THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 10 Jul 2017

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Public pay respects to late King during long weekend

 

 

BANGKOK, 10 July 2017 (NNT) – The Thai public are continuing to pay their respects to His late Majesty King Bhumibil Adulyadej at the Grand Palace during this long weekend. 

Sanam Luang was crowded with the masses, mostly parents who brought their child along, waiting to enter the Grand Palace to pay their respects to His late Majesty King Bhumibil Adulyadej during the religious holidays. 

Several youths said they cannot put their feelings into words for being able to pay their respects to the late King inside the Grand Palace, but they are grateful that they have the chance to do so, despite not being born during the time when the late King was actively helping the general public throughout the country, adding that they learned about His late Majesty's legacy through the royal projects. 

The general public are allowed to pay their respects to His late Majesty at Grand Palace, Bangkok, everyday from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

 

-- nnt 2017-07-10

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Russian woman falls 4 stories, lands next to 7-11 clerk
By The Nation

 

 

PATTAYA: -- A 7-11 convenient store clerk was shocked when a Russian woman suddenly fell through the roof of the shop’s storage area onto the floor right beside him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991695-russian-woman-falls-4-stories-lands-next-to-7-11-clerk/

 

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Duck worker and boy found dead at bottom of well
By Thanisara Chaowalitroj
The Nation

 

 

KAMPHAENG PHET: -- A duck-rearing worker and a 12-year-old Karen boy were found dead in a 15-metre-deep artesian well in Kham Phaeng Phet’s Khlong Khlung district Saturday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991696-duck-worker-and-boy-found-dead-at-bottom-of-well/

 

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Warning on illegal broker
By THE NATION

 

 

Companies who use unregistered brokers could be accused of human trafficking: Labour ministry

 

BANGKOK: -- COMPANIES that use illegal brokers to bring migrants to work in Thailand face the risk of being accused of human trafficking, the Labour Ministry warned yesterday, as thousands of migrants continued to flee home amid to widespread fear about the tough new labour law.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991697-warning-on-illegal-broker/

 

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Rubber growers to increase pressure over govt 'inaction' on falling prices
By THE NATION

 

File photo

 

BANGKOK: -- RUBBER GROWERS in the South have stepped up pressure on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to issue a junta order to help shore up the sagging prices of natural rubber.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991698-rubber-growers-to-increase-pressure-over-govt-inaction-on-falling-prices/

 

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Govt 'has gone too far siding with companies over ALRO land'
By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION

 

 

Critics hit selective use of Article 44 but ALRO chief says poor farmers will benefit.

 

BANGKOK: -- THE MILITARY government has gone too far with measures that benefit big corporations, experts have cautioned, as the government has used its special powers to overturn the Supreme Administrative Court’s verdict allowing non-farming economic activities on land held by the Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991699-thai-govt-has-gone-too-far-siding-with-companies-over-alro-land/

 

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Primary voting rules need changes to help smaller parties: drafters
By KANITTHA THEPPAJORN
THE NATION

 

CDC member Udom Ratamarit

 

BANGKOK: -- THE CONSTITUTION Drafting Commission (CDC) has decided to retain a primary voting system in the political party bill but the draft will be revised to allow smaller parties a better chance |to contest elections.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991700-primary-voting-rules-need-changes-to-help-smaller-parties-drafters/

 

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Five startups that help solve problems, improve life
By JIRAPAN BOONNOON
The Nation

 

Kanami Iga with the prototype of retinal projection eyewear named Retissa

 

BANGKOK: -- The Nation has selected five startups that stood out among the more than 300 international and domestic companies at the “Startup Thailand 2017” event held on July 6-7. Ooca, Digio, QD Laser, Ricult and GetLinks (Thailand) offer solutions that can improve quality of life for users in the digital era. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991701-five-startups-that-help-solve-problems-improve-life/

 

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Prayut prepares for eventual meeting with Trump
By THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE MEETING between Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and the US President Donald Trump is confirmed to be postponed from the initial schedule set for later this month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991702-prayut-prepares-for-eventual-meeting-with-trump/

 

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Prostitutes rescued by shop clerk return from South Korea
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Thai woman who was forced into prostitution in South Korea and was rescued after sending a call for help through a three-language note left with a convenience store clerk was among 17 Thais rescued May 18, Foreign Ministry spokesman Busadee Santipitaks said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991703-prostitutes-rescued-by-shop-clerk-return-from-south-korea/

 

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Worker dies on first day as truck falls from elevated road
By The Nation

 

 

CHACHOENGSAO: -- One person was killed and another injured when a 22-wheel container-transporting trailer truck spun out of control while taking an uphill curve on an elevated ring road section and fell to the ground five storeys below in Chachoengsao’s Bang Pakong district on Sunday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991704-worker-dies-on-first-day-as-truck-falls-from-elevated-road/

 

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Prayut urges drinkers to sober up for Buddhist Lent period
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concern about drinking among Thais, saying that the habit yielded more disadvantages than good.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991705-prayut-urges-drinkers-to-sober-up-for-buddhist-lent-period/

 

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Faced with arrest for Phuket woman’s murder, German man slashes own throat

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German national Nico Papke, 35, remains under watch in hospital in Phuket Town after he cut his own throat with a box cutter at his rented home in Rawai this evening. Photo: Phuket Immigration Police

 

PHUKET: -- A German man is in hospital under careful watch after he slashed his own throat with a box cutter while police moved in to arrest him for the murder of a Phuket woman whose body was found dumped in the jungle in Wichit earlier today (July 9).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991706-faced-with-arrest-for-phuket-woman’s-murder-german-man-slashes-own-throat/

 

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OPINION

Thailand’s US pivot: hedging or hugging?
By Kavi Chongkittavorn
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- For the past three years, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has been obsessed with the country’s human trafficking record. He has single-handedly pushed for extensive reforms in all areas of this explosive issue.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991707-thailand’s-us-pivot-hedging-or-hugging/

 

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In search of a better life
By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM,
PARINHA SEYHAK
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- IN THE EYES of some Thai people, migrant workers seem to be alien to Thai society, but a closer look shows they are the same as other people who work hard for a better life.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991708-in-search-of-a-better-life/

 

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Gemstones fail to reach minimum bid at government auction
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Gems and jade offered at a Legal Execution Department-hosted auction on Saturday have failed to attract a buyer.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991709-gemstones-fail-to-reach-minimum-bid-at-government-auction/ 

 

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UPDATE:

 

Thailand Ranked Fifth in the World for Alcohol Consumption

 

BANGKOK – A government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Sunday.Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is concerned about the drinking habits of the Thai people, especially among young people aged 15-19.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991705-prayut-urges-drinkers-to-sober-up-for-buddhist-lent-period/?do=findComment&comment=12066219

 

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Two Estonian tourists fined 20,000 baht each for in-flight smoking

By ThaiPBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Two Estonian brother and sister were fined 20,000 baht each and released for smoking on an airliner despite repeated warnings from flight attendants.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991710-two-estonian-tourists-fined-20000-baht-each-for-in-flight-smoking/

 

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Graft-busting officials to probe cash handouts by tourists at Sadao immigration office

By ThaiPBS

 

 

SADAO: -- Officials of the government’s anti-corruption commission will travel to Sadao district of Songkhla province to investigate alleged bribe taking by immigration officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991711-graft-busting-officials-to-probe-cash-handouts-by-tourists-at-sadao-immigration-office/

 

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Defence budget on steady rise in past three years

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Ever since the military government was installed by the junta three years ago, the annual budget for the Ministry of Defence has steadily increased from 190 billion baht in 2015 fiscal year to 206,000 billion baht in 2016, 213 billion baht in 2017 and 222 billion baht in 2018.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991712-defence-budget-on-steady-rise-in-past-three-years/

 

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Professional tour guides oppose foreign guide imports

 

 

BANGKOK, 10 July 2017 (NNT) - Thai professional tour guide organizations have issued a statement confirming their stance against the importation of foreign guides to solve a shortage of local and Chinese-speaking guides. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991713-professional-tour-guides-oppose-foreign-guide-imports/

 

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Lufthansa Group brings new flights, fresh ideas to region
By Sirivish Toomgum
The Nation

 

Stefan Molnar

 

Sales chief vows commitment to Thailand

 

BANGKOK: -- The Lufthansa Group has strengthened its presence in Thailand with the planned launches of new premium products and services to demonstrate its continuous commitment to the market. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991714-lufthansa-group-brings-new-flights-fresh-ideas-to-region/

 

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Seven central provinces told to brace for possible flooding

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Residents in seven central provinces were told to move their belongings to higher ground in anticipation of possible flooding as a consequence of increasing level of water in the Chao Phraya both upstream and downstream of the Chao Phraya dam coupled with expected more rains from low pressure unit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991715-seven-central-provinces-told-to-brace-for-possible-flooding/

 

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Germans angry over 'orgy of violence' at Merkel's pre-election G20

By Madeline Chambers

 

Riot police officer pulls a bicycle that protesters used as a barricade during demonstrations at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans expressed anger on Sunday over violence that hit a G20 world leaders' summit in Hamburg, raising awkward questions for Chancellor Angela Merkel less than three months before an election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991716-germans-angry-over-orgy-of-violence-at-merkels-pre-election-g20/

 

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Inspire Radio 1 105.75FM – Bangkok’s only English FM Station Launches!

 

BANGKOK:-- Choice Group Asia is delighted to announce the launch of a new English language radio station in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991717-inspire-radio-1-10575fm-–-bangkok’s-only-english-fm-station-launches/

 

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Huge crowd rallies in Istanbul against Turkey's post-coup crackdown

By Umit Bektas and Humeyra Pamuk

 

People wave Turkish flags during a rally to mark the end of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu's 25-day long protest, dubbed "Justice March", against the detention of the party's lawmaker Enis Berberoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

 

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's main opposition leader told a huge protest rally on Sunday that the country was living under dictatorship and pledged to keep challenging the crackdown launched by the authorities after last year's failed military coup.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991719-huge-crowd-rallies-in-istanbul-against-turkeys-post-coup-crackdown/

 

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Iraqi Prime Minister congratulates armed forces for Mosul 'victory'

By Stephen Kalin

 

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (C) is pictured in Mosul, Iraq, July 9, 2017. Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday and congratulated the armed forces for their "victory" over Islamic State after nearly nine months of urban warfare, bringing an end to jihadist rule in the city.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991720-iraqi-prime-minister-congratulates-armed-forces-for-mosul-victory/

 

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Trump's son met Russian lawyer after promise of information on Clinton - NY Times

 

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks with his son Donald Trump Jr. during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. agreed to meet with a Kremlin-linked lawyer during the 2016 campaign after being promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing three advisers to the White House.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991721-trumps-son-met-russian-lawyer-after-promise-of-information-on-clinton-ny-times/

 

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Huge fire breaks out at Camden Market

 

LONDON: -- A huge fire has broken out at Camden Lock Market with dozens of firefighters being sent to the scene to tackle the blaze.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991722-huge-fire-breaks-out-at-camden-market-london/

 

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U.S. Senator McCain says Republican healthcare bill likely dead

By Yasmeen Abutaleb

 

U.S. Senator John McCain speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. Republican senator predicted on Sunday that the Republican bill to roll back Obamacare would likely fail, adding to growing signs that the bill is in trouble.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991723-us-senator-mccain-says-republican-healthcare-bill-likely-dead/