THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 28 Mar 2018

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Krabi Court sentences six men to death for the execution-style murders of family of 8

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Krabi Provincial Court on Wednesday sentenced “Bang Fut” and five other convicts to death for the execution-style murders of eight members of a family that shocked the nation last year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031132-krabi-court-sentences-six-men-to-death-for-the-execution-style-murders-of-family-of-8/

 

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Patong motorbike taxi driver arrested for Turkish tourist assault, robbery

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Anurak Phaduangpon 27, a 'freelance' motorbike taxi driver in Patong and Kathu, is escorted from Phuket Provincial Police Station in Phuket Town this morning (Mar 28). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police have arrested a “freelance” motorbike taxi driver for the assault and robbery of a female Turkish tourist in Patong early yesterday morning after she hired him to take her to her hotel, but instead found herself attacked, robbed and dumped at Bang Wad Reservoir in Kathu.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031012-police-hunt-suspect-after-female-turkish-tourist-assaulted-robbed/?do=findComment&comment=12838046

 

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Five metre King Cobra removed from Phuket taxi’s wheel arch

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

It took rescue workers five minutes to remove the snake from the taxi's wheel arch. Photo: Ruamjai Rescue Foundation

 

PHUKET: Rescue workers removed a five-metre long King Cobra from the wheel arch of a taxi in Karon this morning (Mar 28).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031133-five-metre-king-cobra-removed-from-phuket-taxi’s-wheel-arch/

 

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Phichit ‘Bodhi tree’ sprouts pink leaves for Songkran

By Sayan Chucham 
The Nation

 

 

A diminutive “Bodhi tree” at Wat Pho Thong in Phichit has produced rare pink leaves just in time for the Songkran festival, drawing hundreds of admirers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031134-phichit-‘bodhi-tree’-sprouts-pink-leaves-for-songkran/

 

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PM says tourism and export sectors performed well in February

 

 

BANGKOK, 28th March 2018 (NNT)-Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has said the Thai export and tourism sectors both began to expand in February. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031136-pm-prayut-says-tourism-and-export-sectors-performed-well-in-february/

 

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Heavy rains forecast in most parts of the country until next week

 

 

BANGKOK, 28th March 2018 (NNT)-The Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rains in most parts of the country due to a low pressure trough in upper parts of the country. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031137-heavy-rains-forecast-in-most-parts-of-the-country-until-next-week/

 

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Government to urge operators of double decker buses to convert to single decker for safety reasons

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Ministry of Transport is now working closely with the Ministry of Finance to help operators of double decker buses to convert to the safer single decker bus after they were considered unsafe following several fatal bus crashes involving double decker buses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031138-thai-govt-to-urge-operators-of-double-decker-buses-to-convert-to-single-decker-for-safety-reasons/

 

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Rental car businesswoman files DSI complaint against ‘uniformed people’

By Piyanuch Thamnukasetchai 
The Nation

 

 

The owner of a Sara Buri-based rental car shop on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) in Bangkok, asking for help to retrieve two luxury cars worth Bt7 million that her customer had allegedly pawned.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031141-rental-car-businesswoman-files-dsi-complaint-against-‘uniformed-people’/

 

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Myanmar parliament picks Suu Kyi confidant as new president

By Shoon Naing and Antoni Slodkowski

 

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and Vice President Win Myint attend a parliament session to elect the country's new president, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

 

NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Myanmar's parliament on Wednesday picked a close ally of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the country's new president, a move unlikely to affect a delicate balance of power in a country where the army has retained a large political role.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031144-myanmar-parliament-picks-suu-kyi-confidant-as-new-president/

 

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A year away from Brexit, Britons' views remain as entrenched as ever

By Elizabeth Burden

 

Pin badges are displayed for sale at a market stall in Great Yarmouth, Britain, March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Files

 

GREAT YARMOUTH, England (Reuters) - Leaning over the counter of his seafood stall in the English seaside town of Great Yarmouth, Darran Nichols-George says those still moaning about the British vote to leave the European Union need to stop complaining.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031145-a-year-away-from-brexit-britons-views-remain-as-entrenched-as-ever/

 

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Police ordered to speed up arrest of Airport Rail Link molester

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The police commissioner-general has instructed officers at the Hua Mark police station to speed up an investigation to arrest a young man who molested a woman passenger at the Hua Mark Airport Rail Link station on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031146-police-ordered-to-speed-up-arrest-of-airport-rail-link-molester/

 

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Two Major Banks Drop Internet Transfer Fees

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: Prachachat

 

BANGKOK — Is your bank green or purple? If so, you won’t have to pay a pesky 30 baht when transfering money to banks of other colors.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031147-two-major-thai-banks-drop-internet-transfer-fees/

 

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Hauwei launches P20 smartphone with a world first triple camera setup

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Chinese tech giant Huawei has launched their new flagship device the P20 Pro, the company also unveiled their standard P20 at a recent glitzy event in Paris.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/hauwei-launches-p20-smartphone-world-first-triple-camera-setup/27997/

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Commerce Ministry reveals 2018 trade negotiation plan

 

NONTHABURI, 28th March 2018, (NNT) - The Commerce Ministry has held a press conference at its headquarters in Nonthaburi province and revealed its 2018 trade negotiation plan. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031152-thai-commerce-ministry-reveals-2018-trade-negotiation-plan/

 

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Manhunt launched for two divers for spearfishing in Chumphon sea

By Thai PBS

 

 

Chumphon provincial police are looking for two divers for allegedly spearfishing in the territory of Mu Ko Chumphon marine national park and also the owner of a tour boat who took the two divers to the dive site.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031153-manhunt-launched-for-two-divers-for-spearfishing-in-chumphon-sea/

 

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Tourism Thailand Invites Travellers to Poy Sang Long, a Shan Ceremony in Tak

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – The Tourism Authority of Thailand invites all travellers to experience a Shan traditional ceremony, Poy Sang Long, at Wat Thai Wattanaram, A. Mae Sot, Tak.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031169-tourism-thailand-invites-travellers-to-poy-sang-long-a-shan-ceremony-in-tak/

 

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Closure of Royal Thai Consulate in Penang ‘no cause for alarm’

The Phuket News

 

The notice clearly states that the Royal Thai Consulate in Penang will close April 2 ‘until further notice’. Image: Royal Thai Consulate in Penang

 

PHUKET:-- An official notice announcing that the Royal Thai Consluate in Penang will close next Monday (April 2) “until further notice” is no cause for alarm, an official at the consulate explained to The Phuket News today (Mar 28).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031171-closure-of-royal-thai-consulate-in-penang-‘no-cause-for-alarm’/

 

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It’s Real: Ja Rule to perform at Sugar Club in May

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Ja Rule/Facebook

 

In just several weeks, Bangkok R&B fans will get a chance to see — in a small, intimate venue — 2000s superstar Ja Rule.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031172-it’s-real-ja-rule-to-perform-at-sugar-club-in-may/

 

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Chinese woman defecates in Bangkok taxi, refuses to pay clean up charge

 

 

A Chinese woman defecated in a Bangkok taxi on Monday and then refused to pay anything towards the cleanup cost.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031173-chinese-woman-defecates-in-bangkok-taxi-refuses-to-pay-clean-up-charge/

 

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Gaggan won Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants (again)

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

Gaggan has claimed the No.1 spot for the fourth consecutive year at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants award ceremony, which this year, was held yesterday in the Wynn Palace Hotel, Macau.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031176-gaggan-won-asia’s-50-best-restaurants-again/

 

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Army chief slams pro-election protesters

By The Nation

 

 

Army chief General Chalermchai Sittisart on Wednesday warned that pro-election movements are “repetitive offenders” that need to be prosecuted continually.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031177-army-chief-slams-pro-election-protesters/

 

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Veterinary hospital to care for headless cock

By Saichon Srinuanchan 
The Nation

 

 

A headless fighting cock, found still alive and roaming around a temple in Ratchaburi province this week, will be sent for treatment at the Nakhon Pathom’s Farm Animal Hospital under Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, provincial governor Chayawuth Chantorn said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031179-veterinary-hospital-to-care-for-headless-cock/

 

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Foreign man in Pattaya suffers painful penis injury inflicted by braces wearing girlfriend

 

 

Channel 3 News reported on the plight of a foreign man in Pattaya who recently suffered a painful injury to his penis.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031188-foreign-man-in-pattaya-suffers-painful-penis-injury-inflicted-by-braces-wearing-girlfriend/

 

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Premchai's wife charged with filing false information on tusks

By Kornkamon Aksorndej 
The Nation

 

 

The Wildlife Conservation Office on Wednesday filed a complaint with police against the wife of embattled construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta for allegedly giving and documenting false information in relation to their registration of two pairs of tusks seized from their house.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031191-premchais-wife-charged-with-filing-false-information-on-tusks/

 

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Big C clarifies its mobile grocery store just a “prototype”

 

 

The Office of Organizational Communications of Big C Group clarified today (March 28) that the “Mini Big C” mobile grocery store which was seen roaming housing estates and communities in Bangkok and its vicinity was just a trial operation and there is just one prototype vehicle.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031196-big-c-clarifies-its-mobile-grocery-store-just-a-“prototype”/

 

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Thailand Live Thursday 29 Mar 2018 
https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031212-thailand-live-thursday-29-mar-2018/