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Thailand Live Friday 19 Feb 2021

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Immigration latest: Korean gambling administrators and crooked Taiwanese boss arrested

 

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Thailand chief of immigration Pol Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang and some of his top brass at IB HQ gave details of several of their latest cases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206730-immigration-latest-korean-gambling-administrators-and-crooked-taiwanese-boss-arrested/

 

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Pattaya: Mayor opens some more floodgates - but still praises his improved drainage system

 

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Pattaya's embattled mayor Sontaya Khunpluem told Manager after the devastating floods on Wednesday that his system was working but he promised to open a few more floodgates.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206731-pattaya-mayor-opens-some-more-floodgates-but-still-praises-his-improved-drainage-system/

 

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Growing Campaign against Sugarcane Field Burning

 

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BANGKOK, Feb 19 (TNA) - The Air Pollution Resolutions Center, sugarcane millers and sugarcane producers in many areas join a campaign against the burning of sugarcane plantations to reduce smog.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206739-growing-campaign-against-sugarcane-field-burning/

 

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Hunt Continues for Red Bull Heir

 

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BANGKOK, Feb 19 (TNA) - The spokesman of the Office of the Attorney-General said that officials continued hunting for Red Bull heir Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya who was wanted for a hit-and-run case.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206741-hunt-continues-for-red-bull-heir/

 

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Thai Airways says cuts about 240 executive positions

 

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FILE PHOTO: Workers service a Thai Airways Airbus A380-800 aircraft at Bangkok International Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand September 3, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Airways International Pcl on Friday said it had cut around 240 executive positions at the airline as part of its bankruptcy restructuring process.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206742-thai-airways-says-cuts-about-240-executive-positions/

 

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Phuket Skill Development Centre launches free vocational training for students

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PHUKET: The Phuket Skill Development Centre yesterday (Feb 18) launched a project providing free vocational skills training for students who are experiencing financial difficulties and have been unable to complete their compulsory studies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206744-phuket-skill-development-centre-launches-free-vocational-training-for-students/

 

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Thailand eyes cryptocurrency holders and even Elon Musk to help boost post COVID-19 tourism

 

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Thailand’s Tourism Authority has said it wants to attract cryptocurrency holders to help boost its tourism industry post COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206746-thailand-eyes-cryptocurrency-holders-and-even-elon-musk-to-help-boost-post-covid-19-tourism/

 

Security tight as Bangkok braces for protests

 

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities increased security around parliament on Friday ahead of demonstrations coinciding with a no confidence vote against the government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206754-security-tight-as-bangkok-braces-for-protests/

 

Mexico to import edible edible cricket product from Thailand

 

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Mexico’s government has resolved to approve the import of cricket powder from Thailand, specifically made from a species more commonly known as the house cricket, according to Thailand’s National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206755-mexico-to-import-edible-edible-cricket-product-from-thailand/

 

Myanmar protester dies after 10 days on life support; pressure on army grows

 

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(Reuters) - A young woman protester in Myanmar who was shot in the head last week as police dispersed a crowd died on Friday, her brother said, marking the first death among opponents of the Feb. 1 military coup since they began demonstrating two weeks ago.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206756-myanmar-protester-dies-after-10-days-on-life-support-pressure-on-army-grows/

 

Malaysian court fines news portal over readers' comments on judiciary

By Rozanna Latiff

 

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's highest court on Friday found news portal Malaysiakini in contempt of court over comments posted by readers deemed offensive to the judiciary, in a case widely seen as a test of media freedom in the Southeast Asian nation.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206758-malaysian-court-fines-news-portal-over-readers-comments-on-judiciary/

 

Elon Musk says bitcoin is slightly better than holding cash

 

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(Reuters) - Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said that owning bitcoin was only a little better than holding conventional cash, but that the slight difference made it a better asset to hold.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206759-elon-musk-says-bitcoin-is-slightly-better-than-holding-cash/

 

Undeterred by Facebook news blackout, Australia commits to content law

By Byron Kaye

 

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed on Friday to press ahead with laws to force Facebook Inc to pay news outlets for content, saying he had received support from world leaders after the social media giant blacked out all media.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206760-undeterred-by-facebook-news-blackout-australia-commits-to-content-law/

 

Bangkok buses get exhaust emission tests

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Officials have tested public buses in Bangkok for the amount of pollution emitted from the engine’s exhaust, in a continual measure to address the air pollution the city is facing.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206761-bangkok-buses-get-exhaust-emission-tests/

 

Over 10 million confirmed for Rao Chana

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - More than 10.5 million people have confirmed their participation in the Rao Chana program via the Pao Tang application, after Krungthai Bank had to suspend and reopen the system due to high traffic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206762-over-10-million-confirmed-for-rao-chana/

 

How children's author Liz Pichon doodled her way to the top of the bestseller list

By JANE WARREN

 

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All of Liz Pichon's plots come straight from her own experience and feelings (Image: Getty)

 

Her name is Liz Pichon and she is a 57-year-old children’s author and illustrator, but in her head she is 10-year-old schoolboy Tom Gates – star of a hugely popular book series.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206771-how-childrens-author-liz-pichon-doodled-her-way-to-the-top-of-the-bestseller-list/

 

Hear Foo Fighters cover The Bee Gees’ disco classic ‘You Should Be Dancing’

By Patrick Clarke

 

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Foo Fighters have performed a cover of The Bee Gees‘ 1976 classic ‘You Should Be Dancing’, with Dave Grohl taking on the disco legends’ famous falsetto vocals.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206772-hear-foo-fighters-cover-the-bee-gees’-disco-classic-‘you-should-be-dancing’/

 

Petition to ban Sia’s film ‘Music’ reaches 65,000 signatures

By Ella Kemp

 

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A petition launched to rescind the Golden Globe nominations for Sia‘s film Music has reached over 65,000 signatures.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206773-petition-to-ban-sia’s-film-‘music’-reaches-65000-signatures/

 

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