Video: Car smashes into gold shop before fleeing the scene

 

Picture: Thai News Agency

 

CHIANG RAI: -- CCTV cameras caught a car smashing into a Chiang Rai gold shop in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

 

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Syrian army says Israel fires rockets at air base near Damascus

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi

REUTERS

 

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army command said on Friday that Israeli artillery fired rockets at a major military airbase outside Damascus, and warned Israel of repercussions for what it called a "flagrant" attack.

 

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Nakhon Si Thammarat airport resumes service at 6pm Friday /The Nation

2017 Top of the Gulf Regatta open for entries

 

Billed as “Asia's largest multi-class regatta”, the 2017 Top of the Gulf Regatta

Presented by Ocean Marina is now open for entries. Photo by Guy Nowell.

 

 

PATTAYA, Thailand – The 13th edition of the multi award-winning Top of the Gulf Regatta Presented by Ocean Marina is open for entries. To be held 4th to 8th May, 2017 at South East Asia's largest marina, Ocean Marina, Top of the Gulf Regatta regularly attracts more than 250 boats and since opening for entries late last year organisers have received strong interest and early sign-ups.

 

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This is how Thai students think expats see Thailand

By Prae Sakaowan

 

 

Water boxing, riding “beautiful elephants” in a commercial elephant camp, and grabbing a quick bite of fried bugs and Pad Thai on the street are what a group of award-winning students think expats love about Thailand.

 

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Man who gave Udon ducks yantra tattoos sends his aunt and uncle to apologize

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

This mayor gives a duck about his city. Photo: Udon Thani Municipality/ Facebook

 

Udon Thani Municipality has located the man who gave their famous rubber ducks yantra tattoos, and his guardians were sent to do an apologetic wai on his behalf since he’s mentally ill.

 

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New HTC U Ultra smartphone has TWO screens and built in AI assistant

 

 

After the disasters experienced by the Galaxy Note 7, a large gap has appeared in the oversized smartphone market.

 

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Nintendo disappoints with $299 price for new Switch console

BY REUTERS

 

 

TOKYO (Reuters) – Nintendo Co Ltd on Friday priced its first console in about four years above market expectations, disappointing investors and clouding its prospects of winning back gamers who have shifted from consoles to smartphones.

 

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Racism, anger and why dual pricing makes sense to Thai people

By Laurel Tuohy

 

Original illustrations: Praew Tansanga

 

If you’ve been living in Thailand for any length of time, chances are you’ve come across dual pricing. This is the practice of charging different groups of people different prices for the same item or service.

 

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Repairs of all rail tracks in the South will take about a week

 

 

Rail tracks maintenance in all the flood-affected southern provinces will be completed in seven days, State Railways of Thailand governor Wutthichart Kalayanamit said on Friday.

 

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Highways Department seeks 3.3 billion baht special budget for road repairs

 

 

The Highways Department has sought an addition of 3.3 billion baht special budget from the Transport Ministry for the maintenance of highways in the Northeast, the North and recently in southern provinces from flooding since last September.

 

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Indian, Pakistani expats unite for flood donation drive

Zohaib Sikander

 

 

PHUKET:-- The Indian and Pakistani expat communities on the island have joined hands to help flood victims in the south of Thailand.

 

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Construction company 'warned' for discharging wastewater

Kongleaphy Keam

 

 

PHUKET:-- The 'Absolute' company was let off with a warning for discharging murky brown wastewater onto Tri Trang Beach today.

 

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Woman arrested for defrauding customers online

By The Nation

 

 

A woman was arrested for defrauding clients via her Instagram posts about selling digital cameras lower than market price.

 

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Was kidnap-murder of lesbian in love triangle a hate crime?

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Mother of kidnap-murder victim Suphaksorn Pontaisong on Thursday wipes away tears as she waited to retrieve her daughter’s body at forensic police department.

 

BANGKOK — To police investigators, the abduction and killing of a Bangkok woman followed the familiar angles of a deadly love triangle. To some members of the LGBT community, however, it was the latest in a long history of hate crimes motivated by the victim’s gender identity.

 

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Chinese tabloid says U.S. needs to 'wage war' to block off South China Sea islands

 

China's Liaoning aircraft carrier with accompanying fleet conducts a drill in an area of South China Sea, in this undated photo taken December, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer/Files

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Blocking Chinese access to islands in the South China Sea would require the U.S. to "wage war", an influential Chinese state-run tabloid said on Friday, after U.S. Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson suggested the strategy on Wednesday.

 

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Trump blames 'both Democrats and Republicans' for allegations

 

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

REUTERS - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday accused his political opponents, "both Democrats and Republicans," for putting together a dossier of unverified claims linking him to Russia and said the document was probably released by intelligence agencies.

 

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