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Phuket in the cold as ’Smart Driver’s licences’ launch

By The Phuket News

 

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Only the newer licences with the QR code can be used to register through the app, when it gets up and running. Photo: The Phuket News

 

PHUKET:-- Confusion reigned today (Jan 15) as the Department of Land Transport (DLT) officially released its electronic driver’s licenses, launching a downloadable application that can digitally hold driver authorisations and vehicle details.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078417-phuket-in-the-cold-as-’smart-driver’s-licences’-launch/

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Severe shortage of N95 masks leave many Bangkokians at risk

By The Nation

 

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Many people wear masks as they attend aerobic workouts at Lumpini Park in central Bangkok yesterday. The PM2.5 level has been dangerously high, covering the capital with thick smog. Photo Anant Chantarasoot

 

AFTER spending several days choking on high levels of fine particle dust, many Bangkokians opted for masks to protect themselves, though some were unable to find the N95-grade facemasks required and are calling for the authorities to cover the shortage.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078453-severe-shortage-of-n95-masks-leave-many-bangkokians-at-risk/

 

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Toxic smog settles in for long haul

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION 

 

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A large number of vehicles emit thick black smoke as they wait for the lights to change at the Bang Na intersection yesterday. Photo Supakit Khumkun

 

STATE AGENCY INSISTS MAKING BANGKOK A POLLUTION-CONTROL ZONE NOT NECESSARY

 

BANGKOK RESIDENTS will have to put up with smog until early March, as high levels of PM2.5 particles is expected to settle over the capital for many more weeks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078454-toxic-smog-settles-in-for-long-haul/

 

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Smog to exact heavy price

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

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Chula academic calls for radical measures to reduce the number of vehicles on the streets of Bangkok

 

THE SEVERE air pollution problem in Bangkok will take a heavy toll on the country’s economy unless the authorities can effectively clear the smog, a research report warned yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078456-smog-to-exact-heavy-price/

 

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Election a key factor’ in 2019 growth

By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT 
THE NATION

 

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Phacharaphot Nuntramas, senior vice president of the Global Business Development and Strategy Group under Krungthai Bank, warns that political instability may have a harmful impact on the Thai economy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078457-election-a-key-factor’-in-2019-growth/

 

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Group sets Friday deadline to govt for election date, vows to up the ante with rallies

By THE NATION

 

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Singer and songwriter Su Boonlieng yesterday debuted a pop song “Knock Knock Knock”, adapted from a popular song “Pratu Chai” [The Door to the Heart] from the 1980s. The song calls for the return of democracy.

 

WITH THE government failing to fix the date for the election and pushing for it to be delayed by a month, pro-election groups are rallying for a show of strength both in and out of Bangkok to put pressure on the ruling junta.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078458-group-sets-friday-deadline-to-govt-for-election-date-vows-to-up-the-ante-with-rallies/

 

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Doctors warn trippers of severe danger of using LSD-laden ‘deadly stamps’

By The Nation

 

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Doctors have warned tourists and party-goers of the danger of “deadly stamps”, as the illicit drug is becoming popular among nightlife visitors to Koh Pha-Ngan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078459-doctors-warn-trippers-of-severe-danger-of-using-lsd-laden-‘deadly-stamps’/

 

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Ban on e-cigarettes under study after enforcement problems emerge

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION 

 

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Officials from the Department of Disease Control’s Bureau of Tobacco Control and Office of the Consumer Protection Board arrest vendors selling ecigarettes and nicotine chargers last month at the Liab Duan night market in Bangkok’s RamIndra area.

 

A REVIEW of the ban on e-cigarettes is being launched in light of difficulties in enforcing the law.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078460-ban-on-e-cigarettes-under-study-after-enforcement-problems-emerge/

 

 

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Family calls for capital punishment if man convicted of murder spree

By Boonpim Baiya, 
Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation 

 

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Murder suspect Teerapol Pin-amorn

 

RELATIVES AND FRIENDS yesterday called for the death penalty to be handed down to murder suspect Teerapol Pin-amorn following his arrest in the border province of Ranong for killing five members of his family.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078366-multiple-murder-suspect-arrested-in-ranong/?do=findComment&comment=13742564

 

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Brexit bedlam - May's EU divorce deal crushed by 230 votes in parliament

By William James, Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth Piper

 

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British Prime Minister Theresa May addresses Parliament ahead of the vote on May's Brexit deal, in London, Britain, January 15, 2019 in this screengrab taken from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal by a crushing margin on Tuesday, triggering political chaos that could lead to a disorderly exit from the EU or even to a reversal of the 2016 decision to leave.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078461-brexit-bedlam-mays-eu-divorce-deal-crushed-by-230-votes-in-parliament/

 

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Rights activists push for ban on death sentences for female convicts

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 

 

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HUMAN RIGHTS defenders are calling for an end to capital punishment for women as a next step forward to achieving the universal abolition of death sentences in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078462-rights-activists-push-for-ban-on-death-sentences-for-female-convicts/

 

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Army chief Gen Apirat to pro-election activists: Don’t cross the line

 

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Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong today warned political activists campaigning against an election postponement “not to cross the line”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078463-army-chief-gen-apirat-to-pro-election-activists-don’t-cross-the-line/

 

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Gunmen kill 14 in Kenya hotel compound attack claimed by Somali Islamists

By George Obulutsa and Baz Ratner

 

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NAIROBI (Reuters) - Gunmen blasted their way into a hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people and sending workers diving under desks from an attack claimed by Somali Islamist group al Shabaab.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078465-gunmen-kill-14-in kenya hotel-compound-attack-claimed-by-somali-islamists/

 

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Trump's pick for U.S. attorney general says he will not 'be bullied' by anybody

By Andy Sullivan and Sarah N. Lynch

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney general, William Barr, told lawmakers on Tuesday he would protect a federal probe into Russian election meddling from political pressure, stressing he would bring independence to the job and not shy away from breaking ranks with the administration.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078466-trumps-pick-for-us-attorney-general-says-he-will-not-be-bullied-by-anybody/

 

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EU leaders express dismay after May's Brexit defeat

By Robin Emmott and Jan Strupczewski

 

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European Council President Donald Tusk attends a march against violence and hatred in the wake of a deadly attack on Gdansk Major Pawel Adamowicz, who was stabbed on stage of a public charity event, in Gdansk, Poland January 14, 2019. Agencja Gazeta/Bartosz Banka via REUTERS

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders expressed dismay and regret on Tuesday after the British parliament rejected a Brexit divorce deal, saying they were stepping up emergency planning and warned London was running out of time.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078467-eu-leaders-express-dismay-after-mays-brexit-defeat/

 

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Australian woman sends desperate messages from Thai immigration detention

By The Thaiger

 

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PHOTOS: Facebook – Claire Johnson – founder and MD of Cosmetic Holidays International

 

Claire Johnson was due back in Sydney on January 8, but sent frantic text messages from a Thailand detention centre. She claims she wouldn’t be going home because ‘serious stuff went down’.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078469-australian-woman-sends-desperate-messages-from-thai-immigration-detention/

 

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It’s Teachers Day! Here are 50 cute Thai teachers

 

January 16th is Teacher’s Day in Thailand.

 

The schools are closed with teachers (and students) getting the day off.

 

In celebration of Teacher’s Day, here are 50 of Thailand’s cutest teachers.

 

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Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078368-it’s-teachers-day-here-are-50-cute-thai-teachers/

 

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Pattaya sex course Russians ordered released from jail - will be deported

 

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The Russians and Belorussians held for almost a year after they offered a sex course for tourists at a Pattaya hotel have been ordered to be released. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078475-pattaya-sex-course-russians-ordered-released-from-jail-will-be-deported/

 

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Thai monk defrocked and held after admitting sex with a 14 year old

 

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Police have arrested a monk at a Nonthaburi temple on charges that he committed statutory rape with a child under the age of 15. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078483-thai-monk-defrocked-and-held-after-admitting-sex-with-a-14-year-old/

 

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Fearing for Saudi teen's safety, Canada refugee agency hires guard

By Anna Mehler Paperny

 

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Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family, speaks at the COSTI Corvetti Education Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - Amid threats to the safety of Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed, who was granted asylum in Canada, the Toronto agency helping her has hired a security guard to ensure "she is never alone" as she starts a normal life, its executive director said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078486-fearing-for-saudi-teens-safety-canada-refugee-agency-hires-guard/

 

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Chinese tourist hit by tour bus and killed while crossing the road in Jomtien

 

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Pattaya Update News posted a video of the aftermath of an accident that killed a Chinese tourist in Pattaya last night. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078487-chinese-tourist-hit-by-tour-bus-and-killed-while-crossing-the-road-in-jomtien/

 

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Video: "Ungrateful son" who raped his own mother taken down in Chiang Mai

 

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A video showed the arrest of a Chiang Mai man who came out of jail after killing his step father only to rape his own mother. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078489-video-ungrateful-son-who-raped-his-own-mother-taken-down-in-chiang-mai/

 

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77 year old Swedish tourist rescued at Patong Beach – VIDEO

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

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PHOTOS/VIDEO: Patong Lifeguard

 

Lifeguards at Patong Beach rescued a 77 year old Swedish male tourist from drowning after he lost consciousness whilst in the water.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078491-77-year-old-swedish-tourist-rescued-at-patong-beach/

 

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Video: "So what?": Remarkable conversation as huge truck goes the wrong way

 

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Dash cam footage from a vehicle stopped on the hard shoulder in Saraburi showed a large truck go the wrong way down a busy road. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078492-video-so-what-remarkable-conversation-as-huge-truck-goes-the-wrong-way/

 

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Democratic U.S. Senator Gillibrand to launch 2020 White House bid

By Amanda Becker and Daniel Trotta

 

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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand told CBS' "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" that she would file paperwork on Tuesday night to explore a run for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2020 election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078493-democratic-us-senator-gillibrand-to-launch-2020-white-house-bid/

 

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Obese man weighing 300 kilograms needs 30 people to get him to hospital

 

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A 26 year old Pranburi man suffering from obesity needed the help of 30 neighbors, a rescue foundation and medics to get to hospital. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078494-obese-man-weighing-300-kilograms-needs-30-people-to-get-him-to-hospital/

 

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