Baby boy abandoned in parking lot shopping cart on Friday the 13

Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: Authorities are looking to speak with the parents of an infant baby boy abandoned in a shopping cart in the parking lot of the Tesco Lotus Phuket branch shopping center last night, Friday the 13 of February, 2015.

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Man hospitalized after failed wall fall
Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: One man is in critical condition with a serious head injury at Vachira hospital after the wall he was attempting to knock down yesterday (Friday the 13), knocked him down instead.

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Lao and Thai Border Officials Team Up Against Trafficking of Young Women

BANGKOK: -- Lao immigration officials will work with their Thai counterparts to prevent underage girls from entering Thailand in a bid to prevent them from being lured into the sex industry by human traffickers.

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13 bidders to contest for energy exploration
By Digital Content

BANGKOK, Feb 14 -- Deputy Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula said 13 bidders, including a French firm, will contest in the 21st round of bidding on concessions for oil and gas exploration in Thailand.

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ARIZONA BABY BORN PREMATURE GETS HEART TRANSPLANT
BY TERRY TANG
ASSOCIATED PRESS


PHOENIX (AP) -- Caylyn Otto bought a bracelet for her unborn son, but not for his baptism.

"I pictured it being on an urn or being buried with him," Otto said. "I never thought he'd get to wear it."

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Bangkok: - Thailand’s rice production for this year’s two off-season crops may drop 30 to 50 per cent due to drought impacting on the 2015 export target of 10 million tons.

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RT @RichardBarrow: Enjoy live music at "Noise Market 4" at Museum Siam in #Bangkok this weekend, 4pm-10pm http://www.thaifestivalblogs.com/2015/02/03/noise-market-4-at-museum-siam-in-bangkok-from-14-15-february-2015/ http://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/566465711615528960/photo/1

Bangkok:- In what seen as a rare case of striking back by foreign passengers against notorious Thai taxi drivers, an unidentified farang passenger nearly caused a driver to lose the promised fare of Bt400.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/800337-farang-passenger-strikes-back-against-thai-taxi-driver/

BMA affirms Klong Thom eviction deadline March 1

BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is moving forward with its efforts to regulate street vendors and stalls along the Klong Thom market with its eviction deadline has been set for March 1.

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Prachuab Khiri Khan launches campaign on closure of Gulf of Thailand

PRACHUAB KHIRIKHAN, 13 February 2015 (NNT) -- The upper southern province of Prachuab Khiri Khan has launched a campaign to boost awareness among local fishermen, that fishing is prohibited during the temporary closure of the Gulf of Thailand.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/800344-prachuab-khiri-khan-launches-campaign-on-closure-of-gulf-of-thailand/

Bangkok:- Khao San Road, a popular hangout zone in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district, will transform itself into a walking street once a month starting from February 28.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/800341-khao-san-road-to-become-walking-street/

Finance Ministry is confident Thailand can achieve 4% growth

BANGKOK, 14 Feb 2015, (NNT) -The Secretary-General of the Finance Ministry Rangsan Sriworasart yesterday expressed his confidence that the Kingdom would be able to achieve a 4% economic growth as targeted.

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Couples flock to marry on Valentine’s Day
By Digital Content

BANGKOK, Feb 14 -- Several thousand couples rushed to district offices to register their marriages on Saturday -- St. Valentine’s Day -- with Bang Rak district, which translates to "village of love" being one of the most popular districts for marriage registration in the capital, which can register only around 1,000 couples.

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Myanmar cargo ship catches fire in Ranong

Myanmar cargo ship catches fire in Ranong

RANONG: -- A major fire broke out Friday on a Myanmar cargo ship as it was on-loading cargo in Ranong province causing damage estimated at more than 15 million baht.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/800349-myanmar-cargo-ship-catches-fire-in-ranong/

Drug kingpin suspect flees police after ladyboy meth dealer arrested

Darawan Naknakhon

PHUKET: Police are on the lookout for a suspected Phuket Town drug kingpin who escaped an attempted sting, while another ladyboy drug dealer is in custody after being caught nearly 60 grams of crystal meth.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/800363-drug-kingpin-suspect-flees-police-after-ladyboy-meth-dealer-arrested/

RT @RichardBarrow: The original Bangkok Farmers’ Market is at the Marketplace Thonglor this weekend. It’s between Soi 4 & 6 #Bangkok http://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/566490389121466369/photo/1

SCB fire now believed to be from improper use of pest control equipment

BANGKOK: -- Police investigators now believed improper use of pest control equipment caused the fire on SCB Park building last Saturday night that killed a fire fighter.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/800372-scb-fire-now-believed-to-be-from-improper-use-of-pest-control-equipment/

Three senior Bang Na police officers axed after a casino raid by troops

BANGKOK: -- Three senior police officers of Bang Na police station were abruptly transferred to inactive posts at the Metropolitan Police Bureau after army troops raided an illegal casino in Sukhumvit Soi 107 Friday night and arrested 46 gamblers together with several gambling equipments.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/800374-three-senior-bang-na-police-officers-axed-after-a-casino-raid-by-troops/

Difficulty in implementing high-speed train to resort provinces
By Digital Content

BANGKOK, Feb 14 -- Experts said on Saturday that an idea floated recently by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to construct high-speed train service to popular resort provinces in an attempt to boost Thailand’s tourism industry would be difficult to implement.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/800396-difficulty-in-implementing-high-speed-train-to-resort-provinces/

Rare anti-coup protest in Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP

BANGKOK: -- Dozens of anti-coup activists held a demonstration in central Bangkok Saturday, handing out roses and copies of George Orwell's "1984" -- a rare expression of public dissent in a nation still under strict martial law.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/800406-rare-anti-coup-protest-in-thailand/

Japanese guide found drowned near Patong, police speculate ‘heartbreak suicide’
Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: Awaiting the results of an autopsy, investigators have already written off the death of a Japanese man found off the coast of Kalim Beach as a suicide by drowning.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/800417-japanese-guide-found-drowned-near-patong-police-speculate-heartbreak-suicide/

Bangkok:- Public support is growing for a campaign for the National Legislative Assembly to outlaw possession of child pornographic material.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/800418-public-support-grow-for-campaign-for-ban-on-possession-of-child-pornography/

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