THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 14 Mar 2017

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New warrant out for arrest of Phra Dhammajayo

 

BANGKOK, 14 March 2017 (NNT) - A new warrant has been issued against Phra Dhammajayo of Dhammakaya Temple for his failure to submit to arrest while the Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs has assured that searches of the temple will continue in a systematic fashion. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973499-new-warrant-out-for-arrest-of-phra-dhammajayo/

 

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Pat and Benz Racing’s mother to report to NSB on Friday to clarify unusual money transactions

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Well-known actress Napapha Tanyrakul or Pat, wife of car racer Akkarakit Woraroj-Charoendej, otherwise known as Benz Racing has asked to put off her meeting with the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) to clarify money transactions in her bank accounts on March 17.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973500-pat-and-benz-racing’s-mother-to-report-to-nsb-on-friday-to-clarify-unusual-money-transactions/

 

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Facebook bars developers from using data for surveillance

BY REUTERS 

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc barred software developers on Monday from using the massive social network’s data to create surveillance tools, closing off a process that had been exploited by U.S. police departments to track protesters

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-bars-developers-from-using-data-for-surveillance/20374/

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Northeast working to cope with drought

 

KHON KAEN, 14 March 2017 (NNT) - Work has begun in provinces of the northeast to ensure adequate water supply during the drought season. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973502-isaan-working-to-cope-with-drought/

 

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IMF Staff Concludes 2017 Article IV Visit to Thailand

 

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board. Based on the preliminary findings of this mission, staff will prepare a report that, subject to management approval, will be presented to the IMF's Executive Board for discussion and decision.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973505-imf-staff-concludes-2017-article-iv-visit-to-thailand/

 

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British woman's rape claim: She's just a con artist says Patpong massage parlor

 

Picture: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- The massage parlor at the center of a Facebook claim by a British woman claiming rape has said she is a con artist.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973508-british-womans-rape-claim-shes-just-a-con-artist-says-patpong-massage-parlor/

 

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South Korean man in attempted suicide at Phuket shooting range

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police carry out an inspection at the Patong Shooting Range. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A 42-year-old South Korean man in currently in intensive care at Vachira Phuket Hospital after attempting to commit suicide at the Patong Shooting Range yesterday evening.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973509-south-korean-man-in-attempted-suicide-at-phuket-shooting-range/

 

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Government replies to UN Human Rights committee’s questions
By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand will on Tuesday finish responding to the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s 28 questions regarding the human rights situation in the country.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973510-government-replies-to-un-human-rights-committee’s-questions/

 

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Cat with eight legs brings luck to Chantaburi family - now for the lottery!

 

Picture: Thairath

 

CHANTABURI: -- A family in Chantaburi is convinced a lucky cat that emerged stillborn is bringing them luck.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973513-cat-with-eight-legs-brings-luck-to-chantaburi-family-now-for-the-lottery/

 

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Alongkorn defends suspension of NRSA meetings
By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen
The Nation

 

File photo: NRSA vice president Alongkorn Ponlaboot defends meetings suspension.

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has adjusted its working mode so it has had no meetings the past three weeks, said its vice president Alongkorn Ponlaboot.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973515-alongkorn-defends-suspension-of-nrsa-meetings/

 

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Weather Bureau dismisses heat wave happening on March 20-22

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Meteorological Department today dismissed speculation that Thailand will be hit by heat wave on March 20-22 with expected temperature rising over 40 degrees Celsius for several days.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973517-thai-weather-bureau-dismisses-heat-wave-happening-on-march-20-22/

 

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I’m not under junta’s thumb, says Anek
By Chanikarn Phumhiran
The Nation

 

Anek Laothamathas

 

BANGKOK: -- Anek Laothamathas on Monday said he was not worried about taking the chairmanship of the Election Commission’s appointed committee on political party development, saying it was not under the government and the junta’s control, despite his history of working with them.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973520-i’m-not-under-junta’s-thumb-says-anek/

 

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"They're no fleas on us" says movie chain after online drama

 

BANGKOK:-- Major cinemas have said that their movie theaters are clean after online claims from a Thai woman who said she was bitten by fleas while watching a movie last week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973527-theyre-no-fleas-on-us-says-movie-chain-after-online-drama/

 

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Hot haze in Bangkok, hot hail in the north

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter 

 

 

Top: Heat hits Nakhon Ratchasima province on Monday with temperatures hitting 40C. Thailand expects to see highs of 40C for the next week, punctuated by hail and thunderstorms in the north.

 

BANGKOK — Expect the capital city to be so hot – a sweltering high of 40C all week – the air next between the moo ping vendors will shimmer from the sidewalk heat as soaring temperatures were blamed for a second death on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973528-hot-haze-in-bangkok-hot-hail-in-the-north/

 

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Bangkok City Hall fire blamed on short circuit

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

 

BANGKOK — Investigator on Tuesday believe a short circuit caused a fire that broke out in City Hall’s Information Technology center on Monday, destroying some documents and equipment.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973531-bangkok-city-hall-fire-blamed-on-short-circuit/

 

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Pattaya "Happy Zones" start next week making the resort great again!

 

Picture: Siam Chon news

 

PATTAYA: -- The head of the provincial police made a flying visit to Pattaya yesterday to say that the resort "will be a great place to be for the whole world to enjoy".

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973532-pattaya-happy-zones-start-next-week-making-the-resort-great-again/

 

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Botched overseas surgery leaves trans woman mutilated, facing lifetime of pain

DAVID WHITE/FAIRFAX NZ

 

Lisa Irwin wants her botched surgery fixed so she can get on with her life as a woman without pain.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973534-botched-surgery-in-thailand-leaves-nz-trans-woman-mutilated-facing-lifetime-of-pain/

 

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North Korea warns of "merciless" strikes as U.S. carrier joins S.Korea drills

By James Pearson

REUTERS

 

U.S. Navy personnel prepare to launch an F18 fighter jet on the deck of USS Carl Vinson during a FONOPS (Freedom of Navigation Operation Patrol) in South China Sea, March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea warned the United States on Tuesday of "merciless" attacks if an aircraft carrier strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson, which is joining South Korean forces for exercises, infringes on its sovereignty or dignity.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973536-north-korea-warns-of-merciless-strikes-as-us-carrier-joins-skorea-drills/

 

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"She's alive but trapped" says Russian fortune teller contacted by missing diver's mum

 

Source: Sanook

 

KOH TAO: -- The mother of missing Russian tourist Valentina Novozhyonova has made contact with a Russian fortune teller in an effort to find her daughter.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973539-shes-alive-but-trapped-says-russian-fortune-teller-contacted-by missing-divers-mum/

 

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World Bank says Thailand will take 20 years to gain high earning status country

 

 

BANGKOK: -- World Bank says Thailand will take 20 years before it can be considered a country with high earning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973541-world-bank-says-thailand-will-take-20-years-to-gain high-earning-status-country/

 

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Huge fire at bunker oil refinery in Korat

 

 

KORAT: -- A huge fire broke out at a bunker oil refinery plant in Kamsakae Saeng district of Nakhon Ratchasima province last night, engulfing the factory building, and seriously injured a worker.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973546-huge-fire-at-bunker-oil-refinery-in-korat/

 

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Thai man in alleged suicide while in police custody in Phuket

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rotnayom Phutdee, 29, was found hanged in a cell at Cherng Talay Police Station. Photo: screengrab via Google maps

 

PHUKET: A 29-year-old Thai man was found hanged in a cell at Cherng Talay Police Station in the early hours of yesterday. The man had earlier been arrested for trespassing.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973547-thai-man-in-alleged-suicide-while-in-police-custody-in-phuket/

 

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Check out this new case that transforms your iPhone into an Android device

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Smartphone cases are rarely anything to get excited about. Sure, they serve a purpose but that’s about it.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/check-out-this-new-case-that-transforms-your-iphone-into-an-android-device/20376/

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China-S.Korea spat could boost Thai tourism, travel group says

REUTERS

 

Chinese tourists take selfie next to the Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's pivotal Chinese tourism sector is on the rise and may get an additional boost due to tensions between China and South Korea and the banning of Chinese tour groups to South Korea this month, the head of a Thai travel group said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973556-china-skorea-spat-could-boost-thai-tourism-travel-group-says/

 

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'Poor student' story questioned on social media
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A successful plea for donations has turned into a drama after someone raises a question as to whether a would-be engineering student is really so cash-strapped. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973559-poor-student-story-questioned-on-social-media/

 

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Tropical storm to intensify in upper parts of Thailand later this week

 

 

BANGKOK, 14 March 2017 (NNT) - The Meteorological Department has warned residents of the Northeast and North of Thailand to brace for a tropical storm this week. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973561-tropical-storm-to-intensify-in-upper-parts-of-thailand-later-this-week/

 

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Min of Public Health aims to lower rate of antibiotics resistance

 

 

BANGKOK, 14 March 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health is closely monitoring the use of antibiotics treating the common cold, diarrhea, and flesh wounds, in order to reduce the number of drug resistance cases in Thailand by 50 percent. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973568-thai-public-health-min-aims-to-lower-rate-of-antibiotics-resistance/

 

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Senior official fined for smacking waiter who called him 'sugar daddy'

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

  

BANGKOK — A senior official serving on the junta-appointed reform council was charged Tuesday for slapping a waiter who reportedly called him a “sugar daddy.”

 

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Google’s new #myAndroid Taste Test tool will help you customize your smartphone

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD 

 

 

Google has launched a new tool called #myAndroid Taste Test that helps users customise their device.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/googles-new-myandroid-taste-test-tool-will-help-you-customize-your-smartphone/20380/

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Police chases naked foreign woman 1km near Khaosan road

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

  

BANGKOK — A foreign woman led police on an extended chase Tuesday afternoon in Bangkok after they spotted her walking naked across the Phra Pinklao Bridge.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973573-video-police-chases-naked-foreign-woman-1km-near-khaosan-road/