THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 6 Jul 2017

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Dr. Surin suggests Thailand to increase competitiveness

 

BANGKOK, 6 July 2017, (NNT) - Former ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan has suggested that Thailand steadily and transparently raise its competitiveness by addressing the flaws of state administration. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991202-dr-surin-suggests-thailand-to-increase-competitiveness/

 

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Chiang Rai adopts active PR approach for local tourism

 

 

CHIANG RAI, 6 July 2017 (NNT) - The Provincial Public Relations Office of Chiang Rai has organized a training program for 50 members of a local PR network to actively publicize the work of government agencies. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991203-chiang-rai-adopts-active-pr-approach-for-local-tourism/

 

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Former ASEAN Sec-Gen stresses importance of foreign labor

 

BANGKOK, 6 July 2017 (NNT) – Former ASEAN Secretary-General Dr Surin Pitsuwan has suggested the government to keep in mind the significance of migrant workers to Thailand and consider amending the foreign labor law for higher efficiency. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991206-former-asean-sec-gen-stresses-importance-of-foreign-labor/

 

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Mahathir's comeback renews Malaysia’s opposition in looming polls

By Joseph Sipalan and Praveen Menon

 

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad smiles during an interview with Reuters in Putrajaya, Malaysia, March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

 

KUALA SIN, Malaysia (Reuters) - Prime Minister Najib Razak won Malaysia's last general election, despite losing the popular vote. Since then, he has been embroiled in a corruption scandal that has been investigated in a half-dozen countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991209-mahathirs-comeback-renews-malaysia’s-opposition-in-looming-polls/

 

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Vietnamese lychees hit Thai supermarket shelves

 

 

LUC NGAN, 6 July 2017 (VOV) - Lychees from Luc Ngan district of Vietnam’s Bac Giang Province are on the shelves of Central Group’s business units Tops and Central Food Hall supermarkets in Bangkok, according to the Bac Giang provincial Department of Industry and Trade. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991210-vietnamese-lychees-hit-thai-supermarket-shelves/

 

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56 rounded up for road racing in Chon Buri
By The Nation

 

Troops and Interior Ministry officials rounded up 56 motorcycle road racers in Chon Buri early Thursday after learning that they used Facebook pages to arrange races.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991211-56-rounded-up-for-road-racing-in-chon-buri/

 

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Myanmar driver arrested after two Thais killed in collision in Mae Sot
By The Nation

 

MAE SOT: -- A young man and his aunt were killed on Wednesday night when their motorcycle was in collision with a van from Myanmar in Tak’s Mae Sot district.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991212-myanmar-driver-arrested-after-two-thais-killed-in-collision-in-mae-sot/

 

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Elderly couple bitten by son’s Pit Bull Terrier
By The Nation

 

PATHUM THANI: -- An elderly couple was bitten by a Pit Bull Terrier which was owned by their son in Pathum Thani on Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991215-elderly-couple-bitten-by-son’s-pit-bull-terrier/

 

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Fire breaks out in Koh Chang ferry engine room
By The Nation

 

TRAT: -- A fire broke out in the engine room of a Koh Chang ferry late Wednesday night while it was docked at a pier in Trat’s Laem Ngob district. Police said no one was injured. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991216-fire-breaks-out-in-koh-chang-ferry-engine-room/

 

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Student rescued after her foot gets trapped in BTS platform gap
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A student was rescued after her foot got trapped in the gap between a BTS skytrain and the platform at Surasak Station on Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991218-student-rescued-after-her-foot-gets-trapped-in-bts-platform-gap/

 

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Singapore has a near perfect approach to cybersecurity, Thailand ranks better than expected

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Thailand has been ranked at 20th place in a new UN report on global cybersecurity.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/singapore-near-perfect-approach-cybersecurity-thailand-ranks-better-expected/22766/

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Ukraine scrambles to contain new cyber threat after ‘NotPetya’ attack

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/Files

 

KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian software firm used to launch last week’s global cyber attack warned on Wednesday that all computers sharing a network with its infected accounting software had been compromised by hackers.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/ukraine-scrambles-contain-new-cyber-threat-notpetya-attack/22769/

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Dolphin rescued after being stranded at Patong beach
By The Nation

 

PHUKET: -- A spinner dolphin was rescued after it became stranded at Patong Beach early on Thursday morning.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991227-dolphin-rescued-after-being-stranded-at-patong-beach/

 

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Meeting on reform of public affairs urges continued efforts to tackle illegal fishing

 

 

BANGKOK, 6th July 2017 (NNT) - A meeting of the government’s team guiding the reform of the country’s public affairs has called for continued efforts to tackle illegal fishing activities in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991229-meeting-on-reform-of-public-affairs-urges-continued-efforts-to-tackle-illegal-fishing/

 

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UNESCO leaves Great Barrier Reef off 'in danger' list

By Colin Packham and Benjamin Cooper

 

FILE PHOTO - Peter Gash, owner and manager of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, snorkels in an area called the 'Coral Gardens' at Lady Elliot Island, located north-east from the town of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia, June 11, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray/File photo

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The United Nations cultural body UNESCO has voted to leave the Great Barrier Reef off its "in danger" list despite recent widespread destruction of the World Heritage Site.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991231-unesco-leaves-great-barrier-reef-off-in-danger-list/

 

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High Street: Guy so tweaked he hands out meth on sidewalk

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Screenshot: Ruang Den Yen Nee/ Facebook

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Yesterday, police in the northern province of Chiang Mai arrested a man who allegedly threw hundreds of methamphetamine tablets on the street for other people to enjoy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991232-high-street-guy-so-tweaked-he-hands-out-meth-on-sidewalk/

 

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Thai football coach Rajevac to prove his clout at King’s Cup tournament 

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Milovan Rajevac, the head coach of the Thai national football team, will have another chance to prove his clout in the 45th King’s Cup tournament scheduled to be held on July 14-16 at the Rajamangala Sport Stadium.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991234-thai-football-coach-rajevac-to-prove-his-clout-at-king’s-cup-tournament/

 

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Evidence of laundering through state car auctions submitted to DSI

 

BANGKOK, 6 July 2017 (NNT) – The Department of Land Transport and Department of Army Transportation have assembled evidence of forged documentation for 1,300 auctioned vehicles for submission to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to urge the agency to look into the laundering of illegally imported cars through the government’s own auction process. 

 

Full story:   https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991236-evidence-of-laundering-through-state-car-auctions-submitted-to-dsi/

 

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Would-be child-sex 'whistle blower' faces transfer
By The Nation

 

Mae Sa Riang district deputy chief Boonyarit Nipawanit

 

MAE HONG SONG: -- The Mae Hong Song district official who accused the province’s governor, Suebsak Iamwichan, of being involved in a child-prostitution ring, is to be transferred to Ubon Ratchathani on July 11.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991238-would-be-child-sex-whistle-blower-faces-transfer/  
 

 

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Police Commander warns officials extorting foreign laborers of severe punishment

 

 

BANGKOK, 6 July 2017 (NNT) – The commander of the Royal Thai Police has asserted that officials found taking advantage of migrant workers trying to comply with the new Royal Decree will receive punishment to the extent of the law. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991240-police-commander-warns-officials-extorting-foreign-laborers-of-severe-punishment/

 

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Car camera shows car crash at intersection

By Thai PBS

 

 

CHON BURI/PATTAYA: -- A video footage from a front car video camera captured the moment when a black Toyota Wish jumping red light signal and crashed into four other vehicles waiting for the green light.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991241-car-camera-shows-car-crash-at-intersection/

 

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BMA ready to demolish Kieo Khai Ka neighbourhood
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will demolish 20 homes in the Kieo Khai Ka community in Dusit district from July 10-31 to make way for the “Chao Phraya for All” riverbank development, Deputy Governor Jakkapan Pewngarm said on Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991243-bma-ready-to-demolish-kieo-khai-ka-neighbourhood/

 

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Questions raised as boy, 5, cut by glass at Phuket kindergarten

Shela Riva

 

The boy sustained a small scratch on his chin.

 

PHUKET: A kindergarten in Cherng Talay has responded that it is investigating an incident last week that saw a 5-year-old boy being scratched by broken glass while he was inside a classroom storage room.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991244-questions-raised-as-boy-5-cut-by-glass-at-phuket-kindergarten/

 

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Dry Season: Health dept asks Thais to kick booze for 3-month Buddhist Lent

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Masroor Hamid/Flickr

 

BANGKOK: -- Two public health groups have asked Thais to quit the sauce for Buddhist Lent, a three-month season that begins Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991245-dry-season-health-dept-asks-thais-to-kick-booze-for-3-month-buddhist-lent/

 

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Fire destroys refugee shelter in Mae Hong Son
By The Nation

 

 

MAE HONG SON:  -- A fire swept through three dozen derelict houses being used as temporary refugee shelters in Mae Hong Son late Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991252-fire-destroys-refugee-shelter-in-mae-hong-son/

 

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Charges against labour activist Jitra dismissed
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Military Court on Thursday dismissed charges against labour activist Jitra Kotchadet for violating a 2014 junta summons, acknowledging that she was in Sweden and could not return to Thailand in time.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991254-charges-against-labour-activist-jitra-dismissed/

 

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Lawyers Council jettisons member for allegedly cheating client
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Lawyers Council of Thailand on Thursday stripped Pisit Sammalert’s name from its list of qualified practitioners for allegedly cheating a road-accident victim out of due compensation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991256-lawyers-council-jettisons-member-for-allegedly-cheating-client/   
 

 

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PRD & TV Pool plan coverage of royal funeral

 

BANGKOK, 6th July 2017 (NNT) - The Public Relations Department (PRD) and the The Television Pool of Thailand have held a meeting to prepare for the broadcast coverage of the royal funeral of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

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=12056156

 

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Germany worried U.S. could start trade war with Europe - Gabriel

 

Activists carry a banner reading "The war starts here" as they arrive at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof central railway station during the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is concerned that U.S. President Donald Trump could start a trade war with Europe, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Thursday ahead of a G20 summit in the port city of Hamburg.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991258-germany-worried-us-could-start-trade-war-with-europe-gabriel/