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Merkel allies reject idea of European finance minister - Handelsblatt

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Darmstadt, Germany, May 3 ,2018. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Leading politicians from Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives want to pass a resolution at a meeting this week to reject any pooling of debts in Europe and any fiscal policy without national parliamentary controls, Handelsblatt reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037039-merkel-allies-reject-idea-of-european-finance-minister-handelsblatt/

 

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Motorists face hefty fines for unlawful lane changing at 15 Bangkok sites

By The Nation

 

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Bangkok traffic police will on Wednesday start issuing tickets against motorists who illegally change lanes to overtake other vehicles at 15 flyovers and underpasses in the capital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037040-motorists-face-hefty-fines-for-unlawful-lane-changing-at-15-bangkok-sites/

 

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Denial "M" for Murder - it wasn't me says Bangkok man over shooting deaths

 

Source: Sanook

 

A Bangkok man and his mother called in reporters to help them get justice after he was charged following the shooting death of two people in Sai Mai district in northern Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037041-denial-m-for-murder-it-wasnt-me-says-bangkok-man-over-shooting-deaths/

 

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Teens in futile mercy dash as friend dies from gunshot wound in Phitsanulok

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Three eighteen year olds were shot at by a masked gunman as they rode their motorcycles home in Phitsanulok last night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037044-teens-in-futile-mercy-dash-as-friend-dies-from-gunshot-wound-in-phitsanulok/

 

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Teen caught with homemade gun in drug arrests near airport

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One teen was caught with the basic ingredients for '4x100' while the other was caught with a homemade gun and six bullets. Photos: Sakoo Police

 

PHUKET: Sakoo Police have reported arresting two teenagers in their precinct, just south of Phuket International Airport, with one found in possession of a homemade gun and six bullets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037047-teen-caught-with-homemade-gun-in-drug-arrests-near-phuket-airport/

 

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Old man trying to find his daughter tugs at the heartstrings of Thais online

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Netizens were touched by the story of a Chumpon man who left home with just 300 baht in his pocket to try and find his daughter in Kanchanaburi.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037048-old-man-trying-to-find-his-daughter-tugs-at-the-heartstrings-of-thais-online/

 

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Premchai, wife and friend in court over poaching charges

By The Nation

 

 

Premchai Karnasuta, the embattled CEO of the Italian-Thai Development company, accompanied by his wife Kanitha and her close aid Wandee Sompoom, reported to a judge at Bangkok's Ratchadapisek Criminal Court on Monday morning over a charge of illegal possession of endangered wildlife carcasses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037049-premchai-wife-and-friend-in-court-over-poaching-charges/

 

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Akha drug suspect arrested, 28 kg of ‘ice’ seized

By The Nation

 

FILE photo//Google maps

 

Police have arrested a hill-tribe Akha man after he allegedly delivered 28 kilograms of crystal meth ¬- or “ice” - to an undercover officer in Chiang Rai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037050-akha-drug-suspect-arrested-28-kg-of-‘ice’-seized/

 

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Driver bent down to pick up his phone; passenger dies as six wheeler slams into truck

 

Pictures (2): Thai Rath

 

A passenger in a six wheel delivery truck died this morning after the driver admitted bending down to pick up his phone.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037052-driver-bent-down-to-pick-up-his-phone-passenger-dies-as-six-wheeler-slams-into-truck/

 

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Fire destroys sofa factory in Samut Prakan

By The Nation

 

 

Fire damaged the factory and head office of Asalon Sofa in Samut Prakan early Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037053-fire-destroys-sofa-factory-in-samut-prakan/

 

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Buriram Airport requests support for expansion

 

 

BURIRAM, 7th May 2018 (NNT) – Buriram Airport has moved to expand its service area to handle up to three times its current capacity. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037054-buriram-airport-requests-support-for-expansion/

 

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U-tapao airport buses launched

U-tapao: Three bus routes linking U-tapao with three eastern provinces have been introduced to serve passengers and promote the international airport in Sattahip.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037056-u-tapao-airport-buses-launched/

 

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Pattaya police now supporting ‘iLert You’ app

PATTAYA:--Pattaya tourists and residents needing police help can now use the “Police iLert You” smartphone app to call the cops.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037057-pattaya-police-now-supporting-‘ilert-you’-app/

 

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Junta Won’t Summon Pro-Election Activists: Spokesman

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Democracy Restoration Group leaders on Saturday at Thammasat University, Tha Prachan campus. Sirawith Seritiwat is at left.

 

BANGKOK — The junta has said they will not call in pro-democracy protesters for questioning after they staged a rally calling for elections.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037058-junta-won’t-summon-pro-election-activists-spokesman/

 

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Wet weather conditions expected in capital and rural provinces

 

 

BANGKOK. 7th May 2018, (NNT) - The national weather bureau expects that the capital and several rural provinces will experience more rainfall from now to May 12th. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037059-wet-weather-conditions-expected-for-bangkok-and-rural-provinces/

 

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Reform Within 8 Months Could Win Junta Support: Former Yellowshirt

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday shakes hands with Surin province residents.

 

BANGKOK — A former coordinator of the Yellowshirt movement said Sunday that the junta can regain popular support by materializing reforms in five areas of government within the next eight months.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037060-reform-within-8-months-could-win-junta-support-former-yellowshirt/

 

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Drunk driver slams pickup into barrier then head-on into tour bus

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The driver of the pickup escaped serious injuries, but her female friend was taken to hospital. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A woman who crashed her pickup truck into a concrete barrier then head-on into an oncoming tour bus early yesterday morning (May 6) has escaped serious injury, but has yet to face charges for drunk driving.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037061-drunk-driver-slams-pickup-into-barrier-then-head-on-into-tour-bus/

 

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School uniform prices stay ‘fair’ as ministry keeps watch

By The Nation

 

 

Parents and their kids were out shopping on Monday for school uniforms and stationery ahead of the new term beginning next week, with shops across the country offering discounts on the gear and on embroidering students’ and school names on shirts.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037063-school-uniform-prices-stay-‘fair’-as-ministry-keeps-watch/

 

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Bangkok Budgets 69m To Renew Pom Mahakan

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Excavators are seen Sunday inside the area behind Mahakan Fort. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — The city administration is to spend at least 69 million baht to redevelop the area behind the Mahakan fort wall, the deputy governor said Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037065-bangkok-budgets-69m-to-renew-pom-mahakan/

 

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Hornbill drops in for Phuket waterfall diners

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A tourist says hello to the unfrightened hornbill. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Visitors to a small, unnamed restaurant near the Bang Pae Waterfall in Thalang have been privy to local wildlife treat lately with the regular visits of a large hornbill.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037067-hornbill-drops-in-for-phuket-waterfall-diners/

 

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Clash of political titans brings a gripping election to Malaysia

By John Chalmers and Praveen Menon

 

FILE PHOTO - A combination photo of Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (R) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 25, 2016 and March 30, 2017 (R). REUTERS/Olivia Harris REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin(R)/File Photos

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's general election on Wednesday will be an extraordinary contest, pitting a 92-year-old former authoritarian leader and a jailed reformist he fell out with 20 years ago against a prime minister who has been mired in a multi-billion-dollar scandal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037070-clash-of-political-titans-brings-a-gripping-election-to-malaysia/

 

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Probe into hospital death of baby girl as director rebuts family

By The Nation

 

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The Public Health Ministry on Monday set up a fact-finding committee to probe the death of an 18-month-old baby girl after the parents blamed Sa Kaew's Somdej Phra Yupparat Hospital’s emergency unit being reportedly closed as a key contributing factor.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037083-probe-into-hospital-death-of-baby-girl-as-director-rebuts-family/

 

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70 kilogram marbled whipray found in Krabi

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

A marbled whipray was found in Klongtom by a local fisherman 67 year old Mardya Tamsuan. Mr Mardya caught the whipray while he was fishing this early morning (May 7).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037084-70-kilogram-marbled-whipray-found-in-krabi/

 

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Ride 4 Kids V2.0 Gearing Up

By Donna Toon

 

  

Pedal power to raise money for needy children in Phuket.

 

Following on from the success of Ride 4 Kids 2017, preparations and training is underway for Ride 4 Kids V2.0, 2018, to benefit the needy children of Phuket in three different charities, The Good Shepherd, Phuket Has Been Good To Us and Outrigger’s Share 4 Change Program.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037085-ride-4-kids-v20-gearing-up/

 

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Three technical students win award for inventing better way to test durian ripeness

By The Nation

 

 

Three technical school students in Prachuap Khiri Khan have invented a pen for checking the ripeness of durians with apparent 100 per cent accuracy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037087-three-technical-students-win-award-for-inventing-better-way-to-test-durian-ripeness/

 

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Johnson to Trump - Iran deal has weaknesses but don't dump it

 

FILE PHOTO - Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrives to vote in local government elections in London, May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump not to end the Iran nuclear agreement, saying the deal had weaknesses but these could be addressed given time.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037088-johnson-to-trump-iran-deal-has-weaknesses-but-dont-dump-it/

 

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Israeli minister threatens Assad over any Iranian attacks from Syria

 

FILE PHOTO - Israel's Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz is seen during a quadrilateral Ministerial Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli security cabinet minister said on Monday that Israel could kill Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and topple his government if Iran used Syrian territory to carry out attacks on Israel.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037089-israeli-minister-threatens-assad-over-any-iranian-attacks-from-syria/

 

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U.S. Embassy road signs go up in Jerusalem

By Stephen Farrell

 

A worker hangs a road sign directing to the U.S. embassy, in the area of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Embassy road signs went up in Jerusalem on Monday ahead of next week's opening of the mission in accordance with President Donald Trump's recognition of the city as Israel's capital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037090-us-embassy-road-signs-go-up-in-jerusalem/

 

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Visiting Thaksin Could See Pheu Thai Disbanded

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Thaksin Shinawatra and Yingluck Shinawatra pose for a photo with former minister Chalerm Yubamrung and his son Wan Ubumrung in Singapore on Saturday. Image: Wan Ubumrung

 

BANGKOK — Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s political clan has been disbanded and reincarnated multiple times, from Thai Rak Thai to People’s Power to Pheu Thai. Now, it could be dissolved yet again.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037125-visiting-thaksin-could-see-pheu-thai-disbanded/

 

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Police raid offices of ex-Special Branch officer in cosmetics crackdown

By Supachai Phetchthewee 
The Nation

 

 

As part of an ongoing crackdown on unlicensed cosmetics, police on Monday searched an office at Don Muang Pattana Co Ltd used by Pol Lt-Colonel Santhana Prayoonrat. Santhana, a former deputy superintendent at the Special Branch Police Division, is serving as an adviser to the company.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037128-police-raid-offices-of-ex-special-branch-officer-in-cosmetics-crackdown/