Farang guy praised for sweeping roads in Sattahip, Chonburi
Kwaang Siripoom

CHONBURI:-- A western man has been widely praised after he was filmed sweeping roads in the Sattahip district of Chonburi.

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Official claims no corruption in dredging of artesian wells



BANGKOK: -- The Department of Groundwater Resources has brushed aside allegations that there is corruption in the dredging of artesian wells causing over 100 million baht in damages to the state.

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DSI officials to question Somdet Chuang on March 16 over vintage Mercedes



BANGKOK: -- Officials from the Department of Special Investigation will question Somdet Phra Maharatchamangalacharn or Somdet Chuang on March 16 at Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen regarding the vintage Mercedes Benz.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901728-dsi-officials-to-question-somdet-chuang-on-march-16-over-vintage-mercedes/

Gen Aksara: peace talks with southern separatists are progressing



BANGKOK: -- Safety zone will be a key issue for discussion in the next round of preliminary talks between the government and southern separatist groups with Malaysia acting as the facilitator, said General Aksara Kerdphol, chief of the government’s negotiating team, on Wednesday.

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Civic groups demand NCPO order 9/2559 be scrapped



BANGKOK: -- Forty-six civic groups and organizations on Wednesday submitted an open letter addressed to the head of the National Council for Peace and Order opposing

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TAT aims to boost South Korean tourists to 1.5 million this year



BANGKOK: -- The Tourism Authority of Thailand has aimed to increase the number of South Korean tourists visiting Thailand to more than 1.5 million this year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901731-tat-aims-to-boost-south-korean-tourists-to-15-million-this-year/

Broadcasting regulator rejects postponement of instalment payments of auction fees



BANGKOK: -- The board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has rejected the request of digital TV operators to postpone the payments of the third instalments of the auction fees scheduled on May 24.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901732-broadcasting-regulator-rejects-postponement-of-instalment-payments-of-auction-fees/

14 provinces remain as drought-affected areas

BANGKOK, 10 March 2016 (NNT) - Chatchai Promlert, director general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), disclosed that 14 provinces, 58 districts, 276 counties and 2,361 villages throughout the country have been declared drought-affected areas.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901733-14-thai-provinces-remain-as-drought-affected-areas/

Air quality in North still at moderate level

BANGKOK, 10 March 2016 (NNT) - Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) director general Chatchai Promlert confirmed that the air quality in nine northern provinces, including Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Lampoon, Mae Hong Son, Nan, Prae, Payao and Tak, is still at moderate level.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901735-air-quality-in-north-still-at-moderate-level/

NRSA’s education reform committee to propose plan on assessment of education quality

BANGKOK, 10 March 2016 (NNT) – A committee under the National Reform Steering Assembly is planning to propose an urgent plan on the assessment of the country’s quality of education.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901736-nrsas-education-reform-committee-to-propose-plan-on-assessment-of-education-quality/

Irrigation dept: BKK will not lack water

BANGKOK, 10 March 2016 (NNT) - The Royal Irrigation Department has confirmed there will be no shortage of water for consumption in Bangkok since the current water volume in major reservoirs will last until July this year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901738-bangkok-will-not-lack-water-irrigation-dept/

DPM Wissanu: No conclusion yet on proposal for appointed senators

BANGKOK, 10 March 2016 (NNT) – A deputy prime minister has confirmed that there remains no conclusion on the proposal that Thailand should have appointed senators in office during the political transition period.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901739-dpm-wissanu-no-conclusion-yet-on-proposal-for-appointed-senators/

Journalists accept Turkey MP’s roses days after paper takeover
By Chris Harris



ANKARA: -- Turkish authorities have earned a reputation for handing out prison terms to journalists in recent months.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901741-journalists-accept-turkey-mps-roses-days-after-paper-takeover/

Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko remains defiant



MOSCOW: -- A Ukrainian pilot has given a message of defiance to a Russian court, holding up her middle finger to the judges as she shouted “Here is my last word” from behind a glass barrier.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901742-ukrainian-pilot-nadiya-savchenko-remains-defiant/

Anger as Iran tests two more ballistic missiles 'capable of hitting Israel'
By Seamus Kearney



"I want to reiterate what I know people still doubt here: if in fact they break the deal, we will act"

PARIS: -- Just two months after signing an historic nuclear deal with the West, Iran has tested a further two ballistic missiles it says are designed to be able to hit Israel.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901743-anger-as-iran-tests-two-more-ballistic-missiles-capable-of-hitting-israel/

UPDATE:

Sir George Martin: the man who shaped the Beatles
Produced by Beatriz Beiras



LONDON: -- Sir George Martin was a Londoner, the son of a carpenter who studied the oboe, piano and orchestration at the Guildhall School of Music but who is remembered across the globe as the fifth Beatle.

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Proposed changes in a new labour law for French workers



PARIS: -- A new labour law for France has electrified sections of the French left and angered employees in the private sector. It has been dubbed “the bosses law” by its opponents. But it has been defended to the hilt by the minister behind it.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901745-proposed-changes-in-a-new-labour-law-for-french-workers/

48-hour strike by English junior doctors over pay and conditions
By Seamus Kearney



"I've never heard so many people say that they are considering either leaving the profession completely or at least leaving the country"

LONDON: -- A 48-hour strike by junior doctors in England over a new work contract being imposed by the government.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901746-48-hour-strike-by-english-junior-doctors-over-pay-and-conditions/

Portugal's new centre-right president sworn in



LISBON: -- Portugal’s new centre-right president was inaugurated on Wednesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901747-portugals-new-centre-right-president-sworn-in/

Protests at Greek-Macedonian border as Balkans migrant route 'closed'
By Seamus Kearney



"I wait and wait and wait, and then there is nothing. I know that there is nothing at the end but I am waiting"

PARIS: -- Migrants blocked at the Greek-Macedonian border protest at the closing of the Balkans route that leads to Europe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901748-protests-at-greek-macedonian-border-as-balkans-migrant-route-closed/

Why France is not working
By Catherine Hardy



"Using this law to lower unemployment means we all become disposable employees, like Kleenex"

PARIS: -- It has been a day of strikes, rallies and demonstrations across France.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901749-why-france-is-not-working/

Missing Rembrandt on display at TEFAF Maastricht



MAASTRICHT: -- A long lost painting by Dutch artist Rembrandt appears to have been found. This is one of five paintings depicting the five senses.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901750-missing-rembrandt-on-display-at-tefaf-maastricht/

After Trump endorsement, NASCAR leader faces the fallout
By JENNA FRYER

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When Brian France endorsed Donald Trump for president, the chairman and chief executive of NASCAR thought of it as nothing more than a "routine endorsement."

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901751-after-trump-endorsement-nascar-leader-faces-the-fallout/

Whether or not his steak's for sale, Trump's brand thrives
By BETH J. HARPAZ

NEW YORK: -- Whether or not you can buy Donald Trump's steaks, and whether or not he wins the Republican presidential nomination, one thing is for sure: Trump the Brand is alive and well.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901752-whether-or-not-his-steaks-for-sale-trumps-brand-thrives/

Somali forces kill 10 extremists in Somalia: Officials
By ABDI GULED

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hoping to capture a high-profile target, Somali forces hopped off helicopters a couple of miles (kilometers) from an al-Shabab-controlled town, slipped through the dark and got into a fierce firefight that reportedly killed more than 10 Islamic extremists, US and Somali officials said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901753-somali-forces-kill-10-extremists-in-somalia-officials/

Iraqi officials: US captured top IS chemical arms engineer
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SUSANNAH GEORGE

BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. special forces captured the head of the Islamic State group's unit trying to develop chemical weapons in a raid last month in northern Iraq, Iraqi and U.S. officials told The Associated Press, the first known major success of Washington's more aggressive policy of pursuing IS militants on the ground.

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Seoul: North Korea fires short-range missiles amid war games
By FOSTER KLUG

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, a likely show of anger at continuing springtime war games by rivals Washington and Seoul and another ratcheting up of hostility on the already anxious Korean Peninsula.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901756-seoul-north-korea-fires-short-range-missiles-amid-war-games/

Tampon tax: Does being female in the US carry unfair costs?
By COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZ

NEW YORK (AP) — Margo Seibert and Natalie Brasington don't think women should have to pay a "period tax," and like a growing number of other women, they are publicly questioning whether being female in the U.S. carries unfair costs.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/901757-tampon-tax-does-being-female-in-the-us-carry-unfair-costs/

GOP Attacks Democrat Who Lost Both Legs In Iraq For 'Not Standing' For Vets
Nick Wing, Senior Viral Editor, The Huffington Post
Jennifer Bendery, White House and congressional reporter, The Huffington Post

Seriously?

WASHINGTON -- A GOP effort to jab Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), who is currently running for Senate

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