Thailand Live Tuesday 26 Apr 2016

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Justice minister asks media to pay less attention to Dhammachayo case



BANGKOK: -- Justice minister Gen Phaiboon Khumchaya pleaded Tuesday with media representatives to pay less attention to Wat Dhammakaya abbot, Phra Dhammachayo, saying the case he is facing is normal and will be treated accordingly.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912854-justice-minister-asks-media-to-pay-less-attention-to-dhammachayo-case/

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BMA holds seminar to improve building security systems

BANGKOK, 26 April 2016 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has sought to bolster understanding on building safety systems with an aim to reduce accidents caused by automatic safety measures.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912856-bangkok-administration-holds-seminar-to-improve-building-security-systems/

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Tesco girl returns 20K - "She's lovely" says grateful customer


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NAKHON SRI THAMMARAT:-- A cashier at Tesco Lotus in the south of Thailand was praised after she reunited a customer with a pile of dropped cash yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912866-tesco-girl-returns-20k-shes-lovely-says-grateful-customer/

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Senior American Cancer Sufferer Commits Heart-breaking Suicide

PATTAYA: -- At 10.30 AM on 26th April 2016 Pol Lt. Chakrit Chantakam Deputy Inspector Inquiry – Muang Pattaya was informed that a senior American citizen had shot himself with a handgun.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912868-pattaya-senior-american-cancer-sufferer-commits-heart-breaking-suicide/

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Human skeletons among piles of skeletons collected from forest in Udon Thani



BANGKOK: -- The Institute of Forensic Medicine has now confirmed that human skeletons were among piles of skeletons collected from more than 20 locations within the degraded forest areas of Ban Pheu district of Udon Thani province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912869-human-skeletons-among-piles-of-skeletons-collected-from-forest-in-udon-thani/

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Pickup Of Musicians Crashes Down Mountain, 3 Dead 5 Injured
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CityNews – A pickup carrying a group of musicians swerved off a mountain road in Mae Chaem and crashed 15 metres below, killing three and injuring five on the night of April 25.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912871-mae-chaem-pickup-of-musicians-crashes-down-mountain-3-dead-5-injured/

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International tourist arrivals rise 15%
TTR Weekly


International tourist arrivals to Thailand reached more than 9 million from January through March this year, reports the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Photo: TAT

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports reports international tourist arrivals to Thailand reached more than 9 million during January to March, this year, an improvement of 15.45 per cent.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912873-international-tourist-arrivals-rise-15/

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'Amulets saved my life' says Thai driver in 'miracle' escape!


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CHAINAT:-- A driver of a Vios that overturned and rolled in Chainat had a miracle escape earlier today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912878-amulets-saved-my-life-says-thai-driver-in-miracle-escape/

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Deep-sea divers join the search for a missing woman in Ratchaprapa reservoir



SURAT THANI: -- Deep-sea divers from Trang, Phuket and Nakhon Si Thammarat have been mobilized to help in the search for two people who went missing and believed drowned in the Ratchaprapa reservoir in Surat Thani.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912884-deep-sea-divers-join-the-search-for-a-missing-woman-in-ratchaprapa-reservoir/

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Second discovery of dinosaur bones found in Kalasin Province

KALASIN, 26 April 2016 (NNT) - The Phu Noi dig site in Din Chi subdistrict of Kalasin province has uncovered more fossils, including the prehistoric remains of dinosaurs, crocodiles, turtles and sharks.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912886-second-discovery-of-dinosaur-bones-found-in-kalasin-province/

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Wisanu warns EC of its accountability if public forums are misused



BANGKOK: -- The Election Commission will be held accountable if the public forums it staged is used as a venue by some elements to incite public opposition against the draft constitution, warned Deputy Prime Minister Wisanu Krea-ngarm on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912888-wisanu-warns-ec-of-its-accountability-if-public-forums-are-misused/

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Aussie Phuket expats to hold fundraiser for disabled Patong street vendor
Matt Pond


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PHUKET: -- A group of Australian expats in Phuket will hold a fundraiser next Friday (May 6) to buy a mobility scooter for a young disabled Thai man who sells various wares on Bangla Rd.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912891-aussie-phuket-expats-to-hold-fundraiser-for-disabled-patong-street-vendor/

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Gay couple wins custody battle against Thai surrogate mother
NATTASUDA ANUSONADISAI, Associated Press

BANGKOK (AP) — A same-sex American-Spanish couple has won a high-profile custody battle against a surrogate mother in Thailand who gave birth to their child but then decided she wanted to keep the baby when she found out they were gay.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912893-gay-couple-wins-custody-battle-against-thai-surrogate-mother/

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Pol Gen Pongpat: Benz driver faces 8 charges but not manslaughter



AYUTTHAYA: -- Eight charges have been lodged against the driver who rammed his Mercedes Benz sport car into the rear of another car which caught fire and killed two occupants inside, said Pol Gen Pongpat Pongcharoen, the deputy national police, at a press conference held at the provincial police bureau in Ayutthaya province on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912895-pol-gen-pongpat-benz-driver-faces-8-charges-but-not-manslaughter/

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Volunteers needed to establish Phuket suicide hotline
Kongleaphy Keam

PHUKET: -- After a rash of tourists dying of allegedly self-inflicted injuries, Dr Surin Bamrungphol, Phuket’s anti-corruption champion, is calling for volunteers to help establish a suicide hotline.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912943-volunteers-needed-to-establish-phuket-suicide-hotline/

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Couples invited to participate in traditional wedding ceremony
Chutharat Plerin

PHUKET: -- Couples intending to ‘Thai’ the knot are invited by the Thai Peranakan Association and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to join a traditional ‘Baba Yaya’ wedding ceremony.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912945-couples-invited-to-participate-in-traditional-wedding-ceremony/

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Dutch man's "Suicide" in Thailand a possible murder case

Stephan Buczynski (Photo: Stephan Buczynski/Facebook)

THAILAND -- Breda man Stephan Buczynski did not commit suicide in Thailand in 2013, but may have been murdered, according to crime reporter John van der Heuvel in his program Vermoord in het buiteland. He traveled to Thailand to investigate Buczynski’s death at the request of his family, Omroep Brabant reports.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912949-dutch-mans-suicide-in-thailand-a-possible-murder-case/

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Speedboats crash in Koh Lan in second serious accident in two days

CHONBURI:-- A second speedboat accident at Ta Waen beach in two days left a further eight Chinese tourists hospitalised.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912962-speedboats-crash-in-koh-lan-in-second-serious-accident-in-two-days/

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