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King will be asked to name three new submarines : Navy spokesman

 

File photo : Admiral Jumpol Lumpikanon

 

HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn will be asked to name the three submarines Thailand orders from China, Royal Thai Navy spokesman Admiral Jumpol Lumpikanon said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978017-king-will-be-asked-to-name-three-new-submarines-navy-spokesman/

 

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Tesla becomes most valuable U.S. car maker, edges out GM

BY REUTERS

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – For the first time in the era of the modern automobile, the most valuable U.S. car maker is not based in Detroit.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/tesla-becomes-most-valuable-u-s-car-maker-edges-out-gm/20941/

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Abhisit backs limited tenures for kamnans and village heads
By The Nation

 

Abhisit

 

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister and Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Tuesday expressed support for the draft bill which would cut the term of office for tambon chiefs, or kamnans, and village heads to five years.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978020-abhisit-backs-limited-tenures-for-kamnans-and-village-heads/

 

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NCPO aims to boost public awareness of new charter
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- In a move to engage the public in current political arena, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Tuesday resolved to build up public awareness and knowledge on the new charter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978023-ncpo-aims-to-boost-public-awareness-of-new-charter/

 

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BREAKING: Coronation Day on May 5 is no longer a national holiday

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

A woman holds a portrait of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Photo: Reuters

 

The cabinet decided today to remove the Coronation Day of King Bhumibol Adulyadej as a national holiday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978030-breaking-coronation-day-on-may-5-is-no-longer-a-national-holiday/

 

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More than 36,000 vehicles ordered at Bangkok Motor Show

By The Nation

 

A total of 36,093 orders were placed for new vehicles at the 38th Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) that ended on Sunday, according to a revised tally by show organisers. BIMS organiser Grand Prix International said around 31,031 orders were placed for conventional cars and trucks, while 1,019 were for commercial electric vehicles (EVs) and 4,043 for motorcycles.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978033-more-than-36000-vehicles-ordered-at-bangkok-motor-show/

 

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Family distraught after Supreme Court doubts evidence in bid for murder retrial by deaf mute

By The Nation

SING BURI

 

 

THE parents of Passakorn Sangkhee – a 29-year-old deaf and mute Bang Rachan man sentenced to 20 years jail almost a decade ago for a 2008 murder – broke down in tears after Sing Buri Provincial Court on Tuesday read the Supreme Court’s verdict to keep him in jail.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978036-family-distraught-after-supreme-court-doubts-evidence-in-bid-for-murder-retrial-by-deaf-mute/

 

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Gunman flees with Bt200,000 from leasing firm in Kampaengphet

 

 

A man fled with more than Bt200,000 in cash after robbing a leasing company in Kamphaeng Phet province at gunpoint on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978038-gunman-flees-with-bt200000-from-leasing-firm-in-kampaengphet/

 

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Triumph enjoys good big-bike sales at Motor Show, posts 16% growth in Q1

By The Nation

 

 

Thai sales of Triumph motorcycles grew by 16 per cent during the first quarter, while the maker saw 188 orders placed at the recent “Bangkok International Motor Show”.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978039-triumph-enjoys-good-big-bike-sales-at-motor-show-posts-16-growth-in-q1/

 

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Bt7 million set aside to catch drunk drivers who break new lower limit

By The Nation

 

 

THE Public Health Ministry has provided Bt7 million to fund blood alcohol testing on people involved in suspected drunk driving accidents during the ‘Seven dangerous days’ of Songkran, permanent secretary Dr Sopon Mekthon said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978044-bt7-million-set-aside-to-catch-drunk-drivers-who-break-new-lower-limit/

 

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Man caught on CCTV returns crushed student’s phone

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PSU staff posted a photo of the man (left) returning the phone, but declined to name him. Photo: PSU Phuket Campus

 

PHUKET:-- A man caught on CCTV pocketing a mobile phone belonging to one of the two teenagers crushed to death by a garbage truck in Phuket yesterday afternoon has returned the phone amid an outpouring of outrage on Thai social media sites.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978065-man-caught-on-cctv-returns-crushed-student’s-phone/

 

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Officials say Phuket ready to deal with Songkran influx

Sukawin Tanthavanich

 

 

PHUKET:-- The island’s officials are preparing to manage the influx of visitors, both local and foreign, who swarm into Phuket during Songkran, which is being celebrated nationwide this week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978066-officials-say-phuket-ready-to-deal-with-songkran-influx/

 

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