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Deputy Police Commander makes preparations to facilitate travel during Songkran

 

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NAKHON RATCHASIMA, 29th March 2018 (NNT) – The Deputy Commander of the Royal Thai Police has ordered police across the country to prepare special lanes and to stringently enforce driving laws ahead of the holiday season. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031244-deputy-police-commander-makes-preparations-to-facilitate-travel-during-songkran/

 

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Less water wars more Thai culture - influence of Thai historical drama should be focus in Pattaya, says authority

 

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"Buppasaniwas" fever is set to be all the rage in Pattaya for the upcoming Songkran celebration, at least according to Pattaya City Hall.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031260-less-water-wars-more-thai-culture-influence-of-thai-historical-drama-should-be-focus-in-pattaya-says-authority/

 

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Japan offers North Korea summit, Pyongyang discussing meetings with Japan - Asahi

 

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FILE PHOTO: The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has sounded out the North Korean government about a bilateral summit, and Pyongyang has discussed the possibility of a leaders' meeting with Japan, Japan's Asahi newspaper said on Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031261-japan-offers-north-korea-summit-pyongyang-discussing-meetings-with-japan-asahi/

 

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NASA resuming search for planets orbiting stars beyond solar system

By Steve Gorman

 

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TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018. NASA plans to send TESS into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set for blastoff sometime between April 16 and June on a two-year mission. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - The search for worlds circling stars far beyond our solar system will resume in the coming weeks with NASA's launch of a spacecraft scientists hope will enlarge the known catalogue of so-called exoplanets believed capable of supporting life.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031264-nasa-resuming-search-for-planets-orbiting-stars-beyond-solar-system/

 

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Foreigner hangs himself, burns house down next to final message to wife: "You have stolen everything from me"

 

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A foreign man has set fire to his house and is then believed to have hanged himself in handcuffs after scribbling a goodbye message to his wife and her family on a wall.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031266-foreigner-hangs-himself-burns-house-down-next-to-final-message-to-wife-you-have-stolen-everything-from-me/

 

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Hotter and hotter still! Weather forecast warns of sweltering conditions

 

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Thai Rath reported that the Met Office were predicting increasingly hot weather in the north and upper central regions of Thailand over the next 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031267-hotter-and-hotter-still-weather-forecast-warns-of-sweltering-conditions/

 

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NACC could summon Prawit on watch scandal - or terminate probe

By The Nation

 

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Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan

 

After four months of investigations, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will determine whether it will call Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan to provide testimony in person regarding his alleged possession of multiple luxury watches.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031269-nacc-could-summon-prawit-on-watch-scandal-or-terminate-probe/

 

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Dozens feared dead after rioting and fire in Venezuelan police station

By Tibisay Romero

 

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Relatives of inmates at the General Command of the Carabobo Police wait outside the prison in Valencia, Venezuela March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

VALENCIA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Dozens of people were feared dead after rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station, an official and witnesses said on Wednesday, although authorities did not say how many were killed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031274-dozens-feared-dead-after-rioting-and-fire-in-venezuelan-police-station/

 

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Chon Buri community comes to aid of ailing woman, struggling husband

By The Nation

 

Facebook, much maligned lately, has been the agent of rescue for a 74-year-old man in Chon Buri struggling to pay for his paralysed wife’s dialysis treatments.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031286-chon-buri-community-comes-to-aid-of-ailing-woman-struggling-husband/

 

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Sixty eight killed in Venezuelan police station riot and fire

By Tibisay Romero

 

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Relatives of inmates held at the General Command of the Carabobo Police react as they wait outside the prison, where a fire occurred in the cells area, according to local media, in Valencia, Venezuela March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

VALENCIA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia killed 68 people on Wednesday, according to the government and witnesses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031274-dozens-feared-dead-after-rioting-and-fire-in-venezuelan-police-station/?do=findComment&comment=12840811

 

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Thailand and Cambodia the most deadly destinations for young British travellers

 

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Brits under the age of 40 are more likely to die in Thailand and Cambodia than in any other overseas country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031288-thailand-and-cambodia-the-most-deadly-destinations-for-young-british-travellers/

 

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Fishermen long for justice as Thailand comes under U.N. scrutiny

Beh Lih Yi

 

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Migrant workers sort fish and seafood unloaded from a fishing boat at a port in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on March 25, 2018. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/ Beh Lih Yi

 

SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sold to a boat operator in Thailand for 6,000 baht ($192) two years ago, Win from Myanmar worked as a fisherman until he lost his forearm in an accident on the vessel this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031289-fishermen-long-for-justice-as-thailand-comes-under-un-scrutiny/

 

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Phuket alcohol, tobacco vendors targeted in new campaign

The Phuket News

 

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The reinvigorated campaign targetting vendors of alcohol and tobacco was launched yesterday (Mar 28). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Shops and other vendors of alcohol and tobacco are to be targeted by a new campaign initiated by the Phuket Alcohol Beverage and Tobacco Control board.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031290-phuket-alcohol-tobacco-vendors-targeted-in-new-campaign/

 

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Phuket Smart City project installs 1,000 Wi-Fi points, 21 digital signage services

The Phuket News

 

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Phuket Vice Governor Thavornwat Kongkaew. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: A press conference was held yesterday (Mar 28) at the Patong Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Region 18 headquarters with representatives from various departments and offices to review the progress of the ongoing Phuket Smart City project which includes the installation of 100 Wi-Fi hotspots across the island.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031291-phuket-smart-city-project-installs-1000-wi-fi-points-21-digital-signage-services/

 

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Facebook privacy debate is tip of the e-commerce iceberg, U.N. says

BY REUTERS

 

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GENEVA (Reuters) – The scandal over data privacy that is causing a headache for Facebook Inc shows just one aspect of the huge task of preparing the world for e-commerce, the United Nations trade and development agency UNCTAD said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-privacy-debate-tip-e-commerce-iceberg-u-n-says/28010/

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Drug smugglers lose marijuana, meth but escape Mekong net

By The Nation

 

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More than 400 kilograms of marijuana and 3,577 methamphetamine pills were seized at two locations on the Thai bank of the Mekong River in Bueng Kan early Wednesday, though no arrests were made.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031292-drug-smugglers-lose-marijuana-meth-but-escape-mekong-net/

 

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Assembly Drops Pet Registration Law

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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A dog and a cat share a meal March 9 at a temple shelter in Songkhla province

 

BANGKOK — The interim parliament has turned down the idea of a new pet law to combat rabies, an official said Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031293-assembly-drops-pet-registration-law/

 

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Vendor trucks sharing beloved singer’s name cause a racket

By The Nation


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A family loads fresh produce onto their “pumpuang” truck near Wat Hong Rattanaram in Bangkok Yai district ready for another day of door-to-door sales./Nation/Prasert Thepsiri

 

The “pumpuang” trucks plying Bangkok streets selling vegetables, meats and other retail products, sometimes called “Mini Big C” trucks, have nothing to do with the late folk singer Pumpuang Duangjan or Big C.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031294-vendor-trucks-sharing-beloved-singer’s-name-cause-a-racket/

 

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Park For Free At Suvarnabhumi During Songkran

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

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BANGKOK — Holidaymakers planning to travel overseas this Songkran can park their vehicles at Bangkok’s major international airport without worrying about hefty fees.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031298-park-for-free-at-suvarnabhumi-during-songkran/

 

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Trade associations call for the revamp of duty free shop concession system at international airports

By Thai PBS

 

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Three trade associations yesterday asked the prime minister to overhaul duty free shop concession system so as to make the country’s duty free shops more competitive and create greater benefits to passengers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031299-trade-associations-call-for-the-revamp-of-duty-free-shop-concession-system-at-international-airports/

 

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Russian tourist on motorcycle strikes Pattaya rescue worker

By The Nation

 

Police in Pattaya detained a Russian tourist believed to be intoxicated and speeding when his high-powered motorcycle struck a rescue worker at 1am Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031300-russian-tourist-on-motorcycle-strikes-pattaya-rescue-worker/

 

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Short of trains, Airport Rail Link keeps passengers waiting

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

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With only five of nine trains operating, Airport Rail Link (ARL) passengers faced a long delay during the Thursday morning rush hour.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031301-short-of-trains-airport-rail-link-keeps-passengers-waiting/

 

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Phuket airport to get new pier as five ferry routes open on Southern coast

By The Nation

 

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The Harbour Department will build a new pier near Phuket airport and open five ferry routes linking Phuket, Krabi and Phang Nga, the department chief said on Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031305-phuket-airport-to-get-new-pier-as-five-ferry-routes-open-on-southern-coast/

 

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Chiang Rai governor rejects cultural tourism project in Kok river

By Thai PBS

 

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The governor of Chiang Rai province has rejected the 32-million baht project of the Chiang Rai Municipality to develop a 18-rai of island in Kok river as a tourist spot after suspecting of irregularities of the project.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031307-chiang-rai-governor-rejects-cultural-tourism-project-in-kok-river/

 

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PM10 pollution still rising despite woodland-fire ban

By Tossapon Boonpat, 
Pannawich Yoodee 
The Nation

 

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A governor’s directive to bar entry to reserve forest lands and parks to reduce hazardous pollution in the North has so far failed to reverse the amount of PM10 particulates in Mae Hong Song.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031308-pm10-pollution-still-rising-despite-woodland-fire-ban/

 

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