THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 28 Aug 2017

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Urban reforestation launched on the occasion of the King’s birthday

 

 

NAKHON PATHOM, 28 August 2017 (NNT) - A tree-planting campaign was launched at Kasetsart University Kamphaengsaen campus on Saturday to honor His Majesty the King on the occasion of his birthday anniversary on 28 July 2017. Presiding over the event was Mr. Charanthada Kannasutr, a Privy Councillor. Joining him were 5,000 people including Deputy Governor of the province Somboon Sirivej, Kasetsart University staff, students and employees as well as members of the public. 

The tree-planting project covers an area of 100 rai at a sports field in the campus. It involves planting of 10,000 trees of native species such as yangna or garjan, Burmese ebony and Siamese rosewood, provided by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and related units. 

The project will make Kasetsart University Kamphaengsaen campus an educational institution in Thailand with the largest forested area for researches. It will not only increase tree canopy cover in the province but also give living classrooms and provide food and habitat for a range of wildlife, birds and pollinators in the community. 

 

-- nnt 2017-08-28

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Yingluck nieces thankful for public support

By The Nation

 

Photo from IG: @aimpintongta

 

BANGKOK: -- Two nieces of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra have expressed their thanks for all the moral support given to them and their family after their aunt fled the country days before facing a court verdict.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999083-yingluck-nieces-thankful-for-public-support/

 

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No Yingluck deal: govt

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE GOVERNMENT and the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) did not allow former premier Yingluck Shinawatra to flee the country, NCPO spokesman Colonel Winthai Suvaree said yesterday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999084-no-yingluck-deal-govt/

 

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Toxic heavy metals in residents near mine

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

 

STUDY FINDINGS PUT MORE PRESSURE ON AKARA RESOURCES

 

PHICHIT: -- A REPORT on the health impacts has confirmed that people living near a gold mine in Phichit province have been exposed to higher than average levels of heavy metals.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999085-toxic-heavy-metals-in-residents-near-gold-mine-in-phichit/

 

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Eight in court after fatal pub fight

By Suttipong Settarangsee 
The Nation

 

 

All eight suspects in the killing of a student during a recent pub brawl have been arrested and appeared in court yesterday. The victim suffered a fatal wound to his head during the fight at a pub in Chaiyaphum province, after apparently being hit by a stone.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999086-eight-in-court-after-fatal-pub-fight/

 

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Southern strategy boosts confidence of the private sector in Pattani

By SOMLUCK SRIMALEE 
THE NATION 
PATTANI

 

Nattasasi Maneechote, general manager of Palm Pattana Southern Border.

 

PRIVATE sector confidence is growing in the South thanks to investments and other initiatives under the government’s Southern Economic Triangle strategy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999087-southern-strategy-boosts-confidence-of-the-private-sector-in-pattani/

 

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Authorities confiscate 2m methamphetamine tablets in the North

By Pathinya Srisupamart 
The Nation

 

 

Authorities have confiscated more than 2 million methamphetamine tablets and 10 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine from six drug suspects in the North between last Monday and Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999088-authorities-confiscate-2m-methamphetamine-tablets-in-the-north/

 

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Auspicious night in Sydney as Thai Khon dance takes the stage

By PHATARAWADEE PHATARANAWIK 
THE NATION 

 

 

A TROUPE of 56 Thai Khon mask dance performers will tonight make its debut at Sydney Opera House, two years after gaining international fame at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999089-auspicious-night-in-sydney-as-thai-khon-dance-takes-the-stage/

 

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Thai women's volleyball team makes winning a habit

sports August 28, 2017 01:00

By The Nation

 

Thailand's team reacts after beating Indonesia to win the women's volleyball final of the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Kuala Lumpur on August 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO

 

The Kingdom’s female athletes stole the show in the SEA Games competition yesterday, winning four gold medals, including the 13th in women’s volleyball and the fourth in women’s futsal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999090-thai-womens-volleyball-team-makes-winning-a-habit/

 

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Asean’s march into the digital economy

 

THOSE of us who witnessed the founding of Asean in August 1967 could not have imagined how much would be achieved in 50 years. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999091-asean’s-march-into-the-digital-economy/

 

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EDITORIAL

Thailand’s regional sport supremacy severely tested

By The Nation

 

Current SEA GAMES expose weaknesses and we are running out of excuses.

 

A main characteristic of the SEA Games is the inclusion of regional sports, played by local people of countries in Southeast Asia and inserted into the biennial tournament by the host nation. Before Malaysia kick-started the SEA Games, Thailand relied on that as an excuse, especially in case it loses its regional domination to Kuala Lumpur. But about halfway through the tournament, it’s clear that Bangkok cannot use that kind of argument.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999092-thailand’s-regional-sport-supremacy-severely-tested/

 

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Yingluck’s escape won’t affect freezing of her assets

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The reported escape abroad of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will not affect the Finance Ministry’s steps to freeze her assets under an administrative order, permanent secretary for finance Somchai Sajjapongse said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999093-yingluck’s-escape-won’t-affect-freezing-of-her-assets/

 

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PAD to demand accountability for Yingluck’s escape

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) will on Monday demand a clarification from the junta about its alleged failure to prevent the escape of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra out of the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999094-pad-to-demand-accountability-for-yingluck’s-escape/

 

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Anti-graft body to be asked to probe DPM Prawit and police chief

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Thai Constitution Protection Association will on Monday ask the National Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs General Prawit Wongsuwan and Pol Gen Chakthip Chaichinda, the national police chief, for their alleged negligence in allowing former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to escape out of the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999095-anti-graft-body-to-be-asked-to-probe-dpm-prawit-and-police-chief/

 

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Red-shirt core leaders’ political allegiance unaffected by Yingluck’s exit

By Thai PBS

 

 

Red-shirt core leaders in the North and the Northeast have declared that their political ideology and allegiance remain unchanged after the escape out of the country of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999096-red-shirt-core-leaders’-political-allegiance-unaffected-by-yingluck’s-exit/

 

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Lawyer to seek bail for Boonsong for the second time

By Thai PBS

 

 

Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyaphirom’s lawyer will try to seek bail for his client again.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999097-lawyer-to-seek-bail-for-boonsong-for-the-second-time/

 

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Poet In Hot Water For Comparing Yingluck’s Ears To Her Vagina

By  Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

  

Photo: Phaitoon Thanya / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — A poet laureate and national artist is facing pressure to have his title removed for composing a lewd poem which compared fugitive former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra’s ears to her vagina.

 

 Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999098-poet-in-hot-water-for-comparing-yingluck’s-ears-to-her-vagina/
 

 

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While The Baht Is Outperforming, Thailand’s Stocks Are Worst Among Asian Peers

By Surbhi Jain

 

Thailand: Asia’s best-performing currency, but worst performing market

 

The Thai baht has strengthened by about 7% against the greenback so far this year, beating all other Asian currencies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999099-while-the-baht-is-outperforming-thailand’s-stocks-are-worst-among-asian-peers/

 

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Thailand pleased with Colombia's adaptation to drug approach

 

BANGKOK, 28 August 2017 (NNT) – Thailand is pleased to learn that Colombia has decided to utilize Thailand's approach on tackling narcotics through the use of royal wisdom, says the Prime Minister, stressing on the country's effective approach to suppress narcotics. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999101-thailand-pleased-with-colombias-adaptation-to-drug-approach/

 

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Hat Yai Airport to get major facelift

 

 

SONGKHLA, 28 August 2017 (NNT) – Hat Yai International Airport will undergo a major renovation amid an increasing number of passengers. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999102-hat-yai-airport-to-get-major-facelift/

 

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Mayweather silences McGregor with 10th round stoppage

By Steve Keating

 

Aug 26, 2017; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Floyd Mayweather Jr. lands a hit against Conor McGregor during a boxing

 

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A ruthless Floyd Mayweather scored a 10th round technical knockout over mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor on Saturday, the American cementing his legacy as an all-time boxing great with his 50th win in as many fights.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999103-mayweather-silences-mcgregor-with-10th-round-stoppage/

 

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Houston suffers 'devastating' flooding from Harvey as residents brace for more days of rain

By Ruthy Munoz and Gary McWilliams

 

Texas National Guard soldiers aid stranded residents in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, U.S., August 27, 2017. Lt. Zachary West, 100th MPAD/Texas Military Department/Handout via REUTERS

 

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Catastrophic flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Harvey inundated Houston on Sunday, forcing residents of the fourth most populous U.S. city to flee their homes in boats or hunker down in anticipation of more days of "unprecedented" rainfall.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999104-houston-suffers-devastating-flooding-from-harvey-as-residents-brace-for-more-days-of-rain/

 

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Five climbers killed, one injured in Austrian mountain accident

 

ZURICH (Reuters) - Five climbers were killed and one seriously injured after a mountain accident on Sunday in the Austrian state of Salzburg, the Austrian Press Agency reported.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999105-five-climbers-killed-one-injured-in austrian-mountain-accident/

 

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Tillerson says U.S. will keep up 'peaceful pressure' on North Korea

 

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday the firing of three ballistic missiles by North Korea this week was a provocative act but that the United States will continue to seek a peaceful resolution.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999106-tillerson-says-us-will-keep-up-peaceful-pressure-on-north-korea/

 

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German challenger Schulz slams Merkel as aloof as campaign heats up

By Erik Kirschbaum

 

Germany's Social Democratic Party SPD candidate for chancellor Martin Schulz leaves a TV interview by ARD public broadcaster in Berlin, Germany, August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s centre-left chancellor candidate Martin Schulz sharpened his attack on Angela Merkel on Sunday, calling the incumbent aloof and out of touch with voters.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999107-german-challenger-schulz-slams-merkel-as-aloof-as-campaign-heats-up/

 

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Merkel has no regrets over refugee policy despite political cost

By Erik Kirschbaum

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel a top candidate for the upcoming general elections of the Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) waves to supporters during an election campaign rally in Quedlinburg, Germany, August 26, 2017. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she has no regrets about her 2015 decision to open the country's borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees and added she will not be deterred from campaigning by angry hecklers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999108-merkel-has-no-regrets-over-refugee-policy-despite-political-cost/

 

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Majority of people in France now dissatisfied with Macron - poll

By Sudip Kar-Gupta

 

French President Emmanuel Macron reacts during a joint news conference with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov at Euxinograd residence, near Varna, Bulgaria, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Most French voters are now dissatisfied with Emmanuel Macron's performance, a poll showed on Sunday, a dramatic decline for a president who basked in a landslide election victory less than four months ago.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999109-majority-of-people-in-france-now-dissatisfied-with-macron-poll/

 

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Canadian pastor escaped execution due to foreign citizenship: CBC

 

Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim, who returned to Canada from North Korea after the DPRK released Lim on August 9, after being held for 31 months, holds his granddaughter in front of his wife Geum Young Lim, as he leaves the Light Presbyterian Church in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, August 13, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian pastor whom North Korea released this month after two years of imprisonment escaped execution and torture during his captivity because of his nationality, he told CBC News in his first interview since his return.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999113-canadian-pastor-escaped-execution-due-to-foreign-citizenship-cbc/

 

 

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Ceasefire halts Syria-Lebanon border fight against Islamic State

By Ellen Francis

 

FILE PHOTO: Lebanese army soldiers are seen flashing victory signs in the town of Ras Baalbek, Lebanon August 21, 2017. REUTERS/ Ali Hashisho/ File Photo

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese soldiers in Islamic State captivity since 2014 are almost certainly dead, a senior security official said on Sunday, just hours after the army announced a ceasefire to hold talks over their fate.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999114-ceasefire-halts-syria-lebanon-border-fight-against-islamic-state/

 

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After decades of war, Colombia's FARC rebels debut political party

By Nelson Bocanegra and Julia Symmes Cobb

 

Colombia's Marxist FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, known as Timochenko, and Ivan Marquez seen during the installation of the National Congress of the FARC in Bogota, Colombia August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga

 

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's leftist FARC rebel group is introducing its political party at a conference that began on Sunday, a major step in its transition into a civilian organization after more than 50 years of war and its first chance to announce policy to skeptical voters.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999115-after-decades-of-war-colombias-farc-rebels-debut-political-party/