Thailand Live Monday 17 Mar 2014

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North Korea crimes on par with Nazis, Khmer Rouge: UN probe

GENEVA - The crimes of North Korea's regime are as chilling as those of the Nazis, South Africa's apartheid regime or Cambodia's Khmer Rouge and must be stopped, the head of a UN inquiry said Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/711613-north-korea-crimes-on-par-with-nazis-khmer-rouge-un-probe/

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Thailand still needs mega infrastructure development projects
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BANGKOK, Mar 17 - Thailand's next government should invest in infrastructure development despite the demise of the previous administration's Bt2.2 trillion budget for mega projects, a former central bank chief said today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/711617-thailand-still-needs-mega-infrastructure-development-projects/

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Crimea votes to break off from Ukraine, join Russia. What happens next?
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian, CNN

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/711460-955-percent-of-crimeans-vote-for-joining-russia/page-2#entry7572836

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National Boxing Day celebrated in Ayutthaya province
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BANGKOK, Mar 17 - Practitioners of Thai boxing--Muay Thai--gathered today in central Ayutthaya province, the old capital of Thailand, to celebrate National Muay Thai Day, also known as Nai Khanom Tom Day, which falls annually on March 17.

Ayutthaya Governor Witthaya Pewpong, together with officials concerned and some 600 boxing practitioners from 50 countries are joining various spiritual activities to celebrate the occasion.

At the event, participating Thai boxers also take this opportunity to pay homage and pledge to become followers of the father of Thai kickboxing called "Nai Khanom Tom", who was captured, fought and defeated ten Burmese boxers, sequentially earning himself his freedom dating back in the late 1700s.

The five-day event, today through Friday, is taking place near the statue of Nai Khanom Tom at the Provincial Sports Ground, featuring a sacred ceremony aims at planting new generations with the ideals of the art of proper Thai boxing, as well holding a Thai boxing tournament. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-03-17

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Thailand-Cambodia border crossing extends its hours

TRAT, 17 March 2014 (NNT) – The Trat vice Governor has announced that the province has extended border crossing hours in accordance with an enactment by the Ministry of Interior promulgated in the Government Gazette on 7 March 2014.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/711622-thailand-cambodia-border-crossing-extends-its-hours/

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Chiang Mai haze beyond safety level
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CHIANG MAI, March 17 - Concerned authorities are tightening measures to control open-burning, which they say has caused more than 400 forest fires since February.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/710922-chiang-mai-covered-in-smoke-for-the-4th-day/page-2#entry7572991

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RS warned to stop selling set-top boxes for World Cup soccer matches

BANGKOK: -- The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has decided to ask the Central Administrative Court to take actions against K Master Company, an affiliate of RS Group, for marketing set-top boxes for viewing soccer matches of the final round of World Cup.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/711647-rs-warned-to-stop-selling-set-top-boxes-for-world-cup-soccer-matches/

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Senate panel to probe DSI chief’s homestay in Khao Yai

KHORAT: -- The Senate committee on corruption and good governance will on Tuesday make an inspection trip to Khao Yai national park to investigate if a homestay belonging to Department of Special Investigation chief was legally built or not.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/711688-senate-panel-to-probe-dsi-chief-tarits-homestay-in-khao-yai/

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