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10-year-old girl saves dying father by calling hotline 1644 to get help

 

 

A 10-year-old girl rescued her father who tried to commit suicide by swallowing arsenic acid by calling 1644 hotline to get help.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026446-10-year-old-girl-saves-dying-father-by-calling-hotline-1644-to-get-help/

 

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New Pheu Thai leader to be known after April 1: Watana

By THE NATION

 

Photo from: Watana's Facebook

 

THE NEW LEADER of Pheu Thai Party will be known after April 1 and there would be no surprises, key party figure Watana Muangsook said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026448-new-pheu-thai-leader-to-be-known-after-april-1-watana/

 

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Thai student helps foreign English teacher after bike accident

 

Image: TNews

 

Thais online praised a high school student pictured helping a Westerner in distress after a motorcycle accident.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026456-thai-student-helps-foreign-english-teacher-after-bike-accident/

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It's a crime: Foreigners marrying Thais now subject to fingerprints taken for criminal background 

Shela Riva

 

A criminal record may be cited as a reason to refuse your marriage registration. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot
 

PHUKET: Officials in charge of registering marriages in Phuket have confirmed that they have begun scanning fingerprints of all foreign men who register to marry a Thai woman so that they can have criminal background checks conducted.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026458-its-a-crime-foreigners-marrying-thais-now-subject-to-fingerprints-taken-for-criminal-background/

 

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Dozens of Thai public health officials come down with severe diarrhea after buffet lunch at top Pattaya hotel

 

Image: Manager

 

Manager reported that nine Department of Public Heath officials were rushed to hospital and 20 others were treated after they had lunch at the Aiyara Grand Hotel in Pratumnak, South Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026437-29-public-health-officials-suffer-from-food-poisoning/

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Relatives and doctor say stop blaming CPR girl Nong Jaen

 

Image: Sanook

 

Relatives and medical staff have called on unkind people to stop blaming the young woman for straddling a dying man on a stretcher.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026461-relatives-and-doctor-say-stop-blaming-cpr-girl-nong-jaen/

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Hapless would be robber arrested after trying to burn the bank down

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Police quickly arrested a would be bank robber in Phrapadaeng after he set fire to gasoline at the Suksawat branch of the Ormsin Bank in the area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026463-hapless-would-be-robber-arrested-after-trying-to-burn-the-bank-down/

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That's her! Victims do the pointing after arrest of "Dao" in Bangkok

 

Image: TNA

 

Cops from 191 special branch announced the arrest of Bangkok woman responsible for running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of people out of at least 20 million baht.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026464-thats-her-victims-do-the-pointing-after-arrest-of-dao-in-bangkok/

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Video: Snakes alive! Husband and wife arrested taking more than a ton of serpents to Laos

 

Image: TNA

 

Police in Bung Karn province on the Laotian border said they had arrested a husband and wife who were transporting snakes to Laos.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026465-video-snakes-alive-husband-and-wife-arrested-taking-more-than-a-ton-of-serpents-to-laos/

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Italian tourist claims he was drugged, robbed by two women

By The Nation

 

 

An Italian tourist claimed that he was drugged unconscious and robbed by two women inside his hotel room of cash and valuables worth more than Bt200,000.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026466-italian-tourist-claims-he-was-drugged-robbed-by-two-women/

 

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Three bombs rock Myanmar's northwestern city Sittwe, policeman injured

By Thu Thu Aung

 

YANGON (Reuters) - Three bombs rocked the capital of Myanmar's restive Rakhine State, Sittwe, early on Saturday, police said, adding that a policeman was slightly injured and the authorities were still working to determine who was behind the bombings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026467-three-bombs-rock-myanmars-northwestern-city-sittwe-policeman-injured/

 

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Two car bombs explode in Somali capital and kill 18 people

By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar

 

Aamin ambulance drives from the scene of an explosion near the Presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

 

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Twin car bombs killed 18 people in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Friday in an attack by the Islamist militant group al Shabaab, but security forces shot dead five assailants, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026468-two-car-bombs-explode-in-somali-capital-and-kill-18-people/

 

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Florida governor proposes new gun sale limits after school shooting

By Zachary Fagenson

 

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School following a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, U.S., February 16, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo

 

PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott, a loyal ally of the U.S. gun lobby under mounting pressure to act in the aftermath of last week's deadly mass shooting, urged state lawmakers on Friday to tighten access to firearms for young people and the mentally disturbed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026470-florida-governor-proposes-new-gun-sale-limits-after-school-shooting/

 

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U.S. ready to open Jerusalem embassy in May -State Department

By Yara Bayoumy

 

FILE PHOTO: An Israeli flag is seen near the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it will open its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem in May, a move from Tel Aviv that reverses decades of U.S. policy and is bound to trouble U.S. allies who have already objected.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026472-us-ready-to-open-jerusalem-embassy-in-may-state-department/

 

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Exclusive - U.S. prepares high-seas crackdown on North Korea sanctions evaders: sources

By Matt Spetalnick, Phil Stewart and David Brunnstrom

 

The Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter homeported in Seattle, transits the Strait of Juan de Fuca enroute to Seattle, Washington, U.S. in this October 13, 2015. Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read/U.S. Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration and key Asian allies are preparing to expand interceptions of ships suspected of violating sanctions on North Korea, a plan that could include deploying U.S. Coast Guard forces to stop and search vessels in Asia-Pacific waters, senior U.S. officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026473-exclusive-us-prepares-high-seas-crackdown-on-north-korea-sanctions-evaders-sources/

 

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Thai businessman buys English football team Oxford United

 

 

Thai businessman Sumrith 'Tiger' Thanakarnjanasuth has become the new majority shareholder and chairman of English football team Oxford United.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026474-thai-businessman-buys-english-football-team-oxford-united/

 

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Corporate partners cut cord with NRA as gun control debate rages

By Barbara Goldberg and Gina Cherelus

 

People sign up at the booth for the National Rifle Association (NRA) at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fallout over last week's shooting rampage at a Florida high school started to take its toll on the National Rifle Association's roster of corporate partners on Friday as a half dozen companies severed marketing ties with the gun advocacy organzation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026476-corporate-partners-cut-cord-with-nra-as-gun-control-debate-rages/

 

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The new Sony Xperia XA2 takes terrific selfies – all you have to do is grin at it

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
The Nation

 

 

A mid-range and affordable smartphone with dual high-resolution front cameras and a 23-mega pixel camera with good image quality, the new Xperia XA2 Ultra from Sony is all about the selfie.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/new-sony-xperia-xa2-takes-terrific-selfies-grin/27388/

 

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This app will help you learn Chinese

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
The Nation

 

 

The free Manga Mandarin app is ideal for all levels of leaners

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/app-will-help-learn-chinese/27394/

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Here’s a round up of new tech released in Thailand this week – 24 Feb 2018

BY THE NATION

 

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/heres-round-new-tech-released-thailand-week-24-feb-2018/27399/

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Mobile industry promises smarter everything at Barcelona show

BY REUTERS

 

 

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Two words – artificial intelligence – promise to upstage familiar technology industry themes like 5G, the Internet of Things and virtual reality at next week’s Mobile World Congress, Europe’s biggest annual technology industry gathering.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/mobile-industry-promises-smarter-everything-barcelona-show/27407/

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China’s Huawei set to lead global charge to 5G networks

BY REUTERS

 

 

FRANKFURT/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Huawei is forging closer commercial ties with big telecom operators across Europe and Asia, putting the company in prime position to lead the global race for next-generation 5G networks despite U.S. allegations it poses a security threat.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/chinas-huawei-set-lead-global-charge-5g-networks/27410/

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Wais all round as Russians reunited with their valuables after bar girl arrest

 

Image: Pattaya Eastern News on Facebook

 

Two Russian men who took a Pattaya bar girl to their room for sex and were robbed have been reunited with their property just four days later.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026499-wais-all-round-as-russians-reunited-with-their-valuables-after-bar-girl-arrest/

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Hua Hin police to get serious on no helmets - but they'll wait until May 1st!

 

Image: Banmuang

 

Hua Hin police have said they intend to get tough on motorcyclists not wearing helmets in the holiday town.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026502-hua-hin-police-to-get-serious-on-no-helmets-but-theyll-wait-until-may-1st/

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Forget 4G - here comes 5G by 2021 and it won't cost a baht more, claims Thai media

 

 

Thai Channel 7 reported that the chief of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission said that Thailand was gearing up for the era of 5G communications from 2021.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026504-forget-4g-here-comes-5g-by-2021-and-it-wont-cost-a-baht-more-claims-thai-media/

 

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Authorities raid illegal hostel in Ko Samui

 

 

A combined force of military and police in Surat Thani province began regulating hostel operators on Koh Samui on Saturday (Feb 24).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026514-authorities-raid-illegal-hostel-in-ko-samui/

 

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Accidents put Phuket traffic lights in spotlight 

 

The traffic lights will be switched off if they continue to cause accidents, promised the Phuket Highways Office Chief. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: Phuket Highways Office Chief Somwang Lohanut has ordered officials to install warning signs for the traffic lights at the “Kuan Dindaeng Intersection” on Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026515-accidents-put-phuket-traffic-lights-in-spotlight/

 

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New Phuket coastal property development under investigation 

The Phuket News

 

Cheewapap Cheewatham (centre) investigates claims of a zip-line tourism business allegedly encroaching on protected forest land in Phuket last year. Photo: The Phuket News / file
 

PHUKET: Cheewapap Cheewatham, a former Chief of Sirinath National Park who now serves as the Director of the Strategic and Forest Protection Division of the Royal Forest Department, today confirmed that an investigation is ongoing into whether a 416-unit development slated to be built in the hills overlooking Phuket’s Kata Noi Bay is on protected forest land.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026518-new-phuket-coastal-property-development-under-investigation/

 

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Search continues for injured wild elephant

 

 

The search for an injured elephant entered the third day on Saturday (Feb 24) with search teams increasing to four.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026519-search-continues-for-injured-wild-elephant/

 

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Corruption probe expands to cover all provinces in Upper North

 

 

The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) is now expanding corruption probe to cover all eight provinces in Upper North after earlier probes in Chiang Mai and Nan gained strong grounds of corruption by local authorities of the centres for the protection of the destitutes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1026521-corruption-probe-expands-to-cover-all-provinces-in-upper-north/