THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 8 Nov 2018

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Video: "Big shot" gangster wanted for murder at Trang nightclub

 

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A warrant for murder has been issued for the arrest of a man described as a Trang big shot gangster after a shooting incident at a downtown nightclub in Trang in southern Thailand on Tuesday morning. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067128-video-big-shot-gangster-wanted-for-murder-at-trang-nightclub/

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Police quiz lunchbox-scam victims

By Mongkolchaowarat Thangmangmee, 
Boonpim Baiya 
The Nation

 

 

Police on Wednesday investigated a case in which an Uttaradit woman was allegedly duped into filling 10,000 styrofoam lunchboxes, which were rejected by the customer on Monday. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067147-police-quiz-lunchbox-scam-victims/

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Thailand's Shinawatra clan, allies form new party ahead of polls

 

Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters as she leaves the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Relatives and allies of ousted Thai premiers Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister, Yingluck, formed a new political party on Wednesday ahead of a general election set for early next year, seen as a strategy to win more seats.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067179-thailands-shinawatra-clan-allies-form-new-party-ahead-of-polls/

 

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Doctors call for law banning child boxers

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

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INTERNATIONAL paediatricians say getting children to box professionally is the worst type of child abuse, and called on Thai lawmakers to pass a law banning children under the age of 12 from the boxing ring in order to prevent them from suffering long-lasting brain injuries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067180-doctors-call-for-law-banning-child-boxers/

 

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Supreme Court jails ‘popcorn gunman’ for 37 years

By THE NATION

 

Wiwat Yodprasit, known as “popcorn gunman”, arrives at a courthouse. The Supreme Court sentenced him to 37 years and four months in jail for his |involvement in a shooting during the 2014 political protests.

 

THE SUPREME COURT on Wednesday sentenced to 37 years and four months in jail a man found to be the “popcorn gunman” involved in an anti-government rally aimed at blocking elections in February 2014.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067097-‘popcorn-gunman’-jailed-after-supreme-court-overturns-acquittal/?do=findComment&comment=13540914

 

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Charity gives donors chance to follow in monarch’s footsteps

By The Nation

 

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The charity campaign “Saving for Giving” will soon resume in memory of the late HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067181-charity-gives-donors-chance-to-follow-in-monarch’s-footsteps/

 

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Marijuana bill shortened to allow quicker legislation

By KHANITTHA THEPPACHORN 
THE NATION 

 

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With only 17 articles, cannabis may become legal next month; Prajin vows strict control.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067182-marijuana-bill-shortened-to-allow-quicker-legislation/

 

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Convicts behind Krabi killings ordered to pay survivors

By SITTHICHAI SIKHAWAT 
THE NATION 

 

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THE CONVICTED mastermind behind the gruesome killing of a village head and seven members of his family last year has agreed to provide compensation to the surviving relatives.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067149-krabi-murder-victims’-relatives-win-civil-appeal/?do=findComment&comment=13540938

 

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Facebook brings dating service to Thailand in Asia first

By ASINA PORNWASIN’ 
THE NATION

 

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FACEBOOK yesterday officially launched its dating service in Thailand as the first market in Asia and second in the world for the new offering.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067120-looking-for-love-in-thailand-try-facebook-dating/?do=findComment&comment=13540945

 

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4th Singha-Bangkok Airways Road Classic 2018

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Singha Corporation and Bangkok Airways are joining hands to stage the ‘Singha-Bangkok Airways Road Classic 2018’ cycle race in Chiang Rai on November 11.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067183-4th-singha-bangkok-airways-road-classic-2018-in-chiang-rai/

 

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Sukhum goes wild

By THE NATION

 

 

The brand new Sukhum International Music Festival gets off to a start at several underground music venues and art spaces in Bangkok this month, kicking off on November 23 with “Electrolivery” at De Commune featuring Nolens.Volens, Space Telexx X Keep_Your_Eyes_On, Jimi Tenor Official and Jori Hulkkonen, and Daisuke Tanabe and Yosi Horikawa.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067184-sukhum-international-music-festival-in-bangkok/

 

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At war with kids and calendars

By The Nation

 

 

The pre-election fumbling taking place suggests that desperation has gripped junta headquarters

 

The ruling junta’s attempts to put a lid on fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra are becoming more and more absurd.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067185-at-war-with-kids-and-calendars-editorial/

 

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PM in Kanchanaburi to kick off farming program ahead of visits to France, Singapore and Papua New Guinea

 

 

KANCHANABURI, 8 November 2018 (NNT) – Thailand's Prime Minister has traveled to Kanchanaburi province to visit a Thai paper factory built on crown property and to issue policies on safe and sustainable farming after previously speaking on ways to address traffic congestion. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067186-pm-prayut-in-kanchanaburi-to-kick-off-farming-program-ahead-of-visits-to-france-singapore-and-papua-new-guinea/

 

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CTF Summit 2018 held to prevent terrorism financing

 

 

BANGKOK, 8th November 2018 (NNT)-The Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) Summit 2018 has begun in Thailand with the aim of preventing terrorism worldwide. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067187-ctf-summit-2018-held-to-prevent-terrorism-financing/

 

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More people expected to visit the winter festival this year

 

 

BANGKOK, 8 November 2018 (NNT)-The Royal Thai Police say security will be tightened at the "Un Ai Rak Khlai Khwam Nao” Festival as more people are expected to visit the event this year. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067188-bangkok-more-people-expected-to-visit-the-winter-festival-this-year/

 

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Blasted by Trump over Russia probe, Sessions fired as attorney general

By Sarah N. Lynch

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions waits to speak at a National Opioid Summit at the Justice Department in Washington,. October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was fired on Wednesday after receiving unrelenting criticism from President Donald Trump for recusing himself from an investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential race.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067190-blasted-by-trump-over-russia-probe-sessions-fired-as-attorney-general/

 

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Defiant Trump blames media, fellow Republicans for House losses

By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton

 

A White House staff member steps in to try to take the microphone away from CNN's Jim Acosta as he questions U.S. President Donald Trump during a news conference following Tuesday's midterm U.S. congressional elections at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 7, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The day after his party lost its lock on the U.S. Congress, President Donald Trump walked into a White House press conference ready for political combat, name-checking Republicans who he blamed for losing their seats and lashing out at reporters who challenged his assertions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067192-defiant trump blames-media-fellow-republicans-for-house-losses/

 

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For Democrats, U.S. House win moves Pelosi to centre stage

By Susan Cornwell

 

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reacts to the results of the U.S. midterm elections at a Democratic election night rally in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Al Drago

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now that the Democrats have won control of the U.S. House of Representatives, they need to choose a leader and that means solving one of their toughest puzzles: Nancy Pelosi.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067194-for-democrats-us-house-win-moves-pelosi-to-centre-stage/

 

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Trump expects Kim summit early next year despite Pompeo postponement

By Jeff Mason and David Brunnstrom

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un after they signed documents that acknowledged the progress of the talks and pledge to keep momentum going, after their summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expects to meet again with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un early next year and that a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials supposed to have taken place this week would be rescheduled.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067195-trump expects-kim-summit-early-next-year-despite-pompeo-postponement/

 

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Pakistani Christian woman freed after blasphemy death sentence reversed

By Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari

 

FILE PHOTO: The daughters of Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi pose with an image of their mother while standing outside their residence in Sheikhupura located in Pakistan's Punjab Province November 13, 2010. Standing left to right is Esha, 12, Sidra, 18 and Eshum, 10. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo

 

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani Christian woman has been freed from prison a week after the Supreme Court overturned her conviction and death sentence for blasphemy against Islam, and she is now at a secure location for fear of attacks on her, officials said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067196-pakistani-christian-woman-freed-after-blasphemy-death-sentence-reversed/

 

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GPO is ready to start producing marijuana oil tentatively next May

 

 

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization is set to start producing marijuana oil from seized marijuana in May next year, initially with a production target of 60,000 bottles per month at its extraction plant in the central province of Pathum Thani.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067182-marijuana-bill-shortened-to-allow-quicker-legislation/?do=findComment&comment=13541068

 

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French man, Thai girlfriend convicted for gruesome murder of Italian expat in rural Thailand

 

 

A Thai court has sentenced a French man and his Thai girlfriend to 29 years in jail for the brutal murder of an Italian expat in rural Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067198-french-man-thai-girlfriend-convicted-for-gruesome-murder-of-italian-expat-in-rural-thailand/

 

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With eye on chancellery, Merkel protege wants new era for Germany

By Paul Carrel

 

Chancellor Angela Merkel's protege, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, addresses a news conference to promote her candidacy to succeed the German leader as chief of their conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) in Berlin, Germany, November 7, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Pitching to succeed Angela Merkel as Christian Democrat (CDU) leader, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer promised on Wednesday a new chapter for Germany in which "people feel at home here" after a period of political turmoil marked by the rise of the far right.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067201-with-eye-on-chancellery-merkel-protege-wants-new-era-for-germany/

 

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Irish PM sees fading chance of Brexit deal in November

By Philip Blenkinsop and Gabriela Baczynska

 

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar during a news conference with Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila at the Prime Minister's official residence Kesaranta in Helsinki, Finland, November 7, 2018. Lehtikuva/Antti Aimo-Koivisto via REUTERS

 

HELSINKI/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The chances of sealing a deal on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union this month are receding, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday, and the EU's Brexit negotiator called on Britain to make decisive choices.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067202-irish-pm-sees-fading-chance-of brexit deal-in-november/

 

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Samsung gives first glimpse of foldable phone

By Jane Lanhee Lee and Munsif Vengattil

 

Justin Denison, Samsung Electronics senior vice president of Mobile Product Marketing, speaks during the unveiling of Samsung's new foldable screen smart phone, during the Samsung Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 7, 2018.

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its much-anticipated foldable phone in San Francisco on Wednesday, urging Android developers to start writing apps for it.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067203-samsung-gives-first-glimpse-of-foldable-phone/

 

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Democrats warn Trump after Attorney General Sessions forced out

By Sarah N. Lynch

 

FILE PHOTO: Under a portrait of former President Andrew Jackson, U.S. President Donald Trump (L) congratulates Jeff Sessions after he was sworn in as U.S. Attorney General during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ouster of Attorney General Jeff Sessions by President Donald Trump on Wednesday drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who warned Trump against moving to squash a probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067205-democrats-warn-trump-after-attorney-general-sessions-forced-out/

 

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Two bills in pipeline to address forest encroachments

 

 

The Ministry of Natural Resources and The Environment are drafting two bills which seek to empower the director-general of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and the National Park Committee to allow people in 2,700 local communities encroaching on 5.9 million rai of conserved forests to stay on and utilize the land to make a living.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067206-two-bills-in-pipeline-to-address-forest-encroachments/ 

 

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Citizens asked to be aware of impacts due to bridge construction over Na Ranong Intersection

 

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BANGKOK, 8 November 2018 (NNT) – Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) officials have disseminated information about and checked up on the progress of the “Na Ranong Intersection” bridge connecting Ratchadaphisek ring road and Rama 3 Road, which is expected to take three years to complete. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067210-citizens-asked-to-be-aware-of-impacts-due-to-bridge-construction-over-na-ranong-intersection/

 

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Min of Public Health to enforce stricter controls on alcohol consumption

 

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BANGKOK, 8th November 2018 (NNT)-The Ministry of Public Health is determined to lower the number of new drinkers via its provincial campaign to apply stricter controls to alcohol sales. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067213-stricter-controls-on-alcohol-consumption-will-be-enforced-thai-health-min/

 

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Southern residents warned of flooding this week

 

 

SONGKHLA, 8th November 2018 (NNT)-The Meteorological Department has issued a flood warning for southern residents as heavy rains continue. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067218-southern-residents-warned-of-flooding-this-week/