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Visiting Thailand - Shark attack is the least of your worries!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Visitors to Thailand have been told not to worry about sharks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034225-visiting-thailand-shark-attack-is-the-least-of-your-worries/

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U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken quits Japan: Bloomberg

Reuters Staff

 

Bitcoins are seen in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

(Reuters) - U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken will stop its trading services in Japan, citing rising costs of doing business there, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034226-us-based-cryptocurrency-exchange-kraken-quits-japan-bloomberg/

 

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No dowry required! Man with facial disability gets the prettiest girl in the village!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thai social media was in meltdown as pictures emerged of a man with a birth defect to his mouth and face marrying a beautiful Thai woman.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034229-no-dowry-required-man-with-facial-disability-gets-the-prettiest-girl-in-the-village/

 

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Syria says chemical weapons experts may visit Douma on Wednesday

By Michelle Nichols and Angus McDowall

 

The United Nation vehicle carrying the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) inspectors is seen in Damascus, Syria April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

 

UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's U.N. ambassador said a United Nations security team travelled to the Syrian town of Douma ahead of a planned visit by global chemical weapons experts on Wednesday to look into a suspected poison gas attack that sparked a U.S.-led retaliatory strike.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034232-syria-says-chemical-weapons-experts-may-visit-douma-on-wednesday/

 

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Arabs have 300,000 baht stolen from the safe - hotel gives them 5,000 baht compensation

 

 

Thai Channel 7 TV reported on a story of two safes being removed from two hotel rooms in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok last Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034233-arabs-have-300000-baht-stolen-from-the-safe-hotel-gives-them-5000-baht-compensation/

 

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Woman arrested for stabbing lover to death in 'test of mystic power'

By The Nation

 

FILE photo//Google maps

 

Police have arrested a woman in Sing Buri province for allegedly fatally stabbing her younger love in the back in what she claimed was a test of his mystic power and done at his bidding.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034234-woman-arrested-for-stabbing-lover-to-death-in-test-of-mystic-power/

 

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Man jumps to death after goodbye message on FB

By The Nation

 

FILE photo//Google maps

 

A man posted a goodbye message on his Facebook wall and jumped to his death from the top floor of a 14-storey condominium building in Nonthaburi province on Tuesday night.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034235-man-jumps-to-death-after-goodbye-message-on-fb/

 

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Thong Lor police get their man for attacking one of their own: Not Boss... this one is Burmese

 

Pictures: Thai Rath

 

The son of a wealthy millionaire has given himself up to Thong Lor police in Bangkok amid claims he attacked a police constable after a roadside alcohol stop.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034236-thong-lor-police-get-their-man-for-attacking-one-of-their-own-not-boss-this-one-is-burmese/

 

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Govt takes measures to control ‘plara’ quality

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The Agriculture Ministry has taken steps to standardise the quality of plara or fermented fish, which is a necessary ingredient in Isaan traditional dishes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034239-thai-govt-takes-measures-to-control-‘plara’-quality/

 

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Couple run for their lives from Royal Bee attack - straight to the hospital!

 

Pictures: Thai Rath

 

A married couple in Korat were thankful that the local hospital was nearby after they mistakenly sliced into a bees's nest while cutting vegetation for cattle yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034242-couple-in-korat-run-for-their-lives-from-royal-bee-attack-straight-to-the-hospital/

 

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Terrafugia TF-2: Flying taxi gives glimpse into the future of travel

BY STAFF WRITER

 

Terrafugia TF-2

 

A new video gives a glimpse of an incredible flying taxi that could one day revolutionise how we travel.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/28319-2/28319/

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China’s ZTE may lose Android licence as U.S. market woes build

BY REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO: A ZTE Axon7 device is displayed at company's booth during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Paul Hanna/File Photo

 

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker ZTE Corp’s U.S. woes deepened on Tuesday, as regulators proposed new rules that could cut into its sales, while a supply ban means it may not be able to use Android software in its devices, according to a source.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/chinas-zte-may-lose-android-licence-u-s-market-woes-build/28322/

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Russia blocks Google, Amazon IP addresses in bid to ban Telegram

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s state communications regulator on Tuesday said it had blocked IP addresses owned by Google and Amazon , saying they were being used by the Telegram messaging service which Moscow moved to ban this week.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/russia-blocks-google-amazon-ip-addresses-bid-ban-telegram/28325/

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Thai telco True defends security measures after user data breach

BY REUTERS

 

 

True Corp on Tuesday defended its security measures after what is possibly the first known instance of a major data leak at a mobile operator in Thailand, saying the data had been “hacked” by an expert.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/thai-telco-true-defends-security-measures-user-data-breach/28327/

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Hua Hin beach under watch after shark attack admitted

By The Nation

 

 

Authorities were on Wednesday keeping a close watch on popular Hua Hin Beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan after it was confirmed that a Norwegian tourist was attacked by a shark there on Sunday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034245-hua-hin-beach-under-watch-after-shark-attack-admitted/

 

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Day Six – Eight accidents but no deaths on Phuket’s roads

Nationally, 378 lives were lost and 3,575 people have been injured in road crashes during the first six days

By The Thaiger

 

  

Six days official reporting down and Phuket’s road toll remains at one. One too many, but still an improvement on past years over the Songkran seven day reporting period.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034249-day-six-–-eight-accidents-but-no-deaths-on-phuket’s-roads/

 

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Orange Line starts construction April 21

By Thai PBS

 

 

More traffic lanes on the Ramkhamhaeng road will be closed to facilitate the construction of the third underground section of the Orange Line connecting Hua Mark with Khlong Ban Ma.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034250-orange-line-starts-construction-april-21/

 

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Facebook: It’s not only us, just look at how much of your data Google, Amazon and Twitter collects

BY STAFF WRITER

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

Facebook has moved to ease privacy concerns among users by saying that other leading tech companies collect just as much data.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-not-us-just-look-much-data-google-amazon-twitter-collects/28329/

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Sa Kaew rebuilds as North, Central warned of severe storms

By Thanapat Kijjakosol 
The Nation

 

 

Soldiers of the Burapha Taskforce based along the Cambodian border in Sa Kaew were on Wednesday helping repair homes damaged by severe storms in recent days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034251-sa-kaew-rebuilds-as-north-central-warned-of-severe-storms/

 

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South Korea says discussing peace deal with North Korea ahead of summit

By Josh Smith and Ju-min Park

 

 

South Korean President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, in Seoul, South Korea in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) February 10, 2018. KCNA/via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Wednesday it is considering how to change a decades-old armistice with North Korea into a peace agreement, as U.S. officials confirmed an unprecedented top-level meeting with the North Korean leader.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034252-south-korea-says-discussing-peace-deal-with-north-korea-ahead-of-summit/

 

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Thai Embassy in Israel to oversee safety of Thai workers

 

 

BANGKOK, 18th April 2018, (NNT) - The Minister of Labour has instructed the Royal Thai Embassy in Israel to be in contact with Thai workers there, in light of the recent airstrikes in neighboring Syria launched by the US, France, and Italy. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034255-thai-embassy-in-israel-to-oversee-safety-of-thai-workers/

 

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Koh Lipe tour scam round-up completed

By The Nation

 

 

All suspects in an alleged Bt10-million tourist swindle are now in police custody.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034257-koh-lipe-tour-scam-round-up-completed/

 

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Songkran Death Toll Surges To 418

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Four people were injured Sunday in a car wreck in Suphan Buri province. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — Speeding edged out intoxication to claim the most lives during the “dangerous days” of Songkran this year, which ended after 418 people died on the roads over seven days, according to officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034259-songkran-death-toll-surges-to-418/

 

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BMA considers reviving Giant Swing religious ritual after discontinued for 86 years

 

 

BANGKOK, 18 April 2018, (NNT) - The Governor of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) revealed that his office is considering reviving an old Brahmin ceremony at one of the capital’s landmarks ‘Giant Swing’. The ritual was discontinued 86 years ago. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034263-bma-considers-reviving-giant-swing-religious-ritual-after-discontinued-for-86-years/

 

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Khon Kaen hunters injured as bottle bomb explodes

By Kawintra Jisue 
The Nation

 

Two men hunting in Khon Kaen’s Phu Huak Forest on Wednesday morning were apparently injured by shrapnel from a bottle bomb.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034266-khon-kaen-hunters-injured-as-bottle-bomb-explodes/

 

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418 die in Songkran road carnage

By The Nation

 

 

This Songkran's casualties of 418 deaths and 3,897 injuries in 3,724 road accidents compared with last year’s figures of 390 deaths and 3,808 injuries in 3,690 road crashes, the Road Safety Centre said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034259-songkran-death-toll-surges-to-418/?do=findComment&comment=12904358

 

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Twofold increase in number of vehicles impounded

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

The number of vehicles seized from drunk drivers during this Songkran holiday period –16,288 – was a 100 per cent increase over the previous Songkran, National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and Army deputy spokeswoman Colonel Sirichan Ngathong told the press on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034276-twofold-increase-in-number-of-vehicles-impounded/

 

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Prawit sees possibility of ISIS trying to infiltrate Thailand

By The Nation

 

Deputy PM and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan

 

Deputy PM and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan on Wednesday admitted there was a possibility of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) making attempts to set up a branch in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034277-prawit-sees-possibility-of-isis-trying-to-infiltrate-thailand/

 

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Watch : Video clips of sharks off Hua Hin beach that bit Norwegian tourist

 

 

Thai authorities in Hua Hin, Prachuab Khiri Khan province, have finally admitted that the injuries suffered by a Norwegian tourist while swimming off a Hua Hin beach were made by a shark.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034281-watch- video-clips-of-sharks-off-hua-hin-beach-that-bit-norwegian-tourist/

 

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Phuket Governor orders ‘autopsy’ on Songkran Seven Days road-safety campaign

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong inspects a checkpoint during the Songkran Seven Days of Danger campaign this week. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong has ordered officials to conduct a comprehensive review of the road accidents and the traffic fines issued during the Songkran Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign, which concluded at midnight last night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034282-phuket-governor-orders-‘autopsy’-on-songkran-seven-days-road-safety-campaign/