THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 5 Apr 2017

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Thai teenager arrested for killing German tourist in Koh Lak hit-and-run accident
By The Nation

 

A 17-year-old teenager was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly running over a German tourist in a fatal road accident on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977085-thai-teenager-arrested-for-killing-german-tourist-in-koh-lak-hit-and-run-accident/

 

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Thais getting older before they get rich, report says
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Standard Chartered research says Thai and Chinese people are “growing old before getting rich”.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977086-thais-getting-older-before-they-get-rich-report-says/

 

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Google Chrome found to be the least hackable web browser

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The recent 10th annual Pwn2Own event has revealed that Google Chrome is the least hackable web browser.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/google-chrome-found-to-be-the-least-hackable-web-browser/20814/

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Stalking people on Facebook just got bit more difficult

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

image: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

 

Checking up on people on Facebook without them knowing is one of the great things about the social network. Finding out what someone has been up to or how they are getting on without pressing Like or leaving a comment. We all do it.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/stalking-people-on-facebook-just-got-bit-more-difficult/20817/

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Development of U-Tapao Airport makes great progress

 

 

RAYONG, 5th April 2017 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has chaired a meeting of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) development policy committee, and visited the EEC project at U-Tapao Airport. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977088-development-of-u-tapao-airport-makes-great-progress/

 

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Nakhon Si Thammarat airport told to prepare for flash flooding
By The Nation

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: -- The Department of Civil Aviation has instructed the Nakhon Si Thammarat International Airport to prepare a contingency plan for dealing with any flash flooding following several days of heavy downpour.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977089-nakhon-si-thammarat-airport-told-to-prepare-for-flash-flooding/

 

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Ministry to talk to Uber over taxi problem
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- In a bid to tackle the problem of taxi drivers' turning down passengers, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered concerned agencies to talk to ride-sharing service Uber to help find a solution.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977090-ministry-to-talk-to-uber-over-taxi-problem/

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Former taxi driver, accused of theft and violent outbursts, blames her stress on traffic jams
By Kittipong Maneerit
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A female former taxi driver in Bangkok, Phusadee Anchanpati, who allegedly argued with passengers and forced them out of her cab in mid-journey, has admitted to police that she has a hot temper and acted violently because she was stressed about personal debts and city traffic jams. However, she has denied charges of theft.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977054-maniac-auntie-cab-driver-surrenders-to-police/?do=findComment&comment=11772817 

 

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Thailand to get submarines within six years, if Cabinet gives nod

 

Thailand is poised to get its first submarines in six years after a wait of more than seven decades, to guard its vulnerable security and economic interests, the Navy said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977116-thailand-to-get-submarines-within-six-years-if-cabinet-gives-nod/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

NACC seeks to seize Juthamas’s overseas assets

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and concerned agencies are seeking the confiscation of overseas asset believed to belong to convicted former Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor Juthamas Siriwan and her daughter.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977117-nacc-seeks-to-seize-juthamas’s-overseas-assets/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Police raid fake inkjet cartridges factory

 

 

Police, accompanied by a representative of Hewlett-Packard (HP), raided a factory in Pathum Thani on Wednesday and found fake inkjet cartridges that caused damage worth about Bt20 million to the inkjet printer maker.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977118-police-raid-fake-inkjet-cartridges-factory/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Prayut postpones new road safety regulations

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chanocha has postponed the new regulations prohibiting passengers from riding in the cargo bed of pickup trucks and in the rear of extended pickups, until after Songkran, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977115-prayut-postpones-new-road-safety-regulations/

 

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