THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 28 Feb 2017

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Phuket puts sun loungers back on Patong Beach

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

 

PHUKET:-- Sun loungers returned to Patong Beach today (Feb 27) under a new campaign driven by Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup to “bring happiness to Phuket tourists”.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971043-phuket-puts-sun-loungers-back-on-patong-beach/

 

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Let Patong party all night, say Phuket pollsters

The Phuket News

 

Respondents to an online poll by The Phuket News overwhelmingly voted for people to have the right to party in Patong, and elsewhere in selected areas across Phuket, until late. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET:-- More than 75% of respondents to an online poll have called for late trading for bars and nightclubs along Bangla Rd in Patong and more than half of the respondents overall called for late-trading entertainment zones in other areas of Phuket.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971042-let-patong-party-all-night-say-phuket-pollsters/

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ICAO is expected to withdraw “red flag” from Thai airlines by yearend

 

 

Thai airlines are expected to be removed of the “red flag” imposed by the International Civil Aviation Organization for air safety shortcomings by the end of this year, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisit said on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971024-icao-is-expected-to-withdraw-“red-flag”-from-thai-airlines-by-yearend/

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Pattaya "sex industry" inspections continue and will go on

 

Picture: Siamchon

 

PATTAYA: -- Soldiers, police and protective services were out in force in Pattaya as inspections of the resort's sex industry continued unabated.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971062-pattaya-sex-industry-inspections-continue-and-will-go-on/

 

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Chiang Mai case: Twelve year old rape victim pregnant - sister, 3, was molested too

 

Picture: Kapook

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Doctors confirmed yesterday that a 12 year old girl suspected of being raped by a senior civil servant in Chiang Mai is pregnant.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971063-chiang-mai-case-twelve-year-old-rape-victim-pregnant-sister-3-was molested-too/

 

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Video: Drunk as a skunk - cop on a motorbike wows the internet!

 

Picture: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- A video of a suspected drunk policeman on an expressway is wowing the internet with almost 200,000 views.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971064-video-drunk-as-a-skunk-cop-on-a-motorbike-wows-the-internet/

 

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Video: Yet more teacher violence as kindergarten boy hit and stamped on by Bangkok teacher

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Yet another case of violence committed by a teacher has come to light at a well known school in Pracha-uthit, Bangkok.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971065-video-yet-more-teacher-violence-as-kindergarten-boy-hit-and-stamped on-by-bangkok-teacher/

 

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Four garbage disposal projects in Samui launched

 

 

SAMUI: -- The Clean Samui Project which was initiated by Thai PBS to encourage public participation in garbage disposal has resulted to the creation of four projects in four different spots on the Samui island.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971066-four-garbage-disposal-projects-in-samui-launched/

 

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PM orders EIA and EHIA studies on Krabi’s power plant project scrapped

 

 

KRABI: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has ordered the environment impact assessment EIA) and the environmental health impact assessment (EHIA) studies which were previously conducted on the coal-fired power plant in Krabi province be scrapped.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971067-pm-orders-eia-and-ehia-studies-on-krabi’s-power-plant-project-scrapped/

 

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New reporters will have to undergo training and pass KPI assessments

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Newcomers to media profession will be required to undergo training and pass the KPI (Key Performance Indicators) assessment before they are to be issued with licenses to become journalists under the amended Media Profession Standards and Ethics Promotion Bill.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971068-new-reporters-will-have-to-undergo-training-and-pass-kpi-assessments/

 

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Andrew Apperley Thailand death: Brother 'wants answers'

 

SAMUI: -- The brother of a British tourist found dead after a beach party in Thailand says he suspects foul play and want answers from the authorities.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971069-andrew-apperley-thailand-death-brother-wants-answers/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Current journalists will receive media licences, newcomers to face restrictions, Kanit says
By THE NATION

 

Kanit

 

BANGKOK: -- PEOPLE ALREADY working in the media will be granted a licence to work in the sector without conditions, the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA)’s media reform panel said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971068-new-reporters-will-have-to-undergo-training-and-pass-kpi-assessments/?do=findComment&comment=11663644

 

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People in other countries ‘trying to stir up temple’
By THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- POLICE have found moves on social media to mobilise Dhammakaya Temple supporters, although no political connection has been confirmed so far, the national police chief said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971070-people-in-other-countries-‘trying-to-stir-up-temple’/

 

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Elephant group attacks taskforce over DNA tests, seizures
By SAMRIT JEAMJARUANPORNKUL
THE NATION
AYUTTHAYA

 

 

AYUTTHAYA: -- THE AYUTTHAYA Elephant Palace & Royal Kraal plans to lead elephants from across the country to Bangkok on National Thai Elephant Day to demand that the Phaya Suea, or “Tiger King”, taskforce is disbanded.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971071-elephant-group-attacks-taskforce-over-dna-tests-seizures/

 

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New train routes await nod
By  THE NATION

 

File photo : Peraphon

 

BANGKOK: -- THE MINISTRY of Transport will propose five new Skytrain routes and an expressway project worth a combined Bt316.58 billion to the Cabinet next month.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971072-new-train-routes-await-nod/

 

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Reform panel insists on Cold War amnesty to model reconciliation plan
By WASAMON AUDJARINT,
JITRAPORN SENWONG
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A REFORM PANEL on reconciliation has insisted that the iconic Order 66/23 implemented during the Cold War era that granted amnesty to surrendering communist insurgents should be applied in the ongoing attempt to achieve political reconciliation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971073-reform-panel-insists-on-cold-war-amnesty-to-model-reconciliation-plan/

 

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True faith will always resist force
By The Nation

 

The government needs an entirely different approach in dealing with the global powerhouse of Dhammakaya-style Buddhism

 

BANGKOK: -- It is wrong to use force to try and “manage” matters of religion. The junta-led government’s dealings with controversial Wat Dhammakaya have now seen an already tricky

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971076-thai-editorial-true-faith-will-always-resist-force/

 

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TAT talks with Japanese, Korean airlines on luring ‘quality tourists’
By SUCHAT SRITAMA
THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- The Tourism Authority of Thailand is planning to work with airlines in  Japan and South Korea to help beckon “quality tourists” to the Kingdom.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971077-tat-talks-with-japanese-korean-airlines-on-luring-‘quality-tourists’/

 

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Juncker to offer EU "pathways" to post-Brexit unity

By Alastair Macdonald

REUTERS

 

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker attends a debate on the priorities of the incoming Malta Presidency of the EU for the next six months at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker will propose to national leaders next month a handful of options for shoring up unity once Britain launches a withdrawal that some fear could trigger a further unravelling of the bloc.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971078-juncker-to-offer-eu-pathways-to-post-brexit-unity/

 

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Trump seeks 'historic' increase of 9 percent in U.S. military's budget

By Steve Holland

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the National Governors Association meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is seeking what he called a "historic" 9 percent increase in military spending, even as the United States has wound down major wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and remains the world's strongest military power.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971079-trump-seeks-historic-increase-of-9-percent-in-us-militarys-budget/

 

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Macron's bid for French presidency gathering momentum - two polls

REUTERS

 

Emmanuel Macron, candidate in France's 2017 French presidential election, delivers an address for French nationals in London, Britain, February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Independent candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign for the French presidency is gathering momentum, according to two polls published on Monday that showed him closing the gap with far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of voting.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971081-macrons-bid-for-french-presidency-gathering-momentum-two-polls/

 

 

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Turkey jails reporter from Germany's Die Welt paper - court witness

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Michael Nienaber

REUTERS

 

Protestors demonstrate, calling for the freedom of German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel, in the streets of Berlin, Germany, February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

 

ISTANBUL/BERLIN (Reuters) - Turkish authorities on Monday arrested a reporter for a prominent German newspaper on charges of propaganda in support of a terrorist organisation and inciting the public to violence, according to a court witness.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971082-turkey-jails-reporter-from-germanys-die-welt-paper-court-witness/

 

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SpaceX to send first space tourists around moon next year

By Irene Klotz

REUTERS

 

File Photo: The cabin of the Dragon V2 spacecraft is pictured after it was unveiled in Hawthorne, California May 29, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies plans to launch two paying customers on a tourist trip around the moon next year using a spaceship under development for NASA astronauts and a heavy-lift rocket yet to be flown, Chief Executive Elon Musk told reporters on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971083-spacex-to-send-first-space-tourists-around-moon-next-year/

 

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Philippines condemns "barbaric beheading" of German hostage

By Manuel Mogato

REUTERS

 

Government troops conduct checkpoint operations for the German kidnap victim who was believed to be executed by Islamist militant group Abu Sayyaf in Indanan town, Sulu province, Philippines February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Nickee Butlangan

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines and Germany condemned on Monday the beheading of an elderly German captive by Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf militants who posted a video of the killing after a deadline for a $600,000 ransom passed.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971084-philippines-condemns-barbaric-beheading-of-german-hostage/

 

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Ex-President Bush backs 'welcoming' U.S. immigration policy, free media

REUTERS

 

Former U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at the dedication of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Republican U.S. president George W.Bush diverged sharply from Donald Trump's new administration on Monday, saying he supported a welcoming immigration policy and praising the media as "indispensable to democracy."

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971085-ex-president bush backs-welcoming-us-immigration-policy-free-media/

 

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No evidence yet of Trump team, Russia collusion - U.S. lawmaker

By Patricia Zengerle

REUTERS

 

A woman passes a billboard showing a pictures of US president-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Danilovgrad, Montenegro, November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a congressional committee investigating possible contacts between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia's government said on Monday the panel had not yet seen evidence of inappropriate communications with Moscow and insisted there was no need for a special prosecutor.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971087-no-evidence-yet-of-trump-team-russia-collusion-us-lawmaker/

 

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U.S. State Department tweets, then deletes congratulations for Iran Oscar win

By Yeganeh Torbati

REUTERS

 

89th Academy Awards - Oscars Awards Show - Hollywood, California, U.S. - 26/02/17 - Best Foreign Language Film The Salesman Asghar Farhadi (Iran) is accepted by a designated woman reading Farhadi's statement. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Monday issued and then deleted a congratulatory message for an Oscar win by a prominent Iranian director who criticized President Donald Trump's travel ban as "inhumane."

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971088-us-state-department-tweets-then-deletes-congratulations-for-iran-oscar-win/

 

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South Korea says North Korean ministries organised assassination in Malaysia

By Ju-min Park

REUTERS

 

The cover of a Chinese magazine features a portrait of Kim Jong Nam, the late half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a news agent in Beijing, China February 27, 2017. The headline reads: "Stranger than fiction assassination diary." REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean intelligence believes suspects wanted for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea's leader included several officials who worked for the reclusive state's foreign and security ministries, according to lawmakers in Seoul.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971091-south-korea-says-north-korean-ministries-organised-assassination-in-malaysia/

 

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Melting snow new danger for those fleeing to Canada from U.S

By Rod Nickel

REUTERS

 

File Photo: Aerial view of farmyards surrounded by water during spring flooding of the Red River near Morris, Manitoba, April 14, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Greenslade/File Photo

 

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Asylum seekers crossing in the dead of night into Canada from the United States may face a new danger in coming weeks, as heavy snowpack melts in the flood-prone U.S. northern plains and province of Manitoba.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971094-melting-snow-new-danger-for-those-fleeing-to-canada-from-us/

 

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OPPO R9s launched in Thailand

BY THE NATION

 

 

OPPO employs new strategies for the first quarter with the introduction of OPPO R9s to win a bigger market share and upgrade brand image as a premium brand.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/oppo-r9s-launched-in-thailand/20096/