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Water trucks asked not to cross Patong Hill on Songkran day

By The Thaiger

PHOTOS: Patong Municipality

 

 

Water truck operators will be asked to stop delivering water by crossing the notorious Patong Hill on April 13 (Songkran Day).

 

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Tourists and Thais told: The Chief of Police cares about you this Songkran

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A national police spokesman has told the media that chief of the Royal Thai Police Chakthip Chaijinda is concerned about the safety of tourists and Thai people returning to their homes this coming Songkran. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094000-tourists-and-thais-told-the-chief-of-police-cares-about-you-this-songkran/

 

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Australia's opposition Labor on track to win election - polls

 

Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison arrives for APEC CEO Summit 2018 at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 17 November 2018. Fazry Ismail/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's opposition Labor is the favourite to win a national election expected in May, two polls showed on Monday, but its lead has narrowed over the conservative coalition government which announced income tax cuts in its budget last week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094002-australias-opposition-labor-on-track-to-win-election-polls/

 

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Do not miss TOM GREEN with special guest STEPHEN K AMOS at the Lancaster Hotel on Saturday, 20th April. Act fast!  VIP tickets are already sold out, but standard tickets (1500 THB) are still available for purchase at: https://www.ticketflap.com/tomgreen-bkk19 

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My boyfriend dumped me for another woman now I can't get home, says drunk Udon lady

 

Caption: My boyfriend dumped me

 

Police in Sri Racha were called after reports that a drunk woman was causing trouble in a convenience store. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094004-my-boyfriend-dumped-me-for-another-woman-now-i-cant-get-home-says-drunk-udon-lady/

 

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Rwanda honours those killed in genocide 25 years ago

By Clement Uwiringiyimana

 

African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Jeannette Kagame and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, light the flame of hope during a commemoration ceremony of the 25th anniversary of the genocide at the Genocide Memorial in Gisozi in Kigali, Rwanda. April 7, 2019.REUTERS/Baz Ratner

 

KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda began a week of solemn ceremonies on Sunday to commemorate the lives of 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus murdered during the Rwandan genocide, a three-month-killing spree that began 25 years ago.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094008-rwanda-honours-those-killed-in-genocide-25-years-ago/

 

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Netizens face the truth: Humans are killing sea life with their trash

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News Online spoke to a vet after a story of what was found inside a couple of sea turtles went viral on Thai social media. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094010-netizens-face-the-truth-humans-are-killing-sea-life-with-their-trash/

 

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Officials to sterilise Hua Hin monkeys

By The Nation

 

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With more than 1,000 long-tailed macaques now living at Kho Takiab temple in Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Hua Hin district and insufficient supplies to feed them all, officials are all set to launch a sterilisation programme to keep the numbers down.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094012-officials-to-sterilise-hua-hin-monkeys/

 

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Video: Small fine, two week suspension and awareness training! Is this coming down hard on minivan drivers?

 

Caption: Caught - Fined - Sent for awareness training

 

Dash cam footage from an expressway exit at Sukhumvit Soi 62 showed a public service minivan going completely the wrong way. An accident is only luckily avoided (you will need to fast forward to 2.30 of the video to see this). 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094014-video-small-fine-two-week-suspension-and-awareness-training-is-this-coming-down-hard-on-minivan-drivers/

 

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Transport Co plans 9,000 bus trips a day from Bangkok for Songkran

 

 

The state-run Transport Company will increase its bus and passenger van services by 3,000 to 9,000 trips per day from April 10-13 to accommodate the sharp rise in the number of passengers expected to travel out of Bangkok ahead of the Songkran holiday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094015-transport-co-plans-9000-bus-trips-a-day-from-bangkok-for-songkran/

 

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EC allegations going to corruption watchdog

By The Nation

 

 

An activist group plans to petition the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on Tuesday for an investigation into whether election commissioners violated the Constitution and other laws.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094017-ec-allegations-going-to-corruption-watchdog/

 

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Rescued baby elephant relocated for treatment

By The Nation

 

 

Officials moved a young elephant rescued from a cesspool pit in a Bueng Kan village to a forest protection base to receive treatment for an infected wound.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094021-bueng-kan-rescued-baby-elephant-relocated-for-treatment/

 

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Thai actress dressed as evil ghost with baby making a hit in Ayuthaya selling BBQ pork

 

Caption: Mae Naak selling Moo Ping

 

Thai Rath reported that a Thai food seller in Ayuthaya was a great hit with passing motorists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094023-thai-actress-dressed-as-evil-ghost-with-baby-making-a-hit-in-ayuthaya-selling-bbq-pork/

 

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Chiang Mai park officials in shoot-out with hunters

By The Nation

 

 

Two ethnic Lahu hunters were injured in a clash with Sri Lanna National Park officials in Chiang Mai on Saturday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094027-chiang-mai-park-officials-in-shoot-out-with-hunters/

 

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US, Thailand conduct anti-submarine exercises off Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

The Guardian Sea exercises yesterday (Apr 7) also saw the Royal Thai Navy contingent fire a C-802A anti-ship missile as part of the drills. Photo: Royal Thai Navy

 

PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy and the USS Navy have begun conducting peace-keeping drills in the Andaman Sea under the the eighth iteration of the Guardian Sea exercises, which include a nuclear-powered US Navy Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094047-us-thailand-conduct-anti-submarine-exercises-off-phuket/

 

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500 free helmets to be handed out to motorbike drivers before Songkran

By The Thaiger

FILE PHOTO: Patong Police

 

 

Patong Development Foundation, along with Patong Police and Patong Municipality, will be handing out 500 helmets to motorbike drivers in Patong before Songkran Day under the campaign ‘Where’s your helmet’.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094048-500-free-helmets-to-be-handed-out-to-motorbike-drivers-before-songkran/

 

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Man arrested with over 30K methamphetamine pills in Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A man has been arrested with 30,894 methamphetamine pills in Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094049-man-arrested-with-over-30k-methamphetamine-pills-in-phuket/

 

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Students drowns at Krabi island during school trip

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A student from a school in Narathiwat has drowned at Koh Poda in Krabi while she was on school trip yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094051-students-drowns-at-krabi-island-during-school-trip/

 

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Lao migrant killed, five others injured in Loei pickup crash

By The Nation

 

 

A pickup truck hired to transport six Lao migrants back home for the Songkran holidays overturned in Loei’s Mueang district on Monday morning, killing one of them and injuring the other five.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094072-lao-migrant-killed-five-others-injured-in-loei-pickup-crash/

 

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Motorcycle smuggling gang’s plans thwarted at private Ranong port

By The Nation

 

 

Thai authorities intercepted a boat at the weekend, thwarting a gang’s plan to smuggle six stolen motorcycles from Thailand to Myanmar by sea.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094073-motorcycle-smuggling-gang’s-plans-thwarted-at-private-ranong-port/

 

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About 200,000 Expected to Take Bus Rides out of Bangkok a Day during Songkran

By The Nation

 

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The state-run Transport Company will increase its bus and passenger-van services by 3,000 to a total of some 9,000 trips per day from April 10-13, in order to accommodate a sharp rise in the number of passengers expected to travel out of Bangkok ahead of the long Songkran holidays period.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094075-about-200000-expected-to-take-bus-rides-out-of-bangkok-a-day-during-songkran/

 

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No action on illegal construction at Ao Sane luxury villa as deadline passes

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos inspects the plans at the luxury villa construction site last month. Photo: Rawai Municipality

 

PHUKET:-- The contractor of a luxury villa project at Ao Sane, on the coastal road north of Nai Harn Beach, has failed to make any corrections to the project after being given 30 days to remove the parts of the building that exceeded the building permit.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094077-no-action-on-illegal-construction-at-ao-sane-luxury-villa-as-deadline-passes/

 

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Some areas in Uttaradit parched this dry season

By The Nation

 

 

Thousands of people in drought-hit areas of Uttaradit’s Phichai district waited patiently for water trucks to arrive yesterday, so they could fill their buckets and tanks for some respite in the near future.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094078-some-areas-in-uttaradit-parched-this-dry-season/

 

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Abba stars make surprise appearance to mark Mamma Mia! milestone

 

Bjorn Ulvaeus, Siobhan McCarthy, Richard Trinder and Benny Andersson attend the 20th anniversary performance of "Mamma Mia!" at the Novello Theatre  CREDIT: GETTY

 

Abba's two leading men made a surprise appearance as hit musical Mamma Mia! celebrated its 20th anniversary.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094079-abba-stars-make-surprise-appearance-to-mark-mamma-mia-milestone/

 

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In pop, stars are exploring new sexualities

By Mark Savage

 

Ariana Grande said she "didn't feel the need to label" her sexuality / UNIVERSAL RECORDS

 

Last week, Ariana Grande set the internet on fire with a lyric that suggested she was bisexual. But what was truly remarkable was how unremarkable the line was.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094080-in-pop-stars-are-exploring-new-sexualities/

 

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Tim Burton shares worrying update on the future of Beetlejuice sequel with Michael Keaton

BY CHRIS EDWARDS

 

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Tim Burton has sprinkled shrinking dust on the hopes of a Beetlejuice sequel with Michael Keaton, after providing a not-so-positive update on its likelihood. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094081-tim-burton-shares-worrying-update-on-the-future-of-beetlejuice-sequel-with-michael-keaton/

 

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to continue:

Thailand Live Tuesday 9 Apr 2019
https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094122-thailand-live-tuesday-9-apr-2019/