THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 14 Jul 2017

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Briton survives three days in the jungle after Samui waterfall plunge

 

Image: Sanook

 

KOH SAMUI:-- A British man who fell at a Koh Samui waterfall was found yesterday after being missing for three days.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992382-briton-survives-three-days-in-the-jungle-after-samui-waterfall-plunge/

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Phuket sea gypsies win another land rights case

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The ruling was made at Phuket Provincial Court today. Photo: Mark Knowles

 

PHUKET:-- The Phuket Provincial Court has once again dismissed another land right case filed against a Phuket sea gypsie in Rawai, upholding his right to occupy land in sea gypsy village at the southern end of Phuket.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992372-phuket-sea-gypsies-win-another-land-rights-case/

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Pattaya's sea - nothing short of an environmental disaster zone

 

Picture: video screenshot

 

PATTAYA -- Sophon Cable TV reported that the sea around South Pattaya was nothing short of an environmental disaster zone.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992398-pattayas-sea-nothing-short-of-an-environmental-disaster-zone/

 

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Chonburi woman has her leg broken at a traditional Thai massage shop

 

Picture: Kapook

 

CHONBURI/PATTAYA: -- The family of a woman who had her leg broken while having a traditional Thai massage have gone to the media for justice after the owner of the shop went back on a promise to pay her bills.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992399-chonburi-woman-has-her-leg-broken-at-a-traditional-thai-massage-shop/

 

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OPINION

A military shopping spree without a point

By The Nation

 

At risk to the economy, the junta-led government is decorating fortress THailand with mismatched weaponry

 

BANGKOK: -- The government keeps defending it costly purchases of military hardware as being necessary for national security, and yet no one in the top brass seems to know whether the shaky Thai economy can absorb the outlay. And none of the generals can offer assurance that the new weaponry will be put to optimal use.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992400-a-military-shopping-spree-without-a-point/

 

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Committee talks health security but finds no fixes

By The Nation

 

Dr Narongsak Angkasuwapla

 

BANGKOK: -- Discussion of the Universal Health Coverage (UC) law amendment continues with a co-payment option still on the table, while the separation of public health workers’ salary from the UC fund is still in dispute. And no easy resolution is in sight.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992401-committee-talks-health-security-but-finds-no-fixes/

 

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Close friend denies any role in brutal Krabi killings

By SITTICHAI SIKHAWAT 
THE NATION 

 

File photo

 

PROBE LOOKS AT INVOLVEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL HITMEN AND TIES TO MILL PROJECT

KRABI: -- A CLOSE friend of the village head who was killed in a massacre alongside his family has come forward to deny any wrongdoing. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992402-close-friend-denies-any-role-in-brutal-krabi-killings/

 

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King Power accused of failing to pay airport duty-free revenue fees

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

BANGKOK: -- King Power International, the country’s largest duty-free retailer, is facing legal action by a Democrat Party politician who accused the company of failing to pay the government Bt14 billion in operating a lucrative duty-free franchise at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992224-leicester’s-owner-king-power-accused-of-£327m-corruption-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=12079713

 

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NBO deputy chief facing probe transferred

By NATTHAPAT PHROMKAEW 
PIYANUCH THAMNUKASETCHAI 
THE NATION 

 

Pranom Kongpikul

 

BANGKOK: -- THE SCANDAL-HIT deputy director of the National Buddhism Office (NBO) has now been transferred out of her post to facilitate ongoing probes against her.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992403-nbo-deputy-chief-facing-probe-transferred/

 

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Tougher law for politicians

By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION 

 

NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FUGITIVES; STIPULATION GIVEN THEM NOD BY NLA ALLOWS TRIAL IN ABSENTIA

 

BANGKOK: -- A NEW LAW on criminal cases against politicians makes it pointless for defendants to escape the country and wait for the statute of limitations to expire.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992404-tougher-law-for-politicians/

 

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Army camps ready to receive graft complaints on officials

By THE NATION

 

Army spokesman Colonel Winthai Suwaree

 

BANGKOK: -- THE ROYAL Thai Army has today started accepting complaints of irregularities involving state officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992405-army-camps-ready-to-receive-graft-complaints-on-officials/

 

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Transport Ministry pushes for construction of truck terminals

 

 

BANGKOK, 14 July 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Transport held a seminar on the transport and logistics costs to promote the construction of truck terminals. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992407-transport-ministry-pushes-for-construction-of-truck-terminals/

 

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Justice Ministry holds seminar to find solutions to informal loan debts

 

 

BANGKOK, 14 July 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Justice launched a seminar to discuss problems about informal loans and find solutions for debtors. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992408-justice-ministry-holds-seminar-to-find-solutions-to-informal-loan-debts/

 

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Struck by liver cancer, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo dies in custody

By Joseph Campbell

 

FILE PHOTO: Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is seen in this undated photo released by his families. Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

 

SHENYANG, China (Reuters) - Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, a prominent dissident since the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, died on Thursday after being denied permission to leave the country for treatment for late-stage liver cancer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992410-struck-by-liver-cancer-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobo-dies-in-custody/

 

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Trump says 'something could happen' on climate accord

By Richard Lough and Ayesha Rascoe

 

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Alain Jocard/Pool

 

PARIS (Reuters) - President Donald Trump held the door open to a reversal of his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord on Thursday, but did not say what he would need in return to persuade him to do so.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992411-trump-says-something-could-happen-on-climate-accord/

 

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Trump says he would invite Putin to White House, but not now

By Ayesha Rascoe and Patricia Zengerle

 

U.S. President Donald Trumps reacts as he attends a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who is fighting off allegations of ties between his election campaign and Moscow, said he would invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House but that now was not the right time for that.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992412-trump-says-he-would-invite-putin-to-white-house-but-not-now/

 

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Defence, euro zone centre stage for Franco-German alliance as Brexit looms

By Jean-Baptiste Vey and Michel Rose

 

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to attend a Franco-German joint cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France and Germany set out plans to make fighter jets together and tighten euro zone cooperation on Thursday as the European Union's two biggest economies look to life beyond Brexit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992413-defence-euro-zone-centre-stage-for-franco-german-alliance-as-brexit-looms/

 

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Trump says wall may not need to cover entire U.S.-Mexico border

By Ayesha Rascoe

 

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he attends a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

 

PARIS (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the wall he wants to build on the 2,000-mile (3,200-km) U.S.-Mexico frontier may not need to cover the entire border because of existing natural barriers, according to remarks released by the White House on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992414-trump-says-wall-may-not-need-to-cover-entire-us-mexico-border/

 

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Exclusive - U.S. asks nations to provide more traveller data or face sanctions

By Arshad Mohammed and Mica Rosenberg

 

People wait at the arrival hall at Terminal 4 of JFK airport after U.S. President Donald Trump's limited travel ban was approved by the U.S. Supreme Court, in New York City, U.S., June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Penney

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department will require all nations to provide extensive data to help it vet visa applicants and determine whether a traveller poses a terrorist threat, according to a cable obtained by Reuters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992416-exclusive-us-asks-nations-to-provide-more-traveller-data-or-face-sanctions/

 

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New U.S. Senate Republicans healthcare bill already in trouble

By Susan Cornwell and Yasmeen Abutaleb

 

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, announces the results of the national health care fraud takedown during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican leaders released on Thursday a revised plan to dismantle the Obamacare law, playing to the party's disparate factions by letting insurers sell cheap, bare-bones policies while retaining taxes on the wealthy, but quick criticism showed the healthcare overhaul is already in jeopardy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992417-new-us-senate-republicans-healthcare-bill-already-in-trouble/

 

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Forensic investigators miss huge bloodstain in death of German's girlfriend

 

Picture: Daily News

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket forensic investigators managed to overlook a large bloodstain in the apartment of the Thai woman who they suspect has been murdered by her German boyfriend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992427-forensic-investigators-miss-huge-bloodstain-in-death-of-germans-girlfriend/

 

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More than twice as many restaurants set to close in 2017 as Thais eat out less

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- The head of a Thai restaurant association painted a grim picture of the future of eating out in small and medium sized restaurants as the slow economy bites and competition is fierce.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992429-more-than-twice-as-many-restaurants-set-to-close-in-2017-as-thais-eat-out-less/

 

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rabbit finance welcomes new management team to foster growth

 

July 1, 2017 – Thailand’s leading online insurance broker rabbit finance is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael M. Steibl as Managing Director, André O. Prenzlow as Technical and Product Director, Orramittra Chunhavat as Commercial Insurance Director as well as Thomas Maier as Marketing and Project Management Director.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992431-rabbit-finance-welcomes-new-management-team-to-foster-growth/

 

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Fined for a dripping air con? Phuket police say it was just a "miscommunication"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket police have moved to quell an online drama after a traffic cop was allegedly filmed fining a man for having a dripping air-con on his car.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992432-fined-for-a-dripping-air-con-phuket-police-say-it-was-just-a-miscommunication/

 

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"Chonburi Motor Park" still going ahead despite death of project manager

 

Picture: Manager

 

CHONBURI/PATTAYA: -- The firm that intends to build a 4 billion baht motor racing track in Chonburi has said that the death of a top executive will not affect the project.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992435-chonburi-motor-park-still-going-ahead-despite-death-of-project-manager/

 

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Peru judge orders ex-president Humala to be jailed 18 months

 

Peru's former President Ollanta Humala and former first lady Nadine Heredia leave the Nationalist Party headquarters in Lima, Peru, July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo

 

LIMA (Reuters) - A Peruvian judge on Thursday ordered the Andean nation's former President Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia to be jailed for up to 18 months while prosecutors prepare formal money laundering charges against them.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992436-peru-judge-orders-ex-president-humala-to-be-jailed-18-months/

 

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UAE says it is headed for 'long estrangement' with Qatar

 

FILE PHOTO: A man walks on the corniche in Doha, Qatar, June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon/File Photo/

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - There will be no quick end to the row between Qatar and the four states boycotting it including the United Arab Emirates, the UAE minister of state for foreign affairs wrote on his official Twitter account on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992437-uae-says-it-is-headed-for-long-estrangement-with-qatar/

 

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No end in sight as Pattaya road remains a muddy heap

 

Picture: Siamchon

 

PATTAYA: -- Siamchon reported on the state of the Porn Praphanimit Road after online videos were posted to the popular fan page "Mem Pho Dam".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992438-no-end-in-sight-as-pattaya-road-remains-a-muddy-heap/

 

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The end is nigh for Windows Phone – this is why it’s time to upgrade

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Microsoft has revealed it is ending support for Windows Phone 8.1, the most popular version of its mobile operating system.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/end-nigh-windows-phone-time-upgrade/22921/

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Phuket court dismisses public fraud charge against Ace Condo employee

The Phuket News

 

The Phuket Provincial Court dismissed a charge of public fraud against Alisa Likitittiruks as the judge ruled that she was only a sales representative employed by the Ace Condo property developer The Nine Property (Patong) Co Ltd. Photo: The Phuket News file

 

PHUKET: -- The Phuket Provincial Court has dismissed a charge of public fraud filed against a defendant in the Ace Condo project case.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992446-phuket-court-dismisses-public-fraud-charge-against-ace-condo-employee/