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38 people arrested at Pathum Thani gambling den
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Troops and police nabbed 38 alleged gamblers at a gambling den in Pathum Thani on Monday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977948-38-people-arrested-at-pathum-thani-gambling-den/

 

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Topless women at Songkran face 5,000 baht fine say police

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- The met police have singled out women at this year's Songkran festival in the capital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977949-topless-women-at-songkran-face-5000-baht-fine-say-police/

 

 

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Want to visit the US? Soon you may have to hand over your social media passwords and phone contacts

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Tourists may soon be required to hand over passwords and usernames to social media accounts before entering the US.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/want-to-visit-the-us-soon-you-may-have-to-hand-over-your-social-media-passwords-and-phone-contacts/20929/

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Egyptian police kill seven suspected Islamic State militants in shootout

REUTERS

 

An armed policeman secures the Coptic church that was bombed on Sunday in Tanta, Egypt April 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces killed seven suspected Islamic State militants in a shootout on Monday as they were meeting to plan attacks on minority Christians, the Interior Ministry said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977950-egyptian-police-kill-seven-suspected-islamic-state-militants-in-shootout/

 

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Passenger van operators told to remove excess seats
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Passenger vans operators on fixed routes must remove excess seats to meet the 13-seat limit or face a Bt5,000 fine and a licence suspension. The new requirement came into effect on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977951-passenger-van-operators-told-to-remove-excess-seats/

 

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Medics struggle for hours to get obese man to hospital in Rayong

 

Photo: News Rakhine Gold News Reporters Rayong News Agency

 

RAYONG: -- Sawang Pornkuson foundation medics struggled for two hours to extricate a 300 kilogram man from his Rayong house yesterday after he developed breathing difficulties.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977952-medics-struggle-for-hours-to-get-obese-man-to-hospital-in-rayong/

 

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Govt to promote local hot springs as new international tourist attractions

 

BANGKOK, 11 April 2017, (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports have recently held a discussion on approaches to promote two of the Kingdom's hot springs as new international tourist destinations. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977953-thai-govt-to-promote-local-hot-springs-as-new-international-tourist-attractions/

 

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Public warned: don't look after bags for strangers - you could become an unwitting drug mule

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- The travelling public were issued with a timely warning at Mor Chit bus station yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977955-public-warned-dont-look-after-bags-for-strangers-you-could-become an-unwitting-drug-mule/

 

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Minivan change to 13-seaters: operators not allowed to increase prices, says ministry

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- The communications ministry has said that the reduction in seating capacity in minivans is not an excuse to charge more to the travelling public.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977951-passenger-van-operators-told-to-remove-excess-seats/?do=findComment&comment=11788327

 

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Phuket students killed, crushed under wheels of garbage truck

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Rescue workers at the scene of the horrific accident at Soi Palai, Chalong, yesterday (April 10). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- The driver of a Phuket garbage truck has been for the deaths of two teenagers who were crushed under the wheels of the juggernaut after the truck hit their motorbike from behind in Chalong late yesterday afternoon (April 10).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977958-phuket-students-killed-crushed-under-wheels-of-garbage-truck/

 

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UPDATE: Samsung Thailand confirms price of Galaxy S8 and S8+

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Samsung has announced that its upcoming smartphones the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will be available to preorder in Thailand from April 17 to April 23.

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/preorder-the-samsung-galaxy-s8-in-thailand-from-april-17/20834/

 

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Fire ravages migrant camp in France, several wounded in fight

REUTERS

 

Firefighters extinguish shelters during a fire which destroyed many wood houses at a camp for migrants in Grande-Synthe, near Dunkirk, France, April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

 

LILLE, France (Reuters) - A fire destroyed large swathes of the Grande-Synthe migrant camp near Dunkirk in northern France on Monday night following skirmishes that injured several people earlier in the evening, firefighters and regional authorities said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977959-fire-ravages-migrant-camp-in-france-several-wounded-in-fight/

 

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Pattaya police hot on the trail of fortune teller con artist who tricked teens shopping in department store

 

Picture: Siam Chon News

 

PATTAYA: -- Pattaya police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a person posing as a fortune teller who swindled three gullible Thai teens out of their phones.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977960-pattaya-police-hot-on-the-trail-of-fortune-teller-con-artist-who tricked-teens-shopping-in-department-store/

 

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Prawit heads overseas for 'health reasons'
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan will be on vacation from Tuesday to Sunday so he can travel overseas on a personal trip, a Government House source said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977961-prawit-heads-overseas-for-health-reasons/

 

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Video: Screaming Thai woman has a bad hair day in argument over driving test regulations

 

Picture: Manager

 

KHON KAEN: -- A Thai woman was caught on tape and shamed on social media after she screamed blue murder at having to take the written part of the driving test again.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977963-video-screaming-thai-woman-has-a-bad-hair-day-in-argument-over driving-test-regulations/

 

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Road safety campaign launched as Songkran celebrants begin exodus out of capital

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Government authorities launched road safety campaigns in an attempt to lower traffic fatalities during the long Songkran festival, the Thai traditional New Year, when an exodus of people started returning home to celebrate with their families.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977966-road-safety-campaign-launched-as-songkran-celebrants-begin-exodus-out-of-capital/

 

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RUMOR: Britney Spears to perform in Bangkok in June?

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Screenshot from Britney Spears’ music video “Toxic”. Photo: BritneySpearsVEVO/ YouTube

 

BANGKOK: -- There’s a 99 percent chance that Britney Spears, the pop icon of the 2000s, will finally perform for the first time in Bangkok this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977969-rumor-britney-spears-to-perform-in-bangkok-in-june/

 

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Teen arrested over Family Mart stabbing death of uni student 
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A 17-year-old was arrested for allegedly stabbing a university student to death inside a convenience store in Nonthaburi’s Pakkret district early Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977973-teen-arrested-over-family-mart-stabbing-death-of-uni-student /

 

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Tillerson faces tough talks in Moscow amid increased tensions

By Lesley Wroughton and Yeganeh Torbati

REUTERS

 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement about the visit of China's President Xi Jinping and about the situation in Syria, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Moscow this week will be an early test of whether the Trump administration can use any momentum generated by a missile attack on a Syrian air base to craft and execute a strategy to end the Syrian war.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977976-tillerson-faces-tough-talks-in-moscow-amid-increased-tensions/

 

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Exclusive: North Korean ships head home after China orders coal returned

By John Ruwitch and Meng Meng

REUTERS

 

A Thomson Reuters Eikon ship-tracking screen shows cargo ships returning to Nampo port in North Korea April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A fleet of North Korean cargo ships is heading home to the port of Nampo, the majority of it fully laden, after China ordered its trading companies to return coal from the isolated country, shipping data shows.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977977-exclusive-north-korean-ships-head-home-after-china-orders-coal-returned/

 

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Police promote ‘polite and safe’ Songkran water play
By The Nation

 

A map of the Songkran celebration zone at Bangkok's Khao San Road, with the five red stars identifying five police checkpoints where visitors will be screened on April 13-14.

 

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok's Chanasongkhram Police Station, whose jurisdiction covers popular tourist area Khao San Road, has issued an announcement promoting “polite and safe” Songkran water play.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977978-police-promote-‘polite-and-safe’-songkran-water-play/

 

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Motorbike accident deaths: Thailand number one in the world

 

Picture: Manager (file photo)

 

BANGKOK: -- Experts at a conference promoting a motorcycle safety campaign have said that Thailand is number one in motorcycle deaths.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977980-motorbike-accident-deaths-thailand-number-one-in-the-world/

 

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Finance eyes US-North Korea confrontation closely

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Ministry of Finance is keeping a close eye on developments in the US Syria war and the US-North Korea confrontation saying it has prepared measures to cope with possible emergencies that may arise.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977990-thai-finance-min-eyes-us-north-korea-confrontation-closely/

 

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Employers urged to check job candidates’ education bona fides
By The Nation

 

On Sunday, city police chief Lt-General Sanit Mahathavorn presents the four suspects charged with conspiring to falsify education certificates for sale on the Internet.

 

BANGKOK: -- Businesses should directly verify job candidates' education qualifications with educational institutes to guard against employing people using fake qualifications, said Education Ministry permanent secretary Chaipruek Serirak said on Tuesday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977991-employers-urged-to-check-job-candidates’-education-bona-fides/

 

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US-North Korea conflict keeps public and private sector worrying though not directly affect Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations says the US-North Korea conflict would not unduly trouble the Thai bourse because the country's economic foundation is sound, according to its chairperson Mrs Vorawan Tarapoom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977994-us-north-korea-conflict-keeps-public-and-private-sector-worrying/

 

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Bangkok's longest traffic tunnel opens today

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

City officials ride a bus Tuesday morning through the Mahai Sawan Tunnel in the Thonburi district.

 

BANGKOK — Traffic in the Thonburi area is expected to flow more smoothly after the Bangkok’s longest tunnel opened Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/977996-bangkoks-longest-traffic-tunnel-opens-today/

 

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Article 44 order targeting Dhammakaya Temple remains in effect
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, in his capacity as head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), will make the call on whether to lift his Article 44 order targeting Dhammakaya Temple.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978009-article-44-order-targeting-dhammakaya-temple-remains-in-effect/

 

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South Korea warns of North Korea "provocations", U.S. navy group approaches

By Ju-min Park

REUTERS

 

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the South China Sea, April 8, 2017. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matt Brown/Handout via Reuters

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's acting president warned on Tuesday of "greater provocations" by North Korea as tension on the Korean peninsula rises over concern the North may conduct a test of its military hardware in coming days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978012-south-korea-warns-of-north-korea-provocations-us-navy-group-approaches/

 

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Loan sharks urged to join pico finance scheme

 

 

BANGKOK, 11 April 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Finance revealed that loan sharks in 27 provinces have yet to join the "Pico" finance scheme. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978014-loan-sharks-urged-to-join-pico-finance-scheme/

 

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Info: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978015-hotel-deals-book-by-april-17th-to-receive-an-extra-10-discount-on-our-already-great-prices/