Trang:- Quarrels happening on Facebook walls between two teenage girls prompted one of them to allegedly shoot and fatally injure the other Friday evening, police said.

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Koh Samui, Surat Thani:- Over 700 policemen and troops took part in the Operation Samui Dawn early Friday following a killing of an influential businessman on the tourist-destination island.

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Lottery vendors threaten to rally in Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- Lottory vendors in Loei threatened to rally in Bangkok if the government ignored their call for the Government Lottery Office (GLO) to suspend its plan to sell lottery ticket at convenience stores.

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Primary school bans kids from watching solar eclipse for ‘cultural and religious’ reasons

LONDON: -- A primary school in West London has admitted to banning children from watching the first solar eclipse of the century because of concerns over “cultural and religious” sensitivities.

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Govt putting all electric train projects into high gear

BANGKOK, 21 March 2015 (NNT) – The Prime Minister is adamant his administration has been expediting all pending electric train projects in the Bangkok Metropolis, anticipating their completion within the year 2020.

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Special report : Government Ready to Support Halal Business in the Deep South

Bangkok, 21 March 2015 (NNT)- The Government is ready to provide support for the halal business and industry in the southern border provinces, where the Muslim population is substantial.

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Tropical storm warning

BANGKOK: -- The Meteorological Department issued latest announcement Saturday warning of tropical storms in several parts of the country from today after approaching cold spell has blanketed the upper northeast region, and is moving further to cover other parts.

It forecast torrential rainstorms and expected hails to hit the North, Northeast, Central and East during March 21-26.

It said the approaching cold high pressure from China coincided with the covering of the North by the westerly wind from Myanmar.

This will result in torrential storms and hails in areas covered by the high pressure wind and temperature could drop by 6-8 degrees, it said.

It warned people to stay off huge sign boards, big trees or unsecured structures for safety.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/tropical-storm-warning

-- Thai PBS 2015-03-21

Concern rises as photos of jam packed Maya Bay with influx of Chinese tourists exposed

PHI PHI: -- The influx of Chinese tourists to Maya Bay, the main tourist attraction of Phi Phi archipelago in the Andaman Sea, and the scene of the Hollywood film "The Beach" in 1999 is now causing serious concern of its natural charm and beauty among environmentalists and Thai people if no preservation action is taken by authorities.

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Motorcyclist killed in Phuket crash
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PHUKET: A man was killed after he crashed his motorcycle into a road sign at high impact earlier today (March 21), his passenger survived

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Labor Ministry signs an MOU developing career agency for veterans

BANGKOK, 21 Mar 2015, (NNT) - The Ministry of Labor has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the War Veteran Organization of Thailand Under Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King to establish a career development center for Thai war veterans.

According to Minister of Labor General Surasak Kanchanarat, the MOU aims at improving labor skills for decommissioned veterans, enabling them to support themselves and ultimately closing social gaps among the citizens.

According to him, former soldiers will make good and well-disciplined workers, who once undergo necessary training would have potential as skilled labors, which are currently in great demand by all sectors.

The career development center will also give training to family members of veteran military officers, the minister said. Initially, the center aims to train 400 veterans in the South and their family members.

-- NNT 2015-03-21

Yala holds auto show

YALA, 21 Mar 2015, (NNT) - The southern province of Yala is holding an auto show as part of its campaign to ramp up tourism. The show attracts a large number of crowd from nearby provinces and neighboring Malaysia.

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'Bach in the Subways' concerts held at MRT station

BANGKOK, 21 March 2015 (NNT) – To celebrate the 330th birthday anniversary of the world’s greatest musician and composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Bangkok Metro Public Company Limited (BMCL) and College of Music, Mahidol University have joined hands holding mini-concerts at an MTR station.

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28 provinces nationwide declared "drought disaster zones"

BANGKOK, 21 March 2015 (NNT) - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has summarized that a total of twenty eight provinces nationwide have already been declared ‘drought disaster zones’.

DDPM Director-General Chatchai Phromlert says that urgent assistance is being provided to those provinces which include ten in the North, eight in the Northeast, six in the central region, and two each in the East and the South. The disaster has already affected nearly 7,000 villages in 774 subdistricts.

The Interior Ministry is stepping up assistance for the drought-hit people with the help in terms of personnel and equipment from the armed forces. The assistance mostly involves water distribution for consuming purposes, followed by water for agricultural purposes. In parallel, new weirs are being built and shallow rivers and canals are dredged to enable them to store more water.

-- NNT 2015-03-21

Hailstorm hit Phetchabun province damaging more than 30 houses.

One villager was killed when a post of a house under construction collapsed on him while he was collecting things at the construction site when the storm started.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/101824

-- Thai PBS 2015-03-21

Bangkok:- A 60-year-old Frenchman jumped from a room of a Bangkok apartment he has been living for seven years to his death Saturday afternoon, police said.

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Pattaya, Chon Buri: A body of unidentified western man was spotted floating in the Pattaya sea Saturday, police said.

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Haze in North remains hazardous to health

CHIANG MAI: -- Haze is still posing threat to health of people in the North with health officials revealing over 7,000 patients seeing doctors at Chiang Mai hospital daily.

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