Defense minister’s visit to India paves way for premier's trip next month

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BANGKOK, 18 March 2016 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister/Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan has paid an official visit to India at the invitation of the Indian Ministry of Defense during March 17-18, 2016.

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Oil prices go up 20-40 satang Saturday

BANGKOK: PTT Plc and Bangchak Petroleum today announced the increase of all types of oil from 20-40 satang, effective 5 am tomorrow.

Gasohol and diesel will go up 40 satang, while E85 20 satang.

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Fishing ban in the Andaman Sea will start April 1

BANGKOK: The Fishery Department is to ban fishing in the Andaman Sea off four southern coastal provinces for three months starting April 1 in order to allow fish to spawn and propagate.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904146-fishing-ban-in-the-andaman-sea-will-start-april-1/?p=10545232

Brazil protests add to pressure as Rousseff’s government teeters on brink

By Alasdair Sandford

Brazil is in the midst of its most serious political crisis for almost 25 years, with the future of President Dilma Rousseff’s government in the balance.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904147-brazil-protests-add-to-pressure-as-rousseffs-government-teeters-on-brink/

Kon-Tiki crew rescued off coast of Chile

The Chilean Navy has rescued 14 crew members from two rafts that were swept up in strong currents off the country’s coast.

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US Congress grills officials over Michigan drinking water pollution

US Congress members have called for a state governor and a watchdog chief to resign for failing to prevent a contaminated drinking water scandal.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904160-us-congress-grills-officials-over-michigan-drinking-water-pollution/

Paris terror suspect Abdeslam’s fingerprints ‘found in raided Brussels flat’

The fingerprints of Paris terror attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam have been found at a flat in Brussels, according to Belgian authorities.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904161-paris-terror-suspect-abdeslams-fingerprints-found-in-raided-brussels-flat/

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders appears in court to answer charges of hate speech

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders is back in court to answer charges of discrimination and hate speech against the country’s Moroccan minority.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904162-dutch-far-right-leader-geert-wilders-appears-in-court-to-answer-charges-of-hate-speech/

Crimea ceremonies mark two years since Russian annexation

By Catherine Hardy

It is the second anniversary of the Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904163-crimea-ceremonies-mark-two-years-since-russian-annexation/

Paris attacks ex-fugitive a mystery man: chameleon or coward

ELAINE GANLEY, Associated Press


PARIS (AP) — Beardless, with short-cropped hair and a mild manner, Salah Abdeslam slipped from one world to another as easily as he slipped for four months through an international dragnet.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904164-paris-attacks-ex-fugitive-a-mystery-man-chameleon-or-coward/

Syrian troops push toward Palmyra, with Russian support

BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press
JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press


BEIRUT (AP) — Backed by Russian aircraft, Syrian troops pushed Friday toward the historic central town of Palmyra in an offensive to recapture it from the Islamic State group whose fighters have damaged some of the world's most precious archaeological sites since they overran the town last May.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904167-syrian-troops-push-toward-palmyra-with-russian-support/

Top fugitive in Paris attacks captured during Brussels raid

RAF CASERT, Associated Press
LORI HINNANT, Associated Press


BRUSSELS (AP) — Police raiding an apartment building captured Europe's most wanted fugitive Friday, arresting the prime suspect in last year's deadly Paris attacks in the same Brussels neighborhood where he grew up.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904168-top-fugitive-in-paris-attacks-captured-during-brussels-raid/

Obama to nominate 1st woman to head US combatant command

LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will nominate the first woman to head a U.S. military combatant command, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday, a major milestone in a department that this year opened all combat jobs to women.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904169-obama-to-nominate-1st-woman-to-head-us-combatant-command/

Romney says he will vote for Cruz in Utah caucuses

The Associated Press


Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says he will vote for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the upcoming caucuses in his home state of Utah.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904170-romney-says-he-will-vote-for-cruz-in-utah-caucuses/

Violence at Trump events continues despite security layers

ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) — The security ring protecting Donald Trump includes Secret Service agents, his own private bodyguards, local police, sometimes even the Transportation Security Administration. But even that show of force has not halted episodes of violence.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904172-violence-at-trump-events-continues-despite-security-layers/

'Rockford Files' star Joe Santos dies at 84

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Santos, who played Lieutenant Dennis Becker on "The Rockford Files," has died at 84.

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Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius targeted in scam attempt

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police say Oscar Pistorius was the target of a scam in which a man posing as a prosecution official offered to quash the former track star's murder conviction in exchange for $16,400.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904175-convicted-murderer-oscar-pistorius-targeted-in-scam-attempt/

Jury awards Hulk Hogan $115 million in Gawker sex tape suit

TAMARA LUSH, Associated Press


ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A jury sided with ex-pro wrestler Hulk Hogan on Friday and awarded him $115 million in his sex tape lawsuit against Gawker Media.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904176-jury-awards-hulk-hogan-115-million-in-gawker-sex-tape-suit/

Bangkok police question man after dead baby found inside backpack

Thaivisa Reporters

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BANGKOK:-- A police patrol had a terrible shock when they stopped a motorcyclist acting suspiciously - they checked his backpack and found a dead baby inside.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904177-bangkok-police-question-man-after-dead-baby-found-inside-backpack/

Thailand Only: Three year old twins get married, make amazing recovery from illness

Thaivisa Reporters

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PATTHALUNG:-- Two three year old twins "got married" in the south of Thailand on Friday after their "incredible" recovery from illness stunned family and neighbours.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904179-thailand-only-three-year-old-twins-get-married-make-amazing-recovery-from-illness/

Malaysian tourists fleeced by Thai police end up getting their money back, only to return it to officers

Thaivisa Reporters

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SONGKHLA:-- Two Malaysian tourists in the southern border town of Sadao who were suspected of being fleeced by police for having a "vaping" cigarette ended up getting their money back!

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904184-malaysian-tourists-fleeced-by-thai-police-end-up-getting-their-money-back-only-to-return-it-to-offi/

Facebook post goes viral as Ubon farmer takes King Cobra that bit him to hospital!

Thaivisa Reporters

Image: Sanook News

UBON RATCHATHANI:-- An Ubon man who was bitten by a four metre king cobra killed the snake and took it to hospital with him on a motorbike before passing out. He is now in a critical condition in a coma.

Metropolitan police chief tells foreigners to carry passports at all times

Kwaang Siripoom

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BANGKOK:-- Police have called on foreigners to carry their passports with them at all times in order to help officers crackdown on transnational crime.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904199-metropolitan-police-chief-tells-foreigners-to-carry-passports-at-all-times/

Brazil: Lula at the centre of a political storm

Lula is the man who has been shaping Brazil since 2003 and who established the Workers Party at the top of the country’s politics.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904201-brazil-lula-at-the-centre-of-a-political-storm/

EU, Turkey strike heralded migrant deal but costs are high

LORNE COOK, Associated Press
MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, Associated Press


BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and Turkish leaders celebrated a "historic day" after sealing a widely-criticized pact to send thousands of asylum-seekers back to Turkey — a deal that will cost millions and require the rapid dispatch of thousands of experts to Greece to undertake the complicated task of making the plan a reality.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904204-eu-turkey-strike-heralded-migrant-deal-but-costs-are-high/

Pop icon Prince writing memoir 'The Beautiful Ones'

MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer


NEW YORK (AP) — Pop icon Prince is writing a memoir to be released next year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904206-pop-icon-prince-writing-memoir-the-beautiful-ones/

UN condemns North Korea ballistic missile launches

EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press


UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Friday condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches, calling them "unacceptable," a clear violation of U.N. resolutions banning such tests, and a threat to regional and international security.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904213-un-condemns-north-korea-ballistic-missile-launches/

Texas pianist finds 2 daughters dead, wife faces mental exam

DIANA HEIDGERD, Associated Press
PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press


DALLAS (AP) — An internationally renowned concert pianist arrived at his estranged wife's home in Texas to pick up their two daughters and found the girls slain in their beds, police said Friday. Authorities say their Russian mother, who had suffered knife wounds, faces a mental health exam.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904215-texas-pianist-finds-2-daughters-dead-wife-faces-mental-exam/

Brazil battles neglect, cash crunch in fight against Zika

JOSHUA GOODMAN, Associated Press
MAURICIO SAVARESE, Associated Press


CAMPINA GRANDE, Brazil (AP) — In May, as the first cases of the Zika virus were being detected in Brazil, Rossandra Oliveira stopped receiving a critical tool she needed to do her job: insecticide.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904217-brazil-battles-neglect-cash-crunch-in-fight-against-zika/

US, Philippines agree on locations covered by defense pact

MATTHEW PENNINGTON, Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and the Philippines announced Friday five locations where American forces will have access under a new defense pact, including one facing disputed islands in the South China Sea.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/904221-us-philippines-agree-on-locations-covered-by-defense-pact/