THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 27 Mar 2017

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HOTEL DEALS: Book by March 27th to receive an extra 10% discount on our already great prices!

 

 

Info: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974748-hotel-deals-book-by-march-27th-to-receive-an-extra-10-discount-on-our-already-great-prices/

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VIDEO: Who are the gang of foreign thieves brazenly stealing from victim in broad daylight?

 

 

CCTV footage captures the moment a gang of three foreigners are seen stealing the handbag of a woman in the food court believed to be at a popular Bangkok shopping mall.

 

Full story and video: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975464-video-who-are-the-gang-of-foreign-thieves-brazenly-stealing-from-victim-in-broad-daylight/

 

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Benz’s Racing’s seized bike snapped up at auction

 

Piyawat Chanthorn gives an interview to a reporter.

 

BANGKOK: -- A restaurant owner on Sunday successfully bid Bt694,000 at auction and came home with a BMW bike seized from motorsport star Akarakit Worarojcharoendet, alias Benz Racing.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975484-benz’s-racing’s-seized-bike-snapped-up-at-auction/

 

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Warning to govt over 'pro-coal hearings'
By Chularat Saengpassa
The Nation

 

 

One-sided events will spur conflict in south if local voices not heard’, opponents say

 

BANGKOK: -- THE SAVE Andaman from Coal Network has demanded that |authorities do not use today’s public forums to legitimise construction of coal-fired power plants in the South.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975485-warning-to-thai-govt-over-pro-coal-hearings/

 

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'Ko Tee' weapons raid could be political: poll
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- POLITICAL motivation could be a factor in the recent seizure of a weapons cache allegedly concealed by red-shirt leader Wuttipong “Ko Tee” Kottham-makhun, according to a Suan Dusit Poll conducted from Monday to Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975486-ko-tee-weapons-raid-could-be-political-poll/

 

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Some students study on during the school break
By Chuleeporn Aramnet,
Apinya Poungmanee,
Boonyisa Charoenpiriya
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- IT ISN’T all play and no work for students during the school break as many join tutoring classes to catch up on tricky subjects and revise what they have learnt in their bids to excel.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975488-some-students-study-on-during-the-school-break/

 

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British Muay Thai boxer, 19, died 'from heat stroke after 'training in sweat suit to lose weight'

BYABIGAIL O'LEARY

 

Jordan was described as an "inspiration" in the Muay Thai boxing community (Photo: Internet Unknown)

 

Tributes have been paid to Jordan Coe who was found dead in the Muang district of Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday where was competing in the popular sport

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975489-british-muay-thai-boxer-19-died-from-heat-stroke-after-training-in-sweat-suit-to-lose-weight/

 

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Violence worsening in deep South as RKK fields new recruits
By The Nation

 

File photo : A bomb attack at army soldiers in Pattani province.

 

Violence has been intensifying in the deep South during the past two weeks. 

 

PATTANI: -- “We are worried about the situation as shootings have recently occurred on a daily basis in Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat provinces,” Southern Border Provinces Police Operation Centre’s deputy commissioner Pol Maj-General Tanongsak Wangsupha said on Sunday during his working visit to Pattani province. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975490-violence-worsening-in-deep-south-as-rkk-fields-new-recruits/

 

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Govt states commitment to employment for disabled
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The government is promoting the employment of disabled people this year by enlisting the assistance of governmental and private agencies and preparing suitable working environments for the handicapped community, authorities have said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975491-thai-govt-states-commitment-to-employment-for-disabled/

 

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Investments in Thailand up by 20 per cent
By Somluck Srimalee
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s corporate and state enterprises plan to invest more than Bt1 trillion this year, including in projects eligible for tax incentives from the Board of Investment (BOI), according to a survey by The Nation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975492-investments-in-thailand-up-by-20-per-cent/

 

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Penalties, criminal fines no longer deductible expenses
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- All penalties, criminal fines and surcharges imposed under any tax laws can no longer be claimed as a deductible expense. Section 65 ter (6) of the Revenue Code provides that penalties, criminal fines and surcharges are disallowable expenses in the determination of taxable net profits.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975494-penalties-criminal-fines-no-longer-deductible-expenses/

 

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Over 80 percent admit they used to be rejected by a cabbie

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Over 80 percent of the respondents to Nida Poll admitted they had been rejected at least once by taxi drivers whereas 46 percent said they didn’t know Uber taxi and has never used its service.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975495-over-80-percent-admit-they-used-to-be-rejected-by-a-cabbie/

 

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Ex- FM Surapong readies to end political life

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Former foreign minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said he was ready to accept his fate to be impeached by the National Legislative Assembly on March 30 and would end his political life over his alleged role in returning a Thai passport to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975496-ex-fm-surapong-readies-to-end-political-life/

 

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Two drug couriers shot dead and 100,000 ya baa pills seized near Thai-Myanmar border

 

 

CHIANG RAI: -- Para-military rangers killed two drug couriers and seized about 100,000 methamphetamine tablets in a dense forest about 700 metres from the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on late Saturday afternoon.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975497-two-drug-couriers-shot-dead-and-100000-ya-baa-pills-seized-near-thai-myanmar-border/

 

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BMTA director axed

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has sacked director of the city bus agency by transferring him to an inactive post in the Prime Minister’s Office.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975498-bmta-director-axed/

 

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SRT celebrates 120th year of railway service

 

BANGKOK, 27 March 2017 (NNT) – The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has held a ceremony to celebrate the 120th anniversary of its establishment, with improved services planned for the future. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975499-srt-celebrates-120th-year-of-railway-service/

 

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TAT to promote Thai fried mussels on Khaosan road

 

BANGKOK, 27 March 2017 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is to promote Thai fried mussels before the start of the Songkran Festival, after Thailand was named the country with the best street food in the world. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975499-srt-celebrates-120th-year-of-railway-service/

 

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TAT to attract Chinese tourists from South Korea and Japan markets

 

 

BANGKOK, 27 March 2017 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to attract more Chinese tourists from South Korea and Japan, due to advantages in Thailand's tourism scene this year. 

 

Source: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975501-tat-to-attract-chinese-tourists-from-south-korea-and-japan-markets/

 

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Sex in Thai city frustrates junta

By Matthew Tostevin

 

Women sits outside a go-go dance bar in Pattaya, ThailandMarch 25, 2017. Picture taken March 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

PATTAYA, Thailand (Reuters) - With mascots dressed as smiling fish and a police rock band, Thai authorities launched a "Happy Zone" at the weekend to improve the image of a city notorious for sex tourism.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975502-pattayas-sex-city-image-frustrates-govt/

 

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Tributes paid to boxer Jordan Coe who died in Thailand

 

Tributes have been paid to a Scottish Muay Thai boxer who has died in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975489-british-muay-thai-boxer-19-died-from-heat-stroke-after-training-in-sweat-suit-to-lose-weight/?do=findComment&comment=11745096

 

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Russian police detain opposition leader, hundreds of protesters

By Denis Pinchuk and Natalia Shurmina

REUTERS

 

Anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figure Alexei Navalny sits inside a police van after being detained during a rally in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

 

MOSCOW/YEKATERINBURG (Reuters) - Police detained hundreds of protesters across Russia on Sunday, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against corruption and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975503-russian-police-detain-opposition-leader-hundreds-of-protesters/

 

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Merkel's conservatives win Saarland vote in boost for national campaign

By Paul Carrel and Hakan Erdem

 

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (L), State Minister-President and top candidate of the Christian Democratic Union Party (CDU) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend an election rally for the upcoming state elections in the Saarland in St. Wendel near Saarbruecken, Germany March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

 

BERLIN/SAARBRUECKEN, Germany (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives won a regional election in the western state of Saarland on Sunday, dealing a setback to their Social Democrat rivals and boosting her prospects of winning a fourth term in Germany's Sept. 24 national election.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975504-merkels-conservatives-win-saarland-vote-in-boost-for-national-campaign/

 

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White House threatens to bypass hardline conservatives on tax reform

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Doina Chiacu

REUTERS

 

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and Chief Strategist Steve Bannon arrive for a meeting about the American Health Care Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh off a defeat on U.S. healthcare legislation, the White House warned rebellious conservative lawmakers that they should get behind President Donald Trump's agenda or he may bypass them on future legislative fights, including tax reform.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975505-white-house-threatens-to-bypass-hardline-conservatives-on-tax-reform/

 

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UK police make another arrest in parliamentary attack investigation

REUTERS

 

Floral tributes are tied to a fence in Parliament Square following the attack in Westminster earlier in the week, in central London, Britain March 26, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Police have arrested a 30-year-old man in the central English city of Birmingham in connection with last week's attack on parliament, "on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts", the Metropolitan Police said on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975506-uk-police-make-another-arrest-in-parliamentary-attack-investigation/

 

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Russian woman drowns in Pattaya condo swimming pool

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

PATTAYA: -- A Russian woman has died after getting into difficulties during a late night swim in a pool at a condominium in Pattaya.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975507-russian-woman-drowns-in-pattaya-condo-swimming-pool/

 

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Hong Kong tourist dies after falling from 5th floor of Pattaya shopping mall

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

PATTAYA: -- A man from Hong Kong has died after falling from the 5th floor of the Mike Shopping Mall located on Pattaya Beach Road.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975508-hong-kong-tourist-dies-after-falling-from-5th-floor-of-pattaya-shopping-mall/

 

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Sinn Fein says Northern Ireland government talks have failed

By Ian Graham

REUTERS

 

Sinn Fein leader Michelle O'Neill looks on outside Stormont Castle in Belfast, Northern Ireland March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

 

BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland could be set for a fresh election or a return to direct British rule of the province after one of the two main parties negotiating to form a new government said on Sunday that talks had run their course without success.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975509-sinn-fein-says-northern-ireland-government-talks-have-failed/

 

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France's Le Pen says the EU 'will die', globalists to be defeated

By Michaela Cabrera

REUTERS

 

Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for the French 2017 presidential election, gestures as she speaks with journalists at Hotel National in Moscow, Russia March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

 

LILLE, France (Reuters) - The European Union will disappear, French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told a rally on Sunday, aiming to re-enthuse core supporters in the final four weeks before voting gets underway.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975510-frances-le-pen-says-the-eu-will-die-globalists-to-be-defeated/

 

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Scottish Muay Thai boxer dies while training in Thailand

Shane Hickey and agencies

 

Jordan Coe, 20, from Falkirk – who was preparing for a professional fight – may have died from heatstroke, said his coach

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975489-british-muay-thai-boxer-19-died-from-heat-stroke-after-training-in-sweat-suit-to-lose-weight/?do=findComment&comment=11745176

 

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UPDATE:

 

'The Isaan dancer' Scottish Muay Thai boxer dies in Nakhon Ratchasima
By The Nation

 

Jordan Coe (photo from his Facebook wall).

 

BANGKOK: -- A well-known Scottish Muay Thai boxer was found dead in sweat suit in Nakhon Ratchasima Sunday afternoon apparently because of heat stroke, police said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/975489-british-muay-thai-boxer-19-died-from-heat-stroke-after-training-in-sweat-suit-to-lose-weight/?do=findComment&comment=11745363