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Pathum Thani: US man was starving himself to death after his woman moved out

 

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A 62 year old American man was found in a desperate state in his house in Pathum Thani yesterday after deliberately going without food and water for many days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982181-pathum-thani-us-man-was-starving-himself-to-death-after-his-woman-moved-out/

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Another foreign couple wanted for committing sex acts in public

 

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SAMUI:-- Police are searching for an unidentified foreign couple who were seen ‘getting intimate’ at the side of the road at Nathorn Beach in Samui this morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982167-another-foreign-couple-wanted-for-committing-sex-acts-in-public/

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Son stabs his father to death because he hadn't prepared his snack

 

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BURIRAM: -- A 36 year old Thai man still living with his parents angrily stabbed his father in the back in the family kitchen after his dad hadn't finished preparing food to go with his Lao Khao.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982200-son-stabs-his-father-to-death-because-he-hadnt-prepared-his-snack/

 

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UDD leaders face charges for masterminding disruption of 2009 Asean summit in Pattaya
By The Nation

 

PATTAYA: -- Leaders of the red-shirt United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) would face criminal charges in Chon Buri for masterminding disruption of the Asean summit back in 2009, even though they were not in Pattaya during the incident, Pattaya police said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982201-udd-leaders-face-charges-for-masterminding-disruption-of-2009-asean-summit-in-pattaya/

 

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Media ‘can seek court ruling on regulatory law if they want’

May 09, 2017 01:00 
By THE NATION

 

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Chief charter-drafter Meechai Ruchupan

 

BANGKOK: -- CHIEF charter-drafter Meechai Ruchupan suggested yesterday that the media should bring the controversial media regulatory law before the Constitutional Court if it suspected that the law contradicted the recently promulgated Constitution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982202-media-‘can-seek-court-ruling-on-regulatory-law-if-they-want’/

 

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Bt13.5-bn submarine deal didn’t violate the new charter: Wissanu

By THE NATION

 

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Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam

 

Activist files complaint to ombudsman, saying Admin court should rule on deal

 

BANGKOK: -- THE RECENT Bt13.5-billion submarine purchase does not violate Article 178 of the new charter, which requires parliament to be consulted on any international agreements that may violate the country’s sovereignty, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982203-bt135-bn-submarine-deal-didn’t-violate-the-new-charter-wissanu/

 

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Complaint over ‘dubious’ inquiry report to go to NACC this week
By TOSSAPOL BOONYAPAT,
BOONPIM BAIYA
THE NATION

 

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Around 40 people showed up at Mae Sariang District Office in Mae Hong Son yesterday to call for the transfer of Boonyarit Nipawanit, chairman of the Federation of Assistant District Chiefs of Thailand.

 

MAE HONG SON: -- A COMPLAINT over a “dubious” inquiry into a child-prostitution case allegedly involving the Mae Hong Son governor and other top officials will soon reach the anti-graft agency.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982204-complaint-over-‘dubious’-inquiry-report-to-go-to-nacc-this-week/

 

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Govt lures major Chinese investment to new EEC

By WICHIT CHAITRONG
THE NATION

 

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Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha shakes hands with Vincent Lo, chairman of Hong Kong Trade Development Council, during his meeting yesterday with businessmen from Hong Kong and Shanghai who came to Thailand.

 

Bangkok summit focuses on technology exchange from Shanghai, Hong Kong

 

BANGKOK: -- DEPUTY Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said yesterday that the government plans to connect its new Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) development project with the Chinese government’s One Belt, One Road initiative.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982205-thai-govt-lures-major-chinese-investment-to-new-eec/

 

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Activist Srisuwan seeks court ruling on govt-to-govt submarine deal
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Activist Srisuwan Janya on Monday filed a petition to the Ombudsman, proposing that the Administrative Court rule on the legitimacy of the recent Bt13.5-billion submarine-purchase deal between Thailand and China, which he argued had been signed too swiftly and despite being shrouded in controversy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982206-activist-srisuwan-seeks-court-ruling-on-govt-to-govt-submarine-deal/

 

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PM concerned with early arrival of rainy season

 

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BANGKOK: -- Expressing concern over the early arrival of rainy season, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has instructed officials concerned to accelerate repairs of broken weirs and water catchment areas and encouraged the public to help in this effort.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982208-pm-prayut-concerned-with-early-arrival-of-rainy-season/

 

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Paveena’s foundation asked to take action against a school director over sexual assault against two students

 

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NAKHON SAWAN: -- Two families from Nakhon Sawan province have sought help from Paveena Hongsakula Foundation, claiming that their young daughters were sexually molested by their school director.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982209-paveena’s-foundation-asked-to-take-action-against-a-school-director-over-sexual-assault-against-two-students/ 

 

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Thailand delays launch of $2.9 bln infrastructure fund to Q3

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand has delayed the launch of a 100-billion baht ($2.89 billion) infrastructure fund to September this year, the latest in a series of delays in the fund's launch, a government official said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982210-thailand-delays-launch-of-29-bln-infrastructure-fund-to-q3/

 

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EDITORIAL

Fleeing heir puts Red Bull’s future on the line
By The Nation

 

Few countries share Thailand’s tolerance for wealthy suspects evading justice

 

BANGKOK: -- Being a Thai company fully exposed to the Western market and mores, Red Bull must realise there are possible commercial consequences stemming from Vorayuth Yoovidhya’s flight from the law. Accused of a fatal hit and run in Bangkok, the son of its patriarch only made matters worse last week when he again failed to show up for an appointment with prosecutors and instead went into hiding.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982212-fleeing-heir-puts-red-bull’s-future-on-the-line/

 

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Ramathibodi hospital scores Asia’s first successful brain micro surgery with the aid of a robot

 

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BANGKOK: -- Ramathibodi hospital has successfully operated on the brain of a 77-year old patient to remove a small tumor with the aid of a robot – the first ever achievement of this kind of surgery in Asia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982213-ramathibodi-hospital-scores-asia’s-first-successful-brain-micro-surgery-with-the-aid-of-a-robot/

 

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Army Chief stresses importance of military’s readiness to protect nation

 

LOP BURI, 9 May 2017 (NNT) – During his inspection of a cavalry drill in Lop Buri province, the Royal Thai Army Commander-in-Chief encouraged the troops to always prepare themselves for any threat to national sovereignty.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982215-thai-army-chief-stresses-importance-of-military’s-readiness-to-protect-nation/ 

 

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Battered Europe gets reprieve with Macron victory

By Noah Barkin

REUTERS

 

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Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council travels to Warsaw by train, in Gdansk, Poland April 19, 2017. Agencja Gazeta/Dominik Werner via REUTERS

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe's political establishment entered 2017 in a state of panic. Britain had voted to leave the European Union six months before and the United States had just elected a president who was hostile to their grand project and the values it stood for.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982216-battered-europe-gets-reprieve-with-macron-victory/

 

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French president-elect tells Trump he will defend climate deal - Macron spokeswoman

REUTERS

 

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French President elect Emmanuel Macron walks towards the stage at the Louvre Museum to give a speech to supporters after results in the 2017 presidential election in Paris, France, May 7, 2017. Picture taken May 7, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Lopez/Pool

 

PARIS (Reuters) - French President-elect Emmanuel Macron told his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in a telephone call on Monday that he would defend a climate change deal agreed in Paris in 2015, his spokeswoman said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982217-french-president-elect-tells-trump-he-will-defend-climate-deal-macron-spokeswoman/

 

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Nothing to see here, Philippines tells U.N. Human Rights Council

By Tom Miles

REUTERS

 

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People hold photos of their family members, who they say were killed due to their alleged involvement in illegal drugs, during a protest against extra-judicial killings (EJK) while marching in an open area of a Roman Catholic Church in Paranaque city, metro Manila, Philippines March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - There has been no new wave of killings prompted by the Philippines' war on drugs, and reports to the contrary are "alternative facts", an ally of President Rodrigo Duterte told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982218-nothing-to-see-here-philippines-tells-un-human-rights-council/

 

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Rice chides Trump for criticism of judges, media

By Arshad Mohammed

REUTERS

 

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice poses for a portrait while promoting her new book "Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom" in New York, U.S. May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday she would prefer that President Donald Trump not criticise judges and the media but that U.S. democratic institutions can withstand such comments.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982219-condoleezza-rice-chides-trump-for-criticism-of-judges-media/

 

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France's victorious Macron reminded of huge, immediate challenges

By Michel Rose and John Irish

REUTERS

 

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French President elect Emmanuel Macron reacts after he delivered a speech during his victory rally near the Louvre museum after results in the 2017 presidential election in Paris, France, May 7, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Samson/Pool

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Emmanuel Macron was confronted on Monday with pressing reminders of the challenges facing him as France's next president, even as allies and some former rivals signalled their willingness to work closely with him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982220-frances-victorious-macron-reminded-of-huge-immediate-challenges/

 

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Former Trump aide might have been open to Russia blackmail - ex-U.S. official

By Patricia Zengerle

REUTERS

 

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White House spokesman Sean Spicer confirms then-President Barack Obama made his concerns known about Michael Flynn to then President-elect Donald Trump, but says Obama could have acted on Flynn while still in office.

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former senior U.S. law enforcement figure said on Monday she warned President Donald Trump's White House in January about then-national security adviser Michael Flynn because she feared he could have been open to blackmail by Russia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982221-former-trump-aide-might-have-been-open-to-russia-blackmail-ex-us-official/

 

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As China's battle with leverage begins to bite, risk bites back

By Shu Zhang and Matthew Miller

REUTERS

 

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FILE PHOTO: A signboard of China Zheshang Bank is seen at its branch in Beijing, China, March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese government campaign to cut leverage in the banking system and limit some risky activities appears to be working, but it is also pushing borrowers back towards alternative funding sources that carry similar risks to the financial system.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982224-as-chinas-battle-with-leverage-begins-to-bite-risk-bites-back/

 

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South Koreans vote for new leader after months of political vacuum

By Soyoung Kim and Ju-min Park

REUTERS

 

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A woman holding her mobile phone walks past posters of candidates for the upcoming May 9 presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, May 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans go to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new leader, looking to move on from a corruption scandal that brought down former President Park Geun-hye and shook the political and business elite to the core.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982225-south-koreans-vote-for-new-leader-after-months-of-political-vacuum/

 

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PM instructs MOE to review educational curriculum

 

BANGKOK, 9 May 2017 (NNT) – The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education (MOE) disclosed that the Prime Minister had instructed the MOE to review the country's education curriculum in order to ensure that students respond well to it, while education of the English language must be also enhanced to reduce disparities. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982228-pm-prayut-instructs-moe-to-review-educational-curriculum/

 

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Former president Clinton working on novel with famed suspense writer

 

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A combination photo shows Former President Bill Clinton (L) and Author James Patterson (R) in Washington, DC, U.S, on March 9, 2017 and in West Hollywood, California, U.S. on May 18, 2015 respectively. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (L) and Danny Moloshok (R)/File Photos

 

REUTERS - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is working with best-selling suspense writer James Patterson on a novel called "The President is Missing," which will be published in June 2018, the publishers said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982233-former-president-clinton-working-on-novel-with-famed-suspense-writer/

 

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