THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 6 Mar 2017

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Sub-panels of 'super reform committee' to be disbanded
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Some of the sub-committees in the reform, national strategy, and reconciliation building committee would be cut to avoid redundancy, said its secretary Suvit Maesincee Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972203-sub-panels-of-super-reform-committee-to-be-disbanded/

 

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China confirms 7 percent increase in 2017 defence budget

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People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers march outside the Great Hall of the People ahead of the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's defence budget will rise 7 percent in 2017, to 1.044 trillion yuan ($151.43 billion), state media said on Monday, after the omission of exact figures from an annual report sparked questions over transparency on military spending.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972205-china-confirms-7-percent-increase-in-2017-defence-budget/

 

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PM highlights agendas for reform and reconciliation committee

 

 

BANGKOK, 6 March 2017 (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired a meeting with the reform and reconciliation committee, highlighting the committee’s goals and encouraging them to listen to all viewpoints. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972207-pm-prayut-highlights-agendas-for-reform-and-reconciliation-committee/

 

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Volunteers urge public to avoid lighting fires in forest areas
By Pratheep Nanthaparp
The Nation

 

File photo: Officials try to control a forest fire in Lampang recently.

 

LAMPANG: -- Lampang-based volunteer groups Monday urged the public to refrain from lighting fires in forest areas following a report that over 1,000 rais of forestland in the northern province were damaged by fire. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972208-lampang-volunteers-urge-public-to-avoid-lighting-fires-in-forest-areas/

 

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Phra Dhammachayo and his Dhammakaya Temple face total of 350 charges
By Suriya Patathayo
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Police are now pursuing more than 350 legal cases against Phra Dhammachayo and his Dhammakaya Temple. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972210-phra-dhammachayo-and-his-dhammakaya-temple-face-total-of-350-charges/

 

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Five arrested after big marijuana haul in Lop Buri
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) in Bangkok confiscated 500 kilograms of marijuana and arrested five suspects, including two Laotians, in Lop Buri's Pattana Nikhom district on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972211-five-arrested-after-big-marijuana-haul-in-lop-buri/

 

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Gen Prawit inspects navy munitions repair capabilities

 

CHONBURI, 6 March 2017 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has visited the Royal Thai Navy’s Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard to oversee the development of the country’s national defense industry for government and commercial purposes. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972215-gen-prawit-inspects-navy-munitions-repair-capabilities/

 

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One million decrypted Yahoo and Gmail accounts for sale on the Dark Web

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Cybercriminals have reportedly listed one million decrypted Yahoo and Gmail accounts for sale on the Dark Web.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/one-million-decrypted-yahoo-and-gmail-accounts-for-sale-on-the-dark-web/20233/

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Chulalongkorn University vets successfully remove coins from turtle

By The Nation

 

 

Veterinarians at Chulalongkorn University on Monday successfully operated on a 25-year-old female green turtle that had swallowed a large amount of coins.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972232-chulalongkorn-university-vets-successfully-remove-coins-from-turtle/

 

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Peace experts’ vision of Thailand’s future

By The Nation

 

Ekkachai

 

General Ekkachai Srivilas says he and other peace experts invited to meet with the prime minister today helped one another frame what the country should look like in five years’ time following the ambitious national strategy.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972233-peace-experts’-vision-of-thailand’s-future/

 

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Spouses, boyfriends blamed for violence against women and children

By The Nation

 

Violence against children and women was mostly committed by people they trusted, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) said on Monday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972234-spouses-boyfriends-blamed-for-violence-against-women-and-children/

 

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NHRC urges more cooperation in hunt for Dhammachayo

By The Nation

 

Dhammakaya Temple monks collect alms outside Gate 7 of the temple Monday. The besieging authorities allow monks to use only Gate 7 to collect alms from followers.

 

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended that relevant officials and the Dhammakaya Temple should work together and search the temple’s compound in the presence of witnesses. 

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972236-nhrc-urges-more-cooperation-in-hunt-for-dhammachayo/

 

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Summer is coming, prepare for 43 degree Celsius weather

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

The Thai Meteorological Department said today that summer will officially arrive this week, and residents should prepare to battle the heat.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972237-summer-is-coming-prepare-for-43-degree-celsius-weather/

 

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'Benz Racing' charged over connection to Laotian drug lord

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Akarakit Worarojcharoendet, in suit, is escorted away from the court Monday afternoon after he is freed on bail.

 

BANGKOK — The husband of a celebrity was formally charged Monday with money laundering for his alleged connection to a transnational drug suspect apprehended in Bangkok two months ago.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972238-benz-racing-charged-over-connection-to-laotian-drug-lord/

 

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Woman’s GrabBike Dinner Date Seduces Lonely Internet 

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Image purportedly of a woman’s Sunday night dinner with her GrabBike driver exploded across the Thai net.

 

BANGKOK — There’s no reason to dine alone anymore, ever.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972239-woman’s-grabbike-dinner-date-seduces-lonely-internet/

 

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Sunny and Searing: Yep, it's officially summer again

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Land surface temperatures as observed by NASA’s Earth Observatory Team between April 15, 2016, and April 23, 2016. Yellow is hottest. Photo: Reto Stockli / NASA Earth Observatory Team

 

BANGKOK — Stay hydrated and pack a lunch box to avoid roasting under the scorching afternoon sun.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972237-summer-is-coming-prepare-for-43-degree-celsius-weather/

 

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Thailand ranks the least miserable country for the third year in a row

 

 

For the third year in a row, Thailand was ranked the least miserable country out of 65 countries assessed by Bloomberg’s Miserable Index for 2017.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972242-thailand-ranks-the-least-miserable-country-for-the-third-year-in-a-row/

 

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