THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 1 July 2019

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Police officer faces second misconduct accusation

By Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

Outspoken lawyer Atchariya Reungratanapong

 

Outspoken lawyer Atchariya Reungratanapong on Monday lodged a complaint of misconduct against an embattled police officer after two men caught in possession of drugs were able to walk off scot-free.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109302-police-officer-faces-second-misconduct-accusation/

 

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NHSO to expand medical coverage on universal healthcare scheme

By The Nation

 

 

From October, benefits provided under the universal healthcare scheme will be expanded further, Public Health Minister Dr Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn said on Monday in his capacity as board chairman for the National Health Security Office (NHSO). 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109303-nhso-to-expand-medical-coverage-on-universal-healthcare-scheme/

 

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Get tested for HIV and receive effective treatment: doctors

By The Nation

 

 

Nearly 30,000 people in Thailand remain unaware that they are living with HIV and so have not yet sought treatment with antiretroviral drugs, Department of Disease Control director-general Dr Suwanchai Watthanayingcharoenchai said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109304-get-tested-for-hiv-and-receive-effective-treatment-doctors/

 

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Smog on the horizon – but assurance offered about public health

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

 

Rising PM2.5 levels in the Deep South are the signal for the start of the hazy season in the Southern part of Asean, Pollution Control Department (PCD) director-general Pralong Dumrongthai revealed on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109305-smog-on-the-horizon-–-but-assurance-offered-about-public-health/

 

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Labour-supporting Momentum launches campaign to oust PM frontrunner Johnson

 

Boris Johnson, a leadership candidate for Britain's Conservative Party, attends a hustings event in Manchester, Britain, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Yates

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A group set up to support British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, has launched a campaign to try to oust Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to become the next prime minister, from his parliamentary seat, it said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109306-labour-supporting-momentum-launches-campaign-to-oust-pm-frontrunner-johnson/

 

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Hong Kong descends into chaos as protesters storm legislature

by Jessie Pang, Alun John

 

Protesters break into the Legislative Council building during the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China in Hong Kong, China July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong protesters stormed the Legislative Council on the anniversary of the city’s 1997 return to Chinese rule on Monday amid widespread anger over laws that would allow extraditions to China, plunging the city deeper into chaos.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109308-hong-kong-descends-into-chaos-as-protesters-storm-legislature/

 

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G20 plastic trash reduction goal doesn't address 'excessive' production: activists

by Malcolm Foster

 

A worker sorts out plastic waste for recycling at Minato Resource Recycle Center in Tokyo, Japan June 10, 2019. Picture taken June 10, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Activists welcomed a goal set by the Group of 20 major economies’ to reduce additional plastic trash leaking into the ocean to zero by 2050, but said it avoided getting at the heart of the problem - slashing the output of wasteful, single-use plastics in the first place.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109310-g20-plastic-trash-reduction-goal-doesnt-address-excessive-production-activists/

 

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Trump's criticism of U.S.-Japan security pact could be headache for Abe

by Linda Sieg

 

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s call for changes to the decades-old U.S.-Japan security treaty could complicate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s drive to revise Japan’s pacifist constitution.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109312-trumps-criticism-of-us-japan-security-pact-could-be-headache-for-abe/

 

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Bt19m earmarked for rehabilitation of land at foot of Doi Suthep

By The Nation

 



File photo

 

The Judiciary Office has allocated Bt19 million for the rehabilitation of a plot of land at the foot of Chiang Mai’s Doi Suthep, which was recently the subject of controversy and protests from locals and environmentalists.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109314-bt19m-earmarked-for-rehabilitation-of-land-at-foot-of-doi-suthep/

 

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Senators warn of street protests if Ja New’s attackers go free

By The Nation 

 

 

Senators on Monday added to mounting pressure on authorities to catch the culprits behind last Friday's assault of anti-junta activist Sirawit Serithiwat, warning that the case could be exploited for political advantage.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109315-senators-warn-of-street-protests-if-ja-new’s-attackers-go-free/

 

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Sole indiscretion: school acts over camp sketch gone wrong

By The Nation

 

 

A school apologised to parents and students on Tuesday after a monk caused a furore on social media by ordering senior students to carry 100 pairs of shoes in their mouths during a bizarre role-playing exercise at a Dhamma camp.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109316-sole-indiscretion-school-acts-over-camp-sketch-gone-wrong/

 

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BOT holds off on short-term bonds due to a stronger baht

By The Nation

 

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) is cutting down on the issuance of short-term bonds at a time when the value of the baht is at its strongest in six years, closing at Bt30.52 against the US dollar on Monday, the Kasikorn Research Centre reported on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109317-bot-holds-off-on-short-term-bonds-due-to-a-stronger-baht/

 

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Happy birthday to us, with a new launch and a relaunch

By The Nation

 

 

The Nation Group is celebrating its 48th birthday and is relaunching its website as part of its digital media presence.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109318-happy-birthday-to-us-with-a-new-launch-and-a-relaunch/

 

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Wildlife officers start tracking slow loris tout

By The Phuket News

 

The officers are now tracking down the man in Kamala who provided the slow loris. Photo: Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area Conservation Centre

 

PHUKET:-- Wildlife officials are in the process of tracking down a man in Kamala who provided a slow loris to 14-year-old boy to use to solicit cash from tourists to have their photos taken with it at Kata Beach over the weekend.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109321-wildlife-officers-start-tracking-slow-loris-tout/

 

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Molam goes global: Isaan beats under spotlight at FCCT on Wednesday

By The Nation

 

 

Molam singer Pimjai Petchapalangchai on the Molam Bus stage. The All-Thidsa band from Mahasarakhram. Photo courtesy of John Clewley

 

Music scholars and culture experts will explore Molam’s journey from traditional Isaan folk music to the world stage at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109324-molam-goes-global-isaan-beats-under-spotlight-at-fcct-on-wednesday/

 

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Cop’s grieving family drops legal threat after drunk driver pays record Bt45m

By The Nation

 

 

File photo

 

The family of a deputy police commander killed in a road accident has dropped the threat of legal action against the drunk driver responsible after he paid Bt45 million in compensation.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109334-cop’s-grieving-family-drops-legal-threat-after-drunk-driver-pays-record-bt45m/

 

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Nai Harn Lake ‘dark water’ to be flushed into sea

By The Phuket News

 

The sand will be excavated on Nai Harn Beach tonight (July 1) to allow the dark water to flow into the sea. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET:-- Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos confirmed today that workers will start excavating the channel linking Nai Harn Lake with the sea in order to flush the increasingly stagnant water from the lake.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109335-nai-harn-lake-‘dark-water’-to-be-flushed-into-sea/

 

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New Thai passports may not be secure, claim production bid losers

By The Nation

 

 

The three companies that lost the bid for producing e-passports called on the Foreign Ministry on Monday to reveal exactly which security measure is being adopted to prevent the counterfeiting of passports, because they believe the bid winner will not be able to offer the required technology.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109280-e-passport-offers-increased-security-contrary-to-media-reports-insists-foreign-ministry/?utm_source=newsletter-20190701-1945&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

 

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Phang Nga OrBorTor President forced to resign over pedophilia

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTOS: social.tvpoolonline.com

 

An OrBorTor President in Tai Muang District, Phang Nga has been forced to resign from his duties after a video clearly showing him sexually abusing a twelve years old girl went viral over the Internet last week (June 26).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109337-phang-nga-orbortor-president-forced-to-resign-over-pedophilia/

 

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