THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 5 Apr 2017

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

 

 

Book by April 10th for extra great discounts: Chinatown's very own Shanghai Mansion, the classy Burasari Resort in Patong, and Pattaya's amazing Cape Dara are the properties featured in this week's special deal.

 

Info: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976915-hotel-deals-book-by-april-10th-to-receive-an-extra-10-discount-on-our-already-great-prices/

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Four transvestites sent home from military conscription ceremony in Nakhon Phanom

 

 

Four transvestites added colour to the annual military conscription ceremony in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976925-four-transvestites-sent-home-from-military-conscription-ceremony-in-nakhon-phanom/

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Govt To Buy 10 Chinese Tanks For 2 Billion Baht

 

 

BANGKOK — The military government announced Tuesday it will buy 10 more battle tanks from China at a price of 2 billion baht, on top of 28 tanks already ordered.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976926-govt-to-buy-10-chinese-tanks-for-2-billion-baht/

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Midweek Rant: Seven deadly days – it’s just a Songkran smokescreen

 

 

Every year it is just more of the same

 

BANGKOK: -- With two or three weeks to go before the Songkran festival every Tom, Dick and Somchai from every authority up and down Thailand comes crawling out of the woodwork to announce the latest gimmick for ending the carnage on the roads.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976966-midweek-rant seven-deadly-days-–-it’s-just-a-songkran-smokescreen/

 

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Today is D-Day as police get tough on seatbelts and sitting in the back of pick-ups

 

Picture: Thai News Agency

 

BANGKOK: -- National and metropolitan police have announced that strict road safety measures will be in place from today.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976967-today-is-d-day-as-police-get-tough-on-seatbelts-and-sitting-in-the back-of-pick-ups/

 

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Video: Moaning women in a convertible - all in a day's work for Pattaya police on drink driving patrol

 

Picture: TNews

 

PATTAYA: -- A video that did the rounds of social media came from the police and showed what they have to put up with on a daily basis.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976968-video-moaning-women-in-a-convertible-all-in-a-days-work-for-pattaya police-on-drink-driving-patrol/

 

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Chinese student loses necklace in Pattaya snatch

 

Picture: Manager

 

PATTAYA: -- A Chinese student was left shocked after a motorcycle snatch thief grabbed her 30,000 baht necklace and disappeared into the night Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976969-chinese-student-loses-necklace-in-pattaya-snatch/

 

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EDITORIAL

Army chiefs forever handcuffed in the South
By The Nation

 

Lt-General Piyawat finds fresh ways to offend as he tries to ‘do his best’ under such restricted circumstances

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976970-thai-army-chiefs-forever-handcuffed-in-the-south/

 

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Election date unclear
By WASAMON AUDJARINT,
NATTAPAT PROMKAEW
THE NATION

 

 

New constitution to be promulgated tomorrow; tight control of political parties will continue

 

BANGKOK: -- WITH THE NEW constitution to be promulgated tomorrow, the government has yet to spell out exactly when Thailand will hold new elections.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976971-thai-election-date-unclear/

 

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Cabinet approves Bt2-bn deal for 10 tanks from China
By THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE CABINET yesterday approved the purchase of 10 main tanks from China for Bt2 billion to replace the World War II-era tanks bought from the United States 60 years ago, Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976926-govt-to-buy-10-chinese-tanks-for-2-billion-baht/?do=findComment&comment=11770944

 

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Arrest warrants issued for five privates in conscript’s killing
By SUWANNEE BANDISAK,
PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION

 

 

SURAT THANI: -- POLICE have issued arrest warrants for five privates allegedly involved in the death of a conscript at Vibhavadi Rangsit Military Camp in Surat Thani Province, while the family of the dead private will receive Bt230,000 in compensation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976973-arrest-warrants-issued-for-five-privates-in-conscript’s-killing/

 

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Bangkok prepares for toned-down Songkran celebrations
By THE NATION

 

File Photo: Silom Road

 

BANGKOK: -- SONGKRAN celebrations are supposed to be more sober and tidier this year, with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) taking measures to tone down festivities a little as the country continues to mourn the late HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976975-bangkok-prepares-for-toned-down-songkran-celebrations/

 

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PM not worried about Trump trade policies
By   THE NATION 

 

PM Prayut

 

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND should remain calm about new US trade policies, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday, adding that he has assigned relevant ministries to study the issues. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976976-pm-prayut-not-worried-about-trump-trade-policies/

 

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‘Healthcare focus should be on quality’
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- AUTHORITIES ARE being urged to better distribute the healthcare workforce with an emphasis on quality rather than quantity.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976977-‘healthcare-focus-should-be-on-quality’/

 

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Resignation of 13 deputies ‘personal choice’
By THE NATION

 

 

NACC within its rights to request declaration of assets, says university president.

 

BANGKOK: -- THE PRESIDENT of Mahidol University, Udom Kachintorn, yesterday said the resignation of all 13 deputy rectors, following a request by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for a declaration of their assets, was a personal decision by each individual.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976978-resignation-of-13-mahidol-university-deputies-‘personal-choice’/

 

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‘Check Gorn Share’ campaign launched to combat sharing of fake news on social media
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Digital agencies and private organisations on Tuesday joined hands to launch www.checkgornshare.com as a tool for the Thai online community to check and verify facts before sharing information on social media.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976979-‘check-gorn-share’-campaign-launched-to-combat-sharing-of-fake-news-on-social-media/

 

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Breaking News:

PM Prayut orders Phuket Governor transfer, effective immediately

Chutharat Plerin

 

Phuket Governor Chockchai Dejamornthan has been transferred to the Office of the Prime Minister, effective immediately. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: -- Thai Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered Phuket Governor Chockchai Dejamornthan to be transferred to the Office of the Prime Minister, effective immediately.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976980-pm-prayut-orders-phuket-governor-transfer-effective-immediately/

 

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Six governors axed by Section 44

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on Tuesday invoked Section 44 of the interim constitution to order the transfer of six governors with immediate effect.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976984-six-governors-axed-by-section-44/

 

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Kindhearted Cambridgeshire woman finds grave of poppy seller's brother - in Thailand

 

Lesley had a chance encounter with the poppy seller on November 11 last year

 

CAMBRIDGE: -- A kindhearted Cambridgeshire woman is looking to track down an elderly war veteran poppy seller after a chance encounter led her on a journey to Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976986-kindhearted-cambridgeshire-woman-finds-grave-of-poppy-sellers-brother-in-thailand/

 

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Scores reported killed in gas attack on Syrian rebel area

By Ellen Francis

REUTERS

 

A man breathes through an oxygen mask as another one receives treatments, after what rescue workers described as a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A suspected Syrian government chemical attack killed scores of people, including children, in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, a monitoring group, medics and rescue workers in the rebel-held area said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976989-scores-reported-killed-in-gas-attack-on-syrian-rebel-area/

 

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Russian metro bomb suspect a Muslim born in central Asia: investigators

By Denis Pinchuk and Hulkar Isamova

 

Suspect Akbarzhon Jalilov is shown in this police handout photo, obtained by 5th Channel, Russia April 4, 2017. 5th Channel Russia/via Reuters

 

OSH, Kyrgyzstan/ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian suicide bomber originally from mainly Muslim Kyrgyzstan detonated the explosives in a St Petersburg train carriage that killed 14 people and wounded 50, authorities said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976991-russian-metro-bomb-suspect-a-muslim-born-in-central-asia-investigators/

 

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Be a man of peace, Pope urges Prince Charles

REUTERS

 

Pope Francis exchanges gifts with Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as they arrive for a private audience at the Vatican, April 4, 2017. REUTERS/ Vincenzo Pinto/Pool

 

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis met Britain's Prince Charles on Tuesday at the Vatican, telling him to be a man of peace.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976992-be-a-man-of-peace-pope-urges-prince-charles/

 

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North Korea fires projectile into sea off east coast - South Korea

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO - A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired an unidentified projectile on Wednesday from the Sinpo region on its east coast into the sea off the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's military said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976993-north-korea-fires-projectile-into-sea-off-east-coast-south-korea/

 

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U.S. Senate Republican leader starts clock ticking to Gorsuch showdown

By Lawrence Hurley and Richard Cowan

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO -- U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Neil Gorsuch testifies during a third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate moved on Tuesday towards ramming through approval of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee this week, as its top Republican said he has the votes to wipe away Democratic roadblocks but vowed to preserve the minority party's ability to hold up legislation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976994-us-senate-republican-leader-starts-clock-ticking-to-gorsuch-showdown/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Thai PM says "don't worry" about U.S. trade policy yet

By Aukkarapon Niyomyat and Orathai Sriring

REUTERS

 

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures in a traditional greeting as he arrives at a weekly cabinet meeting at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's prime minister said on Tuesday he had told officials to prepare for changes in U.S. trade policy under President Donald Trump, but it was too soon for the big exporter to worry.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976976-pm-prayut-not-worried-about-trump-trade-policies/?do=findComment&comment=11771028

 

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Gibraltar says Spanish navy patrol ship made illegal incursion into its waters

REUTERS

 

The Union Jack (L), the Gibraltarian flag (C) and the European Union flag are seen flying, at the border of Gibraltar with Spain, in front of the Rock in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, historically claimed by Spain April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A Spanish navy patrol ship entered Gibraltar's territorial waters without permission on Tuesday, the government of the British outpost on the southern tip of Spain said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976995-gibraltar-says-spanish-navy-patrol-ship-made-illegal-incursion-into-its-waters/

 

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"Pink Star" diamond sells for record $71.2 million in bidding war

REUTERS

 

A model poses with a 59.60-carat mixed cut diamond known as "The Pink Star", the largest Internally Flawless Fancy Vivid Pink diamond ever graded by the Geological Institute of America (GIA), ahead of being auctioned in Hong Kong next month by Sotheby's which said it could fetch upwards of $60 million (GBP £48.4 million) to make it the most expensive diamond of its kind ever sold, in London, Britain, March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A 59.60-carat pink diamond sold for a record $71.2 million in Hong Kong on Tuesday to local jewellers Chow Tai Fook after a five-minute bidding war between three phone bidders.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976996-pink-star-diamond-sells-for-record-712-million-in-bidding-war/

 

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Apple to release new iMac, as well as all new ‘modular’ Mac Pro

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Apple has announced it will launch a new version of its iMac desktop computer later this year.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-to-release-new-imac-as-well-as-all-new-modular-mac-pro/20806/

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AOT expects 5,360,000 passengers during Songkran festival

 

BANGKOK, 5 April 2017 (NNT) – Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) expects over 5,360,000 passengers to arrive at its six main airports during the Songkran Festival this year. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977010-aot-expects-5360000-passengers-during-songkran-festival/

 

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Two killed, four injured in Bangkok street fight
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Two people were killed and three injured in a deadly gunfight between rival gangs on Soi Pracha Uthit 9 in Bangkok’s Thung Khuru district late on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977021-two-killed-four-injured-in-bangkok-street-fight/