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BREAKING

 

Five dead, at least 40 injured in UK parliament 'terrorist' attack

By Toby Melville and William James

 

Police tapes off Parliament Square after reports of loud bangs, in London, Britain, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Five people were killed and about 40 injured in London on Wednesday after a car ploughed into pedestrians and a suspected Islamist-inspired attacker stabbed a policeman close to Britain's parliament.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974871-four-dead-at-least-20-injured-in-uk-parliament-terrorist-attack/

22 implicated with U Fund Ponzi scheme sentenced to 20-50 years

 

 

Twenty-two executives and officials of U Fund pyramid scheme were sentenced to jailterms ranging from 20 to 50 years after they were convicted with a string of charges ranging from public fraud, violations against Computer Crime Act and Transnational Crime Act.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974847-22-implicated-with-u-fund-ponzi-scheme-sentenced-to-20-50-years/

Red-shirt leaders probably doomed: Jatuporn

By The Nation

 

 

Red-shirt leaders will probably be killed or jailed, key leader Jatuporn Prompan said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974853-red-shirt-leaders-probably-doomed-jatuporn/

UPDATE:

 

Germany's Merkel expresses shock at London attack

REUTERS

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed shock at the attack in which four people were killed and at least 20 injured in London on Wednesday, and she said her thoughts were with the British people and everyone in the capital.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974871-four-dead-at-least-20-injured-in-uk-parliament-terrorist-attack/?do=findComment&comment=11733663

 

UPDATE:

 

U.S. says domestic security posture unchanged after London attack

REUTERS

 

Members of the emergency services take an injured person away on a stretcher after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London, Britain March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday it would lend support to Britain's investigation of an attack outside its parliament building, but said the security posture in the United States was unchanged.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974871-four-dead-at-least-20-injured-in-uk-parliament-terrorist-attack/?do=findComment&comment=11733666

 

Portuguese man loses it in the heat of a Chiang Mai day

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Police were called to an intersection in Chiang Mai yesterday after a Portuguese tourist caused trouble in a convenience store then started exposing himself to passersby.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974873-portuguese-man-loses-it-in-the-heat-of-a-chiang-mai-day/

 

Policeman fined 500 baht after attacking a monk on his morning alms rounds

 

Picture: Daily News

 

TRANG: -- A policeman in Trang in the south of Thailand was fined 500 baht after he grappled with a monk collecting alms on his morning rounds.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974874-policeman-fined-500-baht-after-attacking-a-monk-on-his-morning-alms-rounds/

 

First Songkran warning is out! Public asked not to use powder or high power water guns

 

Picture: INNnews/via Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- In the first warning to the public ahead of next month's Songkran festival the deputy governor of Bangkok has made a plea for people not to use powder or high powered water guns when celebrating.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974875-first-songkran-warning-is-out-public-asked-not-to-use-powder-or-high power-water-guns/

 

Viral video: Thai maths teacher just wants to make her lessons fun!

 

Picture: 77Jowo

 

BANGKOK: -- A video has gone viral that shows a primary school maths teacher dancing in front of her class to teach young students their times tables.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974876-viral-video-thai-maths-teacher-just-wants-to-make-her-lessons-fun/

 

Thieves hit Swiss man's house stealing 500,000 in cash

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

NONG KHAI: -- Half a million baht in cash was stolen from a Swiss man's house in Nong Khai on Tuesday night.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974877-thieves-hit-swiss-mans-house-stealing-500000-in-cash/

 

Filipinos in Thailand back Duterte's war on drugs
By Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- WHILE the Philippines tourism secretary urged the media to “tone down” coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war, complaining that reports on extrajudicial killings were scaring away foreigners, Filipinos living in Thailand voiced approval of the tough action.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974879-filipinos-in-thailand-back-dutertes war-on-drugs/

 

Prison system sets up new accommodations for LGBT inmates
By THE NATION

 

Thai transgender inmates who have gone through sex change surgery from male to female sleep inside a separate cell at the female zone of the Pattaya Remand Prison, in Pattaya, Chonburi province, Thailand, 06 March 2017. //EPA Photo

 

BANGKOK’S MIN Buri and Klong Prem prisons as well as Chon Buri’s Pattaya Prison have arranged separate zones to house self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) prisoners separate from non-LGBT prisoners, Department of Corrections director-general Kobkiat Kasiwiwat said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974880-prison-system-sets-up-new-accommodations-for-lgbt-inmates/

 

Guardian demands truth about Chaiyapoom's killing
By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA,
JITRAPORN SENAWONG
THE NATION

 

Chaiyapoom

 

BANGKOK: -- THE grief-stricken guardian of a young Lahu activist who was gunned down in an extrajudicial killing said yesterday that he only wanted one outcome following the teenager’s death – the truth.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974881-guardian-demands-truth-about-chaiyapooms-killing/

 

‘Outsider’ abbot sought for Dhammakaya
By THE NATION

 

 

‘evil plot’ as senior monks at temple probed after row

 

BANGKOK: -- THE NATIONAL Office of Buddhism (NOB) is pushing for the appointment of an outsider as Dhammakaya Temple’s new abbot. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974882-outsider-abbot-sought-for-dhammakaya/

 

PM slams brakes on traffic fine defaulters
By The Nation

 

 

Mixed reaction as Prayut uses Article 44 to bar registration of vehicles involved in violations until penalties paid

 

BANGKOK: -- PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha’s latest Article 44 order barring traffic-fine dodgers from renewing their annual vehicle registration has become another contentious issue for both critics and supporters.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974883-pm-prayut-slams-brakes-on-traffic-fine-defaulters/

 

EC defends Japan-Korea trip as 'justifiable'
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Despite heavy criticism, the Election Commission (EC) insisted on Wednesday that its planned Japan-Korea expedition was justifiable.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974884-ec-defends-japan-korea-trip-as-justifiable/

 

Ormsin's surgeon sets up fund for saving marine lives
By Marisa Chimprabha
The Nation

 

File photo

 

BANGKOK: -- The death of Ormsin, a sea turtle that died after swallowing hundreds of coins, has triggered increased public awareness regarding incorrect beliefs about merit making and the urgent need to protect marine animals.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974885-ormsins-surgeon-sets-up-fund-for-saving-marine-lives/

 

Reward offered for information leading to the arrest of Thai-Belgian bridge arsonist

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A 10,000 baht reward has been offered by metropolitan police for information that will lead to the arrest of a car windshield cleaner for allegedly setting fire to the Thai-Belgian bridge recently.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974886-reward-offered-for-information-leading-to-the-arrest-of-thai-belgian-bridge-arsonist/

 

Man given 21 years in prison for killing his own daughter

 

 

TRANG: -- The Trang provincial court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 21 years and eight months in prison after finding him guilty of raping his own eight-year old daughter and force-feeding her with soft drink laced mixed with methamphetamine.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974887-man-given-21-years-in-prison-for-killing-his-own-daughter/

 

Skipper of a yacht went missing after vessel caught fire and capsized

 

 

SURAT THANI: -- The skipper of an 18-million baht yacht went missing after his vessel caught fire and capsized in the Gulf about 1.8 nautical miles from the coast of Tambon Pumriang, Chaiya district of Surat Thani province on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974889-skipper-of-a-yacht-went-missing-after-vessel-caught-fire-and-capsized/

 

U.N. aviation agency urges balance of security risk, safety in electronics ban

By Allison Lampert

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO - A Transportation Safety Administration agent looks over a passenger at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California February 27, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

 

MONTREAL (Reuters) - The United Nation's aviation agency on Wednesday urged regulators to weigh security and safety, after the United States and Britain imposed restrictions on several carry-on electronic devices on planes coming from certain airports in Muslim majority countries.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974890-un-aviation-agency-urges-balance-of-security-risk-safety-in-electronics-ban/

 

Lawmaker suggests U.S. surveillance of foreigners picked up Trump calls

By Patricia Zengerle

REUTERS

 

Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes (R-CA) questions FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers during a hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee said on Wednesday some of President Donald Trump's personal communications may have been caught up in "incidental" surveillance involving a foreign power in the months after the election.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974891-lawmaker-suggests-us-surveillance-of-foreigners-picked-up-trump-calls/

 

France's Le Pen calls for end to "Francafrique" relations, CFA franc currency

REUTERS

 

Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for French 2017 presidential election, addresses supporters during a political rally in Metz, France, March 18, 2017. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

 

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen pledged on Wednesday to break with her country's decades-old relationship with Africa known as "Francafrique" and abolish the CFA franc currency policy that binds Paris and its former colonies.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974892-frances-le-pen-calls-for-end-to-francafrique-relations-cfa-franc-currency/

 

Sinn Fein says opposes extension to Northern Ireland government talks

REUTERS

 

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams speaks during an interview with Reuters at Government buildings in Dublin, Ireland March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's largest nationalist party Sinn Fein will oppose any extension to next week's deadline to form a new government and any attempt to return to direct British rule of the province, its president Gerry Adams said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974893-sinn-fein-says-opposes-extension-to-northern-ireland-government-talks/

 

UPDATE:

 

Five dead, around 40 injured in UK parliament 'terrorist' attack

By Toby Melville and William James

 

A man lies injured after a shottingt incident on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Five people were killed and about 40 injured in London on Wednesday after a car ploughed into pedestrians and a suspected Islamist-inspired attacker stabbed a policeman close to Britain's parliament.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974871-five-dead-at-least-40-injured-in-uk-parliament-terrorist-attack/?do=findComment&comment=11733812

 

Tillerson pledges safe areas for refugees, more pressure on Islamic State

By Lesley Wroughton and Yara Bayoumy

REUTERS

 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers remarks at the morning ministerial plenary for the Global Coalition working to Defeat ISIS at the State Department in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States would set up "interim zones of stability" to help refugees return home in the next phase of the fight against Islamic State and al Qaeda in Syria and Iraq.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974894-tillerson-pledges-safe-areas-for-refugees-more-pressure-on-islamic-state/

 

Immigrant whose daughter appealed to pope requests asylum in U.S.

By Olga Grigoryants

REUTERS

 

Mario Vargas-Lopez, 45, walks out of immigration court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Mexican immigrant whose daughter appealed to Pope Francis three years ago to stop his deportation from the United States requested asylum at a federal court hearing in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974895-immigrant-whose-daughter-appealed-to-pope-requests-asylum-in-us/

 

Security tightened at UK sites in New York after London attack

By Laila Kearney

REUTERS

 

A forensics investigator works at the scene after an attack on Westminster Bridge in London, Britain March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police ramped up security at British sites across the city on Wednesday after an assailant fatally stabbed a policeman outside Britain's parliament and was then shot and killed by police.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974896-security-tightened-at-uk-sites-in-new-york-after-london-attack/

 

Apply for a UK visa from comfort of your home or office
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Visa applicants in Bangkok can now use VFS Global’s new On Demand Mobile Visa service in connection with planned visits to the United Kingdom. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/974910-apply-for-a-uk-visa-from-comfort-of-your-home-or-office/