THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 24 Jan 2017

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Jackie Chan donates 2.4 million baht for flood victims

 

 

Hong Kong’s kung fu (martial art) super-start Jackie Chan has donated 2.4 million baht for southern flood victims as a gesture of “gratitude” for the generosity of Thai people shown to him during his childhood in the China Town.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965251-jackie-chan-donates-24-million-baht-for-flood-victims/

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Italian man dies in Phuket motorbike crash

 

 

PHUKET:-- An Italian man has died after the motorbike he was riding struck a roadside barrier near Phromthep Cape today (Jan 23).

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965255-italian-man-dies-in-phuket-motorbike-crash/

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Russian drug mule arrested at Swampy with 57 lumps of cocaine in her stomach

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- Suvarnabhumi authorities said Monday that they had arrested a 32 year old Russian woman for trying to import cocaine into Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965288-russian-drug-mule-arrested-at-suvarnabhumi-with-57-lumps-of-cocaine-in-her-stomach/

 

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Python "pedestrian" precipitates pick-up pile up

 

Picture: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- A python slithering across the road in northern Thailand caused a five vehicle pile up on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965289-python-pedestrian-precipitates-pick-up-pile-up/

 

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Pattaya municipality may be sued over death of Italian hit by falling branch

 

Picture: Thairath

 

PATTAYA: -- Pattaya police said Monday that the local authority may be sued for damages in the death of the 91 year old Italian man hit by a falling branch when out for a stroll on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965290-pattaya-municipality-may-be-sued-over-death-of-italian-hit-by-falling-branch/

 

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Doctors say man suffered attack from "flesh eating bacteria" after cat scratches

 

Picture: Video screenshot

 

PHUKET: -- A man who was scratched by a neighbor's cat nearly had to have his legs amputated after flesh eating bacteria infected the wounds.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965291-doctors-say-man-suffered-attack-from-flesh-eating-bacteria-after-cat-scratches/

 

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Thai Immigration celebrate two more high profile successes

 

Picture: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai Immigration are celebrating two more high profile successes after more cases were resolved.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965292-thai-immigration-celebrate-two-more-high-profile-successes/

 

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New order imposed to prevent Phu Lomlo from being over-developed

 

 

PHITSANULOK: -- Officials at Phu Hin Rongkhla National Park has imposed a new order on Phu Lomlo mountain in Phitsanulok province to prevent the expansion of resorts or homestays in a way which will threaten the wild Himalayan cherry (prunus cerasoides) trees.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965293-new-order-imposed-to-prevent-phu-lomlo-from-being-over-developed/

 

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Test run of controversial NGV buses satisfactory

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Five Chinese-made NGV buses bought by the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) from Bestlin Group have been put on test run on Bangkok streets during January 19-21 and the test result was satisfactory.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965294-test-run-of-controversial-ngv-buses-satisfactory/

 

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New Constitution returned to the government from the palace

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The government has received the new constitution from His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn last Friday for amendments within 30-day timeframe, Deputy Prime Minister Wisanu Krea-ngarm said on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965295-new-constitution-returned-to-the-government-from-the-palace/

 

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85 people died in flooding in South since December

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Eighty-five people have died and four others are still missing in flooding in southern provinces since early December, according to the Public Disasters Prevention and Mitigation Department.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965296-85-people-died-in-flooding-in-south-since-december/

 

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RTN’s latest “stealth” frigate launched in South Korea

 

 

PUSAN: -- Royal Thai Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Na Areenit on Monday presided over the formal launch of the RTN’s latest frigate worth about 14.6 billion baht at a shipyard in Pusan of South Korea.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965297-rtn’s-latest-“stealth”-frigate-launched-in-south-korea/

 

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Bangkok scrambles to install elevators for disabled at all BTS stations

 

BANGKOK, 24 January 2017 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is scrambling to install extra elevators for persons with disabilities at all BTS stations in Bangkok by the end of 2017. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965298-bangkok-scrambles-to-install-elevators-for-disabled-at-all-bts-stations/

 

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Government’s new animation to promote moral values set to be broadcast

 

BANGKOK, 24January 2017 (NNT) – The government continues working on the promotion of key moral values among the people of Thailand. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965299-government’s-new-animation-to-promote-moral-values-set-to-be-broadcast/

 

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HIV Positive Czech Fugitive Deported from Thailand to Czech Republic

 

BANGKOK – Pol Lt-General Nattorn Prohsunthorn, the chief of the Thailand’s Immigration Bureau, said Monday that suspected Czech fugitive will be deported back to his home country where he is wanted for allegedly committing sexual crimes with children.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965300-hiv-positive-czech-fugitive-deported-from-thailand-to-czech-republic/

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Thai women injured by falling branch at Phuket beach

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

One woman sustained a pretty severe head injury as a result of the falling branch. Photo: Phuket Lifeguard Services

 

PHUKET: -- Two Thai women were injured on Friday (Jan 20) when a branch from a pine tree fell on them as they relaxed at Nai Yang Beach on Phuket’s west coast.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965301-thai-women-injured-by-falling-branch-at-phuket-beach/

 

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Suspected OD victim found in Phuket Town

Phuket Gazette

          

The victim was found outside a Phuket Town hostel with drug paraphernalia nearby and a white power in his shirt pocket. Photo: Winai Sarot

 

PHUKET: -- Police believe a drug overdose may be the cause of death of a Myanmar man whose body was found outside a Phuket Town hostel this morning with drug paraphernalia nearby and a white power in his shirt pocket.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965302-suspected-od-victim-found-in-phuket-town/

 

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'How will we survive?': Syrian refugees trapped in poverty in Thailand

Sarah Haaij

The Guardian

 

The status of refugees is not recognised in Thailand, leaving the few hundred Syrians there unable to work or go to school, at constant risk of deportation

 

BANGKOK: -- After prayers, Nassr, 58, lights one of the 60 cigarettes he will smoke that day. “It’s the stress,” he shrugs apologetically. “The tension of being an illegal refugee in Thailand.”

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965303-how-will-we-survive-syrian-refugees-trapped-in-poverty-in-thailand/

 

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More foreign ‘criminals’ found in police swoops
By THE NATION

 

Chadreshkumar Rameshbhai Patel

 

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND’S role as a haven for transnational criminals has been reconfirmed with the separate arrests in Bangkok of criminals on the run from India, Hungary and China.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965292-thai-immigration-celebrate-two-more-high-profile-successes/

 

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UK Bribery Report due next week : Wissanu
By PICHAYA CHANGSORN,
NATTHAPAT PHROMKAEW
THE NATION

 

 

Bribers and takers to be named in the report

 

BANGKOK: -- THE NATIONAL Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) expected to receive details from the UK next week about its probe into bribes of more than Bt1 billion paid by aircraft engine-maker Rolls-Royce to Thai officials in connection with Thai Airways International (THAI)’s purchase of Boeing aircraft between 1991 and 2005.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965304-uk-bribery-report-due-next-week-wissanu/

 

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Police chief defends against charge Jomsap evidence faked
By Suriya Patathayo,
Piyanuch Thamnukasetchai
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- NATIONAL POLICE chief General Chakthip Chaijinda yesterday said the public should wait for witness hearings next month in the case involving former schoolteacher Jomsap Saenmuangkhot before jumping to conclusions about police allegedly fabricating evidence.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965305-police-chief-defends-against-charge-jomsap-evidence-faked/

 

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'Bio-economy' to draw Bt400 bn
By PICHAYA CHANGSORN
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE GOVERNMENT yesterday announced the launch of its ambitious “bio-economy” scheme, which it expects to draw Bt400 billion worth of investment from the private sector during the next 10 years.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965306-bio-economy-to-draw-bt400-bn/

 

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EDITORIAL

 

High hopes stay grounded in Rolls Royce affair
By The Nation

 

Given our governments’ track record, both civilian and military, the bribery probe is unlikely to clip any wings

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965308-high-hopes-stay-grounded-in-rolls-royce-affair/

 

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Govt defends its use of state funds over project ‘delays’
By Anapat Deechuay
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The secretary-general to the prime minister, General Wilas Arunsri, on Monday insisted that the government’s use of the budget was transparent following speculation the Government House reconstruction projects are overdue.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965309-thai-govt-defends-its-use-of-state-funds-over-project-‘delays’/

 

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6m condoms to be handed out in Valentine’s Day HIV drive
By Tanatpong Kongsai
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to distribute 6 million condoms through its 68 public-health service centres and hospitals this year, as it was predicted the city would have 2,201 new HIV cases – 55 per cent of which would affect people under the age of 25.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965310-6m-condoms-to-be-handed-out-in-valentine’s-day-hiv-drive/

 

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Panel suggests Prem-era policies for unity
By WASAMON AUDJARINT,
SAKDA SAMERPHOP
THE NATION

 

Sangsit

 

Lessons from successful campaign against communists include contentious amnesty

 

BANGKOK: -- A REFORM panel on conflict solving and reconciliation has suggested the adoption of political measures similar to ones that granted amnesty to communist insurgents in the 1980s, in the latest attempt to achieve national unity.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965311-panel-suggests-prem-era-policies-for-unity/

 

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Lao ‘druglord’ appears in court after arrest at airport
By KESINEE TANGKHIEO,
NAKHARIN CHINNAWORNKOMOL 
THE NATION

 

Xayasana

 

BANGKOK: -- POLICE YESTERDAY brought Laotian man Xayasana Keopimpha – the suspected boss of a drug network spanning the Asean region – to a Bangkok court to obtain the first 12-day detention period for the suspect.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965312-lao-‘druglord’-appears-in-court-after-arrest-at-airport/

 

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US plays down embassy relocation plans in Israel

 

 

WASHINGTON: -- During the US presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s team spoke often about moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, but since taking office the contentious issue appears to have been put on the backburner.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965315-us-plays-down-embassy-relocation-plans-in-israel/

 

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Body of seventh victim found in Italy hotel avalanche

 

 

ROME: -- The body of a seventh victim has been found amid the ruins of a mountain hotel in central Italy following last week’s avalanche.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965316-body-of-seventh-victim-found-in-italy-hotel-avalanche/

 

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Germany, Austria arrest two men suspected of planning Islamist attacks

REUTERS

 

BERLIN/VIENNA (Reuters) - A 21-year-old man arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning an Islamist attack has admitted links to a man being held by the Austrian police for the same reason, German investigators said on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965318-germany-austria-arrest-two-men-suspected-of-planning-islamist-attacks/