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Confusion Over Controversial New Immigration Form
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter

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Customers at One Stop service Center for Visa and Work Permit in Chamchuri Square

BANGKOK — Sebastien edged up to the counter and handed the form to the immigration officer. A few breaths later, it was accepted despite a lot of unanswered questions.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911375-confusion-over-controversial-new-immigration-form/

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Govt Hints 'No' Vote Could Restart Charter Process Third Time
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

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Puangthong, second from left join other academics at a press conference at Thammasat on Sunday to announce their opposition to the charter draft. Photo: Matichon

BANGKOK — A deputy prime minister yesterday played down the possibility of recycling a previous constitution in part or full should the public reject the junta-backed charter.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911376-govt-hints-no-vote-could-restart-charter-process-third-time/

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Govt, Police Deny Top Bangkok Cop’s Job Jeopardized by Factional Strife
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

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Bangkok police chief Sanit Mahathavorn oversees a police operation to catch potential visa overstayers in Bangkok on March 19.

BANGKOK — Top police and government figures have denied reports a high-level fissure is about to cost the commander of Bangkok police his job.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911377-govt-police-deny-top-bangkok-cops-job-jeopardized-by-factional-strife/

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Frustration Boils Over at Rare, Brief Protest
By Todd Ruiz and Pravit Rojanaphruk

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Several protest leaders are taken away in a police truck at about 6pm on Tuesday at the Victory Monument in Bangkok.

BANGKOK – Security forces surgically removed several activist leaders gathered at Victory Monument this evening, effectively nipping a planned protest in the bud.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911378-frustration-boils-over-at-rare-brief-protest/

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CDC to seek help from three ministries to help in educating public about draft charter

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BANGKOK: -- The Constitution Drafting Committee will seek help from the Interior, Public Health and Education ministries for the recruitment of officials who will help in educating members of the public about the content of the draft constitution.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911384-cdc-to-seek-help-from-three-ministries-to-help-in-educating-public-about-draft-charter/

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UTCC's forecasting center: Drought situation could probably pull GDP down by 0.85%

BANGKOK, 20 April 2016 (NNT) - Thanawat Phonwichai, director of the Center for Economic and Business Forecasting of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) disclosed that droughts were causing serious concerns and could probably last until June.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911387-utccs-forecasting-center-drought-situation-could-probably-pull-gdp-down-by-085/

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DPM invites Watana Muangsuk to discussion

BANGKOK, 20 April 2016 (NNT) – The Deputy Prime Minister has called Pheu Thai party head Watana Muangsuk out to discuss issues he has with the current administration, warning that the movements he has chosen to oppose the government’s works violate conditions he previously agreed to.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911389-dpm-invites-watana-muangsuk-to-discussion/

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Bangkok Bank's first-quarter profit drops nearly 12 pct as bad debt surges

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok Bank Pcl, Thailand's top lender by assets, reported an 11.6 percent drop in first-quarter net profit, from a year earlier, on Tuesday as a surge in bad debt prompted it to book higher loan loss provisions.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911392-bangkok-banks-first-quarter-profit-drops-nearly-12-pct-as-bad-debt-surges/

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Palmyra arch replica goes on show in London
By Robert Hackwill

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LONDON: -- The original arch in Palmyra may have been destroyed on October 5th, but a five metre high replica has gone on show in Trafalgar Square in London from where it will go to Dubai and New York before, hopefully soon, it can replace the original in Palmyra itself.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911394-palmyra-arch-replica-goes-on-show-in-london/

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Deadly attacks in Afghan capital show Taliban's strength
By RAHIM FAIEZ

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A week after proclaiming their spring offensive, Taliban militants stormed an Afghan government security agency with a suicide car bomb and gunfire Tuesday, killing 28 people and wounding hundreds in a sign of the insurgency's continued strength — even in the capital.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911398-deadly-attacks-in-afghan-capital-show-talibans-strength/

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Fighting in Syria intensifies as opposition digs in heels
By JAMEY KEATEN and PHILIP ISSA

GENEVA (AP) — Syria's top opposition leader vowed to fight "even with stones" to depose President Bashar Assad, shifting sharply to a tone of conflict over conciliation as peace talks in Geneva teetered near collapse Tuesday amid a new surge in fighting — including government airstrikes that left dozens dead.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911399-fighting-in-syria-intensifies-as-opposition-digs-in-heels/

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No prison time for NYPD officer in stairwell shooting case
By COLLEEN LONG

NEW YORK (AP) — A former police officer who shot an unarmed man to death in a darkened stairwell was spared prison time Tuesday, and a judge reduced his manslaughter conviction to a lesser charge in a case that became a flashpoint for police accountability.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911401-no-prison-time-for-nypd-officer-in-stairwell-shooting-case/

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Sierra's eastern front long overdue for large earthquake
SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Sierra's eastern front is long overdue for a large earthquake along the California-Nevada line, where a magnitude-7 event expected on average every 30 years hasn't occurred in six decades, scientists said Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911437-us-sierras-eastern-front-long-overdue-for-large-earthquake/

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