Govt affirms commitment towards preventing alcohol sales near schools

 

BANGKOK, 10 February 2017 (NNT) - The Government has affirmed its commitment towards regulating businesses according to zoning laws. 

 

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Sydney braces for blackouts as heat keeps ice cream vendors indoors

By Jonathan Barrett and Sonali Paul

REUTERS

 

A worker stands in a crane as he fixes electricity cables attached to a pole on a suburban street in Sydney, Australia, November 10, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australians in Sydney face power outages on Friday as an extreme heatwave moves from the desert interior to the country's most populated city, with demand straining power supplies.

 

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Thai junta sets 'reconciliation talks' for Valentine's Day

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures in a traditional greeting as he arrives at a weekly cabinet meeting at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's military-led reconciliation talks, aimed at mending the country's political divide ahead of elections next year, will start next week and last three months, the junta said on Thursday.

 

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Supreme Court acquits Sonthi of lese majeste charge

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Court today acquitted Sonthi Limthongkul, former leader of the yellow-shirt People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), of lese majeste charge for his address at a political rally in July 2008.

 

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Army Region 4 takes part in organization of Patong beach

 

 

PHUKET, 10 February 2017 (NNT) – The Region 4 Army has dispatched personnel to oversee the organization of rental vehicles and retail spaces along Patong Beach of Phuket province. 

 

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Northeast to experience 4-8 degrees drop in temperature today

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The country's northeast region will experience a sharp drop in temperatures of up to 8 degrees Celsius from today while other regions, except the South, will feel cooler with a drop from 4-6 degrees the next day, the Meteorological Department said today.

 

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Cops check sexy noodle shop for shady services

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Kathawut Chumjai, owner of Drunken Noodles, seems to enjoy the company of his waitresses. Photo: Drunken Noodles/ Facebook

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Police paid a visit to a noodle shop in Chiang Mai known for its sexy waitresses on Wednesday to see whether it was offering more than cute eating companions.

 

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Family believes man killed himself over wife’s pretty eyebrow tattoo

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A man allegedly drank pesticide to end his life yesterday after his wife refused to listen to him when he told her not to get an eyebrow tattoo, according to his family.

 

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Self-defense or not, many okay with man killing teen

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

 

BANGKOK —A 50-year-old engineer who shot a 17-year-old student dead over a parking conflict begged out of a planned meeting with the authorities Friday.

 

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Phuket jet-ski crash: Aussie tourist Keating pleads guilty, reduced sentence, expedited trial likely

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Thomas Keating (in blue shirt) during seven hours of by Karon Police yesterday (Feb 9) entered a plea of guilty to reckless driving causing death. Photo: Premkamon Ketsara

 

PHUKET:-- Australian tourist Thomas Keating yesterday accepted a plea of guilty to the charge of reckless driving causing death for the jet-ski accident last Sunday that killed his girlfriend of two years, Emily Collie, 20, in a move that police say will expedite proceedings against him.

 

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New ‘invisible’ malware that is infecting banks around the world could be on its way to Thailand

 

 

Cyber criminals are using a new form of ‘invisible’ malware to attack banks around the world.

 

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Motorists warned of worse traffic on Phahonyothin road

 

 

Bangkok’s motorists and bus commuters are warned to brace for traffic gridlock for up to four months on the in-bound Phahonyothin road from the Thai Military Bank head office to the Victory Monument in order to facilitate the construction of supporting pillars of the Green Line electric train project.

 

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Breaking: Police refute swede's 'stolen bike' story

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

A red-black Honda Click, the same model as Karlsson’s allegedly stolen (but definitely beloved) bike. Photo: 9CarThai

 

PATTAYA — The case of a Swedish tourist’s stolen motorbike took a surprising U-turn Friday afternoon with police insisting the man simply forgot where he parked the bike.

 

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Phuket street racer slams into parked pickup

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

 

PHUKET:-- Police have yet to confirm any action taken against a man who lost control of his self-styled street racer on a bend and slammed into a parked pickup truck in Kathu yesterday (Feb 9).

 

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Thai Army targets car, bike rentals hijacking Phuket beach parking spaces

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET:-- The deputy commander of the Royal Thai Army’s main base in Southern Thailand has fired a warning shot at car and motorbike rental operators hijacking public parking areas at Phuket beaches.

 

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Thai man's body discovered after two days

Winai Sarot

 

 

PHUKET:-- A man’s rotting corpse was found in his house in Thalang this morning. 

 

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