Thailand Live Monday 29 Feb 2016

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Bangkok Discovers Charming Field in Lat Phrao, Immediately Trashes it
By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee
Staff Reporter


Hundreds of visitors tromped through an empty field in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao during the weekend to take selfies and, it would seem, casually litter.

BANGKOK — It took only one weekend to transform a lovely field of rolling foxtails in the capital’s Lat Phrao district into a wasteland.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898868-bangkok-discovers-charming-field-in-lat-phrao-immediately-trashes-it/

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Research shows university graduates still have highest unemployment rate



BANGKOK: -- The National Statistics Office today revealed its latest research of employment situation among population over 15 years old in January this year showing that university graduates still have the highest unemployment rate.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898869-thai-research-shows-university-graduates-still-have-highest-unemployment-rate/

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Two foreigners injured in early morning head-on collision with Phuket taxi
Eakkapop Thongtub


Police said that all the people involved were drunk and could not communicate. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- Two foreigners were hospitalised in the early hours of this morning (Feb 29) when they crashed their vehicle into a taxi in Thepkassattri.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898871-two-foreigners-injured-in-early-morning-head-on-collision-with-phuket-taxi/

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Police arrest two suspected drug traffickers and seize 1.8 million meth pills



BANGKOK: -- Narcotic suppression police today arrested two suspected drug traffickers and seized 1.8 million methamphetamine tablets in their cars on Buddhamonthon 5 road in Nakhon Pathom province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898872-thai-police-arrest-two-suspected-drug-traffickers-and-seize-18-million-meth-pills/

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Crowds show support for Lech Walesa in Gdansk hometown



GDANSK: -- Crowds of people have gathered in Gdansk, the cradle of Poland’s 1980s solidarity movement, to show their support for Lech Walesa.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898874-crowds-show-support-for-lech-walesa-in-gdansk-hometown/

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Cardinal admits 'scandalous' response to abuse allegations
By NICOLE WINFIELD and ROD McGUIRK

ROME (AP) — One of Pope Francis' top advisers acknowledged that the Catholic Church "has made enormous mistakes" in allowing thousands of children to be raped and molested by priests over centuries as he testified at an extraordinary public hearing of an Australian investigative commission just a few blocks from the Vatican.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898880-cardinal-admits-scandalous-response-to-abuse-allegations/

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Oscars 2016: DiCaprio finally wins Best Actor, and ‘Spotlight’ scoops Best Picture



LOS ANGELES: -- The stars of the big screen have been honoured in Hollywood at this year’s Oscars.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898852-leonard-dicaprio-wins-best-actor-oscar-for-the-revenant/#entry10476210

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BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq officials: Death toll from Islamic State's market bombings Sunday in Baghdad climbs to 73.

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Defense Council calls for military focus on drought crisis

BANGKOK, 29 February 2016 (NNT) – The Minister of Defense has ordered all military forces and related units to focus their efforts on remedying the drought situation while assuring that the mid-year top brass reshuffle will be based on capability.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898883-thai-defense-council-calls-for-military-focus-on-drought-crisis/

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Model friends suspect Playboy Bunny 'Fearz' argued with boyfriend before fatal car accident
By Coconuts Bangkok


"Bunny Fearz" or Poonnada Sirichaisasul. Photo: Fearz.Poonnada

BANGKOK: -- Playboy models and friends of "Bunny Fearz" believe she argued with her boyfriend in the car before they crashed into a barrier on the expressway on Wednesday morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898906-model-friends-suspect-playboy-bunny-fearz-argued-with-boyfriend-before-fatal-car-accident/

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TV Celebrity Sorayuth Gets 13 Years for Embezzling Ad Revenue
Teeranai Charuvastra


Sorayuth Suthassanachinda appears in court Nov. 12, 2014, in Bangkok. Photo: Matichon

BANGKOK — One of the nation’s most recognizable television personalities today was sentenced to 13 years in prison for cheating a state-owned channel of more than 138 million baht in advertisement revenue a decade ago.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898833-criminal-court-sentences-channel-3s-tv-host-sorayuth-to-13-years/page-2#entry10476405

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DPM: No special law required for referendum

BANGKOK, 29 February 2016 (NNT) – The Deputy Prime Minister states that a special law is not needed to organize a referendum, while Cabinet’s 16 constitution suggestions were mentioned in accordance to the NCPO’s intention.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898909-deputy-pm-no-special-law-required-for-referendum/

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Sorayuth and two others released on bails



BANGKOK: -- TV host Sorayuth Suthassanachinda and two others convicted in the MCOT ads cheat were granted temporary release on a two million baht bail each by the Criminal Court this afternoon.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898833-criminal-court-sentences-channel-3s-tv-host-sorayuth-to-13-years/page-2#entry10476453

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DPM Prawit says Gen Prayut does not aspire to head national strategic panel



BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said today that the next Senate would decide whether General Prayut Chan-ocha, the prime minister and head of the National Council for Peace and Order, or anybody else would head the national strategic committee or not.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898912-dpm-prawit-says-gen-prayut-does-not-aspire-to-head-national-strategic-panel/

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THAI's performance improves and expects to make profits this year



BANGKOK: -- Thai Airways International chalked up net loss amounting to 13.06 billion baht for its performance throughout last year compared to 15.61 billion baht registered in 2014.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898917-thais-performance-improves-and-expects-to-make-profits-this-year/

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German man found hanged at home in Chonburi
Kwaang Siripoom


Image: Khaosod.co.th

CHONBURI:-- A German man was found dead at his home in Chonburi on Sunday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898982-german-man-found-hanged-at-home-in-chonburi/

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Justice Ministry promises probe Phuket vendors’ grievances
Sukawin Tanthavanich

PHUKET: -- About 300 Karon residents and business operators crowded into a meeting room at Phuket Provincial Hall Friday morning to air their grievances about beach regulations.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898983-justice-ministry-promises-probe-phuket-vendors-grievances/

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Aussie expat adventurer undertakes record-setting row across Atlantic
Isaac Stone Simonelli

PHUKET: -- Australian head coach at Phuket’s Unit 27, Luke Richmond, has joined a team of three extraordinary adventurers as they attempt to set a Guinness World Record by rowing more than 6,000km of open sea, travelling from Portugal to Brazil.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898985-aussie-expat-adventurer-undertakes-record-setting-row-across-atlantic/

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Phuket Zoo stonewalls orangutan investigators
Kongleaphy Keam

PHUKET: -- Phuket Zoo management is stonewalling officials investigating the case of Milo, a 13-year-old orangutan.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898986-phuket-zoo-stonewalls-orangutan-investigators/

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Phuket Governor says ‘safety first’ at island’s first Thailand Balloon Music Festival
The Phuket News

PHUKET: -- The Governor of Phuket, Chamroen Tipayapongtada, has called for officials and organisers to make safety their top priority at the island’s first Phuket Thailand Balloon Music Festival, to be held from April 14-17.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898987-phuket-governor-says-safety-first-at-islands-first-thailand-balloon-music-festival/

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‘We’re not mafia,’ say Phuket taxi drivers
Sukawin Tanthavanich

PHUKET: -- Phuket taxi drivers denied any mafia behavior, or association with any mafia organizations, at a meeting with Dussadee Arayawuthi, deputy permanent secretary for the Justice Ministry, on Friday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898988-were-not-mafia-say-phuket-taxi-drivers/

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French police begin dismantling Calais migrant ‘Jungle’
Euronews

FRANCE -- French police have moved into the so-called “Jungle” in Calais to begin dismantling part of the migrant camp.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898989-french-police-begin-dismantling-calais-migrant-jungle/?p=10477557

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Hungarians celebrate as holocaust drama Son of Saul wins Best Picture oscar
Euronews

HUNGARY -- Hungarians have been celebrating the award for Best Foreign Language Film that went to holocaust drama ‘Son of Saul’.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/898990-hungarians-celebrate-as-holocaust-drama-son-of-saul-wins-best-picture-oscar/?p=10477577

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