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Fat people paying more on motorcycle taxis in Bangkok - "Wins" say no after sign removed

 

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Social media went barmy on Saturday after a man posted a picture of a motorcycle taxi rank at Lat Prao Soi 1 with a sign saying fat people had to pay more.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966165-fat-people-paying-more-on-motorcycle-taxis-in-bangkok-wins-say-no-after-sign-removed/

 

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Forget any bad hype – Bangkok and Pattaya remain top tourist destinations

 

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The image of top tourist destinations in Thailand like Bangkok and Pattaya often take a knocking. The cliché crew are oftentimes out in force to knock the two cities that make up the great majority of visits for travelers both internal and international. Even Chiang Mai comes in for a taste of the bashing.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966148-forget-any-bad-hype-–-bangkok-and-pattaya-remain-top-tourist-destinations/

 

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Nan’s famous Pha Sing tree tunnel ruined by ignorance and lust for money: academic

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE SUNDAY NATION
NAN

 

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Once-lush trees of Nan’s famous Pha Sing tree tunnel, now dead by the roadside, after Highways Department workers cut down their branches to prevent road accidents.

 

NAN’S famous tree tunnel was damaged as people do not understand its value, an academic stated while emphasising that in order to save the country’s beautiful tree tunnels people have to appreciate their worth and protect them.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966167-nan’s-famous-pha-sing-tree-tunnel-ruined-by-ignorance-and-lust-for-money-academic/

 

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Talented young Thais give elderly and disabled a boost with innovations

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

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Winners of the Enjoy Science: Young Makers Contest present their outstanding innovations for the elderly and disabled during award ceremony in Bangkok.

 

THE TALENT of Thai youths to create innovations for the elderly and disabled took centre stage at a unique event in Bangkok to promote Thailand’s culture of invention, one of the primary foundations of the government’s Thailand 4.0 strategy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966168-talented-young-thais-give-elderly-and-disabled-a-boost-with-innovations/

 

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Are Smartphones Killing Buddhism?
Orlando Barton

 

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It happens at least once a day. I’m walking down the street in Bangkok and some completely unaware Thai person slams headlong into me because they are face down in their mobile phone and in a hurry to get where they are going at the same time. It doesn’t seem to matter if I am moving or standing still. People are so engrossed by whatever it is they see on those tiny little LCD screens that they lose all sense of where they are and what they are doing.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966151-are-smartphones-killing-buddhism/

 

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Campaigners call for sacking of senior official involved in paintings theft at Japan hotel

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

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POLITICAL campaigners yesterday demanded the government punish and sack a senior official caught stealing paintings from a Japanese hotel – or face a lawsuit for failing in their duty.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966172-campaigners-call-for-sacking-of-senior-official-involved-in-paintings-theft-at-japan-hotel/

 

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CDC may allow courts to hold in-absentia trials

By KHANITTHA THEPPAJORN
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

THE CONSTITUTION Drafting Commission (CDC) is considering giving power to courts to proceed with cases against political office-holders who have fled the country in a move to deal with their offences more effectively, CDC spokesman Udom Rathammarit said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966175-cdc-may-allow-courts-to-hold-in-absentia-trials/

 

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Video: Fire breaks out at Phuket's famed Seduction disco on Bangla Rd, Patong 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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PHUKET: Fire engines were called to the Seduction disco on Patong’s Bangla Rd at about 8:30pm Saturday (Jan 28) as black smoke billowed out from the second floor of the popular nightclub.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966176-video-fire-breaks-out-at-phukets-famed-seduction-disco-on-bangla-rd-patong/

 

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Better living through water management

By THE NATION
NAN

 

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Honda Khiang Khang Thai Fund staff at Ban Dong Pha Poon community, Nan

 

THE HONDA KHIANG Khang Thai Fund (HKKT Fund) – under the Honda Thailand Foundation and in collaboration with the Utokapat Foundation, under the royal patronage of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej – is making progress with a water resource development project in the Prachinburi basin.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966177-better-living-through-water-management/

 

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Chevron, Honda aid flood victims

By The Nation

 

Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production recently donated 136,800 bottles of clean drinking water, worth more than Bt500,000, to 10 government agencies in Nakhon Si Thammarat province in order to assist flood victims in the vicinity of Chevron Aviation Base.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966178-chevron-honda-aid-flood-victims/

 

 

 
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In Turkey visit, Britain's May pushes trade, highlights human rights

By Elizabeth Piper and Tulay Karadeniz

 

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after her meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May signed a $125 million defence equipment deal with Turkey on Saturday and promised to push for more trade between the NATO allies, while cautioning Ankara on human rights following last year's failed coup.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966180-in-turkey-visit-britains-may-pushes-trade-highlights-human-rights/

 

 

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UK Princes William and Harry say they will erect statue to late mother Princess Diana

By Michael Holden

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his younger brother Harry have commissioned a statue in honor of their mother Princess Diana who died in a Paris car crash 20 years ago to be erected outside their official London home, their office said on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966182-uk-princes-william-and-harry-say-they-will-erect-statue-to-late-mother-princess-diana/

 

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Wenger praises Welbeck as Arsenal thrash Southampton

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised Danny Welbeck after the striker scored his first goals since injuring his knee last May to help his side hammer Southampton 5-0 in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966184-wenger-praises-welbeck-as-arsenal-thrash-southampton/

 

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Wolves leave Liverpool reeling after Cup shock, Spurs scrape through

By Martyn Herman

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool sank deeper into their mid-season rut when Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers claimed a deserved 2-1 FA Cup fourth-round victory at Anfield as the competition lived up to its reputation for shocks on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966186-wolves-leave-liverpool-reeling-after-cup-shock-spurs-scrape-through/

 

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Willy takes one game at a time in City's Cup run

By Rex Gowar

 

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Football Soccer Britain - West Ham United v Manchester City - FA Cup Third Round - London Stadium - 6/1/17 Manchester City's Willy Caballero acknowledges the crowd after the game Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley Livepic

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Wearing the number 13 jersey for Manchester City could be seen as underlining Willy Caballero’s status as the Premier League side’s reserve goalkeeper.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966188-willy-takes-one-game-at-a-time-in-citys-cup-run/

 

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Trump immigrant curbs cause chaos, panic, anger worldwide

By Yeganeh Torbati and Doina Chiacu

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's sweeping ban on people seeking refuge in the United States and visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries caused confusion and panic among travelers on Saturday, with some turned back from U.S.-bound flights.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966190-trump-immigrant-curbs-cause-chaos-panic-anger-worldwide/

 

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Chinese New Year fireworks spark a return to hazardous Beijing pollution

By Jake Spring

 

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FILE PHOTO: Citizens celebrate China's Lunar New Year with fire works on early morning of January 28, 2017, in Beijing, China. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Residents of China's capital awoke on Saturday to dense, choking smog after many set off a barrage of fireworks overnight to ring in the Lunar New Year, despite limits and public admonitions against such displays in the congested city.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966192-chinese-new-year-fireworks-spark-a-return-to-hazardous-beijing-pollution/

 

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U.S. judge allows travelers who landed with visas to stay in country

 

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Brooklyn, New York issued an emergency stay on Saturday that temporarily blocks the U.S. government from sending people out of the country after they have landed at a U.S. airport with valid visas.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966194-us-judge-allows-travelers-who-landed-with-visas-to-stay-in-country/

 

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Putin and Trump agree to try to rebuild U.S.-Russia ties, cooperate in Syria

By Andrew Osborn and Alexander Winning

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to try to rebuild U.S. Russia ties and to cooperate in Syria, the Kremlin said on Saturday, after the two men spoke for the first time since Trump's inauguration.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966195-putin-and-trump-agree-to-try-to-rebuild-us-russia-ties-cooperate-in-syria/

 

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