Thailand Live Wednesday 30 Mar 2016

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Tourism Ministry joins with banks and digital services to stimulate Songkran spending



BANGKOK, 30 March 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has joined hands with digital partners to offer spending and travel incentives at the same time as promoting safe and appropriate revelry during the holiday period.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906863-tourism-ministry-joins-with-banks-and-digital-services-to-stimulate-songkran-spending/

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Farangs outraged by Tesco Lotus commercial showing Thai maid being slapped (VIDEO)

By Coconuts Bangkok

A recent Tesco Lotus advert shows a housemaid dropping a plate of crisps and then getting slapped across the face by her boss.

BANGKOK:-- Tesco Lotus has been forced to apologize for an advert which shows a Thai woman abusing her maid after it was slammed on social media for depicting domestic worker abuse.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906872-farangs-outraged-by-tesco-lotus-commercial-showing-thai-maid-being-slapped-video/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

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Officials pull down 'indecent' Bangkok billboard of chubby Thai star seeking husband
The Phuket News

BANGKOK: -- Attention all the single ladies pushing 40 who can't seem to find the right man using conventional channels – friends, agencies, personals, dating sites and Facebook – perhaps consider announcing your human needs on a billboard!

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906836-will-you-marry-me-apply-now-screams-massive-billboard-of-writhing-thai-actress/?p=10587752

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Turkey-US relations are strained as Erdogan arrives in Washington
Euronews

Will an informal meeting with Obama be enough for the Turkish president?

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906886-turkey-us-relations-are-strained-as-erdogan-arrives-in-washington/

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Trump faces Republican backlash for Lewandowski battery charge
Euronews

Donald Trump’s race for the Republican presidential nomination has, once more, become an international talking point.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906721-donald-trumps-campaign-manager-charged-with-battery/?p=10587928

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Venezuela’s national assembly approves plans for a sweeping political amnesty
Euronews

Venezuela’s opposition-controlled national assembly has passed an amnesty law it says will free people it says are political prisoners.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906891-venezuelas-national-assembly-approves-plans-for-a-sweeping-political-amnesty/?p=10587958

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Your secrets are safe with us, says Phuket Immigration
The Phuket News


The database used by Phuket Immigration is not linked to the one breached on Sunday, the Phuket Immigration Chief has assured.

PHUKET: -- The Chief of the Phuket Immigration Office in Phuket Town today said that private information of expats and tourists on the island remains safe and secure.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906892-your-secrets-are-safe-with-us-says-phuket-immigration/?p=10587992

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Armed negotiations re-open road to Phuket beach
Darawan Naknakhon

PHUKET: -- A road across private land leading to Laem Nga Beach in Rassada was opened yesterday (Mar 29) after military personnel with assault rifles looked on while a delegation of officials held discussions with the land owner’s legal representative.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906893-armed-negotiations-re-open-road-to-phuket-beach/

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Thailand Live Thursday 31 Mar 2016

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