Thailand Live Monday 28 Dec 2015

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Israel shoots dead Palestinian brothers, aged 17 and 23



NABLUS: -- Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian brothers near the West Bank city of Nablus.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882136-israel-shoots-dead-palestinian-brothers-aged-17-and-23/

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Battle for Ramadi: has ISIL just lost its biggest prize of 2015?



PARIS: -- If true, it will deprive the so-called Islamic State of their biggest prize of 2015. The Iraqi army claims that it has re-captured Ramadi, west of Baghdad.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882137-battle-for-ramadi-has-isil-just-lost-its-biggest-prize-of-2015/

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Sporting Lorci five-a-side team quits after mafia-style threats



ROME: -- High-ranking five-a-side football team Sporting Locri is quitting the game after a series of threats made against the club’s president and his three-year-old girl.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882138-sporting-lorci-five-a-side-team-quits-after-mafia-style-threats/

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Tourists turn jeep over in Samui



KOH SAMUI: -- Yesterday a jeep overturned between Hua Thanon and Namuang. The vehicle had been rented and was carrying five tourists.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882139-tourists-turn-jeep-over-in-samui/

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea, Japan say they've reached a deal to settle dispute over wartime Korean sex slaves.

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MOPH denies it will abolish universal healthcare, considers forming healthcare panel

BANGKOK, 28 December 2015 (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed that there are no plans to abolish universal healthcare, but there have been discussions on how to make the system more sustainable.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882015-no-major-change-to-thai-health-scheme/#entry10243395

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Police Chief affirms readiness to ensure safety during New Year period



BANGKOK, 28 December 2015 (NNT) - The National Police Chief has affirmed that the police are fully committed to ensuring public safety over the New Year holidays.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882143-police-chief-affirms-readiness-to-ensure-safety-during-new-year-period/

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Japan, wary of outsiders, keeps doors closed to refugees
ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press
MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — For Mohammed, the perils of staying in Damascus crystalized when a sniper's bullet whizzed past his head while he and his cousins were on his rooftop, watching the Syrian air force bomb rebel forces.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882148-japan-wary-of-outsiders-keeps-doors-closed-to-refugees/

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Mayor Apologizes Over Lewd New Year Dance Show
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter


Coyote dancers on pick-up trucks in Uttaradit City last night.

UTTARADIT - A mayor in northern Thailand said he’s sorry for allowing a sexualized dance show to be featured in a state-sponsored New Year party last night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882151-uttaradit-mayor-apologizes-over-lewd-new-year-dance-show/

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Governor tables Hat Yai-Phuket railway project
Phuket Gazette


Governor Chamroen tabled the Hat Yai-Phuket railway idea at a meeting on Thursday. Photo: Phuket PR

PHUKET: -- Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada tabled a project on Thursday that would see the construction of a railway between Hat Yai and Phuket.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882152-governor-tables-hat-yai-phuket-railway-project/

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Fire damages aluminium foil factory



BANGKOK: -- A huge fire broke out this morning at TNM International factory inside the Khok Krabue industrial estate in Samut Sakhon province, causing damages estimated initially at 10 million baht.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882153-fire-damages-aluminium-foil-factory-in-samut-sakhon/

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No Higher Wages for Japanese Workers, Business Head Says
BY JACOB MASLOW



TOKYO: -- The head of Japan’s powerful Business Lobby will not consent to requests by the Japanese Government to raise salaries in the coming year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882157-no-higher-wages-for-japanese-workers-business-head-says/

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100 vehicles impounded so far from drunk drivers



BANGKOK: -- Military and police officials manning checkpoints along highways across the country to ensure traffic safety during the New Year Festival have so far impounded about 100 vehicles from drunk drivers, National Council for Peace and Order spokesman Col Winthai Suwaree said on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882158-100-vehicles-impounded-so-far-from-drunk-drivers/

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No review of Koh Tao case, says Prawit



BANGKOK: -- Thailand won't review the Koh Tao murder case as it has passed the investigation process and now entered the judicial procedures.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882159-no-review-of-koh-tao-case-says-prawit/

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Missing boat captain rescued by fishing vessel
By Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- A missing long-tail boat captain was rescued yesterday morning after his boat was struck by large waves and sunk between Koh Ma and Koh Lanta Yai.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882203-missing-boat-captain-rescued-by-fishing-vessel/

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Prayut to call on Prem for New Year’s blessing Dec 30
Thai PBS

THAILAND -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is also chairman of the National Council for Peace and Order, will call on Privy Council Chairman PremTinsulanonda at his Si Sao Thewes residence on Dec 30 to give him a New Year blessing, according to Lt Gen Pitsanu Puthavong.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882205-prayut-to-call-on-prem-for-new-years-blessing-dec-30/

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Ministries expected to publicize its work to the public more comprehensively
NNT

BANGKOK, 28 December 2015 (NNT) -- Deputy Prime Minister Wisanu Krua-Ngam has joined a meeting with 20 spokespersons from 20 ministries to make sure the government’s public relations arms provide the public with sufficient information.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882208-ministries-expected-to-publicize-its-work-to-the-public-more-comprehensively/

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PM pays visit to Surat Thani, Songkhla
NNT

SURAT THANI, 28 December 2015 (NNT) -- The Prime Minister has made an official visit to the southern region, where he followed up on the progress of government policies.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882223-pm-pays-visit-to-surat-thani-songkhla/

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The Negative Force Awakens After Star Wars Run Thailand
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

A promotional photo for "Star Wars Run Thailand" from the Facebook page of the organizers / Facebook

BANGKOK -- From the city that gave runners an extra seven kilometers in a half marathon comes a Star Wars-themed run that added an extra hour.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882224-the-negative-force-awakens-after-star-wars-run-thailand/

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Taliban claims suicide car bomb blast near Kabul airport
Euronews

AFGHANISTAN -- A suicide car bombing near Kabul airport on Monday has killed at least one person and injured 13 others.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882226-taliban-claims-suicide-car-bomb-blast-near-kabul-airport/

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Japan and South Korea reach landmark “comfort women” agreement
Euronews

JAPAN -- It’s long been a thorn in the side of relations between Japan and South Korea, but now they have reached a landmark deal to settle the issueof “comfort women.”

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882230-japan-and-south-korea-reach-landmark-comfort-women-agreement/

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Russia enforces stricter currency exchange rules
Euronews

RUSSIA -- Russia has put into force measures to keep a closer eye on exchanges from rubles to foreign currency.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882232-russia-enforces-stricter-currency-exchange-rules/

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5 illegal migrants caught working on fishing trawler
The Nation

THAILAND -- The First Naval Region arrested five undocumented Cambodian migrant workers on a fishing |trawler off Chon Buri’s Koh Chuang.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882233-5-illegal-migrants-caught-working-on-fishing-trawler/?p=10244617

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Bt400,000 award offered for tips on schoolgirl killer
The Nation

THAILAND -- The Provincial Police Region 4 Monday put up a Bt400,000 cash prize for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of the man who killed an 18-year-old schoolgirl in a rape attempt in Kalasin’s Rong Kham district on December 23.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882234-bt400000-award-offered-for-tips-on-schoolgirl-killer/

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AMLO earns Bt150m from auction of seized items
By Piyanuch Thamnukasetchai

THAILAND -- SOME 59 items. The event, held at AMLO headquarters, featured items such as a brand-new Mercedes sedan seized in the King Mongkut's Institute of TechnologyLat Krabang embezzlement case.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882235-amlo-earns-bt150m-from-auction-of-seized-items/

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PM not to cut health scheme despite cost problems
The Nation

THAILAND -- PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha assured the public Monday that there would be no abolition of universal health coverage (UHC)or other public-welfare services.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882237-pm-not-to-cut-health-scheme-despite-cost-problems/

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Military shares New Year spirit
The Nation

THAILAND -- THE MILITARY is jumping |on the holiday spirit band-|wagon by offering New Year’s gifts to all Thais by opening |up its facilities nationwide as tourist attractions.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882238-military-shares-new-year-spirit/

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Slump in exports ‘worse than expected’ amid low oil prices
The Nation

THAILAND -- EXPORTS are now expected to contract by 5.5 per cent to US$215 billion this year, worse than the previous projection of a 3-per-cent decline, due to the continued slide in oil prices in the world market.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882240-slump-in-exports-worse-than-expected-amid-low-oil-prices/

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Police Chief affirms readiness to ensure safety during New Year period
Samui Times

THAILAND -- The National Police Chief has affirmed that the police are fully committed to ensuring public safety over the New Year holidays.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882245-police-chief-affirms-readiness-to-ensure-safety-during-new-year-period/

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Pattaya Harbor Masters Office New Year Beach Cleanup
Pattaya One

PATTAYA -- On Monday Morning a team from the Harbor Masters Office in Pattaya conducted a beach clean-up following directives from the Ministry of Transport who ordered all departments to organize events for the New Year which would benefit the local community.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/882247-pattaya-harbor-masters-office-new-year-beach-cleanup/