THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 3 May 2019

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Brit finally removed from Phuket Town condo

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Australian-born Brit David Maclean was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital. Photo: Ekkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Australian-born British national David Maclean, 50, originally from Brisbane, Australia, after nearly four months barricaded in a Phuket Town condo has been safely removed from the apartment today (May 2), Phuket Tourist Police have confirmed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098306-brit-finally-removed-from-phuket-town-condo/

 

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British man injured after stabbing in Wichit, Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Police are investigating after a British man was stabbed by a teenage suspect in front of a restaurant in Wichit last night. Wichit Police were notified of the incident in the parking area of a restaurant on Chao Fah West Road at 7pm last night.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098312-british-man-injured-after-stabbing-in-wichit-phuket/

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Weather warnings for northern and central storms

By The Thaiger

 

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The Thai Meteorological Department announced storm warnings in upper Thailand and the South China Sea.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098302-weather-warnings-for-northern-and-central-storms/

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Cannabis not a cure-all, warn doctors

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

People gathered at Chulalongkorn University yesterday to attend a seminar about the use of cannabis for medical treatment. Photo Pratch Rujivanarom

 

Cannabinoid medicines treat only a few ailments, can have serious side effects

 

CANNABIS IS not a panacea and must be used cautiously, medical experts at Chulalongkorn University warned yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098359-cannabis-not-a-cure-all-warn-doctors/

 

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Top court tells insurers to pay up over 2010 arson attack on SET offices

By THE NATION

 

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THE SUPREME Court has ordered six insurance companies to pay out more than Bt100 million in claims to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and two firms to cover the damage caused when anti-government protesters torched their office building in 2010.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098360-top-court-tells-insurers-to-pay-up-over-2010-arson-attack-on-set-offices/

 

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The first symbols of royal power

By The Nation

 

Mom Chao Pusarn Sawasdiwat on April 23 is ceremonially assigned the job of overseeing the inscription of two royal plaques and the engraving of the Royal Seal of State.

 

Even before the monarch is handed the Royal Regalia, he is to be presented with an anointed plaque carrying his official name and a Royal Seal of State, by which he is bestowed full power as head of state

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1075563-thai-king-to-be-crowned-in-coronation-ceremonies-may-4-6-palace/?do=findComment&comment=14101822

 

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Religious ceremonies held to mark royal coronation

By THE NATION

 

 

JUST TWO days ahead of the historic coronation of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, many Thais decided to get ordained as Buddhist monks and attended special merit-making ceremonies in honour of the monarch.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1075563-thai-king-to-be-crowned-in-coronation-ceremonies-may-4-6-palace/?do=findComment&comment=14101834

 

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The water of life

By Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul 
THE NATION

 

The opportunity to see elephants and gaurs in the wild attracts tourists to Kui Buri National Park.

Kui Buri district in Prachuab Khiri Khan has adopted the late Monarch’s new agricultural theory on land and water management and is keen to show it off

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098366-kui-buri-national-park-the-water-of-life/

 

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Election results set for Tuesday

By THE NATION

 

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PARTY-LIST MPS TO BE ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING DAY; CHARTER COURT TO HEAR CASE AGAINST MP ELECTION LAW

 

THE ELECTION Commission (EC) will announce the final election results next Tuesday, a day after the Royal Coronation ceremony, amid the current political turbulence heightened by lawsuits and the uncertainty over allocation of MP seats.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098367-election-results-set-for-tuesday/

 

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Education reform group opposes merging small schools

By The Nation

 

A file photo of students at a small school in Si Sa Ket province attend a lesson conducted via distance-learning TV.

 

THE INDEPENDENT Committee for Education Reform (ICER) disagrees with the World Bank’s suggestion that Thailand merge its small schools to boost the quality of education.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098368-education-reform-group-opposes-merging-small-schools/

 

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Restricting civil-servant posts will not solve shortage of doctors, caution medical students

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

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MEDICAL STUDENTS warn that prescribing the “wrong medicine” to “treat” the disease of administration problems in the Public Health Ministry will end up with the problem worsening. The “wrong medicine” in this case is the latest policy to cap civil-servant positions for new doctors.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098369-restricting-civil-servant-posts-will-not-solve-shortage-of-doctors-caution-medical-students/

 

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Getting ready for pomp and circumstance

By Jintana Panyaarvudh 
The Nation 

 

A series of 22 photos depicting His Majesty’s life from childhood to his teenage years adorn the Fazal Building located at the corner of Asadang and Bamrung Meang Roads in Phra Nakhon district. /Prasert Thepsri

 

Excitement in the air as Bangkokians prepare for once-in-a-life-time spectacle

 

People living along the roads designated for the royal procession are excited and feeling fortunate that they will have an opportunity to get the first glimpse of their newly crowned monarch in person on Sunday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1075563-thai-king-to-be-crowned-in-coronation-ceremonies-may-4-6-palace/?do=findComment&comment=14101876

 

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Boys are back in town

By THE NATION

 

 

Backstreet Boys is bringing their biggest arena tour in 18 years – “Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour Live in Bangkok” – to Thailand with a show at Impact Exhibition Halls 5-6, Muang Thong Thani, on October 24.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098370-backstreet-boys-dna-world-tour-live-in-bangkok/

 

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Economy teeters amid electoral uncertainty

By The Nation

 

 

Investors around this world on edge are waiting to see what happens here next

 

Foreign investors are awaiting the eventual outcome of the March 24 general election, and particularly to discover whether the new government will be led by the incumbent General Prayut Chan-o-cha or a new prime minister from a coalition of Pheu Thai and other political parties.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098371-economy-teeters-amid-electoral-uncertainty/

 

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Thailand’s consumer confidence index for April lowest in 16 months

 

 

Thailand’s consumer confidence index (CCI) for the month of April plunged to 79.2 points – the lowest in 16 months – due to concerns over political uncertainty, slow domestic economic recovery and the global economic slowdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098372-thailand’s-consumer-confidence-index-for-april-lowest-in-16-months/

 

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Future Forward party gets back at Srisuwan Janya

 

 

The Future Forward party is hitting back at maverick political activist Srisuwan Janya in retaliation for the latter’s campaign against the party, including the latest petition to the Election Commission to disqualify 11 candidates for alleged media shareholding.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098373-future-forward-party-gets-back-at-srisuwan-janya/

 

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Water management meeting outcomes

 

   

BANGKOK, (NNT) - Addressing the widespread drought disaster affecting many areas, the water resources monitoring and management subcommittee has ordered all agencies to continue drought mitigation operations, especially in provinces facing a risk of water shortages, instructing the Ministry of the Interior to inspect natural water resources already in crisis.

 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098374-water-management-meeting-outcomes/

 

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Biden's rise in 2020 race catches Trump's eye, unnerves his allies

By Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets former Vice President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden's rapid emergence as front-runner in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination has caught the attention of President Donald Trump and unnerved some of his allies, who believe Biden is a potentially dangerous rival.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098376-bidens-rise-in-2020-race-catches-trumps-eye-unnerves-his-allies/

 

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Democrats amplify pressure on Trump as Pelosiaccuses Barr of 'crime'

By Amanda Becker and David Morgan

 

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats intensified their pressure on President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday as U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Attorney General William Barr of committing a crime by lying to lawmakers and a key committee chairman threatened to hold Barr in contempt of Congress.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098378-democrats-amplify-pressure-on-trump-as pelosiaccuses-barr-of-crime/

 

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India evacuating 1.2 million people as Cyclone Fani menaces east coast

By Jatindra Dash and Mayank Bhardwaj

 

Villagers sit on a vehicle as they leave for a safer place ahead of cylcone Fani on the outskirts of Konark in the eastern state of Odisha, India, May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

 

BHUBANESHWAR, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has accelerated efforts to evacuate more than a million people along its northeast coastline as a cyclone intensifies ahead of landfall on Friday, with thousands of villagers piling household possessions on to trucks before fleeing their homes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098379-india evacuating-12-million-people-as-cyclone-fani-menaces-east-coast/

 

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Venezuela court issues warrant for opposition figure Lopez as Maduro seeks to show military loyalty

By Mayela Armas and Luc Cohen

 

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro smiles as he walks next to Venezuela's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez and Remigio Ceballos, Strategic Operational Commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, during a ceremony at a military base in Caracas, Venezuela May 2, 2019. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's leadership made a show of unity with top military chiefs on Thursday and a court issued an arrest warrant for an opposition figure as the ruling socialists pushed back against U.S.-backed attempts to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098380-venezuela-court-issues-warrant-for-opposition-figure-lopez-as maduro seeks-to-show-military-loyalty/

 

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UK PM May under fire after Huawei leak sacking

By William James

 

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

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Theresa May hoped firing her defence secretary over a leak would put her latest government scandal to rest. But it seems only to have unleashed yet another political storm for the British prime minister, with members of her own party questioning her judgment and opponents demanding the police be called in.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098381-uk-pm-may-under-fire-after-huawei-leak-sacking/

 

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Moore, under fire, withdraws from bid for Fed post

By Ann Saphir and Koh Gui Qing

 

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Economic commentator Stephen Moore has withdrawn from consideration for a seat on the U.S. Federal Reserve Board after weeks of criticism about his political partisanship, shifting views on interest rate policy, and sexist comments about women.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098390-moore-under-fire-withdraws-from-bid-for-fed-post/

 

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Buffett says Berkshire Hathaway, finally, has invested in Amazon.com - CNBC

 

FILE PHOTO: Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, at the company annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska U.S. May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway Inc has bought shares of internet retailing giant Amazon.com Inc for the first time, though he has not been the one doing the buying, CNBC reported on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098392-buffett-says-berkshire-hathaway-finally-has-invested-in-amazoncom-cnbc/

 

 

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Phuket warning: Russians running "bitcoin mining" operations and not paying their bills

 

Caption: Bitcoin mining

 

A resident of Phuket has gone onto Facebook to warn people renting property about a group of Russians running bitcoin mining operations. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098394-phuket-warning-russians-running-bitcoin-mining-operations-and-not-paying-their-bills/

 

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Bangkok: Limit motorcycles to 50 kmph and start training in the kindergarten

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Plans have been announced to limit the speed of motorcycles to just 50 kilometers per hour in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098399-bangkok-limit-motorcycles-to-50-kmph-and-start-training-in-the-kindergarten/

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Festival of sail with 12 classes racing on Day 2 of Top of the Gulf Regatta 2019

 

IRC Racing 1 startline, Day 2, Top of the Gulf Regatta 2019. Photo by Guy Nowell.

 

PATTAYA, Thailand – Following a marathon day on-the-water yesterday for the keelboats and multihulls, today's 10 knots of breeze at start time dropped off early on. Race Officer Jerry Rollin had to settle with a single race, though managed to squeeze in two races for the Platus which takes their series tally to five after two days. Meanwhile the dinghy classes, Optimists and Thailand S\V14 Para Sailing Championship joined in, kicking off their four-day series today, turning the waters off Ocean Marina Yacht Club into a festival of sail.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098404-festival-of-sail-with-12-classes-racing-on-day-2-of top-of-the-gulf-regatta-2019/

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From razzmatazz to sneaking in! Big Joke sidesteps press to start new role

 

Caption: Just an ordinary civil servant

 

Former poster boy of the Royal Thai Police and ex head of immigration Lt-Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn seems to have sidestepped the press to begin his new office job. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098410-from-razzmatazz-to-sneaking-in-big-joke-sidesteps-press-to-start-new-role/

 

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OneSiam One Run a triple fundraiser

By THE NATION

 

 

OneSiam Global Destination, made up of Siam Paragon, Siam Center and Siam Discovery, is hosting the “OneSiam One Run 2019” on June 2.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098412-onesiam-one-run-a-triple-fundraiser/

 

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"Well done everybody!" - northern immigration chief praises staff as another 900+ foreigners arrested

 

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Region 5 Immigration chief Maj-Gen Ponganan Khlaikleung was all smiles yesterday as he went to praise his staff at the immigration offices in Chiang Mai following the latest arrests of foreigners. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098415-well-done-everybody-northern-immigration-chief-praises-staff-as-another-900-foreigners-arrested/