Indian Woman Strips in Defence Against Theft Claim

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British man beats  wife to death in Ubon Ratchathani

 

 

A British man is in police custody after allegedly kicking his wife to death in fit of rage at a house in Ubon Ratchathani.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033982-british-man-beats -wife-to-death-in-ubon ratchathani/

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VIDEO: It was a shark! “40 to 50 sharks” spotted in waters off Hua Hin

 

 

Video footage posted to Facebook on Monday afternoon claimed to show a shark in waters off Hua Hin.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034000-video-it-was-a-shark-“40-to-50-sharks”-spotted-in-waters-off-hua-hin/

 

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Police arrest 6 women executives in alleged Andaman tour company scam

By The Nation

 

 

Police have arrested six female suspects linked to a tour company that allegedly swindled customers of Bt10million for bogus tour packages, Deputy Tourist Police chief Maj-General Surachet Hakpan told a press conference in Bangkok on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033984-police-arrest-6-women-executives-in-alleged-andaman-tour-company-scam/

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Topless western dancer in Patong located by police

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Following the video of a western man dancing with only white boxers in Patong during Songkran day and let a ladyboy touching his crotch, police finally located him last night (April 15) and gave him warning for what appeared in the video.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033874-thailand-live-monday-16-apr-2018/?do=findComment&comment=12898616

 

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Digital democracy the way forward?

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION

 

 

Experts believe blockchain technology can end election fraud and save money

 

BLOCKCHAIN and other digital-age technologies, which have played a vital role in the economy and people’s lives, are now bringing new benefits to politics and the electoral process.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034026-digital-democracy-the-way-forward/

 

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Drunk driving ‘a major cause’ of road accidents

By THE NATION

 

 

Police to look for more safety measures; may seek higher budget

 

DRUNK DRIVING is seen as a major cause for fatalities after 323 people were killed and 3,140 others were injured in 3,001 crashes during the first five days of the Songkran seven-day accident-monitoring period (April 11-17), the Road Safety Centre announced yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034028-drunk-driving-‘a-major-cause’-of-road-accidents/

 

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Chiang Mai clinic offers help to severely stressed parents of special needs kids

By THE NATION

 

 

THE Mental Health Department has set up a clinic at Chiang Mai’s Rajanagarindra Institute of Child Development to provide mental-healthcare to parents who have children with special needs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034029-chiang-mai-clinic-offers-help-to-severely-stressed-parents-of-special-needs-kids/

 

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Police ready as Bangkok awaits post-Songkran influx

By THE NATION

 

 

AS THE Songkran Festival ended yesterday and highways to the capital became congested, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) confirmed measures were in place to support the tens of thousands of people returning to Bangkok and to keep order, prevent crimes and intercept drugs and the smuggling of illegal items.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034030-police-ready-as-bangkok-awaits-post-songkran-influx/

 

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Course Correction: Which Way Will Bangkok’s Future Flow?

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

  

A woman on Sunday poses for a picture with sand pagodas at Lhong 1919

 

BANGKOK — Despite blazing heat, crowds poured onto a centuries-old Chinese trading pier to admire sand pagodas and pay respect to their elders with a splash of scented water before continuing on to enjoy its vintage, riverside Sino-Thai architecture.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034031-course-correction-which-way-will-bangkok’s-future-flow/

 

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Governor follows up on bike accident that killed a Chinese tourist in Phuket

Mr Li is Phuket's only death after the four days of the annual Songkran reporting period

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

A Chinese man, Li Jing, was killed in a road accident after a crash between his rented motorcycle and a car on Saturday, April 14 on the Kamala – Patong road.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034032-governor-follows-up-on-bike-accident-that-killed-a-chinese-tourist-in-phuket/

 

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Cabbie who dumps a passenger on motorway arrested by tourist police

By Thai PBS

 

 

Tourist police have arrested a taxi driver who picked up a female passenger from Suvarnabhumi international airport for a ride to Huay Kwang but allegedly dumped her on the motorway after she refused to pay him 500 baht as taxi fare as he demanded.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034033-cabbie-who-dumps-a-passenger-on-motorway-arrested-by-tourist-police/

 

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101.5 tonnes of garbage collected from Khao San area during April 12-16 Songkran festival

By Thai PBS

 

 

Phra Nakhon district office’s garbage collectors and cleaners have collected about 101.5 tonnes of rubbish littered on Khao San and surrounding roads by Songkran revelers during April 12-16.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034034-1015-tonnes-of-garbage-collected-from-khao-san-area-during-april-12-16-songkran-festival/

 

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2 died, 892 houses damaged by wind storm in 19 provinces

By Thai PBS

 

 

Two people died and 892 houses were damaged by wind storm that struck 19 provinces, mostly in the Northeast, during April 13-16, according to a report of the Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033926-summer-storms-wreak-havoc-across-isaan/?do=findComment&comment=12899243

 

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Thailand’s Military Forges Ahead with Israel Artillery System

The Southeast Asian state has moved forward on a purchase that has long been in the works.

By Prashanth Parameswaran

 

Last month, Thailand moved forward on the acquisition of an Israeli artillery system. The development is just the latest sign of collaboration between the two countries as Bangkok looks to boost its capabilities to address a range of security challenges.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034038-thailand’s-military-forges-ahead-with-israel-artillery-system/

 

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Activists detained before making mocking visit to Prawit’s house

By THE NATION

 

 

TWO PRO-DEMOCRACY activists were apprehended by police without an arrest warrant, with one alleging physical abuse, as they planned to “bless” Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, who opened his residence yesterday to receive well-wishers for the Songkran Festival.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033963-activists-planning-prawit-visit-detained-in-dawn-raid/?do=findComment&comment=12899252

 

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Thai-Russian trade yet to surge despite long ties

By THE NATION

 

Poj Harnpol, Charge D’affaires at the Thai Embassy in Moscow, addressed a group of senior Thai journalists, stressing the need for “major deals” with Russia to raise Thailand’s profile.

 

A VISIT by probably the biggest Russian trade delegation to Thailand in February this year can certainly be taken as a testament to Kremlin’s “Look East” policy. But how it will be translated into real trade or economic interaction between the two countries remains a challenge.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034039-thai-russian-trade-yet-to-surge-despite-long-ties/

 

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Gang dispute sparks deadliest U.S. prison riot in 25 years - official

 

A guard leaves the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina, U.S., April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Randall Hill

 

(Reuters) - A gang-related dispute sparked an overnight riot in a South Carolina prison that killed seven inmates, the deadliest U.S. prison riot since 1993, state officials and prison safety experts said on Monday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034040-gang-dispute-sparks-deadliest-us-prison-riot-in-25-years-official/

 

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Trump's personal lawyer coughs up name of mystery client - Sean Hannity

By Brendan Pierson, Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel

 

U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen arrives at federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As adult-film actress Stormy Daniels looked on, a federal judge ordered U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen to cough up the name of a client he had hoped to keep secret at a Monday court hearing: Fox News personality Sean Hannity, an outspoken champion of the president.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034041-trumps-personal-lawyer-coughs-up-name-of-mystery-client-sean-hannity/

 

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Reuters wins Pulitzers for Philippines reporting, Rohingya photography

By Daniel Trotta

 

An exhausted Rohingya refugee woman touches the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, one for exposing the methods of police killing squads in Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, and one for feature photography documenting the Rohingya migrant crisis between Myanmar and Bangladesh.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034042-reuters-wins-pulitzers-for-philippines-reporting-rohingya-photography/

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Trump administration delays new sanctions on Russia - official

By John Walcott

 

U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House for a trip to Miami, Florida, in Washington D.C., U.S. April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has delayed imposing additional sanctions on Russia and is unlikely to approve them unless Moscow carries out a new cyber attack or some other provocation, a senior administration official said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034043-trump-administration-delays-new-sanctions-on russia -official/

 

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U.S. suggests Russia, Syria may tamper with Douma evidence, Moscow denies

By Laila Bassam and Anthony Deutsch

 

A man and a boy ride a motorbike at the city of Douma in Damascus, Syria, April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

 

DAMASCUS/THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The United States accused Russia on Monday of blocking international inspectors from reaching the site of a suspected poison gas attack in Syria and said Russians or Syrians may have tampered with evidence on the ground.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034044-us-suggests russia-syria-may-tamper-with-douma-evidence-moscow-denies/

 

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Lawmakers publish evidence that Cambridge Analytica work helped Brexit group

 

FILE PHOTO: A person is seen inside the building which houses the offices of Cambridge Analytica as investigators from Britain's Information Commissioners Office entered, following the granting of a search warrant by a High Court judge, in London, Britain March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers on Monday published evidence that Brexit campaign group Leave.EU benefited from work by Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy at the centre of a recent storm over use of Facebook data.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034045-lawmakers-publish-evidence-that-cambridge-analytica-work-helped-brexit-group/

 

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Rocket-control glitch delays launch of NASA's planet-hunting satellite

By Joey Roulette

 

FILE PHOTO: NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, U.S., is shown in this artist's rendering image obtained on April 9, 2018. Courtesy Chris Meaney/Goddard Space Flight Center/NASA/Handout via REUTERS

 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - An 11th-hour technical glitch prompted SpaceX to postpone its planned launch on Monday of a new NASA space telescope designed to detect worlds beyond our solar system, delaying for at least 48 hours a quest to expand astronomers' known inventory of so-called exoplanets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034046-rocket-control-glitch-delays-launch-of-nasas-planet-hunting-satellite/

 

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New Moderate Party to push tech agenda

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

 

WHILE A few major industries in Thailand have already been disrupted by new technologies, politics may be the next in line to be impacted as a new tech-savvy party, the “Moderate Party”, aims to introduce “liquid democracy” to the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034047-new-moderate-party-to-push-tech-agenda/

 

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Syria's air defences respond to missile attack over Homs - Syrian TV

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian air defences responded to a missile attack over Homs which targeted Shayrat air base late Monday night, Syrian state television reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034048-syrias-air-defences-respond-to-missile-attack-over-homs- syrian-tv/

 

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Abhisit concerned over junta seeking to attract political party members to serve its interests

By The Nation

 

 

Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday criticised the ruling junta for "offering rewards" to attract political party members with a view to serving its own interests, after an ex-MP resigned from the party’s ranks to serve as deputy Bangkok governor.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034050-abhisit-concerned-over-junta-seeking-to-attract-political-party-members-to-serve-its-interests/

 

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May defends British strikes in Syria against parliament critics

By Elizabeth Piper

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May attends a press conference in 10 Downing Street, London, April 14, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May, facing a rowdy session of parliament on Monday, defended her decision to join U.S.-led missile strikes against Syria without first seeking parliament's authorisation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034053-may-defends-british-strikes-in syria against-parliament-critics/

 

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U.S. pastor denies allegations of coup links as Turkey trial begins

By Ezgi Erkoyun

 

Andrew Brunson, a Christian pastor from North Carolina, U.S. who has been in jail in Turkey since December 2016, is seen in this undated picture taken in Izmir, Turkey. Depo Photos via REUTERS

 

ALIAGA, Turkey (Reuters) - A U.S. pastor denied allegations of links to a group accused of orchestrating a failed military coup in Turkey as he went on trial on Monday in a case that has compounded strains in U.S.-Turkish relations.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034054-us-pastor-denies-allegations-of-coup-links-as-turkey-trial-begins/

 

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Merkel's tougher Russia stance meets resistance in Germany

By Markus Wacket and Thomas Escritt

 

File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin walls in Moscow, Russia, May 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Files

 

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Europe minister called on Monday for a new policy of easing tensions with Russia, adding to a chorus of voices pressing Chancellor Angela Merkel to moderate her hardened stance towards the Kremlin.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034056-merkels-tougher-russia-stance-meets-resistance-in-germany/

 

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"We're all going on a thieving holiday" - trader in Krabi offers 5,000 baht for Russians' capture

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A Thai female trader went online to vent her anger and offer a 5,000 baht reward for the return of her iPhone X after CCTV footage showed it being lifted by someone she believes to be Russian.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034058-were-all-going-on-a-thieving-holiday-trader-in-krabi-offers-5000-baht-for-russians-capture/