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Phuket City Mayor resigns over mural fiasco
Darawan Naknakhon

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Phuket City Deputy Mayor Dr Kosol Tang-utai (centre). Photo: Darawan Naknakhon

PHUKET: -- The Deputy Mayor of Phuket City Municipality handed in his resignation ollowing the fiasco surrounding a mural painted on the old Standard Chartered Bank building in Phuket Town.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/909825-fate-of-phuket-mural-to-be-decided-april-22/?p=10631808

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S44 expected to be invoked to solve 2G network shutdown

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BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order chief General Prayut Chan-ocha has decided to invoke Section 44 of the interim constitution to solve the problem of 2G network shutdown of 900 MHz spectrum on April 14.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/909895-s44-expected-to-be-invoked-to-solve-2g-network-shutdown/

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Six injured in THAI flight during air turbulence over Singapore

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BANGKOK: -- One passenger and five crew members of a Thai Airways International’s flight from Jakarta to Bangkok on Monday were slightly injured when the plane hit air turbulence while flying over Singapore.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/909897-six-injured-in-thai-flight-during-air-turbulence-over-singapore/

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Junta explains why the Democrats’ handout sets are confiscated

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BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has to confiscate the Democrat party’s handout sets which include a blue towel and a medicinal box because they are deemed to be politically divisive, said Colonel Piyapong Klinpant, a member of the spoke persons of the council, on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/909899-ncpo-explains-why-the-democrats-handout-sets-are-confiscated/

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NLA president warns of criminal litigation against those who distort referendum question

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BANGKOK: -- Anybody who distorts the essence of the question for the voters in the national referendum may face criminal litigation, National Legislative Assembly president Pornpetch Wichitcholachai warned on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/909900-nla-president-warns-of-criminal-litigation-against-those-who-distort-referendum-question/

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NCPO steps up road safety measures

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BANGKOK, 13 April 2016 (NNT) – The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has asked the public for cooperation in following suggestions from security agents to bolster their safety following the discovery that over 3,000 drunk drivers took to roads during the first 3 days of Songkran.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/909908-ncpo-steps-up-road-safety-measures/

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Premier meets with Thai Red Cross Society in blood donation campaign

BANGKOK, 13 April 2016 (NNT) – The National Blood Center of the Thai Red Cross Society led actors and actresses in a meeting with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and the cabinet at Government House to campaign for blood donation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/909910-premier-meets-with-thai-red-cross-society-in-blood-donation-campaign/

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Turbulence Injures 6 on Thai Airways Flight
By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee
Staff Reporter

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The scene when Thai Airways Flight TG434 landed at Suvarnabhumi airport Monday afternoon. Photo: Kru P'Birth / Facebook

BANGKOK — Air turbulence was blamed for six injuries on a Thai Airways flight from Jakarta to Bangkok Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/909897-six-injured-in-thai-flight-during-air-turbulence-over-singapore/#entry10632550

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Critics: Keeping Public in Dark About Draft Charter Rejection Unfair
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

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Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha splashes water on the media Tuesday morning at Government House

BANGKOK — It’s unfair for the junta not to tell the public what Thailand will get if the draft charter gets voted down, say critics. Some add that this is a psychological tactic to persuade the public to opt for the known-quantity, which is the charter draft. Critics differ on whether this constitutes as a shrewd move by the junta or not.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/909912-critics-keeping-public-in-dark-about-draft-charter-rejection-unfair/

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Thailand to Face Three Middle Eastern Nations in World Cup Qualifiers
By Simon Duncan
Assistant Editor

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Asian Football Confederation (AFC) General Secretary Windsor John holds the country name card of Japan in the draw for 2018 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers final round in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Photo: Vincent Thian / Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR — The draw for the the final qualifying round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia was made this afternoon at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/909914-thailand-to-face-three-middle-eastern-nations-in-world-cup-qualifiers/

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House Speaker Ryan rules out presidential bid
By ERICA WERNER

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday definitively ruled out a bid for president this year, insisting that the party's choice should emerge from the group of candidates who pursued the GOP nomination. "Count me out," he said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/909923-house-speaker-ryan-rules-out-presidential-bid/

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Syria talks to resume amid disputes, escalating violence
By BASSEM MROUE

BEIRUT (AP) — Indirect peace talks between Syria's warring parties are scheduled to resume in Geneva on Wednesday, the third round this year. There are two main groups at the negotiations in Switzerland, in addition to others that were invited by the United Nations as advisers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/909924-syria-talks-to-resume-amid-disputes-escalating-violence/

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Trump amassing delegates who might not be loyal to him
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Already behind the curve in organizing for the Republican convention, Donald Trump has missed crucial deadlines in a number of states to lock up delegates who would stay loyal beyond the first ballot.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/909925-trump-amassing-delegates-who-might-not-be-loyal-to-him/

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