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3 women wanted in grisly murder not arrested in Myanmar

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

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Lead suspect Preeyanuch “Preaw” Nonwangchai, at right, who police believe strangled and sawed another woman in half last week, and another suspect, Jidarat Phromkhun, in a photo posted May 26 to Facebook.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985866-myanmar-police-close-net-on-thai-murder-suspects/?do=findComment&comment=11942657

 

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Two arrested for allegedly selling marijuana by parcel post
By The Nation

 

PHITSANULOK: -- A man and a teenage girl who shipped marijuana to their clients via private parcel post for about a year, have been arrested. They earned about Bt400,000 a month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985873-two-arrested-for-allegedly-selling-marijuana-by-parcel-post/

 

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Trang marine park boss warns tourists to use life vests after man almost drowns
By The Nation

 

TRANG: -- The chief of Haad Chao Mai National Park in Trang on Thursday warned tourists to wear life vests before swimming in the sea after a Ukrainian man almost drowned a day earlier when he was washed away by a big wave.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985875-trang-marine-park-boss-warns-tourists-to-use-life-vests-after-man-almost-drowns/

 

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10kg monitor lizard found in Phuket home

Phuket Gazette

 

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The Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Sanctuary identified the creature as a varanus salvator, commonly known as the ‘water monitor lizard’. Photo: Winai Sarot

 

PHUKET: -- A 10kg monitor lizard was released into a forest after it was found in a foreigner’s house in Thalang yesterday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985877-10kg-monitor-lizard-found-in-phuket-home/

 

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Murder, armed robbery, forgery – foreign criminal suspects nabbed in Thailand 
By Supachai Phetchthewee
The Nation

 

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Immigration police presents one of the five trans-national criminal suspects recently arrested in Thailand to the press in Bangkok on Thursday.

 

BANGKOK: -- A suspect dubbed “Russia’s most-wanted” assassin, an armed robbery suspect, an escaped convict, a “mafia-style” fugitive and an alleged German counterfeiter were among the foreigners arrested recently in five separate busts in Thailand, Immigration police chief Pol Lt-General Natthorn Phrosunthorn told a press conference in Bangkok on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985878-murder-armed-robbery-forgery-–-foreign-criminal-suspects-nabbed-in-thailand/

 

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Lower house value tax trigger sought 
By   THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- THE Finance Ministry has suggested to the National Legislative Assembly’s monetary and fiscal committee to lower the value of houses from the proposed minimum of Bt50 million to Bt10 million for levying the land and buildings tax.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985886-lower-house-value-tax-trigger-sought /

 

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Pirate Bay, Kickass Torrents and ExtraTorrent rake in hundreds of millions of dollars, report claims

BY STAFF WRITER

 

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A US non-profit making organisation, Digital Citizens Alliance, claims that illegal torrent sites are generating millions of dollars in revenue, with an amount of $227 million allegedly being generated in 2013.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/pirate-bay-kickass-torrents-and-extratorrent-rake-in-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-report-claims/22037/

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Google just made Gmail even more secure – now blocks 99.9% of spam and phishing emails

BY STAFF WRITER

 

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Google has added a host of new features to Gmail, making it more secure than ever, blocking almost all spam and phishing emails.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/google-just-made-gmail-even-more-secure-now-blocks-99-9-of-spam-and-phishing-emails/22040/

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Ms Grand Thailand 2017 of Uthai Thani dies in road accident in Prachuab Khiri Khan

 

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The beauty queen of Uthai Thani province this year was fatally injured when a car in which she was travelling with a friend ploughed into a shallow roadside ditch and crashed into a tree in Prachuab Khiri Khan’s Tap Sakae district on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985908-ms-grand-thailand-2017-of-uthai-thani-dies-in-road-accident-in-prachuab-khiri-khan/

 

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Sex Study: Survey reveals young Thais don’t know enough about sex and relationships

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

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Fine art photograph by Tanaphon Ongarttrakul depicting teen pregnancy in Thailand.

 

A Unicef study released yesterday revealed that the sex ed taught in most Thai schools is hardly prepping Thais for healthy relationships or sex lives.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985909-sex-study-survey-reveals-young-thais-don’t-know-enough-about-sex-and-relationships/

 

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Nothing Done To Extradite 'Boss Red Bull'

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, whose grandfather co-founded energy drink company Red Bull, walks to get in a car as he leaves a house in London, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Photo: Matt Dunham / Associated Press

 

BANGKOK — As media attention again wanes, the public prosecutor said his office has yet to take action to seek the extradition of the ultra-wealthy heir to an energy drink fortune wanted for fatal hit-and-run charges.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985911-nothing-done-to-extradite-boss-red-bull/

 

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Agriculture Ministry eyes children’s milk intake to be increased to 25 litres per year

 

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Thai children are drinking too little milk – averaging 18 litres a year – and the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives has set a target to increase annual milk intake among children to 25 litres per head.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985912-agriculture-ministry-eyes-children’s-milk-intake-to-be-increased-to-25-litres-per-year/

 

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Police seek worker at Krung Thep Bridge after taxi driver injured

By Supachai Phetchthewee
The Nation

 

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Police are still waiting to interview the man who controlled the barrier at Krung Thep Bridge in Bangkok after a taxi driver was seriously injured on Tuesday when he crashed into the barrier.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985915-police-seek-worker-at-krung-thep-bridge-after-taxi-driver-injured/

 

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Ex-politician threatens to sue over seized stolen car: source

By Piyanuch Tamnukasetchai
The Nation

 

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A former politician who reportedly possesses a luxury car stolen from Britain has threatened to sue investigators who refused to withdraw a confiscation order to let him keep the vehicle, a source at the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985916-ex-politician-threatens-to-sue-over-seized-stolen-car-source/

 

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Abhisit downplays Democrat division following return of PDRC members

By The Nation

 

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Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday downplayed concerns that his party would be divided into two different schools of thought following the return of members of the now-defunct People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), saying returnees must adhere to the party’s principles and approach.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985917-abhisit-downplays-democrat-division-following-return-of-pdrc-members/

 

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Uber and GrabCar "flagrantly breaking the law" says Land Transport department.

 

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A deputy at Thailand's Land Transport department has said that Uber and GrabCar continue to flagrantly break the law by offering their service in the country.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985921-uber-and-grabcar-flagrantly-breaking-the-law-says-land-transport-department/

 

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Uber and GrabCar debate: Same-old same-old, consumers facing problems just like with regular taxis

 

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Thai Rath online published a long list of complaints from members of the public in a feature article yesterday as the debate over Uber and GrabCar raged.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985924-uber-and-grabcar-debate-same-old-same-old-consumers-facing-problems-just-like-with-regular-taxis/

 

 

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Thirteen year olds arrested for stealing coins from public washing machines in Pattaya.

 

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A volunteer policeman called for backup after stumbling across a crime in the Soi Nern Plab Wan area of Nong Preu.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985932-thirteen-year-olds-arrested-for-stealing-coins-from-public-washing-machines-in-pattaya/

 

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