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American attacks Thai at Bangkok airport "because his flight was cancelled"

 

 

Footage from Suvarnabhumi airport showed a large American man attack a Thai hotel employee in full view of the cameras.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034149-video-american-attacks-thai-at-bangkok-airport-because-his-flight-was-cancelled/

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Shark attack confirmed - officials visit victim and announce counter measures

 

 

It has been confirmed that the Norwegian man pulled from the sea at Sai Noi beach was indeed bitten by a shark.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034145-shark-attack-confirmed-officials-visit-victim-and-announce-counter-measures/

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Video: Thai police in swift arrest of molester on a motorbike at Ban Phe Songkran celebration

 

 

No sooner had a video of a man molesting a woman hit Thai social media, the Ban Phe, Rayong, police made an arrest.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034155-video-thai-police-in-swift-arrest-of-molester-on-a-motorbike-at-ban-phe-songkran-celebration/

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PM defends role for Kunplomes

By THE NATION

 

 

SAYS THEIR APPOINTMENT AS GOVERNMENT ADVISERS WAS MADE TO GET POLITICAL GUIDANCE

 

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday downplayed the appointment of two politician brothers from the influential Kunplome family as government advisers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034185-pm-prayut-defends-role-for-kunplome-brothers/

 

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NBTC mulls own centre to store personal data

By SIRIVISH TOOMGUM 
KHANITTHA THEPAJORN 
THE NATION

 

 

Takorn summons True Corp and Wemall execs to raise concerns over reports last week that customer information was leaked.

 

THE NATIONAL Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is considering setting up its own data centre to store personal data of mobile-phone users following the latest data security breach of a private operator, secretary-general Takorn Tantasith said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034186-nbtc-mulls-own-centre-to-store-personal-data/

 

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Thai ophthalmologists land gold medal at prestigious Geneva innovation event

By The Nation

 

 

A team of Thai ophthalmologists from the Pathum Thani-based Thammasat Eye Centre has won a gold medal at the “46th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva” for their “uniquely selected music for reduction of anxiety and pain in patients undergoing cataract surgery”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034187-thai-ophthalmologists-land-gold-medal-at-prestigious-geneva-innovation-event/

 

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Speeding, drunk driving remain biggest factors in road accidents

By THE NATION

 

 

A TOTAL of 378 lives were lost and 3,575 people were injured in road crashes during the first six days (April 11 to 16) of the Songkran holiday period’s seven-day monitoring period.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034188-speeding-drunk-driving-remain-biggest-factors-in-road-accidents/

 

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PM reveals new safety zone in South amid hunt for IS-linked suspects

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

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A SAFETY zone will be set up in the southernmost Narathiwat border province by the end of this month, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday, coinciding with a media report that Malaysian authorities were hunting for a Thai national from that province who reportedly tried to create an Islamic State cell in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034189-pm-prayut-reveals-new-safety-zone-in-south-amid-hunt-for-is-linked-suspects/

 

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Officers probe ‘shark attack’ today as mayor issues warning to tourists

By THE NATION

 

 

The authorities in Hua Hin will today send a team of experts to investigate after two days of speculation that a tourist was bitten by a shark at a popular beach.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034190-officers-probe-‘shark-attack’-today-as-mayor-issues-warning-to-tourists/

 

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Haze problem in North set to worsen as burning ban ends, experts warn

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

AIR POLLUTION in the North is expected to worsen following an end to the ban on outdoor burning in many provinces.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034191-haze-problem-in-north-set-to-worsen-as-burning-ban-ends-experts-warn/

 

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Acrylic paint used for ‘splashing’ during Songkran in Nai Yang

He was splashed by some paint colour and tried to remove it from the windshield with the wipers but it couldn’t be removed.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Three car owners have reported to Saku Police that their cars were splashed by acrylic paint when they were driving past the Songkran zone at Nai Yang Beach on April 13, Songkran day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034192-acrylic-paint-used-for-‘splashing’-during-songkran-in-nai-yang-phuket/

 

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Alibaba boss set to reveal EEC plans

By The Nation 

 

File photo : Jack Ma

 

ALIBABA Group’s plans for investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and associated e-commerce initiatives will be revealed after the technology giant’s founder, Jack Ma, arrives in Thailand tomorrow.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034193-alibaba-boss-set-to-reveal-eec-plans/

 

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Energy Mahanakhon Opertaor looks to 1,000 charge stations 

By The Nation

 

 

Energy Mahanakhon Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Energy Absolute Plc, plans to open 1,000 charge stations for electric vehicles nationwide this year, under the trademark, EA Anywhere, the company’s co-CEO Thanapat Suksuthamwong said. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034194-energy-mahanakhon opertaor-looks-to 1000-charge-stations /

 

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Patrol boat combs Hua Hin sea to look for sharks

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has dispatched a team of experts on a patrol boat to look for sharks in the sea of Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan after one foreign tourist was reported to be attacked by a shark as he was swimming in the sea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034190-officers-probe-‘shark-attack’-today-as-mayor-issues-warning-to-tourists/?do=findComment&comment=12902595

 

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Massage shop faces closure after a foreign customer claimed she was sexually abused

By ThaiPBS

 

 

A Thai traditional massage shop in Sukhumvit area is facing closure and blacklisted after a female customer lodged a complaint with the police that she was sexually assaulted by a staff member in the premise.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033842-thai-masseur-accused-of-raping-tourist/?do=findComment&comment=12902598

 

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New lottery law seeks jailterm for overpricing of lottery tickets

By Thai PBS

 

 

Overpricing of lottery tickets will be liable to a maximum one-month jailterm and/or a fine of 10,000 baht instead of a 2,000-baht fine under an amended Government Lottery Office Act approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday (April 17).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034198-new-lottery-law-seeks-jailterm-for-overpricing-of-lottery-tickets/

 

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Five senior monks implicated in temple fund scandal

By Thai PBS

 

 

Three members of the Sangha Council and two other senior monks have been implicated of alleged involvement in temple fund embezzlement by the National Office of Buddhism.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034199-five-senior-monks-implicated-in-temple-fund-scandal/

 

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Krabi woman wins 1st prize in the lottery

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A 32 year old Krabi local, Pornpimon Ratniyom, has just won the first prize lottery in the first round since Thai New Year, receiving a prize of 18 million Baht.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034201-krabi-woman-wins-1st-prize-in-the-lottery/

 

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Trump says U.S. in 'extremely high' level talks with North Korea on summit

By Steve Holland

 

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida U.S. April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States is engaged in direct talks at "extremely high levels" with North Korea to try to set up a summit between him and its leader, Kim Jong Un.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034204-trump-says-us-in-extremely-high-level-talks-with-north-korea-on-summit/

 

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U.S. Supreme Court restricts deportations of immigrant felons

By Andrew Chung

 

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that an immigration statute requiring the deportation of noncitizens who commit felonies is unlawfully vague in a decision that could limit the Trump administration's ability to step up the removal of immigrants with criminal records. 

 

WASHINGTON - A provision in U.S. law requiring the deportation of immigrants convicted of crimes of violence is unconstitutionally vague, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in a decision that could hinder the Trump administration's ability to step up the removal of immigrants with criminal records.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034205-us-supreme-court-restricts-deportations-of-immigrant-felons/

 

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White House denies confusion in approach to Russia sanctions

 

U.S. President Donald Trump's top economic adviser Larry Kudlow is interviewed at the White House in Washington. U.S., April 6, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday the United States had imposed a set of sanctions on Russia and was considering other measures for the future, adding that there was no confusion in the White House approach toward Moscow.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034207-white-house-denies-confusion-in-approach-to-russia-sanctions/

 

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One dead after engine explodes on Southwest flight

By Mark Makela

 

Emergency personnel monitor the damaged engine of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, which diverted to the Philadelphia International Airport this morning after the airline crew reported damage to one of the aircraft's engines, on a runway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S. April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Mark Makela

 

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - An engine on a Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines <LUV.N> flight with 149 people aboard apparently exploded on Tuesday, forcing an emergency landing in Philadelphia as one passenger was killed and another one was nearly sucked out a window of the plane, the airline and federal officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034208-one-dead-after-engine-explodes-on-southwest-flight/

 

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Comey's tell-all book piques readers' interest, stoked by Trump's fury

By Bob Chiarito

 

Former FBI Director James Comey arrives for a taping of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Diane Kacprowski showed up at 57th Street Books in Chicago early on Tuesday on a mission to be one of the first to snap up a copy of James Comey's scalding memoir about his time at the helm of the FBI and his abrupt firing by President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034209-comeys-tell-all-book-piques-readers-interest-stoked-by-trumps-fury/

 

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Former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush dead at 92 - family

 

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush listens to her son, President George W. Bush, as he speaks at an event on social security reform in Orlando, Florida March 18, 2005. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034211-former-us-first-lady-barbara-bush-dead-at-92-family/

 

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U.S. Secretary of State nominee Pompeo met with North Korea's Kim - Washington Post

 

CIA Director Mike Pompeo testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Pompeo's nomination to be secretary of state on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 12, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034213-us-secretary-of-state-nominee-pompeo-met-with-north-koreas-kim-washington-post/

 

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PM Prayut thanks all sides for ensuring public safety during Songkran

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BANGKOK, 18th April 2018 (NNT) – The Prime Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, thanked all sides, including volunteers, for ensuring public safety during this year's Songkran festival. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034214-pm-prayut-thanks-all-sides-for-ensuring-public-safety-during-songkran/

 

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Starbucks to close 8,000 U.S. stores for racial tolerance training

By Lisa Baertlein

 

Police officers monitor activity outside as protestors demonstrate inside a Center City Starbucks, where two black men were arrested, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S., April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Mark Makela

 

(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp <SBUX.O> will close 8,000 company-owned U.S. cafes for the afternoon on May 29 so 175,000 employees can undergo racial tolerance training in response to protests and calls for boycotts after the arrest of two black men waiting in a Philadelphia store.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034218-starbucks-to-close-8000-us-stores-for-racial-tolerance-training/

 

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Trump's intelligence chief had secret meeting with North Korean leader - U.S. official

By John Walcott and Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: A combination photo shows CIA Director Mike Pompeo (L) in Washington, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) in Pyongyang, North Korea and U.S. President Donald Trump (R), in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., respectively from Reuters files. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (L) & KCNA handout via Reuters & Kevin Lamarque (R)

 

WASHINGTON/PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State nominee and CIA Director Mike Pompeo made a secret visit to North Korea over the Easter weekend and met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034213-us-secretary-of-state-nominee-pompeo-met-with-north-koreas-kim-washington-post/?do=findComment&comment=12902978

 

 

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New York seeks more information from crypto exchanges

Reuters Staff

 

FILE PHOTO: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks during a news conference to discuss the civil rights lawsuit filed against The Weinstein Companies and Harvey Weinstein in New York, U.S., February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday sought information from 13 cryptocurrency trading platforms, including Coinbase Inc and Gemini Trust, about their operations such as fee structures and safety measures to protect customer accounts.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034222-new-york-seeks-more-information-from-crypto-exchanges/

 

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In South Korea, overseas cryptocurrency offerings skirt local clampdown

Dahee Kim

 

The Icon Foundation cryptocurrency logo is seen in an illustration photo April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - Six months after South Korea banned the issuance of new cryptocurrencies, they are starting to creep back into the country by using overseas listings for local trading.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034223-in-south-korea-overseas-cryptocurrency-offerings-skirt-local-clampdown/