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VIDEO: Fearless or stupid? Couple take dizzying selfie on top of Pattaya crane

 

 

A daredevil couple in Pattaya have shown the extreme lengths people will go to take a selfie.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027932-video-fearless-or-stupid-couple-take-dizzying-selfie-on-top-of-pattaya-crane/

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Dangerous pollution spreads to Northeastern region

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

 

Air pollution from a high level of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) has continued to intensify. The problem is no longer limited to the Northern region, but also to the Northeast.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027899-dangerous-pollution-spreads-to-northeastern-region/

 

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Thaivisa exclusive: Farang firefighter is Australian - and he's out battling another huge blaze!

 

 

A volunteer farang firefighter who has wowed the Thais has been revealed as 55 year old Peter Ferdinand from Melbourne.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027906-thaivisa-exclusive-farang-firefighter-is-australian-and-hes-out-battling-another-huge-blaze/

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Prayut tells ministers to ‘monitor’ Cambodian election in July

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday told his ministerial colleagues to monitor the general election due to be held in Cambodia this July.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027963-prayut-tells-ministers-to-‘monitor’-cambodian-election-in-july/

 

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Court orders Thaksin arrest in new trial against former PM

By The Nation

 

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EXILED EX-PREMIER ACCUSED OF MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

 

THAILAND’S TOP court yesterday issued an arrest warrant for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra relating to policy executed by his government that was deemed to benefit his family business.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027964-court-orders-thaksin-arrest-in-new-trial-against-former-pm/

 

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Prayut: remaining as PM would depend on offer

By The Nation

 

 

JUNTA LEADER General Prayut Chan-o-cha appeared unconcerned yesterday after Suthep Thaugsuban denied having plans to form a pro-junta party to contest the next election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027965-prayut-remaining-as-pm-would-depend-on-offer/

 

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Queen Sirikit in hospital for ear examination

By The Nation

 

Her Majesty Queen Sirikit

 

Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the mother of the current monarch, was admitted to Chulalongkorn Hospital for an ear examination on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027966-queen-sirikit-in-hospital-for-ear-examination/

 

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UPDATE:

Indian businessman accused of financing drug networks

By KHANATHIT SRIHIRUNDAJ, 
SUPACHAI PHETCHTHAWEE 
THE NATION

 

Harpreet Singh (left)

 

AN INDIAN textile businessman, who is accused of abetting drug crimes, was arrested in Bangkok on Tuesday and three locations linked to the 52-year-old were raided and assets worth Bt130 million were impounded.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027872-thai-of-indian-descent-nabbed-on-drugs-charges-in-sukhumvit-dawn-raid/?do=findComment&comment=12774183

 

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Court overturns massive compensation ruling for Klong Dan project

By The Nation

 

File photo: Klong Dan wastewater treatment

 

THE CENTRAL Administrative Court has nullified an arbitration panel’s ruling for the Pollution Control Department (PCD) to pay multi-billion-baht compensation to a group of privately-owned companies in connection with the failed Klong Dan wastewater treatment scheme near Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027968-court-overturns-massive-compensation-ruling-for-klong-dan-project/

 

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Probe begins of claim lecturer hit student whistleblower

By THE NATION

 

Panida Yotpanya

 

THE OFFICE of Higher Education Commission (Ohec) is investigating a report that a university lecturer hit her student for speaking up about alleged corruption at a government agency.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027969-probe-begins-of-claim-lecturer-hit-student-whistleblower/

 

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Premchai’s wife to face charge of possessing African elephant tusks

By THE NATION

 

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THE WIFE of construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta will face a charge of possessing two pairs of African elephant tusks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027970-premchai’s-wife-to-face-charge-of-possessing-african-elephant-tusks/

 

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Criticism over Fukushima fish imports

By THE NATION

 

 

AUTHORITIES HAVE defended Thailand’s importation of fish from Fukushima, the scene of a major nuclear accident and radioactive leak in 2011.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027929-fda-and-fisheries-department-assure-fish-from-fukushima-safe-for-consumption/?do=findComment&comment=12774196

 

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Nakhon Ratchasima’s enchanting Night Harvest Festival 2018 draws near

Travel log

 

The Night Harvest Festival of 2018 takes place on Saturday, March 10 at the Village Farm & Winery in Wang Nam Khiao District of Nakhon Ratchasima. This enchanting event is aimed at creating awareness of the wonderful vineyard lifestyle of the area and to promote healthy outdoor experiences.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027971-nakhon-ratchasima’s-enchanting-night-harvest-festival-2018-draws-near/

 

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The bones of Kalasin

By Pattarawadee Saengmanee 
The Nation 

 

Sirindhorn Museum is the place to see the wonderful array of dinosaur fossils that have been unearthed in Thailand since the first bones were found 1978.

 

In Thailand's dinosaur country, the scientists arrive with spades and the tourists with cameras
 

NORTHEASTERN Kalasin’s remoteness and its place on the government’s Human Achievement Index among Thailand’s five poorest provinces tend to mask the facts that it’s blanketed with green rice and vegetable plantations (thanks to the Lam Pao Dam built in the 1960s) and boasts a long and remarkable history.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027972-the-bones-of-kalasin/

 

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Air quality worsens but data lacking in Northeast areas

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

AIR POLLUTION from particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) continues to ravage the North and Northeast but no accurate measurements are available, as many provinces do not have PM2.5 monitoring stations.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027899-dangerous-pollution-spreads-to-northeastern-region/?do=findComment&comment=12774212

 

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OPINION

How a big black cat is avenging its death

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

In times past, a hunter would be lifted triumphantly aloft as the tribe celebrated wildly at his feet after he killed a black leopard. So why all the fuss when an animal of the same species is gunned down in 2018?

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027974-how-a-big-black-cat-is-avenging-its-death/

 

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EDITORIAL

Southern appeal draws Army’s scorn

 

The insurgency in the border provinces will not end until intimidation stops and root causes are honestly addressed 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027975-editorial-southern-appeal-draws-army’s-scorn/

 

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Gambia apologises to Thailand over sex tourism comments

 

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The Gambian government has officially apologised after one of its ministers said Thailand was a haven for foreign sex tourists.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027976-gambia-apologizes-to-thailand-over-ministers-sex-tourism-destination-comment/

 

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Drugs, weapon and preserved animal carcasses found in Rawai

She has been accused for possessing drugs, illegal weapon and preserved animal carcasses.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Phuket police and a team of local authorities have arrested 27 year old Anchalee Pantumat, from Nakhon Sawan province, with a list of illegal items including 113 grams of marijuana, a carbine (rifle) with eleven .30 bullets along with jungle cat fur and a sambar deer skull.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027977-drugs-weapon-and-preserved-animal-carcasses-found-in-rawai/

 

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Britain warns Russia over double agent's mysterious illness

By Toby Melville and Emily G Roe

 

A police officer stands outside a restaurant which was closed after former Russian inteligence officer Sergei Skripal, and a woman were found unconscious on a bench nearby after they had been exposed to an unknown substance, in Salisbury, Britain, March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

SALISBURY, England (Reuters) - Britain warned Russia on Tuesday of a robust response if the Kremlin was behind a mysterious illness that has struck down a former double agent convicted of betraying dozens of spies to British intelligence.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027979-britain warns-russia-over-double-agents-mysterious-illness/

 

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Trump economic adviser Cohn quits after dispute over tariffs

By Jeff Mason

 

FILE PHOTO: White House chief economic adviser Gary Cohn (L) and U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster take questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top White House economic adviser Gary Cohn, a Wall Street banker who opposes hefty steel and aluminium tariffs planned by U.S. President Donald Trump, said on Tuesday that he was resigning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027980-trump-economic-adviser-gary-cohn-quits-after-dispute-over-tariffs/

 

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Trump calls North Korea 'sincere' on possible nuclear talks, others skeptical

By Jeff Mason and Christine Kim

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greets a member of the special delegation of South Korea's President at a dinner in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 6, 2018. KCNA/via Reuters

 

WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - Feeling the pressure of sanctions, North Korea seems "sincere" in its apparent willingness to halt nuclear tests if it held denuclearization talks with the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday as U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials voiced skepticism about any discussions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027981-trump-calls-north-korea-sincere-on-possible-nuclear-talks-others-skeptical/

 

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Italy's League chief says is only possible PM candidate for centre-right

By Elvira Pollina and Gavin Jones

 

5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio speaks to supporters in Pomigliano D'Arco, Italy, March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

 

MILAN (Reuters) - The leader of Italy's far-right League said on Tuesday he was the only possible candidate for prime minister for the centre-right after his party emerged as the strongest in the conservative bloc at Sunday's election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027982-italys-league-chief-says-is-only-possible-pm-candidate-for-centre-right/

 

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Trump says U.S. will counteract any meddling in 2018 election

 

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a joint news conference with Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday there was interference by Russia and probably by other countries in the 2016 U.S. election, and the United States would counteract any attempt at meddling in the November 2018 elections.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027983-trump-says-us-will-counteract-any-meddling-in-2018-election/

 

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At least 18 killed as second earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

By Colin Packham

 

People displaced by an earthquake gather at a relief centre in the central highlands of Papua New Guinea March 1, 2018. Milton Kwaipo/Caritas Australia/Handout via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - At least 18 people have been killed by a magnitude 6.7 quake that struck Papua New Guinea's mountainous Southern Highlands early Wednesday, an official said, adding to the death toll from a larger quake nine days ago.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027984-at-least-18-killed-as-second-earthquake-strikes-papua-new-guinea/

 

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Buriram: So unnecessary as Year 10 student dies on his way to school

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CCTV footage from Buriram showed the tragic moment when a Year 10 (M3) student was crushed on his way to school.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027985-buriram-so-unnecessary-as-year-10-student-dies-on-his-way-to-school/

 

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Petch Dam to the rescue! Hua Hin water shortage prompts change in supply

 

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The Irrigation Department has decided to start pumping fresh water from the Petch Dam to Hua Hin and Cha-Am.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027986-petch-dam-to-the-rescue-hua-hin-water-shortage-prompts-change-in-supply/

 

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Rabies alert as rabid dogs found next to Tesco Lotus in Pranburi

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Authorities in Prachuap Khiri Khan have announced a rabies alert for Pranburi and a sub-district of Hua Hin after 15 dogs were found with the deadly disease.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027987-rabies-alert-as-rabid-dogs-found-next-to-tesco-lotus-in-pranburi/

 

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Video: Jai yen yen na phee! Bus crews go for it with a sword and every Thai expletive under the sun

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai social media was asking a pertinent question yesterday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027988-video-jai-yen-yen-na-phee-bus-crews-go-for-it-with-a-sword-and-every-thai-expletive-under-the-sun/

 

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OPINION

Top 5 Reasons You Won’t Like Thailand

By Dan Cheeseman 

 

 

For some reason we all like a list, a top 5 or 10 of this and that, I guess it is the curiosity of discovering what made the list getting the better of you – you have no choice but to take a peek. In my case curiosity got the better of me to see if I could put a list together. My challenge therefore to could come up with a top 5 list of reasons for why you won’t like Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027989-top-5-reasons-you-won’t-like-thailand/