Israel's Netanyahu secures election victory - Israeli TV channels

By Jeffrey Heller and Maayan Lubell

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara react as they stand on stage following the announcement of exit polls in Israel's parliamentary election at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won the Israeli national election, securing a record fifth term in office despite running neck in neck with his challenger Benny Gantz, the country's three main television channels said on Wednesday.

 

Full story https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094366-israels-netanyahu-secures-election-victory-israeli-tv-channels/

 

Pattaya Songkran: Hotel bookings well down as tourists stay away

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

Sophon Cable TV painted a grim picture of tourism in Pattaya at Songkran. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094369-pattaya-songkran-hotel-bookings-well-down-as-tourists-stay-away/

 

Three monks dead as lay driver drops off to sleep and hits a tree

 

Picture: Talk News Online

 

A group of monks on pilgrimage to the south were killed and injured when their Nissan Xciter van slammed into a tree on Petchkasen Highway yesterday morning. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094371-three-monks-dead-as-lay-driver-drops-off-to-sleep-and-hits-a-tree/

 

'Very ill' Brit tourist, 25, stranded in Thai hospital as family appeal for help

Rebekah Fulton's dad is in the country and has started an online fundraiser to get 'his little girl home'

By Gary Armstrong

 

Rebekah Fulton has been stranded at a hospital in Phuket (Image: Facebook)

 

An urgent appeal has been launched to fly home a "very ill" Scottish woman who has been left stranded in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094374-very-ill-brit-tourist-25-stranded-in-thai-hospital-as-family-appeal-for-help/

 

Hua Hin: Story of sadness - and Pit Bulls - tugs at Thai heartstrings

 

Caption: Who's going to look after me?

 

A story of a man who has fallen on hard times and needs someone to care for his pit bull and pups was widely shared on Thai social media. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094376-hua-hin-story-of-sadness-and-pit-bulls-tugs-at-thai-heartstrings/

 

Pattaya massage parlor where Spanish man died had no licence - and the masseuse was not qualified

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The Thai department of public health are set to prosecute the massage parlor where a Spanish man died while having an "oil massage". 

 

Full story https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094378-pattaya-massage-parlor-where-spanish-man-died-had-no-licence-and-the-masseuse-was-not-qualified/

 

Turkey's Erdogan calls for annulment of Istanbul election

 

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint news conference with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 8, 2019. Cem Oksuz/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said electoral authorities should annul Istanbul's local elections due to irregularities, notably over the appointment of ballot box officials, the pro-government Sabah newspaper reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094379-turkeys-erdogan-calls-for-annulment-of-istanbul-election/

 

Isaan scorpion burger "aroi maak"! The north eastern Big Mac with a sting in the tail!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that people in the north east of Thailand love to eat scorpions - a creature called maengpong in standard Thai but known as "kha la" in Isaan dialects. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094381-isaan-scorpion-burger-aroi-maak-the-north-eastern-big-mac-with-a-sting-in-the-tail/

 

Plans in place for heavy Songkran traffic in Korat

By Prasit Tangprasert 
The Nation

 

 

The Nakhon Ratchasima District Highway 2 Office is focusing on five locations on the Mittraphap Highway where traffic congestion is expected to be worst over Songkran.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094383-plans-in-place-for-heavy-songkran-traffic-in-korat/ 

 

Brush every day and don't let your kids drink bottled milk!

 

Caption: 18 Cavities

 

Thai Rath reported on a Facebook post by a Phuket hospital dentist in which he revealed that he had removed 18 rotten teeth from a four year old child's mouth. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094384-brush-every-day-and-dont-let-your-kids-drink-bottled-milk/ 

On the front line with the Chiang Mai firefighters battling the flames behind the world's worst air

By Pichayada Promchertchoo @Pichayada CNA

 

A fire fighter tries to put out a forest fire in Samoeng district in western Chiang Mai, north of Thailand, where unhealthy levels of air pollution have been reported. (Photo: Pichayada Promchertchoo)

 

SAMOENG, Thailand: Under a shroud of thick, black smoke, the hill is ablaze. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094385-on-the-front-line-with-the-chiang-mai-firefighters-battling-the-flames-behind-the-worlds-worst-air/

 

Come splash with us, says Irrigation Department

By The Nation

 

 

The head of the Royal Irrigation Department has not only given assurances of ample water for Songkran celebrations but invited people to do their splashing at reservoirs recognised as tourist attractions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094401-come-splash-with-us-says-irrigation-department/

 

Four teachers killed, nine injured in Narathiwat van crash

By The Nation

 

Picture: CH3

 

Four teachers were killed and nine severely injured when their van hit a tree in Narathiwat's Bacho district early on Wednesday, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094404-four-teachers-killed-nine-injured-in-narathiwat-van-crash/

 

Manhunt launched after police sergeant allegedly shoots wife’s suspected lover

By The Nation

 

Picture: CH3

 

Samut Sakhon police are hunting for a police senior sergeant major that allegedly shot dead a man in front of his police station out of suspicion that he was his wife’s lover.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094406-manhunt-launched-after-police-sergeant-allegedly-shoots-wife’s-suspected-lover/

 

No time off for police over Songkran, while revellers warned not to drive after drinking

By Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

 

Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Sutthipong Wongpin has instructed police officers not to take days off during the Songkran holidays, so as to provide beefed-up public security.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094407-no-time-off-for-police-over-songkran-while-revellers-warned-not-to-drive-after-drinking/

 

Songkran is set to boost spending, economic sentiment

 

 

After Thai consumer confidence in March recorded the first drop in three months, businesses are pinning their hope on Songkran Festival as a booster of the spirit of spending.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094410-songkran-is-set-to-boost-spending-economic-sentiment/

 

Chinese tour companies in Phuket being checked

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Officers have made random checks on tour companies in Phuket today after receiving complaints.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094411-chinese-tour-companies-in-phuket-being-checked/

 

Two boys killed in Krabi hit-and-run

By The Nation

 

 

Police in Krabi are hunting for the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed two adolescent boys riding a motorcycle and failed to stop.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094421-two-boys-killed-in-krabi-hit-and-run/

 

Bangkok's largest indoor playground opens in Megabangna

By The Nation

 

 

HBL Group, a leader in building indoor playgrounds in Asia, will soon open the Bt350-million "Mega Harbor Land" under the concept of "Happy Farm".

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094457-bangkoks-largest-indoor-playground-opens-in-megabangna/

 

Deputy police chief denies envoys attended Thanathorn interrogation 

By The Nation

 

 

The deputy national police commissioner has denied that a group of foreign diplomats joined in an investigation into the Future Forward party leader’s sedition charges on April 6.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094458-deputy-police-chief-denies-envoys-attended-thanathorn-interrogation/

 

Thai schoolboy who taught himself English shares his learning tips

By The Nation

 

 

Thanachote Pimelapthanabrun, 14, started learning English by himself before he started school. He has since won many English speech competitions including Triam Udom Suksa School's the TU Open House 2019 in January , beating contestants older than him.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094459-thai-schoolboy-who-taught-himself-english-shares-his-learning-tips/

 

Weight-loss pills believed to be behind teacher’s death

By The Nation

 

 

A teacher was found dead in a bedroom in her father’s home on Wednesday after allegedly taking a dose of weight-loss pills, police said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094461-weight-loss-pills-believed-to-be-behind-teacher’s-death/

 

Prem praises ‘non-corrupt’ government

By The Nation

 

 

Privy Council president General Prem Tinsulanonda assured on Wednesday that the current government led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha is free from corruption.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094464-prem-praises-‘non-corrupt’-government/

 

Two teachers saved ‘by the grace of God’

By The Nation

 

Youssry (left) and Pradeep wait at the Addis Ababa Airport to catch their flight to Kenya.

 

Two teachers from the Asia Pacific International University (AIU) in Saraburi, Pradeep Tudu and Yourssry Guirguis, arrived at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on March 9 to board a flight to Kenya. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094467-two-teachers-saved-‘by-the-grace-of-god’/

 

Cabinet agrees Bt600m Rasi Salai Dam compensation

By The Nation

 

 

After three decades of Si Sa Ket, Surin and Roi Et village protests against the Rasi Salai Dam, the Cabinet on Tuesday approved almost Bt600 million in compensation for the last batch of affected farmers, said Royal Irrigation Department (RID) deputy chief Manas Kamnerdmanee.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094468-cabinet-agrees-bt600m-rasi-salai-dam-compensation/

 

Trump's video tweet using Batman music removed due to copyright

 

Mr Trump has previously been told by several artists to stop using their music at his events / GETTY IMAGES

 

President Trump has had a video removed from Twitter because it unlawfully used the music from a Batman film.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094470-trumps-video-tweet-using-batman-music-removed-due-to-copyright/

 

Tell me more, tell me more: Summer Loving Grease prequel in the works

by Catherine Shoard

 

Making waves ... Olivia Newton-John as Sandy and John Travolta as Danny in Grease. Photograph: Paramount Pictures/Ronald Grant Archive

 

A prequel to the revered musical Grease is in development, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094473-tell-me-more-tell-me-more-summer-loving-grease-prequel-in-the-works/

 

‘Game of Thrones’ creator George RR Martin doesn’t want the show to end

by Nick Reilly

 

George RR Martin Credit: Getty

 

Same George, same.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094474-‘game-of-thrones’-creator-george-rr-martin-doesn’t-want-the-show-to-end/

 

Three killed from fire at hotel in heart of Bangkok, says Bangkok governor

By The Nation

 

 

A fire broke out at Centara Grand@CentralWorld Hotel at Bangkok’s Ratchaprasong Intersection on Wednesday afternoon, killing three and injuring seven others, said Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094487-three-killed-from-fire-at-hotel-in-heart-of-bangkok-says-bangkok-governor/

 

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