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Phi Phi park chief denies being forced out over 'Farang Pricing'

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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Protesters rally in front of Nopparat Thara–Phi Phi Islands National Park office in Krabi on Wednesday

 

KRABI — The chief of a national park that includes the renowned Phi Phi Islands on Thursday said he resigned solely for personal health reasons and not conflicts with local business groups as some have speculated.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970396-phi-phi-park-chief-denies-being-forced-out-over-farang-pricing/

 

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"The driver was drunk" say tourists as Bangkok bound tour bus overturns in the south injuring seven

 

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CHUMPHON: -- A fully loaded Bangkok bound tour bus from Surat Thani to Bangkok overturned in Chumporn injuring seven foreigners Channel 3 evening news reported.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970422-the-driver-was-drunk-say-tourists-as-bangkok-bound-tour-bus overturns-in-the-south-injuring-seven/

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Video: Nasty Bangkok taxi driver caught on tape threatening a female passenger is fined and banned for a month

 

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BANGKOK: -- A taxi driver who was caught on tape threatening a female passenger has been fined 2,000 baht and banned for a month.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970423-video-nasty-bangkok-taxi-driver-caught-on-tape-threatening-a-female-passenger-is-fined-and-banned-for-a-month/

 

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7 NLA members have not missed meetings and voting beyond legal limits

 

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BANGKOK: -- Initial findings have shown that seven members of the National Legislative Assembly have not missed the assembly meetings beyond the time limits set by the constitution, NLA president Pornpetch Wichitchaolachai said Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970425-7-nla-members-have-not-missed-meetings-and-voting-beyond-legal-limits/

 

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Car exports for January drops 14.53 percent, the lowest in 19 months

 

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BANGKOK: -- The number of fully-assembled cars exported for the month of January was registered at 80,097 units, representing a drop of 14.53 percent compared to a month earlier which was the lowest in 19 months, said Mr Surapong Paisitpattanapong, vice chairman and spokesman of the automotive sector of the Federation of Thai Industries, on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970426-car-exports-for-january-drops-1453-percent-the-lowest-in-19-months/

 

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Cambodian fish vendors block border bridge with fish to protest Thai import tax hike

 

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ARANYAPRATHET: -- Cambodian fish vendors staged a protest against Thai import tax hike by throwing their cat fish in the middle of the Friendship Bridge at Klong Loek-Poipet border point and blocked the border crossing traffic, stranding hundreds of cargo-laden trucks bound for Cambodia.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970427-cambodian-fish-vendors-block-border-bridge-with-fish-to-protest-thai-import-tax-hike/

 

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15 year old Schoolgirl hangs herself after fight with Girlfriend

By Danny Boy -

 

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A 15 year old tomboy has taken her own life after fight with girlfriend

 

PATTAYA: -- At around 11:00pm on February 22nd, Pattaya police and emergency services were called out to a small housing estate on the outskirts of Pattaya after reports were made of a suicide, after fight with girlfriend.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970429-15-year-old-schoolgirl-hangs-herself-after-fight-with-girlfriend-in-pattaya/

 

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Dhammakaya devotees steal a march over DSI in social media war
By THE NATION

 

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BANGKOK: -- WHILE Dhammakaya Temple supporters are furious about biased reporting in the mainstream media regarding the ongoing stand-off with authorities, the temple has also used the media, notably social networks, to shape public opinion.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970430-dhammakaya-devotees-steal-a-march-over-dsi-in-social-media-war/

 

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Agriculture Ministry defends ALRO wind-farm decision despite probe
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- THE Agriculture Ministry yesterday defended the decision by the Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO) to lease land to wind-farm operators that should have been distributed to poor farmers.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970431-agriculture-ministry-defends-alro-wind-farm-decision-despite-probe/

 

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New Charoen Pokphand CEO unveils ‘CP 4.0’ plan
By   USANEE MONGKOLPORN
THE NATION 

 

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BANGKOK: -- THE NEWLY appointed chief executive officer of Charoen Pokphand Group, Suphachai Chearavanont, plans to transform the Thai conglomerate into “CP 4.0” by embracing innovation and the digital revolution.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970432-new-charoen-pokphand-ceo-unveils-‘cp-40’-plan/

 

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Phuket sea gypsies stave off court-approved demolitions

Suthicha Sirirat

 

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More than 200 Phuket sea gypsies prevented court-ordered evictions in Rawai today (Feb 23). Photo: Suthicha Sirirat

 

PHUKET: -- More than 200 sea gypsies massed in front of a task force of about 50 officials, including police and civil defense volunteers, today (Feb 23) to prevent the Supreme Court-approved demolition of two ramshackle homes made of tin.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970433-phuket-sea-gypsies-stave-off-court-approved-demolitions/

 

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Media must boost its standards to win back public trust: Thepchai
By Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Though self-regulation should be maintained as best practice, the media should also elevate its standards to boost declining public trust and ensure freedom of press, the panel on the government’s upcoming bill on media said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970435-media-must-boost-its-standards-to-win-back-public-trust-thepchai/

 

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National parks hope to draw on earnings to help indicted rangers
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of National Parks, Plant, and Wildlife Conservation is looking for ways to amend a related Act following recent reforms, so it can withdraw from its earnings to pay for the legal costs of rangers who were indicted while on duty, Chalermchai Papatha, the department’s deputy chief, said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970437-dept-of-national-parks-hope-to-draw-on-earnings-to-help-indicted-rangers/

 

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Upset at Trump, Mexico voices 'worry and irritation' to U.S. envoys

By Alexandra Alper and Noe Torres

 

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) and Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray shake hands after a joint news conference at the foreign ministry in Mexico City, Mexico February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico on Thursday expressed "worry and irritation" about U.S. policies to two of President Donald Trump's top envoys, giving a chilly reply to the new administration's hard line on immigration, trade and security.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970439-upset-at-trump-mexico-voices-worry-and-irritation-to-us-envoys/

 

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Sweden hits back at Trump, defends generous immigration policies

By Johan Ahlander

REUTERS

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden hit back on Thursday at criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, defending its generous immigration policies and saying the diversity from thousands of asylum seekers would build a stronger society.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970440-sweden-hits-back-at-trump-defends-generous-immigration-policies/

 

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Exclusive - Trump wants to make sure U.S. nuclear arsenal at 'top of the pack'

By Steve Holland

REUTERS

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to ensure the U.S. nuclear arsenal is at the "top of the pack," saying the United States has fallen behind in its weapons capacity.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970441-exclusive-trump-wants-to-make-sure-us-nuclear-arsenal-at-top-of-the-pack/

 

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Trump again vows to bring back U.S. jobs, but offers few details

By David Shepardson and Ginger Gibson

REUTERS

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with manufacturing CEOs at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 23, 2017. Flanking Trump are his senior advisor Jared Kushner (L) and Merck CEO Ken Frazier (3rd L). REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told chief executives of major U.S. companies on Thursday he plans to bring millions of jobs back to the United States, but offered no specific plan on how to reverse a decades-long decline in factory jobs.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970442-trump-again-vows-to-bring-back-us-jobs-but-offers-few-details/

 

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Malaysia murder mystery breaks with North Korean assassin tradition

By James Pearson and Jack Kim

REUTERS

 

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A North Korean man (R) identified by the Malaysian police as Ri Jong Chol and suspected by the authorities to be in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, is taken to a police station in Sepang, Malaysia, February 18, 2017. Park Jung-ho/News1 via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - The bizarre assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother marks a departure from the isolated country's repertoire of overseas operations, according to experts on its opaque ruling structures.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970443-malaysia-murder-mystery-breaks-with-north-korean-assassin-tradition/

 

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North Korea raps old ally China after China's ban on coal

REUTERS

 

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a performance given with splendor at the People's Theatre on Wednesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State Merited Chorus in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on February 23, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea issued a rare reproach of China on Thursday saying its main diplomatic backer was "dancing to the tune" of the United States for halting North Korean coal imports because of its nuclear and missile programmes.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970444-north-korea-raps-old-ally-china-after-chinas-ban-on-coal/

 

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Syria's warring sides face off as U.N. tells them: end the nightmare

By Tom Miles and John Irish

REUTERS

 

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United Nations mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura attends a news conference outside the United Nations office during the Geneva IV conference on Syria in Geneva, Switzerland, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - Opposing sides in the Syrian war came face-to-face in U.N. peace talks for the first time in three years on Thursday, to hear mediator Staffan de Mistura implore them to cooperate to find a way out of almost six years of war.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970445-syrias-warring-sides-face-off-as-un-tells-them-end-the-nightmare/

 

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Leicester sack Ranieri nine months after stunning triumph

By Toby Davis

 

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(Reuters) - Premier League champions Leicester City sacked Italian manager Claudio Ranieri on Thursday, nine months after he clinched one of soccer's most remarkable triumphs but with the team now hovering above the relegation zone.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970446-thai-owned-leicester-sack-ranieri-nine-months-after-stunning-triumph/

 

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Bannon emerges from White House to appeal for conservatives to unite behind Trump

By Richard Cowan and Andy Sullivan

REUTERS

 

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White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon, known as a forceful influence in the White House, made a rare public appearance on Thursday to appeal to conservatives to unite behind the Republican president as he presses his agenda.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970447-bannon-emerges-from-white-house-to-appeal-for-conservatives-to-unite-behind-trump/

 

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Malaysia says VX nerve agent was used in murder of Kim Jong Nam

REUTERS

 

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People watch a TV screen broadcasting a news report on the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the older half brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, February 14, 2017. Lim Se-young/News1 via REUTERS

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was killed with a highly toxic chemical weapon known as VX nerve agent, Malaysian police said on Friday, citing a preliminary report.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970462-malaysia-says-vx-nerve-agent-was-used-in-murder-of-kim-jong-nam/

 

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