Thailand Live Monday 4 Apr 2016

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CDC Chairman: draft charter solves 3 major problems

BANGKOK, 4 April 2016 (NNT) – The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) Chairman Meechai Ruchuphan has stated that the draft charter will benefit all sectors.

The Chairman indicated that there were three major problems that will obstruct the effectiveness of the draft charter. The issues of corruption and misconduct, which is becoming more severe especially in policy-based corruption. Other problems included indiscipline and claiming on one's right whilst abusing another.

He believed that the problems stemmed from the nation's education that lacked the focus on discipline, law enforcement. Enforcers of the law had not fulfilled their duties, but instead followed the orders of influential figures.


-- NNT 2016-04-04

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Three killed and about 20 injured when a train struck a bus at a railway crossing



BANGKOK: -- The driver of a bus and two passengers were killed and about 20 other passengers were injured when a train slammed into the bus at a railway crossing in Nakhon Pathom’s Nakhon Chaisri district Sunday morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907734-train-bus-crash-kills-two-injures-over-30/page-2?p=10601232#entry10601232

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Ex-kamnan killed in an ambush in Ratchaburi's Ban Kha district



BANGKOK: -- A former kamnan was shot dead and his driver seriously injured in an ambush by gunmen in Ratchaburi’s Ban Kha district late Saturday night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907810-ex-kamnan-killed-in-an-ambush-in-ratchaburis-ban-kha-district/

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Poll shows most people want employers to deduct salaries of student loan defaulters



BANGKOK: -- More than 60 percent of respondents to the Nida Poll support the proposal for a new law to empower employers to deduct the salaries of their employees to repay their student loans they took while studying.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907811-nida-poll-shows-most-people-want-employers-to-deduct-salaries-of-student-loan-defaulters/

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Immigration Bureau arrests cross-border suspect of drug dealing

BANGKOK, 4 April 2016 (NNT) - A South Korean man charged by Interpol with illegal drug sales was arrested by the Immigration Bureau police officers on Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907813-thai-immigration-bureau-arrests-cross-border-suspect-of-drug-dealing/

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Police launch home security campaign for Songkran Holidays



BANGKOK, 4 April 2016 (NNT) – The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has launched the 2016 housing security campaign to safeguard the properties of those traveling during the Songkran holidays.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907814-police-launch-home-security-campaign-for-songkran-holidays/

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Local education to promote morals, Thai’s values

BANGKOK, 4 April 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Interior has appointed morals and core values of Thais as the education strategy among schools under the supervision of local authorities, official says.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907815-local-education-to-promote-morals-thais-values/

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PM concerned over taxi scam


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BANGKOK, 4 April 2016 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has expressed his concern regarding taxi scams in Thailand, urging fellow drivers to help report misconducts to authorities.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907817-pm-prayut-concerned-over-taxi-scam/

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Freight carriers urged to avoid operating on Songkran days

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BANGKOK, 4 April 2016 (NNT) - The Department of Land Transport has called on freight carriers to avoid transporting goods during the Songkran festival in order to help reduce traffic problems and road accidents.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907818-freight-carriers-urged-to-avoid-operating-on-songkran-days/

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Traffic police ready to provide safety to people during Songkran festival

BANGKOK, 4 April 2016 (NNT) – Deputy Commander of Traffic Police, Police Colonel Aekkarak Limsangkas stated that the police stand ready to impound drunk drivers’ vehicles during the Songkran festival, and awaits an official order from the National Council for Peace and Order.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907819-traffic-police-ready-to-provide-safety-to-people-during-songkran-festival/

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Bangkok Airways promoting Thai cuisine



BANGKOK, 4 April 2016 (NNT) – Bangkok Airways now offers a wide selection of Thai famous and delicious dishes to its passengers, a move to promote Thai traditional cuisine.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907820-bangkok-airways-promoting-thai-cuisine/

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PM's Office Minister says youngsters should adopt sufficiency economy principle



BANGKOK, 4 April 2016 (NNT) – Minister attached to the Office of the Prime Minister has called on Thai youths to follow His Majesty the King’s sufficiency economy principle.

PM’s Office Minister M.L. Panadda Diskul presented awards and certificates to students who won a contest held under the “sufficiency economy” campaign. Over 600 students from 123 schools took part in the activity.

After the award-presenting ceremony, M.L. Panadda gave his speech, saying all youngsters should work together to protect the nation, religion, and monarchy. He said those in their teens should learn and adopt His Majesty’s teachings in everyday life.

Everyone should use their knowledge to do good, he said, adding that love, unity, and reconciliation should start within a family which is a foundation of a strong society.


-- NNT 2016-04-04

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Lam Takong dam ensures sufficient water until August



BANGKOK, 4 April 2016 (NNT) - The Royal Irrigation Department has confirmed the current amount of water of the Lam Takong dam in Nakhon Ratchasima will be sufficient for consumption until August this year and urged all sides to save water as much as they can.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907821-lam-takong-dam-ensures-sufficient-water-until-august/

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Physical Brawl in South Pattaya Parking Lot



PATTAYA: -- A Russian family got into an physical altercation with parking lot attendants.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907822-physical-brawl-in-south-pattaya-parking-lot/

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Burglary in Home on Thepprasit Road



PATTAYA: -- A home was burglarized with several valuable pieces of jewelry stolen.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907823-burglary-in-home-on-thepprasit-road/

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Train smashes into double-decker bus in Thailand, killing 3

BANGKOK (AP) — A train smashed into a double-decker bus carrying Thai tourists at an unguarded railway crossing in central Thailand on Sunday, with local media reporting that three people were killed and more than two dozen injured.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907734-train-bus-crash-kills-two-injures-over-30/page-2?p=10601300#entry10601300

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Thai Authorities Save the Day, Seizing Nearly 9000 Red Songkran Water Bowls

NAN – The Thai Army have confiscated nearly 9,000 red bowls bearing a message from the house of a former Pheu Thai MP in Nan province, in the junta’s latest attempt to block the resurgence of the political party it toppled.

Maj Gen Chainarong Klaewkla, commander of the Peace and Order Maintenance Force of the 38th Military Circle, together with Pol Maj Gen Padon Prapanon, commander of the Nan provincial police, led a joint task force to raid the house of Sirintorn Ramasut, a former Pheu Thai MP for the northern province the Bangkok Post reports.

The seizure followed the arrest last week of a woman seen posing with one of the bowls in photos on social media. She has been charged with sedition, a move described by a rights group as absurd.

Full story: http://www.chiangraitimes.com/thai-authorities-save-the-day-seizing-nearly-9000-red-songkran-water-bowls-2.html

-- Chiang Rai Times 2016-04-04

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Boy, 11, reports finding body of stabbed mom, valuables missing
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Boy, 11, reports finding body of stabbed mom, valuables missing

PHUKET: -- Police suspect robbery as a likely motive in the stabbing murder of a woman whose body was reportedly discovered this afternoon by her 11-year-old son at a room in Pa Khlok.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907824-boy-11-reports-finding-body-of-stabbed-mom-valuables-missing/

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Mum of man killed by rampaging elephant in Thailand says she doesn't blame arrested handler
BY AMANDA KEENAN

Jane Crowe said she has nothing but sympathy for the Burmese man, who has been arrested over the incident

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907825-mum-of-brit-killed-by-rampaging-elephant-in-thailand-says-she-doesnt-blame-arrested-handler/

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Panama Papers: biggest leak in history published by German newspaper



STUTTGART: -- Details are emerging from a giant leak of confidential documents: the so-called Panama Papers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907826-panama-papers-biggest-leak-in-history-published-by-german-newspaper/

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Deadly collision between train and double-decker bus in Thailand



BANGKOK: -- A train has collided with a double-decker bus carrying Thai tourists at an unguarded railway crossing in central Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907734-train-bus-crash-kills-two-injures-over-30/page-2?p=10601334#entry10601334

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An uncertain future for thousands of migrants on Greece’s Lesbos island



LESBOS: -- Migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos a few hours before many were due to be returned to Turkey. But they’re not sure what the future holds because nobody is giving them any information.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907828-an-uncertain-future-for-thousands-of-migrants-on-greeces-lesbos-island/

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Azerbaijan announces an end to fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh
By Keith Walker



Azerbaijan said on Sunday (April 3) it would end fighting with Armenian-backed troops over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region after two days of clashes which have killed dozens.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907829-azerbaijan-announces-an-end-to-fighting-over-nagorno-karabakh/

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Two dead in US train derailment

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907830-two-dead-in-us-train-derailment/

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Famous jazz man 'Gato' Barbieri dies aged 83

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907831-famous-jazz-man-gato-barbieri-dies-aged-83/

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Alawite leaders distance themselves from Assad – reports



DAMASCUS: -- Leaders of the Syrian president’s Alawite branch of Islam are reportedly distancing themselves from his government, according to Britain’s Sunday Telegraph. The newspaper cites a document purportedly circulated by the religious leaders, smuggled out of Syria and shown to a handful of journalists including some working for the BBC.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907832-alawite-leaders-distance-themselves-from-assad-reports/

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Sen. Graham to Arab world: US hasn't changed despite Trump
By MARAM MAZEN

CAIRO (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham sought to reassure the Arab world Sunday over the prospect of Donald Trump becoming president, saying in Cairo that Congress would continue to play a primary role in foreign policy, "regardless of what Mr. Trump says or does."

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907833-sen-graham-to-arab-world-us-hasnt-changed-despite-trump/

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Activists try to calm fears over transgender bathroom access
By DAVID CRARY

NEW YORK (AP) — Stung by setbacks related to their access to public restrooms, transgender Americans are taking steps to play a more prominent and vocal role in a nationwide campaign to curtail discrimination against them.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907834-us-activists-try-to-calm-fears-over-transgender-bathroom-access/

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News group claims huge trove of data on offshore accounts
By FRANK JORDANS

BERLIN (AP) — An international coalition of media outlets on Sunday published what it said was an extensive investigation into the offshore financial dealings of the rich and famous, based on a vast trove of documents provided by an anonymous source.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907826-panama-papers-biggest-leak-in-history-published-by-german-newspaper/#entry10601370

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Brussels airport cautiously reopens for a handful of flights
By Keith Walker



BRUSSELS: -- Brussels Airport reopened on Sunday (April 3), twelve days after suicide bombers hit its departure hall and killed sixteen people.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/907835-brussels-airport-cautiously-reopens-for-a-handful-of-flights/