THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 28 Jun 2017

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Chinese tourist injured in parachuting accident in Sri Racha

Image: Pattaya News

 

A 26 year old Chinese parachutist was injured in Sri Racha after being caught in a swirling wind near his landing spot at a local airstrip.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989866-chinese-tourist-injured-in-parachuting-accident-in-sri-racha/

 

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Harsher labour law penalties hit Phuket employers, foreigners

 

PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket Employment Office (PEO) has cautioned foreigners and employers to be aware of a raft of new penalties for breaches of labour law introduced on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989861-harsher-labour-law-penalties-hit-phuket-employers-foreigners/

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Dad has dumped the family but son, 13, takes responsibility alone for five younger siblings

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BURIRAM: -- Sanook reported on five brothers and sisters living alone without a parent in Buriram.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989883-dad-has-dumped-the-family-but-son-13-takes-responsibility-alone-for five-younger-siblings/

 

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Video: Every motorcyclist's worst nightmare - the dreaded car door opens....

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- It is a nightmare scenario for a motorcyclist - when a car driver opens a car door right into the path of your vehicle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989884-video-every-motorcyclists-worst-nightmare-the-dreaded-car-door-opens/

 

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Yikes ! Cheap cushions were stuffed with sanitary towels and Pampers

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

SRI RACHA: -- Two Sri Racha siblings got a nasty shock when some cheap cushions they had been using for two years started to fray.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989885-yikes-cheap-cushions-were-stuffed-with-sanitary-towels-and-pampers/

 

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MIDWEEK RANT

 

Road Rage – time for Thailand to face the truth

 

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It really is time Thailand stopped hiding behind the “jai yen” myth.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989886-midweek-rant-road-rage-–-time-for-thailand-to-face-the-truth/

 

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Thailand remains in Tier 2 Watch List in US' human trafficking report 2017

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand slammed the report for not “doing justice” by keeping Thailand in the Tier 2 Watch List for another year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989888-thailand-remains-in-tier-2-watch-list-in-us-human-trafficking-report-2017/

 

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PM turns to verse to get his message across
By Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- He hosts a solo talk show on TV, has written songs – and the latest on the talent list of Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha is composing a poem to cherish his much-favoured “Thailand 4.0” concept.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989889-pm-prayut-turns-to-verse-to-get-his-message-across/

 

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Abbot duped into giving corrupt NBO official Bt13m: lawyer
By Samrit Jeamjaroenpornkul,
Supachai Petchtewee
The Nation

 

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AYUTTHAYA: -- THE abbot of Phananchoeng Temple in Ayutthaya province has been duped into giving Bt13 million to an allegedly corrupt senior official at the National Buddhism Office (NBO) and her alleged accomplice, his legal adviser said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989890-abbot-duped-into-giving-corrupt-nbo-official-bt13m-lawyer/

 

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‘No bidding’ for Bt7-bn Bangkok tower project
By Jakrawan Salaytoo
The Nation

 

The latest perspective rendering of new “Bangkok Observatory Tower”, with its 459 m height making this iconic landmark. Photo from: Facebook fan page of Thailand Skyline

 

BANGKOK: -- THE CONSTRUCTION of the Bangkok Observatory Tower, which will receive a Bt7.6-billion budget, will be carried out under a special procurement process.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989891-‘no-bidding’-for-bt7-bn-bangkok-tower-project/

 

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Article 44 plan to ease effects of navigation law on water dwellers
By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE GOVERNMENT yesterday said it planned to invoke the special powers of Article 44 of the Interim Charter to relieve the impact of the Navigation in the Thai Waters Act on some waterside dwellers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989892-article-44-plan-to-ease-effects-of-navigation-law-on-water-dwellers/ 

 

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Pheu Thai calls for review of primary voting clauses in new party law
By The Nation

 

 

THE FORMER ruling Pheu Thai Party wrote to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday, calling for a review of some clauses in the controversial section on primary voting in the organic law on political parties.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989893-pheu-thai-calls-for-review-of-primary-voting-clauses-in-new-party-law/

 

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UPDATE:

 

‘Popcorn gunman’s conviction overturned despite confession
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- THE Court of Appeals yesterday overturned the conviction of a man accused of being the “popcorn gunฌman” who shot dead a man and wounded four other people at a 2014 demonstration led by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989781-appeals-court-acquits-‘popcorn’-gunman/?do=findComment&comment=12029366

 

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Police vow fair CPF probe
By THE NATION

 

 

Employee charged with negligence amid concern Group will be let off by police

 

BANGKOK’S POLICE chief yesterday promised fairness to all parties involved in the investigation into the deaths of five people, including a veterinary student, at a chicken processing plant of listed agro-industrial and food conglomerate CPF last week.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989847-metropolitan-police-chief-pledges-fair-probe-into-five-deaths-at-cpf-plant-in-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=12029372

 

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PM not fazed over TIP
By Wasamon Audjarint,
Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

 

Fight against trafficking already on govt agenda; no date yet for US visit

 

PRIME Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha stressed yesterday that Thailand is committed to fighting human trafficking, as the US State Department released its 2017 Trafficking in Persons report late last night (Bangkok time).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989894-pm-prayut-not-fazed-over-tip/

 

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UPDATE:

 

US human trafficking report ‘does not do justice’ to Thailand
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday slammed the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for not “doing justice” by keeping Thailand in the Tier 2 Watch List for another year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989888-thailand-remains-in-tier-2-watch-list-in-us-human-trafficking-report-2017/?do=findComment&comment=12029385

 

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PM plays down notion that political party be set up to support him
By The Nation

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday appeared to rule out a suggestion that a political party be established to support him, saying he was only thinking about how the country should be run under the new Constitution and had no time to focus on politics.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989896-pm-prayut-plays-down-notion-that-political-party-be-set-up-to-support-him/

 

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Supreme Court upholds verdict, imposes long sentence against former doctor Supat in human-trafficking case
By The Nation

 

Supat Laohawattana (White shirt)

 

BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a guilty verdict and a long jail sentence in a human-trafficking case brought against a former Thai doctor.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989897-supreme-court-upholds-verdict-imposes-long-sentence-against-former-doctor-supat-in-human-trafficking-case/

 

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Only one public holiday for Royal cremation of the late King

By Thai PBS Reporters 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Office of the Secretary-General of the Cabinet on Tuesday issued a statement denying a report that the government has announced five public holidays during the Royal cremation of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in October.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980183-royal-cremation-of-the-late-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-is-set-on-october-26/?do=findComment&comment=12029406

 

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Commerce chamber wants elevated rail track in Korat township

By Thai PBS Reporters  

 

 

KORAT: -- The Nakhon Ratchasima chamber of commerce has wanted the dual-track train project which goes through the provincial townseat to be elevated like the one in Khon Kaen province instead of the rail track on the ground and surrounded by barriers on both sides.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989898-commerce-chamber-wants-elevated-rail-track-in-korat-township/

 

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Thailand's Tourist Boom Puts a Strain on Its Airports

By Sunil Jagtiani

 

- Tourism boom contributing to congestion at country’s terminals

- Airports of Thailand to pour billions of dollars into upgrades

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s tourism bounty comes with a big challenge for the head of state-run Airports of Thailand Pcl: expanding passenger capacity in Bangkok by about the size of South Korea’s population.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989899-thailands-tourist-boom-puts-a-strain-on-its-airports/

 

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OTP: Sino-Thai railway project prioritizes on Thailand’s benefits

 

BANGKOK, 28 June 2017 (NNT) - The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) has stressed that the Sino-Thai railway project will prioritize on Thailand’s benefits. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989900-otp-sino-thai-railway-project-prioritizes-on-thailand’s-benefits/

 

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No proposed construction of Pang-nga airport as yet: PM

 

BANGKOK, 28 June 2017 (NNT) – There has been no proposal to build an airport in Pang-nga as yet, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989901-no-proposed-construction-of-pang-nga-airport-as-yet-pm-prayut/

 

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OPINION

Like Yingluck, most Thais are not optimistic about the future
By Tulsathit Taptim
The Nation

 

The political rumblings have begun, in the form of ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s birthday tears amid visits to her home by numerous supporters. She told them she was bracing herself for the court verdict in the rice scheme trial. But it’s not just Yingluck who’s preparing for the worst. The whole of Thailand is dreading the day of the ruling.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989902-like-yingluck-most-thais-are-not-optimistic-about-the-future/

 

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Cyber attack sweeps globe, researchers see 'WannaCry' link

By Dustin Volz

 

A message demanding money is seen on a monitor of a payment terminal at a branch of Ukraine's state-owned bank Oschadbank after Ukrainian institutions were hit by a wave of cyber attacks earlier in the day, in Kiev, Ukraine, June 27, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

 

MOSCOW/KIEV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A major global cyber attack on Tuesday disrupted computers at Russia's biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms with a virus similar to the ransomware that last month infected more than 300,000 computers.

 

Full story:  http://tech.thaivisa.com/cyber-attack-sweeps-globe-researchers-see-wannacry-link/22585/

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Islamic State orders businesses to use its currency

 

An Islamic State flag is seen in this picture illustration taken February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

BEIRUT/CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State ordered shopkeepers and traders to price goods in its currency, the dirham, as of Tuesday and set the value at 1,000 Syrian pounds (1.41 pounds) per dirham, seeking to steer its own monetary policy even as its territorial grip is shaken.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989904-islamic-state-orders-businesses-to-use-its-currency/

 

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Trump growing frustrated with China, weighs trade steps - officials

By Steve Holland

 

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with China over its inaction on North Korea and bilateral trade issues and is now considering possible trade actions against Beijing, three senior administration officials told Reuters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989905-trump-growing-frustrated-with-china-weighs-trade-steps-officials/

 

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Saudi, Qatar ministers spar over Arab nations' demands

 

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir speaks during a news conference after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, August 11, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday that there would be no negotiations over demands by the kingdom and other Arab states for Qatar to stop supporting terrorism.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989906-saudi-qatar-ministers-spar-over-arab-nations-demands/

 

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U.S. says it saw preparations for possible Syria chemical attack

By Jeff Mason and Dmitry Solovyov

 

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview in Damascus, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA on September 26, 2013. SANA/Handout via Reuters/Files

 

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - A U.S. warning to Syria's leadership against staging a chemical weapons attack was based on intelligence about what appeared to be active preparations at a Syrian airfield used for such an attack in April, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989907-us-says-it-saw-preparations-for-possible-syria-chemical-attack/

 

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Clinton campaign chairman testifies in U.S. House Russia probe

By Patricia Zengerle

 

John Podesta, chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, addresses the crowd at Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's election night rally in New York, U.S., in this file photo dated November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta, on Tuesday appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, which has begun interviewing witnesses in its probe of how Russia may have influenced the 2016 election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989908-clinton-campaign-chairman-testifies-in-us-house-russia-probe/