THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 24 May 2017

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Holiday Villa Rental Service Launched By Thaivisa

 

Thaivisa continues to develop its role on being all things to all people interested in Thailand with the launch of its new Thailand holiday villa rental service www.villas.thaivisa.com.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984600-holiday-villa-rental-service-launched-by-thaivisa/

 

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Midweek rant: The power of money – but what about the public interest?

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Too often in Thailand the soothing power of money replaces justice.

 

What should be something in addition to criminal prosecution is frequently used as a convenient and easy way out.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984602-midweek-rant-the-power-of-money-–-but-what-about-the-public-interest/

 

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'RIP Mr Bond' - 007 actor Roger Moore dead at 89

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Actor Roger Moore, who earned international fame playing British secret agent James Bond in seven movies, died of cancer on Tuesday at the age of 89, his family said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984570-actor-sir-roger-moore-has-died/?do=findComment&comment=11916630

 

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One killed and 29 primary school children injured when lightening strike hits tree

By The Nation

 

 

One killed and twenty nine primary school children of Ban Mae Klong Yai School in Tak's Umphang district injured when a lightening strike hit a large tree they were sheltering under during heavy rain on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984558-one-killed-and-29-primary-school-children-injured-when-lightening-strike-hits-tree/

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Chonburi governor orders Pattaya security on high alert in wake of Bangkok hospital bombing

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

PATTAYA: -- The governor of Chonburi has ordered heightened security in Pattaya and other areas in the province after the hospital bombing outrage on Monday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984603-chonburi-governor-orders-pattaya-security-on-high-alert-in-wake-of bangkok-hospital-bombing/

 

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Pattaya - Mataphut road a third complete - opening expected 2019

 

Picture: Tidkhao News

 

PATTAYA: -- The highways department has said that the Route 7 extension from Pattaya to Mataphut in Rayong is now 32% complete.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984605-pattaya-mataphut-road-a-third-complete-opening-expected-2019/

 

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South African man arrested with fake passport

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

SA KAEW: -- Immigration police announced yesterday that they had arrested a South African man carrying a fake passport.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984606-south-african-man-arrested-with-fake-passport/

 

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Beaches, transport, security top Phuket tourism development agenda

The Phuket News

 

     

Army Region 4 Deputy Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Poonsawat offered praise for progress on some key issues, but marked more work remained to be done. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: -- Preserving the state of Phuket’s beaches, public transport and public security and safety were identified as key issues at the top of the Phuket Governor’s agenda in safe-guarding the island’s long-term prospects as a major tourism destination.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984607-beaches-transport-security-top-phuket-tourism-development-agenda/

 

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PM on bomb: We didn’t do it

By WASAMON AUDJARINT
THE NATION

 

Security is tightened at Phramongkutklao Hospital in Bangkok yesterday following the bomb attack on Monday.

 

First army region chief Apirat ready to hunt suspects but police have ‘no clues’

 

BANGKOK: -- WHILE the prime minister and relevant agencies appear to have no idea who planted the bomb at Phramongkutklao Hospital on Monday, First Army Area chief Lt-General Apirat Kongsompong said a unit under his command was ready to hunt the culprits down.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984608-pm-prayut-on-hospital-bomb-we-didn’t-do-it/

 

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Continued Article 44 use degrades Thai democracy, academics fear

By WASAMON AUDJARINT
THE NATION

 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)’s continued use of Article 44 will only promote authoritarian rule in the political arena, which will degrade democracy in Thai society ahead of the general election, academics have said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984609-continued-article-44-use-degrades-thai-democracy-academics-fear/

 

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With 20 constitutions, Thailand joins a select league
By Kittipong Thavevong
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- With its new charter – the 20th – promulgated in early April, Thailand has joined the league of countries with the most constitutions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984610-with-20-constitutions-thailand-joins-a-select-league/

 

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Cabinet approves request for extra civil servant positions for nurses, doctors and dentists
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Cabinet yesterday approved the Public Health Ministry’s request for additional civil-servant positions for nurses, doctors and dentists.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984611-thai-cabinet-approves-request-for-extra-civil-servant-positions-for-nurses-doctors-and-dentists/

 

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Stressed doctors call for shorter hours
By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION

 

 

Health workers plead for better conditions after deaths of three doctors at work

 

BANGKOK: -- PUBLIC HEALTH workers yesterday demanded better conditions and protection of workers’ rights after at least three doctors were said to have died from infections in hospitals amid heavy workloads.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984612-stressed-doctors-call-for-shorter-hours/

 

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Section 44 invoked to speed up EEC plan

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The cabinet and the National Council for Peace and Order on Tuesday agreed to allow Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to invoke Section 44 of the interim constitution to bypass legal redtape in order to speed up the implementation of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) plan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984613-section-44-invoked-to-speed-up-eec-plan/

 

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Napapa will not face additional charges, ONCB says

By The Nation

 

Napapa “Patt” Tantrakul

 

BANGKOK: -- Actress Napapa “Patt” Tantrakul will not face an additional charge under the Measures for Suppression of Narcotic Offenders Act that the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) tried to file against her, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) chief Sirinya Sitdhichai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984614-actress-napapa-“patt”-tantrakul-will-not-face-additional-charges-oncb-says/

 

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PM warns that election may be postponed if there is no peace in the country

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha indicated that election might not be held in accordance with the political roadmap if there is no peace and order in the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984615-pm-prayut-warns-that-election-may-be-postponed-if-there-is-no-peace-in-the-country/

 

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UK PM May says to deploy armed forces after attack as threat level raised

By Kylie MacLellan and Michael Holden

REUTERS

 

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday police and security services know the identity of the suspected Manchester suicide bomber. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

 

LONDON/MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Soldiers will be deployed on Britain's streets to boost security as the country raised its terror threat to the highest level of "critical" following a suicide attack in Manchester that killed 22 people, including children.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984617-uk-pm-may-says-to-deploy-armed-forces-after-attack-as-threat-level-raised/

 

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Some urgent govt bills may require Article 44 push: Council of State sec-gen

By The Nation

 

Distat Hotrakitya, secretary-general of the Council of State

 

BANGKOK: -- The government is hoping to get up to 60 urgent pieces of legislation on the statute book this year, including crucial reform and strategy-related bills.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984619-some-urgent-govt-bills-may-require-article-44-push-council-of-state-sec-gen/

 

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Germany's Schaeuble wants creative ways to build stronger EU

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union should find ways to cooperate more closely on migration, security, foreign and economic policy, without waiting for a change to EU treaties, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984620-germanys-schaeuble-wants-creative-ways-to-build-stronger-eu/

 

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Trump arrives in Italy to meet Pope Francis, Italian leaders

 

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

 

ROME (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Italy on Tuesday ahead of meetings with Pope Francis and Italian leaders, on the third leg of his first international trip since taking office.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984623-trump-arrives-in-italy-to-meet-pope-francis-italian-leaders/

 

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Different views on the 'happiness' of the nation
By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen
The Nation

 

Somchai Pisankhate (60) Motorcycle Taxi Driver

 

BANGKOK: -- ON A QUIET midweek afternoon, five days before the third anniversary of the coup, Somchai Pisankhate, a 60-year-old motorcycle taxi driver based in the usually crowded Victory Monument area, said in a tired voice: “Look around you. Don’t you think it’s rather quiet for a travel hub?”

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984626-different-views-on-the-happiness-of-the-nation/

 

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Hua Hin on high alert in wake of Bangkok hospital bombing

 

Picture: Daily News

 

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: - The Prachuap chief of police has ordered security services to be on high alert in Hua Hin after the hospital bombing in Bangkok on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984629-hua-hin-on-high-alert-in-wake-of-bangkok-hospital-bombing/

 

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EDITORIAL

Hospital blast exposes junta's frailty
By The Nation

 

If the generals were more tolerant of dissent, perhaps we’d see fewer violent expressions of umbrage

 

BANGKOK: -- The bomb attack this past Monday at Bangkok’s Phramongkutklao Hospital that left at least 20 people injured must be condemned in the strongest terms. It was a cowardly, inhuman act of terror. The fact that the Army operates the hospital, which is frequented by retired officers, in no way justifies the attack. It was a gross violation of international practices and humanitarian laws and principle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984632-hospital-blast-exposes-juntas-frailty/

 

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Khon Kaen nurse who caught TB from a patient highlights needs for government help, say Thai media

 

Picture: Sanook

 

KHON KAEN: -- Thai media has said that the case of a Khon Kaen nurse who contracted tuberculosis from a sick patient highlights the need for continued action to help Thailand's nurses.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984633-khon-kaen-nurse-who-caught-tb-from-a-patient-highlights-needs-for government-help-say-thai-media/

 

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Tourism not hurt by Bangkok hospital blast, says minister

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- There is no impact on the tourism sector from the bomb attack at Phramongkutklao Hospital in Bangkok’s Rajthevi district, which left some 20 people injured, as no foreign nationals were affected, Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984635-tourism-not-hurt-by-bangkok-hospital-blast-says-minister-kobkarn/ 

 

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Experts call for legal approach to protection of elephants

By The Nation 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) held a seminar to seek a more comprehensive legal approach to protect Thailand’s elephants on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984636-experts-call-for-legal-approach-to-protection-of-thailands-elephants/

 

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Somkid in Laos to boost trade ties

By Somluck Srimalee
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak will meet Laos’ Deputy PM and Finance Minister Somdee Duangdee in Vientiane on Wednesday to discuss trade and investment between the countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984637-somkid-in-laos-to-boost-trade-ties/

 

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Monks caught dealing and taking Ya Ba in Samut Prakarn temple

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

SAMUT PRAKARN: -- Police who raided a Samut Prakarn temple yesterday found ample evidence of drug taking and dealing by two monks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984638-monks-caught-dealing-and-taking-ya-ba-in-samut-prakarn-temple/

 

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One killed, three injured in truck pile-up in Roi Et province

By The Nation

 

ROI  ET: -- A truck driver was killed and three others injured in a four-vehicle pile-up in the Suvarnabhumi district of Roi Et province early Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/984639-one-killed-three-injured-in-truck-pile-up-in-roi-et-province/

 

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