THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 4 July 2019

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Lord of the Rings TV series on Amazon hires Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom director

BY JOE ANDERTON

 

WARNER BROS.

 

Amazon is hard at work bringing its highly-anticipated (and highly expensive) Lord of the Rings TV series together, and the company has just signed up someone to direct the first two episodes.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109917-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-on-amazon-hires-jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom-director/

 

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Under the rainbow: how directors make LGBT films in countries hostile to gay rights

by Ryan Gilbey

 

Retablo, directed by Alvaro Delgado Aparicio, is part of the Barbican’s Forbidden Colours, featuring films from countries hostile to LGBT rights.

 

From bodyguards on set in Georgia to lies about the script in Peru, how do filmmakers in repressive regimes get round the hostility to gay movies?

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109918-under-the-rainbow-how-directors-make-lgbt-films-in-countries-hostile-to-gay-rights/

 

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Parents share innocent drawings by their kids that are actually REALLY rude

by Lydia Hawken

 

Mum Amelia Barnhouse was mortified when her daughter's nursery pulled her aside to discuss her drawing of a 'slide' / Credit: Kennedy News and Media

 

STICKING your child's latest piece of art to the fridge door is a rite of passage for countless parents - but not all their portraits are going to be kitchen-friendly.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109919-parents-share-innocent-drawings-by-their-kids-that-are-actually-really-rude/

 

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Mariam gets to be a reality star

By The Nation

 

 

Officials started installing six CCTVs along the coast of Koh Libong in Trang province on Thursday to monitor the life of Mariam, the first baby dugong in Thailand, to allow residents and visitors to serve as her “nannies” around the clock as she grows up in the natural surroundings of the island.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109922-mariam-gets-to-be-a-reality-star/

 

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Lenovo first to offer pre-installed MS Office suite to Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

Lenovo on Thursday announced a broad partnership with Microsoft to pre-install its Windows 10-based consumer PCs with Office Home & Student 2019 suite. As part of this partnership, Lenovo customers will have lifetime access to the full version of Microsoft’s essential applications for everyday use, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Onedrive.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109924-lenovo-first-to-offer-pre-installed-ms-office-suite-to-thailand/

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Locals cry foul as new condo owners have Chinese opera performance shut down

By The Nation

 

 

Long-time residents of a Bangkok community have cried foul over a condo project’s intervention in their tradition of staging Chinese operas at the local Chinese shrine.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109925-locals-cry-foul-as-new-condo-owners-have-chinese-opera-performance-shut-down/

 

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Govt denies plans for Bt3,000 cash gift to welfare card holders

By The Nation

 

 

The government has no plan to gift Bt3,000 to each state welfare card holder to mark the Buddhist Lent that will start on July 17, a government official clarified.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109926-govt-denies-plans-for-bt3000-cash-gift-to-welfare-card-holders/

 

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More tolerance needed to avoid deepening rifts in society

By Pratch Rujivanarom, The Nation

 

 

Thai people need to become more tolerant towards those who have different beliefs and ideologies if the Kingdom is to avoid worsening already-deep rifts in society, a seminar was told on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109927-more-tolerance-needed-to-avoid-deepening-rifts-in-society/

 

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Six Samut Prakan pupils face move as plans for closure of small schools gather pace

By The Nation

 

 

Six pupils will be moved from a school in Samut Prakan as part of plans by the education authorities to shut 15,000 small schools across the country this year, a senior official said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109928-six-samut-prakan-pupils-face-move-as-plans-for-closure-of-small-schools-gather-pace/

 

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Shunned mum may sue hospital for Bt30 million over false HIV diagnosis

By Kornkamol Aksorndej

 

 

A state hospital may face a Bt30 million compensation lawsuit from a woman whose life was turned upside down because it allegedly diagnosed her inaccurately as being HIV-positive.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109929-shunned-mum-may-sue-hospital-for-bt30-million-over-false-hiv-diagnosis/

 

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Phuket’s MaAnn scrambles to find lifeguards for Surin Beach

By The Phuket News

 

The lifeguard tent at Surin Beach, with the one red flag warning swimmers to not enter the water. Photo: Supplied
 

PHUKET:-- MaAnn Samran, Chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor) told The Phuket News today (July 4) that is now scrambling to provide trained lifeguards at Surin and Bang Tao beaches.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109930-phuket’s-maann-scrambles-to-find-lifeguards-for-surin-beach/

 

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PTT prepares to test market for electric motorcycles

By THE NATION

 

 

PTT will launch its first 10 electric motorcycles as it tests the market this year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109931-ptt-prepares-to-test-market-for-electric-motorcycles/

 

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Phalang Pracharat unveils 'urgent' mission for first year in power

By The Nation

 

Phalang Pracharat Party spokesman Kobsak Pootrakool

 

Coalition parties for the incoming government have identified four missions for their first year in power, Phalang Pracharat Party spokesman Kobsak Pootrakool said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109932-phalang-pracharat-unveils-urgent-mission-for-first-year-in-power/

 

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