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Fighting over a Thai woman - ex comes back to attack her new man

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that a Thai woman's former husband returned to attack her new man at a room in Sri Racha on Sunday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092770-fighting-over-a-thai-woman-ex-comes-back-to-attack-her-new-man/

 

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Algeria's president might resign this week - private TV channels

By Lamine Chikhi and Hamid Ould Ahmed

 

Protestors of the Algerian community of Paris attend a demonstration against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on the

 

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika might resign this week, the private Ennahar and El Bilad TV channels said on Sunday, after mass protests and pressure from the army demanding he end his 20-year rule.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092771-algerias-president-might-resign-this-week-private-tv-channels/

 

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Top lawyer: Sorry, if you get married in Thailand while drunk you're stuck with it

 

Picture: Daily News 

 

A top lawyer has responded to the case of Hollywood actor Nicholas Cage who asked authorities in Las Vegas to annul his marriage on the grounds that he was drunk. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092772-top-lawyer-sorry-if-you-get-married-in-thailand-while-drunk-youre-stuck-with-it/

 

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Oops! Looks like someone at the bank didn't close the ATM door properly!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Cops were called to an ATM in Lang Suan, Chumpon after a customer reported that the door of the machine opened as they were keying in their number. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092776-oops-looks-like-someone-at-the-bank-didnt-close-the-atm-door-properly/

 

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Dad? Why did you kill mummy?

 

Caption: Dad? Why did you kill mummy?

 

The boys are aged just 3 and 7. The three year old in his innocence rattled the bars of the cells and said he wanted to take his dad out and see mum at the temple. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092779-dad-why-did-you-kill-mummy/

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RTP 100% ready for whatever Songkran throws at them!

 

Caption: No time off at Songkran

 

Sanook reported that the Royal Thai Police were 100% ready for Songkran.

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092780-rtp-100-ready-for-whatever-songkran-throws-at-them/

 

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Kudo Beach Club in Patong faces charges after allowing under age entry

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A lawyer of a night club in Patong and a representative of an event organiser yesterday have presented themselves to police to face charges after allowing customers younger than 20 years of age to enter the venue. The incident was highlighted by the Spotlight Thailand’ Facebook page.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092781-kudo-beach-club-in-patong-faces-charges-after-allowing-under-age-entry/

 

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Hua Hin: Sit here for free but please order food - woman complains about beach rip off

 

 

A Thai woman went online to complain that her family was ripped off for food on Hua Hin beach. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092782-hua-hin-sit-here-for-free-but-please-order-food-woman-complains-about-beach-rip-off/

 

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Malaysia drops murder charge against Vietnamese woman in North Korea case

 

Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, who was a suspect in the murder case of North Korean leader's half brother Kim Jong Nam, leaves the Shah Alam High Court on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian prosecutors dropped a murder charge against a Vietnamese woman accused of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after she pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of causing harm using dangerous means.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092784-malaysia-drops-murder-charge-against-vietnamese-woman-in-north-korea-case/

 

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Video: Accidents narrowly avoided as driver does unexpected U-turn

 

Caption: Making a U-turn and cutting in front

 

Dash cam footage on Sunday showed a pick-up pull out from an adjacent road and cut in front of another vehicle. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092786-video-accidents-narrowly-avoided-as-driver-does-unexpected-u-turn/

 

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Video: Motorcyclist and passenger thrown off in Sunday collision

 

Caption: Thrown off in a collision

 

Graphic dash cam footage showed what happened when a motorcycle with two people cut across a pick-up on Sunday afternoon. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092790-video-motorcyclist-and-passenger-thrown-off-in-sunday-collision/

 

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Female motorbike driver dies in Bypass Road crash

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHOTOS: Kusoldharm Foundation

 

A female motorbike driver has died in a motorbike crash on Chalerm Phrakiet Rama 9 Road (Bypass road) early this morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092791-female-motorbike-driver-dies-in-bypass-road-crash/

 

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Russian arrested on Koh Samui for allegedly stealing camera

By The Nation

 

Picture: Facebook//nongbreathless

 

A Russian man was arrested on Koh Samui in Surat Thani on Sunday for allegedly stealing a digital camera and unlawfully entering the kingdom.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092793-russian-arrested-on-koh-samui-for-allegedly-stealing-camera/

 

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Teacher "Lek": This can only mean one thing - a lottery win - as snake gobbles chicken

 

Caption: Giant five meter python

 

A retired teacher who woke to the sound of dogs barking this morning discovered that she had a visitor. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092795-teacher-lek-this-can-only-mean-one-thing-a-lottery-win-as-snake-gobbles-chicken/

 

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Dusit Thani, Central Pattana to invest $1.2 billion in Bangkok mixed-use project

 

FILE PHOTO: Women walk past a sign of Dusit Thani Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai hotelier Dusit Thani and mall operator Central Pattana are investing 36.7 billion baht ($1.16 billion) in a mixed-use project in Bangkok's central business district of Silom, the companies said in a statement.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092799-dusit-thani-central-pattana-to-invest-12-billion-in-bangkok-mixed-use-project/

 

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Erdogan loses hold over Turkish capital, Istanbul disputed

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay

 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine greet supporters in Ankara, Turkey April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan suffered a severe setback as his ruling AK Party lost control of the capital Ankara for the first time in a local election and he appeared to concede defeat in the country's largest city, Istanbul.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092807-erdogan-loses-hold-over-turkish-capital-istanbul-disputed/

 

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Nicobar earthquakes no cause for alarm

By The Phuket News

 

The earthquakes struck more than 400km east of Phuket this morning (April 1). Image: TMD

 

PHUKET: The two minor earthquakes that struck east of the Nicobar Islands this morning (April 1) are no cause for alarm the chief of the Phuket office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092808-nicobar-earthquakes-no-cause-for-alarm/

 

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Man arrested with 1.1K methamphetamine pills in Thalang checkpoint

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A man who was driving a pickup truck has been stopped at a routine checkpoint in Thalang over the weekend where he was found with 11,110 methamphetamine pills along with a gun.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092810-man-arrested-with-11k-methamphetamine-pills-in-thalang-checkpoint/

 

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Check dam built in Phichit to alleviate drought conditions

By Sayan Chucham 
The Nation 

 

 

The severe drought that has led to the Yom River drying up prompted residents in Tambon Sam Ngam of Phichit’s Sam Ngam district to join with local officials in building a temporary mid-river check dam.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092811-check-dam-built-in-phichit-to-alleviate-drought-conditions/

 

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Big Bike driver dies after slamming into cement truck in Thalang

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHOTOS: Kusoldharm

 

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A big bike driver has died after his bike crashed, at speed, into the back wheels of a cement truck over the weekend in Thalang.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092828-big-bike-driver-dies-after-slamming-into-cement-truck-in-thalang/

 

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Egg farmers satisfied with increased farm price

 

 

BANGKOK, 1 April 2019 (NNT) - Egg farmers are satisfied with current egg prices after they had recently been suffering reduced profits. The Department of Livestock Development is urgently finding new markets for them.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092834-egg-farmers-satisfied-with-increased-farm-price/

 

 

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Thai fruit exports rise under FTA deals

 

 

BANGKOK, 1 April 2019 (NNT) - The Director-General of the Department of Trade Negotiations, Auramon Supthaweethum, said Thailand exported fruits worth 2.65 billion US dollars in 2018, a 17 percent increase year-on-year, driven by the country’s free trade agreements (FTA) with the ASEAN, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, Peru, Chili, and Hong Kong.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092840-thai-fruit-exports-rise-under-fta-deals/

 

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Clamour grows for Upper North to be declared ‘smog disaster zone’ as forest fire hot spots top 3,000

By Sakaorat Sirima 
The Nation

 

 

 

Calls for the Upper North to be declared a smog disaster zone became louder on Monday, as the haze crisis persisted and the region’s smog-generating forest fires soared to 3,088 hot spots.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092856-clamour-grows-for-upper-north-to-be-declared-‘smog-disaster-zone’-as-forest-fire-hot-spots-top-3000/

 

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Under-fire EC gets moral support from civil-society group

By The Nation

 

 

Students of Prince of Songkhla University join in a campaign to dissolve Election Commission on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092857-under-fire-ec-gets-moral-support-from-civil-society-group/

 

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Man kills woman for refusing to lend him more money

By The Nation

 

 

A 37-year-old fruit delivery truck driver has reportedly confessed to killing a 36-year-old woman in Chanthaburi’s Na Yai Arm district on March 25, because she refused to lend him more money and demanded that he repay the Bt6,000 he already owed her.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092860-man-kills-woman-for-refusing-to-lend-him-more-money/

 

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Psychiatrist offers tips for keeping one’s cool during sweltering heat

By The Nation

 

 

With the mercury soaring across the country, people are prone to getting irritable and angry more readily than usual.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092861-psychiatrist-offers-tips-for-keeping-one’s-cool-during-sweltering-heat/

 

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Guess who's Bach? Composer's popularity surges 334 years after his birth

 

Bach again - the famous composer's music is apparently popular with under-35s once again Credit: AP Images

 

Bach's music is back in fashion 334 years after the composer was born - and it's young people who are tuning in.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092863-guess-whos-bach-composers-popularity-surges-334-years-after-his-birth/

 

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Royal Mint release coin collection based on emojis complete with 50p poop piece

By Penny Drops

 

The Royal Mint's latest coin collection is based on emojis and features this 50p poop piece

 

 ROYAL Mint has revealed its latest coin collection — based on emojis including the poop.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092864-royal-mint-release-coin-collection-based-on-emojis-complete-with-50p-poop-piece/

 

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Chris Rock speaks out on Jussie Smollett at NAACP awards: 'You don't get no respect from me'

by Clémence Michallon

 

Image: screen grab from independent.co.uk

 

Chris Rock spoke out on the Jussie Smollett case on Saturday night, publicly asking the Empire actor: “What were you thinking?”

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092866-chris-rock-speaks-out-on-jussie-smollett-at-naacp-awards-you-dont-get-no-respect-from-me/

 

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B2mn in drugs, cars and cash seized from routine police stop-and-search

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The Toyota Hilux Vigo pickup truck, a Honda Civic, nearly B200k in cash and a smith & Wesson .357 revolver were all seized in making the arrest. Photo: Thalang Police

 

PHUKET:-- Police have seized more than B2 million in methamphetamine (ya bah) pills, cash and two vehicles from a man who was stopped and searched during a routine stop-and-search in Srisoonthorn, Thalang, on Saturday (Mar 30).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1092882-b2mn-in-drugs-cars-and-cash-seized-from-routine-police-stop-and-search/