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China raises 2018 defence spending by 8.1 percent

 

Zhang Yesui, a spokesman for National People's Congress (NPC), addresses reporters ahead of China's annual session of parliament at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 4, 2018. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday its military budget this year would grow 8.1 percent from 2017, a larger increase than the previous two years even as the country kept its overall economic growth target the same.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027666-china-raises-2018-defence-spending-by-81-percent/

 

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"I bribed immigration 3,000 baht to get into Thailand", says arrested Dutch child abuser

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The Netherlands man arrested in Jomtien on Sunday for abusing little boys has told Chonburi cops that he bribed a border official.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027670-i-bribed-immigration-3000-baht-to-get-into-thailand-says-arrested-dutch-child-abuser/

 

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Foreign couple on tourism fact finding mission to Thailand robbed by airport taxi driver

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Swedish man and his Thai wife in Thailand to find out what the country is like for tourists were robbed of tens of thousands of baht by an airport taxi driver who dumped them by the roadside.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027674-foreign-couple-on-tourism-fact-finding-mission-to-thailand-robbed-by-airport-taxi-driver/

 

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Video: Dubai tourist freed after uncomfortable 2 hours stuck in Pattaya hotel lift

 

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Staff from rescue foundation Sawang Boriboon freed a Dubai tourist after he spent two hours in the lift at The Point Residence in South Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027679-video-dubai-tourist-freed-after-uncomfortable-2-hours-stuck-in-pattaya-hotel-lift/

 

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Somkid to propose ‘Riviera Thailand’ project

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has asked the Tourism and Sports Ministry to propose a “Riviera Thailand” project during a Cabinet retreat in Phetchaburi on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027681-somkid-to-propose-‘riviera-thailand’-project/

 

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Security officer killed by sliding gate

By The Nation

 

A security guard in Bangkok was killed when the sliding gate he was standing next to slipped out of its hinges and fell on him late on Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027683-bangkok-security-officer-killed-by-sliding-gate/

 

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PM visit threatened by conflict with protesters

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s field trip and mobile Cabinet meeting in Phetchaburi on Monday and Tuesday may be uncomfortable affairs as friction develops between provincial authorities and local protesters trying to submit petitions to the premier.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027686-pm-visit-threatened-by-conflict-with-protesters/

 

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Centenarian Groom and Bride, 96, marry in Ayutthaya

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A couple with a combined age of 196 tied the knot in Bang Sai, Ayutthaya yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027689-centenarian-groom-and-bride-96-marry-in-ayutthaya/

 

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Thai woman sings as Vivaldi, 79, said to be playing the Pattaya field!

 

 

A Thai woman arrested for theft from an old Italian man almost twice her age said that she stole because he was treating other women but not her.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027692-thai-woman-sings-as-vivaldi-79-said-to-be-playing-the-pattaya-field/

 

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Personal dispute likely for man’s doorstep murder, say Phuket Police

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Forensic police inspect the scene of the murder, a two-storey property in the Rang Siri housing estate in Moo 3 Rassada. Photo; Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are currently hunting for a shooter and his accomplices who shot a man dead on his doorstep in Rassada last night due to what police believe was a personal dispute.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027693-personal-dispute-likely-for-man’s-doorstep-murder-say-phuket-police/

 

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Poll shows Australian leader's popularity slides over sex scandal

By Byron Kaye

 

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media as he announces changes in his ministerial cabinet during a news conference in Sydney, Australia, December 19, 2017. AAP/Daniel Munoz/via REUTERS/Files

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's personal popularity has slumped to a level seen only once before, a widely watched poll showed on Monday, hit by criticism for his handling of an affair between his former deputy and a staffer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027694-poll-shows-australian-leaders-popularity-slides-over-sex-scandal/

 

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Vatican treasurer in Australian court for hearing on sex offence charges

By Sonali Paul and Byron Kaye

 

Cardinal George Pell arrives at the Melbourne Magistrates Court in Melbourne, Australia March 5, 2018. AAP/Stefan Postles/via REUTERS

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell arrived in an Australian court on Monday for the start of a four-week pre-trial hearing on charges of historical sexual offences.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027695-vatican-treasurer-in-australian-court-for-hearing-on-sex-offence-charges/

 

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Inside job suspected as 200,000 baht of computers stolen from Pranburi shop

 

Manager Online

 

Police in Pranburi suspect an inside job after 16 computer notebooks worth 200,000 baht were stolen from the Advice Pranburi Co Ltd shop in Khao Noi sub-district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027696-inside-job-suspected-as-200000-baht-of-computers-stolen-from-pranburi-shop/

 

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Black panther not enough! Now Italian Thai in hot water after trees hacked down in Bangkok

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

The Chautjak local authority said they had filed a police report after more than a dozen trees were hacked to pieces by Italian Thai Development Co Ltd.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027697-black-panther-not-enough-now-italian-thai-in-hot-water-after-trees-hacked-down-in-bangkok/

 

 

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North Koreans charged with illegal entry in Northeast

By The Nation

 

Five North Korean women and three children ages 3-6 found wandering on a road in northeastern Bueng Kan province on Monday have been charged with entering Thailand illegally.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027705-north-koreans-charged-with-illegal-entry-in-northeast/

 

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State tobacco to suffer first time loss in history

By Thai PBS

 

 

Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (TTM) says it is expected to suffer it’s first time loss in history of a tremendous amount of 5 billion baht this year from the government’s recent excise tax increase.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027707-state-tobacco-to-suffer-first-time-loss-in-history/

 

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Prayut visits Samut Sakhon, Phetchaburi

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet ministers flew in helicopters to visit Samut Sakhon and Phetchaburi provinces.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027708-prayut-visits-samut-sakhon-phetchaburi/

 

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DSI Investigates Foreign ‘Agent’ For Threats To Reporters

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

Thierry Perenon in a still image taken from a live stream of the Feb. 25 at the Ibis Pattaya hotel.

 

BANGKOK — The Department of Special Investigation said Monday it was investigating a foreign man claiming to be one of its “special agents” and would prosecute him if he broke any laws.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027709-dsi-investigates-foreign-‘agent’-for-threats-to-reporters/

 

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Bt100,000 offered as search continues for Chinese tourist presumed drowned

By The Nation

 

Tourism service operators in Phang Nga are offering Bt100,000 for information on the whereabouts of a Chinese women swept into the sea 10 days ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027715-phang-nga-bt100000-offered-as-search-continues-for-chinese-tourist-presumed-drowned/

 

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Girl granted abortion over allegations of repeated rape by new stepfather

By ANAN WICHITPRACHA, 
PONGSATHAT RUJIPHUTTANYAPHAT 
THE NATION

 

Authorities will permit a 13-year-old girl to have an abortion after becoming two-months pregnant from allegedly being repeatedly raped by her drug-addicted stepfather in Pathum Thani’s Thanyaburi district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027717-girl-granted-abortion-over-allegations-of-repeated-rape-by-new-stepfather/

 

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Facebook may be tracking your every move online even if you don’t use the site

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

If you use Facebook you are probably familiar with how it uses your data to show you carefully targeted advertising.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-may-tracking-every-move-online-even-dont-use-site/27579/

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Parents urged to be closer to teens as suicide rate reaches 170 a year

 

 

BANGKOK, 5 March 2018 (NNT) – The Department of Mental Health has found an average 170 Thai teenagers commit suicide each year with most due to relation problems, advising parents and guardians to closely watch their children. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027720-parents-urged-to-be-closer-to-teens-as-suicide-rate-reaches-170-a-year/

 

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Trump-Netanyahu meeting is chance to project common front vs Iran

By Matt Spetalnick and Jeffrey Heller

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, U.S., September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold talks on Monday that offer a chance to project a common front against Iran but are expected to do little to advance seemingly stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027721-trump-netanyahu-meeting-is-chance-to-project-common-front-vs-iran/

 

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U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Vietnam on landmark visit

By Minh Nguyen

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is seen in the Pacific Ocean on May 27, 2017. Torrey W. Lee/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

 

DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived on Monday in Vietnam for the first time since the end of the Vietnam War, dramatically underscoring the growing strategic ties between the former foes at a time when China's regional influence is rising.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027723-us-aircraft-carrier-arrives-in-vietnam-on-landmark-visit/

 

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Tropical storm to reach Thailand by mid-week

 

 

BANGKOK, 5th March 2018 (NNT) - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has warned those living in the upper regions of Thailand of heavy rains from March 7th - 9th, due to a high pressure system moving in from China. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027724-tropical-storm-to-reach-thailand-by-mid-week/

 

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Married man kills girlfriend, commits suicide at Bangkok factory

By The Nation

 

A married man shot dead in front of colleagues a woman he reportedly had had a secret affair with at a factory in Bangkok before turned the gun on himself on Monday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027725-married-man-kills-girlfriend-commits-suicide-at-bangkok-factory/

 

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Phuket licence plate auction raises B21mn for accident victims

The Phuket News

 

The auction raised more than B21 million for the Road Safety Fund. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: An auction of special licences plates held over the weekend and organised by the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) raised more than B21 million for the national Road Safety Fund, which stages road-safety campaigns and provides support for victims of road accidents.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027726-phuket-licence-plate-auction-raises-b21mn-for-accident-victims/

 

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Italy faces political gridlock as 5-Star surges in election

By Crispian Balmer and Isla Binnie

 

FILE PHOTO: A man stands to look electoral posters in Pomigliano D'Arco, near Naples, Italy, February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo

 

ROME (Reuters) - Italy faces a prolonged period of political instability after voters delivered a hung parliament in Sunday's election, spurning traditional parties and flocking to anti-establishment and far-right groups in record numbers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027650-italy-elections-deliver-hung-parliament-gridlock-exit-polls/?do=findComment&comment=12769555

 

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It’s officially summer: Meteorological Department

 

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The Meteorological Department announced on Monday that Thailand has officially entered summer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027730-it’s-officially-summer-in-thailand-meteorological-dept/

 

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Shooting rage in Rassada – one dead, one in critical condition

The police are checking the CCTV cameras near the crime scene and in the neighbouring area. 

By Tim Newton

 

  

Last night (March 4) police received a report about a shooting in a house at the Rangsiri housing project, in Rassada, east of Phuket Town. Two people were shot; one died and another remains in critical condition.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027735-shooting-rage-in-rassada-–-one-dead-one-in-critical-condition/