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Bus services to increase for Songkran travellers

By The Nation

 

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The number of buses from Bangkok to the provinces will increase by about 2,690 trips daily during the long Songkran holidays so more than 201,000 passengers could be accommodated each day, according to Jirasak Yaowatsakul, the managing director of Transport Company.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030984-bus-services-to-increase-for-songkran-travellers/

 

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Mixed Martial Arts: One Championship pushes into Thailand despite challenges

Chayut Setboonsarng

 

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Chatri Sityodtong, CEO of ONE Championship a martial arts fights promotor talks during an interview with Reuters in Bangkok March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Prapan Chankaew

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - As someone who has practiced Thai boxing (Muay Thai) for 30 years, Chatri Sityodtong knows very well the challenges he faces as he tries to bring his version of Mixed Martial Arts to the Southeast Asian nation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030987-mixed-martial-arts-one-championship-pushes-into-thailand-despite-challenges/

 

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Marijuana dragnet in Nakhon Phanom snares two, lets another escape

By The Nation

 

Two Lao men were arrested in Nakhon Phanom’s Muang district late Monday night for allegedly smuggling 209 kilograms of marijuana across the Mekong River near the old residence of the provincial governor.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030988-marijuana-dragnet-in-nakhon-phanom-snares-two-lets-another-escape/

 

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Urgent call for blood donors in lead-up to Songkran

By Rachanon Charoonsak 
The Nation

 

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The Thai Red Cross Society is calling on people to donate blood before the upcoming Songkran Festival, when supplies will be needed for life-saving medical services.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030989-urgent-call-for-blood-donors-in-lead-up-to-songkran/

 

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Police to charge operator of fatal bus that crashed in Wang Nam Khiao 

By Thai PBS

 

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Provincial Police Region 3 investigators said they were collecting evidence to charge operator of the fatal bus that killed 18 persons in Wang Nam Khiao district of Nakhon Ratchasima on March 21.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030990-korat-police-to-charge-operator-of-fatal-bus-that-crashed-in-wang-nam-khiao /

 

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WARNING: Android malware found in Google Play Store downloaded 500,000 times

BY STAFF WRITER

 

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If your smartphone has suddenly started bombarding you with advertisements you could be a victim of a new malware scam that has infected hundreds of thousands of Android phones around the world.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/warning-android-malware-found-google-play-store-downloaded-500000-times/27984/

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Phuket needs better roads, Governor tells national commission

The Phuket News

 

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Phuket Govenror Norraphat Plodthing urged the national transport commission to expedite improvements to Thepkrasattri Rd and to push ahead with the B5.5 billion road from Phuket International Airport to Koh Kaew. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong yesterday called for national government support to improve the state of Thepkrasattri Rd – formally regarded as Route 402 and easily Phuket’s busiest road – and for the budget to be expedited to carve the new B5.5 billion road from Phuket International Airport southwards through the heart of the island.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030992-phuket-needs-better-roads-governor-tells-national-commission/

 

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Court says housing project in Chiang Mai to finish on schedule in June

By Thai PBS

 

 

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The Court of Justices (COJ) today (March 27) reiterated it’s legitimate right to construct the housing project for judiciary officials at the foot of Doi Suthep in Mae Rim district of Chiang Mai and said it would be finished on schedule in June.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030998-court-says-housing-project-in-chiang-mai-to-finish-on-schedule-in-june/

 

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Noodle Shop and Headman Office Built Over Canal Demolished

by CityNews

 

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CityNews – Two buildings that are straddling a public canal in Mae Rim lost their bid to remain and have been demolished by the Regional Irrigation Office.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031006-noodle-shop-and-headman-office-built-over-canal-demolished/

 

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Complaints of Overcrowding at Immigration’s Migrant One Stop Service

by CityNews

 

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CityNews – Chiang Mai Provincial Employment Office clarified overcrowding issues at the immigration One Stop Service.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031010-complaints-of-overcrowding-at-immigration’s-migrant-one-stop-service/

 

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Israeli Embassy Outreach to Educate Thai Students about Holocaust

by CityNews

 

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CityNews – Yuval Waks, Deputy Chief of Mission, Political & Public Affairs, Embassy of Israel Bangkok, visited Chiang Mai and Payap Universities earlier this month as part of the embassy’s campaign to educate and raise awareness about the holocaust and anti-Semitism amongst Thai students.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031011-israeli-embassy-outreach-to-educate-thai-students-about-holocaust/

 

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Police hunt suspect after female Turkish tourist assaulted, robbed

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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PHUKET:-- Police are hunting for a man, possibly a motorbike taxi driver, who assaulted and robbed a female Turkish tourist from Patong before dawn yesterday (Mar 26).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031012-police-hunt-suspect-after-female-turkish-tourist-assaulted-robbed/

 

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Phuket airport cleaner rewarded after returning lost handbag

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Airport toilet cleaner Narttaya Prapan receives her reward from airport GM Petch Chancharoen. Photo: AoT

 

PHUKET:-- The General Manager of Phuket International Airport Petch Chancharoen yesterday (Mar 26) rewarded an airport toilet cleaner who returned a handbag containing over B600,000 of items and cash that she found and returned to the rightful owner.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031013-phuket-airport-cleaner-rewarded-after-returning-lost-handbag/

 

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Thailand approves $7.2 billion high-speed rail project to link airports

Kitiphong Thaichareon

 

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s cabinet approved on Tuesday a high-speed railway project expected to cost about 225 billion baht ($7.22 billion), that will link three airports, a government official said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031018-thailand-approves-72-billion-high-speed-rail-project-to-link-airports/

 

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Contempt of court allegation in Khon Kaen dismemberment trial

By The Nation

 

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A court in Khon Kaen province is considering charging three female defendants in a high-profile murder trial with contempt of court after they allegedly used a smartphone inside a court building.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031019-contempt-of-court-allegation-in-khon-kaen-dismemberment-trial/

 

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Bus drivers face random drug and alcohol tests

By Suriya Patathayo, 
Chompit Pinmuang, 
Sutthipong Settharangsi 
The Nation

 

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POLICE and other officials will join forces to conduct random drug and alcohol tests on public-transport and chartered-bus drivers.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031020-bus-drivers-face-random-drug-and-alcohol-tests/

 

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Police general warns men: ten years jail for groping females at Songkran

 

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Deputy national police chief Wirachai Songmetta has come up with a long list of do's and don't's for this year's Songkran celebration.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031021-police-general-warns-men-ten-years-jail-for-groping-females-at-songkran/

 

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Stepfather suspected of attack as two year old boy must wear double leg plaster for 3 months

 

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A heart wrenching post on the popular site of Mem Pho Dam showed a 2 year old boy admitted to hospital with a fracture of his left thigh bone.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031022-stepfather-suspected-of-attack-as-two-year-old-boy-must-wear-double-leg-plaster-for-3-months/

 

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Video: Social experiment - or a way to get shot? Zebra crossing prank sparks debate

 

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A video posted on YouTube showing some young men clambering on cars that have stopped on walkways is causing much comment from Thais.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031023-video-social-experiment-or-a-way-to-get-shot-zebra-crossing-prank-sparks-debate/

 

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