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Suspects known in alleged rape of 12-year-old girl, police say

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

Police say they have identified the suspects after a 12-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped in an abandoned building in Bangkok's Bang Kapi district on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084391-suspects-known-in-alleged-rape-of-12-year-old-girl-police-say/

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Workers' call for Bt360 daily minimum wage

By The Nation

 

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As labourers called for the daily minimum wage of Bt360 nationwide, Ministry of Labour permanent secretary Jarin Chakkaphark on Thursday said that the Central Wage Committee will set the new rate before March 30, to become effective from April 1.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084375-workers-call-for-bt360-daily-minimum-wage/

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Alcohol sales prohibited on Makha Bucha Day

By The Phuket News

 

Devout Buddhists taking part in the Makha Bucha candle procession. Photo: John Shedrick

 

PHUKET:-- All government offices will be closed this coming Tuesday (Feb 19) as Thais all across the country celebrate Makha Bucha day. The sale of alcohol is banned by law on this day.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084389-alcohol-sales-prohibited-on-makha-bucha-day/

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Charter court to decide Thai Raksa Chart’s fate

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION 

 

Thai Raksa Chart key member Chaturon Chaisang, centre, addresses a press conference at party headquarters yesterday./EPA-EFE

 

The Constitutional Court yesterday agreed unanimously to accept the Election Commission (EC)’s petition to dissolve the pro-Shinawatra Thai Raksa Chart Party for allegedly undermining the constitutional monarchy system.
 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084424-charter-court-to-decide-thai-raksa-chart’s-fate/

 

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Dangerous farm chemicals still allowed for at least two years

By PRATCH RUJIVANALROM 
THE NATION

 

 

PARAQUAT, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos are still allowed for use in Thailand for at least another two years, after the Hazardous Substance Committee yesterday reaffirmed its previous decision not to ban the three controversial agrochemicals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084425-dangerous-farm-chemicals-still-allowed-for-at-least-two-years/

 

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Amnesty underway for users, possessors of cannabis

By THE NATION

 

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THE AUTHORITIES are taking concrete steps towards granting amnesty to those who use or have cannabis in their possession if they report to the authorities within a given time frame.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084426-amnesty-underway-for-users-possessors-of-cannabis/

 

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Courts to get bailiffs once law put in place

By KESINEE TAENGKHIEO 
THE NATION

 

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THAILAND will soon have court marshals or bailiffs who will handle the task of arresting fugitives, bail-jumpers or defendants who violate bail conditions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084428-thai-courts-to-get-bailiffs-once-law-put-in-place/

 

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Birdie blitz gives outsider Higa early lead in Thongchai event

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Kazuki Higa of Japan

 

Lopburi - Unfancied Kazuki Higa of Japan carded an unblemished 66 to take a two-shot clubhouse lead during a rain-interrupted opening round of the Bt4 million Thongchai Jaidee Foundation at the 13th Military Circle Golf Course on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084429-birdie-blitz-gives-outsider-higa-early-lead-in-thongchai-event/

 

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Bill on protection of fishing crew sails through, despite protests from operators

By KANITTHA THEPAJORN 
THE NATION

 

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A DRAFT bill for the better protection of fishing-vessel crews sailed through the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084431-bill-on-protection-of-fishing-crew-sails-through-despite-protests-from-operators/

 

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Woman flies to China to fetch mum, eight months after she went missing

By Natthawat Laping 
The Nation

 

 

A 35-year-old Chiang Rai woman has been tearfully reunited with her 59-year-old mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and depression, after she went missing for eight months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084434-chiang-rai-woman-flies-to-china-to-fetch-mum-eight-months-after-she-went-missing/

 

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New law will restrict traditional ways: farmers

By THE NATION

 

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Concern over ban on uncertified rice varieties and conflicts.

 

FARMERS are getting increasingly worried about the Rice Bill, which drafters claim would improve their lives, but is now causing huge controversy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084435-new-law-will-restrict-traditional-ways-thai-farmers/

 

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Strategies to reverse ageing 

By Gerald W Fry 
Special to The Nation

 

 

Thailand has a higher percentage of elderly people than any other developing nation on earth. In just two years, Thai seniors will number 11.23 million, or 20 per cent of the population. By the year 2040, 17 million Thais (more than 25 per cent) will be over 65. As a rapidly ageing society, Thailand faces several serious challenges.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084436-strategies-to-reverse-ageing/

 

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Trump retreats on border bill but vows emergency declaration to get wall

By Richard Cowan and Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will sign a border security and federal spending bill to avert another government shutdown but also will declare a national emergency to try to obtain funds for his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall, the White House said on Thursday, drawing immediate criticism from Democrats.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084438-trump-retreats-on-border-bill-but-vows-emergency-declaration-to-get-wall/

 

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More Brexit embarrassment for May as parliament defeats her again

By Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and William James

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is pictured outside the Houses of Parliament, in London, Britain, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a defeat on her Brexit strategy on Thursday that undermined her pledge to European Union leaders to get her divorce deal approved if they grant her concessions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084439-more brexit embarrassment-for-may-as-parliament-defeats-her-again/

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Sweden replaces China envoy in furore over dissident bookseller

By Simon Johnson

 

Members from the pro-democracy Civic Party carry a portrait of Gui Minhai (L) and Lee Bo during a protest outside the Chinese Liaison Office in Hong Kong, China January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/Files

 

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden said on Thursday it had replaced its ambassador to China after her "incorrect" handling of unauthorized meetings intended to help free dissident bookseller Gui Minhai.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084440-sweden replaces-china-envoy-in-furore-over-dissident-bookseller/

 

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U.S. sends first families to Mexico to await asylum, rights groups sue

By Lizbeth Diaz and Mica Rosenberg

 

Police escort a bus bound to Monterrey, transporting Mexican migrants deported from the United States, as it leaves a bus station in Reynosa, Mexico January 11, 2019. Picture taken January 11, 2019. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo/File Photo

 

MEXICO CITY/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States began sending Central American families seeking asylum back to Mexico this week, a Mexican immigration source said on Thursday, while U.S. human rights groups sued the Trump administration, saying the policy puts migrants in danger.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084441-us-sends-first-families-to-mexico-to-await-asylum-rights-groups-sue/

 

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Video: Outa my way! Motorcyclist knocks pedestrian down on the footpath

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Millions of Thais viewed CCTV footage from a Bangkok street that showed a motorcyclist deliberately knock down a pedestrian who had moments earlier warned him not to ride on the footpath. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084447-video-outa-my-way-motorcyclist-knocks-pedestrian-down-on-the-footpath/

 

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Top lawyer comments on motorcycle on footpath incident: Not attempted murder but assault

 

 

Daily News went to a top lawyer in the wake of a much discussed incident where a CCTV camera caught a motorcyclist apparently deliberately knocking down a pedestrian who had warned him moments earlier about riding on the sidewalk. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084455-top-lawyer-comments-on-motorcycle-on-footpath-incident-not-attempted-murder-but-assault/

 

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Venezuela's Maduro ramps up legal fight against Guaido's challenge

By Corina Pons, Luc Cohen and Matt Spetalnick

 

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures while he speaks during a meeting with members of the government in Caracas

 

CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government stepped up a legal battle against efforts to oust him on Thursday, while the opposition said the international community had pledged more than $100 million in humanitarian aid for the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084456-venezuelas-maduro-ramps-up-legal-fight-against-guaidos-challenge/

 

 

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NewGen Airways ground staff disciplined after rant at Chinese tourist

 

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Newgen Airways has issued a public apology for the actions of one of its staff after the woman had an expletive laden rant in Thai with a Chinese passenger over a cabin baggage dispute.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084458-newgen-airways-ground-staff-disciplined-after-rant-at-chinese-tourist/

 

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Sudanese refugee detained on Manus island wins prestigious human rights prize

By Nita Bhalla

 

Refugee advocates hold placards as they participate in a protest in Sydney, Australia, against the treatment of asylum-seekers at Australia-run detention centres located at Nauru and Manus Island, November 18, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray - RC1DAD1F17F0

 

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Sudanese refugee stuck in an Australian detention centre on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea for five years has been awarded a major international human rights prize for revealing the harsh reality of Canberra's off-shore refugee policy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084459-sudanese-refugee-detained-on-manus-island-wins-prestigious-human-rights-prize/

 

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Abbot finally arrested on attempted murder charge after 15 years

 

 

Crime Suppression Division officers moved to arrest an abbot at a well known Suphanburi temple after he had evaded capture for 15 years on attempted murder charges. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084461-abbot-finally-arrested-on-attempted-murder-charge-after-15-years/

 

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Patong traffic alert for Central opening

By The Phuket News

 

 

Police are urging motorists to avoid the area where Bangla Rd joins Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd as the Central Patong grand opening is held tonight. Photo: Central Patong

 

PHUKET: Patong Police are urging motorists to avoid the area where Bangla Rd joins Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd from 5pm to 10pm tonight (Feb 15) while the grand opening of the Central Patong shopping mall is held.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084463-patong-traffic-alert-for-central-opening/

 

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Big Joke: Busts company issuing fake visas and 90 day stamps 

 

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Visa agents in Laksi in Bangkok have been busted by immigration after they circumvented immigration by issuing fake visas and 90 day stamps.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084464-big-joke-busts-company-issuing-fake-visas-and-90-day-stamps/

 

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Man injured, chicken dead after explosion of oil tank in Krabi

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A man has been injured at an exhausted pipes shop in the main town of Krabi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084465-man-injured-chicken-dead-after-explosion-of-oil-tank-in-krabi/

 

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Valentine's Day shooting: Husband shot after wife questions "mysterious" phone call

 

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A wife in Kalasin was furious after her husband refused to explain a mystery phone call to his smart phone during a romantic Valentine's Day dinner.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084469-valentines-day-shooting-husband-shot-after-wife-questions-mysterious-phone-call/

 

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BPH issues PM 2.5 warning for at-risk Pattayans

 

 

PATTAYA:--Bangkok Hospital Pattaya warned pregnant women, the elderly and those suffering chronic illnesses to take extra precautions as Pattaya battles poor air quality.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084471-bph-issues-pm-25-warning-for-at-risk-pattayans/

 

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Video: Jai yen yen na! Hot head patient throws phone at hospital staffer

 

 

Video footage posted on Facebook showed an irate Thai male patient throw his phone in the direction of a lady behind a counter. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084475-video-jai-yen-yen-na-hot-head-patient-throws-phone-at-hospital-staffer/

 

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Jaywalkers ignore Pattaya traffic lights, for good reason

 

 

PATTAYA:--With most of the city’s pedestrian-crossing lights broken for the past decade, Pattaya’s tourists can be forgiven for jaywalking.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084474-jaywalkers-ignore-pattaya-traffic-lights-for-good-reason/

 

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Pattaya Beach rebuild to wrap by March – Marine Dept.

 

 

PATTAYA:--The promised year-end completion date for the rebuilding of Pattaya Beach came and went without a word from city hall, but officials are now vowing the work will wrap this month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084472-pattaya-beach-rebuild-to-wrap-by-march-–-marine-dept/