THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 16 Dec 2016

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That Was The Year That Was – the Thai Year in review - part 1

 

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Convicted! For Tourism Treason!

 

Never far from the top of the news in 2016 was the subject of Tourism.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958760-that-was-the-year-that-was-–-the-thai-year-in-review-part-1/

 

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Submit your photos for the 2017 Thaivisa Calendar

 

Continuing the great work done by Tywais and team in previous years, it's that time of year for starting the design of the 2017/2560 Thaivisa Calendar.

 

Previous calendars, 2010-2016, were a great success due to the excellent photo contributions from Thaivisa members.

 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/956062-submit-your-photos-for-the-2017-thaivisa-calendar/#comment-11378419

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Aussie "rape": Police arrest motorcycle taxi driver - but he says it was consensual sex

 

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BANGKOK: -- Bangkok police have arrested the motorcycle taxi rider at the center of rape allegations made by an Australian tourist.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958761-aussie-rape-police-arrest-motorcycle-taxi-driver-but-he-says-it-was-consensual-sex/

 

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Monks behaving badly - son gets involved in "temple war" between two holy fathers

 

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CHONBURI: -- All hell broke loose at a temple in Chonburi yesterday as two senior monks started fighting over a minor issue of a dog barking.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958763-monks-behaving-badly-son-gets-involved-in-temple-war-between-two-holy-fathers/

 

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Nugget discovery sparks a "gold rush" in Prachuap town!

 

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PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: -- Locals came out in droves in a Prachuap Khiri Khan town yesterday after a woman found a large gold nugget while panning for the precious metal.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958764-nugget-discovery-sparks-a-gold-rush-in-prachuap-town/

 

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Thai woman fights back and kills man who attempted to rape her

 

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SARABURI: -- A female Thai farmer fought back as a man tried to rape her at her house in Saraburi on Wednesday evening.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958765-thai-woman-fights-back-and-kills-man-who-attempted-to-rape-her/

 

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Hit men gun down motorcyclist on his way to work - female student injured by stray bullet

 

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BANGKOK: -- A man on his way to work was assassinated by a hit man on a following motorcycle in Samut Prakarn yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958766-hit-men-gun-down-motorcyclist-on-his way-to-work-female-student-injured-by-stray-bullet/

 

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Power and water supplies to Wat Dhammakaya may be cut

 

 

BANGKOK: -- More pressure is to be applied on Wat Dhammakaya with the possibility that power and water supplies to the temple may be cut off.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958767-power-and-water-supplies-to-wat-dhammakaya-may-be-cut/

 

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Chuwit expected to be released from prison on Friday

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Former Rak Thailand Party leader Chuwit Kamolvisit is among the first group of prisoners to be released from prisons on Friday after they were granted Royal pardon on the occasion of the accession to the throne of HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958769-chuwit-expected-to-be-released-from-prison-on-friday/

 

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CIMB Thai Bank launches branch office in convenience store

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The CIMB Thai Bank launched the opening of its first “kiosk” bank office in 7-Eleven convenience store – the first of its kind in Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958770-cimb-thai-bank-launches-branch-office-in-convenience-store/

 

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Court issues arrest warrant against Dhammakaya spokesman

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Criminal Court on Thursday issued a warrant for the arrest of the spokesman of Wat Dhammakaya Mr Ong-art Thamnitha wanted by the police on charge of incitement of rebellion in accordance with Section 116(2) of the Criminal Code.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958771-court-issues-arrest-warrant-against-dhammakaya-spokesman/

 

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Parliament website crashes after online attacks by opponents of computer crime bill

 

BANGKOK: -- The website of the parliament crashed for about an hour Thursday night after it was attacked by netizens in an apparent show of defiance against the Computer Crime Bill which is scheduled to be debated for the third and final reading on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958772-thai-parliament-website-crashes-after-online-attacks-by-opponents-of-computer-crime-bill/

 

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PM assures netizens’ rights and liberties are intact from computer bill

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha assured on Thursday that the Computer Crime Bill which is pending with the parliament will not deprive netizens of their rights and liberties of free expressions.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958773-pm-assures-netizens’-rights-and-liberties-are-intact-from-computer-bill/

 

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Officials raided an illegal radio station belonging to an ex-Pheu Thai MP

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A combined force of military personnel, police, local officials and officials from the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission raided a broadcasting station of a former Pheu Thai MP in Lamphun province on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958774-officials-raided-an-illegal-radio-station-belonging-to-an-ex-pheu-thai-mp/

 

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Greenpeace: Thai fishing boats sail far to avoid regulations 
DAKE KANG, Associated Press

 

BANGKOK (AP) — The six men lay in red body bags, lined up on a concrete dock. The first died almost three weeks before his ship reached Thailand; the last almost made it alive but died the day before the ship docked. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958775-greenpeace-thai-fishing-boats-sail-far-to-avoid-regulations/

 

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Myanmar Officials Claim Thai Police Harasing Migrant Workers

 

CHIANG RAI – Myanmar Authorities have presented concerns to their Thai counterparts, calling for a crackdown on corrupt and abusive Thai officials who prey on Myanmar workers in Northern Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958778-myanmar-officials-claim-thai-police-harasing-migrant-workers/

 

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Festive shopping tax break could cost ALL OF US in long run
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The government has hit a dead-end in its search for new short-term measures to shore up the recovering economy in the last quarter of this year, which may result in a depressed multiplier effect for the Kingdom’s GDP growth.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958779-festive-shopping-tax-break-could-cost-all-of-us-in-long-run/

 

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Doctors in row with govt over baby food
By THE NATION

 

 

Department hits back after group of paediatricians complain about new bill.

 

BANGKOK: -- THE HEALTH Department has dismissed doctors’ concerns that a bill to govern the promotion of food for infants and young children will backfire. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958705-health-department-insists-control-of-advertisements-of-infant-powdered-milk-necessary/?do=findComment&comment=11426942

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New EC law will eliminate provincial election committee
By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN, 
KHANITTHA THEPPHAJORN 
THE NATION

 

Pakorn

 

BANGKOK: -- THE DRAFT organic law on the Election Commission released by the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) yesterday will wipe out provincial election committee and impose new qualifications on commissioners.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958780-new-ec-law-will-eliminate-provincial-election-committee/

 

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Plan to develop historical site into tourism attraction
By The Nation

 

Klong Ong Ang

 

BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is planning to develop the historical Klong Ong Ang site as a tourism attraction, Deputy Bangkok Governor Jakkaphan Phiew-ngarm said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958781-plan-to-develop-historical-site-into-tourism-attraction/

 

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Asean media outlets urge more vigorous self-regulation
By WASAMON AUDJARINT, 
STELLA DAVIES 
THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- MEDIA SELF-REGULATION remains the best practice to promote industry ethics in Asean while maintaining press freedom, journalists heard yesterday, but political and social challenges have kept outlets in several countries from realising that goal.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958782-asean-media-outlets-urge-more-vigorous-self-regulation/

 

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Embattled Computer Crime Act set to pass
By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN, 
ASINA PORNWASIN 
THE NATION

 

 

300,000 internet users petition NLA against the amendments.

 

BANGKOK: -- THE NATIONAL Legislative Assembly (NLA) will today proceed with the final reading of amendments to the Computer Crime Act BE 2550, despite 300,000 Internet users having voiced opposition to the bill, described by campaigners as a threat to human rights.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958783-embattled-computer-crime-act-set-to-pass/

 

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Protesters crash hearing on planned deep-sea port
By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

About 300 members of the People’s Network for Natural Resources and Environment Protection in Songkhla and Satun yesterday laid siege to the stage at the Marine Department’s first public hearing on the Songkhla II deep-sea port.

 

SONGKHLA: -- ABOUT 300 protesters yesterday broke into a public hearing on the “destructive” Songkhla II deep-sea port, claiming the forum was false as only supporters of the project were invited.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958784-protesters-crash-hearing-on-planned-deep-sea-port/

 

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Thailand ‘unlikely to be hit by Fed rate hike’
By   SUCHEERA PINIJPARAKARN 
SOMLUCK SRIMALEE 
THE NATION 

 

BANGKOK: -- Emerging markets will see capital outflows after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised its key interest rate for the first time in 2016 by 25 basis points to 0.75 per cent, many experts believe.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958785-thailand-‘unlikely-to-be-hit-by-fed-rate-hike’/

 

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Syria: Assad celebrates ‘history’ as Aleppo is ‘liberated’

 

 

DAMASCUS: -- Until very recently parts of eastern Aleppo had been controlled by rebels – despite the pounding from government forces and their Russian allies.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958787-syria-assad-celebrates-‘history’-as-aleppo-is-‘liberated’/

 

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Galileo goes live: Europe’s long-delayed satellite navigation service starts service

 

 

Galileo goes live. It took 17 years and cost around 10 billion euros, Europe’s answer to GPShas gone into operation with the launch of four more satellites from French Guyana.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958788-galileo-goes-live-europe’s-long-delayed-satellite-navigation-service-starts-service/

 

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First group of Afghans deported from Germany under new deal

 

 

FRANKFURT: -- The first Afghans to be deported from Germany under an agreement between the two countries have arrived in Kabul.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958790-first-group-of-afghans-deported-from-germany-under-new-deal/

 

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Traces of explosives ‘found on victims’ of Egypt plane crash

 

 

CAIRO: -- Egyptian air accident investigators have found traces of explosives on the remains of some victims of the Egyptair flight which crashed in May, killing all 66 on board.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958791-traces-of-explosives-‘found-on-victims’-of-egypt-plane-crash/

 

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South China Sea: Beijing defiant over weapons deployment claims

 

 

Beijing has reacted defiantly to claims that it appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958792-south-china-sea-beijing-defiant-over-weapons-deployment-claims/

 

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White House suggests Putin was involved in US hacking

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and JOSH LEDERMAN

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration suggested Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the hacking of Democratic officials' email accounts in the run-up to the presidential election and said it was "fact" that such actions helped Donald Trump's campaign. The White House also assailed Trump himself, saying he must have known of Russia's interference.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/958793-white-house-suggests-putin-was-involved-in-us-hacking/