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Scorching summer coming, experts warn

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

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Fifty per cent chance this year could be the second hottest ever.

 

PEOPLE MUST brace for extreme heat in the days to come, as an extraordinarily hot and arid summer has been forecast for Thailand from Thursday, while seven provinces in the North and the West are expected to experience extreme heat at 40-44 degrees Celsius.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084871-scorching-summer-coming-experts-warn/

 

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Majority prefer male PM in his 50s, says survey

By The Nation

 

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A recent opinion survey by Super Poll revealed that the majority of people prefer their prime ministerial candidate to be a man in his early 50s with experience as an executive in both the private and public sectors.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084873-majority-prefer-male-pm-in-his-50s-says-survey/

 

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SPECIAL REPORT: Compensation talks begin for Lao dam disaster victims

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION


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Clear evidence remains at a temple in Ban Hinlat of the destruction caused by deadly flash flooding triggered by the collapse of the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower dam last July as negotiations over compensation inch forward.

 

LAO AUTHORITIES say negotiations have begun over compensation for the victims of last summer’s Xe Pian-Xe Nam Noy Dam collapse, but environmental activists and rights campaigners want the dam’s backers to do more than just pay out money – they should help restore their livelihoods, too.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084875-compensation-talks-begin-for-lao-dam-disaster-victims/

 

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PM concerned about alleged distortion of rice bill

 

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is concerned about alleged distortion of the contents of the upcoming Rice Bill in a way which may cause public misunderstanding. He insists the Bill is intended to protect the benefits of rice farmers, said deputy government spokesman Lt-Gen Veerachon Sukonthapatipark today (Sunday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084876-pm-prayut-concerned-about-alleged-distortion-of-rice-bill/

 

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Know this before voting

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION

 

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An Election Commission staff member stands by a replica ballot booth at a voter- awareness event in Nonthaburi last year.

 

IN LESS than two months, and for the first time in eight years, voters will be heading to the polling booths to decide the country’s fate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084878-2019-thai-general-election-know-this-before-voting/

 

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Suspect wanted for rape of girl, 12, arrested

By The Nation

 

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A 42-year-old suspect, Samruay Jitcheun, wanted for the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in an abandoned building in Bangkok’s Bang Kapi district last Wednesday has been arrested and taken into police custody.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084879-suspect-wanted-for-rape-of-girl-12-arrested-in-bangkok/

 

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Safeguard your password, TCAS advises students

By The Nation

 

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The Council of University Presidents of Thailand (TCAS) has warned high-schoolers to keep their passwords to the TCAS system away from prying eyes, following some cases in which students claimed their accounts were accessed by parents, who had changed the chosen faculties and even given up seats on their behalf without the students’ knowledge or consent.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084880-safeguard-your-password-tcas-advises-students/

 

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Airbus poised for take-off in Thailand's MRO hub

By SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE  
THE NATION 
TOULOUSE, FRANCE

 

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UNCERTAINTY over the political situation in Thailand is apparently not shared by French investors in the aeronautical industry, who have expressed confidence in the Kingdom’s push to become a regional hub for aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084881-airbus-poised-for-take-off-in-thailands-mro-hub/

 

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Chinese investors fuelling Thailand’s property market

By Suwatchai Songwanich 
CEO Bangkok Bank (China)

 

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Chinese investors have become an important driver of Thailand’s property market, particularly condominiums in Bangkok. The trend began a couple of years ago when the Chinese government imposed tougher conditions on property investment and has gathered momentum recently, due in part to the weaker yuan as the Thai market is considered to be reasonably priced.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084882-chinese-investors-fuelling-thailand’s-property-market/

 

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Chalong Municipality calls in private company over polluted stream

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

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Chalong Municipality health officials are calling in the company that installed the wastewater-treatment system in the housing estate. Photo: Chalong Municipality

 

PHUKET: Chalong Municipality will have the company responsible for installing the watsewater system at a subdivision of the Land & Houses Park in Chalong conduct its own water-quality tests of a fouled stream running through the development and inspect the watsewater system installed at the site.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084885-chalong-municipality-calls-in-private-company-over-polluted-stream/

 

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Power outage to hit main areas near Heroines Monument

By The Phuket News

 

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Areas to be affected by the power outage, from 9am to 4:30pm, are along Thepkrasattri Rd from the Thalang PEA office to Soi Lak Muean, and from the Heroines Monument to Fakthong Transport Phuket in Srisoonthorn.

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) Thalang office has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Thalang on Wednesday (Feb 20) as works are carried out on installing new high-voltage power cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084886-power-outage-to-hit-main-areas-near-heroines-monument/

 

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Weld says six more years of Trump 'antics' would be bad for America

By David Morgan

 

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FILE PHOTO: Bill Weld, then a Libertarian Party vice presidential candidate, speaks at a rally in New York, U.S., September 10, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Kauzlarich/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, the first Republican to challenge President Donald Trump for their party's presidential nomination in 2020, said on Sunday that six more years of Trump's "antics" in the White House would be bad for America.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084888-weld-says-six-more-years-of trump antics-would-be-bad-for-america/

 

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California tells Trump that lawsuit over border wall is 'imminent'

By David Morgan and David Lawder

 

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FILE PHOTO: The prototypes for U.S. President Donald Trump's border wall are seen behind the border fence between Mexico and the United States, in Tijuana, Mexico January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California will "imminently" challenge President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to obtain funds for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, state Attorney General Xavier Becerra said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084889-california-tells trump that-lawsuit-over-border-wall-is-imminent/

 

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IS 'caliphate' on brink of defeat in Syria as Trump urges Europe to do more

By Rodi Said

 

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FILE PHOTO - Members of an Iraqi Special forces intelligence team talk to suspected Islamic State fighters in Mosul, Iraq November 27, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/File Photo

 

NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria (Reuters) - U.S.-backed fighters in Syria are poised to capture Islamic State's last, tiny enclave on the Euphrates, the battle commander said on Saturday, bringing its self-declared caliphate to the brink of total defeat as U.S. President Donald Trump spoke of "100 percent victory".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084890-is-caliphate-on-brink-of-defeat-in-syria-as trump urges-europe-to-do-more/

 

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Polish PM cancels trip to Israel in wake of comments on Poles in Holocaust

 

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FILE PHOTO: Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu look on during the Middle East summit in Warsaw, Poland, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

 

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's prime minister has cancelled a trip to Israel in the wake of reported remarks made by his Israeli counterpart suggesting Polish complicity during the Holocaust, an aide in his office told Polish media on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084891-polish-pm-cancels-trip-to-israel-in-wake-of-comments-on-poles-in-holocaust/

 

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UK's May to speak to every EU head in bid for Brexit deal changes

By Paul Sandle and Stephen Addison

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Theresa May plans to speak to every European Union leader and the European Commission chief to seek changes to her EU withdrawal agreement, days after another defeat from her own lawmakers and as businesses brace for a no-deal Brexit on March 29.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084892-uks-may-to-speak-to-every-eu-head-in-bid-for brexit deal-changes/

 

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Irish backstop can't be changed for Brexit deal - Estonian president

 

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FILE PHOTO: A road which crosses the border from County Donegal in Ireland to County Londonderry in Northern Ireland, is seen from near the border village of Lenamore, Ireland, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo

 

MUNICH (Reuters) - There can be no changes to the Irish "backstop", an arrangement to avoid a hard border between European Union member Ireland and British-ruled Northern Ireland after Brexit, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid told Reuters.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084893-irish-backstop-cant-be-changed-for brexit deal-estonian-president/

 

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Swedish tourist tries to kill himself on the day his visa ran out

 

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Police and rescue services were called to a main road in Phuket where a 57 year old Swedish man was trying to kill himself by darting in front of traffic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084897-swedish-tourist-tries-to-kill-himself-on-the-day-his-visa-ran-out/

 

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Lucky escape for two drivers as Indian flips his car at Pattaya intersection

 

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A taxi driver and an Indian both had brushes with death after a car hit the central divider, collided with a lamppost and flipped crushing the front of a taxi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084905-lucky-escape-for-two-drivers-as-indian-flips-his-car-at-pattaya-intersection/

 

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Admin of child porn Line group arrested after help from US organization

 

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Sanook reported on the arrest of an administrator of a closed Line group who was selling pornographic pictures and videos of children.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084910-admin-of-child-porn-line-group-arrested-after-help-from-us-organization/

 

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Thai police help Japanese business people conned by South Korean swindler

 

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Thai Rath columnist Plueng Payak reported that senior Thai police had helped three Japanese businessmen who were held and swindled by a South Korean gangster.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084912-thai-police-help-japanese-business-people-conned-by-south-korean-swindler/

 

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Acting Pentagon chief not decided yet on funding border wall

By Idrees Ali

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks at the annual Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

 

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Saturday he had not yet determined whether a border wall with Mexico was a military necessity or how much Pentagon money would be used.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084913-acting-pentagon-chief-not-decided-yet-on-funding-border-wall/

 

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Video: Thais show their concern for "Gyrating Guides"

 

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Thai Rath reported that concerned netizens showed their concern after a pair of girl guides were seen strutting their stuff hanging onto the back of a song thaew in Southern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084915-video-thais-show-their-concern-for-gyrating-guides/

 

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Thai motorcycle taxi drivers block Thai-Malaysian border to protest tighter immigration checks

 

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About 50 Thai motorcycle taxi drivers blocked the Thai-Malaysian border checkpoint Sunday morning to protest what they allege are stricter immigration checks by Malaysian immigration officials.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084919-thai-motorcycle-taxi-drivers-block-thai-malaysian-border-to-protest-tighter-immigration-checks/

 

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Suspended jail terms, bikes seized for "Big Bikers" caught doing wheelies on the highway

 

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The court in Khon Kaen has ordered three big bikers jailed for three years after they were filmed doing wheelies on a main road in the north eastern Thai province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084924-suspended-jail-terms-bikes-seized-for-big-bikers-caught-doing-wheelies-on-the-highway/

 

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6 billion baht request to Cabinet for sugarcane harvesters to reduce smog

 

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Thailand’s Finance Ministry will seek cabinet approval for 6 billion baht, to be distributed by the state-run Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), for farmer cooperatives and community enterprises to buy sugarcane harvesting machines.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1084927-6-billion-baht-request-to-cabinet-for-sugarcane-harvesters-to-reduce-smog/

 

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