Interesting topics / reads .

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Thai hotels ranked among world's cheapest

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/708873-thai-hotels-ranked-among-worlds-cheapest/

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MISSING MAS
Search for missing Malaysian jet involves 8 countries

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/709464-missing-malaysia-airlines-jet-carrying-239-triggers-southeast-asia-search/page-31?p=7544344#entry7544344

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Thailand grapples with 'massive' fake passport racket

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/709904-passport-theft-prompts-thai-rethink-on-new-passport-database/#entry7545811

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Thailand exposed as crime hub over MH370 stolen passports

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/710015-thailand-exposed-as-crime-hub-over-mh370-stolen-passports/

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Thailand's location a boon for international criminals

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/710270-thailands-location-a-boon-for-international-criminals/

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MISSING MAS FLIGHT: Foreign media anchor on aviation chief's 'unprecedented mystery' comment

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/710348-missing-mas-flight-foreign-media-anchor-on-aviation-chiefs-unprecedented-mystery-comment/

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Police introduce system to reduce passport fraud in Phuket

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/710643-police-introduce-system-to-reduce-passport-fraud-in-phuket/

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Raging Phuket black market passport trade

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/711246-raging-phuket-black-market-passport-trade/

Phuket Opinion: Preventing passport malpractice

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/711246-raging-phuket-black-market-passport-trade/#entry7567158

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TAT unveils new campaign to promote "honeyteering"

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/711690-tat-unveils-new-campaign-to-promote-honeyteering/

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Clampdown coming on multiple tourist visa runs

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/711815-clampdown-coming-on-multiple-tourist-visa-runs/

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Thaivisa launches Ask the Lawyer Service

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/712107-thaivisa-launches-ask-the-lawyer-service/

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Book and buy Air Asia flights at 7-Eleven

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/711764-book-and-buy-air-asia-flights-at-7-eleven/

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Save water, Thai Irrigation Dept urges as El Nino looms

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/714179-save-water-thai-irrigation-dept-urges-as-el-nino-looms/

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Mercedes-driving Hot Shot crushes less rich, slower man in his way, witnesses say

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/715250-mercedes-driving-hot-shot-crushes-less-rich-slower-man-in-his-way-witnesses-say/

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Man Murdered After Sexually Assaulting His Friend’s Cow

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/715004-man-murdered-after-sexually-assaulting-his-friends-cow/

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Wireless electricity to be launched in Bangkok

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/715463-wireless-electricity-to-be-launched-in-bangkok/#entry7634478

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Five killed, six injured in blast in Bangkok's Bangkhen district

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/715878-five-killed-six-injured-in-blast-in-bangkoks-bangkhen-district/

Suspected WW2 Bomb.

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Australian Govt warns Deep South extremists ‘may be targeting westerners’

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/717927-extremists-may-be-planning-to-target-westerners-in-thailands-southern-border-provinces/page-2?p=7674557#entry7674557

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China to bypass Malacca Strait by Kra Isthmus Canal in Thailand

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/719518-china-to-bypass-malacca-strait-by-kra-isthmus-canal-in-thailand/#entry7700395

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Top Gear producer admits Jeremy Clarkson's 'slope' remark WAS joke about Asian man but didn't realise 'light-hearted wordplay' was offensive (but regrets it now)
Andy Wilman 'regrets any offence caused' by use of word 'slope' by Jeremy Clarkson
Top Gear executive producer issues comment amid alleged racism row
Term used during two-part Top Gear Burma Special, screened in March
Word is a derogatory term for people of Asian descent
Lawyers Equal Action claimed BBC could face million-pound damages
By JULIAN ROBINSON

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/720897-top-gear-producer-admits-jeremy-clarksons-slope-remark-was-joke-about-asian-man/#entry7726747

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Thailand: Public holiday on May 13 - shops, bars, restaurants barred from selling alcohol

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/723754-thailand-public-holiday-on-may-13-shops-bars-restaurants-barred-from-selling-alcohol/

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Strong 6.0-magnitude quake rattles northern Thailand: USGS

BANGKOK, May 5, 2014 (AFP) - A strong, shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattled northern Thailand on Monday afternoon, geologists said, shaking tall buildings in Bangkok hundreds of miles to the south.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/723853-strong-60-magnitude-quake-rattles-northern-thailand-usgs/

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Visa crackdown risks stranding Phuket expats in Myanmar

PHUKET: -- Officials at Ranong Immigration today confirmed to the Phuket Gazette that they are turning away any foreigners attempting to enter Thailand after using three consecutive “walk-in” visas.

The news follows reports of immigration officers allegedly stopping Phuket expats on visa runs to Ranong from exiting the country. Ranong, nearly 400km north of Phuket, has for decades been a prime destination for foreigners conducting "visa runs".

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/723785-visa-crackdown-risks-stranding-phuket-expats-in-myanmar/

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Bomb blasts rock Hat Yai

HAT YAI: -- Four separate bomb blasts hit Hat Yai district of Songkhla on Tuesday causing injuries to five people. A fifth bomb found near the entrance to apartments inside Prince of Songkhla Hospital was safely defused.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/724076-bomb-blasts-rock-hat-yai/#entry7782334

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Thailand to launch new 500 Baht bank note

Bangkok:-- Thailand’s Central Bank has today announced the launch of a new 500 Baht bank note.

The new banknotes will be in circulation from Monday 12th May 2014 and will be much more difficult to forge, according to Bank of Thailand deputy governor, Thong-urai Limpiti.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/724356-thailand-to-launch-new-500-baht-bank-note/

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Breaking: Court removes PM Yingluck from office

BANGKOK: -- Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled unanimously Wednesday to remove caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office for transferring a security official more than two years ago.

In a move that will be hailed as overdue justice by the opposition and an undemocratic judicial coup by government supporters, the court ruled Yingluck abused her power by transferring Thawil Pliensri from his post as National Security Council chief. The court also ruled that other caretaker cabinet members can remain in their posts until new elections.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/724324-pm-yingluck-removed-from-office/page-2#entry7786373

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Immigration clarifies Phuket visa run 'crackdown'

PHUKET: -- Immigration officers in Ranong and Phuket have clarified the current situation on visa hops that has caused so much concern recently.

What emerges is not a “crackdown” as such, but a more stringent application of existing rules being applied at all border posts in the country.

The Superintendent of Ranong Immigration, Pol Col Ekkor Butsababodin explained to The Phuket News that the tightening of the rules comes in response to the growing number of crimes committed by foreigners in Thailand, and the number of tourists who are thought to be working illegally,

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/724558-immigration-clarifies-phuket-visa-run-crackdown/

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Bangkok not the place to be right now.

Human waves begin final battle

BANGKOK: -- Human waves of hundreds of thousands of anti government protesters headed out of Lumpini park at 09.09 a.m. today to begin what the PDRC leader Suthep Thaugsuban announced last night as the final battle to bring the stubborn Thaksin regime down forever.

Destinations of the PDRC today were not disclosed but there were strong possibilities protesters plan to lay siege to all free TV stations and Government House.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/724791-thai-protesters-launch-final-fight-as-government-clings-on/#entry7795907

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BREAKING NEWS

Final crackdown for border runners - New strict Immigration regulation in force from today

BANGKOK: -- From today, foreign nationals residing in Thailand will no longer be able to exit and then re-enter the kingdom via a land border crossing in order to gain another 30 or 15 day stay in Thailand.

Thaivisa has been in contact with the Immigration Bureau who confirm the new regulation starts from today Saturday May 10, 2014.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/725053-final-crackdown-for-border-runners-new-strict-immigratioin-regulation-in-force-from-today/

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Russian denied entry at Phuket International Airport over 'visa' crackdown

PHUKET: -- A Russian national was denied entry into Thailand by Phuket International Airport Immigration officers on April 21 and detained until she could be deported the next morning.

Officers denied entry to Mariia Sgibneva, 26, more than a week before the May 3 crackdown on the “three-visa-and-out rule” aimed at stymieing international crime.

“They stopped me at immigration, and ask me why I did so many visa runs. All my documents were okay. I returned from Russia in October,” Ms Sgibneva explained to the Phuket Gazette on Wednesday.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/725414-russian-denied-entry-at-phuket-international-airport-over-visa-crackdown/