This page contains selected news from Thailand. We include headlines from major news sources including Bangkok Post, The Nation, ThaiPBS, MCOT etc. as well as some regional newspapers such as Phuket Gazette and Pattaya One. Behind the news there is an internet link where you can read the entire article in the English source.
Thai news including:
- Japan will build three high-speed rail lines
- The police chief wants temporary reception camps for Rohingya refugees
- A young woman without a driver's license is no longer prosecuted for an accident that killed 9 people
– The number of teenage pregnancies should be reduced
NATION
The Nation headlined that Japan is excited about the three railways Thailand wants to implement. On May 26 and 27, an agreement on cooperation on the construction of a high-speed railway in Tokyo is signed. This applies to the high-speed line between Bangkok and Chiang Mai, which is 670 km long, and between Kanchanaburi and Sa Kaeo via Bangkok and Chachoengsao, which covers 574 km. This line will also have a rail link to Laem Chabang Port in Chon Buri. After signing the contract, Japanese engineers will go to Thailand to develop plans, which will take at least six months. The construction itself will start in the middle of next year. Thailand is likely to borrow money from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation to finance the trip:http://goo.gl/0Jjnu9
BANGKOK POST OFFICE
The Bangkok Post opens up about Police Commissioner Somyot Pumpunmuang's plan to stem the flow of refugees. It suggests that the government build official Rohingya camps. Surapong believes that official refugee camps are the best way to deal with the Rohingya refugee problem. In these temporary camps, refugees can be registered and receive assistance. However, the government sees nothing in Somyot's plans because of the pull effect:http://goo.gl/yG8vMF
OTHER NEWS
– Who else can remember this Thailandblog article:www.thailandblog.nl/nieuws-uit-thailand/auto-accident-volkswoede-facebook/In 2010, a fatal collision caused quite a stir, especially on social media. At the time, a serious car accident initially looked like an accident like many in Thailand. Due to the high death toll, the news narrowly reached the traditional media. But something else is happening. Websites such as Manager.com, Pantip and Sanook.com have released more details and pictures of the true cause of the accident. The suspect in this drama was a seventeen-year-old girl from an "influential" family in Thailand. Security cameras show the driver, Orachorn Thephasadin Na Ayudhya, with his Honda Civic apparently intentionally hitting the back of a van because it is not moving quickly enough to the side. As a result of this collision from behind, the driver of the car lost control of the steering wheel and died in the accident. All those killed were young Thai men and passengers in the minivan. The 17-year-old driver is doing well, and regardless of the injuries, he is using his Blackberry to alert his family (see picture). Unfazed, she presumably asks her father, who is said to be a senior police officer, to resolve this "little problem".Orachor had previously received a suspended prison sentence, which has now been upheld by the Supreme Court on appeal.Orachor was convicted of reckless driving and disqualification. She appealed because, in her opinion, there was no intent. Even after the accident, you never spoke to the victim's family:http://goo.gl/tteFZR
- The Ministry of Health aims to reduce pregnancies among teenagers aged 15-19. Deputy Health Minister Somsak Chunharas told reporters at an International Federation of Planned Parenthood conference that in 2012, teenage mothers gave birth to a total of 129,451 children. It is 53.8 per 1,000 teenagers. This number must be reduced to less than 2017 under 50. He wants to achieve this through: good sex education in schools; education of teenagers in state hospitals and a campaign for local government units and families to raise awareness and prevent teenage pregnancy:http://goo.gl/zY0EXF
– More current news can be read on the Thailandblog.nl Twitter feed:twitter.com/tajlandia_blog
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20 responses to "News from Thailand - Tuesday 12 May 2015"
Nico Arman say
12 May 2015 at 10:31
At first I thought that China is friends with Thailand and will build a high speed line, now that the Japanese will do it, I am surprised. Because the Chinese were talking about buying (partially paying) the rubber. Either I'm missing something or this is a familiar Thai form of favoritism to "someone".
The fact that families are favored was once again demonstrated to a 17-year-old girl. You can't put his kid in jail. The lack of concern for the family is also typical of the upper class (Thai).
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Piotr Phuket say
12 May 2015 at 13:06
That China is close friends of Thailand will certainly be. But I am aware that the Bullet train in Japan among other things has given a lot of knowledge to the Japanese, and that for over 40 years, if I'm not mistaken, they recently broke the rail speed record again, over 500 km/h.
It is logical that the Japanese intend to build this high-speed railway.As
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jack g say
13 May 2015 at 12:43 p.m
The Japanese "NS" gives only a few seconds delay over 800 km. It will take the Thai people to get used to it. They are absolutely no vagabonds who try to stay on schedule and after 5 minutes they already know that everything will take a little longer.
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France-Msterdam say
12 May 2015 at 12:03
That the girl would not be charged as stated in the "head" is of course nonsense.
She was charged and sentenced (to a suspended prison sentence).
She refused and therefore appealed.
The appeal was rejected, the judgment upheld.
At least she's an upper class girl, so anyone can freely air their prejudices regardless of the facts.
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Nico say
12 May 2015 at 12:23 p.m
Now that may be factually correct, but what remains is that she was 17 years old and while she had a few full hours of experience behind the wheel, with her father as a senior officer, she should have known that you couldn't drive . without a driver's license. can drive. With nine dead, you as a society can expect to be able to serve part of this probation. But yes, then he can come into contact with other killers...
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kees1 say
12 May 2015 at 17:24
Dear Frenchman
You say the punishment is carried out, what punishment are you talking about. You know what the conditional means, right?
She leaves the courtroom with her father. She went to the dealership to pick up her new car
What if it happens to her again tomorrow? She leaves the courtroom again with her father
Look closely at these kinds of things and you will see that they are not prejudices, but facts
If this had happened to an ordinary Thai, he would have received 150 years of Bangkok HiltonAs
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w. elid say
13 May 2015 at 05:48
Replace "upper class girl" with "farang" and you get a completely different phrase. I'm sure of it!
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knee jumpsuit say
12 May 2015 at 12:57 p.m
I wonder what would happen to me if I were the driver.
Through all this publicity again an extremely negative image of Thailand. Again, this will make many tourists choose another place for their vacation.
Shame on Prayut, another missed opportunity.
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Leo Th. say
12 May 2015 at 12:59 p.m
For simple theft (in a store), Thais risk months in prison. However, causing a fatal accident with no less than 9 deplorable victims without a license, whether intentional or not, is punishable by a suspended prison sentence. Wonder if she was in custody for 1 minute. Unfortunately, on this blog I have read several stories of young people with wealthy parents who, whether under the influence of drugs/alcohol or not, caused fatal collisions and got away with it with almost no punishment. In my opinion, this is truly class justice. Of course, not only in Thailand, but you can see the legal inequality in Thailand.
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France-Msterdam say
12 May 2015 at 13:04
The verdict is - if you can call it that - "good news" for the relatives of the victims, as it was legally established that the girl was driving without a license or recklessly.
This offers the prospect of a (partial) settlement of a claim of 120 million baht in civil proceedings initiated by the lawyer on behalf of the survivors.
In addition, the girl must perform 48 hours of community service per year for 4 years, must be contacted by the probation service every 3 months for 3 years and is barred from any type of driver's license until the age of 25.
Such a combination of sentences, where the perpetrator does not actually go to prison, is also not uncommon in the Netherlands.
And then about the picture: how was this girl supposed to care about the dead? And what about the author of the picture, who thinks that taking a picture of a girl with a phone in her hand is more important than taking care of the victims?
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TT say
12 May 2015 at 18:26
Why don't I believe this story?
Well, I think so now after most of the pictures in the paper.
The creator of the picture, for whom is taking the picture more important than taking care of the victims?As
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Piotr Phuket say
12 May 2015 at 1:15 p.m
Yes, another escapee from the dance.
I had a little collision myself last week, a man comes up from a side street, he looks left and not right, and that's where I came from. It hit me in the left rear wheel and bumper.
Damage by Dutch standards peanuts around 6400 thb so what are you talking about... and here you are, the 31 year old driver doesn't have a driver's license, the car is financed but hasn't been paid for months or that's why I know so i'm not insured either!
Can it be paid off in "2x times" I have not received the stick yet.
But I told the driver that it could have been more serious with death and/or injuries.
Then you're done with it.
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Piotr Phuket say
12 May 2015 at 13:18
Yes, he also drove a car, I forgot to mention
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France-Msterdam say
12 May 2015 at 14:28
What a strange development.
I've always read that the phalanx is guilty by definition.
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Piotr Phuket say
12 May 2015 at 14:52
He was a so-called honest Thai, but if he admits it but doesn't pay, it won't help.
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Eugene say
12 May 2015 at 15:12
The parents were responsible. They knowingly allowed an underage girl without a driver's license to drive. Pressing charges against their daughter does not affect them. The family name should not be mentioned (less) and the punishment for a "child" is automatically much less.
The legal team has once again played it smart and everyone wins again.
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France-Msterdam say
12 May 2015 at 15:39
Moderator: No yes/no chat sessions please.
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France-Msterdam say
12 May 2015 at 18:33
Ah, so Orachorn Thephasadin Na Ayudhya is her name.
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Yvana Temmermana say
12 May 2015 at 18:16
She received a suspended sentence: She was convicted of reckless driving and not having a driver's license. However, she should have been convicted of manslaughter, which would have resulted in a completely different sentence!
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Jakub say
13 May 2015 at 08:23
What is discussed on a daily basis is partly the core of this matter. Young children who drive or operate motor vehicles and are not corrected by their parents. In fact, they often set a good example by taking them in front of the motorcycle, standing or sitting (on the back) and usually without a helmet. It is introduced with a young spoon. There are rules, but who cares. Children do not know each other better in the long run, and the threshold for independent driving as a minor is very low.
The police (almost) do not take action against such driving behavior and if there is little or no chance of getting caught, people do what they are good at and think is right.
The protests over the measures proposed by this government regarding the irresponsible use of car traffic have clearly shown that the economic situation is decisive, not road safety and responsibility for the child.
In this case, the judges saw the case and decided. Whether it is perceived that way by everyone is clearly not, taking the reactions into account. The fact that money and power have a great influence on court cases is said around the world. Also in the Netherlands, the law is often invalidated by
legal practice, which partly determines the influence of the judges and the final administration of justice. (As lawyers themselves say, "it's my job to set my client free," and that often does not serve the public's (legal) interest.)
After all, traffic collisions are situations where there is usually no intent or ill will. An important factor is also the awareness of security and possibility within the question of guilt.
I see no intention in the current situation, and apparently neither did the court. However, there is a possibility that you will end up in a hit-and-run situation if you are involved in traffic, and if you are a 17-year-old with little driving experience and do not have a driver's license (and thus documented knowledge of the facts), the risk is still greater, and it requires effort. Much of the conviction can be found in this. The woman in question was found guilty of the hit-and-run (negligent driving and driving without a driving licence), based on a court decision. Hence the suspended sentence.
What I didn't read from this story is who is reimbursing the victims. Material and non-material damages. I assume the insurance will not cover this claim now that she, being a minor and driving without a license, caused this collision and was found guilty.
In the Netherlands, in cases of intentional acts or omissions, we know the factors of awareness of certainty and possibility, as well as the conditional and unconditional question of guilt with additional punishment. It may well be that the same is judged by judges in the Netherlands. Prison sentences are much less common. Well, in cases of intent and certainty or awareness of the possibility. As an example, I will give a large color television that is thrown out of an open window into a very busy shopping street from a four-story building without looking and will almost certainly land on someone's head. If someone breaks their neck as a result, they can be charged with manslaughter.
It is of course sad to say that this collision has claimed the lives of so many young people. because they probably sensed that a substantial financial claim would be made upon or after a possible conviction.
Justice has not yet been served in this civil (compensation) case, and I hope so. Lawyers have a strong trump card with a court decision. But no matter how you look at it, you won't get your children back, and it will eventually return to the total number of traffic fatalities in Thailand. To be continued!!!!!!
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