Michael Moore Predicts Trump’s Political Demise in 2024, but Warns Against Complacency

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Is this the worst ‘farang breakfast’ in all of Thailand?

 

 

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and there is no better way to start the day than with a cooked a breakfast.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034291-is-this-the-worst-‘farang-breakfast’-in-all-of-thailand/

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Russian tourist arrested over iPhone theft

By The Nation

 

 

Krabi police on Wednesday arrested a Russian tourist for allegedly stealing an iPhone X from a clothes shop at Ao Nang Bay in Krabi's Muang district.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034308-russian-tourist-arrested-over-iphone-theft/

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Hua Hin authorities act fast on shark threat to tourism

 

 

The authorities in the Hua Hin area have reacted swiftly to the possibility of shark bites following the attack on a Norwegian man earlier this week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034316-hua-hin-authorities-act-fast-on-shark-threat-to-tourism/

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"Would you like fries and a shake with that speeding fine.....sir?"

 

 

In a first of its kind the Thai cops have initiated a drive thru fine system.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034317-would-you-like-fries-and-a-shake-with-that-speeding-finesir/

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Chon Buri 'ghosts' treated to movies

By The Nation

 

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A Thai foundation screened three open-air movies at a graveyard in Chon Buri's Phan Thong district on Tuesday night for its dead residents.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034299-chon-buri-ghosts-treated-to-movies/

 

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PM cold to activist student’s invitation for a public debate

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION 

 

A graphic posted by Tanawat, depicting himself asking Prayut to join the debate : "Please come sit and talk with me"

 

A STUDENT activist has challenged Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha to a public debate with him on Thailand’s future after the junta leader told him to “come out when the country is in trouble”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034345-pm-prayut-cold-to-activist-student’s-invitation-for-a-public-debate/

 

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‘Prayut creating network of allies’ to remain as PM

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
KAS CHANWANPEN 
KANITTHA THEPPAJORN 
THE NATION 

 

 

GENERAL Prayut Chan-o-cha is building a network of political allies to generate support for his bid to become the prime minister after the next election, analysts say.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034346-‘prayut-creating-network-of-allies’-to-remain-as-pm/

 

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IS cells in country a possibility, says Prawit

By THE NATION

 

 

Malaysian intelligence points to Narathiwat based man as ‘mastermind’

 

IN A rare admission, Thai security tzar Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said yesterday there was a possibility that the Islamic State (IS) was trying to establish a cell in the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034277-prawit-sees-possibility-of-isis-trying-to-infiltrate-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=12906059

 

 

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Law sought for data protection

By THE NATION

 

 

Consumer group says security breach a wakeup call; true move H gets seven days to implement additional measures.

 

THE FOUNDATION for Consumers has urged the government to enact legislation for data privacy protection to safeguard customers’ personal data from being leaked and abused by the private sector and cybercriminals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034347-law-sought-for-data-protection/

 

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Rights groups slam lack of justice in ‘enforced disappearance’ cases

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

Pholachi “Billy” Rakchongcharoen

 

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL human rights groups slammed Thailand’s failure to provide justice to the relatives of enforced disappearance victims, four years after Karen activist Pholachi “Billy” Rakchongcharoen went missing.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034349-rights-groups-slam-lack-of-justice-in-‘enforced-disappearance’-cases/

 

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Songkran death toll higher than last year, statistics show

By THE NATION

 

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THIS YEAR’S Songkran festivities saw a higher death toll – 418 – compared to last year’s 390, the Road Safety Centre said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034350-songkran-death-toll-higher-than-last-year-statistics-show/

 

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EDITORIAL

Houses on the hill are already haunted

By The Nation

 

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Chiang Mai court officials might not get to live in the homes built for them after all, but what a price we’re all paying

 

The controversial housing-office estate built for court officials at the foot of Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai has become a hot potato for the post-coup government – and is potentially a political time bomb for our future leaders.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034351-editorial-houses-on-the-hill-are-already-haunted/

 

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Police officer shunned to an inactive post for allegedly abusing a subordinate

By Thai PBS

 

 

The deputy superintendent of Phayakkhaphum Phisai police station in Maha Sarakham was transferred to an inactive post at the provincial police operations centre for his alleged improper conduct toward one of his subordinates and toward the public.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034352-maha-sarakham-police-officer-shunned-to-an-inactive-post-for-allegedly-abusing-a-subordinate/

 

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Phuket Marine chief blasts Paradise Beach ‘black water’ claim as fake, other beaches still suffer

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Phuket Marine Chief Surat Sirisaiyat inspects Paradise Beach on Sunday (April 15). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket Marine Office has blasted a report of oil-tainted “black water” contaminating the shore at Paradise Beach, south of Patong, as fake.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034353-phuket-marine-chief-blasts-paradise-beach-‘black-water’-claim-as-fake-other-beaches-still-suffer/

 

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Rassada phone robbers arrested – 31 phones recovered

Police tracked CCTV cameras along the route they fled

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The two phone shop robbers have been arrested today (April 18) after robbing more than 60 phones.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034354-rassada-phone-robbers-arrested-–-31-phones-recovered/

 

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British man charged over wife's death in Thailand

 

Kevin Smitham pictured with his wife Kanda in 2016

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A British man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of his wife in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1033982-british-man-beats -wife-to-death-in-ubon ratchathani/?do=findComment&comment=12906107

 

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Public Health Ministry warns people against using mobile devices before sleep

 

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BANGKOK, 19th April 2018 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has warned people that using mobile devices before going to bed could lead to diabetes and high blood pressure. against using mobile phones before going to bed as pokesperson of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has warned people against using a mobile phone before going to bed as it could cause diabetes and high blood pressure. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034355-thai-health-ministry-warns-people-against-using-mobile-devices-before-sleep/

 

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Foreign tourist arrivals exceed 10 million in Q1

 

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BANGKOK, 19th April 2018 (NNT) – The Thai tourism sector has been doing well so far this year, with more foreign visitors than last year and 12 percent growth in domestic travel during the Songkran Festival. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034356-foreign-tourist-arrivals-in-thailand-exceed-10-million-in-q1/

 

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More Thais die on new year roads despite new safety campaign

 

FILE PHOTO: Bystanders look as volunteers help an injured motorcycle taxi driver at the scene of a road accident during the Songkran festival in Bangkok, April 13, 2013. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - More than 400 people died in road accidents in Thailand over the traditional new year holiday, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday, higher than the year before despite a new road safety campaign.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034350-songkran-death-toll-higher-than-last-year-statistics-show/?do=findComment&comment=12906151

 

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Turkey's Erdogan declares early elections on June 24

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and David Dolan

 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, April 18, 2018. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called snap elections for June 24, saying economic challenges and the war in Syria meant Turkey must switch quickly to the powerful executive presidency that goes into effect after the vote.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034357-turkeys-erdogan-declares-early-elections-on-june-24/

 

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Castro nears retirement as Cuban president; lawmakers vote on successor

By Frank Jack Daniel and Sarah Marsh

 

FILE PHOTO: Cuba's First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel stands in line before casting his vote during an election of candidates for the national and provincial assemblies, in Santa Clara, Cuba March 11, 2018. REUTERS/Alejandro Ernesto/Pool/File Photo

 

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's Raul Castro was just hours away from retiring as president after parliament proposed Miguel Diaz-Canel as his replacement on Wednesday, a shift that will usher in the island's first non-Castro leader since the 1959 revolution.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034358-castro-nears-retirement-as cuban-president-lawmakers-vote-on-successor/

 

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Trump says Stormy Daniels sketch is of a 'nonexistent man'

By Makini Brice

 

Adult-film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, arrives at ABC studios to appear on The View talk show in New York City, New York, U.S. April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a man portrayed in a sketch released by porn star Stormy Daniels, who she said warned her to stop discussing her claims of a sexual encounter with Trump, does not exist.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034359-trump-says-stormy-daniels-sketch-is-of-a-nonexistent-man/

 

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Merkel, Macron meet to plot euro zone reform road map

By Paul Carrel

 

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President Emmanuel Macron hold joint news conference at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - The leaders of Germany and France meet on Thursday to try to work out a common position on reforming the euro zone, a sensitive issue that is testing the new government in Berlin just a month after it took office.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034360-merkel-macron-meet-to-plot-euro-zone-reform-road-map/

 

 

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New York nanny convicted in stabbing deaths of two young children

 

Yoselyn Ortega (L), nanny who is accused of killing Lucia and Leo Krim, ages 6 and 2 respectively, arrives for a hearing for her trial at Manhattan Supreme Court in New York, July 8, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York nanny was found guilty on Wednesday of stabbing to death two children in her care at their luxury Manhattan apartment, in a case that drew national headlines.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034361-new york nanny-convicted-in-stabbing-deaths-of-two-young-children/

 

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Wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino dies at age 82

 

Bruno Sammartino, who fled his Nazi-occupied hometown before emigrating to the US where he became an icon of professional wrestling, has died.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034362-wrestling-legend-bruno-sammartino-dies-at-age-82/

 

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Pervert cameraman scares woman in Krabi

She screamed, the frightened the cameraman so he pulled his hand back and ran away.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

A 37 year old woman, Parinda Asapa, contacted Ao Nang Police after she discovered a man taking a video of her taking a shower.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034366-pervert-cameraman-scares-woman-in-krabi/

 

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Trump hopes for successful North Korea summit, but warns he could walk away

By 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)

 

PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped an unprecedented summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would be successful after a recent visit to Pyongyang by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, but warned he would call it off if he did not think it would produce results.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034369-trump-hopes-for-successful-north-korea-summit-but-warns-he-could-walk-away/

 

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Thai taxi driver said his life is being ruined after English teacher posts damning clip

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Thai taxi driver has burst into tears saying that what an English teacher said about him and his service is mostly untrue.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034370-thai-taxi-driver-said-his-life-is-being-ruined-after-english-teacher-posts-damning-clip/

 

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Video: "What is gran going to do without me?": Conscript in tears after the dreaded Red Card

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A Thai man pulled out the Red Card in the army draft pick that meant he would have to do two years in the army.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034373-video-what-is-gran-going-to-do-without-me-conscript-in-tears-after-the-dreaded-red-card/

 

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Hundreds of refugees return to Syria from Lebanon

By Issam Abdallah

 

Lebanese general security member holds Syrian refugee children, who fled to Lebanon, as they wait for buses to go back to Syria from the southern village of Shebaa, Lebanon April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

 

SHEBAA, Lebanon (Reuters) - Several hundred Syrians who have lived for years as refugees in Lebanon left for their home country on Wednesday in a rare case of a mass return of those who left the country since the Syrian civil war began in 2011.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034374-hundreds-of-refugees-return-to-syria-from-lebanon/