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French man arrested in Pattaya alleged to seek profit from child porn

By Theerawat Thongma, 
Dethawee T

 

 

A 64-year-old French man, wanted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was arrested on Thursday on charges related to child pornography in Chon Buri province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032403-french-man-arrested-in-pattaya-alleged-to-seek-profit-from-child-porn/

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Aussie does the pointing - Thai girl does the "wai" after $4,900 theft

 

 

While an Australian man was in the toilet the girl he had taken back for the night made off with $4,900 Australian dollars.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032406-aussie-does-the-pointing-thai-girl-does-the-wai-after-4900-theft/

 

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Pattaya nursery ordered shut after nanny gives 10 month old child a beating

 

 

A nursery in Pattaya has been ordered shut until further notice after a clip on Facebook showed a ten month old child being beaten by a nanny.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032417-pattaya-nursery-ordered-shut-after-nanny-gives-10-month-old-child-a-beating/

 

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Thai Authorities Mute On Sex Class 'Trump Whistleblowers'

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Aleksandr Kirillov and Anastasia Vashukevich in a March 25, 2017 photo. Image: Anastasia Vashukevich / Instagram

 

BANGKOK — No court date has been set for a Russian sex guru and Belarusian escort who say they have information on alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election while an cone of silence has muzzled Thai officials.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032421-thai-authorities-mute-on-sex-class-trump-whistleblowers/

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Pheu Thai demands an end to junta orders that limit political activity

By THE NATION

 

 

THE PHEU THAI Party yesterday called for the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to repeal orders and announcements that obstruct the activities of political parties after the regime showed signs of delaying the promised road map to democracy by referring a key legislation to the Constitutional Court.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032460-pheu-thai-demands-an-end-to-junta-orders-that-limit-political-activity/

 

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Future Forward chief says no plan to push for Article 112 amendment

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

 

Thanathorn’s stance a dampener for liberals but clarifies his position.

 

THANATHORN Juangroong-ruangkit, the co-founder of the closely watched Future Forward Party, on Wednesday stated emphatically that he had no intention to push for amendment of the controversial lese majeste law.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032461-future-forward-chief-says-no-plan-to-push-for-article-112-amendment/

 

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Asean bloc must step up to solve Rohingya crisis: US official

By SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE 
THE NATION

 

A boat (L, front) carrying 56 Rohingya refugees from Myanmmar is escorted to Kuala Kedah jetty before being handed to authorities at the Kedah Immigration Department, in Kedah State, Malaysia, 03 April 2018. // EPA-EFE PHOTO

 

THE UNITED STATES has urged all stakeholders, including the Asean bloc, to take the proper steps to provide protection and adequate humanitarian assistance to Rohingya –those remaining in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and those in squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032462-asean-bloc-must-step-up-to-solve-rohingya-crisis-us-official/

 

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State officials ‘embezzled’ children’s fund

By THE NATION

 

File photo

 

AN INTERNAL probe has found that at least three state officials were suspiciously among recipients of money from the Education Ministry’s fund for underprivileged children.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032463-state-officials-‘embezzled’-children’s-fund/

 

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Doi Suthep rivals dig in heels

By THE NATION

 

 

Prawit hints housing project may be moved out but court officials in no mood to give in.

 

THE Office of the Judiciary yesterday did not show any intention to back away from the controversial housing project in Doi Suthep despite Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan yesterday suggesting the houses may be relocated.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032397-controversial-court-housing-project-may-be-moved-out-of-doi-suthep/?do=findComment&comment=12866937

 

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Social Security Ministry officials ‘siphoned off state funds’

By THE NATION

 

 

SOME PORTIONS of the state budget for the destitute have flowed into bank accounts of top officials at the Social Development and Human Security Ministry, relevant authorities have found.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032464-social-security-ministry-officials-‘siphoned-off-state-funds’/

 

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UK keen to boost economic ties

By THE NATION

 

 

BRITAIN is keen to forge closer economic and trade collaboration with more countries beyond the European trade bloc that it is leaving and Thailand is particularly attractive as the centre of the Asean region, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said yesterday after meeting British International Trade Secretary Liam Fox.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032465-uk-keen-to-boost-economic-ties-with-thailand/

 

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Songkran 2018 celebrations to make a splash in Thailand’s major and emerging destinations

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Amazing Thailand’s ‘Open to the New Shades’ marketing concept is at the heart of its ‘Grand Songkran Celebrations’ in Bangkok and 12 major tourist destinations around the Kingdom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032466-songkran-2018-celebrations-to-make-a-splash-in-thailand’s-major-and-emerging-destinations/

 

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OPINION

‘Stupid’ memo highlights plight of rural Isaan

By Daniel Maxwell 
Special to The Nation

 

The outcry surrounding the Khon Kaen deputy governor’s letter last month to launch a programme to “stop citizens from being stupid” has largely been placated, following public apologies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032467-‘stupid’-memo-highlights-plight-of-rural-isaan/

 

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EDITORIAL:

Poised for precedence in digital development

By The Nation

 

The government readies an impressive plan for getting all Thais connected with each other and the world

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032468-editorial-poised-for-precedence-in-digital-development/

 

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Woman held for suspected Pattaya cash theft

By The Nation

 

 

Tourist and Pattaya police on Thursday arrested a Thai woman for having allegedly stolen Bt60,000 worth of foreign currency from an Australian tourist in a Pattaya condominium.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032406-aussie-does-the-pointing-thai-girl-does-the-wai-after-4900-theft/?do=findComment&comment=12866986

 

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Thailand-bound flight escorted safely back to Singapore after bomb threat

By John Geddie and Aradhana Aravindan

 

A Scoot Boeing 787 Dreamliner is displayed at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Center February 16, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su/Files

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Two Singapore fighter jets escorted a civilian plane bound for Thailand safely back to the city-state on Thursday after a bomb threat was made by a passenger, the airline and authorities said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032469-thailand-bound-flight-escorted-safely-back-to-singapore-after-bomb-threat/

 

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Airlines cut back flights as Philippine holiday hotspot Boracay braces for closure

By Neil Jerome Morales

 

A man carries balloons and supplies to a boat moored off the beach in Boracay, one of the world's most famous beach resort, south of Manila February 3, 2008. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside/Files

 

MANILA (Reuters) - A decision by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to shut the holiday hotspot of Boracay, which he has called a "cesspool", prompted airlines to cut flights on Thursday, as hotels prepared for cancellations and businesses appeared resigned to a move the government said was non-negotiable.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032470-airlines-cut-back-flights-as-philippine-holiday-hotspot-boracay-braces-for-closure/

 

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Ratchathewi Apartment owner told to demolish two illegally-built floors

By Thai PBS

 

 

The City Hall has ordered the owner of Ratchathewi Apartment building to demolish the 13th and 14th floors of the building after they were found to be illegally built.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032471-ratchathewi-apartment-owner-told-to-demolish-two-illegally-built-floors/

 

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Trump says he did not know about $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels

 

Stormy Daniels, an adult film star and director whose real name is Stephanie Clifford is interviewed by Anderson Cooper of CBS News' 60 Minutes program in early March 2018, in a still image from video provided March 25, 2018. CBSNews/60 MINUTES/Handout via REUTERS.

 

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in his first public remarks about an intimate relationship he has been accused of having with an adult film star, said on Thursday he did not know about a $130,000 payment made by his lawyer to actress Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032472-trump-says-he-did-not-know-about-130000-payment-to-stormy-daniels/ 

 

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At U.N. nerve agent attack meeting, Russia tells Britain - 'You'll be sorry'

 

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Vasily Nebenzya holds a copy of a British report on an incident in Salisbury, UK, during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia warned Britain at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that it was "playing with fire" by blaming Moscow for poisoning a former Russian spy and his daughter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032473-at-un-nerve-agent-attack-meeting russia tells-britain-youll-be-sorry/

 

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Darts: Five-times world champion Bristow dies aged 60

Reuters Staff

 

Darts - Betfred.com League of Legends Play-Offs - Circus Tavern - Purfleet - Essex - 22/8/08 Eric Bristow Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Lee Mills

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Five-time world darts champion Eric Bristow died on Thursday at the age of 60 following a heart attack, the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) said in a statement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032475-darts-five-times-world-champion-bristow-dies-aged-60/

 

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Brazil judge orders ex-president Lula jailed by Friday

By Anthony Boadle

 

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives at his home in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil April 4, 2018 REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

 

BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge on Thursday ordered former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to turn himself in to police within 24 hours to serve a 12-year sentence for a bribery conviction, likely ending the presidential frontrunner's hopes of returning to power.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032476-brazil-judge-orders-ex-president-lula-jailed-by-friday/

 

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Trump wants National Guard on Mexican border until wall built

By Jeff Mason

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he departs the White House for a trip to Lewisburg, West Virginia, in Washington D.C., U.S. April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would probably station a few thousand National Guard troops at the 2,000-mile-long (3,200-km) Mexican border until the wall he wants to build there to keep out illegal immigrants is done.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032477-trump-wants-national-guard-on-mexican-border-until-wall-built/

 

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Trump proposes $100 billion more in tariffs on China, cites IP

 

U.S. President Donald Trump walks as he returns to the White House after a trip to Lewisburg, West Virginia, in Washington D.C., U.S., April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a statement on Thursday that he has instructed U.S. trade officials to consider $100 billion in additional tariffs on China "in light of China's unfair retaliation" against earlier U.S. tariff actions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032478-trump-proposes-100-billion-more-in-tariffs-on-china-cites-ip/

 

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Drug crackdown in Krabi’s palm oil plantation

By The Thaiger & The Nation

 

  

A man and a woman in Krabi have been arrested in an palm oil plantation with more than 2,000 amphetamine pills, 83 grams of methamphetamine, 500 millilitre of Kratom leave water and a gun alongside their assets valued at about 1 million Baht.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032480-drug-crackdown-in-krabi’s-palm-oil-plantation/

 

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DLT confirms its intolerance of taxi drivers rejecting passengers

 

 

BANGKOK, 6th April 2018, (NNT) - The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has reaffirmed its intolerance of taxi operators rejecting passengers. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032481-dlt-confirms-its-intolerance-of-taxi-drivers-rejecting-passengers/

 

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Israeli fire kills Palestinian at Gaza border, with more protests ahead

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

 

A Palestinian protester moves a burning tire during clashes with Israeli troops at Israel-Gaza border, in the southern Gaza Strip April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

 

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli fire killed a Palestinian at the Gaza border on Thursday and another died of wounds suffered several days ago, health officials said, bringing to 19 the number of Palestinian dead from a week of frontier protests.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032483-israeli-fire-kills-palestinian-at-gaza-border-with-more-protests-ahead/

 

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Mexico president joins political foes to blast Trump border plan

By Michael O'Boyle

 

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto gestures as he delivers a speech during the 80th anniversary of the expropriation of Mexico's oil industry in Mexico City, Mexico March 16, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday sharply rebuked Donald Trump over his plan to send National Guard troops to the border, joining with opponents to tell the U.S. leader not to vent his domestic political "frustration" on Mexico.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032485-mexico-president-joins-political-foes-to-blast-trump-border-plan/

 

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Sex coach who claims to have US election dirt charged with prostitution

By Kocha Olarn and Ivan Watson, CNN

 

Bangkok (CNN)A self-styled sex coach who claims to have insider knowledge of Moscow's attempts to meddle in the US election has been charged with prostitution in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1032421-thai-authorities-mute-on-sex-class-trump-whistleblowers/?do=findComment&comment=12867317

 

 

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Scandal? What scandal? Facebook shares RISE as Zuckerberg soothes investors

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

 

(Reuters) – Shares of Facebook Inc rose as much as 4.2 percent on Thursday after Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said the social network had not seen any meaningful impact on usage or ad sales in the wake of a data privacy scandal.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/scandal-scandal-facebook-shares-rise-zuckerberg-soothes-investors/28151/