THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 4 Apr 2017

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Pattaya police: Buckle up in both the front and back or face a fine

 

 

Police in Pattaya have responded to an online complaint that a foreigner in Jomtien was fined for not wearing a seatbelt in the rear of a vehicle.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976786-pattaya-police-buckle-up-in-both-the-front-and-back-or-face-a-fine/

 

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At least 10 people may have been killed by Russia metro blast - TASS

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - An explosion in the St Petersburg metro system on Monday has killed at least 10 people, according to "preliminary information," Russian news agency TASS reported.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976784-at-least-10-people-may-have-been-killed-by-russia-metro-blast-tass/

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Songkran revellers can make a splash on minor roads and streets

By The Nation

 

 

Songkran revellers have been given the nod to splash and spray water from the back of pickup trucks – provided they do it on secondary roads or community streets and not busy thoroughfares.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976775-songkran-revellers-can-make-a-splash-on-minor-roads-and-streets/

 

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Hua Hin Songkran: Police say no water fights allowed after midnight and announce public booze ban

 

Picture: Thai News Agency

 

HUA HIN: -- Police in Hua Hin have said that no water fights will be allowed in the city after midnight on 12th and 13th of April.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976796-hua-hin-songkran-police-say-no-water-fights-allowed-after-midnight and-announce-public-booze-ban/

 

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Video: Monk goes bonkers as he avoids the draft!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

CHONBURI: -- An online video is going viral that shows a monk jumping for joy when he realizes he has avoided the military draft.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976797-video-monk-goes-bonkers-as-he-avoids-the-draft/

 

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EDITORIAL

Another death from ‘friendly fire’
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Facing a fresh allegation of deadly torture, the Army needs to re-examine its policy on punishing conscripts.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976798-thai-editorial-another-death-from-‘friendly-fire’/

 

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Govt readies for US deal
By THE NATION

 

 

Trump’s trade talk causes Thailand to brace for ‘worst-case scenario’

 

BANGKOK: -- COMMERCE MINISTER Apiradi Tantraporn yesterday said problems between Thailand and the United States could be thrashed out in ongoing negotiations on a trade and investment partnership known as the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976799-thai-govt-readies-for-us-deal/

 

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King to preside over constitution promulgation
By THE NATION

 

Prayut

 

BANGKOK: -- THE NEW constitution will be promulgated on Thursday – Chakri Day – in a ceremony to be presided over by His Majesty the King, according to a Royal Household Bureau schedule announced in the Royal Gazette yesterday.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976800-king-to-preside-over-constitution-promulgation/

 

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Army conscript killed for waking up late, says grieving mother
By THE NATION

 

 

SURAT THANI: -- THE MOTHER of a conscript who was beaten to death at Vibhavadi Rangsit Military Camp in Surat Thani has said her son was punished because he woke up late, while the military is insisting that it will ensure justice in the case.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976801-army-conscript-killed-for-waking-up-late-says-grieving-mother/

 

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Supporters fear for future of ThaiHealth
By THE NATION

 

 

New law targets mission, budget limits

 

BANGKOK: -- A PUBLIC HEARING about changes in the law governing the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) ended yesterday with strong criticism of the new Thai Health Promotion Fund Bill.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976803-supporters-fear-for-future-of-thaihealth/

 

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Wissanu defends his Bt87m gain amid Pheu Thai questions
By THE NATION

 

Wissanu

 

BANGKOK: -- DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday that the Bt87 million-plus in assets he earned after leaving the Thaksin Shinawatra government mainly resulted from the increased value of his properties and investments.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976772-wissanu-defends-his-bt87m-gain-amid-pheu-thai-questions-about-taxes/?do=findComment&comment=11768298

 

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'Debtor' Boonsong’s assets to be frozen
By THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE LEGAL Execution Department has notified ex-commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom and five other former officials that their assets will be frozen as part of an executive order for them to pay compensation estimated at more than Bt20 billion for losses resulting from alleged bogus rice deals.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976804-debtor-boonsong’s-assets-to-be-frozen/

 

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Alleged Lao drug boss targeted by Thai cops
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THAI anti-narcotics police are requesting permission from Laos to interrogate Sisouk Daoheuang, an alleged Laotian drug kingpin believed to control a larger network than Xaysana Keopimpha, who was arrested three months ago and is in Thai police custody.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976773-thai-police-seek-permission-to-question-alleged-drug-kingpin-sisouk-in-laos/?do=findComment&comment=11768304

 

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Accomplices to policy corruption should be penalised heavily, researchers propose
By Kanittha Thepphajorn
The Nation

 

Udom

 

BANGKOK: -- Anti-graft organic law should penalise the act of conspiring with a corrupter as it is deemed to be an action that is a danger to society, according to proposals in research papers on policy corruption that were presented to Parliament on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976805-accomplices-to-policy-corruption-should-be-penalised-heavily-researchers-propose/

 

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Police to be asked to look for a tourist who provoked an elephant in Khao Yai

 

 

PRACHINBURI: -- The Khao Yai national park will ask the police to look for a tourist who was seen in a widely-shared video footage in the social media provoking a male elephant.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976726-couple-in-car-slammed-for-goading-elephant-in-khao-yai-national-park/?do=findComment&comment=11768312

 

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Attacks mar deep south 'safety zone' discussions

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

A police officer stands guard while investigators comb a checkpoint in Yala province for evidence of Monday’s grenade attack.

 

BANGKOK — Recent attacks by suspected separatists in the south left one policeman dead and more than a dozen injured even as government and rebel reps meet for another round of peace talks.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976807-attacks-mar-deep-south-safety-zone-discussions/

 

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NCPO replaces provincial education reform orders with new one
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has scrapped its three previous orders on provincial education reform in favour of a new one, which was issued on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976808-ncpo-replaces-provincial-education-reform-orders-with-new-one/

 

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PM satisfied with declining household debt

 

BANGKOK, 4 April 2017 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has expressed his satisfaction with a reported decrease in household debt while reminding citizens to be careful with their spending. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976809-pm-prayut-satisfied-with-declining-household-debt/

 

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Thailand and South Korea collaborate to develop SMEs

 

BANGKOK, 4 April 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Industry and South Korea’s government agencies have signed two agreements to mutually develop their SME sectors. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976810-thailand-and-south-korea-collaborate-to-develop-smes/

 

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Eleven killed in suspected suicide bombing on Russian metro train

By Denis Pinchuk

REUTERS

 

General view of emergency services attending the scene outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, following explosions in two train carriages in St. Petersburg, Russia April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

 

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - A blast in a St Petersburg train carriage on Monday that killed 11 people and injured 45 was carried out by a suspected suicide bomber with ties to radical Islamists, Russia's Interfax news agency cited a law enforcement source as saying.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976784-at-least-10-people-may-have-been-killed-by-russia-metro-blast-tass/?do=findComment&comment=11768335

 

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Democrats amass support to force showdown over Trump Supreme Court pick

By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Neil Gorsuch listens to a question as he testifies during the third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats on Monday corralled enough support to hold up a Senate confirmation vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee but Republicans threatened to change the Senate rules to ensure conservative judge Neil Gorsuch gets the lifetime job.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976812-democrats-amass-support-to-force-showdown-over-trump-supreme-court-pick/

 

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U.S. appeals court sets May hearing on revised Trump travel order

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump looks up during his meeting with Egyptian PresidentAbdel Fattah al-Sisi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court said on Monday it would hold a hearing in May over a Hawaii federal judge's order that blocked President Donald Trump's revised travel restrictions on people from several Muslim-majority countries.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976813-us-appeals-court-sets-may-hearing-on-revised-trump-travel-order/

 

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Erdogan says Turks in Europe should defy 'grandchildren of Nazism'

REUTERS

 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during a rally for the upcoming referendum in the Black Sea city of Rize, Turkey, April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called on Turkish voters in Europe to defy the "grandchildren of Nazism" and back a referendum this month on changing the constitution, comments likely to cause further ire in Europe.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976814-erdogan-says-turks-in-europe-should-defy-grandchildren-of-nazism/

 

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Thai king to sign new constitution this week

REUTERS

 

A woman walks past a portrait of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun at a department store in central Bangkok,Thailand January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn will sign a new constitution on Thursday, the palace said, an essential step towards holding a general election the military government has promised to restore democratic rule after a 2014 coup.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976800-king-to-preside-over-constitution-promulgation/?do=findComment&comment=11768354

 

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Tillerson of U.S. to chair U.N. meeting on North Korea nuclear programme

By Michelle Nichols

REUTERS

 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson takes part in a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 31, 2017. REUTERS/Virginia Mayo/Pool

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will chair a United Nations Security Council meeting on North Korea on April 28 to discuss how the body can combat Pyongyang's banned nuclear and missile programs, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976815-tillerson-of-us-to-chair-un-meeting-on-north-korea-nuclear-programme/

 

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Trump tells Sisi U.S., Egypt will fight Islamic militants together

By Steve Holland

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump moved to reset U.S. relations with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday after the prior Obama administration's strained ties, giving him firm backing and vowing to work together to fight Islamic militants.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976816-trump-tells-sisi-us-egypt-will-fight-islamic-militants-together/

 

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UK tourism body calls for visa-free EU travel after Brexit

REUTERS

 

A European Union flag is waved in front of Big Ben outside Parliament after Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May triggered the process by which the United Kingdom will leave the European Union in London, March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should aim to secure visa-free travel between the UK and the European Union in upcoming negotiations to leave the bloc, an association of travel agents said on Tuesday, adding that a transitional deal could also help the sector.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976817-uk-tourism-body-calls-for-visa-free-eu-travel-after-brexit/

 

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Britain's May must prove 'no deal is better than a bad deal' - committee

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in Parliament as she announces that she has sent the letter to trigger the process of leaving the European Union in London, March 29, 2017. Parliament TV handout via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May must prove that "no deal is better than a bad deal" by offering an economic assessment on the impact of leaving the European Union with no agreement, a parliamentary committee said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976819-britains-may-must-prove-no-deal-is-better-than-a-bad-deal-committee/

 

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S&P cuts South Africa to junk as Zuma faces ANC backlash over Gordhan

By James Macharia

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO: South African Rand coins are seen in this photo illustration taken September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

 

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - S&P cut South Africa's credit rating to junk status on Monday, saying the dismissal of its respected finance minister heralded a damaging policy shift, while President Jacob Zuma readied for a showdown with other ANC leaders over the sacking.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976821-sp-cuts-south-africa-to-junk-as-zuma-faces-anc-backlash-over-gordhan/

 

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U.S. court approves lawsuit against Germany over claims of Nazi art theft

By Joel Schectman

REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge has allowed a lawsuit to proceed against Germany over claims of the Nazi-era theft from Jewish dealers of a celebrated collection of gilded medieval art treasures.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976826-us-court-approves-lawsuit-against-germany-over-claims-of-nazi-art-theft/