Trump's Claim of Gaza Visit Draws Scrutiny Amid Factual Discrepancies

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At least thirteen drowned and several missing in boat accident in Chao Phraya river

 

 

AYUTTHAYA: -- At least thirteen people drowned and several went missing after a double-deck boat carrying about 100 passengers from Nonthaburi to Ayutthaya for an annual Islamic religious ceremony collided with a dike in the Chao Phraya river near Wat Sanamchai in Ayutthaya province Sunday afternoon.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943522-at-least-thirteen-drowned-and-several-missing-in-boat-accident-in-chao-phraya-river/

 

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Thaivisa Photography Competition (September 2016)
 

 
Enter the Thaivisa Photography Competition where you can win a two night stay at the luxury Palm Grove Resort in Pattaya, worth an estimated 10,000 Baht.
 
Submit your photos here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940594-thai-visa-photo-competition-september-2016/

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UPDATE:

 

Many killed in Chao Phraya boat tragedy

The Nation 

 

A big crowd watches rescue operations on the boat which capsized in the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya’s Muang district yesterday.

 

At least 13 fatalities confirmed, dozens missing as overloaded boat rams into pole

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943522-at-least-thirteen-drowned-and-several-missing-in-boat-accident-in-chao-phraya-river/?do=findComment&comment=11160289

 

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SURVEY:

 

Should Article 44 be used to solve Bangkok Traffic?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943436-survey-should-article-44-be-used-to-solve-bangkok-traffic/

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NACC to be asked to probe General Preecha Chan-ocha over his wife’s role

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Thai Constitution Protection Association will on Monday ask the National Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the conduct of Defence Permanent Secretary General Preecha Chan-ocha and his wife over her public service role.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943539-nacc-to-be-asked-to-probe-general-preecha-chan-ocha-over-his-wife’s-role/

 

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Government spokesman hits back at UDD

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The military junta has no intention whatsoever to persecute or to eliminate any politicians or political parties in particular as alleged by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, said government spokesman Maj-Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943540-government-spokesman-hits-back-at-udd/

 

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Russian boy stung by box jellyfish in Samui island

 

 

KOH SAMUI: -- A 2-year old Russian boy lost consciousness after he was stung by a box jellyfish as he was playing in the sea at Lamai beach in Koh Samui on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943541-russian-boy-stung-by-box-jellyfish-in-samui-island/

 

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NY bomb “not linked to international terrorism”

 

 

NEW YORK: - Investigators are sifting through blast remnants and video footage at the scene of an explosion in New York City that injured 29 people.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943542-ny-bomb-“not-linked-to-international-terrorism”/

 

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TAT, Prachuap Khiri Khan Office, organizes Phenomenal Hua Hin Jazz Festival

 

  

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 19 September 2016 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Prachuap Khiri Khan Office, has organized the Phenomenal Hua Hin Jazz Festival, with the beach of Hua Hin serving as the venue. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943543-tat-prachuap-khiri-khan-office-organizes-phenomenal-hua-hin-jazz-festival/

 

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SPECIAL REPORT

‘No justice in military courts’

Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation
 

Military court trials were wrong from the start: lawyer

 

BANGKOK: -- Last week, the junta issued Order No 55/2559 to end the Military Court's power following the coup to hear trials involving civilians. That might sound like a positive step for rights, but an experienced lawyer said the move was wrong from the start.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943544-‘no-justice-in-military-courts’/

 

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Election agency can interrogate and arrest suspects under draft bill

Chanikarn Phumhiran
The Nation
 

BANGKOK: -- The Election Commission is empowered to play the controversial role of interrogator in a draft bill it is working on.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943545-election-agency-can-interrogate-and-arrest-suspects-under-draft-bill/

 

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STEM hub seeks formula for better teaching, learning

THANAPAT THONGPAIWAN
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

CENTRAL Thailand’s first science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) hub is now officially up and running in Chachoengsao province

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943546-stem-hub-seeks-formula-for-better-teaching-learning/

 

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Woman, 20, arrested for procuring minors for sex

The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- Police yesterday arrested a 20-year-old woman for allegedly procuring minors for the sex trade.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943547-woman-20-arrested-for-procuring-minors-for-sex/

 

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Police call attention to mental problems of drug addicts

The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- The growing problem of drug addicts developing mental disorders needs to be addressed, police said yesterday after a man was accused of killing two people for no apparent reason last week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943548-thai-police-call-attention-to-mental-problems-of-drug-addicts/

 

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Experts warn of water scarcity

Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

Low levels at dams could lead to problems if resources not carefully managed

 

BANGKOK: -- WHILE there is enough water available, resources have to be managed very carefully, as water experts have warned that mismanagement could result in serious problems. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943549-experts-warn-of-water-scarcity/

 

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Yingluck’s lawyer condemns asset seizure order

Olarn Lertrattanadamrongkul
The Nation

 

Says only a court should make such a ruling, while commerce officials appear reluctant to sign the order for seizures related to the rice scheme’s huge losses

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943550-yingluck’s-lawyer-condemns-asset-seizure-order/

 

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Activist facing numerous cases unimpressed with NCPO move

Kasamakorn Chanwanpen
The Nation
 

BANGKOK: -- The junta’s latest move to end further military trials of civilians is seen by some observers as an attempt to improve its world reputation after being constantly ‘red-flagged’ for rampant human rights violations.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943551-activist-facing-numerous-cases-unimpressed-with-ncpo-move/

 

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Floods remain a concern in the North

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Although flood situation in several provinces in the North improved today, but still a concern in some flooded areas as rains continued.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943552-floods-remain-a-concern-in-the-north/

 

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'I did what I had to,' 2006 coup make says 10 years later

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

Former army chief and 2006 coup leader Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratglin, retired, during a Thursday interview on an army base in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — As Thailand’s first coup d’etat in over a decade was set in motion 10 years ago tomorrow, the man who ordered it was playing tennis at an army base near his home.

 

Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratglin said he later went home at about 8pm and listened to the news. Sure enough, tanks and troops under his command soon occupied all major government buildings. The elected government under then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra didn’t put up a fight. Sonthi, who was army chief at the time, was now in control of Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2016/09/18/2006-coup-maker-says-10-years-later/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2016-09-19

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PM denies possible cabinet reshuffle

 

  

BANGKOK, 19 September 2016 (NNT) – The prime minister has confirmed that a cabinet reshuffle is not necessary at the moment. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943553-pm-prayut-denies-possible-cabinet-reshuffle/

 

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Hua Hin and Cha-am aim to bounce back after bombings

SUCHAT SRITAMA
THE NATION
HUA HIN

 

Hua Hin’s hospitality sector wants the destination promoted internationally as it bounces back from last month’s bomb attacks.

 

HUA HIN: -- THE HOTEL SECTOR in twin resort towns Hua Hin and Cha-am is calling on authorities to promote the destinations internationally in a bid to lure back tourists after business dropped following the series of deadly bomb attacks in Southern Thailand in August.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943554-hua-hin-and-cha-am-aim-to-bounce-back-after-bombings/

 

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EDITORIAL

Public, not politicians, must judge party laws

The Nation

 

Political camps have themselves to blame for stricter controls

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand's biggest political parties probably need to be more selective in condemning proposed legal changes that could affect their future functions.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943555-public-not-politicians-must-judge-party-laws/

 

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Department of Employment: Hiring foreign workers as security guards is illegal

 

  

CHIANG MAI, 19 September 2016 (NNT) - The Department of Employment is warning that hiring foreign workers as security guards is against the law. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943556-department-of-employment-hiring-foreign-workers-as-security-guards-is-illegal/

 

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ISIL claims Minnesota attack

 

 

SAINT PAUL: -- The ISIL-affiliated news agency Amaq says one of the group’s followers carried out the stabbing attack that wounded at least eight people at a shopping mall in the US state of Minnesota on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943557-isil-claims-minnesota-attack/

 

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Aleppo pounded by air strikes – monitors

 

 

LONDON: -- International monitors say the Syrian city of Aleppo has been hit by air strikes for the first time since last Monday’s truce.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943558-aleppo-pounded-by-air-strikes-–-monitors/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Feds test bomb remnants of New York blast that injured 29

By JAKE PEARSON and ALICIA A. CALDWELL

 

NEW YORK (AP) — The bomb that rocked a New York City neighborhood known for its vibrant arts scene and large gay community contained residue of an explosive often used for target practice that can be picked up in many sporting goods stores, a federal law enforcement official said Sunday, as authorities tried to unravel who planted the device and why.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943542-ny-bomb-“not-linked-to-international-terrorism”/?do=findComment&comment=11160381

 

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FBI investigates Minnesota stabbings as possible terror act

By JEFF BAENEN and AMY FORLITI

 

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A man in a private security uniform stabbed nine people at a Minnesota shopping mall, reportedly asking one victim if they were Muslim before an off-duty police officer shot and killed him in an attack the Islamic State group claimed as its own.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943557-isil-claims-minnesota-attack/?do=findComment&comment=11160396

 

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Trump supporters struggle to sideline 'birther' issue

By LAURIE KELLMAN

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's most prominent supporters insisted Sunday that he's put the burden of "birtherism" behind him with his concession that President Barack Obama was born in the United States. But like their candidate, they tried to blame Hillary Clinton's campaign and rejected any notion that Trump's political identity is founded on five years of peddling the false rumor that Obama was born elsewhere.

"It's over," said Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943559-trump-supporters-struggle-to-sideline-birther-issue/

 

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Berlin goes to the polls in a challenging vote for Merkel

 

 

BERLIN: -- Berlin is at the polls in Germany’s second regional election in two weeks.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943560-berlin-goes-to-the-polls-in-a-challenging-vote-for-merkel/

 

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THAI MUSEUM DAY

Museums are out to amuse

Phatarawadee Phataranawik
The Nation

 

 

Experts mull the future of our repositories of the past amid a dazzling exposition

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943561-museums-are-out-to-amuse/