11street offers pre-orders of Galaxy S8 and S8+

BY THE NATION

 

 

11street has joined Samsung in offering pre-orders of the tech giant’s Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/11street-offers-pre-orders-of-galaxy-s8-and-s8/21051/

New documentary gives an insight into thankless task of moderating the internet

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

A new documentary gives a unique insight into the largely thankless task of the people who ensure that obscene, graphic or explicit content does not appear on your screen.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/new-documentary-gives-an-insight-into-thankless-task-of-moderating-the-internet/21054/

Police hunt for driver of taxi used by Chinese man found dead

By The Nation

 

 

Police are checking security cameras for clues as to the identity of the driver of a taxi used by a Chinese man last Tuesday night before his body was found in a Bangkok canal on the following morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978897-police-hunt-for-driver-of-taxi-used-by-chinese-man-found-dead/

 

 

Doctors diagnose an alleged scam among colleagues in tour agency scheme

By The Nation

 

 

Police have launched an investigation into an alleged scam after a female doctor and 12 other people, most of them also doctors, filed a police complaint against another doctor charging fraud. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978899-doctors-diagnose-an-alleged-scam-among-colleagues-in-tour-agency-scheme/

 

American found dead in Nong Khai rented house

By The Nation

 

A 63-year-old US national was found dead Monday afternoon in a rented house in Nong Khai’s Mueang district, police said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978900-american-found-dead-in-nong-khai-rented-house/

 

Park official faces corruption allegation

By Sittichai Sikawat

The Nation

 

 

A national park official in Krabi is facing legal action for alleged corruption linked to admission ticket sales.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978901-park-official-faces-corruption-allegation/

 

Baht expected to strengthen to 21-month high

By The Nation

 

 

The baht is expected to range between 34.10 and 34.45 per US dollar this week after US President Donald Trump said the greenback was stronger than he had estimated and that the Federal Reserve should maintain its benchmark interest rate at current levels, according to the Bank of Ayudhya.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978904-baht-expected-to-strengthen-to-21-month-high/

 

Pattaya: Brutal farang vs farang road rage assault caught on camera

 

 

PATTAYA:-- Shocking road rage footage shows the moment a western man floors another westerner with a single punch in a broad daylight attack.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978903-pattaya-brutal-farang-vs-farang-road-rage-assault-caught-on-camera/

 

 

Less trash during Songkran festival this year

 

 

Bangkok generated 10 percent less garbage during the April 13-15 Songkran festival averaging 8,000 tonnes a day instead of 10,000 tonnes partly because of increased public awareness with environment problem, said City Clerk Pattharut Tattranont on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978906-less-trash-during-songkran-festival-this-year/

 

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Thailand Live Tuesday 18 Apr 2017 
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