THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 3 Jun 2017

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Obesity costs Asia-Pacific $166 billion annually

By THE NATION 

 

OVER the past two decades, the Asia-Pacific region has not only experienced rapid growth, but in parallel saw a rapid increase in the number of overweight and obese people, according to the Asian Development Bank Institute (ABDI). 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986181-obesity-costs-asia-pacific-166-billion-annually/

 

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NLA endorses bill on criminal offences against political office holders

 

 

The National Legislative Assembly voted by 190 votes with four abstentions in favour of an organic law regarding criminal offences against political office holders.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986183-nla-endorses-bill-on-criminal-offences-against-political-office-holders/

 

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Property tycoon Anant is to be summoned to see DSI officials

 

 

The Department of Special Investigation is to summon property tycoon Anant Asavapokin to acknowledge charges of collusion in laundering money stolen from Klong Chan Credit Union Cooperatives.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986184-property-tycoon-anant-is-to-be-summoned-to-see-dsi-officials/

 

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Facebook bans use of term “kala”

 

 

An apparent Facebook ban on the word “kala” which was originally used to describe foreigners but has increasingly been used as a derogatory term for Muslims has caused an uproar among Burma’s netizens and scholars, according a report of The Irrawaddy News Online.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986185-facebook-bans-use-of-term-“kala”/

 

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Phuket public hospitals roll out free flu jabs 

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Phuket public hospitals are providing free flu vaccinations Photo: AFP
 

PHUKET: The three government hospitals in Phuket are urging people in “at risk” groups to present themselves to receive free influenza (flu) vaccinations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986186-phuket-public-hospitals-roll-out-free-flu-jabs/

 

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Japanese firms interested in EEC but need clearer incentive

By   SOMLUCK SRIMALEE
THE NATION

 

JAPANESE corporations are interested in investing in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme, but they need more incentives for public-private partnerships to develop infrastructure there.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986188-japanese-firms-interested-in-eec-but-need-clearer-incentive/

 

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Govt allocates Bt2.5 bn for universities’ research projects

By   THE NATION

 

THE GOVERNMENT has set aside Bt2.5 billion of this fiscal year’s Bt190-billion additional budget to help 27 universities extend their research projects with commercial purposes as a way to promote the “Thailand 4.0” policy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986193-govt-allocates-bt25-bn-for-universities’-research-projects/

 

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Sermsuk insists it has high standards after exploding

By   THE NATION

 

SERMSUK has responded to a Bt2-million Civil Court liability finding by insisting that it always places the highest priority on the safety and quality of its products. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986194-sermsuk-insists-it-has-high-standards-after-exploding/

 

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Police volunteer killed in road crash while chasing defiant biker

By The Nation

 

A police volunteer in Samut Prakan province was killed early Saturday when his motorcycle crashed into a truck while chasing a biker who refused to stop at a road checkpoint.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986195-police-volunteer-killed-in-road-crash-while-chasing-defiant-biker/

 

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Victims turn to police over Phuket Facebook pyramid scheme fraud 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: Over 30 members of a Facebook ‘Share Group’ went to Phuket City Police Station yesterday to file a complaint against the leader of the group, who is said to be a local curry vendor, as she is alleged to have defrauded the group out of what police believe could amount to several million baht.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986196-victims-turn-to-police-over-phuket-facebook-pyramid-scheme-fraud/

 

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Honest Thai teens help Myanmar worker get find cash he dropped near ATM machine

By The Nation

 

A Myanmar worker was lucky to get back his money after dropping currency notes worth Bt41,000 in front of an ATM machine in Chachoengsao province on Friday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986198-honest-thai-teens-help-myanmar-worker-get-find-cash-he-dropped-near-atm-machine/

 

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Army chief visits Pattani

By The Nation

 

Army Commander-in-Chief General Chalermchai Sitthisart visited Pattani on Saturday morning to be briefed on the progress of security agencies’ operations to return peace to the restive deep South.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986199-army-chief-visits-pattani/

 

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Trump travel ban's fate hinges on emergency U.S. high court request

By Lawrence Hurley

 

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection arm patch and badge is seen at Los Angeles International Airport, California February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump faces an uphill fight convincing the Supreme Court it should grant his emergency request to reinstate his travel ban on people entering the United States from six predominantly Muslim countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986202-trump-travel-bans-fate-hinges-on-emergency-us-high-court-request/

 

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UK torture charge for ex-wife of former Liberian president Taylor

 

LONDON (Reuters) - An ex-wife of former Liberian president Charles Taylor was charged by British police on Friday with four torture offences committed between 1989 and 1991 during the west African nation's civil war.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986205-uk-torture-charge-for-ex-wife-of-former-liberian-president-taylor/

 

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Mattis dials up U.S. pressure on China over North Korea, South China Sea

By Idrees Ali

 

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks with Malaysia's Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein at the 16th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States is encouraged by China's efforts to restrain North Korea but Washington will not accept Beijing's militarisation of islands in the South China Sea, U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986206-mattis-dials-up-us-pressure-on-china-over-north-korea-south-china-sea/

 

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Australia must do more to protect reef, UNESCO says

 

FILE PHOTO -- Oliver Lanyon, Senior Ranger in the Great Barrier Reef region for the Queenlsand Parks and Wildlife Service, takes photographs and notes during an inspection of the reef's condition in an area called the 'Coral Gardens' located at Lady Elliot Island and 80 kilometers north-east from the town of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia, June 11, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray/File photo

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The United Nations cultural heritage body UNESCO urged Australia on Saturday to accelerate efforts to save the Great Barrier Reef, saying long term targets to improve its health were unlikely to be met.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986208-australia-must-do-more-to-protect-reef-unesco-says/

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Death toll in Mexico from Tropical Storm Beatriz rises to 5

 

Government officials tour an area flooded by the rains of Tropical Storm Beatriz in Juchitan, in Oaxaca state, Mexico, June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Rusvel Rasgado

 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Five people were killed as Tropical Storm Beatriz dumped heavy rain on southwestern Mexico, causing landslides that destroyed homes, damaged roads and uprooted trees, emergency officials said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986209-death-toll-in-mexico-from-tropical-storm-beatriz-rises-to-5/

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Magnitude 6.9 quake hits in Bering Sea, off Alaska - USGS

 

(Reuters) - A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but it was not expected to cause a tsunami.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986211-magnitude-69-quake-hits-in-bering-sea-off-alaska-usgs/

 

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Will Trump block Comey testimony? White House does not know yet

By Susan Heavey

 

FILE PHOTO: FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials said on Friday they did not know yet whether President Donald Trump would seek to block former FBI Director James Comey from testifying to Congress next week, a move that could spark a political backlash.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986215-will-trump-block-comey-testimony-white-house-does-not-know-yet/

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British man, 30, dies in crash on Phuket’s Muay Thai street
Shela Riva

 

Mr Hitman died after crashing into a wall on Soi Ta-iad in Chalong. Photo: Harry Isaac Hitman/Facebook
 

PHUKET: A 30-year-old British man died yesterday (June 2) when he crashed his motorbike into a wall on Phuket’s famed Muay Thai street, Soi Ta-iad, at around 2.30am in the morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986065-unidentified-british-man-killed-in-phuket-crash/

 

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Phuket residents get free bulk waste collection service, in Kathu at least 

The Phuket News

 

The scheme has been rolled out in Kathu Municipality. Photo: Kathu Municipality
 

PHUKET: Kathu Municipality yesterday (June 2) announced that they have launched a free collection service to pick up unwanted furniture, scrap materials or any other large rubbish from all homes within the municipality area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986217-phuket-residents-get-free-bulk-waste-collection-service-in-kathu-at-least/

 

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