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Singer critical/lady boy friend dead in Ayuthaya restaurant shooting

 

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A singer at an Ayuthaya restaurant is in a critical condition in hospital after she was shot while eating at another restaurant. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091821-singer-criticallady-boy-friend-dead-in-ayuthaya-restaurant-shooting/

 

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Murder victim found buried in drum under cement in Bangkok
 
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Bang Khen and Crime Suppression Police armed with a search warrant inspected the premises of a building supply firm after a man from south Thailand was reported missing. 
 
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Big Joke tight lipped over election hacking but says fraud claim is fake news

 

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Lt Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Haparn in his capacity as deputy of the tech police has confirmed that a "Rapid Report" system was hacked in last weekend's election. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091827-big-joke-tight-lipped-over-election-hacking-but-says-fraud-claim-is-fake-news/

 

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Twenty three Romance Scam victims have got 4.5 million baht back

 

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The Thai police have said that two more victims of Romance Scams - one in Lopburi and another in Sukhothai - have received money back. They were paid 129,600.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091829-twenty-three-romance-scam-victims-have-got-45-million-baht-back/

 

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Big Joke: Announces arrest of tour company boss who ripped off the elderly

 

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Lt Gen Surachat Hakparn in his capacity as a member of the TACTICS tech task force has announced the arrest of a tour company boss who preyed on the elderly. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091832-big-joke-announces-arrest-of-tour-company-boss-who-ripped-off-the-elderly/

 

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Motorcyclist killed after horrific accident with 10 wheel truck

 

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A ten wheel truck driver told police in Bangkok that he thought he had been hit by a car or pick-up as he drove slowly in the left lane of the Lak Si intersection bridge heading to the Bang Khen roundabout last night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091835-motorcyclist-killed-after-horrific-accident-with-10-wheel-truck/

 

 

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Sudarat unveils anti-junta coalition

By Kas Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

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Pheu Thai Party de facto leader Sudarat Keyuraphan said on Wednesday morning the anti-junta bloc had mustered at least 255 MPs from seven parties to form a coalition government.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091819-pheu-thai-to-unveil-post-election-coalition-this-morning/?do=findComment&comment=13982230

 

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New Economics ‘ready to join’ Sudarat’s coalition

By Kas Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

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Pheu Thai secretary-general Phumtham Wehcayachai has confirmed that the New Economics Party is ready to join a proposed anti-junta coalition government.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091819-pheu-thai-to-unveil-post-election-coalition-this-morning/?utm_source=newsletter-20190327-1130&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

 

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Southwest 737 MAX makes emergency landing, says computer system not to blame

 

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A number of grounded Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft are shown parked at Victorville Airport in Victorville, California, U.S., March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files

 

(Reuters) - A Southwest Airlines Co Boeing 737 MAX 8 heading to the California desert for parking during a global ban of the aircraft made an emergency landing on Tuesday due to an engine-related problem shortly after take-off, the carrier said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091842-southwest-737-max-makes-emergency-landing-says-computer-system-not-to-blame/

 

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Thailand's opposition forms alliance, claims lower house majority

 By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

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FILE PHOTO: Chusak Sirinil, head of Pheu Thai party's legal team, talks during a news conference after the general election in Bangkok, Thailand, March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Pheu Thai party said on Wednesday it had formed a "democratic front" with six other parties after a disputed election, claiming the opposition alliance had won a majority in the lower house of parliament and the right to try to form a government.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091819-pheu-thai-to-unveil-post-election-coalition-this-morning/?do=findComment&comment=13982327

 

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Urgent : Pheu Thai coalition? Don’t count on it, says Wissanu

By The Nation

 

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Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has called Wednesday’s announcement of a Pheu Thai-led coalition preparing to form a government merely psychological strategy that will not bear fruit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091819-pheu-thai-to-unveil-post-election-coalition-this-morning/?do=findComment&comment=13982653

 

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Fugitive attempts to flee Australia on jet ski

By Euan McKirdy and Angus Watson, CNN

 

(CNN)A fugitive attempting to flee Australia on jet ski came agonizingly close to freedom before authorities caught him, following a 150 kilometer (93 mile) chase across the Torres Strait.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091854-british-fugitive-attempts-to-flee-australia-on-jet-ski/

 

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Pheu Thai bloc looks to Bhumjaithai

By Kas Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

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Leaders of six parties forming an anti-junta coalition ratified a brief but firm joint statement at their press conference on Wednesday morning, saying 255 MPs were enlisted to prevent the junta from retaining power.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091819-pheu-thai-to-unveil-post-election-coalition-this-morning/?do=findComment&comment=13982481

 

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Patong Beach sunbed operators push for more space on the sand

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

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Sunbed operators are looking to expand their space on the sand at Patong Beach. Photo’ The Phuket News /file

 

PHUKET: Less than 48 hours after the polls closed in the national election on Sunday, Patong sunbed operators have filed a formal request to extend their areas at Patong Beach, including setting up an entirely new section of sun beds along one of the busiest sections of Phuket’s most popular stretches of sand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091859-patong-beach-sunbed-operators-push-for-more-space-on-the-sand/

 

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Thaivisa launches new football show with ex England international Gary Stevens

 

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Thaivisa and Inspire.com are linking up with former England, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton and Portsmouth footballer Gary Stevens to launch a new football podcast.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091866-thaivisa-launches-new-football-show-with-ex-england-international-gary-stevens/

 

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Cement truck company fined after dropping cement on Patong Hill – VIDEO

 

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A Phuket-based cement truck company has been fined after the truck dropped cement as it was climbing Patong Hill yesterday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091882-cement-truck-company-fined-after-dropping-cement-on-patong-hill/

 

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Phalang Pracharat dismisses anti-junta coalition, prepares to announce bid for govt

By The Nation

 

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The Phalang Pracharat Party has showed no concern over an attempt to form a pro-democracy bloc coalition government led by the Pheu Thai Party.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091886-phalang-pracharat-dismisses-anti-junta-coalition-prepares-to-announce-bid-for-govt/

 

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Father jumps from court after son convicted of murder

By The Nation

 

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A father was severely injured when he jumped from the eighth floor of the Criminal Court building after his son was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a security officer.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091894-father-jumps-from-court-after-son-convicted-of-murder/

 

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Bhumjaithai will wait until May 9 to make decision on joining government

 

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The Bhumjaithai party will wait for the official election results from the Election Commission before it makes a decision over which of the two political camps to join in forming a post-election government, according to Mr. Supachai Jaisamut, a key member of the party.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091895-bhumjaithai-will-wait-until-may-9-to-make-decision-on-joining-government/

 

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British man sentenced to 50 years in Thai jail on drug charges set to be transferred to UK

 

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A British man who was sentenced to 50 years in prison in Thailand for ecstasy possession is set to be transferred to the UK to serve the remainder of his sentence.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091901-british-man-sentenced-to-50-years-in-thai-jail-on-drug-charges-set-to-be-transferred-to-uk/

 

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Democrat urges EC to respect the rights of expat Thais in New Zealand

By The Nation

 

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The Election Commission (EC) should review its decision to reject the advance ballots cast by expat Thais in New Zealand, Democrat executive Rames Rattanachaveng said on Wednesday. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091919-democrat-urges-ec-to-respect-the-rights-of-expat-thais-in-new-zealand/

 

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Sukhothai man burns to death in motorcycle crash

By The Nation

 

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A man was found dead with a badly burned body after his motorcycle crashed against a tree on the side of a curved road in Sukhothai's Sri Satchanalai district early on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091920-sukhothai-man-burns-to-death-in-motorcycle-crash/

 

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Police hunt Bangkok man over relative’s death

By Khanathit Srihirundaj, 
Supachai Phetchthewee 
The Nation

 

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Police are seeking a 47-year-old caretaker of a construction business in Bangkok's Bang Khen district following the Tuesday night discovery of the body of his 38-year-old distant relative and colleague in an oil drum filled with mortar.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091826-murder-victim-found-buried-in-drum-under-cement-in-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=13983659

 

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Coldplay's Chris Martin files for restraining order against fan

 

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Chris Martin says the woman thinks she is in a relationship with him

 

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has filed for a restraining order against a woman he says is stalking him.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091923-coldplays-chris-martin-files-for-restraining-order-against-fan/

 

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