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Skillfully retouched temple statue images land celebrated photographer Chub in hot water

By The Nation

 

 

Photo credit : FB Chub Nokkaew

 

A set of retouched images by renowned Thai photographer Chub Nokkaew of Wat Arun’s iconic statues wearing face masks was apparently so skilfully made that it almost resulted in him facing a criminal charge.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082652-skilfully-retouched-temple-statue-images-land-celebrated-photographer-chub-in-hot-water/

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Fighting fish to become national symbol in boost for fishing industry

By The Nation

 

Photo from: www.nycsmokefreeblog.org

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for the Siamese fighting fish to become Thailand’s national aquatic animal.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082680-fighting-fish-to-become-national-symbol-in-boost-for-fishing-industry/

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Phuket major water rations rolled out as reservoirs run low

By The Phuket News

 

Somsawat Chaisinsod, Director of Phuket Provincial Irrigation Office, points out how low the water levels are at Bang Neow Dum reservoir in Srisoonthorn area only last month. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET:-- Water rations will be brought into effect across major residential and business areas across Phuket from Friday (Feb 8 ) as officials struggle to conserve dwindling water supplies in the island’s three main reservoirs until the annual rains return in May.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082679-phuket-major-water-rations-rolled-out-as-reservoirs-run-low/

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Shackled Bahraini footballer in Thailand 'upsetting' - Australia Prime Minister

By Paulina Duran and Panu Wongcha-um

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games at the Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia, October 20, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

SYDNEY/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday he was "disturbed" to see Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem Al Araibi in shackles in Thailand and had told its prime minister this was a serious issue for Australians.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082715-shackled-bahraini-footballer-in thailand upsetting-australia-prime-minister/

 

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Australian ‘red notice’ led to arrest of Bahrain footballer: Don

By The Nation

 

File photo : Bahraini soccer player with Australian refugee status Hakeem Al-Araibi (C) walks while escorted by Thai prison officers following an extradition hearing at the Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand, 04 February 2019. EPA-EFE

 

IT WAS Australia’s issuance of an Interpol red notice for former Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi that led to his arrest in Thailand, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai revealed yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082716-australian-‘red-notice’-led-to-arrest-of-bahrain-footballer-don/

 

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PM targets diesel cars, factories

By The Nation

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (C) tries on a face mask as he is shown initiatives to combat pollution, before a weekly cabinet meeting at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, 05 February 2019.EPA-EFE

 

PRAYUT TO PUSH FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES; BACKS STRATEGY OF SPRAYING WATER TO LESSEN SMOG

 

BANNING the use of diesel vehicles, promoting the use of electric cars, and suspending the operations of polluting factories were among the measures to tackle Bangkok’s dangerous air pollution that were considered by the Cabinet yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082717-pm-prayut-targets-diesel-cars-factories/

 

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Deluge of candidates for poll

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION 

 

Nakhon Ratchasima province

 

MORE THAN TWICE THE NUMBER OF HOPEFULS REGISTER IN FIRST TWO DAYS COMPARED TO 2011; EXPERT POINTS TO NEW ELECTION SYSTEM
 

JUST TWO DAYS after the Election Commission (EC) began accepting applications, a record-breaking 6,400 candidates from 60 parties have registered in the run-up to the long-awaited national polls. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082718-deluge-of-candidates-for-thai-poll/

 

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MARA Pattani suspends peace talks, finds Thai negotiator’s attitude objectionable

By The Nation

 

File photo : General Udomchai Thamsarorat

 

DAILY VIOLENCE continues in the deep South as moves to establish peace talks failed yet again after MARA Patani insurgents said they wanted to suspend negotiations until an elected government takes office in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082719-mara-pattani-suspends-peace-talks-finds-thai-negotiator’s-attitude-objectionable/

 

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Princess to lead event to raise funds for training centre

By The Nation

 

Professor Wiriya Namsiripongpun

 

HER ROYAL Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha will lead 20 visually impaired people on a cycling event on February 9 to raise funds for a vocational-training centre for the disabled.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082720-princess-to-lead-event-to-raise-funds-for-training-centre/

 

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Devastation can ‘mean a new beginning’ for the Moken tribe

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

 

THE DEVASTATION of Moken village on Phang Nga’s Surin island can possibly be used as an opportunity to restore the traditional way of life for the sea gypsies, academics said after a blaze on Sunday burned down 61 houses and left 237 people homeless.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082721-devastation-can-‘mean-a-new-beginning’-for-the-moken-tribe/

 

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Title-holder Korda out of  Thailand’s showpiece event

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Jessica Korda / Photo by LPGA

 

Defending champion Jessica Korda has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming US$1.6 million LPGA Thailand, the country’s richest golf event.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082722-title-holder-korda-out-of -thailand’s-showpiece-event/

 

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Bangkok Airways to launch 2 routes from Chiang Mai

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok Airways yesterday launched two new routes from Chiang Mai: Chiang Mai-Krabi and Chiang Mai-Luang Prabang in Laos. Reservations can now be made for travels from March 31, 2019 onwards.
 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082724-bangkok-airways-to-launch-2-routes-from-chiang-mai/

 

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Khunying Sudarat vows to lead Pheu Thai party to election victory

 

 

Pheu Thai party’s election strategy chief Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan vowed on Tuesday to lead the party to election victory to replace the “military government” with a “government which is specialized in economics” to bring a better life to the Thai people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082725-khunying-sudarat-vows-to-lead-pheu-thai-party-to-election-victory/

 

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Bangkok governor warns misplaced campaign posters will be removed

 

 

Election candidates are warned to install their campaign posters at locations designated by the Election Commission, otherwise they may be removed and the candidates may face investigation by election officials.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082726-bangkok-governor-warns-misplaced-campaign-posters-will-be-removed/

 

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ZAPPED TO DEATH 

Man killed after being electrocuted ‘charging phone while using earphones to listen to music’ as cops warn over cheap chargers

Kritsada Supol was found dead on his bed with his Samsung plugged into a power point

By Nicola Stow

 

Picture shows the factory worker's phone plugged into the power socket next to his lifeless body//VIRAL PRESS

 

A MAN was killed after being electrocuted in bed as he charged his phone while listening to music.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082727-chonburi-man-killed-after-being-electrocuted-‘charging-phone-while-using-earphones-to-listen-to-music’/

 

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From coup-maker to candidate? Thai junta chief mulls election run

By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha rides on a tractor at a farmer school in Suphan Buri province, Thailand September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha is known for losing his temper in public, but recently he has displayed a softer side amid speculation he may run for office in the first elections since the army seized power in 2014.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082728-from-coup-maker-to-candidate-thai-junta-chief-mulls-election-run/

 

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Pope says he is committed to stopping sexual abuse of nuns

By Philip Pullella

 

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis holds a mass at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

 

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis, whose papacy has been marked by efforts to quell a global crisis over sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy, said on Tuesday he was committed to stopping the abuse of nuns by priests and bishops, some of whom had used the women as sex slaves.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082729-pope says-he-is-committed-to-stopping-sexual-abuse-of-nuns/

 

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U.S. Senate passes pro-Israel bill, measure also rebukes Trump

By Patricia Zengerle

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a news conference to mark six months since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, in the White House East Room in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed a Mideast policy bill on Tuesday including a measure that would allow states to penalise businesses that take part in boycotts of Israel and an amendment that breaks with President Donald Trump by opposing any plans for an abrupt withdrawal of troops from Syria.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082730-us-senate-passes-pro-israel-bill-measure-also-rebukes-trump/

 

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U.S. judge dismisses porn actress' claim against ex-Trump lawyer Cohen

By Jonathan Stempel

 

FILE PHOTO: Adult film actress Stormy Daniels attends the Venus erotic fair in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 11, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - A federal judge has granted adult film actress Stormy Daniels' request to dismiss a defamation claim against U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, while letting her pursue her lawsuit against Trump and Cohen to end a hush money settlement.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082731-us-judge-dismisses-porn-actress-claim-against-ex-trump-lawyer-cohen/

 

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I Spent 6 Months In A Thai Prison For Shoplifting. Here’s How It Changed My Life

Emilia Semrau

Guest Writer

 

COURTESY OF EMILIA SEMRAU

This name card was given to Emilia Semrau when she arrived at the prison in Mae Hong Son, Thailand. During her incarceration she placed the card on top of her bedding each morning to reserve her sleeping spot. The card states her crime (theft), her age (25) and the length of her sentence (6 months). 

 

 

I left my home in Olympia, Washington, in January 2018 to undertake a two-year global journey I hoped would help me to discover more about the world and, subsequently, myself.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082736-i-spent-6-months-in-a-thai-prison-for-shoplifting-here’s-how-it-changed-my-life/

 

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Trump plans to meet North Korea's Kim in Vietnam on February 27-28 - Politico

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un hold a signing ceremony at the conclusion of their summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore June 12, 2018. Picture taken June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082739-trump-plans-to-meet-north-koreas-kim-in-vietnam-on-february-27-28-politico/

 

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New retirement extension rules forces expat, 90, to leave Thailand  

 

File photo

 

A ninety year old retiree in Thailand has told a newspaper that he is being forced out of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082744-new-retirement-extension-rules-forces-expat-90-to-leave-thailand/

 

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Two million baht's worth of sex toys and Viagra taken off the street in police raid

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The Lumpini police force's patience finally ran out yesterday when they teamed up with protection services and the military to raid ten stalls in the Nana area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082752-two-million-bahts-worth-of-sex-toys-and-viagra-taken-off-the-street-in-police-raid/

 

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Large police contingent investigate theft from hero foreign dive instructor who helped at Chiang Rai cave rescue

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A large contingent of police from Nakorn Sri Thammarat went to aid a Danish dive instructor and three foreigners after a pick-up was broken into and items worth 50,000 baht were stolen. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082757-large-police-contingent-investigate-theft-from-hero-foreign-dive-instructor-who-helped-at-chiang-rai-cave-rescue/

 

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Capsized speedboat found in Krabi

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

An unattended and capsized speedboat has been found at Koh Pakbia in Krabi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082759-capsized-speedboat-found-in-krabi/

 

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Bedridden woman, 84, dies after rape by 89 year old man in Buriram

 

Picture: Daily news

 

Daily News reported on a case of alleged rape committed by an 89 year old man on an 84 year old woman in Buriram. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082761-bedridden-woman-84-dies-after-rape-by-89-year-old-man-in-buriram/

 

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Video: Retired couple crushed as sugar cane truck overturns in Nong Bua Lamphu

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CCTV footage from Nong Bua Lamphu in Thailand's north east showed the moment when a six wheel truck laden with sugar cane overturned and crushed a car coming in the opposite direction. (At 20 seconds in the footage).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082762-video-retired-couple-crushed-as-sugar-cane-truck-overturns-in-nong-bua-lamphu/ 

 

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Elizabeth Warren called herself 'American Indian' on ID card: report

By Dan Whitcomb

 

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) arrives to attend U.S. President Donald Trump's second State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

(Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren identified herself as an "American Indian" in hand-writing on her 1986 registration card for the State Bar of Texas, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082765-elizabeth-warren-called-herself-american-indian-on-id-card-report/

 

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Arizona nurse pleads not guilty to raping disabled woman who gave birth

By David Schwartz

 

Nathan Sutherland is shown in this booking photo in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., provided January 23, 2019. Maricopa Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona nurse pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to raping a severely disabled woman, a crime that came to light when the victim unexpectedly gave birth in the long-term care facility where she had been a patient for about two decades.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082766-arizona-nurse-pleads-not-guilty-to-raping-disabled-woman-who-gave-birth/

 

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Postman claims drunk cop shot him then charged him with attempted murder

 

 

A Kanchanaburi postman has appealed to the Crime Suppression Division claiming he was shot by a drunk cop who later filed charges of attempted murder and other matters against him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1082768-postman-claims-drunk-cop-shot-him-then-charged-him-with-attempted-murder/