THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 3 Jul 2017

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Mass ordination in honor of late King held in Pattani

 

 

PATTANI, 3 July 2017 (NNT) - Pattani province has organized a mass ordination for Thai Sikhs of Indian descent in honor of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit. 

At Wat Tani Nora Samoson in Mueang district, Pattani Governor Wiranan Phengchan on Sunday presided over the mass ordination ceremony jointly arranged by the Pattani monks, the provincial office of Buddhism and a committee on Royal Projects. The mass ordination is part of a project to help each Buddhist temple in the province to have five monks. 

The monks will stay at Tani Nora Samson until the Buddhist Lent Day before leaving the temple to stay at other temples which have less than five monks. Some of them will leave the monkhood after Buddhist Lent and the rest after the Royal Cremation in October. 

In Nakhon Pathom, Provincial Governor Adisak Thep-at presided over a ceremony to open a new building at La-eiat Upatham School in Don Tum district. The building was constructed with 700,000-baht donations from Thai Sikhs and Thai people of Indian descent.

 

-- nnt 2017-07-03

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Sa Kaew police deports 250 Cambodians who lost jobs due to new law
By The Nation

 

File photo : Cambodians were seen leaving Aranyaprathet checkpoint on June 30 after a new decree was enforced.

 

SA KAEW: -- Immigration police in the border province of Sa Kaew on Sunday detained and deported a group of 250 Cambodians whose employers terminated their work out of fear of heavy punishment from the newly implemented labour decree.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990602-sa-kaew-police-deports-250-cambodians-who-lost-jobs-due-to-new-law/

 

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Police chief warns officers against taking bribes from illegal workers

 

File photo : Pol Colonel Krissana

 

BANGKOK: -- The national police chief has ordered police nationwide not to take bribes from illegal workers and their employers or risk stiff penalties.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990603-police-chief-warns-officers-against-taking-bribes-from-illegal-workers/

 

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Woman admits lying to police about attempted rape by taxi driver
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A woman who initially claimed that a taxi driver tried to rape her early Sunday morning in Bangkhen area, which caused police to search for the suspect, has recanted her story.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990604-woman-admits-lying-to-police-about-attempted-rape-by-taxi-driver/

 

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Govt urged to ease crisis over migrants
By The Nation

 

 

Warning labour shortage as millions of migrants flee to home countries

 

BANGKOK: -- A LABOUR rights advocacy group has urged the government to adopt additional measures to help legalise an estimated 2 million migrant workers in Thailand in the wake of the new foreign labour law.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990605-thai-govt-urged-to-ease-crisis-over-migrants/

 

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Higher Education Ministry old wine in new bottle?
By Chularat Saengpassa
The Nation

 

Prasert

 

UNIVERSITIES NEED OWN MINISTRY TO ‘UNLEASH POTENTIAL’ IN RESEARCH, EDUCATION

 

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND IS SET to establish a Higher Education Ministry, which is similar to a body that was abolished in 1999.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990606-higher-education-ministry-old-wine-in-new-bottle/

 

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Committee hears proposal to allow longtime Mahakan Fort residents to stay despite BMA’s ‘reservations’
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A tripartite committee is now trying to solve the decades-long dispute over an old community around the ancient Mahakan Fort in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990607-committee-hears-proposal-to-allow-longtime-mahakan-fort-residents-to-stay-despite-bma’s-‘reservations’/

 

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Evidence sought in Belgian’s death
By Kampanat La-ong
Marisa Chimprabha

 

 

KOH TAO: -- POLICE are collecting evidence in the death of a 30-year-old Belgian tourist on the notorious Koh Tao resort island, including information about her mental condition and her experiences with the Sathya Sai Baba sect.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990296-it-was-murder-says-belgian-girls-mother-as-website-claims-there-has-been-a-koh-tao-cover-up-in-supposed-suicide-by-hanging-case/?do=findComment&comment=12044915

 

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Getting the Sino-Thai railway back on track
By Suwatchai Songwanich 
Chief executive Officer, 
Bangkok Bank (China)

 

BANGKOK: -- The Thai-Chinese railway reached a new milestone this month, as the Finance Ministry prepared funding for the project, including a loan for up to Bt170 billion from China, pending a final proposal from the Transport Ministry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990608-getting-the-sino-thai railway-back-on-track/

 

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WHO praises Thailand for efforts to combat cancer

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised Thailand for its outstanding cancer management, a medical lecturer said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990609-who-praises-thailand-for-efforts-to-combat-cancer/

 

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PM promises to invoke S44 to solve confusion over new alien workers’ law

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha assured on Sunday that he would invoke Section 44 of the Interim Constitution to suspend or postpone the enforcement of certain provisions of the new law on alien workers which carry punitive actions against employers who hire undocumented migrant workers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990610-pm-promises-to-invoke-s44-to-solve-confusion-over-new-alien-workers’-law/

 

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Bryde’s whale’s carcass beached on Phuket beach
By Salinee Prab
The Nation 
Phuket

 

 

PHUKET: -- A Bryde’s whale was found dead on a Phuket beach on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990611-bryde’s-whale’s-carcass-beached-on-phuket-beach/

 

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NLA has no plan to postpone election

 

 

BANGKOK, 3 July 2017 (NNT) - National Legislative Assembly (NLA) President, Pornpetch Wichitcholchai says the lawmakers have no plan to reject organic bills or postpone the general election. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990612-nla-has-no-plan-to-postpone-election/

 

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PM stresses equal treatment to migrant workers

 

 

BANGKOK, 3July 2017 (NNT) – The government is prioritizing the solving of migrant labor issues, and will receive input from business owners to provide equal treatment of Thai and migrant workers, says the Prime Minister. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990613-pm-prayut-stresses-equal-treatment-to-migrant-workers/

 

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Trump tweets mock video of himself tackling, punching CNN logo

By Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump waves at the Celebrate Freedom Rally in Washington, U.S. July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump stepped up his feud with the media on Sunday by tweeting a mock video of himself tackling and repeatedly striking a man with a CNN logo super-imposed in place of his head, followed by a logo saying "Fraud News Network."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990615-trump-tweets-mock-video-of-himself-tackling-punching-cnn-logo/

 

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German conservatives to promise full employment in party platform

By Andreas Rinke and Erik Kirschbaum

 

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor and head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel and head of Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer during the Trudering festival in Munich, Germany, May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives will promise to all but eliminate unemployment in Germany by the year 2025 when they announce their 2017 election campaign platform on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990616-german-conservatives-to-promise-full-employment-in-party-platform/

 

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Britain says will move to control EU fishing in its waters

 

FILE PHOTO: A fishing boat sails from the harbour as as Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May visits Plymouth fisheries, in Plymouth, May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Leon Neal/Pool/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will withdraw from an agreement that allows some other European countries to fish between six and 12 miles from its coast in a move to "take back control" of fishing policy, Environment Secretary Michael Gove said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990617-britain-says-will-move-to-control-eu-fishing-in-its-waters/

 

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Eight wounded in shooting near French mosque - newspaper

 

(Reuters) - Eight people were wounded in a shooting in front of a mosque in the southern French city of Avignon in an incident police consider to be a settling of scores rather than a militant attack, regional newspaper La Provence reported on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990618-eight-wounded-in-shooting-near-french-mosque-newspaper/

 

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U.S. lifts laptop restriction for flights from Abu Dhabi

 

FILE PHOTO: Baggage and a laptop are scanned using the Transport Security Administration's new Automated Screening Lane technology at Terminal 4 of JFK airport in New York City, U.S., May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Sunday lifted a ban on laptops in cabins on flights from Abu Dhabi to the United States, saying the United Arab Emirates' Etihad Airways had put in place required tighter security measures.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990619-us-lifts-laptop-restriction-for-flights-from-abu-dhabi/

 

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Britain says 181 high-rise buildings have failed safety tests after London fire

 

Window cleaners work on a tower block on the Chalcots estate in Camden which has alumium cladding which the local council have decided to remove in light of the fire at the Grenfell Tower, in London, Britain, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Some 181 high-rise buildings have failed safety tests carried out after a fire that killed at least 80 people in London last month, the British government said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990620-britain-says-181-high-rise-buildings-have-failed-safety-tests-after-london-fire/

 

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Gulf deadline to resolve Qatar rift approaches

By Sylvia Westall and Tom Finn

 

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends a news conference in Rome, Italy, July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

 

DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar faces possible further sanctions by Arab states that have severed ties with Doha over allegations of links to terrorism, as a deadline to accept their demands is expected to expire on Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990621-gulf-deadline-to-resolve-qatar-rift-approaches/

 

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Three car bombs target Damascus, 20 killed

 

Damaged cars are seen at one of the blast sites in Damascus in this handout picture posted on SANA on July 2, 2017, Syria. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

 

BEIRUT/DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A car bomb killed 20 people in Damascus on Sunday and wounded dozens more, the Syrian foreign ministry said, the first such bombing in the Syrian capital since a series of jihadist suicide attacks in March.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990622-three-car-bombs-target-damascus-20-killed/

 

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Woman cries "taxi driver rape" - but it turns out to be a pack of lies

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- A Thai woman claimed that she had been attacked in a cab in Bangkok yesterday but managed to escape and get help from soldiers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990604-woman-admits-lying-to-police-about-attempted-rape-by-taxi-driver/?do=findComment&comment=12045134

 

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Yet another tourist died mysteriously on Koh Tao, south of Thailand

 

Yet again, the victim happened to be a young attractive female,  travelling alone. By official accounts, seven tourists have died on that island within the last three years. The most infamous of which was the brutal murder and rape of a British couple David Miller and Hannah Witheridge in September 2014.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990626-letter-to-the-editor-koh-tao-legitimate-use-of-section-44/

 

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Hua Hin students wowing tourists as they act as interpreters for the police

 

Picture: Daily News

 

HUA HIN: -- A group of senior students from Klai Kangwon School in Hua Hin have been impressing tourists who come into the local police station.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990627-hua-hin-students-wowing-tourists-as-they-act-as-interpreters-for-the-police/

 

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No progress yet in "80K vs 40K" bank case as both sides stick to their stories

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

CHAINAT: -- A bank drama that is captivating the online community is no closer to resolution. But police intend to press for an end to the case this week.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990628-no-progress-yet-in-80k-vs-40k-bank-case-as-both-sides-stick-to-their-stories/

 

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Keep your gates closed! Dog owners told to be more responsible after another little girl is savaged by a vicious pet dog

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

CHONBURI/PATTAYA: -- Thai people online urged dog owners to be more responsible after a six year old girl in a Chonburi housing estate was taken to hospital after being attacked by a dog.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990636-keep-your-gates-closed-dog-owners-told-to-be-more-responsible-after another-little-girl-is-savaged-by-a-vicious-pet-dog/

 

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Chinese tourists robbed of 2,000 baht as motorcycle taxi driver rips them off

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- Sanook reported on a story of two Chinese tourists who were ripped off for a short motorcycle taxi ride from Phayathai BTS to their hotel near the Victory Monument.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990637-chinese-tourists-robbed-of-2000-baht-as-motorcycle-taxi-driver-rips-them-off/

 

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Superstar "Becks" just loves Thailand - pictured giving an old lady a lovely hug

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- Superstar footballer David Beckham did his Thai popularity no harm at all at the weekend as he posted a charming picture of him hugging one of his many fans in the kingdom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990638-superstar-becks-just-loves-thailand-pictured-giving-an-old-lady-a lovely-hug/

 

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Samsung Electronics to launch refurbished Note 7 phones in South Korea from July 7

BY REUTERS

 

 

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it will start selling a refurbished version of the recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in South Korea on July 7, using batteries different from those that caused some handsets to catch fire last year.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/samsung-electronics-launch-refurbished-note-7-phones-south-korea-july-7/22683/