HM the King’s condition has improved



BANGKOK: -- His Majesty the King’s fever has gradually dropped after he was treated with antibiotics and physical therapy, according to the 22nd announcement of the Bureau of the Royal Household.

Special laboratorial tests show no sign of bacterial infection and blood tests show infection has eased and joint infection has disappeared, said the announcement.

Doctors have stopped administering intravenous antibiotic medication but continue to administer antibiotics to ease infection, apply oxygen and physical therapy and follow up the conditions of HM the King, said the announcement.

แถลงการณ์สำนักพระราชวัง เรื่อง พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว เสด็จฯ มาประทับ ณ โรงพยาบาลศิริราช ฉบับที่ ๒๒ (วันที่ ๘ มีนาคม ๒๕๕๙)

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/154167


-- Thai PBS 2016-03-09

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Krabi laundry lady returns lost 200,000 Baht cash to foreign tourist
Kwaang Siripoom

KRABI:-- A woman who runs a laundry shop on Koh Phi Phi is being praised after returning 200,000 Baht in cash to a foreign tourist.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901389-krabi-laundry-lady-returns-lost-200000-baht-cash-to-foreign-tourist/

Garage owner seeks legal help after being sued by Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen



BANGKOK: -- The owner of a garage has sought help from the Department of Rights and Liberties Protection after he was sued for ten million baht in compensation for damages by Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen over the vintage Mercedes Benz owned by Somdet Phra Maharatchamangalacharn or Somdet Chuang.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901441-garage-owner-seeks-legal-help-after-being-sued-by-wat-paknam-phasi-charoen/

Former PDRC leader Suthep is ready to defend himself against the EC's lawsuit



BANGKOK: -- Former leader of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee Suthep Thuagsuban announced Tuesday that he is ready to fight the case filed against him by the Election Commission for blocking the February 2, 2014 election.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901443-former-pdrc-leader-suthep-is-ready-to-defend-himself-against-the-ecs-lawsuit/

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Panel says loss from rice pledging scheme for last year is within 100 billion baht



BANGKOK: -- Financial loss from the Yingluck government’s rice pledging scheme for last year was less than 100 billion baht and no rice has gone missing, according to the latest findings of the rice accounting panel led by finance permanent secretary Somchai Sajjapong.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901311-loss-from-rice-pledging-scheme-higher-than-earlier-estimates/page-3?p=10508463#entry10508463

PM urges Thais to learn and practice English via app.Echo English



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has urged Thai people to learn and practice English through the Education Ministry’s application Echo English which can be accessed by their smartphones or tablets.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901444-pm-urges-thais-to-learn-and-practice-english-via-echo-english-application/

PM maintains that appointment of new supreme patriarch must wait



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha insisted on Tuesday that the appointment of the new supreme patriarch would have to wait until all the legal cases are cleared up.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901445-pm-prayut-maintains-that-appointment-of-new-supreme-patriarch-must-wait/

Cabinet axes AMLO secretary-general



BANGKOK: -- Pol Col Sihanart Prayoonrat was removed as secretary-general of Anti-Money Laundering Office to become an advisor of the office effective as of March 13.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901446-thai-cabinet-axes-amlo-secretary-general/

Klongchan Credit Union’s ex-boss given 16 years jailterm



BANGKOK: -- Former boss of Klongchan Credit Union Cooperatives Supachai Srisupa-aksorn was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment after he was found guilty of embezzlement by the Criminal Court on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901447-klongchan-credit-unions-ex-boss-given-16-year-prison-term/

Court orders ex-CIB commissioner's 25 million baht worth of assets seized



BANGKOK: -- The Civil Court on Tuesday ordered the confiscation of 25-million baht worth of assets of former commissioner of Central Investigation Bureau after he failed to show to the court about how he legally acquired the assets.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901448-thai-court-orders-ex-cib-commissioners-25-million-baht-worth-of-assets-seized/

PCAD Supporters Rally to Support Jailed 'Popcorn Gunman'
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter


Rally in support of Vivat Yodprasit at Bangkwang Prison in Bangkok today.

BANGKOK — A man convicted of opening fire on pro-election activists in 2014 got a prison visit and show of support from over 100 fans.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901449-pcad-supporters-rally-to-support-jailed-popcorn-gunman/

A 40-Degree Summer of Suffering Coming After Songkran
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter


‘Exols’ shelter from the stifling heat Tuesday while waiting for their boy band idols to hold court at a Bangkok shopping mall.

BANGKOK — Tuesday was definitely a hot one. Now, instead of 33C, imagine the mercury shooting up to 40C.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901450-a-40-degree-summer-of-suffering-coming-after-songkran/

Department of Intellectual Property reports highlight in anti-piracy bids

BANGKOK, 9 March 2016 (NNT) – Nuntawan Sakuntanaga, director general of the Department of Intellectual Property, the Ministry of Commerce, announced a highlight in the agency's efforts to combat piracy of intellectual property.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901451-thai-dept-of-intellectual-property-reports-highlight-in-anti-piracy-bids/

AOT officially opens Terminal 2 building at Don Muang airport

BANGKOK, 9 March 2016 (NNT) - Prasong Poontanate, the chairman of Board of Directors of Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT), presided over the official opening ceremony for Terminal 2 building at Don Muang airport which coincided with the 102nd anniversary of Bangkok's airport.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901452-aot-officially-opens-terminal-2-building-at-don-muang-airport/

Metro Police joins hands with Thailand Research Fund to combat human trafficking

BANGKOK, 9 March 2016 (NNT) – The Metropolitan Police Bureau and the Thailand Research Fund have collaborated in organizing training on research into human trafficking in an effort to help withdraw Thailand from Tier 3 in the U.S.’ TIP Report.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901453-metro-police-joins-hands-with-thailand-research-fund-to-combat-human-trafficking/

Illegal logging of rosewood trees in Thailand remains in crisis

BANGKOK, 9 March 2016 (NNT) - Internal Security Operations Command spokesperson Banphot Phunphian disclosed that the illegal logging of rosewood trees in Thailand’s forests remain in crisis as rosewood is considered a popular, collectible timber in foreign countries.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901454-illegal-logging-of-rosewood-trees-in-thailand-remains-in-crisis/

Deputy PM Somkid on visit to Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, 9 March 2016 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is in Sri Lanka to strengthen bilateral relations and expand cooperation between the two countries.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901455-deputy-pm-somkid-on-visit-to-sri-lanka/

Govt. continuously tackling drought

BANGKOK, 9 March 2016 (NNT) - Minister of Interior Gen.Anupong Paochinda has expressed satisfaction with the government’s solutions to drought, saying he is confident that the country will get out of the drought crisis.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901456-thai-govt-continuously-tackling-drought/

Opinion:
Thailand's Airline Industry is in Need of an Overhaul
BY JACOB MASLOW


Thai Air Asia Plane and Nok Air Plane landed at Don Mueang International Airport on october 25 2015 in Bangkok Thailand.

BANGKOK: -- In late February, passengers lined up at Nok Air’s check-in counters, waiting desperately to board their flights. The sight was no surprise, even though none of the passengers were expecting problems.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901457-thailands-airline-industry-is-in-need-of-an-overhaul/

Thailand the Weakest Asean Economy in 2016
BY JACOB MASLOW



BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s economy is struggling – it’s not a secret. Household debt is on the rise, a drought has caused crops to suffer and the country has an abundance of rice stores that are likely to go bad before they can be sold off. The rubber market is also struggling causing issues to worsen even further.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901458-thailand-the-weakest-asean-economy-in-2016/

It Bag: Thai officials deny Balenciaga copied common Thai plastic bag
By Coconuts Bangkok


A bag from Balenciaga Fall/Winter 2016 collection versus the classic Thai plastic bag commonly used by merchants

BANGKOK: -- Following widespread mockery and memes by Thai netizens who noticed similarities between Balenciaga’s posh designer bag and Thailand’s humble shopping bag, the Department of Intellectual Property Thailand said today that the fashion house did not copy the design of the Thai plastic bag.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901459-it-bag-thai-officials-deny-balenciaga-copied-common-thai-plastic-bag/

US tourist killed, 13 injured as Palestinian terrorists go on bloody rampage in Israel

JERUSALEM, Israel - Three attacks by Palestinians in the space of just over an hour and a half have left one dead and at least 13 injured across Israel, in incidents that included a mass stabbing in Jaffa during a visit by the US vice-president, Joe Biden.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901460-us-tourist-killed-13-injured-as-palestinian-terrorists-go-on-bloody-rampage-in-israel/

EU leaders are using us as pawns in a Game of Migrants, say refugees
By Everton Gayle



"We are the playing cards. No one looks at us as a human kind. We have dreams, we have a life, we have children"

PARIS: -- While EU leaders and Turkey continue to thrash out a deal on the migration crisis, refugees on the ground on the Greek-Macedonian border say they are angry and disappointed with the progress of the talks.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901462-eu-leaders-are-using-us-as-pawns-in-a-game-of-migrants-say-refugees/

Quasem Ali’s death sentence upheld by Bangladesh’s Supreme Court
By Everton Gayle



DHAKA: -- Bangladesh’s highest court has upheld the death penalty for Quasem Ali, one of the leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami party.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901463-quasem-alis-death-sentence-upheld-by-bangladeshs-supreme-court/

'Horror' dentist on trial accused of mutilating patients in France



PARIS: -- A dentist is on trial in central France accused of mutilating dozens of his patients.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901464-horror-dentist-on-trial-accused-of-mutilating-patients-in-france/

The Arab women in Cairo who are leading the way in aiming for equality in the work place
Produced by Mohammed Shaikhibrahim



CAIRO: -- Om Waleed is a taxi driver. In fact she is the only woman driving a taxi in Cairo. She has broken a huge taboo and put up with repeated harassment to pursue her ambition of doing the job she wants in order to support her family of three.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901465-the-arab-women-in-cairo-who-are-leading-the-way-in-aiming-for-equality-in-the-work-place/

EU’s migrant pact 'not consistent with international law', says UNHCR
By Everton Gayle



"Collective expulsion of foreigners is prohibited under the European Convention of Human Rights"

GENEVA: -- United Nations High Commission for Refugees says it has deep concerns about the EU’s proposed agreement to solve its migrant crisis.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901466-eus-migrant-pact-not-consistent-with-international-law-says-unhcr/

Turkey: Young boy and woman killed by cross-border rocket fire from Syria



ANKARA: -- Two civilians, including a young child, were killed in southern Turkey on Tuesday after rockets were fired over the border from Syria.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901467-turkey-young-boy-and-woman-killed-by-cross-border-rocket-fire-from-syria/

Iran launches ballistic missiles during drill, claim reports



WASHINGTON: -- Iran’s official news agency says the country’s revolutionary guard has launched several ballistic missiles during a military exercise.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901468-iran-launches-ballistic-missiles-during-drill-claim-reports/