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Chinese jets intercept U.S. radiation-sniffing plane, U.S. says

REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Chinese SU-30 aircraft carried out what the U.S. military described on Thursday as an "unprofessional" intercept of a U.S. aircraft designed to detect radiation while it was flying in international airspace over the East China Sea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983920-chinese-jets-intercept-us-radiation-sniffing-plane-us-says/

 

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Traffic back to normal after bridge repairs in Tak

 

Picture: Sanook

 

TAK: -- The district chief of Um Phang in Tak province said that traffic flow was back to normal after repairs at a bridge in the area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983924-traffic-back-to-normal-after-bridge-repairs-in-tak/

 

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Cabinet to decide on 8,792 additional civil-servant nursing positions

By The Nation

 

File Photo

 

BANGKOK: -- The Public Health Ministry will ask the Cabinet next week to approve an additional 8,792 positions for civil-servant nurses.

 

Public Health Minister Dr Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn said on Friday that the positions had already been approved by the committee governing the government workforce. 

 

Full story:   https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983927-thai-cabinet-to-decide-on-8792-additional-civil-servant-nursing-positions/

 

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Swedish prosecutor says to drop Assange investigation

 

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors said on Friday they would drop a preliminary investigation into an allegation of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday, bringing to an end a 7-year legal stand-off.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983932-swedish-prosecutor-says-to-drop-assange-investigation/

 

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Bug found in Google Chrome lets hackers steal your Windows login

 

Chrome users have been warned that there is a bug that could potentially allow hackers access to your login details for Windows.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/bug-found-in-google-chrome-lets-hackers-steal-your-windows-login/21766/
 

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These new features from Google are awesome and will change how we use our smartphones

 

Earlier this week Google held its I/O conference where it showcased some of the the new features it plans to introduce across its wide range of products.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/these-new-features-from-google-are-awesome-and-will-change-how-we-use-our-smartphones/21768/

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Exclusive - Putin's ex-wife linked to multi-million-dollar property business

By Svetlana Reiter

 

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The former wife of Russian president Vladimir Putin helped create and now supports a foundation that owns a historic Moscow property generating millions of dollars from tenants, a Reuters examination of property records has found.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983943-exclusive-putins-ex-wife-linked-to-multi-million-dollar-property-business/

 

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“Trainspotting” sequel coming to Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

Danny’s Boyle’s cult hit “Trainspotting” made back in 1996 has never released officially in Thailand, though it has been screened at film festivals and was available on the bootleg video cassettes that were popular among movie buffs.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983944-“trainspotting”-sequel-coming-to-bangkok/

 

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Special Branch police probe background of man who set himself on fire

 

 

Special Branch police are investigating the background of the male foreigner who set himself on fire in front of the Iranian embassy in Bangkok on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983918-foreign-looking-man-sets-himself-alight-at-iranian-embassy-in-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=11903217

 

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Drugs found in raid despite bid to cover smell with durian fruit

By The Nation

 

An alleged methamphetamine pusher in Samut Prakan was arrested on Friday although he tried to put ripe durian fruit around his room to cover the smell of the drug.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983945-drugs-found-in-raid-despite-bid-to-cover-smell-with-durian-fruit/

 

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Tumor-Free 'Uncle Fatty' Put On Strict Diet

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Uncle Fatty rests his oversized belly. Photo: Supakarn Keawchot

 

BANGKOK — A macaque who gained fame for a body that is half belly does not have cancer as vets suspected, but will be placed on a strict diet until he can be rehabilitated into the wild, wildlife officials said Friday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983947-tumor-free-uncle-fatty-put-on-strict-diet/

 

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A new destination for MICE travellers

By The Nation

 

 

The latest addition to the popular seaside town of Hua Hin, Ananda Hua Hin Resort offers the largest ballroom, top-of-the range MICE facilities as well as full services and activity programmes for participants in meetings and seminars.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983948-a-new-destination-for-mice-travellers/

 

 

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Just splashing around at Ramayana Water Park in Pattaya

By The Nation

 

 

Ramayana Water Park in Pattaya is celebrating its first anniversary with special discounts on admission all this month.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983950-just-splashing-around/

 

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Witness urged to drop charges in Mae Hong Son underage sex scandal, says Boonyarit

By The Nation

 

 

The mother of the teenage girl who reportedly provided sex service to a senior official as part of the Mae Hong Son forced prostitution ring had claimed that she was asked not to pursue charges against the accused official, Federation of Assistant District Chiefs of Thailand chairman Boonyarit Nipawanit said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983951-witness-urged-to-drop-charges-in-mae-hong-son-underage-sex-scandal-says-boonyarit/

 

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Police Arrest Parents Of 2010 Temple Shooting Victims

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

Phayao Akkahad performs Friday afternoon inside Bangkok’s Wat Pathum Wanaram with a red cross painted on her forehead to represent her daughter, a nurse shot dead inside the temple seven years ago today. Photo :Anon Nampha / Facebook

 

BANGKOK— Eight people were taken into police custody Friday at a downtown Bangkok temple after they staged a mime performance in memory of six people killed there in 2010.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983952-police-arrest-parents-of-2010-temple-shooting-victims/

 

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Pirate Bay rival and major torrent site closes as crackdown on illegal file sharing continues

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

ExtraTorrent, one of the Pirate Bay’s biggest rivals has abruptly closed as the crackdown on illegal online content sharing continues.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/pirate-bay-rival-and-major-torrent-site-closes-as-crackdown-on-illegal-file-sharing-continues/21772/

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Another jump: Man safely rescued in Phuket Town

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- A man was safely rescued after he climbed up an electric pole with intent to jump in Phuket Town last night.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983955-another-jump-man-safely-rescued-in-phuket-town/

 

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Phuket district chief vows to crack down on illegal hotels

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- Kathu District Chief Jirawat Namatra issued an ultimatum to illegal hotel operators after locals and members of the business community filed complaints about unlicenced hotels operating in Patong.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983956-phuket-district-chief-vows-to-crack-down-on-illegal-hotels/

 

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Body of 21-year-old found in Phuket apartment

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- Police are investigating the cause of death of a ladyboy whose body was found in her room in Rassada this morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983957-body-of-21-year-old-found-in-phuket-apartment/

 

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Cyclist killed by BMW-driving grad student who ‘didn’t see her’

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Top News/ Facebook

 

A young graduate student has been charged with reckless driving after running over a 58-year-old woman on a bicycle in Pathum Thani province this morning, killing her instantly.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983958-cyclist-killed-by-bmw-driving-grad-student-who-‘didn’t-see-her’/

 

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Taking Stand On Final Day, Jenphop Says He Tried To Avoid Crash

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Jenphop Viraporn walks out of the Ayutthaya Provincial Court during a recess Friday.

 

AYUTTHAYA — Jenphop Viraporn took the stand on the last day of his trial Friday to defend himself against the prosecution’s case that his recklessness was to blame for the deaths of two grad students in a fiery wreck last year.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/983959-taking-stand-on-final-day-jenphop-says-he-tried-to-avoid-crash/

 

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