THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 29 Apr 2019

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Depressed taxi driver climbs phone tower for 7 hours

PATTAYA:--It took seven hours, but a depressed motorcycle taxi driver who climbed a 10-story cellphone tower in Nong Plalai climbed down safely.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097433-depressed-taxi-driver-climbs-phone-tower-for-7-hours/

 

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Navy ships out for Chinese war games

SATTAHIP:--The Royal Thai Navy dispatched its contingent for Blue Strike, the large-scale joint exercise with China.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097437-navy-ships-out-for-chinese-war-games/

 

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Thailand rehearses elaborate $31 million coronation for king

 

People stand in front of a portrait of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn during a rehearsal of his coronation procession which will take place next week in Bangkok, Thailand April 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Forty roads were closed in Bangkok as a band and officers on horseback marched past the Grand Palace on Sunday in a dress rehearsal for the next weekend's coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Thailand's first in nearly seven decades.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1075563-thai-king-to-be-crowned-in-coronation-ceremonies-may-4-6-palace/?do=findComment&comment=14088591

 

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Eleven more Future Forward ‘MPs’ face disqualification

By THE NATION

 

 

ACTIVIST SRISUWAN TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH EC OVER ALLEGED MEDIA SHAREHOLDINGS

 

FUTURE FORWARD is staring at the possibility of its strength in Parliament further eroding as 11 of its MPs-to-be are targets for disqualification after social activist Srisuwan Janya said he planned to lodge a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) today over their alleged shareholdings in media companies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097458-eleven-more-future-forward-‘mps’-face-disqualification/

 

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EC should pass Thanathorn case to the Constitutional Court, expert says

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION

 

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit Future Forward Party leader

 

THE ELECTION Commission (EC) should forward the case involving the potential electoral disqualification of Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit for the Constitutional Court’s consideration, if it wishes to avoid possible lawsuits and political chaos, suggests a politics lecturer.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097459-ec-should-pass-thanathorn-case-to-the-constitutional-court-expert-says/

 

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Orange card could change election outcome

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION

 

Surapon Kietchaiyakorn Pheu Thai candidate

 

EC’s new colourcoded penalty has the potential to be decisive for rival blocs.

 

WITH LAST month’s election stalemate stalling all attempts to form a coalition government, political analysts have warned that “orange cards” issued by the Election Commission (EC) could easily tip the balance in favour of one bloc or another.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097461-orange-card-could-change-election-outcome/

 

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Beaten Srisaket vows revenge in third fight against Estrada

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

 

SRISAKET Sor Rungvisai is already eyeing revenge just days after losing his WBC superflyweight belt to Juan Francisco Estrada in California.

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097462-beaten-srisaket-vows-revenge-in-third-fight-against-estrada/

 

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Year’s first rabies death prompts warnings

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

Safety guidelines have been issued after a 32-year-old man in Surin became the first person this year to die of rabies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097464-year’s-first-rabies-death-prompts-warnings/

 

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School’s move to deny admissions struck down by court

By Kesinee Taengkhieo 
The Nation

 

 File photo: Suankularb Wittayalai School

 

Ten schoolboys, disqualified from Bangkok's Suankularb Wittayalai School under a newly-implemented recruitment criteria, will now be able to study at this prestigious secondary school after the Central Administration Court ruled that the school had no legal ground to deny them admission.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097465-school’s-move-to-deny-admissions-struck-down-by-court/

 

 

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Facebook warrior unconvinced by BMA rationale for tearing up footpath

By The Nation

 

Photo from: AntiHawkers Facebook page

 

A social-media campaigner and his supporters on Sunday continued to slam the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) over the demolition of privately built “good and solid” footpath in the Nana area.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097467-facebook-warrior-unconvinced-by-bma-rationale-for-tearing-up-footpath/

 

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‘Lady of the Hills’ parents wonder if they’ll see her funeral

By SEKSANTI KANLAYANAWISUT 
THE NATION 
UDON THANI

 

Joomsri Seekanya

 

THE PARENTS of the “Lady of the Hills”, a Thai woman whose body was found in England’s Yorkshire Dales in 2004 and identified only this year, are worried that they won’t live long enough to give her a proper funeral.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097468-‘lady-of-the-hills’-parents-wonder-if-they’ll-see-her-funeral/

 

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Amid glum outlook, experts warn stimulus packages not a panacea for economic ills

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION

 

 File photo: Apisak Tantivorawong

 

THE BLEAK economic outlook under the shadow of political uncertainty as well as the global economic slowdown has impacted Thai exports and the latest government stimulus is not likely to help much, say experts.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097469-amid-glum-outlook-experts-warn-stimulus-packages-not-a-panacea-for-economic-ills/

 

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Going global with Myanmar software products

By Khine Kyaw 
The Nation 
Yangon

 

Cho Zin Wint, right, founder and chief executive of Myanmar High Society Co,  in discussion with senior technicians.

 

With most ICT companies in Myanmar focusing on the domestic market, the women-led Myanmar High Society Co (MHS), seeks to further expand in the  global arena with professional software and innovation solutions developed by local technicians, according to Cho Zin Wint, the firm’s founder and chief executive.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097470-going-global-with-myanmar-software-products/

 

 

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Kwanchai breaks title drought in Chiang Mai

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

 

 

Hua-Hin based Kwanchai Tannin ended his two-year title drought with a nail-biting playoff victory over Settee Prakongvech in the final round of the Bt2-million Singha Chiang Mai Open yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097471-kwanchai-breaks-title-drought-in-chiang-mai/

 

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Karen war refugees lose homes in incidental fires

By Tossapol Boonpat 
The Nation

 

 

Karen war refugees lost their makeshift homes in a camp in Mae Hong Son in two separate fires on Saturday evening, but no one was injured.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097472-karen-war-refugees-lose-homes-in-incidental-fires/

 

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No water to be had in Maha Sarakham district

By Anek Krajaem 
The Nation

 

 

The tap water has run completely dry in six villages in a single Maha Sarakham district in what’s been called the worst drought in 40 years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097473-no-water-to-be-had-in-maha-sarakham-district/

 

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Mae Hong Son continues to reel under man-made fires

By Tossapol Boonpat 
The Nation

 

 

More than 100 forest fires are raging in Mae Hong Son province, half of which reportedly stemmed from people’s attempts to clear farmlands to prepare the soil for the early sowing of seeds before the rainy season.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097474-mae-hong-son-continues-to-reel-under-man-made-fires/

 

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Charity run for marine life

By The Nation

 

Photo from: Warong Wasalai's facebook

 

Some 3,500 officials and public members joined a charity run to raise funds for marine life and sea protectors on Sunday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097475-rayong-charity-run-for-marine-life/

 

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Cycling enthusiasts enjoy sights of Ranong

By Prasert Thepsri 
The Nation

 

 

Hundreds of cycling enthusiasts joined the 38-kilometre bicycle ride, which aimed to promote tourism in Ranong's Muang district on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097476-cycling-enthusiasts-enjoy-sights-of-ranong/

 

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Heat takes a heavy toll on fish in temple pond

By The Nation

 

 

Five tonnes of dead fish were found floating in a pond of Wat Sitth Sangkharam (Nong Khram) in Prachuap Khiri Khan province on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097477-heat-takes-a-heavy-toll-on-fish-in-temple-pond/

 

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How Thais test their luck – twice a month

 

 

At least twice a month –- on the first and sixteenth days – millions of Thais hope and pray that their fortune will change.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097480-how-thais-test-their-luck-–-twice-a-month/

 

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Two out of three Thai workers are happy at work

By The Thaiger

 

 

Most Thai workers say they have a happy work life but are hoping the new government will boost the minimum wage and provide better medical welfare benefits.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097481-two-out-of-three-thai-workers-are-happy-at-work/

 

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What Bangkok tells us about Thainess 

By The Nation

 

 

The capital, just turned 237, surely has its flaws, but it unifies the country in ways too often overlooked

 

The anniversary of Bangkok’s dedication as the new capital of Siam, observed once again this past April 21, is in coincidental but revealing near-juxtaposition with Songkran. The latter observation never fails to illuminate the nature of the city.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097482-what-bangkok-tells-us-about-thainess/

 

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Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle

By Alasdair Pal and Shri Navaratnam

 

A police officer inspects the site of a gun battle between troops and suspected Islamist militants, on the east coast of Sri Lanka, in Kalmunai, April 28, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

 

KALMUNAI/COLOMBO (Reuters) - The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind ofSri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house on the east coast two days ago, police and a relative said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097483-father-two-brothers-of-suspected sri lanka-bombings-mastermind-killed-in-gun-battle/

 

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Spanish voters put Socialists in pole position to regain power

By Elena Rodriguez and Jesús Aguado

 

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of the Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) speaks to supporter while celebrating the result in Spain's general election in Madrid, Spain, April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, emerged from inconclusive elections on Sunday with a strong chance to regain power, though he faces weeks or even months of negotiations to assemble a government from a deeply divided new parliament.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097484-spanish-voters-put-socialists-in-pole-position-to-regain-power/

 

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Rabbi recalls coming face-to-face with shooter at California synagogue

By Bridget Clerkin

 

A candlelight vigil is held at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church for victims of a shooting incident at the Congregation Chabad synagogue in Poway, north of San Diego, California, U.S. April 27, 2019. REUTERS/John Gastaldo

 

POWAY, Calif. (Reuters) - A 19-year-old man who authorities said gave himself up to police shortly after carrying out a deadly shooting in a Southern California synagogue filled with Sabbath worshippers is also under investigation for a mosque arson.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097486-rabbi recalls-coming-face-to-face-with-shooter-at-california-synagogue/

 

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Thousands take to Hong Kong streets to protest new extradition laws

By Jessie Pang and Greg Torode

 

Demonstrators hold yellow umbrellas, the symbol of the Occupy Central movement during a protest to demand authorities scrap a proposed extradition bill with China, in Hong Kong, China April 28, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

HONG KONG, April 28 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people marched on Hong Kong's parliament on Sunday to demand the scrapping of proposed extradition rules that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial - a move which some fear puts the city's core freedoms at risk.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097487-thousands-take-to hong kong streets-to-protest-new-extradition-laws/

 

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Floods destroy homes, trap families in cyclone-hit Mozambique

By Mike Hutchings

 

Residents stand outside a flooded house as rain falls in the aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth in Pemba, Mozambique, April 28, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

 

PEMBA, Mozambique (Reuters) - Rescuers raced to help people caught in rising floodwaters in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique on Sunday as houses collapsed and heavy rains raised fears of worse to come.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097489-floods-destroy-homes-trap-families-in-cyclone-hit-mozambique/

 

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Former U.S. Senator Lugar, nuclear nonproliferation champion, dies at 87

By Will Dunham

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Richard Lugar (R) joins Co-chairman and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative Sam Nunn as they listen at the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction symposium at the National Defense University in Washington, December 3, 2012. REUTERS/Larry Downing/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Centrist Republican Richard Lugar, a soft-spoken foreign policy powerhouse who championed nuclear nonproliferation during 36 years in the U.S. Senate, died on Sunday at age 87.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097490-former-us-senator lugar-nuclear-nonproliferation-champion-dies-at-87/

 

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Pakistan says it is on the road to major change, but few are fully persuaded

By Martin Howell

 

FILE PHOTO: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (C) applauses as he is observes the fly-past by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) JF-17 Thunder fighter jet during the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo

 

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Something very significant is under way in Pakistan, the government in Islamabad would like you to believe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097493-pakistan-says-it-is-on-the-road-to-major-change-but-few-are-fully-persuaded/