Clinton backers 'feel the Bern' of angry Sanders supporters
By LISA LERER

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Schumacher says she just wanted to do her civic duty, and so she heeded the call to become a superdelegate for Hillary Clinton. But in the year of the angry voter, not even an administrative assistant from Elk River, Minnesota, can escape the outrage.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913537-clinton-backers-feel-the-bern-of-angry-sanders-supporters/

Tracking the flow of guns used in crime is inexact science
By LISA MARIE PANE

SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Adventure Outdoors is an 80,000-square-foot store with walls lined with long guns, cases packed with handguns and aisles jammed with all the accessories an avid outdoorsman would need: coolers, clothing, ammo. At the customer service counter is a government-issued poster that warns: "Don't lie for the other guy."

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913538-us-tracking-the-flow-of-guns-used-in-crime-is-inexact-science/

Four arrested for attack on British family in Hua Hin as first photos of the victims are released



HUA HIN:-- Four Thai men have now been arrested for the brutal attack on a British family in Hua Hin during Songkran, while the identities of the victims have also been revealed.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913539-four-arrested-for-attack-on-british-family-in-hua-hin-as-first-photos-of-the-victims-are-released/

Chiang Mai driver praised for honesty after returning nearly 100K to tourist


Image: Daily News

CHIANG MAI:-- A Chinese tourist was glad to see the driver who had given him a tour of Chiang Mai again. The tourist has left a bag with nearly 100,000 baht in the red four wheeler.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913541-chiang-mai-driver-praised-for-honesty-after-returning-nearly-100k-to-tourist/

An eighty year old with Alzheimer's living on scraps at Samrong market needs help


Image: Thairath

SAMUT PRAKAN:-- An old woman with Alzheimer's who sleeps on a pile of rubbish and lives off scraps and meagre handouts has tugged at the heartstrings of Facebook users.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913542-an-eighty-year-old-with-alzheimers-living-on-scraps-at-samrong-market-needs-help/

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Official: Investigators considering overdose in Prince death, whether doctor supplied drugs.

Racist statements lead lawmakers to reject John Wayne Day
DON THOMPSON, Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — What a California lawmaker intended as a benign resolution honoring a late, world-renowned movie icon exploded into an emotional debate over decades-old racist comments Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913550-racist-statements-lead-lawmakers-to-reject-john-wayne-day/

Chinese tour guide loses 60K in baht bus theft



PATTAYA: -- A Chinese tour guide got a nasty shock when he came to pay his bill at a Central, Pattaya, restaurant on Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913564-chinese-tour-guide-loses-60k-in-pattaya-baht-bus-theft/

Thailand attack: British family 'vow never to return' after savage street attack that them all knocked out
BY GEMMA MULLIN , JAMES MCCARTHY


Image: Youtube

Lewis Owen, his mother Rosemary, 65, and 68-year-old father, also called Lewis, were out celebrating when they were set upon by at least six people

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913601-thailand-attack-british-family-vow-never-to-return-after-savage-street-attack/

Finnish man drops in for a drink in Walking Street - through the roof



PATTAYA: -- Late night drinkers in Walking Street had the shock of their lives when a tourist fell though a roof right in front of them.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913603-finnish-man-drops-in-for-a-drink-in-walking-street-through-the-roof/

IS reportedly trying to recruit Indonesian migrant workers



JAKARTA: -- Indonesia's National Counterterrorism Agency, or BNPT, is investigating reports that the Islamic State jihadist group may have been trying to recruit Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, The Jakarta Globe reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913605-is-reportedly-trying-to-recruit-indonesian-migrant-workers/

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Plans underway to place KL among world’s top 10 most-connected cities



KUALA LUMPUR: -- City Hall is embarking on an initiative to transform Kuala Lumpur into one of the world's top 10 most connected cities within the next three years, said an official, as reported by New Straits Times.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913606-plans-underway-to-place-kl-among-worlds-top-10-most-connected-cities/

Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines join forces on maritime security



JAKARTA: -- Indonesia will gather with Malaysian and Philippine officials in the capital next month to coordinate a joint patrol and intensify maritime security as a response to the increasing threats happening in the region's key trade sea lanes, The Jakarta Post reported, citing an official.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913607-indonesia-malaysia-philippines-join-forces-on-maritime-security/

Myanmar parliament eyes revocation of “oppressive” security law



NAYPYITAW: -- A new bill that would rescind Myanmar’s 1975 State Protection Law is likely to be submitted to Parliament after it reconvenes next week, the Lower House’s Bill Committee chairman said on Thursday, as reported by The Irrawaddy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913608-myanmar-parliament-eyes-revocation-of-oppressive-security-law/

MPC to be renamed ‘National Reconciliation and Peace Center’



NAYPYITAW: -- Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s state counselor and de facto leader of the new National League for Democracy (NLD) government, has proposed renaming the Myanmar Peace Center (MPC) as the National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC), according to The Irrawaddy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913611-mpc-to-be-renamed-national-reconciliation-and-peace-center/

Residents in Hanoi’s dilapidated buildings to be relocated



HANOI: -- Residents in old dormitories of Hanoi, Thanh Cong, Ngoc Khanh, Ba Dinh and Cong Vi wards will be relocated following a decision by the capital city’s People’s Committee, Viet Nam News reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913612-residents-in-hanois-dilapidated-buildings-to-be-relocated/

FPO revises GDP growth this year down to 3.3%

BANGKOK, 29 April 2016 (NNT) - The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has revised down this year’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 3.7% to 3.3% as the global economy has not fully recovered.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913614-fpo-revises-gdp-growth-this-year-down-to-33/

Southern women groups call for peace zones where families can go without fear of violence



PATTANI: -- Woman groups in the insurgency-plagued southern provinces yesterday called for non-violence zones at market and public places where families can go and shop with no fear of violence.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913616-southern-women-groups-call-for-peace-zones-where-families-can-go-without-fear-of-violence/

Necklace Snatch Beach Road Pattaya



PATTAYA: - An Indian tourist had his necklace stolen off of his neck on Pattaya’s Beach Road.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913620-necklace-snatch-beach-road-pattaya/

Ghostbuster monk sought in latest Udon cremation site twist


Image: Daily News

UDON THANI:-- Relatives have sought the advice of a famous monk expert in ways of the supernatural to help release the spirits of the dead trapped in the Nong Preu, Udon, area.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913623-ghostbuster-monk-sought-in-latest-udon-cremation-site-twist/

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FIFA president says Leicester proves fairytales are possible
CHRIS LINES, AP Sports Writer

BANGKOK (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino visited the headquarters of Leicester's ownership company on Thursday and said the club's Premier League title run shows that fairytales are still possible.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913631-fifa-president-says-leicester-proves-fairytales-are-possible/

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Phuket police threatened by granny killer during arrest
Darawan Naknakhon


Nopparit was apprehended at a friend’s house on Moo 5 Pracha Uthit Rd in Rassada. Photo: Darawan Naknakhon

PHUKET: -- The man arrested yesterday (Apr 28) in connection with the fatal beating of his grandmother in the early hours of yesterday morning threatened police with a knife and fought to make his escape during the arrest process it has been revealed.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913490-phuket-police-arrest-man-wanted-for-fatal-beating-of-his-grandmother/#entry10691466

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea sentences an ethnic Korean U.S. citizen to 10 years in jail for espionage.

Biden presses Iraq to not let political chaos upend gains
By JOSH LEDERMAN

BAGHDAD (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraq on Thursday not to let its crippling political crisis upend hard-fought gains against the Islamic State group as he returned to the country that's come to symbolize America's relentless struggles in the Middle East.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913637-biden-presses-iraq-to-not-let-political-chaos-upend-gains/

2-year-old girl, one man killed after speeding car rams into their bicycles
By Coconuts Bangkok



KHON KAEN: -- A speeding Toyota Altis rammed into two bicycles in Khon Kaen yesterday, injuring one woman and killing two people — including a two-year-old girl — before the driver abandoned his car and fled the scene.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913638-2-year-old-girl-one-man-killed-after-speeding-car-rams-into-their-bicycles/

Thai working people heavily in debts with loan sharks, says UTCC



BANGKOK: -- The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) revealed that Thailand is seeing the highest rate of household debts in 8 years, with debts averaging at around 119,000 baht per family.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913640-thai-working-people-heavily-in-debts-with-loan-sharks-says-utcc/

Thai gang attack on Laotian 'gik' - graphic violence caught on tape



THONBURI:-- A jealous wife sent a large motorcycle mob to attack her husband's Laotian mistress outside an entertainment venue in Thonburi.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913643-thai-gang-attack-on-laotian-gik-graphic-violence-caught-on-tape/

'Personal' Campaigning Acceptable (If Charter Vote Isn't Canceled)
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer


Anurak Jeantawanich and three friends display their opposition to the draft charter in a photo posted online Thursday. Photo: Anurak Jeantawanich / Facebook

BANGKOK — Want to wear a T-shirt urging folks to vote the draft charter up or down? That’s fine, so long as you don’t wear them with a big group of friends in public. Want to hang your position from a flag or sign in your window? No problem, just don’t put it on a billboard.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913645-personal-campaigning-acceptable-if-charter-vote-isnt-canceled/

Commerce orders market monitoring as drought deteriorating



BANGKOK: -- The commerce minister has ordered commerce officials to monitor prices of farm products as well as fruits closely as some might disappear from the markets, or might rise high due to the deteriorating of the drought situation now spread across the country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913648-thai-commerce-orders-market-monitoring-as-drought-deteriorating/