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Long-abandoned, Pattaya’s pedestrian signals still leave tourists angry, bewildered

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PATTAYA:--A fresh round of complaints is making the rounds about Pattaya’s unused system of traffic lights, with new visitors to the city befuddled as to why the long-abandoned pedestrian-crossing signals don’t work.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972935-long-abandoned-pattaya’s-pedestrian-signals-still-leave-tourists-angry-bewildered/

 

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Police link fatal Narathiwat shooting to 21 other attacks
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Ten individuals have been apprehended over the March 2 fatal shooting of four people, including assistant village headman Somchai Thongchan and an eight-year-old boy, in Narathiwat's Reu So district, the Internal Security Operation Command (ISOC)'s Fourth Region Forward Command announced on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972942-police-link-fatal-narathiwat-shooting-to-21-other-attacks/

 

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Dutch military "gravely neglected", advisory panel says

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the VVD Liberal party campaigns for the 2017 Dutch election in The Hague, Netherlands, March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman

 

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch military has been "gravely neglected" under Prime Minister Mark Rutte's government and even if spending is increased, it will not be in a state of "basic readiness" until 2021 at the earliest, a key government adviser said on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972954-dutch-military-gravely-neglected-advisory-panel-says/

 

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DSI launches hunt for missing Phra Dhammachayo
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) did not find the fugitive former abbot Phra Dhammachayo or anything suspicious when it raided the 196-rai Zone B of Pathum Thani-based Dhammakaya Temple on Friday morning, a DSI source said. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972913-dhammakaya-temple-allows-dsi-to-resume-search/?do=findComment&comment=11698433

 

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Chuwit in Phuket calls out Tourism Ministry on Patong nightlife hours

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

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Chuwit Kamolvisit (right) speaks to a foreign bar owner on Bangla Rd, highlighting that the the heart of Patong's nightlife is a hotbed for foreign tourists, not thais. Screengrab: Facebook / ChuvitIamBack

 

PHUKET: -- Outspoken and controversial former MP Chuwit Kamolvisit in a Facebook Live broadcast across the internet this week called on the Tourism and Sports Ministry to “Wake up and promote” Phuket’s Bangla Rd in Patong and to allow late-night trading on the popular nightlife street.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972958-chuwit-in-phuket-calls-out-tourism-ministry-on-patong-nightlife-hours/

 

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Police are looking for illegal hunters using hawks in the hunt

 

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CHACHOENGSAO: -- The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation has instructed its officials to lodge a complaint with police in Bang Nam Pliew district of Chachoengsao against five hunters who allegedly hunted wild birds with Harris hawks in the district.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972959-thai-police-are-looking-for-illegal-hunters-using-hawks-in-the-hunt/

 

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Bangkok prepares to cope with summer storms

 

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BANGKOK, 10 March 2017 (NNT) – Bangkok administrators have set out preparing the city to weather summer storms by fixing flood-prone areas and assuring citizens that they will not suffer through inundation. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972961-bangkok-prepares-to-cope-with-summer-storms/

 

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Suspected human flesh pieces and diver’s mask tested for DNA

 

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KOH TA: -- Divers searching for the missing Russian free diver have found two pieces of what were believed to be human flesh, a diver’s mask and a green tank top under the sea about 400 metres from the coast of Ao Chaloke Ban Gao on Koh Tao.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972852-missing-russian-latest-flip-flop-found-on-beach-as-police-wait-for return-of-diving-buddy/?do=findComment&comment=11698593

 

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Two Thaksin-Era Ministers Implicated In Rolls-Royce Bribery

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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Thai Airways officials pose for a photo on Aug. 31 at Suvarnabhumi Airport at a publicity event for its new aircraft outfitted with Rolls Royce-made engines.

 

BANGKOK — Of the 31 ministerial officials who served during the years Rolls-Royce said it paid bribes to Thai officials, only two were implicated Friday following seven weeks of investigation by the national anti-graft agency.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972989-two-thaksin-era-ministers-implicated-in-rolls-royce-bribery/

 

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Insurance premium cut for vehicles with dashboard cams in the pipeline

By The Nation

 

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The Insurance Commission has asked insurance operators to cut costs of coverage for car owners who use dashboard cameras in their vehicles by 5-10 per cent. The commission says the cameras are deemed a useful tool that potentially promotes safer journeys and more disciplined driver behaviour. The condition for premium cut is that the camera must be attached to the car from the beginning and until the end of the insurance contract.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972992-insurance-premium-cut-for-vehicles-with-dashboard-cams-in-the-pipeline/

 

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Prayut lambastes media over VAT-hike report

By The Nation

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday blamed local media for reporting incorrectly his intention to increase the value-added-tax rate from 7 per cent to 8 per cent. 

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972800-pm-prayut-floats-idea-of-raising-vat-to-8/?page=4#comment-11699081

 

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Weapon repair centres must have Thai involvement: Prawit

By The Nation

 

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Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan insisted Friday that the government would not allow foreign countries to build weapon repair centres here alone without Thai participation.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972993-weapon-repair-centres-must-have-thai-involvement-prawit/

 

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Thailand kicks off process to disrobe wanted monk

 

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's top religious body on Friday gave a green light for the first step in a process that could lead to the disrobing of a Buddhist monk wanted for money laundering, a senior official said.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972995-thailand-kicks-off-process-to-disrobe-wanted-monk/

 

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Americans oppose bathroom laws limiting transgender rights - poll

By Letitia Stein

 

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REUTERS - The majority of respondents to a new U.S. poll opposed laws barring transgender people from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identities and indicated growing acceptance for gay rights, a nonpartisan research group said on Friday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972996-americans-oppose-bathroom-laws-limiting-transgender-rights-poll/

 

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Missing Russian woman’s mother arrives in Koh Tao

By The Nation

 

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THE mother of a missing Russian tourist has arrived in the resort island of Koh Tao, while DNA results on items that were believed to belong to the woman have proved negative.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972998-missing-russian-woman’s-mother-arrives-in-koh-tao/

 

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Deputy transport minister to hold talk to Uber soon

By The Nation

 

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Transport Ministry will soon discuss with Uber over legal disputes on its ride-sharing app service, Deputy Transport Minister Pichit Akrathit said Friday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972999-deputy-transport-minister-to-hold-talk-to-uber-soon/

 

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Great-Grandson Of Last Burmese King Wants Thai Soap Canceled

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

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BANGKOK — A direct descendant of Burma’s last king on Friday said he is offended by a Thai soap opera’s unflattering depiction of his great-grandfather’s court and called for it to be pulled from the air.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973000-great-grandson-of-last-burmese-king-wants-thai-soap-canceled/

 

 

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Phuket developer hits back at sea gypsies with B31mn lawsuit

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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PHUKET:-- Baron World Trade Co Ltd, the Phuket developer embroiled in a dispute with sea gypsies in Rawai over beachfront land on which the indigenous people’s sacred “Balai” shrine is located, has filed a suit against the sea gypsies for B31 million in damages.

 

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Renewal of BBC World radio broadcast contract was a matter of the country’s policy : NBTC

By The Nation

 

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The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) said the use of Nakhon Sawan’s short-wave radio-relay station to broadcast content from the BBC World Service in Southeast Asia was a matter of the country’s policy that involved agreements based on related international laws which needed to be settled first.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973003-renewal-of-bbc-world-radio-broadcast-contract-was-a-matter-of-the-country’s-policy-nbtc/

 

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Thai police end search of temple without finding monk

By Aukkarapon Niyomyat and Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police ended their search of Thailand's biggest temple on Friday after laying siege to it for more than three weeks without finding the former abbot, who is wanted for suspected money-laundering.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972995-thailand-kicks-off-process-to-disrobe-wanted-monk/#comment-11699331

 

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