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British journalist carrying flak jacket plates charged with arms possession in Bangkok

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A British journalist was charged with arms possession on Tuesday after being arrested at a Thai airport for checking in flak jacket plates and gas masks, standard equipment for media heading into war zones and other hostile environments.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985814-british-journalist-carrying-flak-jacket-plates-charged-with-arms-possession-in-bangkok/

 

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Phuket light-rail price tag jumps B9bn

Chutharat Plerin

 

Several images included in the revised plans. Images: OTP

 

PHUKET: -- The price tag for Phuket’s long-awaited light-rail system has jumped B9 billion now that the revised plans have included six underpasses, officials in Bangkok have confirmed.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985811-phuket-light-rail-price-tag-jumps-b9bn/

 

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Target the 21 million tourists per year in Bangkok

 

 

Bangkok is the number 1 tourist destination in the world, bigger than London, Paris and New York; so getting your business in front of this tourist group represents a staggering opportunity - and until now it has been very difficult to do.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985812-target-the-21-million-tourists-per-year-in-bangkok/

 

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Former senior Chinese provincial official jailed for life for graft

REUTERS

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court has jailed for life a former vice governor of the wealthy southern province of Guangdong for corruption after finding him guilty of bribery and abuse of power, state media said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985813-former-senior-chinese-provincial-official-jailed-for-life-for-graft/

 

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Technical College student shot, injured in Nonthaburi
By The Nation

 

NONTHABURI: -- A Technical College student was shot and injured in Nonthaburi province early Thursday, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985817-technical-college-student-shot-injured-in-nonthaburi/

 

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Darasamut Underpass to close lanes for cleaning today and tomorrow afternoon

The Phuket News

 

Darasamut Underpass to close lanes for cleaning today and tomorrow afternoon between 12-2:30pm. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Highway Department has announced that the Darasamut Underpass, near the Central Festival shopping centre, will be closed to northbound traffic from 12pm to 2.30pm today (June 1).

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985819-darasamut-underpass-to-close-lanes-for-cleaning-today-and-tomorrow-afternoon/

 

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One killed, another injured as train hits pickup at level crossing
By The Nation

 

CHACHOENGSAO: -- A pickup truck was hit by an approaching train, killing a passenger and injuring another, after the driver apparently tried to circumvent a barrier at a railway crossing in Chachoengsao province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985821-one-killed-another-injured-as-train-hits-pickup-at-level-crossing-in-chachoengsao/

 

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Thailand up in competitiveness ranking
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand saw a slight improvement in its competitiveness ranking, moving up from 28 last year to 27 this year, according to the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2017 released late Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985824-thailand-up-in-competitiveness-ranking/

 

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Pipe bomb found near subway station has link to skytrain station bombing in 2015

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The pipe bomb found near Thailand Cultural Centre subway station is not linked to three recent bombings in Bangkok, but the device is similar to explosive devices used in two bombings in 2014 and 2015.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985825-pipe-bomb-found-near-subway-station-has-link-to-skytrain-station-bombing-in-2015/

 

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Four rescued after passenger boat sinks on Chao Phraya
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A long-tail passenger boat sank on the Chao Phraya River in Samut Prakan province late Wednesday night but the skipper and three passengers were rescued.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985826-four-rescued-after-passenger-boat-sinks-on-chao-phraya/

 

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Woman’s body found in Chon Buri dyke reservoir
By The Nation

 

CHONBURI/PATTAYA: -- The body of a woman motorcyclist, suspected to have drowned in a dyke reservoir in the Si Racha district of Chon Buri province, was found early Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985828-woman’s-body-found-in-chon-buri-dyke-reservoir/

 

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Hunt on after former monk murdered at Jomtien temple

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

PATTAYA: -- Police have mounted a murder hunt after a former monk was found battered to death on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985829-hunt-on-after-former-monk-murdered-at-jomtien-temple/

 

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Sperm whale carcass found floating off Phuket beach

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The carcass (to the right in image) was confirmed as being that of a sperm whale. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Marine experts have confirmed that a carcass found floating off Surin Beach yesterday was that of a sperm whale.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985831-sperm-whale-carcass-found-floating-off-phuket-beach/

 

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Drunk teens to face tougher drink driving laws from today

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- Tougher measures to combat drink driving come into force today.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985832-drunk-teens-to-face-tougher-drink-driving-laws-from-today/

 

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Homeless man fundraises for stray cat’s food

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Netizens applaud “Loong Dum,” a homeless man selling limes by the Mo Chit BTS station to raise money for a stray cat.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985833-homeless-man-fundraises-for-stray-cat’s-food/

 

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Current flood situation not worrying – says deputy agriculture minister

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Agriculture Ministry is confident that the current flooding situation in several northern and central provinces is not worrying and will not lead to massive flooding in Bangkok like in 2011.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985834-current-flood-situation-not-worrying-–-says-deputy-agriculture-minister/

 

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Thai Tuna industry commends govt for solutions to IUU fishing

 

 

BANGKOK, 31 May 2017 (NNT) - President of the Thai Tuna Industry Association Chanin Chalitsaraphong has expressed confidence in the government's measures to tackle the IUU fishing over the past two years. He said the measures will likely cause the EU to issue a "green card" instead of a "yellow card" to Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985837-thai-tuna-industry-commends-govt-for-solutions-to-iuu-fishing/

 

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Pattaya set to become the first "MICE" city in Thailand in latest tourism strategy

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

PATTAYA: -- Pattaya is set to become the first recognized "MICE" city in Thailand with the local authority and academics sure that the drive will be the latest boon for tourism as the resort tries to shrug off its seedy image.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985838-pattaya-set-to-become-the-first-mice-city-in-thailand-in-latest tourism-strategy/

 

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A passenger subdued after trying to rush into cockpit of Malaysian Airlines’ flight

 

 

A Malaysian Airlines flight bound for Kuala Lumpur was forced to return to Melbourne late Wednesday night after a passenger tried to rush into the cockpit and issued threats, Straits Times Online reported on Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985839-a-passenger-subdued-after-trying-to-rush-into-cockpit-of-malaysian-airlines’-flight/

 

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NRSA to conclude case against King Power Duty Free

 

 

BANGKOK, 1st June 2017 (NNT) - The National Reform Steering Assembly is preparing to conclude and submit to the Prime Minister a report related to alleged irregularities surrounding the duty-free concessions operation of the King Power group. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985841-nrsa-to-conclude-case-against-king-power-duty-free/

 

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Unsafe Future Park bridge "assembled incorrectly by contractors"

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- Further details have emerged about the closed U-turn bridge to Future Park shopping center.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985842-unsafe-future-park-bridge-assembled-incorrectly-by-contractors/

 

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Massive predawn drug busts in Bangkok launched

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A combined force of over 200 narcotics suppression police, commando police and soldiers launched a predawn drug busts today on 19 targets in the capital’s high density residential areas in the second massive drug offensive within a month.

 

Full story:   https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985845-massive-predawn-drug-busts-in-bangkok-launched/

 

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Doctors’ strict parenting advice on Facebook causes a ruckus
By Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Every decent parent wants to raise their children to be the best they can be, but parenting differs in each family. The raising of children traditionally is believed to be a private affair – as long as people don’t tell other families how to behave.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985847-doctors’-strict-parenting-advice-on-facebook-causes-a-ruckus/

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Flood measures announced at Don Mueang airport "will have no effect on flights or passengers"

 

Picture: Voice TV

 

A Don Mueang airport representative said that flood prevention measures announced for the northern Bangkok hub will not affect flights or passengers, reported Voice TV.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985848-flood-measures-announced-at-don-mueang-airport-will-have-no-effect-on flights-or-passengers/

 

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Vet wins online praise for helping paralysed monitor lizard
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A veterinarian has won praise from Thai Facebook users for his efforts to treat a large “hia” or monitor lizard that had been hit by a vehicle, attacked by local residents, and even bitten by its own species.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985850-vet-wins-online-praise-for-helping-paralysed-monitor-lizard/

 

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Video: "Graap" my feet footage causing a stir as female student gets nasty

 

Picture: Thai News Agency

 

BANGKOK: -- A video showing a former student forcing a Chiang Mai schoolgirl to kowtow to her feet in apology is causing a stir in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985851-video-graap-my-feet-footage-causing-a-stir-as-female-student-gets-nasty/

 

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Article 44 improved education, minister says
By Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin

 

BANGKOK: -- Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin on Wednesday justified the government’s use of Article 44 of the interim constitution to allow foreign universities to establish campuses here.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985862-article-44-improved-education-minister-says/

 

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Two top editors of the Star Malaysia suspended

 

 

The Star newspaper of Malaysia has suspended its two top editors pending investigation and inquiry into the paper’s front page on May 27 which caused controversies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985863-two-top-editors-of-the-star-malaysia-suspended/

 

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Myanmar police close net on Thai murder suspects
By The Nation

 

Thai officials continue to strictly screen people coming in and out of the country via Chiang Rai's Mae Sai border checkpoint on Thursday.

 

Myanmar police have told their Thai counterparts they know the whereabouts of three Thai women being sought in connection with last week’s gruesome murder of a fourth in Khon Kaen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985866-myanmar-police-close-net-on-thai-murder-suspects/