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Yale study revives cellular activity in pig brains hours after death

By Steve Gorman

 

Piglets are pictured in a production module at the pig farm Granjas Carrol de Mexico (GCM), in Cuyoaco, Puebla state, Mexico August 4, 2017. Picture taken August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

 

(Reuters) - Yale University scientists have succeeded in restoring basic cellular activity in pigs' brains hours after their deaths in a finding that may one day lead to advances in treating human stroke and brain injuries, researchers reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095685-yale-study-revives-cellular-activity-in-pig-brains-hours-after-death/

 

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Outraged netizens spark police hunt - but "girl" in the see-thru turns out to be a "mister"

 

Caption: MR Fin is charged

 

Thai netizens were outraged in no small measure when a woman posted pictures of herself in a see-thru top at Songkran celebrations in Buriram in Thailand's north-east.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095687-outraged-netizens-spark-police-hunt-but-girl-in-the-see-thru-turns-out-to-be-a-mister/

 

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Drama at Udon bank: Cop tries to save the live of US pensioner - but it's all in vain

 

Caption: Police try to save a life

 

A traffic policeman in Udon Thani was first on the scene after a report came in from a distraught Thai wife that her foreign husband had collapsed in the family car in a bank car park. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095689-drama-at-udon-bank-cop-tries-to-save-the-live-of-us-pensioner-but-its-all-in-vain/

 

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Israeli president tasks Netanyahu with forming new government

By Maayan Lubell

 

Israel's President Reuven Rivlin hands a letter of appointment to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he is entrusted with forming the next government, during their meeting at the President's residence in Jerusalem April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's president on Wednesday nominated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to head the next government, after he won the backing of a majority of members of parliament following an April 9 election.

 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095691-israeli-president-tasks-netanyahu-with-forming-new-government/

 

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Police chief calls meeting after social media calls Surat "Land of 100 checkpoints"

 

Daily News

 

The chief of the Surat Thai provincial police called a meeting of his traffic cops after a widely shared social media post sarcastically called his jurisdiction: The land of 100 checkpoints. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095692-police-chief-calls-meeting-after-social-media-calls-surat-land-of-100-checkpoints/

 

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Beyond the call of duty - "Peekaboo" cop covered in powder gets a certificate!

 

 CUTE COP COPS A CERTIFICATE

 

The chief of police in Lopburi has awarded a popular policeman with a citation for going beyond the call of duty at this year's Songkran celebration in the central Thai province. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095693-beyond-the-call-of-duty-peekaboo-cop-covered-in-powder-gets-a-certificate/

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After the Songkran mess - farangs do the clear up!

 

Caption: FARANGS VOLUNTEER

 

Several stories and videos in the Thai media and on social media showed a number of foreigners helping the Thais clear up the mess after Songkran. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095695-after-the-songkran-mess-farangs-do-the-clear-up/

 

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White House, Justice Department officials discussed Mueller report ahead of release - NYT

By David Morgan and Sarah N. Lynch

 

Special Counsel Robert Mueller arrives at his office in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House lawyers held talks with U.S. Justice Department officials in recent days about the conclusions in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, aiding them in preparing for its release, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095696-white-house-justice-department-officials-discussed-mueller-report-ahead-of-release-nyt/

 

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Udon: Thai wife claims she kicked her husband to death after he bottled her

 

Caption: She kicked her husband to death

 

A Thai wife in Udon Thani told police that she kicked her husband to death after he smashed her in the face with a bottle of white spirits at a Songkran drinking session. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095699-udon-thai-wife-claims-she-kicked-her-husband-to-death-after-he-bottled-her/

 

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“The Thai military wants us dead” – Phuket Seastead owner

By The Thaiger

 

 

by Kimberly Craig (WXYZ Detroit), Tim Newton, ocean.builders

 

American Chad Elwartowski and his Thai partner, Nadia Supranee Thepdet, say they are on the run from police in Thailand after the government has accused the couple of trying to lay claim to Thai maritime territory with their ‘seastead’, a maritime house considered to be a permanent dwelling at sea off Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095623-sea-home-pioneer’s-visa-cancelled/?do=findComment&comment=14053558

 

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Total five deaths in Phuket Songkran ‘Seven Day of Danger’ campaign

By The Thaiger

PHOTO: Kathu Police

 

 

As reports are tallied for the seventh full day (April 17) of the ‘Seven Days of Danger’ road and marine safety campaign, there were 3 road accidents, including 1 injury and two deaths on the final day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095701-total-five-deaths-in-phuket-songkran-‘seven-day-of-danger’-campaign/

 

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Video: Foreigner gets criticism as he shouts at the scene of an accident

 

video screenshot

 

A video in the aftermath of an apparent accident was getting a lot of comment and shares on Facebook.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095705-video-foreigner-gets-criticism-as-he-shouts-at-the-scene-of-an-accident/

 

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Maya Bay to stay closed for another 6 months

  

 

The Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has agreed to extend the closure of Ao Maya, or Maya Bay, a popular tourist attraction in Thailand’s southern province of Krabi, for another six months after a 10-month initial closure to allow nature to regenerate the ecosystem.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095708-maya-bay-to-stay-closed-for-another-6-months/

 

 

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Boy, 14, killed as Phuket suffers worst Songkran road safety record in years

By The Phuket News

 

Methasit Maneeman, 14, was crushed under the wheels of a ‘Po Thong’ bus on Wichit Songkram Rd in Phuket Town at 2:50pm yesterday (Apr 17). Photo: Kusoldharm Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket has suffered its worst tally of people killed during the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the Songkran holidays in at least six years, with a 14-year-old boy among the fatalities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095709-boy-14-killed-as-phuket-suffers-worst-songkran-road-safety-record-in-years/

 

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Burmese man stabbed to death in Thalang, Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A Burmese man has been stabbed to death whilst drinking alcohol with friends in Thalang last night. Police are investigating to identify and prosecute a suspect.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095711-burmese-man-stabbed-to-death-in-thalang-phuket/

 

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British woman raped on Koh Phi Phi, Thai man arrested

 

Picture: M THAI

 

A Thai man has been arrested and charged with the rape of a British tourist on Koh Phi Phi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095716-british-woman-raped-on-koh-phi-phi-thai-man-arrested/

 

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Maya Bay to remain closed for 4-5 years

By The Nation

 

File photo : Maya Beach

 

The Maya Bay beach, which has been closed to the public since last year to allow coral restoration and beach recovery, would remain closed to visitors for another 4-5 years until its ecology had fully recovered, the head of Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, Woraphot Lomlim, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095708-maya-bay-to-stay-closed-for-another-6-months/?do=findComment&comment=14054264

 

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Bangkok boils as mercury soars in 35 provinces

By The Nation

 

 

The mercury rose to 40 degrees Celsius in Bangkok on Thursday while 35 provinces in upper Thailand also experienced hot to very hot spells amid risk of brewing summer storms.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095732-bangkok-boils-as-mercury-soars-in-35-provinces/

 

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Schools evacuated, subway services halted as quake hitsTaiwan

By Yimou Lee

 

A major road in the centre of Taipei is seen damaged after an earthquake in Taipei, Taiwan April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's coastal city of Hualien on Thursday, shaking buildings and temporarily halting subway services in the capital Taipei, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095734-schools-evacuated-subway-services-halted-as-quake-hitstaiwan/

 

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Iraqi PM Abdul Mahdi meets Saudi King Salman on first visit to Saudi Arabia

 

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 17, 2019. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi made his first visit to Saudi Arabia since taking office six months ago, meeting King Salman during the stop on a regional tour that has also seen visits to Cairo and Tehran in recent weeks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095738-iraqi-pm-abdul-mahdi-meets-saudi-king-salman-on-first-visit-to-saudi-arabia/

 

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King cobra female caught in Patong, 30 eggs missing from nest

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

The female king cobra was easily caught, but her male partner is still missing as are her 30 baby king cobra eggs. Photos: Patong Municipality Fire Dept

 

PHUKET: Patong firefighters are concerned that a male king cobra remains at large in a residential area at the northern end of the busy tourism town after catching a female king cobra in Kalim this morning (Apr 18).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095741-king-cobra-female-caught-in-patong-30-eggs-missing-from-nest/

 

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THAI rebooks 387 passengers after truck damages jumbo jet wing at De Gaulle Airport

By The Nation

 

 

A Thai Airways International flight from Paris to Bangkok was cancelled on Wednesday with the 387 scheduled passengers of the jumbo Aribus 380 aircraft “handled according to standard procedures,” the company confirmed in a statement release on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095743-thai-rebooks-387-passengers-after-truck-damages-jumbo-jet-wing-at-de-gaulle-airport/

 

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Bangkok worker electrocuted while changing sign

By The Nation

 

 

A worker was electrocuted while he was changing a neon sign on a building in Bangkok’s Klong Toey district on Thursday, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095750-bangkok-worker-electrocuted-while-changing-sign/

 

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Man arrested for allegedly raping, killing Thai woman in Pattaya

By The Nation

 

 

A man from Nakhon Nayok was arrested on Thursday morning shortly after he allegedly raped and murdered a Thai woman whose body was found on a Pattaya beach.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095754-man-arrested-for-allegedly-raping-killing-thai-woman-in-pattaya/

 

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Krabi man arrested over tourist rape attempt claim

By The Nation

 

 

A boat worker has been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a British tourist on Koh Phi Phi, a police spokesman said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095716-british-woman-raped-on-koh-phi-phi-thai-man-arrested/?do=findComment&comment=14055040

 

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Prayut to attend Belt and Road summit in Bejing next week

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing next week, a deputy government spokesman said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095766-prayut-to-attend-belt-and-road-summit-in-bejing-next-week/

 

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Drunk driving ‘biggest cause for road accidents’ this Songkran

By The Nation

 

 

Songkran’s “Seven Dangerous Days” saw the number of drunk driving soar to 12,192, with Bangkok having the highest number of inebriated drivers at 727, Probation Department chief Prasarn Mahaleetrakul said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095767-drunk-driving-‘biggest-cause-for-road-accidents’-this-songkran/

 

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Oh Boy, Hellboy's Box Office Debut is Hell

By James Whitbrook

 

 

Sometimes, a barrage of bad reviews can do little to dent the opening of a blockbuster film – just look at the vicious critical reaction to Batman v Superman and its initially-impressive take at the box office.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095770-oh-boy-hellboys-box-office-debut-is-hell/

 

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Chloë Grace Moretz: 'No age limit' for learning acceptance

By Paul Glynn

 

Moretz as the warm-hearted yet naive Frances in Greta / UNIVERSAL

 

US actress Chloë Grace Moretz knows a thing or two about same-sex education.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095772-chloë-grace-moretz-no-age-limit-for-learning-acceptance/

 

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are officially SINGLE after judge ends marriage

By James Brinsford

 

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt pictured in 2012 (Image: Getty)

 

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are officially single and ready to mingle - following a special ruling before their divorce is finalised.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095775-brad-pitt-and-angelina-jolie-are-officially-single-after-judge-ends-marriage/