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Man holds box cutter to own throat at Phuket bank, taken safely into custody

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The man entered the bank while holding a box cutter to his throat. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Police this afternoon (Apr 26) safely took into custody a man who had entered a bank near the Heroines Monument while holding a box cutter to his own neck, threatening to harm himself.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097208-man-holds-box-cutter-to-own-throat-at-phuket-bank-taken-safely-into-custody/

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Russian agent Butina begs U.S. judge for mercy, gets 18 months in prison

By Sarah N. Lynch

 

FILE PHOTO: Maria Butina appears in a police booking photograph released by the Alexandria Sheriff's Office in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. August 18, 2018. Alexandria Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Admitted Russian agent Maria Butina was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday after the Siberia native, her voice breaking with emotion, begged a judge for mercy and expressed remorse for conspiring with a Russian official to infiltrate a gun rights group and influence U.S. conservative activists and Republicans.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097223-russian-agent-butina-begs-us-judge-for-mercy-gets-18-months-in-prison/

 

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Panama tribunal rules ex-President Martinelli cannot run in election

By Stefanie Eschenbacher and Elida Moreno

 

Panama's former president Ricardo Martinelli reacts to the media while arriving to the Electoral Court in Panama City, Panama April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Erick Marciscano

 

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama's electoral tribunal has ruled that former President Ricardo Martinelli, who is awaiting trial on wiretapping charges, cannot run in next month's elections, but the politician vowed on Friday to retake the presidency in the following vote.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097224-panama-tribunal-rules-ex-president-martinelli-cannot-run-in-election/

 

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U.S. man released from Venezuelan prison after five years

 

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

 

CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen arrested in Venezuela in 2014 on weapons trafficking and attempted murder charges his family called "trumped-up" was released this week, his family said in a statement on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097225-us-man-released-from-venezuelan-prison-after-five-years/

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Turkey indicts third U.S. Consulate worker in Istanbul on terrorism charges

By Humeyra Pamuk and Ali Kucukgocmen

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Consulate is pictured in Istanbul, Turkey, October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

 

WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has indicted a third U.S. Consulate employee and his wife and daughter on charges of membership of a terrorist group, according to a copy of the indictment seen by Reuters, a move likely to further strain ties between Ankara and Washington.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097226-turkey-indicts-third-us-consulate-worker-in-istanbul-on-terrorism-charges/

 

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Under fire, former U.S. V.P. Biden says he did not treat Anita Hill badly

By James Oliphant

 

Democratic presidential candidate, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, acknowledges supporters and members of the press following an appearance on ABC's 'The View' in New York, U.S., April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in his first interview as a Democratic presidential candidate, insisted on Friday that he did not treat law professor Anita Hill badly during confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas held almost 30 years ago.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097227-under-fire-former-us-vp-biden-says-he-did-not-treat-anita-hill-badly/

 

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Salah and Mane send Liverpool top - for now

By Simon Evans

 

Premier League - Liverpool v Huddersfield Town - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - April 26, 2019 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah in action with Huddersfield Town's Terence Kongolo REUTERS/Andrew Yates

 

LIVERPOOL, England, April 26 Reuters - Winter returned to Anfield on Friday but while the temperature dropped, the standards of Juergen Klopp's side certainly did not as Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah both struck twice in a 5-0 thrashing of relegated Huddersfield Town.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097228-salah-and-mane-send-liverpool-top-for-now/

 

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Nong-O chases KO in first title defence

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation Weekend

 

Nong-O Gaiyanghadao, right, trains with Singtongnoi Por Telakun

 

Sakon Nakhon fighter Nong-O Gaiyanghadao has set his sights on scoring the first knockout of his One career when he defends his Muay Thai bantamweight title against Japan’s Hiroaki Suzuki’s in the One: Warriors of Light bill at the Impact Arena Muangthong Thani on May 10.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097229-nong-o-chases-ko-in-first-title-defence/

 

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Drought, northern haze, forest fires

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BANGKOK, 26 April 2019(NNT) - Hot spots and airborne particulate matter in nine northern provinces have risen again. A fire broke out in a forest reserve in Phrae province, prompting authorities to keep putting it out.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097230-drought-northern-haze-forest-fires/

 

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Thanathorn reconfirms legally transferred shares in media firm

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BANGKOK, 26 April 2019(NNT)-Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has returned to Thailand from Europe where he had taken a study tour of several countries and says he is not worried about the Election Commission’s allegations filed against him over transferred shares in a media firm which, depending on the timing, might see him disqualified to contest the election. He reassured his supporters that his shares had been properly transferred under the required legal process.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097231-thanathorn-reconfirms-legally-transferred-shares-in-media-firm/

 

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This year’s haze crisis ‘should serve as a lesson’

By The Nation

 

 

A serious study is required as this year’s air pollution in the North proves that Thailand lacks proactive measures to deal with “special conditions”, officials fighting forest fires in the past month say.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097232-this-year’s-haze-crisis-‘should-serve-as-a-lesson’/

 

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EXCLUSIVE: SRT faces HEFTY BILL in Hopewell case

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

 

RAIL COMPANY BELIEVES DAMAGES COULD TOTAL BT25 BILLION ONCE THE INTEREST OF 7.5% INTEREST IS ADDED 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097233-exclusive-srt-faces-hefty-bill-in-hopewell-case/

 

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Digital TV relief tipped to put NMG back in the black

By   THE NATION WEEKEND

 

 

NATION MULTIMEDIA GROUP (NMG) expects a turnaround this year, as its core digital TV broadcasting business will start making profits because of a decline in operating costs. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097234-digital-tv-relief-tipped-to-put-nmg-back-in-the-black/

 

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Placing a PREMIUM on family tradition

By SOMLUCK SRIMALEE 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

Sara Lamsam

 

IT WAS no surprise to Sara Lamsam's family when he entered the insurance business - the pricing of risk runs in the blood. His father, a senior executive in the industry, used to take him to work with him and there was only ever one career choice upon his graduation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097235-placing-a-premium-on-family-tradition/

 

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The new iMac models are built to please

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng 
The Nation Weekend

 

 

The new iMac models are built to please

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097237-sleek-smooth-and-super-speedy/

 

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Japanese by design

By Pattarawadee Saengmanee 
The Nation Weekend 

 

The travelling exhibition "Japanese Design Today 100" showcases 100 iconic designed products from 1950s to 2010s that have significant influences on the designs of today.

 

A new travelling exhibition shows how the functional designs of yesteryear remain relevant in this technological age

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097238-japanese-by-design/

 

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The boys are back in town

By Khetsirin Pholdhampalit 
The Nation Weekend

 

The now defunct French brasserie 4 Garcons is reincarnated as Second Edition with a lively and younger look at a new location on Sukhumvit Soi 31.

 

Ayusakorn “Van” Arayangkoon of 4 Garcons fame opens his latest brainchild, the aptly named Second Edition

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097240-the-boys-are-back-in-town/

 

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Taiwan man feels the heat at Don Muang - smuggled 7 kgs of heroin in cooling powder

 

Image: Daily News

 

One of Thailand's top policemen was on hand at Don Muang airport yesterday as a Taiwanese national was arrested with 7.2 kilos of heroin.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097245-taiwan-man-feels-the-heat-at-don-muang-smuggled-7-kgs-of-heroin-in-cooling-powder/

 

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Wife of Nigerian arrested for involvement in Romance Scam

 

Caption: Gang of fraudsters - Image: Thai Rath

 

Crime Suppression Division police in Bangkok announced the arrest of a Thai woman married to a Nigerian man who is the head of a gang of international Romance Scam swindlers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097246-wife-of-nigerian-arrested-for-involvement-in-romance-scam/

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Tesla's Musk agrees to new vetting rules for tweets in SEC deal

By Brendan Pierson

 

FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk (C) exits after attending a S.E.C. hearing at the Manhattan Federal Courthouse in New York, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has reached a deal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a dispute over his use of Twitter, agreeing to submit his public statements about the company's finances and other topics to vetting by its legal counsel, according to a court filing on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097249-teslas-musk-agrees-to-new-vetting-rules-for-tweets-in-sec-deal/

 

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Cypriot police search for more victims of suspected serial killer

By Michele Kambas

 

Police secure the area where the body of a woman was discovered near the village of Orounta, Cyprus, April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Stefanos Kouratzis

 

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriot police searched on Friday for more victims of a suspected serial killer amid mounting public accusations that authorities bungled investigations and failed to heed concern about the safety of women.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097252-cypriot-police-search-for-more-victims-of-suspected-serial-killer/

 

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Adobe makes filling in forms a breeze with its new Fill & Sign app

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng 
The Nation Weekend

 

 

COMPLETING and signing digital forms are common practice in the Thailand 4.0 era and Adobe is making inclusion in the digital economy ever easier with the launch of its Fill & Sign app.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097253-adobe-makes-filling-in-forms-a-breeze-with-its-new-fill-sign-app/

 

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Thailand sees rare but significant drop in tourist arrivals

 

 

Thailand’s tourism industry is facing one of its biggest challenges in recent years as newly released data shows a significant decline in both the number of tourist arrivals and spending.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097255-thailand-sees-rare-but-significant-drop-in-tourist-arrivals/

 

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Thai man suspected of murder says he was just playing Russian Roulette

 

Caption: Playing Russian Roulette - Image: Thai Rath

 

There were two bullets in the revolver - the first two for him and her were duds. But the third went off killing her.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097257-a-thai-man-suspected-of-murdering-a-woman-has-told-investigators-that-he-was-just-playing-russian-roulette-with-the-victim/

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Trump tells Americans: Go get your measles vaccination

By Susan Heavey and Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs for travel to Indianapolis, Indiana from the White House in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged Americans to protect themselves with the measles vaccination as the number of cases of the once-eradicated disease in the United States hit the highest levels since 2000.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097259-trump-tells-americans-go-get-your-measles-vaccination/

 

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Fifteen killed in Sri Lanka in shootout with suspected Islamist militants

By Ranga Sirilal

 

FILE PHOTO: Sri Lankan Special Task Force soldiers stand guard in front of a mosque as a Muslim man walks past him during the Friday prayers at a mosque, five days after a string of suicide bomb attacks on Catholic churches and luxury hotels across the island on Easter Sunday, in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo

 

COLOMBO (Reuters) - The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said on Saturday, six days after suicide bombers killed more than 250 people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097261-fifteen-killed-in-sri-lanka-in-shootout-with-suspected-islamist-militants/

 

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Cyclone kills one, leaves trail of destruction in Mozambique

By Emma Rumney and Stephen Eisenhammer

 

A damaged building is pictured after Cyclone Kenneth swept through the region in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique in this image obtained from social media. UNICEF via REUTERS

 

JOHANNESBURG/LUANDA (Reuters) - Cyclone Kenneth killed at least one person and left a trail of destruction in northern Mozambique, destroying houses, ripping up trees and knocking out power, authorities said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097262-cyclone-kills-one-leaves-trail-of-destruction-in-mozambique/

 

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England's Hales banned for recreational drug use - report

 

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Sri Lanka vs England - England Practice Session - Dambulla, Sri Lanka - October 8, 2018. England's Alex Hales looks on during a practice session ahead of their first One Day International cricket match with Sri Lanka. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

 

(Reuters) - England batsman Alex Hales is serving a three-week ban from the sport for recreational drug use, The Guardian newspaper reported on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097263-englands-hales-banned-for-recreational-drug-use-report/

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Lawyer for Patriots owner Robert Kraft calls prostitution sting video 'unlawful'

By Zachary Fagenson

 

FILE PHOTO: Feb 3, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft reacts before Super Bowl LIII between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY/File Photo

 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - Lawyers for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft grilled a Florida police detective on Friday, seeking to persuade a judge to toss out hidden-camera footage that prosecutors say shows the 77-year-old soliciting prostitution at a massage parlour.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097264-lawyer-for-patriots-owner-robert-kraft-calls-prostitution-sting-video-unlawful/

 

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Far-right Vox party stirs swing vote talk as Spain's election looms

By John Stonestreet and Belén Carreño

 

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the Spain's far-right party VOX wave Spanish flags as they attend an electoral rally ahead of general elections in the Andalusian capital of Seville, Spain April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo/File Photo

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Vox party, aligned to a broader far-right movement emerging across Europe, has become the focus of speculation about shifts in voting intentions since official polling for Sunday's national election ended four days ago.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097266-far-right-vox-party-stirs-swing-vote-talk-as-spains-election-looms/