Drowning suspected as cause of death of Chinese tourist, 63, retrieved off Phuket Beach

Eakkapop Thongtub

Bangtao Beach is the site of the latest suspected drowning of a Chinese tourist.

PHUKET: Police suspect that the 63-year-old Chinese man whose lifeless body was recovered from Bangtao Beach yesterday had most likely drowned.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/896816-drowning-suspected-as-cause-of-death-of-chinese-tourist-63-retrieved-off-phuket-beach/

Activist monks asked to be patient over supreme patriarch conflict

Thammarat Thadaphrom

BANGKOK, 21 February 2016 (NNT) – The Metropolitan Police Bureau has urged that activist monks remain calm over the appointment of the new supreme patriarch and refrain from staging demonstrations.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/896817-activist-monks-asked-to-be-patient-over-supreme-patriarch-conflict/?p=10446816

Drafting team to request for clarification on charter comments

Thammarat Thadaphrom

BANGKOK, 21 February 2016 (NNT) - The Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) is reviewing all suggestions on the first charter draft, saying it would ask for clarification on some suggestions it had received.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/896818-drafting-team-to-request-for-clarification-on-charter-comments/

Thai Premier receives Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas

Thammarat Thadaphrom

BANGKOK, 21 February 2016 (NNT) - Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas has paid a courtesy call on Thailand’s prime minister, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, during his official visit to the Kingdom of Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/896819-thai-premier-receives-palestine-president-mahmoud-abbas/

Lawmakers respect CDC’s decisions on new charter

Thammarat Thadaphrom

BANGKOK, 21 February 2016 (NNT) - The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) says it will respect the decisions of the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) over the revision of the first draft charter.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/896820-lawmakers-respect-cdcs-decisions-on-new-charter/

Reform body says will help CDC every way it can

Thammarat Thadaphrom

BANGKOK, 21 February 2016 (NNT) – A deputy speaker of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) says the reform body is willing to assist the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) if asked.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/896821-reform-body-says-will-help-cdc-every-way-it-can/

6 killed in a road accident in Pathum Thani

PATHUM THANI: Six people were killed, including two drivers, and two others were injured in a road accident involving three cars on Pathum Thani-Bangbuathong road in Pathum Thani’s Muang district Saturday night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/896823-6-killed-in-a-road-accident-in-pathum-thani/

Italian expat and Thai wife found dead in apparent murder suicide in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI:-- A man and woman were found dead in Chiang Mai on Sunday in what police say is a case of murder-suicide.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/896850-italian-expat-and-thai-wife-found-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide-in-chiang-mai/

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