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Chinese engineer 'marries' robot after failing to find a human wife

‘Wife’ can identify Chinese characters and speak a few words, but hubby plans upgrades

 

By Kristin Huang

 

Hangzhou - A Chinese engineer has “married” a robot he created after failing to find a human spouse.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976908-chinese-engineer-marries-robot-after-failing-to-find-a-human-wife/

 

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Old landmines get destroyed in Surin
By Watcharachai Klaipong
The Nation

 

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SURIN: -- To mark the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, which falls on April 4 every year, army officers brought 3,000 mines to be destroyed in a ceremony held on Tuesday at Ban Charas in Surin’s Bua Ched district.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976910-old-landmines-get-destroyed-in-surin/

 

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Harrison Ford not disciplined by U.S. agency for pilot mishap

By Steve Gorman

REUTERS

 

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FILE PHOTO: Harrison Ford arrives at the European Premiere of Star Wars, The Force Awakens in Leicester Square, London, December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Harrison Ford, the daring space pilot of "Star Wars" fame, will get to keep flying airplanes in real life after federal officials closed a probe of his latest aviation mishap near Los Angeles without fines or other discipline, his lawyer said on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976912-harrison-ford-not-disciplined-by-us-agency-for-pilot-mishap/

 

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Android beats Windows to officially become the world’s most popular operating system

BY STAFF WRITER

 

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Google’s Android has taken over from Microsoft’s Windows to become the most dominant OS in the world. Android has changed the way we access the internet in just a decade, dethroning Microsoft of the crown they have held since the 1980s

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/android-beats-windows-to-officially-become-the-worlds-most-popular-operating-system/20799/

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Kwaithong Motor has big plans to penetrate Thai electric bus market
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Kwaithong Motor has become the latest Thai brand to launch an electric vehicle (EV), with big plans to penetrate the Thai electric-bus market.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976916-kwaithong-motor-has-big-plans-to-penetrate-thai-electric-bus-market/

 

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HOTEL DEALS: Book by April 10th to receive an extra 10% discount on our already great prices!

 

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Book by April 10th for extra great discounts: Chinatown's very own Shanghai Mansion, the classy Burasari Resort in Patong, and Pattaya's amazing Cape Dara are the properties featured in this week's special deal.

 

Info: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976915-hotel-deals-book-by-april-10th-to-receive-an-extra-10-discount-on-our-already-great-prices/

 

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Le Pen says banks will not quit France if France quits euro

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Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for French 2017 presidential election, attends a political rally in Bordeaux, France, April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Investors will not pull their money from France if it leaves the euro, according to Marine Le Pen, the far-right presidential candidate who pledges to call a referendum and restore the national franc currency if elected.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976918-le-pen-says-banks-will-not-quit-france-if-france-quits-euro/

 

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Death toll from St Petersburg metro blast rises to 14 - Ria

REUTERS

 

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An injured person is helped by emergency services outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, following explosions in two train carriages at metro stations in St. Petersburg, Russia April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The death toll from the bomb blast in St Petersburg has risen to 14, Russian agency Ria Novosti quoted the country's health minister Veronika Skvortsova as saying on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976784-at-least-10-people-may-have-been-killed-by-russia-metro-blast-tass/?do=findComment&comment=11769728

 

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Tests show another turtle confirmed to have ingested coins
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Nine more sea turtles at the Sea Turtle Conservation Centre on Munnai Island in Rayong have been examined to determine whether they had coins in their digestive system, with one turtle confirmed to have four coins in its stomach.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976921-tests-show-another-turtle-confirmed-to-have-ingested-coins/

 

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Four transvestites sent home from military conscription ceremony in Nakhon Phanom

 

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Four transvestites added colour to the annual military conscription ceremony in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976925-four-transvestites-sent-home-from-military-conscription-ceremony-in-nakhon-phanom/

 

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Govt To Buy 10 Chinese Tanks For 2 Billion Baht

 

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BANGKOK — The military government announced Tuesday it will buy 10 more battle tanks from China at a price of 2 billion baht, on top of 28 tanks already ordered.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976926-govt-to-buy-10-chinese-tanks-for-2-billion-baht/

 

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Phuket beach businesses cleared under guise of ‘Keep Phuket Clean’ campaign

 

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PHUKET: Local police and officials from the Kamala Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor) took the launch of the “Keep Phuket Clean” campaign today (April 4) to heart by demolishing structures that were home to about 10 beachfront businesses deemed to be on public land.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976941-phuket-beach-businesses-cleared-under-guise-of-‘keep-phuket-clean’-campaign/

 

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Nearly 900,000 on low incomes register for welfare in two days

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The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), Krung Thai Bank (KTB) and the Government Savings Bank (GSB) reported that a total of 893,581 low-income people had registered for government welfare as of 5pm on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976942-nearly-900000-on-low-incomes-register-for-welfare-in-two-days/

 

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Border checks stepped up after second suspected drug lord arrested

 

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Screening at the border province of Nong Khai has been stepped up after a second alleged Laotian drug lord, Sisouk Daohueang, was arrested in Luang Prabang province last week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976944-border-checks-stepped-up-after-second-suspected-drug-lord-arrested/

 

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Lawyer Seeks Autopsy Results, Video In Case Of Slain Lahu Activist

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

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A photo obtained by the Facebook page Citizen against Single Gateway shows Chaiyaphum Pasae standing next to a soldier while he searched his car. Photo: Citizens Against Single Gateway / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — The lawyer for the family of a young ethnic activist shot dead by a soldier said Tuesday he will request security camera footage and autopsy results as evidence of what happened.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/976943-lawyer-seeks-autopsy-results-video-in-case-of-slain-lahu-activist/

 

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