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Former Thai PM and influential royal adviser Prem Tinsulanonda dies at 98

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Former Thai prime minister and influential royal adviser General Prem Tinsulanonda died on Sunday morning at age 98 in a Bangkok hospital, a palace official told Reuters.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102901-former-thai-pm-and-influential-royal-adviser-prem-tinsulanonda-dies-at-98/

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Remembering Prem

By THE NATION

 

 

Considered one of the most influential figures in Thai politics

 

PREM TINSULANONDA, president of the Privy Council and former premier, a statesmen widely regarded as the individual of greatest influence in Thai politics in recent memory, died yesterday of heart failure. He was 98. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102901-former-thai-pm-and-influential-royal-adviser-prem-tinsulanonda-dies-at-98/?do=findComment&comment=14181993

 

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Prem’s demise may bring new era

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION

 

 

Academics say new generation has its own ideology and it would be hard for another influential figure like Ex-PM to emerge.

 

THE PASSING of statesman and former prime minister Prem Tinsulanonda was likely to bring about a new and more open political era, shifting away from “Thai-style” democracy and military domination, analysts said. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102901-former-thai-pm-and-influential-royal-adviser-prem-tinsulanonda-dies-at-98/?do=findComment&comment=14181998

 

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Economist finds fault with ex-PM’s legacy

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION

 

File photo: Former prime minister General Prem Tinsulanonda

 

FORMER PRIME MINISTER General Prem Tinsulanonda, who died yesterday, made great contributions to the development of the Thai economy, but one of three economists asked to comment on his legacy also feels he left the country saddled with income inequality, which has become a major problem today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102968-economist-finds-fault-with-ex-pm’s-legacy/

 

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Toxic chemicals caused seaport fire

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

Port Authority says shipper did not disclose flammable cargo.

 

HIGHLY FLAMMABLE toxic chemicals that were not declared were found inside the burnt cargo at Laem Chabang Seaport in Chon Buri province, the Thailand Port Authority disclosed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102970-toxic-chemicals-caused-laem-chabang-seaport-fire/

 

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Hard-fought wins in lower house point to tough times ahead for next govt

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

 

THE RESULTS of the weekend’s voting to fill the posts of speaker and deputy speaker of the lower house pointed to the pro-junta Phalang Pracharat Party taking a leading role in parliamentary politics, but its slender victory margins also signalled difficulties ahead for the administration.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102971-hard-fought-wins-in-lower-house-point-to-tough-times-ahead-for-next-govt/

 

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Healthcare access comes too late for homeless woman

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

A 61-year-old homeless woman who died of tuberculosis (TB) last month had only just been confirmed as a Thai in a DNA test, which would have earned her a citizenship card and access to the Bt30 healthcare scheme that could have saved her life.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102972-healthcare-access-comes-too-late-for-homeless-woman/

 

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Ideas in place to reverse decline in Thai education

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION

 

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THE decades-long downward trend in the quality of Thai education can be reversed if key proposals set out over the past two years are embraced, members of the Independent Committee for Education Reform (ICER) believe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102973-ideas-in-place-to-reverse-decline-in-thai-education/

 

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Storm capsizes fishing trawler off Phang Nga

By Anothai Ngandee 
The Nation

 

 

A storm off Phang Nga capsized a fishing trawler on Saturday night, but the entire crew, about 30-strong, was rescued soon after.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102974-storm-capsizes-fishing-trawler-off-phang-nga/

 

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Phalang Pracharat’s Suchart elected deputy speaker

By The Nation

 

 

Phalang Pracharat Party MP Suchart Tancharoen was elected on Sunday as first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102975-phalang-pracharat’s-suchart-elected-deputy-speaker/

 

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Man captured after he crashes pickup allegedly stolen from police

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

A 20-year-old Thai man, who had allegedly stolen a police pickup truck under the influence of meth-amphetamine from the Muang Surat Thai Police Station in Surat Thani province on Saturday night, was arrested two hours later in the early hours of Sunday after he crashed the vehicle into a power pole.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102976-man-captured-after-he-crashes-pickup-allegedly-stolen-from-police/

 

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Three injured as sedans collide in Rayong

By Atchara Wisetsri 
The Nation

 

 

Three men were injured when two sedans collided at the Ban Chang intersection in Rayong province early on Sunday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102977-three-injured-as-sedans-collide-in-rayong/

 

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Jealous man stabs to death ex-wife’s new husband

By Thanapat Kijjakosol 
The Nation

 

 

A 45-year-old Thai man was arrested on Sunday morning for allegedly stabbing to death his love rival and wounding his ex-wife while the victims were sleeping at a relative’s house in Sa Kaew province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102978-sa-kaew-jealous-man-stabs-to-death-ex-wife’s-new-husband/

 

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[PODCAST] What it’s like to play in a European Cup final with Ex-Spurs defender Gary Stevens

 

 

Thaivisa.com has teamed up with ex-Spurs and England footballer Gary Stevens for the Final Whistle podcast - a weekly football review show.

 

We’ve got something a little different for you this week.

 

Listen here: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102118-podcast-what-it’s-like-to-play-in-a-european-cup-final-with-ex-spurs-defender-gary-stevens-ep9/

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Thai cycling star into Olympics

By The Nation

 

Jutatip Maneephan

 

Jutatip Maneephan has secured a berth at 2020 Olympics spot following impressive results at the Tour of Trat over the weekend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102979-thai-cycling-star-into-olympics/

 

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Teach your children well – about fake news

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand would do well to mimic a Finnish model that’s bearing fruit in schools, countering this damaging social menace

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102981-teach-your-children-well-–-about-fake-news/

 

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Surf’s up at Patong Beach

 

 

The southwestern monsoon that hits Thailand's Andaman coastline this month is welcome news for the country's surfers, who will be out waxing their boards in anticipation of the surfing season that gets into full swing in May,  The Phuket Surf Fest 2019 will be held this year at Loma Park on Phuket’s Patong Beach from May 31 through June 2, 2019.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102982-surf’s-up-at-patong-beach/

 

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Poll shows most Thais believe political division is insoluble

 

 

A slim majority of the Thai people believe that political polarization will continue after the new government is in place and the problem will not be resolved because it is deeply entrenched in Thai society, according to a Suan Dusit Poll today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102983-poll-shows-most-thais-believe-political-division-is-insoluble/

 

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Phetchabun people oppose renewed gold exploration

 

 

Anti-gold mining groups gathered in Nong Pai district of Thailand’s northern province of Phetchabun on Saturday to oppose any mining-related activities after it was reported that a mining company has been granted permission to explore for gold on a huge tract of land in the province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102984-phetchabun-people-oppose-renewed-gold-exploration/

 

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Pro-army party in Thailand to cement deal to keep junta leader as PM - lawmaker

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

 

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (not pictured) during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, April 26, 2019. Parker Song/Pool via REUTERS

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A pro-army party in Thailand hopes to make a deal on Monday to gain enough parliamentary seats to keep the leader of the military junta in power as elected prime minister, a lawmaker who is a board member of the party told Reuters.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102986-pro-army-party-in thailand to-cement-deal-to-keep-junta-leader-as-pm-lawmaker/

 

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Pro-Europe vote fragments but limits nationalist gains in EU election

By Alissa de Carbonnel and Foo Yun Chee

 

Exit poll results are displayed on a screen at the Plenary Hall during the election night for European elections at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, May 26, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Parties committed to strengthening the European Union held on to two-thirds of seats in the EU parliament, official projections from the bloc's elections showed on Sunday, though far-right and nationalist opponents saw strong gains.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102987-pro-europe vote-fragments-but-limits-nationalist-gains-in-eu-election/

 

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Iraqi court sentences three French men to death

By Ahmed Rasheed

 

REUTERS FILE PHOTO//REUTERS/Stringer

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi court sentenced three French men to death on Sunday after finding them guilty of joining Islamic State, two court officials told Reuters.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102988-iraqi court sentences-three-french-men-to-death/

 

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German Jews warned not to wear kippas after rise in anti-Semitism

 

The German government's anti-Semitism commissioner has urged Jews to avoid wearing skullcaps in public.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102989-german-jews-warned-not-to-wear-kippas-after-rise-in-anti-semitism/

 

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Rolling Thunder veterans group makes final ride through Washington

 

USMC Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers (ret.) salutes motorcycle riders as they pass by during the 32nd Annual, and possibly final, Rolling Thunder "Ride for Freedom" during Memorial Day weekend to support veterans and call attention to POWs and MIAs, in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Rolling Thunder motorcycles that descend on Washington, D.C. every Memorial Day weekend made their final ride on Sunday, ending a three decades-old tradition that was initially meant to serve to pay tribute to fallen and missing-in-action soldiers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102990-rolling-thunder-veterans-group-makes-final-ride-through-washington/

 

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Video: Bomb kills policeman injures five in Southern Thailand

 

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CCTV on the site of Thai Rath showed the moment a bomb shattered the calm of a Sunday evening at a police check post in Southern Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102994-video-bomb-kills-policeman-injures-five-in-southern-thailand/

 

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Woman's "near death experience" after centipede bite in Korat

 

Caption: It came with the rainy season

 

A woman who was bitten by a large centipede - takhap in Thai - has warned people about the creatures during the rainy season. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102997-womans-near-death-experience-after-centipede-bite-in-korat/

 

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"Mystical inscriptions" save three year old after she picks up a cobra to show mum!

 

 Caption: What a kerfuffle!

 

A mother shrieked in horror when her three year old innocently showed what she had discovered in her bedroom. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103005-mystical-inscriptions-save-three-year-old-after-she-picks-up-a-cobra-to-show-mum/

 

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Workers escape injury as giant concrete beam falls on car

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that workers ran for their lives as a giant concrete beam came loose as it was being hoisted by two cranes. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103009-workers-escape-injury-as-giant-concrete-beam-falls-on-car/

 

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Tenant left toilet like this - landlady reckons he never cleaned once in 9 years!

 

Caption: How can they live like this?

 

A landlady went online to share her experience of a tenant who left after renting her room in Ramkhamhaeng, Bangkok for nine years. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103011-tenant-left-toilet-like-this-landlady-reckons-he-never-cleaned-once-in-9-years/

 

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Trump meets Japanese emperor on state visit overshadowed by trade

By Jeff Mason and Linda Sieg

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand at attention next to Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan May 27, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump met Japan's new Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday in the ceremonial highlight of a state visit overshadowed by trade tensions between the two allies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103015-trump-meets-japanese-emperor-on-state-visit-overshadowed-by-trade/