Mobile phone thief falls in Suvarnabhumi security trap


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BANGKOK:-- Suvarnabhumi airport security laid a trap on Thursday - and a mobile phone thief fell straight in it.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916932-mobile-phone-thief-falls-in-suvarnabhumi-security-trap/

Man arrested after horrific drug rape-murder of eight year old in Trang



TRANG:-- Police have arrested a man for a gruesome drugging and rape that left an eight year old girl dead.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916933-man-arrested-after-horrific-drug-rape-murder-of-eight-year-old-in-trang/

Gran, 74, is definitely not pregnant, say Ayuthaya doctors


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AYUTTHAYA:-- The story of the seventy four year old grannie who insisted along with her relatives that she was having a baby is not going to result in the patter of tiny feet.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916934-gran-74-is-definitely-not-pregnant-say-ayuthaya-doctors/

Donald Trump's ex-butler calls for Obama to be killed

WASHINGTON: -- The US Secret Service has launched an investigation after Donald Trump's former butler called for the death of President Barack Obama.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916941-donald-trumps-ex-butler-calls-for-obama-to-be-killed/

A crazy decision led Thailand to stockpile tons of rice, but everything could be about to change
Jonathan Garber

BANGKOK: -- In 2011, Thailand was the world's largest exporter of rice, accounting for about 30% of the global market.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916948-a-crazy-decision-led-thailand-to-stockpile-tons-of-rice-but-everything-could-be-about-to-change/

4 US citizens sentenced for attempted Gambian coup

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four U.S. citizens were sentenced in federal court for their roles in a failed attempt to overthrow the government in the West African nation of Gambia, the U.S. attorney's office said Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916949-4-us-citizens-sentenced-for-attempted-gambian-coup/

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Secret Service to investigate Trump's former butler
By JILL COLVIN and ALICIA A. CALDWELL

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's former butler has drawn the attention of Secret Service for threats online he's made against President Barack Obama.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916941-donald-trumps-ex-butler-calls-for-obama-to-be-killed/#entry10742292

With Hiroshima, Obama goes where predecessors stayed away
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and KEN MORITSUGU

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama tours Hiroshima's haunting relics of nuclear warfare, he will be making a trip that past administrations weighed and avoided. For good reason: The hollowed core of the city's A-Bomb Dome and old photos of charred children are sure to rekindle questions of guilt and penitence for World War II's gruesome brutality.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916952-with-hiroshima-obama-goes-where-predecessors-stayed-away/

Condo with up to "ten Arabs in a room" raided for illegal hotel operation in Sukhumvit Soi 11


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BANGKOK: -- A condo manager in Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, faces charges after a swoop found that the 22 storey Soi 11 building was operating as an illegal hotel with "up to ten people in a room."

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916967-condo-with-up-to-ten-arabs-in-a-room-raided-for-illegal-hotel-operation-in-sukhumvit-soi-11/

Somkid remains confident of growth citing foreign investors’ investments



BANGKOK: -- Deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak yesterday remained confident of the country's economic growth this year, citing foreign investors' confidence in the country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916968-somkid-remains-confident-of-growth-citing-foreign-investors-investments/

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Exiled communist leader Sison hopes to return to the Philippines

Exiled Philippine communist rebel leader Jose Maria Sison has expressed hopes that he will be able to return home under the new presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, ending his nearly three decades in exile.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916969-exiled-communist-leader-sison-hopes-to-return-to-the-philippines/

BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group says its top military commander Mustafa Badreddine has been killed in Syria.

Three-month investor confidence rises on govt stimulus

BANGKOK, 13 May 2016 (NNT) - A survey by the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (FETCO) has revealed that the Investor Confidence Index (ICI) for the next three months has increased by nearly 7% due to the government’s economic stimulus measures.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916972-three-month-investor-confidence-rises-on-thai-govt-stimulus/

Tourism Min eyes launching more flights to/from Philippines



BANGKOK, 13 May 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is looking to increase flights between Thailand and the Philippines while indicating a rise in the number of visitors from some countries.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916976-thai-tourism-min-eyes-launching-more-flights-tofrom-philippines/

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The taxi driver and the traffic cop clip - all above board, say police

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BANGKOK: -- Bangkok police have moved quickly to deny social media claims they were caught on tape taking a traffic bribe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916917-ticket-or-receipt-cop-caught-on-camera-urging-driver-to-pay-bribe-video/page-2#entry10742659

2nd ABU Media Summit on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction



KRABI, 12 May 2016 (NNT) -More than 200 media professionals from Asian and Pacific countries are attending the 2nd ABU Media Summit on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction, co-hosted by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union and Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916977-2nd-abu-media-summit-on-climate-change-and-disaster-risk-reduction/

Media outlets warned to use the”somdech” title for top officials or their licenses may be revoked

PHNOM PENH: -- Media outlets in Cambodia have been warned that they may lose their operating licenses if they refer to Prime Minister Hun Sen and his top CCP officials without the royal title of “somdech”, according to Cambodia Daily on Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916979-media-outlets-warned-to-use-thesomdech-title-for-top-officials-or-their-licenses-may-be-revoked/

Vietnamese man gets 6-mon flight ban for “bombing Bangkok” joke



HANOI: -- A 20-year old Vietnamese man has been banned from flying Vietnamese aircraft for six months after he told a security officer at Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport that he was flying to Bangkok for a bomb attack.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916981-vietnamese-man-gets-6-mon-flight-ban-for-bombing-bangkok-joke/

NLD government to return confiscated land to rightful owners



NAYPYITAW: -- One of the top priorities of the National League of Democracy (NLD) government is to return land confiscated from smallholder farmers to the rightful owners, said Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Tun Win.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916983-nld-government-to-return-confiscated-land-to-rightful-owners/

More potential doctors cheating in university medical exams in Bangkok


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BANGKOK: -- Officials at Rangsit University in northern Bangkok have said they believe another thirteen students tried to cheat their way onto medical courses in recent entrance exams.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916986-more-potential-doctors-cheating-in-university-medical-exams-in-bangkok/

Say Goodbye to Night Market Vendors on Silom Road
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter


Street stalls at Silom night market. Photo: Tourism Authority of Thailand

BANGKOK — Silom Road’s famous Night Market was given a death sentence Thursday, as it was named the next target of City Hall’s ongoing cleanliness and order campaign.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916988-say-goodbye-to-night-market-vendors-on-silom-road/

Big day: Surrogate baby Carmen flies home with gay couple
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: Bringcarmenhome/ Facebook

BANGKOK: -- The same-sex parents who won custody of their daughter in a high-profile surrogacy case last month flew home with baby Carmen last night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916989-big-day-surrogate-baby-carmen-flies-home-with-gay-couple/

Sure! We can help you move house - literally!


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Social media is abuzz with a clip that shows everyone in a Thai village helping to move house. Or rather move 'A' house!

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916994-sure-we-can-help-you-move-house-literally/

World's oldest person dies in New York at age 116

NEW YORK (AP) — Susannah Mushatt Jones, the world's oldest person, has died in New York at age 116.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916995-worlds-oldest-person-dies-in-new-york-at-age-116/

Drought pushes up major fruit prices

BANGKOK: -- The long drought that plagued the eastern region has now seen effects on major fruits with prices now going up 200%.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/916998-drought-pushes-up-major-fruit-prices/

ACM Prajin clarifies human rights concerns to Swedish Ambassador



BANGKOK, 13 May 2016 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister ACM Prajin Juntong has met with the Swedish Ambassador to clarify the human rights situation in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917020-acm-prajin-clarifies-human-rights-concerns-to-swedish-ambassador/

Two men shot while eating at KFC Samut Prakarn
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: FM91

BANGKOK: -- Two young men were shot in a KFC restaurant in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province around 4am today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917021-two-men-shot-while-eating-at-kfc-samut-prakarn/

Yingluck stands trial for rice scheme in Supreme Court



BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra stood trial for her controversial rice pledging scheme in the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Political Office Holders for the eighth time today amid a hundred of her supporters.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917033-yingluck-stands-trial-for-rice-scheme-in-supreme-court/

Police Confirm, Deny Gas Station Shooters Were Police
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter


A screenshot of the dashcam video.

BANGKOK — The Commander of a police station in Bangkok said today that five gunmen who opened fire on a pick-up truck in broad daylight were police officers from another police station, a claim denied by the deputy chief of the latter station.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/917034-police-confirm-deny-gas-station-shooters-were-police/