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Phuket beach, coral reef cleanup nets 382kg of garbage

The Phuket News

 

The cleanup netted 382kg of garbage from the Karon Beach and the coral reef just offshore. Photo: DMCR

 

PHUKET: -- An beach and underwater cleanup over the weekend netted 382kg of garbage from a coral reef off Karon Beach.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971188-phuket-beach-coral-reef-cleanup-nets-382kg-of-garbage/

 

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Sturgeon says UK PM May nudging Scotland towards second referendum

 

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attends the Brexit debate in the Scottish Parliament Edinburgh Scotland, Britain January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The "sheer intransigence" of the British government over Brexit could lead to a second Scottish independence referendum, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday, warning time was running out for the country to change course.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971192-sturgeon-says-uk-pm-may-nudging-scotland-towards-second-referendum/

 

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If you thought mobile internet speeds in Thailand were slow…this confirms it

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

image: ThaiRath

 

BANGKOK: -- According to a new study, Thailand ranks poorly when it comes to mobile internet speed and availability.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971193-if-you-thought-mobile-internet-speeds-in-thailand-were-slow…this-confirms-it/

 

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Six monks defrocked after they were tested positive for drug use

 

 

Six monks at a temple in Suphan Buri province were on Tuesday defrocked after they were tested positive for illicit drug use.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971214-six-monks-defrocked-after-they-were-tested-positive-for-drug-use/

 

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Prayut insists Article 44 still needed

By The Nation

 

 

Once again, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday stressed that his superpower by the interim charter’s Article 44 needs to be enforced to facilitate authority forces to effectively control Dhammakaya Temple and its surroundings.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971215-prayut-insists-article-44-still-needed/

 

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Playboy Cafe arrives in Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

Lam Yook Millennium (2002) Co, the distributor of Playboy clothes in Thailand, has diversified by opening the first Playboy Cafe in Asia in a move to strengthen Playboy’s brand here.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971217-playboy-cafe-arrives-in-thailand/

 

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Popularity of bullfighting grows in South

By Supitcha Rattana

The Nation, Songkhla

 

 

BULLFIGHTING has been booming in Thailand’s South, attracting tourists and stimulating local economies. 

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971219-popularity-of-bullfighting-grows-in-south/

 

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Cambodia's Hun Sen says he and Trump object to 'anarchic' media

 

FILE PHOTO - Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen smiles as he arrive at the National Assembly of Cambodia during a plenary session, in central Phnom Penh, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring/File Photo

 

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen has expressed sympathy for U.S. President Donald Trump's antipathy towards the media, saying both he and Trump saw the media as stirring anarchy.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971220-cambodias-hun-sen-says-he-and-trump-object-to-anarchic-media/

 

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Scheduled blackout in parts of Maung Phuket tomorrow

The Phuket News

 

The electricity supply will be cut from 9am-4:30pm tomorrow (Mar 1). Photo: The Phuket News

 

PHUKET:-- The electricity supply will be temporarily shut down in Rassada tomorrow (Mar 1) as workers upgrade high-voltage power lines, the Phuket Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971225-scheduled-blackout-in-parts-of-maung-phuket-tomorrow/

 

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Car bomb found and defused near BPP base in Thepa district

 

 

Security forces found a stolen pickup truck rigged with about 80 kgs of explosives stuffed in two 15-kg gas canisters and jelly cans of gasoline near a border patrol police camp in Thepa district of Songkhla on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971226-car-bomb-found-and-defused-near-bpp-base-in-thepa-district/

 

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Thailand coach Kiatisak signs new deal on deadline

By Kitinan Sanguansak

The Nation

 

 

Just when it looked like coach Kiatisak Senamuang’s highly successful tenure in charge of the Thailand team would come to unceremonious ending, the former national striker managed to reach a compromise in time to sign a new contract with the Football Association of Thailand.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971227-thailand-coach-kiatisak-signs-new-deal-on-deadline/

 

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to continue:

Thailand Live Wednesday 1 Mar 2017 
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/971264-thailand-live-wednesday-1-mar-2017/