CDC Chairman to call for first meeting to adjust police reform plan after Songkran holiday

 

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BANGKOK, 13th April 2018 (NNT) – The Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee is to call a meeting to work on the adjustment of the police reform plan after the Songkran holiday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033581-cdc-chairman-to-call-for-first-meeting-to-adjust-police-reform-plan-after-songkran-holiday/

 

Amnesty calls for death penalty axe

By The Nation

 

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Amnesty International has called on the Thai government to officially suspend the use of the death penalty to elevate the country’s development on human rights as stated in its road map.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033587-amnesty-calls-for-death-penalty-axe/

 

Head of Nobel-awarding Swedish Academy steps down after criticism

 

The Swedish Academy's Permanent Secretary Sara Danius talks to the media as she leaves after a meeting at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden April 12, 2018. Danius said to journalists that she would leave her position and the Swedish Academy immediately. TT News Agency/Jonas Ekstromer/ via REUTERS

 

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The head of the Swedish Academy stepped down on Thursday after criticism of how the institution, which picks the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, handled a probe into allegations of sexual misconduct by a man married to one of its members.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033591-head-of-nobel-awarding-swedish-academy-steps-down-after-criticism/

 

PM presses authorities on road safety

 

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BANGKOK, 13th April 2018 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has instructed relevant authorities to stringently monitor the safety of Songkran travelers, asking them to promote safe driving. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033594-pm-prayut-presses-authorities-on-road-safety/

 

Man caught with drugs, fake banknotes in suitcase at Phuket airport

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET:-- Police arrested a man at Phuket International Airport with a haul of drugs found in his suitcase along with 53 fake B1,000 banknotes last night (April 12).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033620-man-caught-with-drugs-fake-banknotes-in-suitcase-at-phuket-airport/

 

Phuket survives Day 2 with zero deaths

The Phuket News

 

Phuket has yet to one fatality on the roads in this year's Songkran Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign. Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket concluded Day 2 of this year’s Songkran Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign at midnight last night with zero deaths on the island’s roads in the 24-hour period.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033621-phuket-survives-day-2-with-zero-deaths/

 

Culture Clash And Chaos At Silom Songkran

By Khaosod English

 

 

BANGKOK — Traditional garb and garlands brushed shoulders with tank tops and water guns Friday where Lumphini Park meets Silom Road.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033623-culture-clash-and-chaos-at-silom-songkran/

 

Thaksin hopes for new govt by next Songkran

By The Nation

 

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Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra posted on Facebook on Friday for Thai New Year, wishing all Thais well and that the country will have an elected government by next Songkran.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033624-thaksin-hopes-for-new-govt-by-next-songkran/

 

Tour speedboat catches fire from crewman’s cigarette

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET:-- A crewman on a Phuket tour speedboat suffered burns from a flash fire started by a cigarette he was smoking soon after refueling the boat this afternoon (April 13).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033638-tour-speedboat-catches-fire-from-crewman’s-cigarette/

 

Neighborhood lingerie thief undone by full facial CCTV

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Cherng Talay Police Station placed under arrest Weera “Toe” Jampada, 38, after tracking him down from CCTV footage. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Cherng Talay Police today revealed that they have caught a serial underwear thief who they have been chasing since March.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033639-neighborhood-lingerie-thief-undone-by-full-facial-cctv/

 

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