THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 16 Apr 2019

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Do not miss TOM GREEN with special guest STEPHEN K AMOS at the Lancaster Hotel on Saturday, 20th April. Act fast!  VIP tickets are already sold out, but standard tickets (1500 THB) are still available for purchase at: https://www.ticketflap.com/tomgreen-bkk19 

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BREAKING:

 

Fire devastates Notre-Dame Cathedral, centuries-old Parisian landmark

By Sybille de La Hamaide and Julie Carriat

 

Smoke billows from Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out, in Paris, France April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames on Monday in a roaring blaze that devastated the Parisian landmark, a searing loss for the city and for France.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095321-fire-devastates-notre-dame-cathedral-centuries-old-parisian-landmark/

 

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Court approves initial 12-day detention for man ‘seeking death sentence’ for murdering pregnant stepdaughter

By Kesinee Taengkhieo, 
Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

 

Min Buri Provincial Court on Monday approved an initial 12-day detention period for a 57-year-old motorcycle taxi driver, who had confessed to killing his seven-months-pregnant stepdaughter at her Bangkok home on April 11.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095307-court-approves-initial-12-day-detention-for-man-‘seeking-death-sentence’-for-murdering-pregnant-stepdaughter/

 

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Thailand-born stateless boy gets his Thai ID card

By The Nation

 

 

So-called "rootless" people, those who were born in Thailand but abandoned at birth and thus have no Thai identification number or household document, can now file for birth certificates and apply for Thai nationality, according to a new law that has been published in the Royal Gazette and comes into effect this week.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095292-thailand-born-stateless-boy-gets-his-thai-id-card/

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Inside job suspected as probe opens into 11 guns missing from Thong Lor police station

By Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

 

National police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda has instructed officers to speedily investigate the case of 11 guns that went missing from Bangkok’s Thong Lor police station in what is suspected to have been an inside job, Metropolitan Police Division 5 chief Pol Maj-General Mongkol Warunno said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095273-inside-job-suspected-as-probe-opens-into-11-guns-missing-from-thong-lor-police-station/

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Japanese police to help investigate call centre gang in Pattaya

 

 

Computer crime suppression police from Japan are expected to arrive in Thailand tomorrow (Apr 16th, 2019) to help a Thai investigation into an alleged Japanese call centre gang raided by Pattaya police on March 29th.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095325-japanese-police-to-help-investigate-call-centre-gang-in-pattaya/

 

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Private hospitals overcharging: 30-300 percent

By The Thaiger

 

 

More than half the private hospitals operating in Thailand are overcharging for medical services and prescription drugs. Of the private hospitals alleged to be overcharging, the rates have been calculated to be 30% up to 300% over the actual production cost.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095326-private-hospitals-overcharging-30-300-percent/

 

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Cross-border trade, tourism promoted

 

   

BANGKOK, 16 April 2019 (NNT) - Cross-border trade and tourism are being promoted at Baan Khao Din border checkpoint in Sa Kaeo province which has been upgraded to permanent status.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095327-sa-kaeo-cross-border-trade-tourism-promoted/

 

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Haze: What to do about corn without killing the golden goose?

By Michael Shafer 

 

 

We have a big, known problem: Corn is a major source of Thailand’s chronic haze crisis. We also have a big, unknown problem: Corn is a link in a multibillion-dollar supply chain that is vital to Thailand and also many of its poorest people.  The really big problem, therefore, is not what to do about corn and corn’s contribution to the haze crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095328-haze-what-to-do-about-corn-without-killing-the-golden-goose/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Blaze devastates Notre-Dame; Paris firefighters fear for one bell tower

By Sybille de La Hamaide and Julie Carriat

 

Smoke billows from Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out, in Paris, France April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

 

PARIS (Reuters) - A massive fire consumed Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday, destroying the roof of the historic Paris landmark in a roaring blaze as firefighters battled to prevent one of the main bell towers from collapsing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095321-fire-devastates-notre-dame-cathedral-centuries-old-parisian-landmark/?do=findComment&comment=14046589

 

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‘Buddhist tourism’ idea fraught with difficulty

By The Nation

 

 

For most foreign visitors, Thailand is a place to party and soak up the sun, not pursue spirituality

 

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has recognised the inherent value in “Buddhist tourism” – bringing in foreign visitors to experience our religious traditions. Its promotion would certainly be a lot friendlier to the environment, but a good idea and its implementation are two different matters. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095329-‘buddhist-tourism’-idea-fraught-with-difficulty/

 

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Trump to award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom

 

Golf - Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 14, 2019 - Tiger Woods of the U.S. celebrates on the 18th hole after winning the 2019 Masters. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

 

Golf - Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 14, 2019 - Tiger Woods of the U.S. celebrates on the 18th hole after winning the 2019 Masters. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095332-trump-to-award-tiger-woods-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom/

 

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Redacted Mueller report to be issued by U.S. attorney general on Thursday

By Sarah N. Lynch

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies on the Justice Department’s budget proposal before a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General William Barr plans on Thursday morning to release a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and contacts between Moscow and President Donald Trump's campaign, the Justice Department said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095333-redacted-mueller-report-to-be-issued-by-us-attorney-general-on-thursday/

 

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EU says it is ready to launch U.S. trade talks, but without agriculture

By Philip Blenkinsop

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and European Union flags are pictured during the visit of Vice President Mike Pence to the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is ready to start talks on a trade agreement with the United States and aims to conclude a deal before year-end, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095337-eu-says-it-is-ready-to-launch-us-trade-talks-but-without-agriculture/

 

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Trump calls Muslim lawmaker Ilhan Omar 'out of control' in latest attack

By Susan Cornwell

 

FILE PHOTO: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks about Trump administration policies toward Muslim immigrants and her own immigrant background at a news conference by members of the U.S. Congress "to announce legislation to repeal President Trump’s existing executive order blocking travel from majority Muslim countries" outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump attacked Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar as an "out of control" purveyor of "hate" speech on Monday before leaving for a visit to the state the Muslim-American represents in Congress.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095338-trump-calls-muslim-lawmaker-ilhan-omar-out-of-control-in-latest-attack/

 

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Assange, Manning had reason to believe leaks would injure U.S. -prosecutors

By Mark Hosenball

 

FILE PHOTO: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves the Westminster Magistrates Court in the police van, after he was arrested in London, Britain April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning had reason to believe that leaking U.S. military reports "would cause injury" to the country, federal prosecutors alleged in a newly unsealed court filing on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095339-assange-manning-had-reason-to-believe-leaks-would-injure-us-prosecutors/

 

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Bernie Sanders releases 10 years of tax returns, details millionaire status

By John Whitesides

 

FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders released 10 years of tax returns on Monday, providing details of his growing status as a millionaire fuelled by a sharp jump in income from book royalties since his losing 2016 White House run.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095340-bernie-sanders-releases-10-years-of-tax-returns-details-millionaire-status/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Fire guts Paris' Notre-Dame, but structure saved from destruction

By Sybille de La Hamaide and Julie Carriat

 

Sparks fill the air as Paris Fire brigade members spray water to extinguish flames as the Notre Dame Cathedral burns in Paris, France, April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

 

PARIS (Reuters) - A massive fire consumed Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday, gutting and destroying the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world, but firefighters said they had saved the shell of the stone structure from collapse.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095321-fire-devastates-notre-dame-cathedral-centuries-old-parisian-landmark/?do=findComment&comment=14046661

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Thousands of activists block London roads to demand action on climate change

By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Andrew MacAskill

 

Climate change activists attend an Extinction Rebellion protest in London, Britain April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of environmental activists paralyzed parts of central London on Monday by blocking Marble Arch, Oxford Circus and Waterloo Bridge in a bid to force the government to do more to tackle climate change.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095341-thousands-of-activists-block-london-roads-to-demand-action-on-climate-change/

 

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RUFF SEAS 

Heartwarming moment stranded dog is rescued 130 MILES out to sea – so how did it get there?

Workers onboard an oil rig noticed the pooch’s head poking out above the ripples as she paddled through the ocean

By Nicola Stow

 

The Aspin dog was seen paddling in waters 130 miles from shore in the Gulf of Thailand

VIRAL PRESS

 

THIS is the heartwarming moment a stranded dog was rescued after being found swimming in the Gulf of Thailand - an incredible 130 MILES from the shore.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095342-dog-rescued-220km-from-thai-coast-by-rig-workers/

 

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Songkran: Fifty nine road deaths on Sunday - four day total 237

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that fifty nine people died in road accidents on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095348-songkran-fifty-nine-road-deaths-on-sunday-four-day-total-237/

 

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Americans, frequent visitors to Notre-Dame, begin fundraising efforts

By Alex Dobuzinskis

 

Firefighters douse flames from the burning Notre Dame Cathedral as people look on in Paris, France April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The fire that devastated Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday prompted fund-raising appeals in the United States, as people horrified by the blaze began making commitments to restore a global landmark even before the flames were extinguished.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095349-americans-frequent-visitors-to-notre-dame-begin-fundraising-efforts/

 

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Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago 'up to something,' denied bail - judge

By Zachary Fagenson

 

FILE PHOTO: Yujing Zhang (L), charged with bluffing her way into President Donald Trump's Florida resort, appears at her hearing at the U.S. federal court in this courtroom sketch, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Daniel Pontet

 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - A Chinese woman charged with bluffing her way into U.S. President Donald Trump's Florida resort last month was denied bail on Monday by a federal judge who said he believed she was "up to something nefarious."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095350-chinese-woman-arrested-at-mar-a-lago-up-to-something-denied-bail-judge/

 

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'City of lights' plunged into dark sorrow as Notre-Dame burns

By Leigh Thomas

 

Smoke rises around the altar in front of the cross inside the Notre Dame Cathedral as a fire continues to burn in Paris, France, April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe 

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Distraught Parisians and stunned tourists gazed in disbelief on Monday as a monstrous inferno tore through Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral, one of the world's best-loved monuments.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095351-city-of-lights-plunged-into-dark-sorrow-as-notre-dame-burns/

 

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Belgian pensioner viciously murdered in Rayong - Thai cook in custody

 

Caption: The case has hidden clues

 

A 67 year old Belgian man has been found murdered in bed in Nern Phra sub-district of Muang district, Rayong.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095354-belgian-pensioner-viciously-murdered-in-rayong-thai-cook-in-custody/

 

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Vietnamese pickpockets stole from tourists at Snowtown

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Thanyaburi police have announced the arrest of a husband and wife team of pickpockets.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095356-vietnamese-pickpockets-stole-from-tourists-at-snowtown/

 

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Fewer casualties on fourth dangerous day compared to last year

By THE NATION

 

 

THE ROAD Safety Operations Centre announced yesterday that the first four days of Songkran’s “Seven Dangerous Days” saw 2,232 road accidents, 237 deaths and 2,322 injured, an improvement over the same period last year when 2,444 accidents were reported with 260 deaths and 2,537 injured.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095357-fewer-casualties-on-fourth-dangerous-day-compared-to-last-year/

 

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Police "hero" saves woman from suicide by climbing along ledge

 

Caption: Police Hero

 

A 36 year old woman who took a drug overdose in an apparent suicide attempt was saved by quick thinking police. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095360-chachoengsao-police-hero-saves-woman-from-suicide-by-climbing-along-ledge/

 

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One dead eight injured in three car collision north of Bangkok

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Bang Bua Thong police and a rescue foundation were called to a bridge on Kanchanapisek Road heading towards Sai Noi after a collision between three cars yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095362-one-dead-eight-injured-in-three-car-collision-north-of-bangkok/

 

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Thai Embassy says avoid Notre-Dame area after fire ravages cathedral

By The Nation

 

French firemen spray water to extinguish a fire as flames are burning the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, 15 April 2019. A fire started in the late afternoon in one of the most visited monuments of the French capital.//EPA-EFE

 

The Thai Embassy in France has recommended that Thais avoid visiting Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and nearby areas after the cathedral suffered a massive fire on Monday evening Paris time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095363-thai-embassy-says-avoid-notre-dame-area-after-fire-ravages-cathedral/