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Fire destroys recycled garbage warehouse in Bangkok
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Early Monday morning a fire burned down a warehouse in Bangkok’s Suan Luang district that was used to store recycled plastic bottles and paper, with the 13 workers at the facility rescued unharmed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979929-fire-destroys-recycled-garbage-warehouse-in-bangkok/

 

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Phuket Poll: Do current traffic penalties work?

The Phuket News

 

Fines by police deter some people from breaking the law, but do they do enough? Or do penalties for traffic violations need to be harsher? Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong last week recounted Phuket’s death and injury toll during the Songkran “Seven Days of Danger” road-safety campaign, held April 11-17. The toll for the one week stood at four dead and 70 people injured in 67 accidents.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979930-phuket-poll-do-current-traffic-penalties-work/

 

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Latest poll shows anti corruption policy remains satisfactory policy supported by the public

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Anti corruption policy of the military-installed government remained a policy satisfied and supported by the general public, according to the latest survey  by Dusit Poll.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979726-govt’s-handling-of-economy-most-worrying-issue-for-public-poll/#comment-11820790

 

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Security tightened for Asean summit in Metro Manila

 

 

MANILA: -- About 40,000-strong security force has been mobilized by the Philippine government on Sunday in preparation for the Asean summit meeting to be held this week from April 26-29 at the Philippine International Convention Centre in Pasay City, according to The Manila Times Online report on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979936-security-tightened-for-asean-summit-in-metro-manila/

 

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Thai mob hit Indian man in apparent revenge attack

 

Image: Siamchon News

 

PATTAYA: -- Pattaya police were called to a Thai Massage parlor after an attack by seven Thais on one Indian man.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979938-thai-mob-hit-indian-man-in-apparent-revenge-attack/

 

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Four people arrested for Milo Cube online fraud
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Four suspects were arrested by the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) on charges that they lured victims to buy the snack Milo Cube through Facebook and Line and then did not supply the trendy snack. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979939-four-people-arrested-for-milo-cube-online-fraud/

 

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Gays turning Pattaya park into midnight sex den

 

Picture: Tnews

 

PATTAYA: -- Pictures have emerged on Facebook with claims that a picturesque South Pattaya park is being used by homosexuals as an outdoor knocking shop.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979941-gays-turning-royal-pattaya-park-into-midnight-sex-den/

 

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Phuket Chinese tourist dies during island day trip

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police talk to a family member who was with Mr Chen when he was pulled from the water uncsonscious and in shock during a day trip to Racha Yai Island from Phuket. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A Chinese tourist has died after being pulled from the water unconscious and in shock at Racha Yai Island on Saturday (April 22).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979943-phuket-chinese-tourist-dies-during-island-day-trip/

 

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"Man roughhoused and handcuffed for filming police" all a big misunderstanding say Bangkok cops

 

Image: Thai News Agency

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai police have defended their actions in taking down and handcuffing a member of the public who netizens thought was just filming the force at work.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979944-man-roughhoused-and-handcuffed-for-filming-police-all-a-big misunderstanding-say-bangkok-cops/

 

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Pattaya chicken noodle vendor returns lost property worth a million baht!

 

Picture: Siamchon News

 

PATTAYA: -- A chicken noodle vendor who returned a bag containing valuables worth more than a million baht has been praised for her honesty.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979947-pattaya-chicken-noodle-vendor-returns-lost-property-worth-a-million-baht/

 

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Father kills 9 year old son when wife wouldn't return

 

Picture: Daily News

 

SAMUT SAKORN: -- A 36 year old man stressed out because his wife would not return to him took out his anger on his nine year old son.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979951-father-kills-9-year-old-son-when-wife-wouldnt-return/

 

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Cambodian man arrested for murder of well-known Bangkok vegetable trader

 

Picture: Manager

 

SA KAEW: -- A Cambodian man is in custody after murdering a prominent woman in Bangkok and trying to cross the border to escape justice.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979955-cambodian-man-arrested-for-murder-of-well-known-bangkok-vegetable-trader/

 

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Poll: Thais agree with pick-up seating ban - but few will obey entirely

 

Picture: Thai News Agency

 

BANGKOK: -- A public opinion poll has shown that Thais are generally in agreement with plans to prohibit sitting in the back of pick-ups.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979963-poll-thais-agree-with-pick-up-seating-ban-but-few-will-obey-entirely/

 

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Tarit fired for being ‘unusually rich’, vows to fight on
By The Nation

 

File photo: Former Department of Special Investigation chief Tarit Pengdit.

 

BANGKOK: -- The PM’s secretary general has confirmed that he fired former Department of Special Investigation chief Tarit Pengdit after he was found by the National Anti-Corruption Commission to be unusually rich.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979967-tarit-fired-for-being-‘unusually-rich’-vows-to-fight-on/

 

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Large number of arrests over ‘unlicensed’ Chinese tour guide training
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Police joined tourism officials in a raid on a venue allegedly used to allegedly train almost 150 people as guides for Chinese tourists without being issued a licence to do so.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979894-138-suspects-including-foreigners-arrested-in-bangkok-for-alleged-coercive-tour-guide-training/?do=findComment&comment=11825236

 

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Woman dies in burning Thai home trying to rescue trapped dogs

 

 

SUPHANBURI: -- A retired university lecturer died as she tried to save the lives of seven dogs trapped inside her burning house in Bang Plama district of Suphanburi province yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979968-woman-dies-in-burning-thai-home-trying-to-rescue-trapped-dogs/

 

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Nation swelters in heatwave with storms expected 
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The heatwave enveloping the country saw temperatures in the North rise to high as 41 degrees and 40 degrees in the North and the Northeast respectively on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979969-thailand-swelters-in-heatwave-with-storms-expected /

 

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Sinsae Shogun case expanded to past crimes over 10 yrs

 

BANGKOK, 24 April 2017 (NNT) - The Commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has ordered that the investigation into Pasit Arinchalaphit be widened to include her previous criminal charges dating back 10 years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979970-sinsae-shogun-case-expanded-to-past-crimes-over-10-yrs/ 

 

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Plastic bag ban has reduced Phang Nga park litter, director says

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

  

PHANG NGA — Ao Phang Nga National Park has seen less litter in its turquoise waters since the park implemented a ban on plastic bags at the beginning of April, the park director said Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979976-plastic-bag-ban-has-reduced-phang-nga-park-litter-director-says/

 

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Man who threatened to shoot PM Prayuth mentally ill, police say

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Songwit Sukprasert, at right, upon being detained by police at his home in Hua Hin on Saturday.

 

HUA HIN — A man seen in a viral video threatening to shoot government, police and army leaders has been deemed mentally ill and sent for treatment, police said Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979977-man-who-threatened-to-shoot-pm-prayuth-mentally-ill-police-say/

 

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PM visits Bahrain to sign bilateral agreements
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Four bilateral agreements on agriculture, tax, university cooperation and education are expected to be signed by Thailand and Bahrain during an official three-day visit by Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha to the country starting Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979978-pm-prayut-visits-bahrain-to-sign-bilateral-agreements/

 

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Student group demands govt respect human rights, democracy 
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Federation of Patanian Student and Youth issued a statement calling on the government to respect human rights and resume democracy as soon as possible.

 

The move followed the recent contempt of court charges levelled against seven student activists.

 

PerMAS said in its statement, issued on Sunday, that it was concerned with the current political situation, which it warned could lead to interference in the justice system for political gain.

 

The group insisted on freedom of expression being protected and expressed solidarity with the students activists charged with contempt of court.

 

The charges came after the students, working under the Network of Students of the Four Regions, in February staged a symbolic demonstration in response to Jatupat Boonpatararaksa, or “Pai Dao Din”, who was charged with lese majeste after sharing online a BBC article deemed insulting to the monarchy.

 

The seven students had been scheduled to report to a court on Monday.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30313190

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-04-24

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Foo Fighters tipped for Bangkok return 21 years on

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

 

Photo: Foo Fighters / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — Hints are piling up that American rock legend Foo Fighters is coming to Bangkok later this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979992-foo-fighters-tipped-for-bangkok-return-21-years-on/

 

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U.S. carrier group heads for Korean waters, China calls for restraint

By Ben Blanchard and Ju-min Park

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Sunda Strait, Indonesia on April 15, 2017. Sean M. Castellano/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File photo

 

BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping called for all sides to exercise restraint on Monday in a call about North Korea with U.S. President Donald Trump, as Japan conducted joint drills with a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group headed for Korean waters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979995-us-carrier-group-heads-for-korean-waters-china-calls-for-restraint/

 

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65 Cambodian illegals locked in building for three days
By The Nation

 

SA KAEW: -- Rangers and police rescued 65 Cambodians including children who had been lured by a Cambodian broker and locked in a shophouse for three days at Rong Klua Market in Sa Kaew province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979996-65-cambodian-illegals-locked-in-building-for-three-days-in-sa-kaew-province/

 

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University admission methods overhauled 
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) has set the five methods of university admissions for 2018 in a bid to level the playing field for those trying to gain access to higher education. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979998-university-admission-methods-overhauled/

 

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Chinese tour guide boss has gold necklace stolen in Pattaya
By The Nation

 

 

PATTAYA: -- A leading Chinese tour guide figure had his gold necklace snatched by a motorcyclist while he was on a motorcycle taxi on a Pattaya road early on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979999-chinese-tour-guide-boss-has-gold-necklace-stolen-in-pattaya/

 

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Beach cleanup off Phuket nets 133kg of rubbish

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The 35 volunteer divers collected some 133kg of rubbish from on and around Koh Khai in Phang Nga.

 

PHUKET: -- A beach and underwater cleanup activity held at Koh Khai in Phang Nga, just north of Phuket, over the weekend netted 133 kilograms of rubbish.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980000-beach-cleanup-off-phuket-nets-133kg-of-rubbish/

 

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Tarit transferred assets worth Bt100 m to associates
By The Nation

 

File photo: Tarit Pengdit

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) found former Department of Special Investigation (DSI) director general Tarit Pengdit transferred Bt100 million of his assets to his close associates.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/979967-tarit-fired-for-being-‘unusually-rich’-vows-to-fight-on/?do=findComment&comment=11825770