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Lampang man found dead two weeks after disappearing

By The Nation

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A man, who disappeared on January 12 while foraging and hunting with friends, has been found dead in a forest in Lampang’s Muang district with shotgun wounds to his neck and chest.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081021-lampang-man-found-dead-two-weeks-after-disappearing/

 

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Chinese tourists injured in Chalong ATV accident

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Two Chinese tourists have sustained injuries after driving an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle – Dune Buggy) off the side of a hillside in Karon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081022-chinese-tourists-injured-in-chalong-atv-accident/

 

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The North Face 100® Thailand set new record with near 3,900 runners

Runners from 30 countries competed in Thailand's Ultimate Trail Running Challenge

 

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand – Almost 3,900 trail runners lined up for the eighth edition of The North Face 100® Thailand

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081023-the-north-face-100®-thailand-set-new-record-with-near-3900-runners/

 

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Half of Thai parents wear helmets - but only one in 14 bother to give them to their kids

 

Picture: Daily News

 

It has been revealed that only one in fourteen children who ride motorcycles with their parents are given helmets to wear.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081024-half-of-thai-parents-wear-helmets-but-only-one-in-14-bother-to-give-them-to-their-kids/

 

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Former Australia captain Foster to lobby FIFA for Araibi

 

Craig Foster, former Australian football player speaks during an interview with Reuters at an hotel after visiting refugee Hakeeem Al-Araibi at Bangkok prison, Thailand, January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Former Australia soccer captain Craig Foster will lobby officials at world governing body FIFA later on Monday for them to intervene on behalf of a Bahraini refugee player being detained in Thailand and facing deportation to his country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081029-former-australia-captain-foster-to-lobby-fifa-for-araibi/

 

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Negligence Trial Over Death Of 23-Year-Old Man Begins

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

A photo of Leo Gauvain. Image: courtesy.

 

BANGKOK — On a sunny December afternoon, British-Thai lecturer and photographer Leo Gauvain was crossing a small street in Bangkok after finishing a meal at a nearby food stall. It would be the last moment of his life.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081032-negligence-trial-over-death-of-23-year-old-british-thai-man-begins/

 

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Two tier pricing: Thai temple slammed for ripping off tourists

 

Picture: Chiang Mai News

 

Thai netizens have laid into a temple in Chiang Mai who are charging a 50 baht admission fee just for foreign tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081035-two-tier-pricing-thai-temple-slammed for-ripping-off-tourists/

 

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Video: Clumsy Thai motorcyclist not ready for the movies just yet!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Tens of thousands of Thai netizens viewed a clip that showed a Thai man come off his motorcycle near a kerb on the campus of Khon Kaen university.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081037-video-clumsy-thai-motorcyclist-not-ready-for-the-movies-just-yet/

 

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Video: More nutty Thai driving as "Jazz" racers tear up the motorway

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Dash cam footage from Facebook showed two Honda Jazz cars racing in heavy traffic on the Route 7 motorway on Saturday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081038-video-more-nutty-thai-driving-as-jazz-racers-tear-up-the-motorway/

 

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Korean Tourist Fined For Slapping Suvarnabhumi Staff
By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

 

Images from security footage show a tourist assaulting an employee Saturday at Suvarnabhumi airport.

 

BANGKOK — A South Korean tourist was fined 2,000 baht for assaulting a Suvarnabhumi employee, the airport said Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081040-korean-tourist-fined-for-slapping-suvarnabhumi-staff/

 

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Thailand welcomes a record 38.27 million tourists in 2018

 

Tourists queue to check in at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand saw a record 38.27 million tourists in 2018, up 7.5 percent from the previous year, the Tourism Ministry said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081041-thailand welcomes-a-record-3827-million-tourists-in-2018/

 

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Stadium building on track as Pattaya plans to host World Youth Olympics in 2026

 

Picture: The Pattaya News

 

Pattaya plans to be a big part of Thailand's bid to stage the world's Youth Olympic Games in 2026. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081042-stadium-building-on-track-as-pattaya-plans-to-host-world-youth-olympics-in-2026/

 

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Man Sanctifies Fire Hydrant To Deter Littering

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Photos: Methus Kaewsaikao / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — In a city overrun with smog and litter along uneven sidewalks, one Lat Phrao area man may have discovered the secret to cleaning up trash-filled streets.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081044-bangkok-man-sanctifies-fire-hydrant-to-deter-littering/

 

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Drug suspect killed in shootout with troops in Chiang Rai

By The Nation

 

 

A drug suspect was killed in a shootout with Army troops while attempting to smuggle 2.8 million methamphetamine pills into Thailand from Myanmar late Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081051-drug-suspect-killed-in-shootout-with-troops-in-chiang-rai/

 

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Ni Hao!: "New high" as Chinese "comeback" adds to record airport figures of "safe Thailand"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported an upbeat story quoting the chief at Suvanabhumi airport as saying that the Chinese were flooding back into Thailand helping to break new records at Bangkok's principal airport. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081053-ni-hao-new-high-as-chinese-comeback-adds-to-record-airport-figures-of-safe-thailand/

 

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Boy seriously injured after mauling by dogs near Sarasin Bridge

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A seven year old boy has been seriously injured after being attacked and mauled by a group of dogs near Sarasin Bridge. Sarasin Bridge connects Phuket with the Thai mainland.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081006-wild-dogs-seven-year-old-fighting-for-life-after-savage-attack-on-thai-beach/?do=findComment&comment=13782029

 

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Boris Johnson tells UK's May: Ditch the Irish backstop and get support

 

Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson pauses during his speech at the JCB Headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire, Britain, January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Yates/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The most prominent Brexit campaigner in Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party said on Monday that she would get widespread support if she got the European Union to ditch the Irish backstop.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081071-boris-johnson-tells-uks-may-ditch-the-irish-backstop-and-get-support/

 

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Chiang Mai drug sting lands Lahu family of six in custody

By The Nation

 

 

An ethnic Lahu family of six is under arrest in Chiang Mai after allegedly handing over 15 kilograms of crystal meth and 170,000 methamphetamine pills to undercover police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081079-chiang-mai-drug-sting-lands-lahu-family-of-six-in-custody/

 

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Thai pop star who wore Nazi swastika t-shirt during TV performance issues apology

by Tom Skinner

 

Singer visits the Israeli embassy Credit: Twitter

 

Thai pop star Pichayapa ‘Namsai’ Natha has issued an apology after causing outrage by wearing a Nazi swastika t-shirt while performing on TV.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081095-thai-pop-star-who-wore-nazi-swastika-t-shirt-during-tv-performance-issues-apology/

 

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Freida Pinto: ‘I wouldn’t work with Woody Allen again’

by Simon Hattenstone

 

‘Directors couldn’t go past what they saw on the outside’ … Pinto. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian

 

Freida Pinto’s role in her new film Love Sonia is shocking.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081096-freida-pinto-‘i-wouldn’t-work-with-woody-allen-again’/

 

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Zac Efron impresses in Ted Bundy biopic Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile first reviews

BY LOUISE MCCREESH

 



VOLTAGE PICTURES/YOUTUBE

 

The first reviews for the forthcoming Ted Bundy drama Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile are in — and if there's one thing critics can agree on, it's that Zac Efron puts in a starring turn as the sociopathic serial killer and rapist.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081098-zac-efron-impresses-in-ted-bundy-biopic-extremely-wicked-shockingly-evil-and-vile-first-reviews/

 

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Loei school director suspended after complaints by teacher and parents

By The Nation

 

 

The director of a primary school in Loei’s Pak Chom district has been suspended from duty after a teacher and a group of parents alleged that he got drunk every day, ignoring his duty to repair the school’s infrastructure and provide textbooks for students.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081099-loei-school-director-suspended-after-complaints-by-teacher-and-parents/

 

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Worker killed in blast at Nakhon Ratchasima tyre plant

By The Nation

 

 

A 47-year-old worker was killed when machinery at a tyre factory exploded on Monday in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Mueang district.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081100-worker-killed-in-blast-at-nakhon-ratchasima-tyre-plant/

 

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Bangkok Airways and Grab offer special privilege for passengers

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok Airways in collaboration with Grab, a ride-hailing, food delivery and logistic services application offer a special privilege for its passengers, according to airline's press release.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081101-bangkok-airways-and-grab-offer-special-privilege-for-passengers/

 

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Buri Ram resort owner crushed, fatally injured by iron gate

By The Nation

 

 

The elderly owner of a resort in Buri Ram’s Nang Rong district was found crushed by a sliding iron gate at the rear of the property on Monday morning, and later died from her injuries in hospital.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081103-buri-ram-resort-owner-crushed-fatally-injured-by-iron-gate/

 

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Slapped Suvarnabhumi security worker praised for protecting airport’s image by showing restraint

By The Nation

 

 

A female airport security staff member, who was slapped by a South Korean woman while on duty, has been praised by a senior airport executive for not retaliating or seeking recompense as, in her eyes, doing so might have negatively affected the image of Thailand’s international airport services.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081040-korean-tourist-fined-for-slapping-suvarnabhumi-staff/?page=3&tab=comments#comment-13783047

 

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Famous Thai kick boxer arrested for alleged fight fixing

By The Nation

 

 

A muay thai boxer renowned for his fights at Bangkok’s Rajadamnern Stadium has been charged with alleged fixing of the outcome of a bout in December, when he was beaten on points by a little-known fighter.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081114-famous-thai-kick-boxer-arrested-for-alleged-fight-fixing/

 

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Section 44 orders all cannabis patents thrown out

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Image: Venice Beach House /Flickr

 

BANGKOK — Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday banned applications for patents related to commercial uses of marijuana until a new law on medical cannabis is enforced.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081115-section-44-orders-all-cannabis-patents-thrown-out/

 

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Junta downplays surveillance of Pheu Thai politician as she campaigns

By Jittraporn Senawongse 
The Nation

 

 

A junta spokesman on Monday tried to downplay criticism after a video clip showed a Pheu Thai leader talking to soldiers reportedly assigned to follow her election campaign.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081120-junta-downplays-surveillance-of-pheu-thai-politician-as-she-campaigns/

 

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24-hour service for lorries crossing at Sadao-Kedah border from April 1 

By Somchai Samart 
The Nation

 

 

Thailand and Malaysia will introduce 24-hour service for lorries at their border checkpoints between Songkhla province and Kedah on April 1, Songkhla deputy governor Ampon Pongsuwan said on Monday. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081121-24-hour-service-for-lorries-crossing-at-sadao-kedah-border-from-april-1/