Clinton struggles to defend Wall St. links

LONDONBERRY, New Hampshire (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton struggled to defend herself against Bernie Sanders' insinuations that she's beholden to Wall Street, while Sanders faced fresh doubts about his experience on foreign policy, a day after jousting in a feisty debate.

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Seeking applause line, Jeb Bush struggles with voters

SERGIO BUSTOS, Associated Press


DERRY, New Hampshire (AP) — Jeb Bush was once believed to be a virtual shoo-in for the Republican nomination in a crowded field of political newcomers and outsiders. But going into the second state in the primary process next week, he's doing anything he can to keep his flagging campaign on the rails.

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Fresh fears about Zika virus after three deaths in Colombia

Three people with the Zika virus have died in Colombia, after developing a rare nerve disorder.

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Diplomatic row at the UN highlights the difficulties for peace in Syria

As thousands flee the intense fighting around the Syrian city of Aleppo.

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Former soldiers clash with protesters in Haiti; 1 dead

DAVID McFADDEN, Associated Press


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A band of former Haitian soldiers clashed Friday with a far larger gathering of anti-government demonstrators in the troubled country's capital, resulting in the killing of an ex-member of the abolished military amid an ongoing political crisis.

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Industrial park to install solar energy system

PHNOM PENH: Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ) has signed an agreement with a Singaporean clean energy firm to install and operate a solar panel system inside the 357-hectare industrial park, The Phnom Penh Post reported.

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Unicef: 200 million FGM cases worldwide, many in Indonesia

JAKARTA: Indonesia has one of the world's highest numbers of women and girls undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) and cutting, newly collected data from the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) shows, The Jakarta Globe reported.

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Health Minister denies doctors’ involvement in illegal kidney trade

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Health Minister Nila Moeloek on Friday denied allegations of doctors being involved in the illegal kidney trade after police searched a Central Jakarta hospital, The Jakarta Globe reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892819-health-minister-denies-doctors-involvement-in-illegal-kidney-trade/?p=10393147

Asean Secretary General supports Laos’ chairmanship

LAOS: Asean Secretary-General Le Luong Minh has confirmed that the Asean Secretariat will give its full support and assistance to Laos for its chairmanship of Aasean in 2016, according to Lao News Agency.

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VN govt preparing for extreme weather conditions

VIETNAM: Viet Nam News reported that Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked relevant agencies to bolster their preparations against extreme weather like typhoons, prolonged drought and massive floods, as they are forecast to hit Vietnam in the next five years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892823-vn-govt-preparing-for-extreme-weather-conditions/?p=10393215

Passport Control: Phuket police confirm will hold passports as they see fit

Tanyaluk Sakoot

Handing over your passport to settle a vehicle damages claim can cause far more problems than foreseen. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

PHUKET: Police in Phuket will continue to hold onto foreigners’ passports as long as they see fit while carrying out an investigation – even if for nothing more than dealing with private negotiations for damages arising from a minor car accident, The Phuket News confirmed this week.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892825-passport-control-phuket-police-confirm-will-hold-passports-as-they-see-fit/

Private sector asked to help crack down on illegal nominees in Phuket

The Phuket News

Minister of Tourism and Sports Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul speaks at Thursday's (Feb 4) meeting on the issue of businesses with illegal nominees. Photo: PR Dept

PHUKET: The Ministry of Tourism is asking for those from the private sector to join the tourism registrar committee to help them crack down on illegal nominees on the island.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892826-private-sector-asked-to-help-crack-down-on-illegal-nominees-in-phuket/

Shwe Mann to head powerful legislative commission

YANGON: Shwe Mann, Myanmar’s former Parliament Speaker who is viewed as an ally of Aung San Suu Kyi, has been appointed to lead a legislative oversight commission, The Irrawaddy reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892830-shwe-mann-to-head-powerful-legislative-commission/?p=10393321

NLA members oppose one ballot voting system for constituency and party list MPs

BANGKOK: Members of the National Legislative Assembly have voiced their objection to the mixed-member proportional representation electoral system and the use of a single ballot for constituency and party list elections.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892832-nla-members-oppose-one-ballot-voting-system-for-constituency-and-party-list-mps/?p=10393385

Efforts to preserve prehistoric paintings at Pha Taem start

BANGKOK: Officials from the Department of Mineral Resources of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment have inspected PhaTaem national park in Khong Chiem district of Ubon Ratchathani province recently to carry out geological tests in the areas surrounding the prehistoric drawings on the cliff in order to prevent damages from rock slides.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892836-efforts-to-preserve-prehistoric-paintings-at-pha-taem-start/

Dengue claims seventh victim in Terengganu

TERENGGANU: An eight-year-old girl became the seventh victim of dengue in the state when she died while receiving treatments at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital (HSNZ), according to New Straits Times.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892844-dengue-claims-seventh-victim-in-terengganu/?p=10393585

Phi Phi park chief allows additional dive sites

Officials confirmed that a total of 18 dive sites are currently open in Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park. Photo: Gazette File

PHUKET: After a lengthy meeting, Phi Phi officials have agreed to allow 18 dive sites to remain open following an incident on Wednesday when a speedboat seriously injured two Russian divers (story here).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892847-phi-phi-park-chief-allows-additional-dive-sites/

Meeting held to consider issuing arrest warrant for Spanish murder suspect

BANGKOK: Deputy commissioner of Metropolitan Police Bureau Pol Maj Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk said today that police investigators handling the abduction and murder of the Spanish businessman David Bernat will meet late this afternoon to sum up all their findings and evidences.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892557-police-close-in-on-foreign-gang-murdering-spanish-businessman/page-7#entry10393649

NLA sets up committee to tackle nepotism

Thammarat Thadaphrom

BANGKOK, 6 February 2016 (NNT) – The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has given its approval to the idea to form a 19-member committee responsible for the study of measures to stamp out nepotism in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892848-nla-sets-up-committee-to-tackle-nepotism/

Former Krabi policeman confesses to killing Phuket officer

Phuket Gazette

KRABI: A former Krabi police officer surrendered himself to police yesterday afternoon after shooting a Phuket police officer to death during an early-morning drinking session in Ao Luek.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892853-former-krabi-policeman-confesses-to-killing-phuket-officer/

Residents give nod for two Phuket flyovers

The Phuket News

V/Gov Chokdee insisted on votes being cast after some residents continued to disapprove of the projects stating the flyovers would encroach their community. Photo: PR Dept

PHUKET: A large number of Thalang residents on Thursday (Feb 4) voted in favour of two flyover being built on Thepkassattri Rd despite previous objections to the projects.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892904-residents-give-nod-for-two-phuket-flyovers/

Spanish murder suspect has fled Thailand, girlfriend claims

Staff Writer

Image: Daily News

BANGKOK:-- The main suspect wanted over the gruesome murder of a Spanish businessman in Bangkok has already fled Thailand, according to a Thai woman who was with him on Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892907-spanish-murder-suspect-has-fled-thailand-girlfriend-claims/

V/Gov to strip 10 per cent zones of unruly vendors

PHUKET: Beaches with vendors that continually break beach management rules will be stripped of their 10 per cent zones and designated as virgin beaches, confirmed Phuket Vice Governor Chokdee Amornwat.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892909-vgov-to-strip-10-per-cent-zones-of-unruly-vendors/?p=10394797

Army Denounces Deep South Torture Report as Product of ‘Imagination’

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

Security forces investigate the site of a bomb attack Jan. 12 in Narathiwat province.

BANGKOK — A spokesman for the national counter-insurgency agency today denounced a report alleging the use of more than a dozen torture techniques to force confessions from insurgent suspects in the Deep South as a work of fiction aimed at destroying the credibility of the army.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892910-army-denounces-deep-south-torture-report-as-product-of-imagination/

No Evidence of Sexual Assault of Russian Woman, Pattaya Police Say

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

Pattaya City Police Station in an undated file photo.

PATTAYA: Pattaya police said a medical examination found no evidence of rape in the case of a 20-year-old Russian woman who said she had been sexually assaulted by a Thai man.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892597-rape-of-russian-woman-reported-in-pattaya/page-2#entry10394855

Top UN human rights official begins talks in Sri Lanka

BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI, Associated Press


COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The top U.N. human rights official began discussions with the Sri Lankan government Saturday on the measures taken by the island nation to investigate alleged atrocities committed during its long civil war, as hundreds of protesters marched against the world body's involvement.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892912-top-un-human-rights-official-begins-talks-in-sri-lanka/

Seoul: N. Korea moves up rocket launch window to Feb. 7-14

KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press


SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has moved up the window of its planned long-range rocket launch to Feb. 7-14, South Korea's Defense Ministry said Saturday. The launch, which the North says is an effort to send a satellite into orbit, would be in defiance of repeated warnings by outside governments that suspect it is a banned test of ballistic missile technology.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/892913-seoul-n-korea-moves-up-rocket-launch-window-to-feb-7-14/

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