THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 14 Apr 2018

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Western attack struck Syrian research centre, other targets

 

Syria air defences strike back after air strikes by U.S., British and French forces in Damascus, Syria in this still image obtained from video dated early April 14, 2018. SYRIA TV via Reuters TV

 

DAMASCUS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Western attack on Syria hit a scientific research facility in Damascus and Syrian army depots in the Homs area, state media said, and a Reuters witness said the Syrian capital was rocked by explosions as smoke rose into the sky.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033687-trump-orders-strikes-against-syria-over-chemical-weapons-attack/?page=5&tab=comments#comment-12891140

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Full Text: U.S. President Trump announces strikes on Syria

 

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to announce military strikes on Syria during a statement at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The following is the full text of U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on Friday announcing military strikes targeting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons capabilities after a poison gas attack that killed at least 60 people last week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033687-trump-orders-strikes-against-syria-over-chemical-weapons-attack/?page=5&tab=comments#comment-12891140

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Britain had no choice but to conduct missile strikes against Syria, PM May says

By Michael Holden

 

FILE PHOTO - Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May visits Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, April 10, 2018. Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool via Reuters

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday she had authorised British forces to conduct precision air-launched cruise missile strikes on Syria to degrade its chemical weapons capability, saying there was no alternative to military action.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033687-trump-orders-strikes-against-syria-over-chemical-weapons-attack/?page=5&tab=comments#comment-12891140

 

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Pattaya's Songkran celebration "as good as anywhere" says Thai media

 

Images: Manager

 

Thai media was full of praise for Pattaya and its environs for putting on a great Songkran experience for Thais and foreign visitors alike on Friday, the first official day of the traditional Thai New Year celebration.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033708-pattayas-songkran-celebration-as-good-as-anywhere-says-thai-media/

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Murder in Tesco Lotus handicapped toilets: police arrest hoodlum grandson of the rich and famous

 

Image: Manager

 

Manager reported that the man responsible for the murder of a millionaire boat operator in the toilets at Tesco Lotus in Chumpon is from a family of politicians and nationally known businessmen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033711-murder-in-tesco-lotus-handicapped-toilets-police-arrest-hoodlum-grandson-of-the-rich-and-famous/

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The Innovative Blending boosts sales at a community enterprise

By Somluck Srimalee 
The Nation

 

Thonglert Sonchan, right

 

THE innovative blending of two types of silk, backed by university research, has boosted sales at a community enterprise in Khon Kaen province, winning over customers to the distinctive texture of the fabric.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033712-the-innovative-blending-boosts-sales-at-a-community-enterprise/

 

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Speeding car kills roadside vendor

By The Nation

 

A speeding car crashed into a roadside stall in Pathum Thani province on Friday afternoon, killing the vendor.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033714-speeding-car-kills-roadside-vendor/

 

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Absconding man shot dead in encounter with police

By The Nation

 

A man wanted for an alleged murder attempt was shot dead in a shootout with police in Trang province on Friday evening. The encounter also left one policeman severely injured.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033715-absconding-man-shot-dead-in-encounter-with-police/

 

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Strong growth tipped for Thai lighting market

By The Nation

 

Pakwan Jiamjiroj, general manager of Exhibiz Co Ltd

 

ASIA IS expected to contribute the highest growth in the global lighting market over the next three years, driven by urbanisation and the increased awareness of LED lighting as a means of promoting energy-savings initiatives, an industry figure says.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033716-strong-growth-tipped-for-thai-lighting-market/

 

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Criminal offences you should avoid during Sonkgran

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

Thais and foreigners join Songkran water splashing on Silom Road Friday.

 

Splashing water on people not willing to get wet during the Songkran Festival can lead to imprisonment, a lawyer warned, adding many common violations of laws during this festive period carry severe penalties.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033718-criminal-offences-you-should-avoid-during-sonkgran/

 

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Air force officer fined 2,000 baht for slapping pregnant woman in the face

 

 

An Air Force officer based at the 23rd Fleet in Udon Thani province was fined 2,000 baht after he was charged for slapping a Bangkok office employee in the face following a traffic dispute.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033719-air-force-officer-fined-2000-baht-for-slapping-pregnant-woman-in-the-face/

 

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Songkran traffic death toll climbs to 188 in 3 days

 

 

As celebration of the Songkran water continued today for the third day, death toll from traffic accidents on highways and secondary roads nationwide relevant to the festivities now climbed to 188 with 1,943 injuries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033720-songkran-traffic-death-toll-climbs-to-188-in-3-days/

 

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Drunk Drivers Get Ankle Jewelry, Home Confinement

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Probation officials strap ankle monitoring devices to nine people found guilty of DUI in Bangkok on Friday.

 

BANGKOK — A group of drunk drivers were given ankle monitors and placed under home curfew Friday as the authorities introduce new tools to crack down on the leading cause of holiday road deaths.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033721-drunk-drivers-get-ankle-jewelry-home-confinement/

 

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Phuket Police ramp up Songkran safety campaign after 30% jump in road-accident deaths 

Chutharat Plerin

 

A woman approaches a police checkpoint during the Songkran festival. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot
 

PHUKET: Drunk drivers will be high on the list of offenders targeted by police during the Songkran holidays following the news that road-accidents deaths in Phuket jumped by more than 30% last year, with alcohol playing a crucial, deadly factor.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033723-phuket-police-ramp-up-songkran-safety-campaign-after-30-jump-in-road-accident-deaths/

 

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Most rockets in Western attacks on Syria were intercepted - Russia

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday that the majority of missiles fired during the overnight attack on Syria by U.S., British and French forces were intercepted by Syrian government air defence systems, TASS news agency reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033725-most-rockets-in-western-attacks-on-syria-were-intercepted-russia/

 

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Passports and ID cards of thousands of TrueMove H customers leaked online

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The personal data, including scans of passports and ID cards, of tens of thousands TrueMove H customers have been leaked online.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/passports-id-cards-thousands-truemove-h-customers-leaked-online/28284/

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113,960 drink drivers arrested and 2,991 vehicles seized in three days

 

 

The number of drink drivers arrested by officials in the past three days since April 11 has jumped to 113,960 from almost 60,000 on the second day, said Colonel Sirichan Ngathong, deputy spokesperson of the National Council for Peace and Order, on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033757-113960-drink-drivers-arrested-and-2991-vehicles-seized-in-three-days/

 

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Chinese tourist dies of suspected heat stroke 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police question members of the tour group at Thalang Hospital today (April 14). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: A Chinese tourist was found dead on a day trip to Naka Yai Island earlier today (April 14) after succumbing what police at this stage believe to be a fatal case of heat stroke.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033758-chinese-tourist-dies-of-suspected-heat-stroke/

 

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Phuket passes Day 3 of Songkran holidays with zero road deaths

The Phuket News

 

A Traffic Police officer on duty at the bottom of Patong Hill. Phuket has yet to one fatality on the roads in this year's Songkran Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign. Photo: Supplied
 

PHUKET: Phuket concluded Day 3 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/1033759-phuket-passes-day-3-of-songkran-holidays-with-zero-road-deaths/

 

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Last suspect in Min Buri submachine gun attack 4 years ago nabbed by police

 

 

Police have arrested the last suspect allegedly involved with nine other people in the gun attack in Min Buri four years ago which killed four people and injured four others.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033760-last-suspect-in-min-buri-submachine-gun-attack-4-years-ago-nabbed-by-police/

 

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Motorcycle stuntman killed in an accident in Lampang

 

 

A wellknown acrobatic motorcycle stuntman died on Friday when he crashed his big bike into the rear of car on the in-bound highway heading toward Lampang’s Muang district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033761-motorcycle-stuntman-killed-in-an-accident-in-lampang/

 

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Man loses right foot from landmine in Sa Kaew

By The Nation

 

A man’s right foot was blown off when he stepped on a landmine at the Thai-Cambodian border in Sa Kaew’s Ta Phraya district on Saturday morning, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033762-man-loses-right-foot-from-landmine-in-sa-kaew/

 

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Trump: 'mission accomplished' on 'perfectly executed' Syria strike

 

U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement about Syria at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Twitter praised Western air strikes against the Syrian government on Saturday as "perfectly executed", and added "Mission Accomplished".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033763-trump-mission-accomplished-on-perfectly-executed-syria-strike/

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Forman, Oscar-winning director of 'Cuckoo's Nest' and 'Amadeus', dies at 86

 

FILE PHOTO: Czech director Milos Forman attends the opening ceremony of the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary July 3, 2009. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File photo

 

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Milos Forman, the Czech-born movie director who found fame in Hollywood with the Oscar-winning classics "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus," has died at the age of 86.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033764-forman-oscar-winning-director-of-cuckoos-nest-and-amadeus-dies-at-86/

 

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South Africa's anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Mandela to be laid to rest

By Nomvelo Chalumbira

 

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's coffin is taken from the Orlando stadium during her funeral service in Soweto, South Africa April 14, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

 

SOWETO, South Africa (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners gathered in South Africa's Soweto township on Saturday to bid farewell to anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in a funeral ceremony that united the nation as people from various political divides celebrated her life.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033765-south-africas-anti-apartheid-heroine-winnie-mandela-to-be-laid-to-rest/

 

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