Koh Tao French diving instructor found dead in Surat - police mystified
Thaivisa Reporters

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SURAT THANI:-- Missing French diving instructor Jean-Francois Louet was found today dead in central Surat Thani, reports Thaivisa News.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906629-koh-tao-french-diving-instructor-found-dead-in-surat-police-mystified/

Phuket man receives electricity bill for over B400,000
Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- Imagine if you usually pay between B800-B1,000 for your electricity every month, and then you receive one for over B400,000.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906651-phuket-man-receives-electricity-bill-for-over-b400000/

Worachai released by military but insists on his right to free expressions



BANGKOK: -- Former Pheu Thai MP Worachai Hema was released from military custody on Tuesday after he was escorted from his house in Samut Prakan by an army unit last Saturday for “attitude adjustment.”

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906699-worachai-released-by-military-but-insists-on-his-right-to-free-expressions/

472 antiques and works of art returned to Fine Arts Department



BANGKOK: -- About 11 million baht worth of antiques and works of art which were confiscated from former Central Investigation Bureau commissioner Pol Lt-Gen Pongpat Chayaphan were returned to the Fine Arts Department on Tuesday by the Anti-Money Laundering Office.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906700-472-antiques-and-works-of-art-returned-to-fine-arts-department/

Democrat party to scrutinize Meechai's charter draft carefully before deciding to accept it or not



BANGKOK: -- The Democrat party will take some time to study the Constitution Drafting Committee’s final charter draft before making a decision whether to accept it or not, said deputy partly leader Ong-art Klampaibul on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906701-democrat-party-to-scrutinize-charter-draft-carefully-before-deciding-to-accept-it-or-not/

Overloaded trucks are required to seek permission from Highways Department



BANGKOK: -- Owners of trailer trucks which carry heavy construction materials have been warned to have their vehicles registered with the Highways Department for permission otherwise they may face a 6-month jailterm and/or a fine of not exceeding 10,000 baht.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906702-overloaded-trucks-are-required-to-seek-permission-from-highways-department/

Food receipts during April 9-17 can be used as tax deductible



BANGKOK: -- Keep your food receipts the next time when you dine at a restaurant during April 9-17 because they can be used as tax deductible for up to 15,000 baht.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906703-food-receipts-during-april-9-17-can-be-used-as-tax-deductible/

TAT expects slight expansion in tourism this Songkran

BANGKOK, 30 March 2016 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has predicted that growth in the tourism sector during this Songkran Festival will be hindered by several negative factors.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906704-tat-expects-slight-expansion-in-tourism-this-songkran/

Cabinet passes water-saving measures for Songkran

BANGKOK, 30 March 2016 (NNT) – The Cabinet has endorsed measures for conserving water during the upcoming Songkran Festival as proposed by the Ministry of Culture.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906705-thai-cabinet-passes-water-saving-measures-for-songkran/

DSDW regulates homeless people, beggars in Ko Samui Island

SURAT THANI, 30 March 2016 (NNT) – The Department of Social Development and Welfare (DSDW) is continuing its second day of regulating beggars and homeless people in Ko Samui Island, after reaching an agreement on the new draft Beggars Control Act, says the DSDW chief.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906706-dsdw-regulates-homeless-people-beggars-on-koh-samui-island/

NBT Phuket to change from analog to digital television

PHUKET, 30 March 2016 (NNT) - Public Relations Department deputy director general Prawin Pattanapong inspected the first phase of the project to change transmission systems from analog television to digital television at the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand in Phuket province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906707-nbt-phuket-to-change-from-analog-to-digital-television/

Govt. expedites diversion of water from Mekong

BANGKOK, 30 March 2016 (NNT) - The Royal Irrigation Department has confirmed that the public sector is trying to increase water volumes in the country especially by diverting water from the Mekong river to drought-hit areas.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906708-thai-govt-expedites-diversion-of-water-from-mekong/

Pattaya Police: A Success Story of Guns, Ice and Marijuana



PATTAYA: -- At 12:00 pm on Tuesday 29th March Pattaya police announced success in apprehending three members of the public engaged in criminal activities.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906710-pattaya-police-a-success-story-of-guns-ice-and-marijuana/

Pattaya Stepfather Molests 9 Year Old Stepdaughter at Roadside



PATTAYA: -- At 1:30 pm on Monday 29th March a Pattaya man was seen engaging in a sexual act in a parked pickup truck.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906711-pattaya-stepfather-molests-9-year-old-stepdaughter-at-roadside/

Phuket tsunami drill to play national anthem, not sirens
The Phuket News



PHUKET: -- All 19 tsunami-warning towers in Phuket will undergo a live test at 1:30pm tomorrow (Wednesday, Mar 30), but instead of the multi-language tsunami warning and siren, the towers will play the national anthem.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906712-phuket-tsunami-drill-to-play-national-anthem-not-sirens/

4 provincial governors transferred to PM's Office

BANGKOK, 30 March 2016 (NNT) - The chief of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has removed four provincial governors from their positions.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906713-4-provincial-governors-transferred-to-pms-office/

UPDATE:

Body of Missing Frenchman Found
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter


Jean-francois Louet in an undated photo. Photo: Courtesy Steven Drylie‎

SURAT THANI — Police believe they found the body of a Frenchman who went missing 15 days ago in Surat Thani province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906629-koh-tao-french-diving-instructor-found-dead-in-surat-police-mystified/#entry10585011

Central Bank Plans to Loosen Up its Rules
BY SHRUTI B



BANGKOK: -- The central bank is about to relax the rules regarding investment. These policies related to international money transfer and foreign exchange.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906715-central-bank-plans-to-loosen-up-its-rules/

UPDATE:

Section 44 invoked by the NCPO to axe four governors and Marine Department head



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha in his capacity as head of the National Council for Peace and Order invoked Section 44 of the interim charter to order the appointment of the director-general of Marine Department and the immediate transfer of four provincial governors.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906713-4-provincial-governors-transferred-to-pms-office/#entry10585033

Brazil: Major blow for Rousseff as PMDB quits coalition



SAO PAULO: -- Brazil’s largest party said on Tuesday that it is quitting President Dilma Rousseff’s governing coalition and pulling its members from her government, a departure that strikes a serious blow to her chances of surviving in office.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906716-brazil-major-blow-for-rousseff-as-pmdb-quits-coalition/

Supporters gather as Israeli soldier appears in court
By Catherine Hardy | With REUTERS, AFP. HAARETZ



HEBRON: --In Israel, demonstrators have gathered in support of a soldier who is accused of deliberately shooting a Palestinian.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906718-supporters-gather-as-israeli-soldier-appears-in-court/

3 policemen killed and 6 injured in an ambush in Narathiwat



NARATHIWAT: -- Three policemen were killed and six others seriously injured in an ambush by southern insurgents in Narathiwat’s Janae district Tuesday afternoon.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906719-3-policemen-killed-and-6-injured-in-an-ambush-in-narathiwat/

Thailand eyes luxury tourists, operators say keep them safe

BANGKOK, March 30 (Reuters) - Thailand needs to do more to keep its tourists safe if it wants to achieve its objective of attracting more high-end travellers, operators say, or it risks losing out to its up-and-coming neighbours.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906720-thailand-eyes-luxury-tourists-operators-say-keep-them-safe/

Donald Trump’s campaign manager charged with battery



NEW YORK: -- The campaign manager of US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has been charged with battery.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906721-donald-trumps-campaign-manager-charged-with-battery/

Egypt defends air safety after hijacking



CAIRO: -- The hijack of EgyptAir Flight MS181 on Tuesday after its take-off from Alexandria may have ended safely.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906722-egypt-defends-air-safety-after-hijacking/

Greece: stranded refugees and migrants clash with police in Idomeni
By Sarah Chappell | With REUTERS, APF



"Every day we have tension, protests and pressure at the border"

IDOMENI: -- Protesting refugees and migrants on Tuesday clashed with Greek police in the border town of Idomeni, next to the closed crossing between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906724-greece-stranded-refugees-and-migrants-clash-with-police-in-idomeni/

Tied 4-4 after Scalia's death, high court gives unions a win
By SAM HANANEL

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the clearest sign yet of the impact of Justice Antonin Scalia's death, U.S. labor unions scored a major victory Tuesday with a tie vote in a high-profile Supreme Court case they had once seemed all but certain to lose.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906725-tied-4-4-after-scalias-death-high-court-gives-unions-a-win/

UPDATE:

Missing French Koh Tao resident found

SURAT THANI: -- Police in Surat Thani believe they have found the body of Jean-francois Louet, the French Koh Tao resident who went missing in Surat Thani 15 days ago.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906629-koh-tao-french-diving-instructor-found-dead-in-surat-police-mystified/#entry10585121

Brutal Thai bodybuilder attacked and imprisoned young Bangkok student
Thaivisa Reporters


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BANGKOK:-- The hunt is on for a vicious body builder turned sadist who was a member of a Thai national sports team who brutally attacked a young female student and imprisoned her in his Bangkok flat for two days, reports Thaivisa News.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906726-brutal-thai-bodybuilder-attacked-and-imprisoned-young-bangkok-student/

Ugh! Big cargo of rotten Cambodian rats hits Thailand markets
Thaivisa Reporters


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SA KAEO:-- Public health inspectors acting on a tip off intercepted a cargo of Cambodian rats headed for the markets of Thailand, reports Thaivisa News.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906727-ugh-big-cargo-of-rotten-cambodian-rats-hits-thailand-markets/