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Thailand Live Friday 24 Mar 2017

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NLA begins impeachment proceeding against ex-foreign minister over Thaksin’s Thai passport

 

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Former foreign minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul defended his decision to issue a new Thai passport for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra within one day, saying that the practice was not unusual.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975044-nla-begins-impeachment-proceeding-against-ex-foreign-minister-over-thaksin’s-thai-passport/

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Phuket tour company, guide to face legal action over coral walking, guide legality

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PHUKET:-- The Department of Marine Coastal Resources (DMCR) are to move forward with pressing charges against a tour guide who was caught on camera along with two Korean tourists walking on coral reefs at Koh Racha Yai on Tuesday (Mar 21).

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975051-phuket-tour-company-guide-to-face-legal-action-over-coral-walking-guide-legality/

 

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British police arrest seven in probe into attack on parliament

By Costas Pitas and Estelle Shirbon

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - Police arrested seven people in the investigation into a lone-wolf attacker who killed three people and injured 40 before being shot dead by police near parliament in London, Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officer said on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975009-british-police-arrest-seven-in-probe-into-attack-on-parliament/

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A caretaker who was sent to jail for 21 years after he was identified by a foreigner's two young children as a thief could soon be released from jail

 

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BANGKOK: -- Forty eight year old Kamon Phaekhiaw was given the hefty sentence after the children aged 7 and 11 pointed to him. He was convicted of robbing a house in Sri Prajan district of Suphanburi.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975067-caretaker-sent-to-jail-for-21-years-after-he-was-identified-by-a-foreigners-children-as-a-thief-could-soon-be-released-from-jail/

 

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Not something to joke about - wife kills husband who said he wanted to get a "gig"

 

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PATTAYA: -- A wife in Pattaya stabbed her husband to death in a rage after he joked that he wanted to get a "gig".

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975068-not-something-to-joke-about-wife-kills-husband-who-said-he-wanted-to get-a-gig/

 

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Abbot, 77, kicked in the head by angry worshipper in second attack this week

 

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HAT YAI: -- A father of three kicked a 77 year old monk in the head after he got cross for not giving him some decent food to eat.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975069-abbot-77-kicked-in-the-head-by-angry-worshipper-in-second-attack-this-week/

 

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Two dead, seven injured after multi-vehicle collision at Kanchanaburi intersection

 

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KANCHANABURI: -- Two drivers were killed and seven others were injured as four cars and a motorcycle collided at an intersection without traffic lights in Kanchanaburi yesterday morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975070-two-dead-seven-injured-after-multi-vehicle-collision-at-kanchanaburi intersection/

 

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Finance Ministry plans reforms in five areas
By  THE NATION

 

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BANGKOK: -- THE FINANCE Ministry is going ahead with economic reforms in five areas, while standing ready to invest in infrastructure in the hope of making Thailand a transport hub for the CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) subregion.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975072-thai-finance-ministry-plans-reforms-in-five-areas/

 

 

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Minister ignores concerns on unlicensed teaching aides
By Keskarn Boonpen
The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- EDUCATION Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin has gone ahead with the plan to allow people without teaching licences to apply for assistant teacher posts, despite cautions from several academics.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975073-thai-education-minister-ignores-concerns-on-unlicensed-teaching-aides/

 

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Somkid urges unified CLMVT 
By Wichit Chaitrong 
The Nation

 

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Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak gestures while giving a speech during the forum “CLMVT: The new economic driving force of Asia”, which was organised by Nation TV at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre yesterday.

 

Deputy PM calls for joint master plan based on ‘trust’ between 5 Southeast Asian neighbours

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand and neighbouring countries should pursue a common regional economic and geopolitical strategy to capitalise on their potential as one of the world’s highest-growth regions, according to Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975074-somkid-urges-unified-clmvt/

 

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CCTV shows Lahu teen resisting: Army
By The Nation

 

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At a press conference yesterday, Third Army Area 3 chief LtGeneral Wijak Banpasop defends a soldier who fatally shot Chaiyapoom Pasae, a Lahu activist, in an extrajudicial killing in Chiang Mai last Friday.

 

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BANGKOK: -- CCTV recordings show a Lahu student resisting soldiers’ operations at a checkpoint where he was shot dead in an extrajudicial killing last Friday, Army officials have said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975076-cctv-shows-lahu-teen-resisting-army/

 

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Bangladesh seeks to boost relations with Thailand
By SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE
THE NATION

 

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Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Thailand Saida Muna Tasneem

 

BANGKOK: -- BANGLADESH HAS called for the resumption of Joint Commission (JC) meetings with Thailand to forge cooperation and consult on issues left unresolved years after the previous meeting, as Dhaka expresses interest in closer ties and more action on issues of mutual interest with the Kingdom.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975077-bangladesh-seeks-to-boost-relations-with-thailand/

 

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EC proposal to NLA takes Meechai by surprise
By The Nation

 

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Chief charter drafter Meechai Ruchupan

 

BANGKOK: -- Chief charter drafter Meechai Ruchupan on Thursday said the Election Commission (EC) had never discussed with it, like it had with the NLA on Thursday, the idea to have provincial commissioners act as a board to oversee the work of election inspectors proposed by the drafters.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975078-ec-proposal-to-nla-takes-meechai-by-surprise/

 

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NLA decision on whether to impeach Surapong due next week
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) will decide whether or not to impeach Pheu Thai Party politician and former foreign minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul next week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975044-nla-begins-impeachment-proceeding-against-ex-foreign-minister-over-thaksin’s-thai-passport/?do=findComment&comment=11736995

 

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Raid that unearthed war weapons won’t impact reconciliation efforts: Abhisit
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Thursday that the weapons found in a recent raid in Pathum Thani, linked to a red-shirt leader, would have no impact on the ongoing reconciliation efforts.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975079-raid-that-unearthed-war-weapons-won’t-impact-reconciliation-efforts-abhisit/

 

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Pattaya to hold traditional Songkran fair
By The Nation

 

PATTAYA: -- Pattaya City will organise a fair to promote Thai traditional values during the Songkran festival from April 12 to 20 in an effort to correct its image as a sex city, the mayor said on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975080-pattaya-to-hold-traditional-songkran-fair/

 

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Commerce to upgrade fresh markets to lure back shoppers

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Ministry of Commerce will consult with Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to upgrade fresh markets in Bangkok with emphasis on cleanliness and hygienic conditions in order to lure back shoppers who have increasingly turned to modern trade such as department stores.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975081-thai-commerce-to-upgrade-fresh-markets-to-lure-back-shoppers/

 

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Defence Ministry is developing its own bomb-defusing robots

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Defence Ministry’s national defence technology institute has been developing its own bomb-defusing robots since last year with the hope that they will be deployed for service in the next three years.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975082-defence-ministry-is-developing-its-own-bomb-defusing-robots/

 

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200 million baht worth of drug haul seized in Nakhon Si Thammarat

 

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NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: -- Anti-narcotics officials and Nakhon Si Thammarat provincial police seized 52 kilogrammes of heroin and 300,000 methamphetamine tablets worth altogether about 200 million baht in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975083-200-million-baht-worth-of-drug-haul-seized-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

 

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UK police identify British-born attacker, victim count rises to four

By Michael Holden and Estelle Shirbon

REUTERS

 

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Police officers stand on Westminster Bridge the morning after an attack by a man driving a car and weilding a knife left five people dead and dozens injured, in London, Britain, March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Staples

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The attacker who ploughed a car through a throng of pedestrians and then stabbed a policeman outside Britain's parliament was named on Thursday as Khalid Masood, a British-born man who was once investigated by MI5 intelligence officers over concerns about violent extremism.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975087-uk-police-identify-british-born-attacker-victim-count-rises-to-four/

 

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U.S. senators set bipartisan bill to tighten sanctions on Iran

By Patricia Zengerle

REUTERS

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran would face tighter U.S. sanctions over ballistic missile launches and other non-nuclear activities under a bill announced on Thursday by a bipartisan group of senators, echoing a harder line on Tehran espoused by Republican President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975088-us-senators-set-bipartisan-bill-to-tighten-sanctions-on-iran/

 

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Trump dealt setback on healthcare plan as House puts off vote

By David Morgan and Richard Cowan

REUTERS

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday failed to close the deal with Republican lawmakers on how to dismantle Obamacare, forcing the House of Representatives to delay a vote on a healthcare bill that was supposed to be his first legislative win.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975089-trump-dealt-setback-on-healthcare-plan-as-house-puts-off-vote/

 

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Israeli troops kill Palestinian petrol bomb thrower in West Bank

 

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian and wounded three others on Thursday in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian health official said. The Israeli army said they had attacked a settlement with petrol bombs.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975090-israeli-troops-kill-palestinian-petrol-bomb-thrower-in-west-bank/

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In airline laptop ban, some in Turkey see commercial agenda

By Ceyda Caglayan

REUTERS

 

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - As Istanbul builds a massive new airport and Turkish Airlines pursues aggressive route expansion, some in Turkey see the ban on large carry-on electronics on U.S. and Britain-bound flights as a ploy to undermine their aviation industry.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975091-in-airline-laptop-ban-some-in-turkey-see-commercial-agenda/

 

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Trump's Washington hotel poses no conflict of interest, agency finds

REUTERS

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump International Hotel in Washington is not in violation of federal conflict-of-interest rules that bar elected officials from taking part in a lease of federal property, the U.S. General Services Administration said on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975092-trumps-washington-hotel-poses-no-conflict-of-interest-agency-finds/

 

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Expedia forecasts similar growth in foreign arrivals 
By  THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- International tourist arrivals in Thailand last year grew by double digits from 2015, and the outlook for this year is for a similar level of growth, according to a survey by the Expedia Group, an online travel company. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975098-expedia-forecasts-similar-growth-in-foreign-arrivals /

 

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Five bodies found, hundreds feared dead as migrant boats sink off Libya - NGO

REUTERS

 

ROME (Reuters) - Five migrants were found dead in the sea off Libya on Thursday after the boats they were travelling in sank, likely carrying hundreds more to their deaths, an aid organisation said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975100-five-bodies-found-hundreds-feared-dead-as-migrant-boats-sink-off-libya-ngo/

 

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London attacker Khalid Masood was a criminal with militant links

By Michael Holden

REUTERS

 

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BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Before he killed at least four people in Britain's deadliest attack since the 2005 London bombings, Khalid Masood was considered by intelligence officers to be a criminal who posed little serious threat.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975101-london-attacker-khalid-masood-was-a-criminal-with-militant-links/

 

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