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Fine Arts Department sued by a Sukhothai temple over an access to a Buddha statue conflict

By Thai PBS

 

 

A temple in Sukhothai province has sued the Fine Arts Department demanding 50 million baht in compensation for damage for the department’s alleged occupation of a small structure housing Phra Arjana, a Buddha statue, and for demanding entry tickets for visitors to the statue.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028853-fine-arts-department-sued-by-a-sukhothai-temple-over-an-access-to-a-buddha-statue-conflict/

 

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U.S. may lift travel ban on 'important partner' Chad, Tillerson says

 

Chad's President Idriss Deby welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Presidential Palace in N'Djamena, Chad, March 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday Washington was considering lifting a travel ban on Chad, offering an olive branch to a key ally in the fight against Islamist militant groups in West Africa.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028855-us-may-lift-travel-ban-on-important-partner-chad-tillerson-says/

 

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Video: Hunt on for "husband and wife team" as gold shop owner fights back

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Uthai Thani said that they suspect a husband and wife team were responsible for a vicious attack on a downtown gold shop yesterday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028856-video-hunt-on-for-husband-and-wife-team-as-gold-shop-owner-fights-back/

 

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5 Reasons To Race Top Of The Gulf Regatta 2018

 

Ocean Marina Yacht Club – free berthing for participants during the regatta and centre of the social scene.

 

PATTAYA, Thailand – Now entering its 14th year, Top of the Gulf Regatta Presented by Ocean Marina has grown to become an award-winning multi-class regatta held annually in the Gulf of Thailand. Homed at Ocean Marina Yacht Club, the regatta has morphed from its humble roots into one of the largest sailing events in Asia today, and attract sailors of all abilities and ages from more than 25 countries each year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028857-5-reasons-to-race-top-of-the-gulf-regatta-2018/

 

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EU lawmakers roast Juncker over 'stitch-up' promotion of aide

By Alastair Macdonald and Gilbert Reilhac

 

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker addresses a news conference during a European Union leaders informal summit in Brussels, Belgium, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

BRUSSELS/STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The European Parliament savaged EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday for promoting his chief aide to the top of the EU civil service, saying it smacked of cronyism and would fuel mounting public distrust.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028858-eu-lawmakers-roast-juncker-over-stitch-up-promotion-of-aide/

 

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Video: "Society heads down" buried in phones and heading for oblivion!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Footage from a rear facing camera on a car showed the moment when a motorcyclist - looking at his phone and not even wearing a helmet - smashes into the back of the vehicle in front.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028859-video-society-heads-down-buried-in-phones-and-heading-for-oblivion/

 

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Russians to vote - some want change, but Putin still a cert to win

By Polina Ivanova

 

Yulia Dyuzheva, 22, student and supervisor of the "SUPERPUTIN" exhibition and supporter of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, poses for a picture in Moscow, Russia, January 14, 2018. "I'd draw your attention to the colossal support of young people for the current government. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Most Russians intending to vote for Vladimir Putin in Sunday's election say stability is at the root of their faith in their candidate - though many young voters believe it's time for a change of leader.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028860-russians-to-vote-some-want-change-but putin still-a-cert-to-win/

 

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Pattaya singer in hot water for singing copyrighted song about a security guard

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police have served a warrant on a Pattaya singer who repeatedly used copyrighted material.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028863-pattaya-singer-in-hot-water-for-singing-copyrighted-song-about-a-security-guard/

 

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Yacht sunk off Railay Beach

Only the mast can still be seen sticking out of the Railay Bay waters, about 1 kilometre offshore.

By Tim Newton

 

 

A yacht was found sunk at Railay Bay, Ao Nang, Krabi yesterday (Monday). The cause is believed to be a leak while left at anchor. No reports of anyone injured or missing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028865-yacht-sunk-off-railay-beach-krabi/

 

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Factbox: Where could Kim Jong Un meet Donald Trump?

 

FILE PHOTO: The 170-metre (558-feet) tall Juche Tower is reflected in Taedong River as morning fog blankets Pyongyang, North Korea May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - Since U.S. President Donald Trump announced last week he was willing to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un, speculation has mounted over where might be chosen to host the first-ever meeting between sitting leaders of the two countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028869-factbox-where-could-kim-jong-un-meet-donald-trump/

 

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60 million meth pills, 160kg of 'ice' seized in Loei

By The Nation

 

Police foiled an attempt to smuggle 60 million methamphetamine pills and 160 kilograms of crystal meth, or “ice”, across the Mekong River into Loei's Chiang Khan district late on Monday night

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028871-60-million-meth-pills-160kg-of-ice-seized-in-loei/

 

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Thailand’s secondary tourism destinations are focus of 2018

 

File photo

 

BANGKOK, 13th March 2018 (NNT) – Thailand’s secondary tourism destinations are the main focus of this year’s promotional efforts, according to the National Policy Committee for Tourism. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028873-thailand’s-secondary-tourism-destinations-are-focus-of-2018/

 

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Cops wages should be raised to combat corruption and bribery

 

Picture: Sanook

 

As the Police Reform Committee prepares to propose raising the salary of lower ranking officers the Thai media has published details of what a cop actually earns.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028875-cops-wages-should-be-raised-to-combat-corruption-and-bribery/

 

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New Bangkok-Pattaya-Sattahib tourist train service to kick off Saturday

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

A new air-conditioned train service to promote tourism, linking Bangkok to Pattaya and Sattahib, will kick off on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028878-new-bangkok-pattaya-sattahib-tourist-train-service-to-kick-off-saturday/

 

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French suspects yet to give statements for Phuket ‘video death threat ransom’

The Phuket News

 

The seven French nationals remain in custody at Phuket Provincial Court. Photos: Chalong Police

 

PHUKET: The seven French nationals arrested for extorting 5,000 euros from a 21-year-old French tourist’s parents back in France by sending a video threatening the woman’s safety have yet to have their statements taken by police.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028881-french-suspects-yet-to-give-statements-for-phuket-‘video-death-threat-ransom’/

 

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Suvarnabhumi airport security guard arrested for theft

By Thai PBS

 

 

A security guard at Suvarnabhumi International Airport was arrested  for stealing cash from the handbag of a Chinese passenger.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028883-suvarnabhumi-airport-security-guard-arrested-for-theft/

 

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Apple Music hits 38 million paid subscribers

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

 

(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s streaming music service now has 38 million paid subscribers, up from 36 million in February, the company said on Monday.

 

Source: https://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-music-hits-38-million-paid-subscribers/27723/

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"The voices told me to do it" as wife slashes neck of paralyzed husband and cuts his eyeball out

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

An incident of unimaginable horror has occurred above a coffee shop in Chiang Rai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028887-the-voices-told-me-to-do-it-as-wife-slashes-neck-of-paralyzed-husband-and-cuts-his-eyeball-out/

 

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"Na Rak maak" - netizens love this baby elephant splashing around in muddy puddles in Ayutthaya

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Many children grow up with Peppa Pip the cartoon character but a post on Facebook shows that it is not just pigs who enjoy "splashing about in muddy puddles".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028889-na-rak-maak-netizens-love-this-baby-elephant-splashing-around-in-muddy-puddles-in-ayutthaya/

 

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Samui residents angry over naked foreign tourist hugging 'Hin Ta'

By The Nation

 

 

 

Samui residents are calling on police to locate and arrest a naked foreign tourist who was photographed hugging Hin Ta rock, which is regarded by local residents as a symbol of Koh Samui in Surat Thani.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028891-samui-residents-angry-over-naked-foreign-tourist-hugging-hin-ta/

 

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Prayuth Cleared To Join New Party

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha chairs a government meeting Friday in Bangkok

 

BANGKOK — No law stops junta chairman Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha from joining a newly formed political party that wants to nominate him to be prime minister come the next election, his aide said Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028892-prayuth-cleared-to-join-new-party/

 

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Pickup truck crashes into stairway of BTS station

By The Nation

 

 

A pickup truck crashed into the stairway at the Punnawithi BTS station early on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028894-pickup-truck-crashes-into-stairway-of-bts-station/

 

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Big tech must be regulated, says inventor of world wide web

BY REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO - World Wide Web founder Tim Berners-Lee. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

 

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The inventor of the worldwide web, Tim Berners-Lee, called on Monday for powerful internet platforms and social media companies to be regulated to prevent the internet from being “weaponised at scale”.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/big-tech-must-regulated-says-inventor-world-wide-web/27725/

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Illegal software crackdown intensifies in industrial estates

BY THE NATION 

 

Image: REUTERS

 

TIPS HELPFUL to the identification of companies using illegal software in the areas of Bangkok and industrial estates have continued to reach the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) of the Royal Thai Police in the first two months of the years with police having carried out more than 38 raids on business entities for using unlicensed software.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/illegal-software-crackdown-intensifies-industrial-estates/27728/

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5 WhatsApp tips every user needs to know

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

WhatsApp recently announced it now has over 1.5 billion active monthly users making it the world’s biggest messaging app.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/5-whatsapp-tips-every-user-needs-know/27730/

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Bose is developing smart sunglasses that focus on sound, not vision

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

American audio equipment manufacturer BOSE has recently announced the development of a new AR wearable platform.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/bose-developing-smart-sunglasses-focus-sound-not-vision/27732/

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Porn star offers to repay $130,000 in dispute over alleged Trump affair

By Karen Freifeld

 

Adult-film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, poses for pictures at the end of her striptease show in Gossip Gentleman club in Long Island, New York, U.S., February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The adult-film actress who claims she had an affair with Donald Trump before he became U.S. president offered on Monday to return $130,000 (£93,550) that Trump's personal lawyer paid her in what she said was hush money to remain silent about the alleged relationship.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028895-porn-star-offers-to-repay-130000-in-dispute-over-alleged-trump-affair/

 

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No more traffic: Elon Musk revamps Boring Company plans for mass transit

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Boss of Tesla and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and his Boring Company last year posted a video online that demonstrated cars travelling through tunnels to their destinations at 130 mph that original concept is now undergoing a massive makeover.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/no-traffic-elon-musk-revamps-boring-company-plans-mass-transit/27733/

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Korat kids learn water safety amid concerns over high drowning rate

By The Nation

 

Schoolchildren in Nakhon Ratchasima were being coached on water safety on Tuesday morning, a private foundation’s bid to curb the high rate of drownings in the northeastern province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028896-korat-kids-learn-water-safety-amid-concerns-over-high-drowning-rate/

 

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Thai Union joins initiative to help combat marine plastics

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Union Group PCL, one of the world’s largest seafood companies, has joined forces with the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) in a drive to reduce the growing problem of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear worldwide.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1028898-thai-union-joins-initiative-to-help-combat-marine-plastics/