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New Peruvian leader vows to fight corruption 'at any cost'

By Marco Aquino and Mitra Taj

 

Vice President Martin Vizcarra enters the Peruvian congress building to be sworn in as President in Lima, Peru, March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

 

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's new President Martin Vizcarra urged justice officials on Friday to act swiftly and join him in a fight against corruption "at any cost," two days after his predecessor was toppled by a sprawling graft scandal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030467-new-peruvian-leader-vows-to-fight-corruption-at-any-cost/

 

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U.S. charges, sanctions Iranians for global cyber attacks on behalf of Tehran

By Dustin Volz

 

A staff member posts pictures of nine Iranians charged with conducting massive cyber theft campaign before Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday charged and sanctioned nine Iranians and an Iranian company for attempting to hack into hundreds of universities worldwide, dozens of companies and parts of the U.S. government, including its main energy regulator, on behalf of Tehran's government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030472-us-charges-sanctions-iranians-for-global-cyber-attacks-on-behalf-of-tehran/

 

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Syrian army celebrates as rebels quit most of their Ghouta stronghold

By Lisa Barrington

 

Syrian Army soldiers stand next to a military tank, at the city limits of Harasta, in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels left one besieged enclave on Friday and agreed to abandon another, leaving only the city of Douma still in insurgent hands in eastern Ghouta after a month-long army assault to drive them from the stronghold near Damascus.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030473-syrian-army-celebrates-as-rebels-quit-most-of-their-ghouta-stronghold/

 

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Trump should insist on Libya-style denuclearization for North Korea: Bolton

 

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S. February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Bolton, U.S. President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, said Trump should insist that any meeting he holds with North Korea's leader must be focused squarely on how to eliminate that country's nuclear weapons programme as quickly as possible.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030474-trump-should-insist-on-libya-style-denuclearization-for-north-korea-bolton/

 

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Exclusive - U.S. warship sails near disputed islands in South China Sea, officials say

 

FILE PHOTO - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) transits in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Kirisame (DD 104) during bilateral training in South China Sea on April 21, 2015. Courtesy David Flewellyn/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation on Friday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030475-exclusive-us-warship-sails-near-disputed-islands-in-south-china-sea-officials-say/

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Whales die after mass stranding in Australia

 

Stranded whales on the beach at Hamelin Bay in this picture obtained from social media, March 23, 2018. Leearne Hollowood/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - All but six of more than 150 short-finned pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in Western Australia have died, despite efforts from authorities and local beachgoers to save them, officials said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030476-whales-die-after-mass-stranding-in-australia/

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Two lorry drivers jailed over crash that left 8 dead on M1 motorway: BBC

 

(Reuters) - Two lorry drivers have been jailed over a crash on the M1 motorway in Buckinghamshire that left eight people dead last summer, the BBC reported on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030477-two-lorry-drivers-jailed-over-crash-that-left-8-dead-on-m1-motorway-bbc/

 

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Apartment blaze in Ho Chi Minh City kills 13, injures 27

By Khanh Vu

 

Firefighters extinguish a fire at an apartment block in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam March 23, 2018. VNA/Thanh Chung via REUTERS

 

HANOI (Reuters) - A fire in a Ho Chi Minh City apartment block killed 13 people in the early hours of Friday, state media and a fire department official in the Vietnamese economic hub said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030478-apartment-blaze-in-ho-chi-minh-city-kills-13-injures-27/

 

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Honda CR-V lands ‘2017 Thailand Car of the Year’ accolade

By The Nation

 

Honda CR-V

 

The Honda CR-V was crowned “2017 Thailand Car of the Year” by the Thai Automotive Journalists Association (TAJA) on Friday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030479-honda-cr-v-lands-‘2017-thailand-car-of-the-year’-accolade/

 

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Four injured in bus crash on Kata hill, officials douse engine to prevent fire 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

A small bus carrying 15 Chinese tourists spun out of control and ran off the road on Kata hill last night (Mar 23) at about 8:50pm, injuring four of the tourists, Karon Police confirmed early this morning (Mar 24).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030481-four-injured-in-bus-crash-on-kata-hill-officials-douse-engine-to-prevent-fire/

 

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Phuket lifeguard crisis leads to request for US ‘Level 3’ Travel Advisory warning 

The Phuket News

 

A lifeguard watches over tourists in the water in this file photo from last year. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot
 

PHUKET: The International Surf Lifesaving Association has issued a resolution to formally request the US Department of State to issue a “Level Three Advisory” warning American tourists of the dangers of swimming in Phuket without trained lifeguards on the beaches.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030482-phuket-lifeguard-crisis-leads-to-request-for-us-‘level-3’-travel-advisory-warning/

 

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EJF acknowledges Thai government’s effort to resolve IUU fishing

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has assured a delegation from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) of the government’s determination to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing with Asean framework.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030483-ejf-acknowledges-thai-government’s-effort-to-resolve-iuu-fishing/

 

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Thai NLA member’s son arrested in London for making upskirt videos

By The Nation

 

Photo : Topshop's website

 

Son of a National Legislative Assembly member was caught filming up women's skirts in Topshop's flagship store on Oxford Street in London.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030485-thai-nla-member’s-son-arrested-in-london-for-making-upskirt-videos/

 

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Commerce to petition US for tax exemption

 

 

The Ministry of Commerce is now working with the private sector to petition for tariff exemption after US President Donald Trump invoked Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose new tariffs of 25 percent on imports of steel and 10 percent on imports of aluminum.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030486-commerce-to-petition-us-for-tax-exemption/

 

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116 road racers arrested in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

Police rounded up 116 motorists and pillion riders while they were allegedly racing on a Bangkok road early on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030488-116-road-racers-arrested-in-bangkok/

 

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Bus crash killed two, injured six in Krabi

 

 

Two people were killed and six others were injured when a tour bus crashed into a pickup truck at an intersection in Ao Luek district of Krabi province on Friday night (March 23).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030489-bus-crash-killed-two-injured-six-in-krabi/

 

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5 vs 1: French tourist attacked in Pattaya [VIDEO]

 

 

A French tourist has told police he was attacked by a gang of five men in South Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030505-5-vs-1-french-tourist-attacked-in-pattaya-video/

 

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Six arrested in Phuket drugs, illegal firearms bust 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: Phuket authorities joined forces to arrest six suspects in possession of various category one and five drugs, including marijuana, kratom, methamphetamine (ya bah) and crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) as well as illegal objects including handmade firearms yesterday (Mar 23) and early this morning (Mar 24).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030516-six-arrested-in-phuket-drugs-illegal-firearms-bust/

 

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Two rangers injured in Narathiwat insurgent attack

By The Nation

 

Two rangers were injured when their patrol unit was attacked by a group of suspected insurgents in Narathiwat’s Tak Bai district late on Friday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030517-two-rangers-injured-in-narathiwat-insurgent-attack/

 

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Woman and two kids injured in a shooting attack in Chumphon

 

 

Chumphon provincial police are hunting for two men in a pickup truck who allegedly shot at a woman and two children on a motorcycle in Sawi district on Friday (March 23).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030518-woman-and-two-kids-injured-in-a-shooting-attack-in-chumphon/

 

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‘Drunk’ man’s legs amputated by train in Ayutthaya

By The Nation

 

A man described by police as being drunk sat on a railway track in Ayutthaya’s Muang district Saturday morning in an apparent suicide attempt and was severely injured when a train amputated both of his legs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030519-‘drunk’-man’s-legs-amputated-by-train-in-ayutthaya/

 

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Man arrested for alleged attempt to smuggle 18 Cambodians

By The Nation

 

A Bangkok van driver who was involved in a car case with authorities in Sa Kaew on Saturday morning has been arrested for carrying 18 undocumented Cambodian migrants as passenegrs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030520-man-arrested-for-alleged-attempt-to-smuggle-18-cambodians/

 

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French gendarme who took place of hostage dies of gunshot wounds

By Brian Love and Emmanuel Jarry

 

A photo released by the French Gendarmerie shows Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame, the gendarme who voluntarily took the place of a hostage during a deadly supermarket siege in southwestern France on Friday, March 23, 2018. Beltrame has died, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb announced on Saturday, March 24. Gendarmerie Nationale/Handout via REUTERS

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France was in mourning on Saturday for a French security officer who died from gunshot wounds after voluntarily taking the place of a female hostage during a supermarket siege by an Islamist militant.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030441-french-gendarme-fighting-for-his-life-after-trading-places-with-hostage/

 

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Former Catalan leader faces arrest in Finland

By Sam Edwards and Jussi Rosendahl

 

FILE PHOTO: Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont takes part in a meeting with his party in Brussels, Belgium March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Vidal/File Photo

 

HELSINKI/BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont faces arrest in Finland after authorities there received an international warrant for his detention issued by Spain, the latest legal action against separatist politicians from the wealthy northeastern region.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030521-former-catalan-leader-faces-arrest-in-finland/

 

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China warns U.S. it will defend own trade interests

By Ryan Woo and Hallie Gu

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed memorandum on intellectual property tariffs on high-tech goods from China, at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States has flouted trade rules with an inquiry into intellectual property and China will defend its interests, Vice Premier Liu He told U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a telephone call on Saturday, Chinese state media reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030523-china-warns-us-it-will-defend-own-trade-interests/

 

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Brilliant Hamilton blazes to Melbourne pole

By Ian Ransom

 

Formula One F1 - Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia - March 24, 2018 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in action during qualifying REUTERS/Brandon Malone

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton roared to a record seventh pole at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday, blitzing the field in his Mercedes with a blazing lap at Albert Park.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030524-brilliant-hamilton-blazes-to-melbourne-pole/

 

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