THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 19 June 2019

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Win a pair of tickets to Mahanakhon Skywalk, Thailand’s highest observation deck at King Power Mahanakhon with Thaivisa

 

 

Bangkok has a new, stunning attraction to hit its landscape and it sits on Thailand’s highest observation deck,  314 metres above ground. It is the Mahanakhon SkyWalk at King Power Mahanakhon, located at Chong Nonsi BTS (exit 3).

 

Read more: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105714-win-a-pair-of-tickets to-mahanakhon-skywalk-thailand’s-highest-observation-deck at-king-power-mahanakhon-with-thaivisa/

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Foreign tourists injured in Krabi road accident

By The Nation

 

 

A foreign tourist suffered severe injuries and another was slightly injured when a pickup truck slammed into them at a road junction in Krabi’s Mueang district on Tuesday, after the driver had lost control.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107084-foreign-tourists-injured-in-krabi-road-accident/

 

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Tiger Woods spotted traveling in Bangkok after competing in U.S. Open at Pebble Beach

By Pat Ralph

 

 

After finishing T21 in the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Tiger Woods appears to be taking some time off from the sport and traveling with his family.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107095-tiger-woods-spotted-traveling-in-bangkok-after-competing-in-us-open-at-pebble-beach/

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Plans finalised for huge security operation  for this weekend’s Asean Summit: Prawit

By The Nation

 

Prawit Wongsuwan

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan on Tuesday wrapped up security preparations ahead of the Asean Summit in Bangkok this weekend, for which a huge number of police will be mobilised and hi-tech equipment used to guard the meeting.

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New Cabinet to be ready by month-end: PM

By The Nation

 

General Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday that he would finish putting together his Cabinet by the end of this month but was yet to make a decision on whether he would take the post of defence minister.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107120-new-cabinet-to-be-ready-by-month-end-pm-prayut/

 

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Water plan to tackle many problems

By The Nation

 

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Twenty-year plan sets clear goals for management of resources

 

THE CABINET has approved a 20-year master plan for water-management and water-disaster prevention. The 2018-2037 national plan was passed with the aim of providing wider access to clean drinking water, an expansion in irrigation infrastructure and areas under irrigation, and preventing floods and droughts in core economic areas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107121-water-plan-to-tackle-many-problems/

 

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Panel to study use of marijuana on mental health patients

By The Nation

 

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THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (DMH)’S new panel will come up with guidelines on the use of marijuana for medical purposes and a recommendation on its use in treating psychiatric patients, which will be proposed to the Public Health Ministry’s Narcotics Control Committee, a senior official said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107122-panel-to-study-use-of-marijuana-on-mental-health-patients/

 

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Pop star Pookie ‘admits’ to substance abuse, helping hubby’s drug-trafficking

By Khanathit Srihirundaj 
The Nation 

 

 

FORMER POP STAR Prissana or Priscilla “Pookie” Gemelli, who was arrested with her husband for allegedly selling 5.17 kilograms of ketamine to a Taiwanese man, has allegedly admitted to taking drugs and getting involved in her husband’s alleged drug trafficking, a senior police officer said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107124-pop-star-pookie-‘admits’-to-substance-abuse-helping-hubby’s-drug-trafficking/

 

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Tesco could open 750 new convenience stores inThailand over medium term

 

FILE PHOTO: A Tesco supermarket is seen, in west London on September 30, 2008. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, said on Tuesday it could grow its business inThailand by opening 750 new convenience stores in the medium term.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107127-tesco-could-open-750-new-convenience-stores-inthailand over-medium-term/

 

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Four nabbed for smuggling nearly 8,000 meth pills from Laos

By The Nation

 

 

Police arrested a Laotian man and three Thais on Monday for allegedly smuggling 7,996 methamphetamine pills from Laos to Bueng Kan province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107128-four-nabbed-for-smuggling-nearly-8000-meth-pills-from-laos/

 

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Suspects held for underage prostitution in Koh Samui

By The Nation

 

 

A man and a woman were arrested and hit with human-trafficking charges on Monday for allegedly running a brothel disguised as a karaoke bar and prostituting girls under the age of 18 in Surat Thani’s Koh Samui district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107009-busted-samui-karaoke-lounge-offering-underage-sex-for-2000-baht/?do=findComment&comment=14258548

 

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LET battle commence – daunting challenge ahead

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Stars aligned (from left): defending champion Kanyalak Preedasuttijit, Chonlada Chayanun, 2017 winner Atthaya Thitikul, South Korean Yoo Hyun Ju, world No 3 German Esther Henseleit of Germany and Swede Julia Engstrom pose with a Tuk Tuk

 

Local contenders will try to keep the Ladies European Thailand Championship at home while foreign challengers will attempt to end the Thai domination when the 300,000-euro event tees off at the Phoenix Gold Golf & Country Club Pattaya, Chon Buri, on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107130-let-battle-commence-–-daunting-challenge-ahead/

 

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Myanmar needs ‘wise’ investments

By   KHINE KYAW 
THE NATION 
YANGON

 

Hans Anand Beck

 

DESPITE the ongoing Rakhine crisis and intensification of conflicts that may impact on the performance of the tourism sector and investor sentiment, Myanmar’s economy is slowly picking up speed and regaining stability after a volatile 2018, and that could continue if the country invests wisely and inclusively, says a new report by the World Bank.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107131-myanmar-needs-‘wise’-investments/

 

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Thailand hopeful of RCEP deal despite scant progress

By Phuwit Limviphuwat 
The Nation 

 

Two Asean members, Thailand and Malaysia, have reached an agreement to extend the office hours of their border Customs houses at Sadao ( Songkhla province) and Bukit Kayu Hitam on the Malaysian side. // Charoon Thongnual

 

Commerce official confident of negotiations being completed by November in boost for the principle of ‘Asean centrality’

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107132-thailand-hopeful-of-rcep-deal-despite-scant-progress/

 

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Prayut now prey to ‘wolves’ of democracy

By The Nation

 

 

Elected politicians in his own party are baying for Cabinet posts – and there may be nothing the new PM can do to satisfy them

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107133-prayut-now-prey-to-‘wolves’-of-democracy/

 

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13 reasons why ‘respect’ and ‘sympathy’ are very slippery words

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

 

The avalanche of USA goals that buried Thailand at the Women’s World Cup was followed quickly by a social media blizzard. It told us much about human nature. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107134-13-reasons-why-‘respect’-and-‘sympathy’-are-very-slippery-words-opinion/

 

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Private hospitals briefed on notification of drug prices, medical fees

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Internal Trade today invited representatives of 353 private hospitals nationwide to a briefing on the public notification of the prices of drugs, medical supplies and medical services to patients are treated at hospitals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107135-private-hospitals-briefed-on-notification-of-drug-prices-medical-fees/

 

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PM encourage people to claim tax deduction on book purchases; promotes ASEAN Chairmanship song

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has encouraged people to purchase and read more books, as buyers can claim a tax deduction on book purchases. The Prime Minister has also promoted songs to mark Thailand’s 2019 ASEAN chairmanship.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107136-pm-encourage-people-to-claim-tax-deduction-on-book-purchases-promotes-asean-chairmanship-song/

 

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Political movements of different parties

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - All coalition parties have now submitted the name lists of would-be cabinet ministers to the Prime Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha. The Palang Pracharath Party reported that there were no negotiations for cabinet seats, as the Prime Minister will have a final say on this issue. The Election Commission (EC) provided an explanation as to why the Democrat Party has more votes following the March 24 general election.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107137-political-movements-of-different-parties/

 

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Strong quake strikes northwest Japan, triggers small tsunami, power cuts

 

Residents who were evacuated from their homes after an earthquake are seen at a gymnasium of Iwafune junior high school acting as a makeshift evacuation center, in Murakami, Niigata prefecture, Japan June 19, 2019, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong and shallow earthquake struck Japan's northwest coast around Niigata prefecture on Tuesday, triggering a small tsunami, shaking buildings and cutting power to around 9,000 buildings.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107139-strong-quake-strikes-northwest japan-triggers-small-tsunami-power-cuts/

 

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Ex-Trump aide Hicks to talk behind closed doors to U.S. House investigators

By David Morgan

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he stands next to former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks outside of the Oval Office as he departs the White House for a trip to Cleveland, Ohio, in Washington D.C., U.S., March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hope Hicks, once a close aide and communications director for President Donald Trump, will become on Wednesday the first member of his inner circle to testify to the congressional panel leading a probe into possible obstruction of justice by Trump.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107140-ex-trump-aide-hicks-to-talk-behind-closed-doors-to-us-house-investigators/

 

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Trump creates doubt over use of U.S. force to protect Gulf oil

By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Sylvia Westall

 

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs the White House on travel to Orlando, Florida from the White House in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he was prepared to take military action to stop Tehran from getting a nuclear bomb but left open whether he would back the use of force to protect Gulf oil supplies that Washington fears may be under threat by Iran.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107142-trump-creates-doubt-over-use-of-us-force-to-protect-gulf-oil/

 

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Merkel says recovered from shaking bout after drinking water

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Zelenskiy attend a news conference in Berlin, Germany, June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was seen shaking when she met visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier on Tuesday, said she had since drunk water and was feeling better.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107143-merkel says-recovered-from-shaking-bout-after-drinking-water/

 

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UK's Corbyn to back second Brexit referendum - The Times

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home, following the results of the European Parliament elections, in London, Britain May 27, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

(Reuters) - British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will back a move on Wednesday for Labour party to change its Brexit policy and support a second referendum in all circumstances, The Times reported, citing a senior Labour source.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107144-uks-corbyn-to-back-second-brexit-referendum-the-times/

 

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U.S., China rekindle trade talks ahead of Trump-Xi G20 meeting

By Jeff Mason

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping meet business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China and the United States are rekindling trade talks ahead of a meeting next week between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, cheering financial markets with hope that an escalating trade war between the two countries would abate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107146-us-china-rekindle-trade-talks-ahead-of-trump-xi-g20-meeting/

 

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Brazil Senate blocks Bolsonaro move to ease gun carrying

 

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a ceremony of the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) Line of Credit for Philanthropic Organizations at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

 

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate on Tuesday overturned a decree signed last month by right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro that drastically expanded the number of people allowed to carry weapons in public.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107151-brazil-senate-blocks-bolsonaro-move-to-ease-gun-carrying/

 

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UK PM candidate Johnson: Britain must leave EU by Oct. 31 or pay the price

 

Boris Johnson arrives at BBC studios to take part in a TV debate with candidates campaigning to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, in London, Britain June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to be Britain's prime minister, repeated his pledge on Tuesday that he would take the United Kingdom out of the European Union by Oct. 31, saying otherwise the government would face a catastrophic loss in trust.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107154-uk-pm-candidate-johnson-britain-must-leave-eu-by-oct-31-or-pay-the-price/

 

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Canada's Trudeau mending fences with Trump as election fight looms

By Steve Scherer

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he arrives at the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada, June 8, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will seek to further mend fences when he meets Donald Trump in Washington this week, a year after the U.S. president stormed out of a G7 meeting calling Trudeau "very dishonest and weak."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107155-canadas-trudeau-mending-fences-with-trump-as-election-fight-looms/

 

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Syrian on 1,702 day overstay: Tells immigration he didn't know how to extend visa

 

Picture: Nawaw Na

 

A Syrian national without a single Thai stamp in his passport told immigration officers that arrested him in Mukdahan that he didn't know how to get an extension. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107157-syrian-on-1702-day-overstay-tells-immigration-he-didnt-know-how-to-extend-visa/

 

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Take that back! Man defecating in Chinatown was not Chinese but Thai kid with autism

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath discovered that the man caught on camera defecating in Soi Texas in Yaowarat was not a Chinese tourist after all. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107158-take-that-back-man-defecating-in-chinatown-was-not-chinese-but-thai-kid-with-autism/