld

 

FILE PHOTO - White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner speaks during the dedication ceremony of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, has had his security clearance restored, allowing him access to classified information after losing the privilege in the fallout over a fired White House aide, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039631-trump-adviser-and-son-in-law-jared-kushner-gets-security-clearance-back/

 

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New idea in Thai computer repair - needle and thread!

 

Pictures: Daily News

 

A Thai woman was cross with herself after dropping her computer notebook - but there was much more grief to follow.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039638-new-idea-in-thai-computer-repair-needle-and-thread/

 

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Bangkok overrun by a million rats - lack of snakes and lazy cats to blame!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The policy of catching snakes in residential areas of Bangkok and shifting them out to the countryside is being blamed for an explosion in the rat population.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039640-bangkok-overrun-by-a-million-rats-lack-of-snakes-and-lazy-cats-to-blame/

 

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Video: Driver in lucky escape as pick-up hits concrete drainage, overturns and ignites

 

Picture: TNA

 

Locals helped rescue teams and firefighters after a driver crashed his Chevrolet pick-up on the way to Roi-Et in Thailand's north east yesterday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039642-video-driver-in-lucky-escape-as-pick-up-hits-concrete-drainage-overturns-and-ignites/

 

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Rayong gold shop robber shoots himself dead as police close in at Pathum Thani hotel

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police hunting for a gold shop robber known by the nickname "K Khao Noi" discovered he had checked into a resort hotel in Lam Lukka district of Pathum Thani yesterday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039645-rayong-gold-shop-robber-shoots-himself-dead-as-police-close-in-at-pathum-thani-hotel/

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Thai woman tricked into working abroad hangs herself in police custody in Malaysia

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on the sad case of a 26 year old Khon Kaen woman called Thanya or "Pern" who replied to a Facebook advertisement to go and work in South Korea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039650-thai-woman-tricked-into-working-abroad-hangs-herself-in-police-custody-in-malaysia/

 

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Floating market heads to Venice

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s floating market will be highlighted at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale opening on May 26 in Italy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039652-floating-market-heads-to-venice/

 

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Southern Thais report 200 million baht gold share scam to police

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thais in Sadao and Hat Yai districts of Songkhla thought they were onto something good when they invested in cheap gold on Facebook.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039654-southern-thais-report-200-million-baht-gold-share-scam-to-police/

 

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Video: Customers and staff flee "MK" store as pipe bursts in Sri Racha storm

 

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Customers and staff ran in all directions yesterday afternoon as a pipe burst during heavy rain in the area above a ceiling at an MK store in Sri Racha.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039656-video-customers-and-staff-flee-mk-store-as-pipe-bursts-in-sri-racha-storm/

 

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Temple raided, senior monks arrested on corruption charges

By The Nation

 

Phra Buddhaisara is taken to the Crime Suppression Division Thursday morning.

 

More than 100 officers from the Crime Suppression Division and the Technology Crime Suppression Division have raided four well-known temples and arrested senior monks on charges of siphoning off temple development funds.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039658-temple-raided-senior-monks-arrested-on-corruption-charges/

 

 

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Kiwi dies on holiday in Thailand celebrating second wedding anniversary

By: Michael Neilson

Reporter, NZ Herald

 

Harley Fowler, from the Hibiscus Coast, died during a workout while on a dream holiday in Thailand.

 

Super-fit Kiwi Harley Fowler was on a dream holiday in Thailand, celebrating his second wedding anniversary with his soul mate, when he died suddenly.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039660-kiwi-dies-on-holiday-in-phuket-celebrating-second-wedding-anniversary/

 

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Whale shark fishing boats prevented from leaving port

These two fishing boats have now been painted with some red bands to show that they are not allowed to leave port.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Lt-General Jaruwat Waisaya, Chief of the Office of Legal Affairs and Litigation, has ordered officials to question every person involved in the ‘whale shark’ incident last Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039338-captains-to-face-more-charges-in-whale-shark-incident/?do=findComment&comment=13014150

 

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Singapore is the most ‘peaceful’ country in Asia. Who ranks at the bottom?

The report measures the perception of people about order and security.

By The Thaiger

 

  

Thailand is the 69th most ‘peaceful country in the world’. Pakistan ranks the lowest of any Asian country in the list at 113th most peaceful.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039663-singapore-is-the-most-‘peaceful’-country-in-asia-who-ranks-at-the-bottom/