Thailand Live Monday 28 Mar 2016

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Thai girl jumps to her death after drinking with British boyfriend in Chiang Mai

Thaivisa Reporters

CHIANG MAI:-- A Thai woman out drinking with a British man in Chiang Mai Sunday morning walked back into the condo she was staying in, went up to the seventh floor and jumped to her death, reports Thaivisa News.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906145-thai-girl-jumps-to-her-death-after-drinking-with-british-boyfriend-in-chiang-mai/

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Not a good idea to try driving up the BTS steps in a Benz!

Thaivisa Reporters

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BANGKOK:-- A Korean man drove his brand new Mercedes Benz smack bang into the stairs of the Thong Lo BTS on Sunday morning. But he lived to tell the tale with barely a scratch, reports Thaivisa News.

Full time: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906139-not-a-good-idea-to-try-driving-up-the-bts-steps-in-a-benz/

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Pheu Thai demands immediate release of Worachai Hema



BANGKOK: -- The Pheu Thai party has demanded the immediate release of its former MP Worachai Hema from military custody claiming that his detention is a violation of human rights principle.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/905993-military-junta-invites-worachai-for-attitude-adjustment/page-3?p=10577485#entry10577485

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A young boy faces manslaughter charge for the drowning of two young girls



BANGKOK: -- Phra Khanong police have decided to press charge of manslaughter against a boy allegedly responsible for the drowning of two young girls in a klong in Suan Luang district of Bangkok on Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906059-tearaway-boy-11-kicked-two-girls-into-canal-then-stamped-on-their-hands-as-they-tried-to-save-them/page-4?p=10577489#entry10577489

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A Samaritan killed by a taxi as he stopped to help fix a breakdown car



BANGKOK: -- A good Samaritan was killed by a taxi as he stopped his car to help a motorist change his deflated tyre on the Taksin bridge in Thon Buri Saturday morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906206-samaritan-killed-by-taxi-as-he-stopped-to-help-fix-a-breakdown-car/

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Lone robber walked away with over 4 million baht stolen from a money truck



CHONBURI: -- A lone gunman robbed a money truck of over four million baht in cash in front of a department store in Chon Buri’s Muang district on Sunday morning.
The robbery took place at about 10.30 am in front of Tesco Lotus Express in Tambon Nong Khang Khok, Muang district of Chon Buri.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906137-armed-motorcycle-robber-makes-off-with-10-million-baht-at-lotus-in-chonburi/#entry10577497

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An assistant village head killed in front of his house

PATTANI: -- An assistant village headman was shot dead in front of his house in Pattani’s Mayor district on Sunday by a gunman.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906207-assistant-village-headman-killed-in-front-of-his-house-in-pattani/

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32 diving spots closed temporarily to facilitate sea temperature checks



BANGKOK: -- A total of 32 diving spots in the Gulf and the Andaman Sea have been ordered closed to divers temporarily to allow officials to check the sea temperatures for fear that sea warming may lead to coral bleaching.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906208-32-diving-spots-closed-temporarily-to-facilitate-sea-temperature-checks/

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Drought dries up waterfalls in Chiang Mai



CHIANG MAI, 28 March 2016 (NNT) – Four waterfalls in the northern province of Chiang Mai has become parched amidst the prolonged drought crisis.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906209-drought-dries-up-waterfalls-in-chiang-mai/

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Public Health Ministry warns people over diarrhea during summer

BANGKOK, 28 March 2016 (NNT) - Permanent Secretary of the Public Health Ministry Sophon Mekthon is urging the public to consume cooked and hot meals, as the number of diarrhea patients during summer is on the rise.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906210-thai-health-ministry-warns-people-over-diarrhea-during-summer/

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MWA confirms adequate water during Songkran festival

BANGKOK, 28 March 2016 (NNT) – The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) is calling on the general public to help use water sparingly, promoted through a popular conservation campaign.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906212-mwa-confirms-adequate-water-during-songkran-festival/

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Cambodian passport delivery fraud warned

BANGKOK, 28 March 2016 (NNT) – Cambodian workers residing in Thailand have been warned on the fraudulent act of passport delivery fraud, carried out by third parties who charge passport issuance at a much higher rate.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906213-cambodian-passport-delivery-fraud-warned/

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Government to open 148 state-sponsored OTOP shops on April 1

BANGKOK, 28 March 2016 (NNT) - The government is planning to open hundreds of state-sponsored shops offering a wide variety of OTOP merchandise across the country in April.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906215-thai-govt-to-open-148-state-sponsored-otop-shops-on-april-1/

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Chiang Mai: Unidentified Foreigner Killed Racing Motorcycle

CHIANG MAI – Police in Chiang Mai are seeking the identity of a foreigner after he was killed when he crashed a black Suzuki 650cc motorcycle into a construction barrier on Super Highway Road in Central Chiang Mai intersecting with Kham Thiang Market.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906216-chiang-mai-unidentified-foreigner-killed-racing-motorcycle/

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What's killing Americans in Thailand?
By EVO TERRA


Featured image is by angus mcdiarmid and used under a Creative Commons licence

BANGKOK: -- Inspired by a recent piece by Time Magazine on deaths abroad, I took a deep dive into the U.S. State Department’s mortality records for citizens living abroad.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906217-whats-killing-americans-in-thailand/

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Sorry our pilot is wasted: Drunk American Airlines co-pilot thrown of the plane in handcuffs

Sorry, our pilot is drunk. This flight is cancelled.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906218-sorry-our-pilot-is-wasted-drunk-aa-co-pilot-thrown-off-the-plane-in-handcuffs/

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Syrian army says IS's defeat in Palmyra start of group's collapse
Source: Xinhua

DAMASCUS, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The General Command of the Syrian Army said the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) in the ancient city of Palmyra is the start of a further collapse of the militant group, the state news agency SANA said on Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906219-syrian-army-says-iss-defeat-in-palmyra-start-of-groups-collapse/

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Pakistan: at least 65 killed in Lahore blast, Taliban claims responsibility



LAHORE: -- A suicide bombing has killed at least 65 people, mostly women and children, in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906220-pakistan-at-least-65-killed-in-lahore-blast-taliban-claims-responsibility/

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Brussels mayor deplores ‘hooligans’ who disrupted Place de la Bourse
By Sarah Chappell



BRUSSELS: -- Several hundred protesters, many of whom appeared to be right-wing nationalists, disrupted a vigil in central Brussels being held to honour the victims of Tuesday’s terror attacks.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906221-brussels-mayor-deplores-hooligans-who-disrupted-place-de-la-bourse/

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Terror investigation: four more detained in Belgium



BRUSSELS: -- Belgian police have detained four more people in anti-terror raids in several cities, following Tuesday’s bomb attacks in Brussels, prosecutors say.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906222-terror-investigation-four-more-detained-in-belgium/

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Soldier's shooting of Palestinian sets off uproar in Israel
By JOSEF FEDERMAN

JERUSALEM (AP) — Amateur video appearing to show an Israeli soldier killing an already wounded Palestinian attacker sparked uproar in Israel on Sunday, reflecting the deep divisions in the country following six months of violence.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906223-soldiers-shooting-of-palestinian-sets-off-uproar-in-israel/

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Who lives, dies in attacks can give clues about terror cells
By LORI HINNANT and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG

BRUSSELS (AP) — The bomb maker, the transporter, the landlord and the cipher. The four men slipped away after the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, and all but one reappeared as key figures in the Islamic State cell that went on to attack Brussels.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906224-who-lives-dies-in-attacks-can-give-clues-about-terror-cells/

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Ireland recalls 1916 Easter Rising against British rule
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK

DUBLIN (AP) — Thousands of soldiers marched solemnly through the crowded streets of Dublin on Sunday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising against Britain, a fateful rebellion that reduced parts of the capital to ruins and fired the country's flame of independence.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906225-ireland-recalls-1916-easter-rising-against-british-rule/

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Pakistani Taliban faction claims Easter park bombing
By ZARAR KHAN

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A breakaway Pakistani faction of the militant Taliban group has claimed responsibility for an Easter Sunday bombing that killed 65 people in a park in the eastern city of Lahore that was crowded with Christians, including many children.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906220-pakistan-at-least-65-killed-in-lahore-blast-taliban-claims-responsibility/#entry10577620

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Syrian forces recapture ancient city of Palmyra from IS
By ALBERT AJI and PHILIP ISSA

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra on Sunday, scoring an important victory over Islamic State fighters who waged a 10-month reign of terror there and dealing the group its first major defeat since an international agreement to battle terrorism in the fractured nation took effect last year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906219-syrian-army-says-iss-defeat-in-palmyra-start-of-groups-collapse/#entry10577628

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British tourist stabbed in San Francisco mugging dies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A British tourist who was stabbed in the head during a robbery in San Francisco died after being hospitalized for more than a month, police said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906226-british-tourist-stabbed-in-san-francisco-mugging-dies/

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Pope at Easter recalls victims of 'blind, brutal terrorism'
By FRANCES D'EMILIO

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis tempered his Easter Sunday message of Christian hope with a denunciation of "blind" terrorism, recalling victims of attacks in Europe, Africa and elsewhere, as well as expressing dismay that people fleeing war or poverty are being denied welcome as European countries squabble over the refugee crisis.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906229-pope-at-easter-recalls-victims-of-blind-brutal-terrorism/

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German tourists rescued after getting lost in mountains south of Hua Hin
Thaivisa Reporters


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PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN:-- A search party was sent out to look for two German tourists feared lost and in trouble at a park in Prachuap Khiri Khan south of Hua Hin, reports Thaivisa News.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906231-german-tourists-rescued-after-getting-lost-in-mountains-south-of-hua-hin/

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Lost toddler now believed held as ransom by Nakhon Sri Thammarat drugs gang
Thaivisa Reporters



NAKHON SRI THAMMARAT:-- A toddler originally thought to have wandered off into a forest is now believed to be held by a drug gang as ransom, reports Thaivisa News.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906232-lost-toddler-now-believed-held-as-ransom-by-nakhon-sri-thammarat-drugs-gang/

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Al-Jazeera to slash 500 jobs, many in its Qatar headquarters
ADAM SCHRECK, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based broadcaster, said Sunday it is slashing about 500 jobs a little more than two months after announcing the closure of its U.S. offshoot.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906233-al-jazeera-to-slash-500-jobs-many-in-its-qatar-headquarters/