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Thailand has new Queen

 

 

His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun has issued a Royal Command declaring General Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhya to be Queen of Thailand, effective as of May 1st.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098106-thailand-has-new-queen/

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HM crowns Suthida as Queen

By The Nation

 

 

HM KING Maha Vajiralongkorn has named General Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhya as the Queen, the Royal Gazette announced on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098106-thailand-has-new-queen/?do=findComment&comment=14097823

 

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Workers demand Bt5k monthly pension

By The Nation

 

 

Thousands of workers rallied for Labour Day in Bangkok on Wednesday, calling on the government to provide better welfare.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098097-thai-workers-demand-bt5k-monthly-pension/

 

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Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in British jail for skipping bail

 

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail by a London court on Wednesday for skipping bail to enter the Ecuadorean embassy where he was holed up for almost seven years until police dragged him out last month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098094-julian-assange-sentenced-to-50-weeks-in-british-jail-for-skipping-bail/

 

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Village-watch teams told to be vigilant as firefighters withdraw from Mae Hong Son

By TOSSAPOL BOONPAT 
THE NATION

 

Forest firefighters walk past a burned-down forest in Mae Hong Son, where more than 32,000 hectares of forestland has been scorched so far this year.

 

MAE HONG SON governor Sirirat Chamupakarn has instructed village wildfire-watch teams to remain vigilant even though the province’s 61-day ban on outdoor fires ended on Tuesday and the level of fine dust particles in the air was below the safe limit for the first time in two months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098141-village-watch-teams-told-to-be-vigilant-as-firefighters-withdraw-from-mae-hong-son/

 

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Private hospitals ‘may have to pay’

By The Nation

 

File photo// Photo from: www.chiangmaipolice.com

 

Govt considers having private sector cover education of at least 20 doctors in future

 

The government is considering whether it should nudge private hospitals into fully covering the university expenses of some medical students, if they want new graduates to work for them. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098142-private-hospitals-‘may-have-to-pay’/

 

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Tit-for-tat widens post-poll divisions

By   THE NATION

 

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PHEU THAI APPROACHES EC, SEEKS ACTION AGAINST PM OVER USE OF STATE BUDGET BEFORE ELECTION

 

THE March 24 election, far from bringing stability to politics, seems to have only unleashed a slugfest as politicians go for the jugular with lawsuits and complaints against rivals even as the country awaits anxiously the official election results more than a month since polling day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098143-tit-for-tat-widens-post-poll-divisions/

 

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Forestry staff told to protect residents

By The Nation

 

 

Forestry officials at the Royal Forestry Department (RFD) have been told to widen their duties beyond protecting trees and wildlife to assisting forest dwellers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098144-forestry-staff-told-to-protect-residents/

 

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Prayut vague over workers’ demand for Bt5,000 a month pension

By The Nation

 

May Day was marked in Thailand by praising His Majesty the King ahead of his coronation. Workers also called on the government to provide them with better welfare and working conditions. Nation/Ratchanon Intharaksa

 

While Prime Minister Prayut Chanocha claimed that his military government has done its best for workers with a very low unemployฌment rate over its five years in office, thouฌsands of workers called for better welfare and working conditions as they rallied for May Day yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098097-thai-workers-demand-bt5k-monthly-pension/?do=findComment&comment=14098431

 

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Loei hospital wins award for care with help from app

By THE NATION

 

 

A SMALL hospital in Loei’s Wang Saphung district has won an award for the application of modern technology in which its “Aor Sor Mor” village health volunteers send in disease monitoring information via an online network.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098145-loei-hospital-wins-award-for-care-with-help-from-app/

 

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Kiradech takes time off, expects major boost in fortunes 

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Avantist founder Keeran Janin and Kiradech Aphibarnrat during the contract signing ceremony.

 

World No 42 Kiradech Aphibarnrat believes he will be fit in time for the second major of the year, the PGA Championship, after sustaining a right knee injury at the Masters last month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098146-kiradech-takes-time-off-expects-major-boost-in-fortunes/

 

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Thai Human Rights Commission being undermined again

By Human Rights Watch 
New York

 

 

The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand should immediately end its groundless inquiry of an outspoken commissioner. Commissioner Angkhana Neelapaijit has repeatedly spoken out about Thailand’s pressing human rights problems under the military junta.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098147-thai-human-rights-commission-being-undermined-again/

 

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Have a Plan for Successful Aging?

opinion by U.S. Embassy Bangkok

 

 

Thailand remains one of the most popular retirement  destinations in the world.  Great culture; great food; great people.  And as U.S. citizens age, Thailand also offers access to excellent health care, provided at world-class private hospitals by internationally trained doctors.  But you need to be able to afford it.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098148-have-a-plan-for-successful-aging-opinion-by-us-embassy-bangkok/

 

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Analysis: Scenarios embattled Thanathorn is facing

 

 

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit’s media share ownership case has been scrutinised by both supporters and sceptics alike on the social media, but the people who will truly determine his fate sit in the Election Commission, whose final decision is expected soon after he submitted all defense evidence on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098150-analysis-scenarios-embattled-thanathorn-is-facing/

 

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EC confident poll results will be announced by May 9

 

 

Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) is confident that it will be able to announce, in the Royal Gazette, the official results of the March 24th general election by May 9th, the commission’s chairman, Mr. Itthiporn Boonprakong said today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098156-ec-confident-poll-results-will-be-announced-by-may-9/

 

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Supreme Court orders 6 insurers to pay 100 million baht to SET for riot damage

 

 

Thailand’s Supreme Court has ordered six insurance companies to pay the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Thailand Securities Depository and Family Knowhow Company 100 million baht in total compensation for damage caused to the SET building and valuables contained therein by arsonists during the anti-government protests in 2010.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098157-supreme-court-orders-6-insurers-to-pay-100-million-baht-to-set-for-riot-damage/

 

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Future Forward repeats demand for poll re-run in Nakhon Pathom

 

 

Refusing to accept defeat in Nakhon Pathom’s confused Constituency One election, allegedly caused by vote count flip-flopping, the Future Forward party has reiterated its demand for an election re-run to clear the air once and for all.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098158-future-forward-repeats-demand-for-poll-re-run-in-nakhon-pathom/

 

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7 tonnes of durian handed to workers on Labour Day

By Natthanan Sirisantiworakul 
The Nation

 

 

Thousands attended Wat Thamai in Samut Sakhon on Wednesday to eat seven tonnes of durian that the temple had prepared as free treats for workers on Labour Day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098159-7-tonnes-of-durian-handed-to-workers-on-labour-day/

 

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PM orders security agencies tighten up measures during Ramadan

 

   

BANGKOK, (NNT) - A meeting of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has resolved that 62 of its orders that have been issued since 2014 will be made into law. The Prime Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has instructed security agencies to tighten their security measures to ensure public safety during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098160-pm-orders-security-agencies-tighten-up-measures-during-ramadan/

 

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EGAT looks to renovate power plants

 

   

BANGKOK, (NNT) - The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is planned to renovate existing power plants for better flexibility and to support electricity generation from renewable energy, while the peak electricity usage this summer season is expected to increase no more than 500 megawatt.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098161-egat-looks-to-renovate-power-plants/

 

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Overall Thai household debt remains at a high level: BOT

 

   

BANGKOK, (NNT)-A study by the Bank of Thailand (BOT) has found that overall Thai household debt is still high. Government agencies are advised to maintain a policy to strictly supervise financial institutions’ lending, and provide information and an understanding of financial planning to people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098162-overall-thai-household-debt-remains-at-a-high-level-bot/

 

 

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UK's May fires defence secretary over Huawei leak

By David Milliken and Elizabeth Piper

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain, April 2, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May fired her defence minister on Wednesday over a leak of discussions in the National Security Council about Chinese telecoms company Huawei, the latest of her allies to be ousted from government.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098164-uks-may-fires-defence-secretary-over-huawei-leak/

 

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After protests, Britain's parliament declares climate change 'emergency'

 

Climate change activists from the Extinction Rebellion protest at the Parliament Square in London, Britain May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliament declared a symbolic climate change "emergency" on Wednesday, backing a call by opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for "rapid and dramatic action" to protect the environment for generations to come.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098165-after-protests-britains parliament declares-climate-change-emergency/

 

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Venezuelan protests peter out as Maduro hangs on; U.S. and Russia squabble

By Luc Cohen and Angus Berwick

 

An opposition supporter runs with a tear gas canister during a rally against the government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and to commemorate May Day in Caracas Venezuela, May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaido's call to take to the streets on Wednesday in a bid to force President Nicolas Maduro from power, but there was little sign of any concrete effects on what increasingly looked like a political stalemate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098166-venezuelan-protests-peter-out-as-maduro-hangs-on-us-and-russia-squabble/

 

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Heathrow expansion clears latest hurdle as High Court rejects legal challenge

By Alistair Smout

 

FILE PHOTO: An aircraft takes off at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The expansion of London's Heathrow Airport inched closer on Wednesday when a High Court judge rejected legal challenges from environmental campaigners opposed to the building of a third runway.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098167-heathrow-expansion-clears-latest-hurdle-as-high-court-rejects-legal-challenge/

 

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Teenage Guatemalan migrant dies in Texas while in U.S. custody

 

FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured at a fence surrounding a temporary facility for processing migrants requesting asylum, at the U.S. Border Patrol headquarters in El Paso, Texas, U.S. April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - A 16-year-old Guatemalan migrant died in a Texas hospital while in the custody of the U.S. government on Wednesday after his health steadily declined due to a severe brain infection, according to officials from both countries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098172-teenage-guatemalan-migrant-dies-in-texas-while-in-us-custody/

 

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From Russia without love - Heroin suspect nabbed in Bang Rak

 

Picture: INN

 

New chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang announced his first major bust since taking over at the helm of the Thai Immigration Bureau. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098173-from-russia-without-love-heroin-suspect-nabbed-in-bang-rak/

 

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Bad guys out! New chief announces Cambodian illegals and Thai gang arrest

 

Picture: Ban Muang

 

New Immigration Bureau chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang seems to be continuing with his predecessor's bad guys out policy. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098181-bad-guys-out-new-chief-announces-cambodian-illegals-and-thai-gang-arrest/

 

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Sex toy victim: Accepts apologies and will not press charges

 

Caption Offering apologies

 

Sanook reported that the admin of the "La" (hunted) Facebook page had taken the female victim in the sex toy saga to meet officials at parcel firm Kerry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098183-sex-toy-victim-accepts-apologies-and-will-not-press-charges/

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Little girl will not see the first day of term: Killed on bike with mum in collision with Benz

 

Caption: Benz hit mother and child

 

A nine year old girl - happily returning home after buying stationery for the first day of term - was killed with her mother when a Mercedes Benz smashed into them at a Chumpae intersection in Thailand's north east. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098184-little-girl-will-not-see-the-first-day-of-term-killed-on-bike-with-mum-in-collision-with-benz/