THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 6 Feb 2017

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Crash helmet campaign to be strengthened to promote bike safety

 

 

BANGKOK, 6 February 2017 (NNT) - The campaign to promote the use of crash helmets among motorcyclists and their passengers will be strengthened specifically to address children. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967380-crash-helmet-campaign-to-be-strengthened-to-promote-bike-safety/

 

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U.S. court denies request to immediately restore travel ban

By Yeganeh Torbati and Tom Perry

 

Protesters in U.S. cities rally against the travel ban President Donald Trump had imposed, while impacted travelers finally enter the U.S. after a judge lifts the restrictions. Jillian Kitchener reports.

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeal court late on Saturday denied a request from the U.S. Department of Justice to immediately restore a immigration order from President Donald Trump barring citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries and temporarily banning refugees.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967353-us-appeals-court-denies-request-to-immediately-restore-travel-ban/

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No article 44 for Thai-Chinese rail project: Govt

 

 

BANGKOK, 6 February 2017 (NNT) – The construction process of the Thai-Chinese railroad project will not be initiated through the use of article 44. All procedures will commence normally and be completed within the time frame, says the government spokesman. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967383-no-article-44-for-thai-chinese-rail-project-govt/

 

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Actions to be taken for navigation obstructing buildings in Thai waters

 

 

BANGKOK, 6 February 2017 (NNT) – The Marine Department has set a deadline on 23 February 2017 before pursuing legal actions to buildings that obstruct marine navigation in Thai waters. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967384-actions-to-be-taken-for-navigation-obstructing-buildings-in-thai-waters/

 

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BMA tackles 217 risk spots around Bangkok

 

BANGKOK, 6 February 2017 (NNT) – The Deputy Bangkok governor has revealed that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has adopted accelerated solutions to tackle 217 risk spots that were proposed by the Metropolitan Police Bureau. 

 

 Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967385-bma-tackles-217-risk-spots-around-bangkok/

 

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Police threaten to seize Benz Racing’s Lamboghini super car

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Narcotic police have threatened to seize the 20-million baht Lamboghini super car from car dealer Akkarakit Worarotecharoendet if he cannot come up with a written evidence or a loan contract to show that he had borrowed six million baht from a friend as a down payment for the luxurious car.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967386-police-threaten-to-seize-benz-racing’s-lamboghini-super-car/

 

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Villagers told not to set snare traps to hurt intruding elephants

 

 

CHANTABURI: -- Villagers living on the fringe of Ang Ruenai wildlife sanctuary in the borders and Chanthaburi and Chachoengsao provinces not to set snare traps to harm intruding elephants after forest officials found and destroyed eight traps in the forest.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967387-villagers-told-not-to-set-snare-traps-to-hurt-intruding-elephants/

 

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People warned against leptospirosis infection in Nakhon Si Thammarat

 

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: -- People in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Muang district have been advised to see doctors immediately if they have fever and leg wounds after having waded through flood waters following the discovery of several cases of leptospirosis.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967388-people-warned-against-leptospirosis-infection-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

 

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Thepsathit Wind Farm told to stop operations by court

 

 

KORAT: -- Development of wind energy in Thailand appears to be in the limbo after the Supreme Administrative Court has ordered the suspension of operations of Thepsathit Wind Farm Company for its use of Sor Por Kor (land reform) land to build a wind farm in Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967390-thepsathit-wind-farm-in-korat-told-to-stop-operations-by-court/

 

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Thai victorious in National Crossword Puzzle Championships

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A Thai student has won the national crossword puzzle championships held in The Mall, Bangkapi, in Bangkok at the weekend.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967391-thai-victorious-in-national-crossword-puzzle-championships/

 

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Australian woman dead after colliding with husband's jetski at Kata Beach

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rescue workers perform CPR on the woman at Kata Beach. Photo: Ekkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- An Australian woman, Emily Jayne Collie, 20, has died after colliding with her husband as the couple were riding jetskis near Kata Beach at 4:45pm today (5 Feb).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967392-australian-woman-dead-after-colliding-with-husbands-jetski-at-kata-beach/

 

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Travails of a stateless Thai-born university graduate

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

  

A picture of Sangduen Longta in her medical school uniform. Photo: Sangduen Longta / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — Chiang Mai-native Sangduen Longta has been trying in vain to search for jobs since she graduated in December from Phayao University. It’s not because of her poor grades – as the 23-year-old’s GPA of 2.85 is decent and her degree in public health education is in demand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967393-travails-of-a-stateless-thai-born-university-graduate/

 

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Minister for Digital Economy and Society Visits Digital Center in Chiang Rai

 

CHIANG RAI – Dr. Pichet Durongkaveroj, the Minister for a Digital Economy and Society, has paid an inspection visit to a digital center in Chiang Rai.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967396-minister-for-digital-economy-and-society-visits-digital-center-in-chiang-rai/

 

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Health Officials on Alert as Haze Reports Grow in Northern Thailand

 

CHIANG RAI – Health official in Northern Thailand are closely monitoring the looming haze situation, amid threats to the health of people and the economy from the smog.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967397-health-officials-on-alert-as-haze-reports-grow-in-northern-thailand/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Australian student killed in jetski crash with boyfriend in Thailand

 

Emily Jayne Collie, 20, died in a jetski crash in Thailand. (Facebook)
 

PHUKET:  An Australian university student has been killed in a jetski crash with her boyfriend in Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967392-australian-woman-dead-after-colliding-with-husbands-jetski-at-kata-beach/?do=findComment&comment=11594259

 

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Phuket hospitals rejecting migrant workers’ insurance
By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION
PHUKET

 

The pregnant Myanmar migrant worker (the woman on the pink) works in a market in Phuket. Photo Pratch Rujivanarom

 

Some women are forced to abandon their babies at hospitals as they’re being denied universal health coverage

 

PHUKET: -- FINANCIAL difficulties in the healthcare system is leading to pregnant migrant workers only in Phuket province being denied access to Universal Coverage (UC) health insurance scheme when they deliver babies.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967398-phuket-hospitals-rejecting-migrant-workers’-insurance/

 

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Three agencies probe drug link to former Thai politician’s son
By Angsuma Sridokkham
The Nation

 

Akarakit Worarojcharoendet, better known “Benz Racing”

 

Police doubtful over Akarakit’s claim he bought Lamborghini

 

BANGKOK: -- THREE KEY agencies will discuss today possible links between an alleged Lao drug lord and Thai celebrities, including the son of a former famous politician. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967386-police-threaten-to-seize-benz-racing’s-lamboghini-super-car/?do=findComment&comment=11594280

 

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Society urged to give former inmates a second chance, jobs after jail
By Chularat Saengpassa
The Nation

 

file photo: A leaflet advertising massage services at Lila Thai massage parlour in Chiang Mai

 

BANGKOK: -- FOR MANY former convicts, it is difficult to start a new life because they do not receive a second chance from society.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967399-society-urged-to-give-former-inmates-a-second-chance-jobs-after-jail/

 

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Trafficking victims, court witnesses ‘able to work’
By Wattana Kamchu 
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- VICTIMS of human trafficking and witnesses in their court cases can seek temporary permits to stay and work in Thailand under newly introduced ministerial regulations.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967400-trafficking-victims-court-witnesses-‘able-to-work’/

 

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EDITORIAL

 

The fallacy of muzzling the media
By The Nation

 

The junta must not mistake ‘reform’ for ‘control’

 

BANGKOK: -- There are growing concerns both in Thailand and abroad about a new law that would permit greater and unnecessary control on private media outlets as well as journalists in the country. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967401-the-fallacy-of-muzzling-the-media/

 

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Ecotourism gives impetus to tourism
By SUCHAT SRITAMA
THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- SOME 800,000 foreign tourists last year came to Thailand with the specific purpose of visiting villages, natural sites, communities, and hilltribes across the Kingdom, while more than 2 million Thai tourists also pursued these interests.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967402-ecotourism-gives-impetus-to-tourism/

 

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Arab States Welcome Temporary Reversal of US Visa Ban

LINDA GRADSTEIN, THE MEDIALINE

 

Arab states welcomed the US appeals court ruling against a travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967403-arab-states-welcome-temporary-reversal-of-us-visa-ban/

 

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Trump steps up attack on judge, court system over travel ban

By Dustin Volz

REUTERS

 

Demonstrators in support of the immigration rules implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, rally at Los Angeles international airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Sunday ramped up his criticism of a federal judge who blocked a travel ban on seven mainly Muslim nations and said courts were making U.S. border security harder, intensifying the first major legal battle of his presidency.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967405-trump-steps-up-attack-on-judge-court-system-over-travel-ban/

 

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German magazine defends cover showing Trump beheading Statue of Liberty

REUTERS

 

U. S. President Donald Trump is depicted beheading the Statue of Liberty in this illustration on the cover of the latest issue of German news magazine Der Spiegel. Spiegel/Handout via REUTERS

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - The editor-in-chief of Der Spiegel on Sunday said a front cover illustration of U.S. President Donald Trump beheading the Statue of Liberty, which split opinion at home and abroad, was a response by the German magazine to threats against democracy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967406-german-magazine-defends-cover-showing-trump-beheading-statue-of-liberty/

 

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France's Le Pen launches election bid with vow to fight globalisation

By Ingrid Melander

REUTERS

 

Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for the French 2017 presidential election, attends the 2-day FN political rally to launch the presidential campaign in Lyon, France February 5, 2017. REUTERS/Robert Pratta

 

LYON, France (Reuters) - France's far-right party leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday told thousands of flag-waving supporters chanting "This is our country!" that she alone could protect them against Islamic fundamentalism and globalisation if elected president in May.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967407-frances-le-pen-launches-election-bid-with-vow-to-fight-globalisation/

 

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Tale of Two Donalds - Trump gives Europe splitting headache

By Alastair Macdonald

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he departs the White House in Washington to spend the weekend in Florida February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

VALLETTA (Reuters) - "Our Donald", or "the other Donald"? European Union leaders meeting in Malta found themselves taking sides, between their summit chairman, "our Donald" Tusk, and the new U.S. president, Donald Trump.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967409-tale-of-two-donalds-trump-gives-europe-splitting-headache/

 

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Nanjing Massacre-denying Japanese hotel boss sparks Tokyo protest

 

Chinese residents in Japan march at a protest against theJapanese hotel chain APA in Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo February 5, 2017. The slogan in the placard reads, ' We like Japan, We dislike Motoya (name of hotel chain APA's president). Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - About 200 protesters marched through the streets of Tokyo's Shinjuku district on Sunday carrying banners to protest a hotel chain under fire for books its president wrote denying the Nanjing Massacre in wartime China ever happened.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967410-nanjing-massacre-denying japanese-hotel-boss-sparks-tokyo-protest/

 

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Romania scraps decree decriminalising graft as mass protests persist

By Radu-Sorin Marinas

REUTERS

 

Protesters hold EU flag during a demonstration in Bucharest, Romania, February 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

 

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's Social Democrat government on Sunday anulled a decree that would decriminalise some graft offences, an embarrassing u-turn for the country's new prime minister in the face of week-long mass protests and international rebuke.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967411-romania-scraps-decree-decriminalising-graft-as-mass-protests-persist/

 

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Bavarian CSU seeking better relations with ally Merkel as they plot election path

By Joern Poeltz

REUTERS

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Bavarian state premier and CSU leader Horst Seehofer arrive for a meeting to discuss their differences over refugee policy in Munich, southern Germany, February 5, 2017. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

 

MUNICH (Reuters) - The leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies called for improved relations in their troubled conservative alliance on Sunday as the sister parties met to plan a strategy to defeat a resurgent Social Democratic Party (SPD) in September's federal election.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967412-bavarian-csu-seeking-better-relations-with-ally-merkel-as-they-plot-election-path/

 

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May's Brexit plan under pressure ahead of parliamentary test

By William James

REUTERS

 

British Prime Minister Theresa May attends the European Union leaders summit in Valletta, Malta, February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit-Lupi

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Pro-Europe lawmakers' efforts to temper Theresa May's Brexit plan gained traction on Sunday when a member of her own party broke ranks to criticise her strategy before parliamentary votes that will test her government's slim majority.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/967415-mays-brexit-plan-under-pressure-ahead-of-parliamentary-test/