THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 11 Feb 2020

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People power! Housing estate residents go to the press with complaints about trash burning

 

Thai caption: Illegal rubbish burning - grass fires

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Residents of a large housing estate in Pathum Thani north of Bangkok have appealed to the Thai media for help after constant illegal fires have made their lives a misery. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147757-people-power-housing-estate-residents-go-to-the-press-with-complaints-about-trash-burning/

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Army chief admits shooting spree reflects poor treatment of army rank-and-file

 

File photo (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong confirmed this morning that a failed land deal prompted army man Sergeant Major Jakrapanth Thomma to go on a shooting rampage that killed 30 people before he was shot dead by security forces while being holed up in a major shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147758-army-chief-admits-korat-shooting-spree-reflects-poor-treatment-of-army-rank-and-file/

 

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Lawyer involved in high-profile cases gunned down in his house

By THE NATION

 

 

A famous lawyer, Sakchai Meesomboon, succumbed to bullet wounds after a man broke into his house, fired multiple gunshots and fled on a motorcycle in Samut Sakhon province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147760-lawyer-involved-in-high-profile-cases-gunned-down-in-his-house/

 

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Terminal 21 Korat to reopen on February 13

By THE NATION

 

 

A Nakhon Ratchasima shopping centre that was the scene of a mass shooting over the last weekend, resulting in 30 deaths and 58 injured, is scheduled to reopen on Thursday (February 13).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147761-terminal-21-korat-to-reopen-on-february-13/

 

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Koh Samui: Build a second airport for budget airlines, much better than a bridge, says MP

 

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Fresh calls have been made to build a new airport on the holiday island of Koh Samui in southern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147764-koh-samui-build-a-second-airport-for-budget-airlines-much-better-than-a-bridge-says-mp/

 

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Marine Department chief bans deadly tour speedboat drivers, calls for captain training

By The Phuket News

 

Marine Department Chief Witthaya Yamuang inspects the site of the tour speedboat collision yesterday afternoon (Feb 10). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Marine Department Chief Witthaya Yamuang arrived in Phuket yesterday afternoon to be briefed personally on the tour speedboat collision that killed two Russian children and injured more than a dozen more tourists earlier yesterday morning (Feb 10).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147766-marine-department-chief-bans-deadly-tour-speedboat-drivers-calls-for-captain-training/

 

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Thai security guards: Unlikely heroes of shooting at Korat mall are no "jobsworths"

 

Thai caption: Security guard hero

Picture: TNN

 

Many people think the many security guards of Thailand are just people in uniform for show.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147768-thai-security-guards-unlikely-heroes-of-shooting-at-korat-mall-are-no-jobsworths/

 

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Wash your hands and wear a face mask to protect against coronavirus: Thai health ministry

 

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An update of the latest news regarding the coronavirus outbreak had nothing new to report.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147771-wash-your-hands-and-wear-a-face-mask-to-protect-against-coronavirus-thai-health-ministry/

 

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Two new turtle nests found in Phang Nga

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Officers took four hours to find the new turtle nest on Koh Kho Khao Beach in Phang Nga yesterday (Feb 10). Photo: DMCR

 

PHANG NGA: Two new leatherback turtle nests have been found on beaches in Phang Nga, north of Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147773-two-new-turtle-nests-found-in-phang-nga/

 

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Thailand refuses entry to cruise ship with no coronavirus cases

 

People wear masks as a preventive measure against the coronavirus outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK/HANOI (Reuters) - Thailand has barred passengers from Holland America's cruise ship MS Westerdam from disembarking, its health minister said on Tuesday, the latest country to turn it away amid fears of the coronavirus despite no confirmed infections on board.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147742-anutin-blocks-cruise-ship-turned-away-by-three-countries-from-docking-at-laem-chabang/?do=findComment&comment=15049352

 

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Thailand reports new case of coronavirus, total now 33

By Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

A man wears a mask as a preventive measure against the coronavirus outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has recorded one new case of coronavirus, bringing the total in the country to 33 since January, a health ministry official said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147792-thailand reports-new-case-of-coronavirus-total-now-33/

 

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Thai army chief tearfully apologises for mass shooting by soldier

By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

Thai army chief Apirat Kongsompong speaks during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, following last weekend's shooting rampage by a soldier at a mall in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima, February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's army chief apologised on Tuesday for a rogue soldier, whose 19-hour shooting rampage killed 29 people and wounded 57 over the weekend, stunning the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147758-army-chief-admits-korat-shooting-spree-reflects-poor-treatment-of-army-rank-and-file/?do=findComment&comment=15049788

 

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Coronavirus infections in Thailand rise to 33 after Chinese woman tests positive

By THE NATION

 

Dr Suwanchai (center)

 

The number of coronavirus infections in Thailand has risen to 33 after a Chinese woman aged 54 tested positive for the virus, the Department of Disease Control said at a press conference today (February 11).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147792-thailand reports-new-case-of-coronavirus-total-now-33/?do=findComment&comment=15049806

 

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If mismanaged, 5G tech ‘will increase economic inequality’

By THE NATION

 

 

Fifth-generation (5G) technology will help improve the global economy in enormous ways, but improper management and operation could increase economic inequality in the world, Anusorn Tamajai, the director of the Economic and Business Research Centre for Reform at Rangsit University’s Institute of Economics, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147795-if-mismanaged-5g-tech-‘will-increase-economic-inequality’/

 

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Heartbroken Myanmar worker with axe talked down from high-set billboard frame

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The man was safely talked down by a fellow construction workers. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A fellow labourer convinced a heartbroken Myanmar construction worker to safely climb down from a large billboard frame beside Thepkrasattri Rd the he had scaled while brandishing a small axe on Saturday (Feb 8).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147799-heartbroken-myanmar-worker-with-axe-talked-down-from-high-set-billboard-frame/

 

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Nine suspects arrested in slew of Phuket drug raids, three found with illegal firearms

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

In total nine drug suspects were arrested. Photos: Phuket City Police

 

PHUKET: Phuket City Police have arrested nine suspects for drugs in a series of raids that landed only 12 pills of methamphetamine (ya bah) and 15.2 grammes of crystal meth (ya ice), along with 2.6 kilograms of kratom leaves.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147803-nine-suspects-arrested-in-slew-of-phuket-drug-raids-three-found-with-illegal-firearms/

 

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Stimulus, rate cut to boost SET index this week

By THE NATION

 

 

Kasikorn Research Center predicted that the government's economic stimulus package and the Monetary Policy Committee's direction would boost the SET index this week (February 11 to 14) while the baht was expected to move in the range of Bt31.00 to 31.50 per US dollar.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147805-stimulus-rate-cut-to-boost-set-index-this-week/

 

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Panel to aid mass-shooting victims 

By THE NATION

 

 

The cabinet on Tuesday (February 11) resolved to set up a committee tasked with providing relief to victims of the mass shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima province last week, said government's spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147819-panel-to-aid-mass-shooting-victims/

 

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Phuket virus checks still ongoing: Officials

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Vice Governor Phichet Panaphong at the press briefing yesterday (Feb 10). Photo; PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- In the latest mandatory daily update of the coronavirus situation in Phuket, leading officials yesterday (Feb 10) again gave no information about the current state of the 10 tourists last reported to be under observation, or any account of whether any new suspect cases had been identified.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147832-phuket-virus-checks-still-ongoing-officials/

 

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Ministry clamps down on online face mask sales at inflated price

By THE NATION

 

 

The Ministry of Commerce has discussed with three e-commerce platform operators (Lazada, Shopee and JD Central), seeking their cooperation in monitoring the prices of sanitary face masks sold online as demand has been soaring amid the twin problems of dust pollution and coronavirus outbreak, said the ministry's permanent secretary Boonyarit Kanlayanamit today (February 11).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147834-ministry-clamps-down-on-online-face-mask-sales-at-inflated-price/

 

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Korat gunman owned 5 guns bought under army welfare program

 

Thai army chief Apirat Kongsompong cries during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, following last weekend’s shooting rampage by a soldier at a mall in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima, February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

Jakrapanth Thomma, the gunman who shot 30 people dead during a rampage in Nakhon Ratchasima over the weekend, owned five legally-registered guns, including three pistols, one shotgun and a rifle, which were all bought under the Army’s “welfare gun” program, Army Commander-in-Chief General Apirat Kongsompong told a news conference this morning (Tuesday).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147835-korat-gunman-owned-5-guns-bought-under-army-welfare-program/

 

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Body of solider killed in shooting rampage arrives in Udon Thani

By THE NATION

 

 

The body of soldier Metha Lertsiri (23), one of the deaths in the mass-shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) on February 8, arrived for funeral service in his home province of Udon Thani today (February 11).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147838-body-of-solider-killed-in-shooting-rampage-arrives-in-udon-thani/

 

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Exclusive: China's top virus expert says outbreak may peak this month

By David Kirton

 

Zhong Nanshan, head of the National Health Commission's team investigating the novel coronavirus outbreak, attends an interview with Reuters in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Suen

 

GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - China’s coronavirus epidemic may peak in February and then plateau before easing, the government’s top medical adviser on the outbreak said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147839-exclusive-chinas-top-virus-expert-says-outbreak-may-peak-this-month/

 

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Let's agree social, climate ambitions, EU's Von der Leyen urges UK

 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the European Parliament, next to Michel Barnier, European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom, during a debate on the future partnership with the UK in Strasbourg, France, February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

 

STRASBOURG (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ambition on social protection and climate action and said this could form the basis of level playing field obligations between the EU and Britain.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147840-lets-agree-social-climate-ambitions-eus-von-der-leyen-urges-uk/

 

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Swiss government warns against cancelling EU free-movement pact

 

FILE PHOTO: Switzerland's national flag flies beside the one of the Council of Europe at the Swiss federal parliament Bundeshaus in Bern, Switzerland September 3, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

 

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government on Tuesday urged voters to reject a referendum push by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party to end an accord with the European Union on the free movement of citizens.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147842-swiss-government-warns-against-cancelling-eu-free-movement-pact/

 

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Coronavirus emergency 'holds a very grave threat' for world - WHO

By Stephanie Nebehay

 

FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of the coronavirus sign in this illustrations taken February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - China’s coronavirus outbreak poses a “very grave threat for the rest of the world”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday in an appeal for sharing virus samples and speeding up research into drugs and vaccines.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147843-coronavirus-emergency-holds-a-very-grave-threat-for-world-who/

 

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‘Bomb’ scare at Korat’s Terminal 21 turns out to be bullets

By The Nation

 

 

An EOD bomb disposal unit rushed to Terminal 21 in Nakhon Ratchasima, the scene of a recent mass shooting incident, after police were notified that a “bomb” was found on the underground floor today (February 11).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147845-‘bomb’-scare-at-korat’s-terminal-21-turns-out-to-be-bullets/

 

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Facebook's "double-edged sword" in Thai carnage

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

Facebook celebrity doctor Parkphum Dejhutsadin shows a message on his phone reading "Social media operation to assist police in the Korat shooting" at the hospital in Bangkok, Thailand February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (Reuters) - Facebook celebrity doctor Parkphum Dejhutsadin said his phone suddenly started pinging on Saturday - scores of his two million followers in Thailand were desperate and they needed his help.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147846-facebooks-double-edged-sword-in-thai-carnage/

 

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Dwayne Wade sheds light on his daughter Zaya's journey to 'live her truth'

By RACHEL MCGRATH

 

Candid: Dwayne Wade has discussed his child's gender journey after his son Zion, 12, made the decision to identify as female and now goes by the name Zaya

 

Dwayne Wade has discussed his child's gender journey after his son Zion, 12, made the decision to identify as female and now goes by the name Zaya.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147847-dwayne-wade-sheds-light-on-his-daughter-zayas-journey-to-live-her-truth/

 

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The Parasite TV Show Is Eyeing Hulk Actor Mark Ruffalo, Report Says

By Eddie Makuch

 

Mark Ruffalo in the movie Spotlight

 

Parasite was the biggest winner at the 92nd Academy Awards, and the thriller will continue with a limited series inspired by the movie. Now, some early casting news has surfaced.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147848-the-parasite-tv-show-is-eyeing-hulk-actor-mark-ruffalo-report-says/