THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 25 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: "Oohoo! Farangs show the Thais how to plow with a buffalo!"

 

 

Thai TV featured a segment that showed seven westerners in a buffalo plowing contest.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039732-video-oohoo-farangs-show-the-thais-how-to-plow-with-a-buffalo/

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Stop foreigners taking our jobs - hairdressers march on the town hall to present protest letter

 

 

A group of north eastern barbers and hairdressers are demanding that their profession is not opened up to foreigners. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039733-stop-foreigners-taking-our-jobs-hairdressers-march-on-the-town-hall-to-present-protest-letter/

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RTP: Start fining drunk drivers up to 200,000 baht!

 

 

An advisory committee of the Royal Thai Police said they will recommend that fines for drink driving be dramatically increased.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039734-rtp-start-fining-drunk-drivers-up-to-200000-baht/

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'Suthep’s new party' to seek registration today

By THE NATION

 

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A LAWYER for former politician Suthep Thaugsuban will today register a party with the Election Commission (EC) under the name Ruam Palang Prachachat Thai, an EC official told media yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039758-suthep’s-new-party-to-seek-registration-today/

 

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Pro-election activists are released on bail

By THE NATION

 

 

FIFTEEN ACTIVISTS were granted bail yesterday shortly after the Criminal Court ordered their 12-day detention following charges stemming from their participation in Tuesday’s pro-election assembly.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039759-pro-election-activists-are-released-on-bail/

 

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Phra Buddha Isara arrested after commando raid of temple

By The Nation

 

Phra Buddha Isara, who was disrobed after the Criminal Court rejected his bail request, is taken to Bangkok Remand Prison yesterday. He was arrested on charges of illegal association.

 

POLICE COMMANDOS raided the Onoi Temple yesterday morning to arrest its well-known founder and abbot, Phra Buddha Isara.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039760-phra-buddha-isara-arrested-after-commando-raid-of-temple/

 

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SPECIAL REPORT: Thai junta steers education reform to nowhere

By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation

 

 

FOUR YEARS after the 2014 military coup, Thailand’s education sector is still stuck over the same old question: which way forward?

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039762-special-report-thai-junta-steers-education-reform-to-nowhere/

 

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Smuggling of hazardous waste comes to light

By Pratch Rujivanarom, 
Kornkamon Aksorndej 
The Nation

 

 

Chinese investors suspected of dumping electronic waste in Thailand

 

THE TRAIL of an illegal hazardous-waste smuggling network to Thailand by a group of Chinese investors has been exposed, after officers yesterday launched inspections at an electronic parts importing company accused of distributing imported hazardous electronic materials to waste management plants in Chachoengsao.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039763-smuggling-of-hazardous-waste-comes-to-light/

 

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Thai data protection laws must quickly be updated to EU standards: experts

By ASINA PORNWASIN 
THE NATION

 

 

THAILAND will take a hit if the country does not quickly enact its data protection bill, say experts, since worldwide enforcement begins today for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039765-thai-data-protection-laws-must-quickly-be-updated-to-eu-standards-experts/

 

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Sale of dieting drug linked to deaths to carry 100-times harsher penalties

By The Nation

 

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Appetite suppressant Sibutramine, which the FDA banned in 2010 after it was linked with cardiovascular problems, will be reclassified a category 1 psychotropic substance, carrying 100-times harsher punishment for its use or distribution in dieting products.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039766-sale-of-dieting-drug-linked-to-deaths-to-carry-100-times-harsher-penalties/

 

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BREAKING

 

Trump cancels summit with North Korea's Kim, warns that military ready

By David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on immigration and the gang MS-13 at the Morrelly Homeland Security Center in Bethpage, New York, U.S., May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called off a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month, citing Pyongyang's "open hostility," and warned that the U.S. military was ready in the event of any reckless acts by North Korea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039767-trump cancels-summit-with-north-koreas-kim-warns-that-military-ready/

 

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Malaysia court sentences Australian woman to death for drug-trafficking

Reuters Staff

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto leaves following her release at the High Court in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia December 27, 2017. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin/File photo

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced to death by hanging an Australian mother of three, for trafficking more than a kilogram of crystal methamphetamine into the Southeast Asian nation, but her lawyer said she was appealing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039769-malaysia-court-sentences-australian-woman-to-death-for-drug-trafficking/

 

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Ireland votes in 'once-in-a-generation' abortion referendum

By Padraic Halpin and Graham Fahy

 

Women chat in front of a Pro-Choice mural ahead of a 25th May referendum on abortion law, in Dublin, Ireland. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland votes on Friday in an abortion referendum that could be a milestone on a path of change in a country that, only a few decades ago, was one of Europe's most socially conservative.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039770-ireland-votes-in-once-in-a-generation-abortion-referendum/

 

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Saudi Arabia frees four women's rights activists, associates say

 

FILE PHOTO: Women walk past a poster of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during Janadriyah Cultural Festival on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser/File Photo

 

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has released four women's rights activists who were among a group arrested last week, a month before a ban on women driving is set to end, fellow activists and Amnesty International said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039771-saudi-arabia-frees-four-womens-rights-activists-associates-say/

 

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UK threatens to demand money from EU in Brexit feud over European GPS

By Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper

 

FILE PHOTO: The Russian Soyuz VS01 rocket, carrying the first two satellites of Europe's Galileo navigation system, blasts off from its launchpad at the Guiana Space Center in Sinnamary, French Guiana, October 21, 2011. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain told the European Union on Thursday it will demand the repayment of up to 1 billion pounds ($1.34 billion) if the bloc restricts its access to the Galileo satellite navigation system, Europe's version of GPS.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039772-uk-threatens-to-demand-money-from-eu-in-brexit-feud-over-european-gps/

 

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Hanging wires: Little Hungarian girl suffers neck injury in piggy back ride round Trang

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The issue of wires hanging in the street is in the news again after Thai Rath reported that a Hungarian tourist was furious after his four year old daughter suffered a neck injury.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039777-hanging-wires-little-hungarian-girl-suffers-neck-injury-in-piggy-back-ride-round-trang/

 

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Video: Back to school and back fighting - Thai media reports on Bangkok schools at war

 

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CH7NEWS showed a video of two groups of students fighting in the street in Samrong before going back to school.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039780-video-back-to-school-and-back-fighting-thai-media-reports-on-bangkok-schools-at-war/

 

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Leo looters! Locals help themselves to beer after truck trailer accident in Lampang

 

Pictures (2): Sanook

 

Passersby helped themselves to more than a thousand cans of Leo beer after they came loose from a truck that collided with a barrier in the rain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039782-leo-looters-locals-help-themselves-to-beer-after-truck-trailer-accident-in-lampang/

 

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A dangerous mess! Thai media reports on the hazard outside a big Pattaya school

 

 

Thai media Sanook were contacted after people complained of the situation outside Muang Pattaya 4 school on Sukhumvit Road near the turn off to North Pattaya.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039783-a-dangerous-mess-thai-media-reports-on-the-hazard-outside-a-big-pattaya-school/

 

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Asian boat shows merge

Event organisers unite to show support for government and yachting Industry. But where will the events be held?

By The Thaiger & The Nation

  

 

The local boating industry’s been calling for it for years – a single boat show to showcase the best of Phuket and Thailand’s boating opportunities, destinations and marine lifestyle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039787-asian-boat-shows-merge/

 

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International Surf Lifesaving Association issues Phuket travel warning

The Phuket News

 

The International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) has issued a damming Global Travel Warning for Phuket due to what it describes as “unsafe, unguarded beaches”.

 

PHUKET: The International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) has issued a damming Global Travel Warning for Phuket due to what it describes as “unsafe, unguarded beaches”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039788-international-surf-lifesaving-association-issues-phuket-travel-warning/

 

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Cobra bites seven year old child in bed while she is sleeping

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that a seven year old girl sleeping in a house in Nong Lao sub-district of Ubon Ratchathani had been bitten by a cobra in bed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039789-cobra-bites-seven-year-old-child-in-bed-while-she-is-sleeping/

 

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Find this thief who stole 100K from woman taking her kid to school

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A Pathum Thani businesswoman went on Facebook to say that she had been robbed of valuables worth more than 100,000 baht and had dash cam and CCTV evidence to prove it.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039790-find-this-thief-who-stole-100k-from-woman-taking-her-kid-to-school/

 

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Ex-senior monks have trouble sleeping first night in jail, says prison chief

By The Nation

 

Ex-Phra Buddha Isara and five ex-senior monks of three well-known temples in Bangkok slept poorly on their first night at the Bangkok Remand Prison, the prison chief said on Friday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039760-phra-buddha-isara-arrested-after-commando-raid-of-temple/?do=findComment&comment=13017139

 

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AOT approves building second airports for Chiang Mai, Phuket

By The Nation

 

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The Airports of Thailand board of directors on Wednesday approved the construction of second airports for Chiang Mai and Phuket with a combined budget of Bt120 billion.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039792-aot-approves-building-second-airports-for-chiang-mai-phuket/

 

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Call centre gang member suspect nabbed for stealing maid’s savings

By The Nation

 

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A man suspected of being a member of a call centre scam gang has been arrested for allegedly stealing the Bt1.18 million lifetime savings of a maid.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039794-call-centre-gang-member-suspect-nabbed-for-stealing-maid’s-savings/

 

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Trump fundraiser expands U.S. lawsuit accusing Qatar of hacking his emails

By Karen Freifeld and Nathan Layne

 

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks before the signing ceremony for S. 2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

(Reuters) - A fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday added several defendants to a lawsuit claiming the Persian Gulf state of Qatar hacked his email accounts and shared the contents with news organizations.

 

Full story:https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039798-trump-fundraiser-expands-us-lawsuit-accusing-qatar-of-hacking-his-emails/

 

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Cancelled summit could bring U.S., North Korea back into crisis mode

By Matt Spetalnick and Arshad Mohammed

 

A man walks past a TV broadcasting a news report on a cancelled summit between the U.S. and North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's cancellation of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un risks a return to crisis mode between Washington and Pyongyang but both sides may be wary of letting the situation escalate into fears of war as it did last year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039801-cancelled-summit-could-bring-us-north-korea-back-into-crisis-mode/