THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 6 Dec 2018

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Too slow, poor service, not enough staff and corrupt - Dusit Poll gives Thai immigration the thumbs down!

 

 

Amid all the hype about Lt-Gen Surachate Hakparns takeover at immigration comes a poll that shows half of his customers are not happy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071787-too-slow-poor-service-not-enough-staff-and-corrupt-dusit-poll-gives-thai-immigration-the-thumbs-down/

 

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Chilling CCTV footage shows Thai man with NZ tourist moments before she was raped

 

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CCTV footage shows a Thai man leading a New Zealand tourist down an alley in Bangkok moments before she was raped.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071781-chilling-cctv-footage-shows-thai-man-with-nz-tourist-moments-before-she-was-raped/

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Democrats join other parties in shunning NCPO meeting

By THE NATION

 

 

THE NUMBER OF parties boycotting tomorrow’s meeting with the junta grew yesterday with Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva announcing that his party also will not be attending.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071852-democrats-join-other-parties-in-shunning-ncpo-meeting/

 

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NLA seeks new meeting venue as Parliament site to be returned to Palace Bureau

By THE NATION

 

 

THE NATIONAL Legislative Assembly (NLA) has five choices for a new meeting venue after it vacates the Parliament building at the end of this year, as the compound has to be returned to the Royal Household Bureau.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071825-thai-parliament-to-close-forever-new-years-eve/?do=findComment&comment=13625106

 

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International organisations join fight against child boxing

By Kornrawee Panyasupakun 
The Nation 

 

File Photo :Many children in Thailand become professional muay thai boxers to help support their families and make money for boxing camps. But some of them end up with serious injuries that can sometimes prove fatal.

 

THREE WEEKS after a 13-year-old boy died in a muay thai ring, the bill banning children from participating in paid matches has yet to reach legislators.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071853-international-organisations-join-fight-against-child-boxing/

 

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Taiwan launches initiative to woo Thai students

By Kornrawee Panyasuppakun 
The Nation 

 

Dr Tung Chen Yuan, representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office

 

WITH JUST 1,600 Thais studying in its territory, Taiwan is working hard to boost educational ties with Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071854-taiwan-launches-initiative-to-woo-thai-students/

 

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Buffaloes join the herd in sharing economy

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION

 

Steven McWhirter, general manager of the dairy farm and Martin’s husband

 

A DAIRY THAT rents pregnant buffaloes from local Luang Prabang farmers is testing the commercial viability of the sharing economy model in Luang Prabang, where local people do not consume a large amount of dairy products.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071855-laos-buffaloes-join-the-herd-in-sharing-economy/

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Warning issued over ‘virginity-loss’ pills

By The Nation

 

 

THE OFFICE of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has issued an alert about so-called “virginity-loss” pills.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071856-warning-issued-over-‘virginity-loss’-pills/

 

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Old guidelines on teachers’ ethics to get a revamp

By The Nation

 

 

New regulations to clarify limits and responsibilities of staff in schools

 

AUTHORITIES are set to update the Teachers’ Ethics guidelines, which was first introduced in 1959.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071857-old-guidelines-on-teachers’-ethics-to-get-a-revamp/

 

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Thailand hosts regional soil research centre

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand has launched the Centre of Excellence for Soil Research in Asia (CESRA), the world’s first regional research institution to promote sustainable soil management, to mark World Soil Day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071858-thailand-hosts-regional-soil-research-centre/

 

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Back on track

By Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul 
THE NATION

 

The improved “Happy and Healthy” bike lane is more than just a track for cyclists to exercise. It’s also a meeting place for people from all walks of life.

 

Suvarnabhumi Airport’s much-loved Sky Lane officially reopens with greatly improved facilities and a new name – the “Happy and Healthy” bike track

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071859-back-on-track-suvarnabhumi-airport’s-much-loved-sky-lane-officially-reopens/

 

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Rights group pushes for release of Bahraini footballer

By The Nation

 

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AMNESTY International Australia has called on Thailand to release Hakeem al-Araibi, a former Bahraini national footballer and now an Australian resident, who was detained at Suvarnabhumi Airport as he was wanted under an Interpol notice.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071860-rights-group-pushes-for-release-of-bahraini-footballer/

 

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Doi Suthep housing opponents want May agreement honoured

By The Nation

 

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THE DOI SUTHEP Forest Reclamation Network on Tuesday lit more than 500 candles at Tha Pae Gate in Chiang Mai city, saying the protest reflected the light in people’s hearts against the dark shadow the regional court’s housing project had cast over the revered mountain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071861-doi-suthep-housing-opponents-want-may-agreement-honoured/

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Metropolitan Police Breau, MRTA to close Lam Sali flyover for construction of subway station

 

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BANGKOK, 6th December 2018 (NNT) – The Metropolitan Police Bureau and the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) will temporarily close the Lam Sali flyover to make way for the construction of an underground station on the MRTA's Orange Line in Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071862-metropolitan-police-breau-mrta-to-close-lam-sali-flyover-for-construction-of-subway-station/

 

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CRD destroys 140 tons of used fingerprint papers

 

 

BANGKOK, 6th December 2018 (NNT) – The Criminal Records Division (CRD) of the Royal Thai Police has destroyed 140 tons of used fingerprint papers that people submitted when applying for jobs in the civil service. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071863-crd-destroys-140-tons-of-used-fingerprint-papers/

 

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A Gala Dinner with Frank Bruno in Hua Hin

 

 

A Gala Dinner with Frank Bruno Ex-Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. Bruno fought some of the best fighters from the modern era which included twice with Mike Tyson. 

 

Info: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068236-a-gala-dinner-with-frank-bruno-in-hua-hin/

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France drops fuel tax hike as 'yellow vest' anger persists

By Michel Rose and Jean-Baptiste Vey

 

French government spokesperson Benjamin Griveaux delivers a speech after a cabinet meeting at the prefecture in Charleville-Mezieres, France November 7, 2018. Etienne Laurent/Pool via REUTERS/Files

 

PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron's government is dropping further fuel-tax hikes in next year's budget in the face of protests across France over living costs, his prime minister said on Wednesday, a day after announcing their suspension for six months.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071864-france-drops-fuel-tax-hike-as-yellow-vest-anger-persists/

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Master of bygone civility, Bush is hailed at funeral as U.S. 'soldier-statesman'

By Steve Holland

 

A military honor guard carries the casket out of the state funeral for U.S. President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President George H.W. Bush was hailed at his state funeral on Wednesday as a warrior-statesman of uncommon personal kindness who went from being a hero of American conflicts to representing a bygone era of civility in politics.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071865-master-of-bygone-civility-bush-is-hailed-at-funeral-as-us-soldier-statesman/

 

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Bloomberg could sell his company if he runs for President: Business Insider

 

FILE PHOTO - Businessman and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at the opening of the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

(Reuters) - Billionaire Michael Bloomberg said he was likely to sell his financial data and news company Bloomberg LP if he runs for president, Business Insider reported, citing an interview he gave to a local radio station.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071866-bloomberg-could-sell-his-company-if-he-runs-for-president-business-insider/

 

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Putin: Russia will make banned missiles if U.S. exits arms treaty

 

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint news conference with Argentina's President Mauricio Macri at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will develop missiles now banned under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty if the United States exits the arms control pact and starts making such weapons, President VladimirPutin said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071868-putin-russia-will-make-banned-missiles-if-us-exits-arms-treaty/

 

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Spanish court confirms sexual assault, no rape, sentence in 'Wolf Pack' case

By Paul Day

 

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish regional court on Wednesday confirmed a controversial ruling that cleared five men of gang-raping an 18-year-old woman during Pamplona's San Fermin festival, a case which led to protests across Spain over chauvinism and sexual abuse.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071869-spanish-court-confirms-sexual-assault-no-rape-sentence-in-wolf-pack-case/

 

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Growing split in Seoul over North Korea threatens Korea detente, nuclear talks

By Hyonhee Shin

 

FILE PHOTO: South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon speaks during a farewell ceremony for a joint onsite survey for the connection and modernization of the Inter-Korean railway at Dorasan station in Paju, South Korea, November 30, 2018. Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - When Seoul was preparing to open a liaison office in the North Korean city of Kaesong this summer after a decade of virtually no contact with its longtime enemy, South Korean officials had heated debates over whether they should seek approval from Washington.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071873-growing-split-in-seoul-over-north-korea-threatens-korea-detente-nuclear-talks/

 

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China hails Trump-Xi summit, but offers no new details

 

U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a working dinner after the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - The summit between President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Argentina was "friendly and candid" and would help to avoid further trade tensions, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Thursday, but offered no new details on the talks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071875-china-hails-trump-xi-summit-but-offers-no-new-details/

 

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Members of masked gang who kidnapped man fled to Thailand and ate their SIM cards - now they've been jailed

Four men have been sent down for their part in the terrifying incident

 

Ashley Hodson, Scott Jeffries, David Boyd and Bradley Ward were jailed at Manchester Crown Court (Image: GMP)

 

A man was kidnapped from a cafe, bundled into a stolen car by masked thugs armed with a machete and hammer in broad daylight in a planned 'gangland' attack.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071877-british-members-of-masked-gang-who-kidnapped-man-fled-to-thailand-and-ate-their-sim-cards-now-theyve-been-jailed/

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Golden Jubilee National Geological Museum packed on Father’s Day

 

 

BANGKOK, 6th December 2018 (NNT) – Thai families flocked to Golden Jubilee National Geological Museum in Pathum Thani province to celebrate National Father’s Day, December 5th. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071879-golden-jubilee-national-geological-museum-packed-on-father’s-day/

 

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Chaiyaphum farmers adopt “Corn After Rice” initiative

 

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CHAIYAPHUM, 6th December 2018 (NNT) – Rice farmers in the northeastern province of Chaiyaphum are heeding the government’s advice by growing an alternative crop after the rainy season. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071880-chaiyaphum-farmers-adopt-“corn-after-rice”-initiative/

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Six missing after U.S. military aircraft collide off Japan

 

FILE PHOTO: A KC-130 Hercules with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to refuel a CH-53E Super Stallion during air refueling training in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, March 14, 2013. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Robbart III/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Six U.S. Marines were missing following a still-unexplained mishap off the coast of Japan on Thursday involving two U.S. Marine Corps aircraft, which may have collided mid-air during a refuelling exercise gone wrong, U.S. officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071893-six-missing-after-us-military-aircraft-collide-off-japan/

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12 Thais arrested trying to re-enter kingdom illegally after gambling losses

By Thanapat Kijjakosol 
The Nation

 

 

Twelve Thai nationals, who reportedly lost all money in gambling at a casino in Cambodian border town of Poipet and failed to retrieve their Thai passports from a creditor there, were arrested while trying to cross a border fence into Thailand in Sa Kaew's Aranyaprathet district on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071896-12-thais-arrested-trying-to-re-enter-kingdom-illegally-after-gambling-losses/

 

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Phuket sets for ‘Constitution Day’ public holiday long weekend

By The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: The Constitution Day public holiday will be observed on Monday (Dec 10), bringing with it a long weekend for all government offices and many workers across the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071900-phuket-sets-for-‘constitution-day’-public-holiday-long-weekend/

 

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Green Line BTS extension open for free trial

 

 

BANGKOK, 6th December 2018 (NNT) – The BTS Skytrain has opened its Green Line extension from Bering to Samut Prakan for free use from now to April 15 2019. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071902-green-line-bts-extension-open-for-free-trial/