Culture minister's request falls on deaf ears as sexy model cavorts at Thai motor show

Thaivisa Reporters

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BANGKOK:-- Following requests from the Culture Ministry asking models to cover up at the annual Bangkok Motor Show came a sensational sexy clip posted online yesterday, reports Thaivisa News.

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Panel set up to probe cover-up of forest fire at Phu Kradueng national park

BANGKOK: Over 1,000 rai of forest in Phu Kradueng national park in Loei province were burned down and one tractor was damaged but the incident was not reported to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants until four days afterward.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905821-panel-set-up-to-probe-cover-up-of-forest-fire-at-phu-kradueng-national-park/?p=10571280

Thailand and Jordan sign MoU on royal rainmaking technology

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BANGKOK, 25 March 2016 (NNT) - Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chatchai Sarikalya has officially visited Jordanian capital Amman from March 22 until March 25, 2016 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Thai and Jordanian governments.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905822-thailand-and-jordan-sign-mou-on-royal-rainmaking-technology/

Court’s warrant sought for the arrest of a rubber plantation owner for killing two elephants

CHANTHABURI: Police in Chanthaburi province are gathering evidences to seek a court’s warrant for the arrest of a rubber plantation owner for allegedly killing two elephants with electricity.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905824-courts-warrant-sought-for-the-arrest-of-a-rubber-plantation-owner-for-killing-two-elephants/?p=10571292

Meechai admits typing error about the votes needed to choose the prime minister

BANGKOK: Constitution Drafting Committee chairman Meechai Ruchupan admitted a typing error about the parliamentary votes on the choice of the prime minister saying that the votes should be two-thirds of the representatives of the two chambers and not three-fifths as mistakenly said at a press conference on Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905826-meechai-admits-typing-error-about-the-votes-needed-to-choose-the-prime-minister/?p=10571302

Brother of Brussels terror suspect Laachraoui speaks out on links to Paris attacks

The brother of suspected Brussels suicide bomber Najim Laachraoui has spoken out about the sibling he knew before radicalisation took hold.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905827-brother-of-brussels-terror-suspect-laachraoui-speaks-out-on-links-to-paris-attacks/

US confirms two Americans killed in Belgium attacks, Kerry visits Brussels

Two Americans were killed in Tuesday’s bombings in Brussels, a senior US official said on Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905828-us-confirms-two-americans-killed-in-belgium-attacks-kerry-visits-brussels/

Pressure mounts on Belgian authorities over victims’ identification

Pressure is growing on Belgian authorities to speed up the identification of scores of people injured, missing or killed in Tuesday’s terror attacks in Brussels.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905829-pressure-mounts-on-belgian-authorities-over-victims-identification/?p=10571332

The difficulties of sharing intelligence on potential jihadist fighters who may come to Europe

How many fighters from the so-called Islamic State are trained and trained to come to Europe? With each new attack that question becomes ever more pertinent. According to experts and intelligence officials from Europe and Iraq there are at least 400.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905831-the-difficulties-of-sharing-intelligence-on-potential-jihadist-fighters-who-may-come-to-europe/

Belgium: three arrested in major operations across Brussels

By Sarah Joanne Taylor

Three people have been arrested in major police operations in Brussels.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905832-belgium-three-arrested-in-major-operations-across-brussels/

Turkey: journalists’ espionage trial to be held behind closed doors

A Turkish court has accepted president Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a complainant in the trial of two prominent Turkish journalists, facing life prison terms on espionage charges.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905833-turkey-journalists-espionage-trial-to-be-held-behind-closed-doors/

Rolling Stones gear up for historic free concert in Cuba

ANDREA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press
MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, Associated Press


HAVANA (AP) — Tens of thousands of jubilant Cubans and tourists swarmed the site of the Rolling Stones' free concert in Havana Friday, calling it a historic moment for a country that once forced rock fans to listen to their favorite music behind closed doors.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905834-rolling-stones-gear-up-for-historic-free-concert-in-cuba/

Security privileges, lapses helped flight attendant escape

AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press


LOS ANGELES (AP) — Within hours of ditching 70 pounds of cocaine at a security checkpoint and bolting barefoot out of the main Los Angeles airport, an off-duty flight attendant was flying across the country after clearing security at the same airport, law enforcement officials said Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905835-security-privileges-lapses-helped-flight-attendant-escape/

Alaska man sentenced for attempted exploitation of children

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 45-year-old Anchorage man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for attempted sexual exploitation of children and attempted foreign travel for illicit sexual conduct.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905836-alaska-man-sentenced-for-attempted-exploitation-of-children/

Cruz says Trump spreading false rumors about personal life

THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press


OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (AP) — Ted Cruz accused Republican presidential rival Donald Trump of stoking false rumors about his personal life Friday, charging that the billionaire businessman and party front-runner is trafficking in "sleaze" and "slime."

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905837-cruz-says-trump-spreading-false-rumors-about-personal-life/

Triple suicide bombing in Yemeni city of Aden kills 22

AHMED AL-HAJ, Associated Press


SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A triple suicide bombing on a Saudi-led coalition military camp in southern Yemen killed 22 people Friday, including civilians, witnesses and medical officials said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905838-triple-suicide-bombing-in-yemeni-city-of-aden-kills-22/

IS claims suicide bombing on stadium in Iraq that killed 29

QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press


BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up in a soccer stadium south of the Iraqi capital on Friday, killing 29 people and wounding 60, security officials said, as the military announced new gains on the ground against the Islamic State group.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905839-is-claims-suicide-bombing-on-stadium-in-iraq-that-killed-29/

Pentagon moving to increase US troop numbers in Iraq soon

LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
ROBERT BURNS, Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Friday it was moving to increase the number of American forces in Iraq and announced that U.S. forces have killed the Islamic State's finance minister. "We are systematically eliminating ISIL's cabinet," Defense Secretary Ash Carter said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905840-pentagon-moving-to-increase-us-troop-numbers-in-iraq-soon/

Thousands trace Jesus' footsteps on Good Friday in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Catholics and Protestants are commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ by following the path in Jerusalem's Old City where, according to tradition, he walked on the way to the cross.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905841-thousands-trace-jesus-footsteps-on-good-friday-in-jerusalem/

US teen describes surviving Boston and Belgium attacks

DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press


GHENT, Belgium (AP) — An American teenager wounded in the Brussels Airport attack is lucky to be alive. And he knows it.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905842-us-teen-describes-surviving-boston-and-belgium-attacks/

Chinese fighting over Thai prawns a thing of the past, say King Power!

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BANGKOK:-- A hotel restaurant at the centre of a major controversy about misbehaving Chinese tourists has moved to assure the public that all is now well, reports Thaivisa News.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905843-chinese-fighting-over-thai-prawns-a-thing-of-the-past-say-king-power/

Met Office issues weather warning as storms set to hit Thailand this weekend

Thaivisa Reporters

BANGKOK:-- The Thai meteorological department has warned that thunderstorms, high winds and rain will hit ten provinces in the North, North East and East of the country this weekend until Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905844-met-office-issues-weather-warning-as-storms-set-to-hit-thailand-this-weekend/

Chiang Mai Mail files complaint with police against spoof news story designed to trick expats in Thailand

CHIANG MAI:-- Chiang Mai Mail’s Editor Nopniwat Krailerg filed a police complaint against a website that spoofed the entire contents of Chiang Mai Mail online news on Friday, March 25, 2016.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905852-chiang-mai-mail-files-complaint-with-police-against-spoof-news-story-designed-to-trick-expats-in-tha/?p=10571611

Founder of Mae Pranom nam prik phao seeks justice from government

BANGKOK: The founder of the wellknown Mae Pranom nam prik phao (roasted chilli paste) lodged a petition seeking justice from the public service centre of the Prime Minister’s Office today (Friday).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905859-well-known-chilli-paste-owner-alledges-daughter-stole-her-company/

Vigilant officers rewarded as smart police make huge drug bust in southern Thailand

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CHUMPHON:-- Drug mules from the North East in a two vehicle convoy were intercepted by cunning police on Friday as more than 100 million baht of Ya Ba and Ice was seized, reports Thaivisa News.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905866-vigilant-officers-rewarded-as-smart-police-make-huge-drug-bust-in-southern-thailand/

Thai police get tough on taxis refusing fares in Bangkok - thousands fined in ten day crackdown

Thaivisa Reporters

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BANGKOK:-- Bangkok police are finally getting tough with taxi drivers who refuse fares, if a huge public relations exercise in the downtown area is to be believed, reports Thaivisa News.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905876-thai-police-get-tough-on-taxis-refusing-fares-in-bangkok-thousands-fined-in-ten-day-crackdown/

Turkey slams Belgian and Dutch officials over release of Brussels suicide bomber

Belgian MPs have been grilling federal ministers over the failure of government and intelligence services to prevent the deadly attacks in the capital.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905877-turkey-slams-belgian-and-dutch-officials-over-release-of-brussels-suicice-bomber/

François Hollande warns threats remain

French President François Hollande has warned that threats remain, despite the ongoing destruction of the Islamist militant network behind the Brussels and Paris attacks.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905878-francois-hollande-warns-threats-remain/

Italy calls on Egypt to do more to find student’s killers

Italy has rejected Egypt’s claims to have tracked down the killers of an Italian graduate student whose body was found last month.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905879-italy-calls-on-egypt-to-do-more-to-find-students-killers/

Tragedy in France: 12 Portuguese nationals die in road accident

At least 12 Portuguese nationals have died in a road accident in France, authorities say.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905880-tragedy-in-france-12-portuguese-nationals-die-in-road-accident/