THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 9 Mar 2019

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PRD launches campaign against fake news

Sirakij Pornbanggird

 

 

Bangkok, 7th March 2019 (NNT) The Thai government’s Public Relations Department (PRD) and related organizations have started a campaign against fake news and will ensure only accurate information is disseminated by the PRD.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088497-prd-launches-campaign-against-fake-news/

 

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Three killed, three injured in Chiang Mai road accident

By The Nation

 

 

Three people were killed and three others injured when their car hit a power pole on a road in Chiang Mai's Doi Lor district early on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088498-three-killed-three-injured-in-chiang-mai-road-accident/

 

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88 motorcyclists arrested in road racing clampdown

By The Nation

 

 

Police arrested 88 motorcyclists and seized 92 bikes illegally modified for road racing in the weekly crackdown in Bangkok on Friday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088500-88-motorcyclists-arrested-in-road-racing-clampdown/

 

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Man found hanged at Bangkok pedestrian bridge

By The Nation

 

 

A man was found hanged from the rail guard of a Bangkok pedestrian bridge in Wang Thong Lang district early on Saturday, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088501-man-found-hanged-at-bangkok-pedestrian-bridge/

 

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Resorts start rolling in own water tankers as Phuket dry spell continues 

By The Phuket News

 

A water truck is filled at a private water source in Rassada on Wednesday, to deliver water to a hotel in Patong after 11pm that night. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot
 

PHUKET: A leading figure in Phuket’s hotel industry in has confirmed that hotels and resorts across the island are starting to feel the effects of low water pressure in their mains water supply, which is forcing some hoteliers to arrange their own water supplies to ensure guests are not affected.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088503-resorts-start-rolling-in-own-water-tankers-as-phuket-dry-spell-continues/

 

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Thailand falling behind in the startup race, summit chief warns

By Asina Pornwasin 
The Nation Weekend

 

 

The theme of Techsauce Global Summit 2019 is “World Changing Technology”, emphasising the universal impact of technology that reaches beyond the corporate sphere to include everyone.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088504-thailand-falling-behind-in-the-startup-race-summit-chief-warns/

 

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Faichai Intersection underpass to be completed in eight months: BMA

By The Nation

 

 

The suspended construction of an underpass at the Faichai Intersection in Bangkok's Bangkok Noi district will be resumed soon and it will be completed in eight months, a deputy Bangkok governor said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088505-faichai-intersection-underpass-to-be-completed-in-eight-months-bma/

 

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Commission approves move to raise official elderly age to 65

By The Nation

 

 

The National Elderly Commission has agreed to raise the official age of elderly people in Thailand from 60 to 65, Social Development and Human Security Minister Anantaporn Kanjanarat said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088507-commission-approves-move-to-raise-official-elderly-age-to-65/

 

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200,000 meth pills seized in Chiang Rai after pursuit

By The Nation

 

Rangers seized 200,000 methamphetamine pills following a road chase in Chiang Rai's Thoeng district on Friday night although the suspect managed to flee.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088508-200000-meth-pills-seized-in-chiang-rai-after-pursuit/

 

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Actor Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 counts of lying to Chicago police

By Suzannah Gonzales

 

FILE PHOTO: Jussie Smollett exits Cook County Department of Corrections after posting bail in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/File Photo

 

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Television actor Jussie Smollett, arrested last month on a single charge of perpetrating a hate-crime hoax, has been newly indicted on 16 felony counts of falsely reporting to police that he was assaulted by two strangers shouting racist and homophobic slurs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088511-actor-jussie-smollett-indicted-on-16-counts-of-lying-to-chicago-police/

 

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Nigerians to elect powerful state governors

By Alexis Akwagyiram

 

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past non-sensitive election materials gathered for distribution in Lagos, Nigeria March 8, 2019. REUTERS/Adelaja Temilade/File Photo

 

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian voters return to the polls on Saturday to elect powerful state governors, two weeks after Muhammadu Buhari secured a second term in a delayed presidential vote.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088513-nigerians-to-elect-powerful-state-governors/

 

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Women's Day unites activists, Turkish police break up crowd with tear gas

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian

 

Women participate in a demonstration during International Women's Day in Montevideo, Uruguay March 8, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Stapff

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Campaigners for gender equality took to European city streets on Friday to mark International Women's Day with celebrations and protests, while in Turkey police fired tear gas to break up a crowd of several thousand women in Istanbul in the evening.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088514-womens-day-unites-activists-turkish-police-break-up-crowd-with-tear-gas/

 

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Sports writing legend Dan Jenkins, author of 'Semi-Tough,' dies at 89

By Bill Trott

 

(Reuters) - Dan Jenkins, who specialised in covering golf and football on the pages of Sports Illustrated and in making readers laugh with satirical sports novels such as "Semi-Tough" and "Dead Solid Perfect," has died at the age of 89.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088569-sports-writing-legend-dan-jenkins-author-of-semi-tough-dies-at-89/

 

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'Roma' actress brings star power to support of domestic workers

By Stephanie Nebehay

 

FILE PHOTO: 91st Academy Awards - Oscars Arrivals - Red Carpet - Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 24, 2019. Best Actress nominee Yalitza Aparicio of Mexico wears Rodarte. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - She was nominated for an Oscar playing a maid in "Roma" and now Yalitza Aparicio is using her fame to campaign for the rights of domestic workers and indigenous women around the world.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088570-roma-actress-brings-star-power-to-support-of-domestic-workers/

 

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EMI countersues Kanye West to enforce 2003 publishing agreement

By Jonathan Stempel

 

FILE PHOTO: Rapper Kanye West talks on the phone before attending the Versace presentation in New York, U.S. December 2, 2018. REUTERS/Allison Joyce/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - EMI on Thursday countersued Kanye West to enforce a 2003 publishing agreement that the rapper and entrepreneur considers unfair and wants declared void.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088572-emi-countersues-kanye-west-to-enforce-2003-publishing-agreement/

 

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