THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 11 June 2019

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New dual track train line to slash travel time between Bangkok, Hua Hin and southern Thailand

 

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Thailand’s new dual track train line is set to transform travel between Bangkok, Hua Hin, Chumphon and the deep south.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105563-new-dual-track-train-line-to-slash-travel-time-between-bangkok-hua-hin-and-southern-thailand/

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Thai inbound hotel demand up 10%, boosted by high-end arrivals: Expedia

By The Nation

 

 

Travel platform Expedia Group has released its latest hotel demand trends for Thailand, which show that Thai accommodation partners are enjoying steady growth, with overall inbound demand increasing by 10 per cent over the past 12 months.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105626-thai-inbound-hotel-demand-up-10-boosted-by-high-end-arrivals-expedia/

 

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Thailand seeks restart of trade negotiations with EU

By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT 
THE NATION

 

Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Commerce Ministry’s Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN)

 

THAILAND is ready to resume negotiations for a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) once the new government is established, as officials seek to offset the decline in global trade, according to a leading trade official.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105671-thailand-seeks-restart-of-trade-negotiations-with-eu/

 

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Bangkok governor blames power problem for major flooding on Friday

By The Nation

 

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THE giant drainage tunnel in Bang Sue failed to help as Bangkokians found themselves stranded in traffic for hours or wading through flooded roads last Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105672-bangkok-governor-blames-power-problem-for-major-flooding-on-friday/

 

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Legal sword hangs over Chaiyaphum villagers

By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation

 

File Photo : Sunee Narin, 74, participates in a blessing ceremony at home ahead of the hearing tomorrow.

 

DNP insists farmers not unfairly prosecuted for encroaching on Saithong national park

 

TOMORROW several villagers will be reporting to Chaiyaphum Court with a firm belief that they will be thrown behind bars for something as simple as farming. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105673-legal-sword-hangs-over-chaiyaphum-villagers/

 

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Another Future Forward MP comes under scrutiny

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

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Decade-old post of party spokesperson unearthed to show anti-monarchy attitude; she says post was a reflection of those times

 

ANOTHER Future Forward Party leader may be hit with a criminal charge after member of Parliament Pannika Wanich came under the scrutiny of authorities |and ultra-royalists for an alleged anti-monarchy attitude going back nearly a decade. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105675-another-future-forward-mp-comes-under-scrutiny/

 

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Helicopter crashes onto roof of Manhattan skyscraper, killing one

By Gabriella Borter

 

A view of 787 7th Avenue in midtown Manhattan where a helicopter was reported to have crashed in New York City, New York, U.S., June 10, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A helicopter made a crash landing onto the roof of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday, killing at least one person and sending a plume of smoke skyward from the top of the building.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105676-helicopter-crashes-onto-roof-of-manhattan-skyscraper-killing-one/

 

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Farmers seeking govt aid on rise

By The Nation

 

 

MORE and more farmers are coming forward to register for government subsidies as well as an occupation-shifting allowance this year, Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) secretary-general Jariya Sutthichaiya said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105677-farmers-seeking-govt-aid-on-rise/

 

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King Power in line to manage duty free, commercial areas at leading provincial international airports

By The Nation

 

 

King Power Duty Free has won the bidding to manage the duty free and commercial areas at three provincial international airports – Chiang Mai, Had Yai and Phuket – Airports of Thailand senior .executive vice president Wichai Bunyu said at a press conference on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105678-king-power-in-line-to-manage-duty-free-commercial-areas-at-leading-provincial-international-airports/

 

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Honda launches the new tougher-looking, sporty BR-V

By The Nation

 

 

Honda Automobile (Thailand) on Monday introduced the new Honda BR-V, an active sport crossover vehicle, with a new tough-looking and sporty design.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105679-honda-launches-the-new-tougher-looking-sporty-br-v/

 

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DNP confirms ban on motor races within wildlife sanctuaries

By The Nation

 

 

A Facebook user, who had voiced objection to a motorcycle rally planned to be held this month in a national park in Tak’s Mae Ramat district, posted an update on Monday, thanking the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) for confirming that motor races were banned in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105680-tak-dnp-confirms-ban-on-motor-races-within-wildlife-sanctuaries/

 

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Underdogs Thailand will make the champions work hard, warns Warunee

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Warunee Phetwiset

 

Defender Warunee Phetwiset says Thailand will prove a hard nut to crack for three-time champions USA when the twoi meet in their women’s World Cup opener in the early hours of Wednesday in Reims.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105681-underdogs-thailand-will-make-the-champions-work-hard-warns-warunee/

 

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German store Metro eyes expansion in Myanmar

By KHINE KYAW 
THE NATION 
YANGON

 

Jens Michel, chief executive of METRO Wholesale Myanmar, at the firm's booth at Food and Hotel Myanmar 2019 in Yangon (Photo: Khine Kyaw, The Nation)

 

THOUGH some multinational companies are still hesitant about investing in Myanmar, Germany’s Metro AG’s bold entry into the market has yielded satisfactory returns, said Jens Michel, chief executive of Metro Wholesale Myanmar.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105682-german-store-metro-eyes-expansion-in-myanmar/

 

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Sontirat says policies more important than cabinet seat allocations 

 

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The Palang Pracharat party will hold talks with its coalition partners on government formation, but will attach more importance to the implementation of key policies of all the coalition parties than the share out of cabinet seats, said party secretary-general Sontirat Sontijirawong today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105683-sontirat-says-policies-more-important-than-cabinet-seat-allocations/

 

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Elderly Thai couple die in Krabi road smash

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

An elderly couple have died after a collision between a speeding pickup truck and motorbike sidecar in Krabi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105684-elderly-thai-couple-die-in-krabi-road-smash/

 

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Man taken down after shooting girlfriend’s brother, nephew, attempts to flee with them as hostages

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Pimonsak Jantarat, 26, from Trang, after he wast taken into custody this morning (June 10). Photo: Amnuay Kunnarak

 

PHUKET: After a relationship that started on Facebook broke down, a man was arrested in Rawai today for shooting his new love’s brother twice in the leg and her nephew once in the arm. The man’s arrest came after his attempt to flee with the two as hostages failed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105685-man-taken-down-after-shooting-girlfriend’s-brother-nephew-attempts-to-flee-with-them-as-hostages/

 

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Race to succeed UK PM May begins with ten candidates nominated

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May addresses guests with a speech to mark the start of London Tech Week in London, Britain June 10, 2019. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Ten candidates were nominated in the contest to succeed Theresa May as Conservative Party leader and prime minister, the party's 1922 Committee said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105686-race-to-succeed-uk-pm-may-begins-with-ten-candidates-nominated/

 

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Iran has accelerated enrichment of uranium, IAEA says
By Sabine Siebold and Francois Murphy

 

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano addresses a news conference during a board of governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

 

TEHRAN/VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has followed through on a threat to accelerate its production of enriched uranium, the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog said on Monday, departing from his usual guarded language to say he was worried about increasing tension.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105687-iran-has-accelerated-enrichment-of-uranium-iaea-says/

 

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U.S. House Democrats to get more Mueller evidence, Trump calls witness 'sleazebag'

By Andy Sullivan and Jan Wolfe

 

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler looks through papers as he chairs a House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Lessons from the Mueller Report" on Capitol Hill in Washington U.S., June 10, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Monday struck a rare deal in their wide-ranging probes of President Donald Trump, with the U.S. Justice Department agreeing to hand over more evidence from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia inquiry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105688-us-house-democrats-to-get-more-mueller-evidence-trump-calls-witness-sleazebag/

 

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Trump urges appeals court to block subpoena for his accounting records

By Jan Wolfe

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while welcoming Team Penske, champions of the 103rd Indianapolis 500, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 10, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday asked an appeals court to overturn a ruling that his accounting firm must turn over his financial records from before he was president to the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives Oversight Committee.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105689-trump-urges-appeals-court-to-block-subpoena-for-his-accounting-records/

 

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British candidates for PM take aim at favourite Johnson

By William James and Elizabeth Piper

 

Boris Johnson speaks at the Conservative Home fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Britain, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Darren Staples/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A host of candidates to replace Theresa May as British prime minister launched their campaigns on Monday promising to solve the turmoil of Brexit and taking shots at frontrunner Boris Johnson.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105686-race-to-succeed-uk-pm-may-begins-with-ten-candidates-nominated/?do=findComment&comment=14232307

 

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Video: Crafty old farang steals a Thai's money at supermarket checkout

 

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CCTV footage posted on Facebook showed an aging foreigner at a supermarket checkout in Pattaya. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105693-video-crafty-old-farang-steals-a-thais-money-at-supermarket-checkout/

 

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Relative tells of hero who died saving teens at Sattahip beach 

 

Caption: The hero who sacrificed his life

 

A relative of the 25 year old Thai man who died while saving two 15 year olds in trouble in the surf at Nang Ram beach Sattahip on Sunday told Sanook what happened. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105694-relative-tells-of-hero-who-died-saving-teens-at-sattahip-beach /

 

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Thai minivan driver caught in double lie as female motorcyclist killed in Sattahip

 

 

A minivan driver taking a group of South Korean tourists from Pattaya to U-Tapao airport told police that he was innocent after her hit and killed a 30-40 year old woman riding a motorcycle. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105695-thai-minivan-driver-caught-in-double-lie-as-female-motorcyclist-killed-in-sattahip/

 

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ENVIRONMENT/OPINION

Thailand: Paradise Lost? Part 1.

By The Thaiger

 

 

by guest blogger Kent Bowie

 

Thailand has seen rampant tourist development and expansion over the past 25+ years, but at what cost?

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105696-thailand paradise-lost-part-1/

 

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Chief of police says he knows the identity of "Little Willie"

 

Caption: I nearly flicked it with a rubber band

 

The chief of the Chaiyaphum police said his investigators know the identity of a man who stuck his "manhood" through a hole in the cubicle walls of the bus station toilets. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105697-chief-of-chaiyaphum-police-says-he-knows-the-identity-of-little-willie/

 

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Police investigate human remains found in the middle of the road in Nakhon Nayok

 

Caption: Who lost a bit of their body?

 

A member of the public alerted police after finding a bit of a human body in the middle of the Suwannasorn to Nakhon Nayok Road on Monday morning. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105698-police-investigate-human-remains-found-in-the-middle-of-the-road-in-nakhon-nayok/

 

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Plastic straws and bags no more: Canada aims to clean up its act

By Steve Scherer and Tyler Choi

 

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau speaks on stage during an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, in Portsmouth, Britain, June 5, 2019. Chris Jackson/Pool via Reuters

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada plans to ban some single-use plastics like straws, bags and cutlery by early 2021 to reduce non-recyclable waste and protect the world's oceans, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105701-plastic-straws-and-bags-no-more-canada-aims-to-clean-up-its-act/

 

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U.S. warns extradition law changes may jeopardise Hong Kong's special status

By David Brunnstrom

 

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold up a signs during a protest to demand authorities scrap a proposed extradition bill with China, outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China June 9, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it was gravely concerned about proposed amendments to Hong Kong laws that would allow suspects to be extradited to mainland China and warned that such a move could jeopardise the special status Washington affords the territory.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105703-us-warns-extradition-law-changes-may-jeopardise-hong-kongs-special-status/

 

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North Korean leader's slain half-brother was a CIA informant - Wall Street Journal

 

FILE PHOTO: Kim Jong Nam arrives at Beijing airport in Beijing, China, in this photo taken by Kyodo February 11, 2007. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who was killed in Malaysia in 2017, had been an informant for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105704-north-korean-leaders-slain-half-brother-was-a-cia-informant-wall-street-journal/