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Five arrested after police seize one million yaba pills in Ayutthaya
Kwaang Siripoom

Image: Khaosod.co.th

AYUTTHAYA: -- Police seized more than one million methamphetamine pills and arrested five men following a high speed chase in Ayutthaya province on Tuesday.

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Pratunam’s Flashy, Trashy Fashion to be Swept Away
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter


A pedestrian walks through stalls specializing in apparel and fashion items in Bangkok’s Pratunam area. Photo: Jef1947 / Flickr

BANGKOK — The sidewalks of Pratunam, the nation’s biggest clothing bazaar, are the next target for the cleanup broom powered by a government tidiness campaign.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899336-pratunams-flashy-trashy-fashion-to-be-swept-away/

Tighter control for tourists to bring in their cars during their stay in Thailand



BANGKOK: -- Foreign tourists wishing to bring their cars into Thailand during their stay here will be required to notify the Land Transport Department at least 10 days in advance and to insure their cars as part of a new regulation to regulate the influx of foreign cars especially from China.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899337-tighter-control-for-tourists-to-bring-in-their-cars-during-their-stay-in-thailand/

CAAT says Nok Air can hire foreign pilots to ease its pilot shortage problem



BANGKOK: -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has no objection to Nok Air’s plan to hire foreign pilots to solve its pilot shortage problem providing that the replacements must not exceed 40 percent of the pilots under employment in an airline and there are work permits for the foreign pilots.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899338-caat-says-nok-air-can-hire-foreign-pilots-to-ease-its-pilot-shortage-problem/

Water in Mae Kwang dam drops to the lowest point in 20 years



CHIANG MAI: -- Only 6 percent or 16.48 million cubic metres of water in Mae Kwang dam in Doi Saket district of Chiang Mai are available for consumption which is regarded as the lowest in 20 years.

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Ex-revenue official to be indicted for amassing 600 million baht in ill-gotten wealth



BANGKOK: -- The National Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to press charges against a former senior revenue official for allegedly amassing almost 600 million baht of ill-gotten wealth.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899340-ex-revenue-official-to-be-indicted-for-amassing-600-million-baht-in-ill-gotten-wealth/

Channel 3 urged by media organisations to suspend Sorayuth from duty



BANGKOK: -- The Thai Broadcast Journalists Association and the News Broadcast Council of Thailand issued a joint statement on Tuesday urging the management of Channel 3 TV to rethink its handling of Sorayuth Suthasanajinda’s court case.

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Nok Air’s pilots’ flight time record does not match CAAT’s record



BANGKOK: -- Nok Air’s pilots’ flight time record does not match with that of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand and its pilots’ flight time is a bit in excess of the permissible limit, said Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisit said Tuesday.

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Chinese ambassador endorses bid to let tourist-ridden Chinese vehicles in northern Thailand

CHIANG RAI, 2 March 2016 (NNT) - Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Ning Fukui gave solid support for Thailand’s plans to allow Chinese vehicles to carry Chinese tourists around in the northern region of the country.

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NRSA approves report on social media reform

BANGKOK, 2 March 2016 (NNT) – The National Reform Steering Assembly has approved a report on the reform of the country’s social media.

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Private sector predicts no growth in export this year

BANGKOK, 2 March 2016 (NNT) – In the wake of the continuous export slump, the Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) projects that no export expansion will be seen this year while suggesting close monitoring of many risk factors.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899344-thai-private-sector-predicts-no-growth-in-export-this-year/

Thailand turns pearl into gold by synchrotron light



BANGKOK, 2 March 2016 (NNT) - Dr. Nirawat Thammajakr, a researcher from the Synchrotron Light Research Institute or SLRI has been awarded for the invention of golden-color pearls, using synchrotron radiation technology.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899345-thailand-turns-pearl-into-gold-by-synchrotron-light/

EPPO urges public to conserve energy

BANGKOK, 2 March 2016 (NNT) - The Ministry of Energy will continue to promote energy conservation among the Thai public through cooperation with electrical appliance suppliers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899347-eppo-urges-public-to-conserve-energy/

Swiss man dies after choking on noodle soup in Jomtien



PATTAYA: -- A 58-year-old Swiss man died after choking on noodle soup, he was consuming at a Guest House off Jomtien Beach Road on Tuesday afternoon.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899348-swiss-man-dies-after-choking-on-noodle-soup-in-jomtien/

Drunk Minivan Driver narrowly avoids tourists in Pattaya Beach Road crash



PATTAYA: -- Police arrested a 25-year-old Minivan driver in the early hours of Tuesday, after he crashed his van into food and drink vending stalls on Pattaya Beach Road, close to the entrance of Walking Street, narrowly avoiding tourists.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899349-drunk-minivan-driver-narrowly-avoids-tourists-in-pattaya-beach-road-crash/

Pick-up Driver killed in Pattaya Highway Crash



PATTAYA: -- In the early hours of Tuesday, a man was killed after he crashed his pick-up on Highway 7 in East Pattaya.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899350-pick-up-driver-killed-in-pattaya-highway-crash/

Thailand is the land of smiles? With the growing list of violent attacks you have to be having a laugh
Simon Calder

Two Burmese barmen were found guilty of murdering the British students, while in the French case, five Cambodian fishermen are under arrest

LONDON: -- “Thailand remains one of the safest countries in the world, with a surprisingly low crime rate” - so says the Tourism Authority of, you guessed it, Thailand.

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Bloodied Brit bundled into back of pick-up in handcuffs after moped crash
Ashitha Nagesh for Metro.co.uk

GLASGOW: -- The brother of an alleged Scottish drug dealer was arrested after getting injured in a motorbike crash in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899352-bloodied-brit-bundled-into-back-of-pick-up-in-handcuffs-after-moped-crash/

HAVANA (AP) - Rolling Stones: will play March 25 show in Havana, becoming biggest band in Cuba in half-century.

Myanmar Workers Win 'Unprecedented' Backpay From Cannery Factory
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter


Workers on strike Friday outside a Golden Prize Canning factory in Samut Sakhon province. Photo: Courtesy Andy Hall / Migrant Workers Rights Network

SAMUT SAKHON — After a strike involving more than 1,000 workers, a cannery firm in Samut Sakhon province agreed yesterday to pay more than 100 million baht in withheld pay, a concession that one activist described as “unprecedented.”

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899354-myanmar-workers-win-unprecedented-backpay-from-cannery-factory-in-thailand/

Bin Laden 'left $29 million to global jihad' – US authorities



WASHINGTON: -- Deceased Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden left most of his twenty-nine-million-dollar inheritance to the continuation of global jihad, newly-released documents purport to show.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899355-bin-laden-left-29-million-to-global-jihad-us-authorities/

UN Security Council to vote on tighter sanctions against North Korea



NEW YORK: -- The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would dramatically tighten sanctions on North Korea, following Pyongyang’s recent nuclear test and missile launch.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899356-un-security-council-to-vote-on-tighter-sanctions-against-north-korea/

Distressing scenes as Calais migrant camp eviction resumes after clashes
By Seamus Kearney



CALAIS: -- It is another distressing moment at the migrant camp known as “The Jungle”: a migrant appears to threaten to harm herself before being overpowered by police officers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899357-distressing-scenes-as-calais-migrant-camp-eviction-resumes-after-clashes/

Real IRA Omagh bombing: case against Seamus Daly collapses



LONDON: -- A court case against has collapsed against a 45-year-old bricklayer suspected of murdering 29 people in the 1998 Real IRA bomb attack in Omagh, County Tyrone.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899359-real-ira-omagh-bombing-case-against-seamus-daly-collapses/

Paris mayor calls on Japanese to return to France following attacks



PARIS: -- The Mayor of Paris has visited Japan to encourage tourists to return to France following the November terrorist attacks.

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EU must help Greece over refugees and 'reinstate Schengen', says Merkel
By Alasdair Sandford | With REUTERS



"We want to end the policy of waving through. Asylum seekers also have no right to choose the country in Europe where they ask for asylum"

BERLIN: -- Angela Merkel has called for a return to Europe’s Schengen system of open borders as soon as possible.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899361-eu-must-help-greece-over-refugees-and-reinstate-schengen-says-merkel/

German court meets to consider banning far-right NPD party



KARLSRUHE: -- Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has begun a hearing on whether to ban the far-right NPD party.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899362-german-court-meets-to-consider-banning-far-right-npd-party/

Super Tuesday: Clinton, Trump look to pull away from rivals
By JULIE PACE and JILL COLVIN

WASHINGTON (AP) — Out front and looking ahead, Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton hope to begin charting a final path toward the general election on Super Tuesday, a delegate-rich day of primary contests likely to reveal candidates' strengths — and weaknesses — with a broad swath of American voters.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/899364-super-tuesday-clinton-trump-look-to-pull-away-from-rivals/

Safety over sexy: Airport stops woman with gun-shaped heels


Image source: US Transportation Security Administration

LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — At the airport, safety is more important than sexy.

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