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Chiang Mai noodle shop tumbles in bid to ease canal pollution

By Patinya Srisupamart 
The Nation

 

Soldiers in Chiang Mai on Monday tore down a noodle shop and a village headman’s building encroaching on the Mae Sa Canal that were blocking efforts to channel cleaner water into a polluted canal downstream.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030734-chiang-mai-noodle-shop-tumbles-in-bid-to-ease-canal-pollution/

 

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Man arrested over torching of 10 vehicles in Chon Buri

By The Nation

 

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A man believed to have mental health issues has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to 10 vehicles in Chon Buri’s Phanthong district early on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030692-chon-buri-police-hunt-motorcyclist-after-five-vehicles-set-alight/

 

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Thai man, 51, injured in Phuket motorbike collision

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Somsong Luangaram, 72, was conscious but had sustained Somsong several wounds to his body. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 51-year-old man was injured on Saturday when his motorbike collided with another on Kathu.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030737-thai-man-51-injured-in-phuket-motorbike-collision/

 

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Muslim politicians in deep South announce new party ‘Pracha Chat’

By The Nation

 

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The Wadah group of Muslim politicians, as well as other former MPs in the three southernmost border provinces, have agreed to form a new political party to contest the next election, a member said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030741-muslim-politicians-in-deep-south-announce-new-party-‘pracha-chat’/

 

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Former EC Somchai says new election risks to be invalidated

By Thai PBS

 

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Sacked commissioner of the Election Commission Somchai Srisutthiyakorn yesterday warned that the new election could be nullified if the election date remains unclear.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030746-former-ec-somchai-says-new-election-risks-to-be-invalidated/

 

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Luxury watch findings to be revealed tomorrow as Watcharapol recuses self from meeting

By The Nation

 

The president of Thailand’s anti-graft body, Pol General Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit, said on Monday that he would not attend a Tuesday meeting held by the National Anti-Corruption Commission to table its findings over the watch scandal involving Deputy PM General Prawit Wongsuwan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030754-luxury-watch-findings-to-be-revealed-tomorrow-as-watcharapol-recuses-self-from-meeting/

 

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Unboxing Grandma: Video of granny reviewing walking sticks taking internet by storm

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

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Photo: Unboxing Grandma/ Facebook

 

The internet is quickly embracing “Unboxing Grandma,” a new internet personality who casually reviews her stuff and gives it thumbs up or down on Facebook.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030757-unboxing-grandma-video-of-granny-reviewing-walking-sticks-taking-internet-by-storm/

 

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Grab Buys Uber’s Southeast Asia Business, Ending Service in Thailand in Two Weeks from Today

by CityNews

 

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CityNews – Uber has today confirmed speculation that they will be selling their Southeast Asia business to ride-share rival, Grab and have announced that they will end service in Southeast Asia in two weeks from today.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030788-grab-buys-uber’s-southeast-asia-business-ending-service-in-thailand-in-two-weeks-from-today/

 

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Meeting with Judaical Officials Unsuccessful, Citizens Still Demand Moving the ‘Scar of Chiang Mai’

by CityNews

 

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CityNews – Chiang Mai residents held a panel discussion with judicial officials to discuss the Court of Appeals Region 5 residence for judicial officers that many claim is encroaching into the Doi Suthep-Pui National Park.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030789-meeting-with-judaical-officials-unsuccessful-citizens-still-demand-moving-the-‘scar-of-chiang-mai’/

 

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Greenpeace publishes City Rankings for pm2.5 in Thailand for the First Time

by CityNews

 

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CityNews – Greenpeace Southeast Asia has published its first City Rankings for pm2.5 for Thailand, aiming to help provide the public with more comprehensive air quality data, including pm2.5 concentrations.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030790-greenpeace-publishes-city-rankings-for-pm25-in-thailand-for-the-first-time/

 

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Police hunt Phuket club attack suspects, club faces legal action over opening hours

The Phuket News

 

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The altercation took place outside of the Sound Phuket club in Phuket Town, whci now faces legal action over its operating hours. Photo: Google Maps

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket police are hunting for three or four Thai men who attacked three other Thai men at a club near the Nimit Circle, also called the “Seahorse Circle”, in Phuket Town early on Sunday morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030791-police-hunt-phuket-club-attack-suspects-club-faces-legal-action-over-opening-hours/

 

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NACC Could Summon Prawit Over Watch Scandal

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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Deputy junta chairman Prawit Wongsuwan grimaces during a news conference today at the Ministry of Defense

 

BANGKOK — Deputy junta chairman Prawit Wongsuwan could appear before the national anti-graft body to explain how he acquired a set of luxury watches, an official said Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030792-nacc-could-summon-prawit-over-watch-scandal/

 

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Army Won't Withdraw Junta Support: Prawit

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

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Standing on truck from left: Rangsiman Rome, Nuttaa Mahattana, Karn Pongprapaphan, Arnon Nampha, an unidentified woman and Sirawith Seritiwat at the pro-democracy protests Saturday.

 

BANGKOK — The defense minister on Monday said weekend demands from protesters for the army to end its support for the junta were impossible.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030794-army-wont-withdraw-junta-support-prawit/

 

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Police bust alleged drug ring in Bangkok and Nonthaburi

By Kornkamon Aksorndech, 
Wichit Meesawat 
The Nation

 

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Thai police have arrested a Nigerian drug suspect and three Thai alleged accomplices along with a large amount of narcotics in Bangkok and Nonthaburi.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030796-police-bust-alleged-drug-ring-in-bangkok-and-nonthaburi/

 

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Murder-suicide by gun-toting father-in-law in Bangkok

By Supachai Phetchthewee 
The Nation

 

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A 64-year-old man shot dead his daughter-in-law and seriously wounded his son and one-year-old grandson before killing himself in a wooded area behind their house in Bangkok’s Khlong Sam Wa area on Monday morning, Nimit Mai superintendent Pol Colonel Surapol Komnoi said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030797-murder-suicide-by-gun-toting-father-in-law-in-bangkok/

 

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Microsoft Surface Book 2 available in Thailand

BY THE NATION

 

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Removing the barrier between a conventional desktop and laptop, the Microsoft Surface Book 2 is said to feature the latest 8th Gen Intel Core processors and the best graphics performance yet with the latest NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-surface-book-2-available-thailand/27955/

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Nintendo Switch to get original Punch-Out release

BY STAFF WRITER

 

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Nintendo and arcade fans of yesteryear will fondly remember the dual-screen arcade cabinet version of Punch-Out!!, and the subsequent home console version on the NES that became a cult classic.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/nintendo-switch-get-original-punch-release/27964/

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Redshirt Leaders Indicted For 2009 Protest

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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Soldiers deployed in a line to face off with Redshirt protesters on April 13, 2009, in Bangkok

 

BANGKOK — Prosecutors on Monday indicted nine Redshirt leaders on charges of insurrection for leading an anti-government protest nearly a decade ago.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030800-redshirt-leaders-indicted-for-2009-protest/

 

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