CDC Chairman: High number of new political party applications considered good sign

 

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BANGKOK, 17th April 2018 (NNT) - The Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee believes a high number of applications to set up new political parties could be a good sign. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034059-cdc-chairman-high-number-of-new-political-party-applications-considered-good-sign/

 

"Dear K. Ann - sorry I shot myself yesterday" - Italian's last note in apparent Bangkok Thong Lor suicide

 

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A 51 year old Italian man apparently shot himself dead in a top end Bangkok condo on Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034061-dear-k-ann-sorry-i-shot-myself-yesterday-italians-last-note-in-apparent-bangkok-thong-lor-suicide/

 

Lao woman, Thai sister-in-law arrested in Nakhon Phanom on drug trafficking charge

By The Nation

 

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A Lao woman and her Thai sister-in-law were arrested on Monday night while trying to smuggle 1,995 methamphetamine pills across the Mekong River into Nakhon Phanom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034062-lao-woman-thai-sister-in-law-arrested-in-nakhon-phanom-on-drug-trafficking-charge/

 

Phuket man accused of robbing Russian tourist

By The Nation

 

 

Phuket police have arrested a local resident for allegedly robbing a female Russian tourist after he offered to take her for a free ride on his motorcycle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034066-phuket-man-accused-of-robbing-russian-tourist/

 

Japanese passenger claims 3 million yen, camera stolen aboard THAI flight

By The Nation

 

 

Police are investigating a claim by a Japanese woman that 3 million yen (Bt874,000) in cash and a camera were stolen from her bag aboard a Thai Airways International flight from Tokyo International Airport.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034068-japanese-passenger-claims-3-million-yen-camera-stolen-aboard-thai flight/

 

Three arrested with 250kg of 'ice' in Phayao

By The Nation

 

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Police arrested three men and seized 250 kilograms of crystal meth, or "ice", in Phayao's Chiang Kham district late on Monday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034069-three-arrested-with-250kg-of-ice-in-phayao/

 

France launches process to revoke Assad's Legion of Honour

 

A woman walks near a picture of Syrian President Bashar al Assad in Damascus, Syria April 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France has begun the process of stripping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of his Legion of Honour award, the country’s highest distinction, a source in the French president's office said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034071-france-launches-process-to-revoke-assads-legion-of-honour/

 

SHARK ALERT: Hua Hin fisherman says not a question of 'if' but 'what kind' attacked tourist

 

 

Fishermen familiar with the waters off Hua Hin said that in the last year there have been an increasing number of large sharks in the sea off Hua Hin.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034072-shark-alert-hua-hin-fisherman-says-not-a-question-of-if-but-what-kind-attacked-tourist/

 

Shock! Human remains found in temple urn - but these are no ashes!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police were called to a temple in Samut Prakarn after human remains were found in a damaged stupa used as reliquary for human remains.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034074-shock-human-remains-found-in-temple-urn-but-these-are-no-ashes/

 

Video: Woman kicked in the head after molestation claim - but they were all sober

 

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A video from Songkran celebrations in Chonburi showed a woman in traditional dress try to board the back of a pick-up.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034076-video-woman-kicked-in-the-head-after-molestation-claim-but-they-were-all-sober/

 

Syria situation has no effect on Thailand: NSC

 

 

BANGKOK, 17th April 2018 (NNT) – Developments in Syria are not likely to affect Thailand, while two Thai nationals in Syria are found safe, a security official has claimed. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034077-syria-situation-has-no-effect-on-thailand-nsc/

 

PM warns returning commuters of harsh weather

 

 

BANGKOK, 17 April 2018 (NNT) – Thailand's Prime Minister has warned citizens returning from Songkran holidays to be cautious of summer storms as well as to ensure travel safety. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034078-pm-prayut-warns-returning-commuters-of-harsh-weather/

 

Thunderstorms hammer Chiang Rai, 1,000 houses damaged

By The Nation

 

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Thunderstorms and hail pounded 16 districts of Chiang Rai late Monday night, damaging around 1,000 houses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034079-thunderstorms-hammer-chiang-rai-1000-houses-damaged/

 

VIDEO: Dramatic footage shows man immediately after suspected shark attack in Hua Hin

 

 

Dramatic footage shows the moment a Norwegian man was pulled from the water at Sai Noi beach, Hua Hin after reportedly being bitten by a shark on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034082-video-dramatic-footage-shows-man-immediately-after-suspected-shark-attack-in-hua-hin/

 

Police raid "sauna" in Rachada - tourists test positive for drugs as cops decide what to do

 

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Following complaints that tourists and locals were up to no good the Huay Kwang police decided to raid a four story establishment in Rachada Soi 3 yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034083-police-raid-sauna-in-rachada-tourists-test-positive-for-drugs-as-cops-decide-what-to-do/

 

Politico’s Daughter Arrested Packing Grenades For Songkran

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

  

AMNAT CHAROEN — A former politician’s daughter was arrested Monday for carrying two hand grenades in her bag to play Songkran.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034088-politico’s-daughter-arrested-packing-grenades-for-songkran/

 

House found covered in blood - husband said he took a knife to himself after his wife left with the baby

 

 

Police called to a house in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai found a Toyota pick-up with the door open and an Itoh chef's kitchen knife on the ground.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034089-house-found-covered-in-blood-husband-said-he-took-a-knife-to-himself-after-his-wife-left-with-the-baby/

 

Mystery chunk of metal halts Bangkok-bound train from South

By The Nation

 

Railway officials are attempting to identify a large piece of metal that came close to derailing a Bangkok-bound train in Prachuap Khiri Khan early Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034090-mystery-chunk-of-metal-halts-bangkok-bound-train-from-south/

 

Video: Army major apologizes to society - says he was in a foul temper

 

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A major in the Thai army told police that he was terribly sorry for his actions after he was shown on video in an argument with a woman on a motorcycle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034091-video-army-major-apologizes-to-society-says-he-was-in-a-foul-temper/

 

Songkran road death toll in 6 days rises to 378 deaths, 3,575 injuries 

By Thai PBS

 

 

Road accidents during the past six days of the long Songkran holidays from April 11-16 have claimed the lives of 378 people, and injured 3,575 others.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034103-songkran-road-death-toll-in-6-days-rises-to-378-deaths-3575-injuries/

 

U.S. bans American companies from selling to Chinese phone maker ZTE

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Sergio Perez

 

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Commerce has banned American companies from selling components to Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp for seven years after breaking an agreement reached after it was caught illegally shipping goods to Iran, U.S. officials said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/u-s-bans-american-companies-selling-chinese-phone-maker-zte/28306/

Netflix programming binge pays off with subscriber surge

BY REUTERS

 

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(Reuters) – Netflix Inc’s blitz of original programs attracted a surprisingly high 7.4 million new customers from January to March, reassuring investors who are betting the video-streaming pioneer’s massive spending will fuel growth around the world.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/netflix-programming-binge-pays-off-subscriber-surge/28309/

Russia starts blocking Telegram messenger

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin/Files

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s state telecommunications regulator said on Monday it had begun blocking access to Telegram messenger after the company refused to comply with an order to give Russian state security access to its users’ secret messages.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/russia-starts-blocking-telegram-messenger/28311/

Cambodians, Vietnamese charged with Songkran thievery on Khao San Road

By The Nation

 

 

An alleged pickpocketing gang – a Vietnamese man and a Cambodian man and woman – were arrested amid Sunday’s Songkran revelry on Khao San Road in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034104-cambodians-vietnamese-charged-with-songkran-thievery-on-khao-san-road/

 

Roofs blown off, roads blocked in Phitsanulok storms

By Mongkolchaowarat Thangmangmee 
The Nation

 

 

Phitsanulok residents endured property damage and power blackouts early Monday morning as storms with high winds tracked across several districts.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034105-roofs-blown-off-roads-blocked-in-phitsanulok-storms/

 

Thai Air Force officer arrested in US freed as diplomatic immunity kicks in

 

 

A Thai group captain briefly detained in New York over the weekend following a prostitution bust was promptly freed because he has diplomatic immunity, the New York Post online reported on April 15.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034106-thai-air-force-officer-arrested-in-us-freed-as-diplomatic-immunity-kicks-in/

 

Belarusian prostitute has her day in BKK court

"I am the only witness and the missing link in the connection between Russia and the US elections"

By Tanutam Thawan

 

  

Anastasia Vashukevich, the Belarusian model and self-branded sex-guru detained in Bangkok, who made extravagant claims about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election, is due in court today. She has offered to dump on several Russian businessmen linked with Russian President Putin with alleged links to US businessmen and politicians close to the US President.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034107-belarusian-prostitute-has-her-day-in-thai-court/

 

Phuket’s Songkran road death toll remains at one fatality

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

A Patong Traffic Police officer on duty during the Seven Days of Danger campaign, Photo: Traffic Police

 

PHUKET: Phuket concluded Day 6 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/1034108-phuket’s-songkran-road-death-toll-remains-at-one-fatality/

 

Wild macaque gives Phuket officials the runaround in Patong

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The macaque was found sitting on the roof of the Baan Lukkan Patong Resort on Soi Nanai in Patong. Photo: Patong Municipality

 

PHUKET: Officials from the Patong Municipal Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation failed in their attempt to lure and catch a wild macaque that was found sitting on a resort roof on Soi Nanai in Patong this morning.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034109-wild-macaque-gives-phuket-officials-the-runaround-in-patong/

 

Starbucks CEO says arrests of two black men 'reprehensible'

 

Interfaith clergy leaders stage a sit-in at the Center City Starbucks, where two black men were arrested, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S. April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Mark Makela

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp <SBUX.O> Chief Executive Kevin Johnson hopes to meet with the two black men arrested at one of its Philadelphia cafes last week to apologise for the incident, which has sparked accusations of racial profiling at the coffee chain.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034112-starbucks ceo-says-arrests-of-two-black-men-reprehensible/