THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 2 May 2017

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Netflix releases new trailer for House of Cards Season 5 – and it looks awesome!

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Netflix has just released a thrilling new trailer for season 5 of House of Cards.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/netflix-releases-new-trailer-for-house-of-cards-season-5-and-it-looks-awesome/21367/

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Google reveals when it will stop issuing security updates for Nexus and Pixel devices – and it’s sooner than you may expect

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

In what is likely to make unpleasant reading for owners, Google has revealed when it will stop issuing important security updates for its Nexus range of smartphones and tablets.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/google-reveals-when-it-will-stop-issuing-security-updates-for-nexus-and-pixel-devices-and-its-sooner-than-you-may-expect/21370/

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Seven million people watch busty Isaan model make spicy somtam

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

Thailand’s two favorite things — somtam and a top-heavy pretty — unite in this 20-second clip to set the internet on fire over the making of spicy salad.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981279-seven-million-people-watch-busty-isaan-model-make-spicy-somtam/

 

 

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PM assigns legal officials to find solutions to concerns over media reform bill

By Wasamon Audjarint

The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday assigned government legal officials to find solutions to concerns raised by media organisations over the controversial media reform draft bill.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981281-pm-assigns-legal-officials-to-find-solutions-to-concerns-over-media-reform-bill/

 

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Nationwide raids target alleged Sisouk and Xaysana drug networks

By The Nation

 

 

Authorities have raided 31 locations in eight provinces in follow-up actions against a narcotics network linked to alleged Lao drug kingpin Sisouk Daoheuang, resulting in the arrest of nine suspects and large quantities of amphetamines, ecstasy and other illegal drugs.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981282-nationwide-raids-target-alleged-sisouk-and-xaysana-drug-networks/

 

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Ministry launches lucky draw campaign aimed at increasing use of debit cards

By The Nation

 

The Finance Ministry on Tuesday launched a promotional campaign to encourage people to use less cash and switch to debit cards, in a major step aimed at driving national e-payments policy, permanent secretary Somchai Sujjpongse said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981283-ministry-launches-lucky-draw-campaign-aimed-at-increasing-use-of-debit-cards/

 

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Cabinet approves free-ride budget for BMTA, SRT

By The Nation

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a budget totalling Bt5.8-billion for the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority and State Railway of Thailand to provide free rides on non-air-conditioned public buses and trains.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981304-cabinet-approves-free-ride-budget-for-bmta-srt/

 

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Taxi operators urged to clamp down on illegal drivers

By The Nation

 

 

Taxi operators have been urged to ensure that cooperatives operate within the law after some taxis were found to have been rented out to drivers who did not hold public service driving licenses.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981305-taxi-operators-urged-to-clamp-down-on-illegal-drivers/

 

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Three rail projects worth Bt300bn to go before Cabinet this month: Arkhom

By The Nation

 

The Transport Ministry will table three rail-track projects worth Bt300 billion combined before the Cabinet later this month, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981306-three-rail-projects-worth-bt300bn-to-go-before-cabinet-this-month-arkhom/

 

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Report on ‘Lung Ou-an’ expected in two weeks

By Panthipa Jitrawutthiporn

The Nation

 

 

The condition of “Lung Ou-an” (Uncle Fatty), a long-tailed macaque from Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thien district, remains worrisome as veterinarians wait for the result of tests to determine if its abdomen tumour is malignant.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981307-report-on-‘lung-ou-an’-expected-in-two-weeks/

 

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NRSA reform panel turns focus on how to categorise media

By The Nation

 

 

The media reform committee of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) is mulling how to categorise media, following a heated debate on the draft media regulation bill during an assembly meeting on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981308-nrsa-reform-panel-turns-focus-on-how-to-categorise-media/

 

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