Foreign Election Interference in the US 2024 Election!

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HOTEL DEALS: Phuket New Year Special - book by April 24th for extra great discounts on 3 fantastic Phuket hotels

 

 

Phuket New Year Special - book by April 24th for extra great discounts on 3 fantastic Phuket hotels: Nai Yang Beach Resort, The Charm Resort Phuket, and Pullman Phuket Panwa Beach Resort.

 

Info: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979132-hotel-deals-phuket-new-year-special-book-by-april-24th-for-extra-great-discounts-on-3-fantastic-phuket-hotels/

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The week that was in Thailand news: Describing Thailand to a T

 

 

My Thai students who had a problem with upper case letters were always asked in culture classes what the capital of Thailand was.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979748-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-describing-thailand-to-a-t/

 

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Second man in Pattaya molestation on video case gives himself up

 

Image: Siamchon News

 

The second man caught on video molesting a woman in Walking Street has given himself up and admitted sexual assault charges.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979771-second-man-in-pattaya-molestation-on-video-case-gives-himself-up/

 

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Videos: Lucky escapes as wheel ploughs into shop in Samut Prakarn

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Several people had a lucky escape as a front wheel came detached from a truck trailer and crashed at speed into a shop front.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979772-videos-lucky-escapes-as-wheel-ploughs-into-shop-in-samut-prakarn/

 

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Foreigner draws praise for cleaning up the beach - but Thais turn on each other for messing it up in the first place

 

 

A smiling foreigner drew praise from thousands of Thais online as he willingly cleaned up a section of sandy beach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979773-foreigner-draws-praise-for-cleaning-up-the-beach-but-thais-turn-on-each-other-for-messing-it-up-in-the-first-place/

 

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Immigration top brass make flying visit to northern borders as back-slapping begins following 8.4 million Chinese tourist arrivals.

 

Image: Manager

 

Immigration bigwig Nathathorn Phrosunthorn made a flying visit to three key border checkpoints in Chiang Rai province yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979774-immigration-top-brass-make-flying-visit-to-northern-borders-as-back-slapping-begins-following-84-million-chinese-tourist-arrivals/

 

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Test result awaited in semen case

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

PUBLIC HEALTH Ministry authorities yesterday threatened to take legal action against any medical establishment or persons found to have been involved in a suspected sperm-smuggling racket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979775-test-result-awaited-in-semen-case/

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Case of missing Siam Revolution plaque becomes more curious by the day

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

AROUND 9PM on Thursday, Bangkok’s Royal Plaza was filled with dozens of people who came to worship at the equestrian statue of King Chulalongkorn with yellow garlands of marigolds and bunches of pinkish roses. It has become a tradition to do this on Thursdays, the day the late King died.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979776-case-of-missing-siam-revolution-plaque-becomes-more-curious-by-the-day/

 

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How do you Beat the Heat?

Orlando Barton

 

 

I know it doesn’t help to talk about it, but damn it’s hot! The word “gradual” never gets used by Thai meteorologists now does it? One day it’s nice and breezy. The next day, WHAM! Hotter than the devil’s backside. Now we’re staring down the barrel of Songkran and suffering the first round of “the dog days of summer”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979777-how-do-you-beat-the-heat/

 

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Latest MacBook Pro makes apps dance

BY By Paisal Chuenprasaeng

THE NATION

 

 

THE NEW 15inch MacBook Pro notebook computer comes in a thin all aluminium casing and packs a powerful quadcore Intel processor as well as a revolutionary Touch Bar.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/latest-macbook-pro-makes-apps-dance/21175/

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Cyclists’ tunnel opens in Northeast

By THAWEE APISAKULCHAT
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

The country’s first bicycle tunnel in Nakhon Phanom. Photo courtesy of the Social Development and Human Security Ministry

 

TOURISM and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul and Social Development and Human Security Minister Pol General Adul Saengsingkaew led 3,000 cyclists in a ride yesterday morning to inaugurate the country’s first bicycle tunnel as a new attraction in Nakhon Phanom province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979779-cyclists’-tunnel-opens-in-northeast/

 

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Temple holds birthday celebration for Dhammachayo

By The Sunday Nation

 

 

The controversial Dhammakaya Temple hosted a birthday celebration in absentia for fugitive former abbot Phra Dhammachayo yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979781-temple-holds-birthday-celebration-for-dhammachayo/

 

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Restaurateur surrenders over rape

By MONGKOL SAWANGSRI
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

A RESTAURANT owner accused of paying a gang to take part in the rape of a 14-year-old girl surrendered to police on Friday night after an arrest warrant was issued by Suphan Buri Court.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979782-restaurateur-surrenders-over-rape/

 

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Fake drugs officer jailed

By The Sunday Nation

 

A Thai man who claimed to be an officer from the Office of Narcotics Control Board and ordered people to take urine tests in Sara Buri has been jailed for two months and fined Bt2,000, Board secretary-general Sirinya Sitthichai said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979784-fake-drugs-officer-jailed/

 

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A 2-metre long cobra caught in a toilet seat

 

 

Rescue workers on Saturday caught a two-metre cobra from the toilet seat in a house in Pan Thong district of Chon Buri.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979786-a-2-metre-long-cobra-caught-in-a-toilet-seat/

 

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May 13 deadline for fishing vessels’ identification

 

 

The fisheries and marine departments have been told by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives to speed up identification and certification of the remaining 2,000 fishing vessels within May 13.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979787-may-13-deadline-for-fishing-vessels’-identification/

 

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Over 200 Cambodian illegal immigrants nabbed at border

 

 

Troops from the Burapha Task Force arrested more than 200 illegal immigrants from Cambodia at a sugarcane plantation near the Thai-Cambodian border in Aranyaprathet district of Sakaeo province on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979789-over-200-cambodian-illegal-immigrants-nabbed-at-border/

 

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Phuket late-night motorbike accident in Kamala hills leaves one dead, one injured 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: Police have yet to determine what caused a motorbike accident in the hills of Kamala, on Phuket’s west coast, sometime in the early hours of this morning that killed one woman but left a man with minor injuries (April 22).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979790-phuket-late-night-motorbike-accident-in-kamala-hills-leaves-one-dead-one-injured/

 

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Moving to the beat with the new Sport Beat V8 headset

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng

THE NATION 

 

 

A MUST HAVE for any exercise enthusiast, the Sport Beat V8 Bluetooth gizmo is a stereo wireless inear headset with good quality earphones.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/moving-to-the-beat-with-the-new-sport-beat-v8-headset/21168/

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Man, 32, killed in big-bike crash in Chon Buri

By The Nation

 

 

A man racing a 650cc big-bike was killed after he lost control at a curve in Chon Buri, crashing into a tree stump in a ditch in the middle of the road.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979792-man-32-killed-in-big-bike-crash-in-chon-buri/

 

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Myanmar worker, 25, found hanged in apparent suicide

By The Nation

 

 

A Mynamar worker was found hanged behind his rented room in Nakhon Pathom’s Samphan district on Saturday morning, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979793-myanmar-worker-25-found-hanged-in-apparent-suicide/

 

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Never forget your PIN again: MasterCard unveils credit card with fingerprint sensor

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

MasterCard has unveiled a new credit card that includes a built in fingerprint sensor.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/never-forget-your-pin-again-mastercard-unveils-credit-card-with-fingerprint-sensor/21165/

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Big changes coming to uTorrent, with future version to run direct from your web browser

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

uTorrent will soon receive a major update that will change the way you download torrents.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/big-changes-coming-to-utorrent-with-future-version-to-run-direct-from-your-web-browser/21161/

 

 

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Chelsea edge Tottenham in thrilling Cup semi

By Martyn Herman

 

Britain Soccer Football - Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea - FA Cup Semi Final - Wembley Stadium - 22/4/17 Chelsea's N'Golo Kante fouls Tottenham's Dele Alli Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine Livepic

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Late goals from Eden Hazard and Nemanja Matric settled a rip-roaring FA Cup semi-final 4-2 in Chelsea's favour over title rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979794-chelsea-edge-tottenham-in-thrilling-cup-semi/

 

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Bournemouth push 10-man Boro to brink of relegation

 

Britain Soccer Football - AFC Bournemouth v Middlesbrough - Premier League - Vitality Stadium - 22/4/17 Bournemouth's Joshua King scores their first goal Action Images via Reuters / Matthew Childs

 

(Reuters) - BOURNEMOUTH 4 MIDDLESBROUGH 0

 

Bournemouth boosted their chances of staying in the Premier League with a crushing 4-0 win over 10-man Middlesbrough that pushed their opponents towards the relegation precipice on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979795-bournemouth-push-10-man-boro-to-brink-of-relegation/

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Ten-man Hull beat Watford for crucial three points

 

Britain Soccer Football - Hull City v Watford - Premier League - The Kingston Communications Stadium - 22/4/17 Hull City's Lazar Markovic celebrates scoring their first goal Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff Livepic

 

(Reuters) - HULL CITY 2 WATFORD 0

 

Ten-man Hull City earned a priceless 2-0 home victory over Stoke City to keep themselves just above the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979796-ten-man-hull-beat-watford-for-crucial-three-points/

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West Ham and Everton in dour goalless draw

 

Britain Soccer Football - West Ham United v Everton - Premier League - London Stadium - 22/4/17 West Ham United's Adrian in action with Everton's Kevin Mirallas Reuters / Toby Melville Livepic

 

(Reuters) - WEST HAM 0 EVERTON 0

 

West Ham and Everton played out a 0-0 draw in a desperately poor Premier League encounter at the London Stadium on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979797-west-ham-and-everton-in-dour-goalless-draw/

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Llorente outjumps Stoke to keep Swansea survival bid alive

 

Britain Soccer Football - Swansea City v Stoke City - Premier League - Liberty Stadium - 22/4/17 Swansea City's Tom Carroll celebrates scoring their second goal Reuters / Rebecca Naden Livepic

 

(Reuters) - SWANSEA CITY 2 STOKE CITY 0

 

Relegation-threatened Swansea City kept their hopes of staying in the Premier League alive by beating Stoke City 2-0 on Saturday after goals by Fernando Llorente and Tom Carroll.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979798-llorente-outjumps-stoke-to-keep-swansea-survival-bid-alive/

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Trump's "big announcement" on tax to be broad principles - official

By Ginger Gibson

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters following a signing ceremony with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's promised "big announcement" next week on overhauling the U.S. tax code, a top campaign pledge, will consist of "broad principles and priorities," an administration official said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979799-trumps-big-announcement-on-tax-to-be-broad-principles-official/

 

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American Airlines apologizes for onboard clash over stroller

By Barbara Goldberg

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Airlines on Saturday apologized to a female passenger and suspended an employee after a video showing an onboard clash over a baby stroller went viral, in the latest embarassment for a U.S. carrier over how it treated a customer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979800-american-airlines-apologizes-for-onboard-clash-over-stroller/