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Two construction workers die after concrete wall falls several metres

By The Nation

 

 

A 6-tonne precast-concrete wall fell several metres during installation at a construction site in Samut Sakhon province’s Krathum Baen district on Tuesday, killing two workers and injuring another.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099120-two-construction-workers-die-after-concrete-wall-falls-several-metres/

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High Thai household debt a major problem for economy - central bank chief

 

FILE PHOTO: ThailandÕs Central Bank Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob poses during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's high household debt remains a major problem for its economy, the central bank governor said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099113-high-thai-household-debt-a-major-problem-for-economy-central-bank-chief/

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EC endorses 349 candidates but warns not all candidates in the clear

By Kas Chanwanpen 
The Nation 

 

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More than five weeks after the country’s first general election in five years, the Election Commission (EC) yesterday endorsed 349 successful constituency candidates for the House of Representatives, of the 350 seats contested.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099110-urgent-ec-endorses-349-constituency-seat-winners-for-lower-house/?do=findComment&comment=14116792

 

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Junta men prepare for Senate

By The Nation

 

 

Members of the junta-appointed National Legislative Assembly and the Cabinet resigned yesterday in a move to prepare for another junta-appointed Senate that will work alongside the new administration

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099143-junta-men-prepare-for-senate/

 

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Medical study links smog in North with rising cases of respiratory diseases

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 

 

 

A medical report has pointed to serious health threats from air pollution in smog-prone areas, and the northern region was found to be a hotspot for asthma and other major respiratory diseases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099144-medical-study-links-smog-in-north-with-rising-cases-of-respiratory-diseases/

 

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Thai Worker injured in Israel during weekend fighting

By The Nation

 

Photo : FB pddeang

 

A 39-year-old Thai worker was injured in Israel during fierce fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099145-thai-worker-injured-in-israel-during-weekend-fighting/

 

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Alarm grows at rise in violence in hospitals

By Poungchompoo Prasert 
The Nation

 

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Public health ministry plans to take stringent measures to boost security

 

VIOLENCE in state hospitals increased in the past seven years, with 51 incidents causing a total of 10 deaths and leaving 56 injured, the Public Health Ministry’s permanent secretary, Dr Sukhum Kanchanapimai, said yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099146-alarm-grows-at-rise-in-violence-in-hospitals/

 

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Commemorating a historic occasion

By The Nation

 

 

The grand Coronation of HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn (King Rama X), which ran for three days until yesterday, was a historic occasion that brought forth a variety of collectible memorabilia. Indeed, citizens’ love for the monarchy saw them searching out souvenirs even before the three days of ceremonies began.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099147-coronation-of-hm-king-maha-vajiralongkorn-commemorating-a-historic-occasion/

 

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Stateless schoolgirl at risk of missing Genius Olympiad in US

By The Nation

 

Yonladee Phiyatat

 

A STATELESS schoolgirl risks losing the opportunity to attend an international high-school competition in the United States, if help does not come her way in time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099148-stateless-schoolgirl-at-risk-of-missing-genius-olympiad-in-us/

 

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Distressed man appeals to PM, kills himself

By The Nation

 

 

A 42-YEAR-OLD man who committed suicide after losing out in a shady loan deal, left a suicide note asking Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to make sure his family received justice.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099149-distressed-man-appeals-to-pm-kills-himself/

 

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Five rice varieties launched in honour of Royal Coronation

By The Nation

 

 

The Rice Department has introduced five new varieties of rice to mark His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s coronation

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099150-five-rice-varieties-launched-in-honour-of-royal-coronation/

 

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THAI to seek Cabinet approval  for acquiring 38 new planes

By THE NATION 

 

 

THAI AIRWAYS International Plc (THAI) expects to this month propose to the Cabinet its project to procure 38 new aircraft at a total cost of about Bt156 billion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099151-thai-to-seek-cabinet-approval -for-acquiring-38-new-planes/

 

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Up, up and away… at the Hat Yai International Balloon Festival

 

 

The International Balloon Festival at Hat Yai 2019 will see the skies above Songkhla’s provincial capital bursting with larger-than-life characters and colour.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099152-up-up-and-away…-at-the-hat-yai-international-balloon-festival/

 

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Age no barrier for golf legend Prayad

By The Nation

 

Prayad Marksaeng is relishing the challenge of his younger rivals

 

Ten-time Asian Tour winner Prayad Marksaeng is relishing the opportunity to compete in another “home” event as he knows he is still young enough to compete for his 11th Asian Tour title at the Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup which starts on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099153-age-no-barrier-for golf-legend-prayad/

 

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Midea Group launches inspiring short film “Good Night Paola”

By The Nation

 

 

Baz –Nutthawut Poonpiriya directs a true story of Paola Antonini, a Brazilian model who lost a leg but not her dream #NoHeatCanBeatYourDreams

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099154-midea-group-launches-inspiring-short-film-“good-night-paola”/

 

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MCOT, OKMD to build National Knowledge Centre

By The Nation

 

 

MCOT is to join hands with the Office of Knowledge Management and Development (OKMD) in building the National Knowledge Centre at the listed business's plot of land in Bangkok's Rachadaphisek area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099155-mcot-okmd-to-build-national-knowledge-centre/

 

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Insects as an alternative protein source for food and feed

By Special to The Nation 

Nathan Preteseille, Co-founder and Coordinator of AFFIA

 

Nathan Preteseille, Co-founder and Coordinator of AFFIA

 

The global population is growing at an alarming rate – with roughly 83 million people being added to the world’s population every year according to a United Nations report. This poses a number of challenges around sustainability including the need for more food and meat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099156-insects-as-an-alternative-protein-source-for-food-and-feed/

 

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Peace not on horizon in Asean’s fishing wars

By The Nation

 

 

New regional taskforce is unlikely to halt dramatic burning and scuttling of illegal boats   

 

Indonesia’s decision to sink a dozen fishing boats on Saturday is a reminder for Asean that illegal fishing is a serious region problem that requires concrete solutions, not more meetings and lip service.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099157-peace-not-on-horizon-in-asean’s-fishing-wars/

 

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Palang Pracharat confident it can form majority coalition 

 

 

The Palang Pracharat party is confident it will be able to muster more than 250 MPs to form a majority coalition government after the Election Commission today announced the official election results in 349 constituencies, the one exception being Chiang Mai’s Constituency Eight.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099158-palang-pracharat-confident-it-can-form-majority-coalition/

 

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Three drug suspects arrested in Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Three drugs suspects have been arrested in Phuket in separate cases. They’ve been caught with methamphetamine pills, crystal methamphetamine and marijuana.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099159-three-drug-suspects-arrested-in-phuket/

 

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We'll stay close, Britain's Prince Charles tells Germans

 

Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attend the Queen’s Birthday Party, an annual event hosted by the British Ambassador at his residence in Berlin, Germany, May 7, 2019. Jens Kalaene/Pool via Reuters

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Ties between Britain and Germany will remain close in the future, Prince Charles told an audience in Berlin, in a clear reference to ongoing uncertainty over Britain's looming departure from the European Union.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099160-well-stay-close-britains-prince-charles-tells-germans/

 

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UK Conservatives resume Brexit talks with Labour amid low expectations

By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan

 

Anti-Brexit protesters hold EU flags as they demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament, as uncertainty over Brexit continues, in London, Britain, April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Conservative government held what it called "constructive and detailed" talks with the opposition Labour Party on Tuesday as the two sides struggle to break a parliamentary deadlock over the country's exit from the European Union.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099161-uk-conservatives-resume-brexit-talks-with-labour-amid-low-expectations/

 

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B-52 bombers to be part of U.S. forces sent to Middle East over Iran concerns

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. bomber B-52 flies over during the final day of NATO Saber Strike exercises in Orzysz, Poland, June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday that B-52 bombers will be part of additional forces being sent to the Middle East to counter what the Trump administration says are "clear indications" of threats from Iran to U.S. forces there.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099162-b-52-bombers-to-be-part-of-us-forces-sent-to-middle-east-over-iran-concerns/

 

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France suggests sanctions could be reimposed if Iran reneges on deal

By Jean-Baptiste Vey and Ahmed Rasheed

 

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Strait of Gibraltar, entering the Mediterranean Sea as it continues operations in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility in this April 13, 2019 photo supplied by the U.S. Navy. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clint Davis/Handout via REUTERS

 

PARIS/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - International sanctions could be reimposed on Iran if it reneges on commitments under its nuclear deal, sources at the French presidency said on Tuesday, after Tehran said it would scale back its compliance a year after Washington pulled out.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099163-france-suggests-sanctions-could-be-reimposed-if-iran-reneges-on-deal/

 

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EU's Juncker says it's 'unacceptable' to link Tusk to Hitler and Stalin in Poland

 

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker holds a news conference at the EU Commission headquarters ahead of an informal meeting of EU leaders, Brussels, Belgium, May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday it was "totally unacceptable" to associate fellow top EU official Donald Tusk with Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler, as has been done by Polish state TV.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099164-eus-juncker-says-its-unacceptable-to-link-tusk-to-hitler-and-stalin-in-poland/

 

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Liverpool stun Barcelona to reach final with 4-0 comeback win

By Simon Evans

 

Soccer Football - Champions League Semi Final Second Leg - Liverpool v FC Barcelona - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - May 7, 2019 Liverpool's Georginio Wijnaldum celebrates scoring their third goal with Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Liverpool produced one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history to beat Barcelona 4-0 on Tuesday, overturning a three-goal first-leg deficit and advancing to their second successive final with a 4-3 aggregate victory.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099165-liverpool stun-barcelona-to-reach-final-with-4-0-comeback-win/

 

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Exclusive: Trump fixer Cohen says he helped Falwell handle racy photos

By Aram Roston

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Jerry Falwell Jr. at a campaign rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, January 31, 2016. REUTERS/Scott Morgan

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Months before evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr.’s game-changing presidential endorsement of Donald Trump in 2016, Falwell asked Trump fixer Michael Cohen for a personal favour, Cohen said in a recorded conversation reviewed by Reuters.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099167-exclusive-trump-fixer-cohen-says-he-helped-falwell-handle-racy-photos/

 

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Follow Japanese traffic laws - that will reduce accidents, Thais urged

 

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Thailand is turning to Japan to try and reduce the appalling death toll on its roads.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099169-follow-japanese-traffic-laws-that-will-reduce-accidents-thais-urged/

 

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Two students open fire at Colorado school, killing 1, wounding 7 others

By Keith Coffman

 

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HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (Reuters) - Two male students armed with guns burst into a Denver-area science and technology school and opened fire on Tuesday, killing one classmate and wounding seven others before being taken into custody, law enforcement officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099171-two-students-open-fire-at-colorado-school-killing-1-wounding-7-others/

 

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Pattaya hotel employee high on Ya Ba shot four times by police after resisting arrest

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Pattaya shot a hotel employee four times in the leg after he refused to stop at a checkpoint in Soi Bongkhot Soi 3. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099173-pattaya-hotel-employee-high-on-ya-ba-shot-four-times-by-police-after-resisting-arrest/