THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 12 Apr 2018

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Gmail is about to get a major redesign – here’s what to expect

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Google is about to update the design of Gmail, according to a new report.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/gmail-get-major-redesign-heres-expect/28278/

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We're No. 1? Chiang Mai Air Pollution Smashes Competitors

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Police direct traffic under a blanket of smog in Chiang Mai in March 2012.

 

CHIANG MAI — The “Rose of the North” won world recognition Wednesday for the dubious distinction of having the worst recorded air quality during peak conditions.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033522-were-no-1-chiang-mai-air-pollution-smashes-competitors/

 

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US sends Songkran greetings

 

 

The United States has joined Songkran celebrations in Thailand with its Acting Secretary of State John J Sullivan offering his best wishes in a statement and the US Embassy in Bangkok producing a video featuring its embassy staff talking about what Songkran means to them.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033524-us-sends-songkran-greetings/

 

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Vendors Cash In Before Traditional Garb Fad Fades

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Banglamphu vendor Orasa Sae Jong sells traditional attire Thursday in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — On the eve of the first day of Songkran, clothing sellers said the raging fad for traditional attire would likely fade with the popular soap opera that inspired it.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033525-vendors-cash-in-before-traditional-garb-fad-fades/

 

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Splish, splash – tourists and Thais get wet and wild

By The Nation

 

 

The Songkran festival is under way, with foreign tourists joining Thai revellers for the Thai New Year water-splashing celebration.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033526-splish-splash-–-tourists-and-thais-get-wet-and-wild/

 

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