THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 12 Apr 2017

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White House says Trump has put Pyongyang 'clearly on notice'

REUTERS
 

White House Spokesman Sean Spicer says President Donald Trump has put North Korea 'clearly on notice,' but would not telegraph U.S. moves in advance. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has put North Korea "clearly on notice" that he will not tolerate certain actions but would not telegraph U.S. moves in advance, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978130-white-house-says-trump-has-put-pyongyang-clearly-on-notice/

 

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Hua Hin fire guts beachside restaurant

 

Picture: Daily News

 

HUA HIN: -- Fire raged through a restaurant on the beach at Hua Hin yesterday evening causing 200,000 baht worth of damage.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978132-hua-hin-fire-guts-beachside-restaurant/

 

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Drug-addicted python rehabilitated by Australian prisoners

 

When Australian police raided a crystal methamphetamine lab last year, they may have been expecting to seize kilos of narcotics, drug-making equipment and piles of cash.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978136-drug-addicted-python-rehabilitated-by-australian-prisoners/

 

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Shots fired as wanted murderer flees police in stolen Bangkok taxi

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Shots were fired after a man wanted for murder in the south of Thailand stole a taxi at knifepoint and fled from police in downtown Bangkok yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978144-shots-fired-as-wanted-murderer-flees-police-in-stolen-bangkok-taxi/

 

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Red Cross appeals for blood

 

BANGKOK, 12 April 2017 (NNT) - The Thai Red Cross Society invited Thais nationwide to donate blood to ensure a sufficient supply to save lives during the Songkran Festival which is prone to road accidents. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978146-red-cross-appeals-for-blood/

 

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More cheated plane passengers lodge complaints at CSD today

 

 

BANGKOK: -- More passengers who were cheated by an illegal tour company for a tour in Japan filed complaints with the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police in Bangkok this morning after they were stranded at Suvarnabhumi airport last night because the chartered flights to fly them did not exist.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978093-thousands-of-passengers-stranded-at-suvarnabhumi-airport-after-their-tour-agent-fails-to-show-up/?do=findComment&comment=11791685

 

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Crowds cheer as husband and wife reunited after telephone mast drama - then it's straight off to rehab

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

NAKHON NAYOK: -- Large crowds gathered to watch an unfolding drama in Nakhorn Nayok yesterday when a man took his four year old daughter up a 35 meter high telephone mast.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978155-crowds-cheer-as-husband-and-wife-reunited-after-telephone-mast-drama- then-its-straight-off-to-rehab/

 

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Ambulance crashes as driver falls asleep at the wheel

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

KHON KAEN: -- A nurse told police that she had nudged the driver of an ambulance after she noticed that he had dropped off at the wheel.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978161-ambulance-crashes-as-driver-falls-asleep-at-the-wheel/

 

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Phuket passes Day 1 of Songkran Seven Days of Danger with no deaths

The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong posts a Songrkran road-safety sticker to a vehicle at the Phuket Highways Office road-safety command centre yesterday (April 11). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: -- The island last night passed its first 24 hours of this year’s Songkran Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign with zero deaths, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Phuket office has reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978168-phuket-passes-day-1-of-songkran-seven-days-of-danger-with-no-deaths/

 

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PM orders probe into suspected fraud as 2,000 Japan-bound tourists stranded at airport
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Cha-o-cha has ordered a probe into a company that left some 2,000 tourists stranded at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday night after they had paid for a trip to Japan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978175-pm-orders-probe-into-suspected-fraud-as-2000-japan-bound-tourists-stranded-at-airport/

 

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Tourist police and drug suppression checking driver's urine at Pattaya bus station as Songkran exodus begins

 

Picture: Siamchon News

 

PATTAYA: -- Tourist police in conjunction with drugs suppression officers descended on the Rung Ruang Tour bus station in North Pattaya yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978182-tourist-police-and-drug-suppression-checking-drivers-urine-at-pattaya bus-station-as-songkran-exodus-begins/

 

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Just 2 days for Songkran celebration on Khao San road this year

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced yesterday that this year's celebration of Songkran festival on Khao San road will be organized for only 2 days on April 13 and 14.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978187-just-2-days-for-songkran-celebration-on-khao-san-road-this-year/

 

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Krabi gets tourism boost for Songkran as visitors expected to spend a billion baht in the holidays

 

Picture: Thai News Agency

 

KRABI: -- Despite a sluggish start to the year experienced by some the southern province of Krabi is expected to reap a tourism bonanza during Songkran.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978189-krabi-gets-tourism-boost-for-songkran-as-visitors-expected-to-spend-a billion-baht-in-the-holidays/

 

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Traditional Phuket Songkran festivities underway in Chalong

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Greased pole Muay Thai was a crowd favourite at the Songrkran festivities in Chalong. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Many traditional – and novel – Songkran festivities were held at Palai Beach in Chlaong yesterday (April 11) as the popular Phuket southern district began celebrating in annual Thai New Year water festival.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978190-traditional-phuket-songkran-festivities-underway-in-chalong/

 

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Prayut the most popular choice for Songkran celebrations: survey 
By The Nation

 

File photo: Prayut

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and “Durian mask” singer – whose identity was recently revealed as Issara “Tom” Kitnitchee, the lead vocalist of Room 39 – are among prominent personalities that most Bangkokians would want to splash water with during the Songkran Festival, according to a survey conducted by Bangkok University.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978191-prayut-the-most-popular-choice-for-songkran-celebrations-survey/

 

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Man foiled by Farang's foul feet speaks out on his ordeal

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

Narong Thaopanya and the smelly feet he encountered March 30. Photo: Facebook / Narong Thaopanya

 

BANGKOK — The peeved protagonist who appeared in a viral clip battling an unidentified French woman’s funky feet spoke out Wednesday about his motivations for going public with his stinking ordeal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978196-man-foiled-by-farangs-foul-feet-speaks-out-on-his-ordeal/

 

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China's Xi tells Trump 'peaceful resolution' needed on North Korea

By Nobuhiro Kubo and Michael Martina

REUTERS

 

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers remarks on North Korea accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida U.S., February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files

 

TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a peaceful resolution of rising tensions on the Korean peninsula in a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group steams towards the region.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978199-chinas-xi-tells-trump-peaceful-resolution-needed-on-north-korea/

 

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SWIFT to introduce tool to spot fraudulent inter-bank messages

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) – Interbank messaging service SWIFT, which is used to transfer trillions of dollars between banks every day, will launch a new tool to spot fraudulent messages, seeking to restore trust in the system after millions of dollars were stolen in cyber raids.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/swift-to-introduce-tool-to-spot-fraudulent-inter-bank-messages/20953/

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Using Google Image Search may be about to cost you money

BY STAFF WRITER

 

REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

 

Google is introducing a new feature that it says will help users discover new products that they may want to buy.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/using-google-image-search-may-be-about-to-cost-you-money/20957/

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Drivers urged to install dashboard cameras

 

BANGKOK, 12 April 2017 (NNT) - Insurance companies are set to lower their premiums by 5-10% for cars with dashboard cameras, in an effort to promote road safety. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978201-drivers-urged-to-install-dashboard-cameras/

 

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Tourism ministry to assist thousands of stranded Thai tourists
By The Nation

 

Photo by Suthinun Kongsin

 

BANGKOK: -- Ministry of Tourism and Sports will provide assistance to thousands of Thai tourists stranded at Suvarnabhumi Airport. It will hold an urgent press conference today .

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978202-tourism-ministry-to-assist-thousands-of-stranded-thai-tourists/

 

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Songkhla border ready for spike in visitors
By Santiparp Ramasut
The Nation

 

Sadao border checkpoint//Photo by Santiparb Ramasutr

 

SONGKHLA: -- Thousands of foreigners lined up on Wednesday at Songkhla's Sadao border checkpoint on Wednesday to pass through to Hat Yai to join Songkran Festival.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978206-songkhla-border-ready-for-spike-in-visitors/

 

 

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World’s largest’ portrait honours HM King Bhumibol

 

By Photo and story by Rachanon Intharaksa 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok Art & Culture Centre Foundation on Wednesday unveiled the “world’s largest” portrait of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, which measures 34 metres by 25 metres.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978208-world’s-largest’-portrait-honours-hm-king-bhumibol/

 

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Prayut predicts election campaigning will resume next year
By The Nation

 

Prayut

 

BANGKOK: -- The election clock will start ticking next year and political parties will have five months to organise and campaign before the poll, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978215-prayut-predicts-election-campaigning-will-resume-next-year/

 

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Ex-Iranian President Ahmadinejad submits name for presidential election

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) listens to a speech by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a ceremony for Ahmadinejad's confirmation as Iran's President in Tehran August 3, 2009. REUTERS/khamenei

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LONDON (Reuters) - Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad submitted his name on Wednesday for registration as a candidate in Iran's presidential election in May, state media reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978223-ex-iranian-president-ahmadinejad-submits-name-for-presidential-election/

 

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Turkish referendum polls put 'yes' vote slightly ahead

 

FILE PHOTO: A huge portrait of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is seen above a banner that reads, "This city is proud of raising a world leader" in Rize on the Black Sea coast, Turkey, April 5, 2017. Letters on the portrait read "Rize is with you". REUTERS/Umit Bektas

 

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Two Turkish opinion polls on Wednesday showed a narrow majority of Turks, between 51-52 percent, would vote 'yes' in Sunday's referendum on changing the constitution to create an executive presidency.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978224-turkish-referendum-polls-put-yes-vote-slightly-ahead/

 

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Measures taken to reduce haze
By The Nation

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Water trucks sprayed water on roadside trees and plants and cleaned road surfaces in Chiang Mai's Muang district on Wednesday to improve humidity and reduce small particulate dust as temperatures rise.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978225-measures-taken-to-reduce-haze/

 

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Traffic jams stall Songkran migration to the Northeast
By Photo and story : Watcharachai Klaipong

The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A large number of Songkran holidaymakers on Wednesday crowded the roads heading towards the Northeast, especially Mitraparp Highway.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978228-traffic-jams-stall-songkran-migration-to-the-northeast/

 

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Monk Blessing Ceremony at Rescue Paws

 

On Wednesday morning 5 April, Rescue Paws hosted the monks of Wat Khao Tao to signify the inauguration of their new dog kennels with a monk blessing ceremony. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978240-monk-blessing-ceremony-at-rescue-paws/