THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 11 Apr 2019

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Dunkin’ Donuts announced rebranding

By The Nation

 

Nobklao Trakoolpan, Managing Director of Golden Donuts (Thailand)

 

Dunkin’ Donuts has unveiled its new brand image in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094566-dunkin’-donuts-announced-rebranding/

 

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Phuket Zoo baby elephant benched from tourist shows over health issues

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The 2-year-old baby elephant, whose actual name is ’Ping Pong’ is not allowed to be used to entertain tourists until his health recovers. Photo: DLD Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Zoo is been ordered to not use the baby elephant Dodo to perform work, namely performing tricks for tourists, until his health has recovered.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094568-phuket-zoo-baby-elephant-benched-from-tourist-shows-over-health-issues/

 

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Three people injured, two chickens die in Chalong crash

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A motorbike sidecar (saleng) has collided with a motorbike in Chalong where two people sustained serious injuries and two chickens died yesterday in Chalong.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094569-three-people-injured-two-chickens-die-in-chalong-crash/

 

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Songkran: Throwing water can land you in jail, say top lawyers

 

Caption: Be careful throwing water OK!

 

Online lawyers have outlined how throwing water - especially at those who don't want to play too - can land you in jail. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094571-songkran-throwing-water-can-land-you-in-jail-say-top-lawyers/

 

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PWA urges Phuketians to save water

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The Phuket Water Work Authority (PWA) is urging people to save water during dry season under the slogan ‘Save Water, you make it’.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094573-pwa-urges-phuketians-to-save-water/

 

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Phuket hotel watch – 3 months down, 9 to go in 2019

By Bill Barnett

 

 

by Bill Barnett of C9Hotelworks.com

 

At the beginning of the year Phuket’s tourism and hotel sector was cautiously optimistic after a strong first half of 2018 and humbling second half. Key terms that kept popping up were Mainland Chinese, Thai Baht Appreciation, Elections and Supply Concerns.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094575-phuket-hotel-watch-–-3-months-down-9-to-go-in-2019/

 

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Lawyer: Changing your number plate registration could land you in jail

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A top lawyer has warned against changing the number plate on your vehicle - it could land you in jail or get a heavy fine. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094576-lawyer-changing-your-number-plate-registration-could-land-you-in-jail/

 

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Roojai.com announces strategic partnership with SUSCO  to offer privileges to customers 

 

Nicolas Faquet (2^nd from left), Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Roojai.com and Khun Chairit Simaroj (center), Managing Director of SUSCO Public Company Limited have partnered to offer special privileges to customers. 

 

Bangkok, 10 April 2019 - Roojai.com, the leading insurtech company in Thailand, has partnered with SUSCO Public Company Limited in offering special privileges to SUSCO customers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094579-roojaicom-announces-strategic-partnership-with-susco  to-offer-privileges-to-customers/

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Two confirmed dead, 20 injured, in central Bangkok hotel fire

By The Nation

 

 

The Erawan Medical Center on Thursday morning confirmed that two people were killed and 20 others were injured in the fire on Wednesday at Centara Grand at CentralWorld Hotel at Bangkok’s Ratchaprasong Intersection.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094584-two-confirmed-dead-20-injured-in-central-bangkok-hotel-fire/

 

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Songkran: Thai authorities target 10% accident reduction on specific roads - 5% overall

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The chief of the communications ministry has said that the Thai authorities are targeting a 10% reduction in accidents on a selected batch of particularly dangerous Thai roads - 111 in all. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094586-songkran-thai-authorities-target-10-accident-reduction-on-specific-roads-5-overall/

 

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Child rapist finally nabbed in Chonburi after being on the run for ten years

 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The Crime Suppression Division acting on an arrest warrant for a child rapist finally got their man after a ten year hunt. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094591-child-rapist-finally-nabbed-in-chonburi-after-being-on-the-run-for-ten-years/

 

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Hua Hin beach vendors: No more fleecing tourists or dual pricing

 

Picture: Talk News Online

 

Hua Hin's beach vendors have been told to stop fleecing customers, allow people to sit down for a charge without having to buy food and display all their prices clearly.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094592-hua-hin-beach-vendors-no-more-fleecing-tourists-or-dual-pricing/

 

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PM checks bus terminal ahead of Songkran travels

 

 

BANGKOK, 11 April 2019 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has observed the preparedness of Mo Chit bus terminal in Bangkok to accommodate high travels during Songkran holidays, ensuring maximum safety and stressing alcohol-free driving policy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094607-pm-checks-bus-terminal-ahead-of-songkran-travels/

 

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Dutch motorist becomes first fatality of Kanchanaburi's 'Seven Dangerous Days'

By The Nation

 

 

A Dutch tourist was killed when his car hit the rear of a trailer truck in Kanchanaburi early Thursday, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094618-dutch-motorist-becomes-first-fatality-of-kanchanaburis-seven-dangerous-days/

 

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Thousands line up to go home for Songkran

By Somjit Rungjamrasrassamee 
The Nation

 

 

Thousands of Myanmar migrant workers crowded a border checkpoint in Tak's Mae Sot district on Thursday morning as they returned home for the Songkran holidays.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094619-thousands-line-up-to-go-home-for-songkran/

 

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Forest fires flare up in Mae Hong Son

By The Nation

 

 

Northern forest fires have flared up again with 145 hotspots in Mae Hong Son, while outbreaks in neighbouring Myanmar and Laos caused more than 4,000 hot spots.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094622-forest-fires-flare-up-in-mae-hong-son/

 

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Bangkok’s Songkran mass exodus begins

 

 

From today, almost one million Thai and foreign travelers are expected to pass through Don Mueang international airport over the seven-day Songkran festival and holiday, which runs from tomorrow until April 17th.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094626-bangkok’s-songkran-mass-exodus-begins/

 

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Tourist exploiters targeted in random police inspections

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Artipong Sangsil (left) and Col Eakkrit Virayapap (centre) lead officials in the inspection of Phuket tourism companies on Wednesday (Apr 10). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: Phuket Tourist Police on Wednesday (Apr 10) conducted an operation in which various companies that cater predominantly to Chinese tourists were randomly inspected to check that they were operating fairly and within the law. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094631-tourist-exploiters-targeted-in-random-police-inspections/

 

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Julian Assange arrested by British police at Ecuadorean embassy

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police on Thursday after they were invited into the Ecuadorean embassy where he has been holed up since 2012.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094644-julian-assange-arrested-by-british-police-at-ecuadorean-embassy/

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Most travellers want to feel ‘at home’ – survey

By The Nation

 

 

As travellers have the luxury of more choice than ever before when planning their next trip, getting it right as a “host” can be the difference between checking in or checking out other properties.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094659-most-travellers-want-to-feel-‘at-home’-–-survey/

 

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Thousands of Malaysian, Singapore tourists arrive at Songkhla border checkpoint

By The Nation

 

 

Thousands of tourists from Malaysia and Singapore crossed the border into Thailand at the Sadao district's border checkpoint in Songkhla on Thursday morning for the Songkran celebration.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094660-thousands-of-malaysian-singapore-tourists-arrive-at-songkhla-border-checkpoint/

 

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Woman arrested over assault on actress's friend

By The Nation

 

 

A woman who was allegedly paid Bt100,000 to assault Thai actress Arisara "Due" Thongborisut's female friend in Bangkok last May has been arrested.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094663-woman-arrested-over-assault-on-actresss-friend/

 

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Thai mobile operators get more time for billion-dollar spectrum payment

 

Women use their mobile phones while waiting for a bus at rush hour in Bangkok, Thailand October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Thursday extended mobile network operators’ payment period for spectrum licenses in an attempt to boost participation in an upcoming 5G auction.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094664-thai-mobile-operators-get-more-time-for-billion-dollar-spectrum-payment/

 

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Phuket attracts international football teams

By The Phuket News

 

Thanyapura football head coach, Steve Wallace (left), and Kuwait national team manager, Romeo Jozak (right). Photo: Thanyapura

 

PHUKET:-- Dr Romeo Jozak has been involved in the development of football at the highest levels, educating coaches at international coaching seminars worldwide, serving on various UEFA committees, teaching a generation of exceptional players as the technical director for last year’s world cup finalists Croatia, and now leading the hopes of a nation in his role as the manager of the Kuwait national team.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094665-phuket-attracts-international-football-teams/

 

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Three embassies post lively "Happy Songkran" videos

By Marisa Chimprabha 
The Nation

 

German Embassy in Bangkok

 

Three embassies have joined the Songkran fun by producing lively, colourful video clips to wish Thais a happy New Year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094666-three-embassies-post-lively-happy-songkran-videos/

 

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Mall reopens after smoke tragedy

By The Nation

 

 

Following the smoke in an emission duct on the eighth floor at CentralWorld shopping mall, Centara Hotels and Resorts and Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre said guests and employees were safely evacuated from the building and were notaffected by the incident.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094667-mall-reopens-after-smoke-tragedy/

 

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Police officer and ‘insurgent' injured in Songkhla shootout

By The Nation

 

 

A policeman was injured along with a suspected insurgent when the two sides clashed in Songkhla's Sabayoi district Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094668-police-officer-and-‘insurgent-injured-in-songkhla-shootout/

 

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Songkran motorists allowed to use incomplete Phitsanulok roundabout

By The Nation

 

Indochina Intersection

 

The Highway Department opened a roundabout under construction at the Indochina Intersection in Phitsanulok for motorists during the Songkran holiday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094670-songkran-motorists-allowed-to-use-incomplete-phitsanulok-roundabout/

 

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Scar Looks Different In The New Lion King Film And People Are Not Happy

by Amelia Ward

 

 

The official, full-length trailer for the new live-action remake of The Lion King has finally dropped, and the animation is next level - but not everyone is happy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094672-scar-looks-different-in-the-new-lion-king-film-and-people-are-not-happy/

 

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Cruel mum kicks child model daughter, 3, for being 'too tired' to perform

By Abigail O'Leary

 

The mum prepares to kick her daughter in the backside (Image: AsiaWire)

 

A mum was filmed brutally kicking her child model daughter for allegedly being too tired to perform.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1094673-cruel-mum-kicks-child-model-daughter-3-for-being-too-tired-to-perform/