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Angelina Jolie appeals for commitment to 'imperfect' U.N.

By Stephanie Nebehay

REUTERS

 

U.S. Actor and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie attends a conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for internationalism in the face of wars driving people from their homes and a "rising tide of nationalism masquerading as patriotism".

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973872-angelina-jolie-appeals-for-commitment-to-imperfect-un/

 

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Fake News Hits Pattaya: An Aussie meth addict rocks the Thai tourist boat

By BART

 

Mr Luke Williams

 

Donald Trump has succeeded in one area since he took office.  He coined the first new phrase added to our international lexicon for 2017, “fake news”.  But “fake news” isn’t coming from CNN or BBC.  

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973876-fake-news-hits-pattaya-an-aussie-meth-addict-rocks-the-thai-tourist-boat/

 

 

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Year-long Nation bike event opens for fourth year
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Nation Bike Thailand 2017 was launched on Wednesday with trips to 12 provinces planned for this year. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973878-year-long-nation-bike-event-opens-for-fourth-year/

 

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Don says UN happy with Thailand's human rights defence
By The Nation

 

 

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai

 

BANGKOK: -- Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Thursday that the UN Human Rights Committee has expressed satisfaction at Thailand's efforts to address and tackle human rights issues. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973881-don-says-un-happy-with-thailands-human-rights-defence/

 

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Phuket marine expert says coral restoration 'successful'

Winai Sarot

 

 

PHUKET:-- An expert from the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) has stated that a decades-long coral restoration project at Koh Mai Thon has yielded significant improvements in marine life in the area.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973898-phuket-marine-expert-says-coral-restoration-successful/

 

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Your News Feed is about to change forever as Facebook rolls out new Stories feature

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Your Facebook News Feed is about to look very different.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/your-news-feed-is-about-to-change-forever-as-facebook-rolls-out-new-stories-feature/20418/

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Phuket locals, officials team up to clean up

Winai Sarot

 

 

PHUKET:-- Officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) joined hands with locals, students and sea gypsies in a trash collection effort at Koh Sireh this morning.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973899-phuket-locals-officials-team-up-to-clean-up/

 

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'Slippery roads' claim yet another victim in Phuket

Kritsada Muenghawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- An unidentified Thai man died after he fell from his bike and was hit by a van in Karon this afternoon. 

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973900-slippery-roads-claim-yet-another-victim-in-phuket/

 

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Watch as this Bangkok taxi meter goes turbo mode

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

 

BANGKOK — A woman who claims she fell victim to the latest “turbo taxi” scam in east Bangkok posted a video online of what appears to be a suspiciously hyperactive taxi meter.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973908-watch-as-this-bangkok-taxi-meter-goes-turbo-mode/

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Chiang Mai MP’s ‘unusual wealth’ to be seized: court

By The Nation

 

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders on Thursday ruled to seize assets of former Chiang Mai MP Kasem Nimmonrat, who was allegedly close to Pheu Thai Party executives while he served as the provincial administration’s adviser, because of his unusual wealth.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973909-chiang-mai-mp’s-‘unusual-wealth’-to-be-seized-court/

 

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Thai woman stomps Singaporean boyfriend to death, faces 5½ years' jail

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

 

Representational ImageReuters

 

A 43-year-old Thai woman was sentenced to 5 and half years in jail on Thursday for assaulting her live-in boyfriend and stomping him to death after a quarrel. Sukanya Praphuttha, a permanent resident of Singapore, was charged with culpable homicide.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973910-thai-woman-stomps-singaporean-boyfriend-to-death-faces-5½-years-jail/

 

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Illegal migrants used passport lookalikes in bid to evade police

By The Nation

 

A group of Cambodians have been arrested for using passports of look-alikes.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973911-illegal-migrants-used-passport-lookalikes-in-bid-to-evade-police/

 

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What more does govt want from my family? Thaksin’s son asks

By The Nation

 

 

Panthongtae Shinawatra, the son of fugitive former premier Thaksin, on Thursday bemoaned the attempts being made by the junta to collect back taxes from his father over the controversial sale of Shin Corp in 2006.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973912-what-more-does-govt-want-from-my-family-thaksin’s-son-asks/

 

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Thai PBS staff gives moral support to their departing director-general

 

 

Thai PBS staff members on Thursday showed up to give moral support to their director-general, Mr Kritsada Ruengareerat, after his announcement to quit his job to demonstrate his spirit and responsibility over the CPF investment controversy.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973914-thai-pbs-staff-gives-moral-support-to-their-departing-director-general/

 

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Thais asked to honour Earth Hour and switch off

By Tanatpong Kongsai

The Nation

 

 

All Thais are invited to join the international community in the “60+ Earth Hour 2017” campaign to help save energy power by turning off the lights for one hour on March 25, starting at 8.30pm.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973915-thais-asked-to-honour-earth-hour-and-switch-off/

 

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Thailand's junta outlines promised 20-year strategy

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's military junta on Thursday outlined the 20-year strategy it has said will guide policy long after elections which are now expected next year at the earliest.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973917-thailands-junta-outlines-promised-20-year-strategy/

 

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Interpol 'issues red notice' for North Koreans in murder mystery

 

The cover of a Chinese magazine features a portrait of Kim Jong Nam, the late half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a news agent in Beijing, China February 27, 2017. The headline reads: "Stranger than fiction assassination diary." REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Files

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Interpol has issued a red notice, the closest to an international arrest warrant, for four North Koreans wanted in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, Malaysia's police chief said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973923-interpol-issues-red-notice-for-north-koreans-in-murder-mystery/

 

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Queen formally approves law giving UK PM May power to trigger EU exit talks

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Thursday formally granted Prime Minister Theresa May the power to trigger exit talks with the European Union, approving legislation which passed through parliament late on Monday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973925-queen-formally-approves-law-giving-uk-pm-may-power-to-trigger-eu-exit-talks/

 

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UK's ruling Conservatives fined over election expenses, police alerted

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for a Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Conservative Party has been fined 70,000 pounds ($86,000) for breaching rules which govern spending during an election campaign and the matter has been referred to police, Britain's Electoral Commission said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973926-uks-ruling-conservatives-fined-over-election-expenses-police-alerted/

 

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Two injured in shooting at French school, one arrest - police source

 

A shooting has taken place at a high school in the small southern French town of Grasse, injuring at least two people, a police source said.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973928-two-injured-in-shooting-at-french-school-one-arrest-police-source/

 

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Summer storm bringing rains and hails fall in Loei

By The Nation

 

 

Summer storm bringing rains and hails ravage various districts of the northeastern province of Loei including Erawan, Wang Saphung, Pak Chom, Phu Luang and Phu Kradeung on Thursday afternoon. None was injured or died in the storm.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973930-summer-storm-bringing-rains-and-hails-fall-in-loei/

 

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Heavy downpours in Nakhon Ratchasima

By The Nation

 

 

Following two hours of heavy downpours on Thursday afternoon, a section of Rajadamnoen Road in Nakhon Ratchasima's Muang district from in front of the provincial governor's residence to the entrance to Suranaree Military Camp was under up to 40cm-deep floodwater.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973932-heavy-downpours-in-nakhon-ratchasima/

 

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Phuket hunt continues for man who set ex-wife on fire

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Somkuan Jongsuk, 50. is wanted for setting fire to his ex-wife Rungruedee Sithibut, a 43-year-old cleaner at Thepkrasattri Municipality Kindergarten in Thalang, on (Feb 20). Photo: Thalang Police

 

PHUKET:-- Thalang Police are still searching for the man who set his ex-wife on fire at a kindergarten in central Phuket last month in order to press charges, even though the woman who was set ablaze has chosen not to seek legal action.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/973933-phuket-hunt-continues-for-man-who-set-ex-wife-on-fire/

 

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