Thailand Live Tuesday 5 Apr 2016

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Man’s plastic surgery and hormone treatment wows Thais
Thaivisa Reporters



His mother's pride and joy to the apple of his daddy's eye

BANGKOK:-- From ugly duckling to swan - online Thais have been wowed by the story in dramatic pictures of a Thai born a man but who in a few short years becomes a sex bombshell.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908103-mans-plastic-surgery-and-hormone-treatment-wows-thais/

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Swede, 39, dead killed riding Ducati on road trip South
Thaivisa Reporters


Image: Dailynews

SURAT THANI:-- A Swedish man on a bike road trip with friends from Hua Hin to Samui didn't make his final destination. He lost control on his Ducati and ended up dead in a ditch.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908104-swede-39-dead-killed-riding-ducati-on-road-trip-south/

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Foreigner charged with bike theft and drug use in Pattaya
Thaivisa Reporters


Image: Khaosod

PATTAYA:-- Pattaya's finest brought a "habitual foreign thief" to book for the theft of a motorbike and a string of other alleged crimes.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908105-foreigner-charged-with-bike-theft-and-drug-use-in-pattaya/

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Too fat and too pretty - Thai men who failed the Army draft
Thaivisa Reporters


Image: Dailynews

ANG THONG:-- Excitement was at fever pitch at the annual draft pick for the Thai military on Monday as all shapes, sizes and varieties of Thai men showed up.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908106-too-fat-and-too-pretty-thai-men-who-failed-the-army-draft/

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Ex-New Zealand leader Clark announces bid for top UN post
NICK PERRY, Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Helen Clark, a former New Zealand prime minister who is now a senior U.N. official, announced Tuesday she is running for the top position at the United Nations, saying she would bring nearly 30 years of leadership skills to the job of secretary-general.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908127-ex-new-zealand-leader-clark-announces-bid-for-top-un-post/

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Opinion poll finds Australian government trailing opposition
ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — With a possible early election looming, the Australian government suffered a confidence blow on Tuesday when an opinion poll showed it is trailing the opposition party for the first time since changing its leader last year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908130-opinion-poll-finds-australian-government-trailing-opposition/

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Indonesia forests minister dams DiCaprio with faint praise

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's environment and forestry minister says Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio lacked complete information when he criticized the destruction of rainforests during a visit to a protected national park last month.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908133-indonesia-forests-minister-dams-leonardo-dicaprio-with-faint-praise/

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Facebook strikes again - Thai girl robs tour guide of 40,000 baht in Jomtien
Thaivisa Reporters



PATTAYA:-- A Thai tour guide of a Chinese group visiting Pattaya was robbed of 40,000 baht from his hotel room by a girl he chatted with on Facebook.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908136-facebook-strikes-again-thai-girl-robs-tour-guide-of-40000-baht-in-jomtien/

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Princeton to keep Wilson's name despite his racist views
ERRIN HAINES WHACK, Associated Press

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Woodrow Wilson's name will remain on Princeton University's public policy school, despite calls to remove it because the former U.S. president was a segregationist, the Ivy League university announced Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908137-princeton-university-to-keep-wilsons-name-despite-his-racist-views/

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Vietnam to issue one-year visas to US citizens: legislature



HANOI: -- Vietnam is poised to extend the validity of single-entry visas for U.S. citizens to one year to facilitate their travel and foster trade and commercial ties between the two countries, Tuoi Tre News reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908138-vietnam-to-issue-one-year-visas-to-us-citizens-legislature/

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Special forces ready to help rescue hostages in Philippines



JAKARTA: -- Indonesia’s special forces are on standby in the Tarakan border area in North Kalimantan as negotiations are underway with Philippine authorities about how to secure the release of 10 Indonesian boat crew members taken hostage by the Abu Sayyaf, The Jakarta Globe reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908140-indonesias-special-forces-ready-to-help-rescue-hostages-in-philippines/

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Dead man found in Bangkok canal suitcase was a drug mule
STAFF WRITER


Featured image is of a rock of crystal meth

BANGKOK: -- A body stuffed into a suitcase was found in the Khlong Ong Ang canal on Sunday, and police have the dead man was likely a drug mule.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908142-dead-man-found-in-bangkok-canal-suitcase-was-a-drug-mule/

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Four year old dies tragically in a baking hot car parked at a Thai funeral
Thaivisa Reporters


Image: Dailynews.co.th

KHON KAEN:-- A four year old died tragically at a funeral after she died in a car left in the blazing afternoon sun in the north east of Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908146-four-year-old-dies-tragically-in-a-baking-hot-car-parked-at-a-thai-funeral/

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SET down 13.29 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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Headless corpse washes up on Trat beach - police expect murder of foreigner
Thaivisa Reporters


Image: Khaosod.co.th

TRAT:-- A fisherman made a gruesome discovery on an idyllic Trat beach Monday - he found the headless corpse of a man.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908148-headless-corpse-washes-up-on-trat-beach-police-expect-murder-of-foreigner/

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Indonesia's Justice Ministry cracks down on prisoners with cellphones



JAKARTA: -- The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Indonesia has supplied selected penitentiaries in the Greater Jakarta area with cellphone transmission detection devices in a bid to crack down on illicit communications, The Jakarta Globe reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908155-indonesias-justice-ministry-cracks-down-on-prisoners-with-cellphones/

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Suu Kyi gives up two of four ministerial posts



NAYPYITAW: -- National League for Democracy (NLD) chairwoman Aung San Suu Kyi has renounced two of the four ministerial positions she took on last week, according to The Irrawaddy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908156-suu-kyi-gives-up-two-of-four-ministerial-posts/

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Chiang Mai assures its Ku Muang canal has clean and enough water to splash, but sparingly



CHIANG MAI: -- Chiang Mai authorities assured celebrants to the upcoming Songkran festival that its popular "Ku Muang" or city canal whichsurrounds the old capital of Chang Mai will still have water for them to splash, but sparingly.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908158-chiang-mai-assures-its-ku-muang-canal-has-clean-and-enough-water-to-splash-but-sparingly/

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US judge OKs $20B settlement from 2010 BP oil spill
KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge in New Orleans granted final approval Monday to an estimated $20 billion settlement over the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, resolving years of litigation over the worst offshore spill in the nation's history.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908160-us-judge-oks-20b-settlement-from-2010-bp-oil-spill/

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Data of nearly 50 million Turks allegedly leaked online
By DOMINIQUE SOGUEL and DESMOND BUTLER

ISTANBUL (AP) — Hackers have posted a database online that seems to contain the personal information of nearly 50 million Turkish citizens in what is one of the largest public leaks of its kind.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908161-data-of-nearly-50-million-turks-allegedly-leaked-online/

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Truck driver launched into the air as vehicle gets wedged under Bangkok bridge!
Thaivisa Reporters


Image: Khaosod

BANGKOK:-- It was not a sight you see everyday even in the crazy world of Thai roads - part of a dump truck wedged under a pedestrian bridge and the cab of the 22 wheeler high in the air!

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908165-truck-driver-launched-into-the-air-as-vehicle-gets-wedged-under-bangkok-bridge/

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Javan rhinoceros skeleton found at Kuiburi national park



HUA HIN: -- Kuiburi national park rangers in Prachuap Khiri Khan province said they have found skeleton of a rare Javan rhinoceros which went extinct from the country many decades ago.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908167-javan-rhinoceros-skeleton-found-at-kuiburi-national-park/

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Thai-French superstar breaks down in tears when drawn into military
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- Chin Chinawut, famous singer and actor, cried on national television yesterday after he was drawn to serve in the military for two years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908170-thai-french-superstar-breaks-down-in-tears-when-drawn-into-military/

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Thaivisa Photography Comp - March - Winners announced

Thanks to all of you who entered the March Thaivisa Photography Competition.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908175-thaivisa-photography-comp-march-winners-announced/

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UPDATE:

Burst Drug Packs Found in Stomach of Canal Body
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter



BANGKOK — A man discovered floating in a Bangkok canal died of a drug overdose when the meth packets in his stomach burst, forensic police said yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908142-dead-man-found-in-bangkok-canal-suitcase-was-a-drug-mule/#entry10605928

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Phang Nga tour company banned from Similans for 30 days
The Phuket News


The tourists refused to listen to the guide and insisted they wanted to dive and fish so were taken out of the park area. Photo: Phang Nga Marine Police

PHUKET: -- The Phang Nga based tour operator who is alleged to have allowed tourists to fish in a protected area of the Similan National Park has been given a 30-day ban from the area after failing to provide solid evidence to prove the exact location where the incident took place.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908180-phang-nga-tour-company-banned-from-similans-for-30-days/

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British trade envoy visits PM Prayut

BANGKOK, 5 April 2016 (NNT) - British trade envoy Mark Garnier met with Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House to promote bilateral ties between the United Kingdom and Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908181-british-trade-envoy-visits-pm-prayut/

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Asian man found dead inside luggage in city canal might be drug runner



BANGKOK: -- An Asian man whose body was found inside a large luggage in Klong Ong Ang canal is now suspected to be a drug trafficker.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908142-dead-man-found-in-bangkok-canal-suitcase-was-a-drug-mule/?p=10606034#entry10606034

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NRSA proposes making elections a national agenda to prevent vote buying

BANGKOK, 5 April 2016 (NNT) - The National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) will make general elections part of the national agenda, in a bid to prevent vote buying and to encourage people to exercise their voting rights.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908188-thai-nrsa-proposes-making-elections-a-national-agenda-to-prevent-vote-buying/

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Panama Papers scandal prompts quick action by Thai AMLO



BANGKOK: -- Thailand reacted promptly to the "Panama Papers" scandal with the Anti Money Laundering Office (AMLO) saying it will seek coordination from foreign anti money laundering sources for information of Thais on the list if they were engaged in money laundering offshore or not.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/908190-panama-papers-scandal-prompts-quick-action-by-thai-amlo/