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Second fire in three days breaks out in Rawai 

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

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A fire broke out in Rawai around noon today. Photo: DDPM Rawai
 

PHUKET: Rawai Deputy Mayor Teerapong Taodang urged people to beware of fire hazards after a blaze broke out on Soi Saiyuan 16 today (April 20).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096253-second-fire-in-three-days-breaks-out-in-rawai/

 

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Mains water supply outage announced

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

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Mains water supply will be shut off in Kathu, Wichit, Chalong, Rassada next Tuesday (April 23). Photo: PWA
 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in several areas across Phuket on Tuesday (Apr 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096255-mains-water-supply-outage-announced/

 

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People flock to marijuana fair in Buri Ram

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 
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Thousands of people showed up at the “Pan Buriram” fair in Buri Ram province on Saturday, as the authorities take the first step towards raising awareness about medical marijuana.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096260-people-flock-to-marijuana-fair-in-buri-ram/

 

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Investigation urged into case of father allegedly sending teen daughter to sleep with his drug pusher

By The Nation

 

A children’s rights activist called on the authorities on Saturday to investigate the case of a father allegedly forcing his 13-year-old daughter to have sex with a drug pusher in exchange for marijuana.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096262-investigation-urged-into-case-of-father-allegedly-sending-teen-daughter-to-sleep-with-his-drug-pusher/

 

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Apple expands recycling effort under watch of Daisy the robot

By The Nation weekend

 

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Apple has announced the expansion of its global recycling programme, which will quadruple the number of locations to which US customers can send their iPhones to be disassembled by Daisy, its recycling robot. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096264-apple-expands-recycling-effort-under-watch-of-daisy-the-robot/

 

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Plastic surgery: a radical new process to breathe new life into old plastic

By Patama Chantaruck 
Special to The Nation

 

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Plastic waste is plaguing our planet. In total, people have produced more than 8 billion tonnes of plastic. Half of all newly manufactured plastic becomes trash in less than a year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096266-plastic-surgery-a-radical-new-process-to-breathe-new-life-into-old-plastic/

 

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Sudan investigating Bashir after large sums of cash found at home: source

 

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FILE PHOTO: Omar al-Bashir addresses the National Dialogue Committee meeting at the Presidential Palace in Khartoum, Sudan April 5, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdalla/File Photo

 

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's public prosecutor has begun investigating ousted President Omar al-Bashir on charges of money laundering and possession of large sums of foreign currency without legal grounds, a judicial source said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096267-sudan-investigating-bashir-after-large-sums-of-cash-found-at-home-source/

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Yellow vest demonstrators, police clash in Paris

 

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A protester passes motorbikes on fire at a demonstration during Act XXIII (the 23rd consecutive national protest on Saturday) of the yellow vests movement in Paris, France, April 20, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between dozens of demonstrators and police in Paris on the 23rd Saturday of yellow-vest protests after authorities warned that rioters could return to the French capital to spark a new wave of violence.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096268-yellow-vest-demonstrators-police-clash-in-paris/

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Man City edge out Spurs to go top, Brighton scramble key point

By Neil Robinson

 

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - April 20, 2019 Tottenham's Juan Foyth in action with Manchester City's Raheem Sterling Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Phil Foden's first Premier League goal ensured Manchester City edged past Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on Saturday to return to the top of the Premier League and avenge their Champions League elimination by Mauricio Pochettino's side.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096269-man-city-edge-out-spurs-to-go-top-brighton-scramble-key-point/

 

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Perez hat-trick ends Newcastle relegation fears

 

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Southampton - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - April 20, 2019 Newcastle United's Matt Ritchie in action with Southampton's Oriol Romeu REUTERS/Scott Heppell

 

April 20 (Reuters) - NEWCASTLE UNITED 3 SOUTHAMPTON 1

 

An inspired Ayoze Perez helped Newcastle United put any lingering Premier League relegation fears to bed with a hat-trick in a 3-1 win over Southampton at St James' Park on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096270-perez-hat-trick-ends-newcastle-relegation-fears/

 

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Deulofeu double seals Watford win at Huddersfield

 

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Premier League - Huddersfield Town v Watford - John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, Britain - April 20, 2019 Watford's Gerard Deulofeu scores their first goal REUTERS/Andrew Yates

 

April 20 (Reuters) - Gerard Deulofeu scored in each half as Watford beat Huddersfield Town 2-1 to clinch their first Premier League away win in four games at the John Smith's Stadium on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096271-deulofeu-double-seals-watford-win-at-huddersfield/

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Barnes saves Leicester with injury-time strike at West Ham

 

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Premier League - West Ham United v Leicester City - London Stadium, London, Britain - April 20, 2019 Leicester City's Jamie Vardy scores their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

 

April 20 (Reuters) - Leicester City twice came from behind to grab a 2-2 draw with West Ham United at London Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096272-barnes-saves-leicester-with-injury-time-strike-at-west-ham/

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Fulham stun Bournemouth in Howe's 500th game as a manager

 

April 20 (Reuters) - Relegated Fulham ruined Eddie Howe's 500th game as a manager by beating Bournemouth 1-0 at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday to secure their first away Premier League win of the season.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096273-fulham-stun-bournemouth-in-howes-500th-game-as-a-manager/

 

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Thai navy boards cabin of fugitive 'seasteaders' facing death penalty

By Panu Wongcha-um

 

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A floating home, lived in by an American man and his Thai partner, is pictured in the Andaman Sea, off Phuket Island in Thailand, April 20, 2019. Picture taken April 20, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai navy on Saturday boarded the floating cabin of a fugitive U.S. citizen and his Thai girlfriend, both prominent members of the "seasteading" movement who possibly face the death sentence for setting up their offshore home.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096277-thai-navy-boards-cabin-of-fugitive-seasteaders-facing-death-penalty/

 

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New Immigration Bureau chief appointed

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BANGKOK, 20 April 2019 (NNT) - A meeting on the appointment and transfer of police officers, has resolved to appoint Pol. Lt. Gen. Somphong Chingduang, the present Commissioner of the Border Patrol Police, Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau in place of Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachet Hakphal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095988-big-oud-in-big-joke-out-thailand-names-new-immigration-chief/page/10/?tab=comments#comment-14063073

 

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NACC lifts water loan misconduct charges against Yingluck

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BANGKOK, 20 April 2019 (NNT) -The National Anti-Corruption Commission has lifted misconduct charges against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra involving an executive decree for water management loans, due to lack of evidence.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096279-nacc-lifts-water-loan-misconduct-charges-against-yingluck/

 

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Deputy premier orders Ministry of Finance to take economic stimulus measures

tewit kemtong

 

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BANGKOK, 20 April 2019 (NNT) - In the light of indications of a national economic slowdown during the second quarter of this year due to external factors and a transitional period over the setting up of a new government, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has ordered the Ministry of Finance to take short-term economic stimulus measures, under which taxpayers may file the expenses on their children’s education in the upcoming semester as a tax deduction.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096281-deputy-premier-orders-ministry-of-finance-to-take-economic-stimulus-measures/

 

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Social activist submits objection to bus fare hike

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BANGKOK, 20 April 2019 (NNT) - The Association for the Protection of the Thai Constitution appealed to the Central Administrative Court to oppose the resolution to raise the fares on the whole bus system, saying that it is a burden for the public to shoulder.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096282-social-activist-submits-objection-to-bus-fare-hike/

 

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Commerce Ministry emphasizes benefit of palm oil for power generation

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BANGKOK, 20 April 2019 (NNT) - While the government has promoted the use of palm oil to produce power, the latest price of the oil is still lower than the cost of producing it because the volume of output was 30 percent more than the expected quantity. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives will survey the real quantity of palm oil to be released onto the market to determine a solution to the problem.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096283-commerce-ministry-emphasizes-benefit-of-palm-oil-for-power-generation/

 

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PM pleased Thailand rated as “least miserable” country for 2019

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed his pleasure over Thailand’s rating as the “least miserable” economy in the Bloomberg Misery Index for 2019, Deputy Government Spokesman Lt-Gen Weerachon Sukondhapatipak said today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096284-pm-pleased-thailand-rated-as-“least-miserable”-country-for-2019/

 

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Air strikes and explosions hit Libyan capital

By Ulf Laessing and Hani Amara

 

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Members of the Libyan internationally recognised government forces look out from behind a wall at Khallat Farjan area in Tripoli, Libya April 20, 2019. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

 

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Several air strikes and explosions shook the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight, residents said, in an escalation of a two-week offensive by eastern forces on the city held by the internationally recognised government.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096285-air-strikes-and-explosions-hit-libyan-capital/

 

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FBI arrests leader of U.S. 'patriots' stopping migrants at border

By Andrew Hay

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. soldiers walk next to the border fence between Mexico and the United States, as migrants are seen walking behind the fence, after crossing illegally into the U.S. to turn themselves in, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., in this picture taken from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo

 

TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - The FBI on Saturday said it had arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of an armed group who have been stopping migrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096286-fbi-arrests-leader-of-us-patriots-stopping-migrants-at-border/

 

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UK police say total of climate activists arrested passes 750

 

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Climate change activists attend the Extinction Rebellion protest at Waterloo Bridge in London, Britain April 19, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

LONDON (Reuters) - More than 750 climate change activists blocking roads at some of London's most famous landmarks have been arrested over the last six days, police said on Saturday, up from a Friday total of 682.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096287-uk-police-say-total-of-climate-activists-arrested-passes-750/

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At least 156 dead, hundreds injured in multiple blasts at churches, hotels on Easter Sunday

By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez

 

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COLOMBO (Reuters) - At least 156 people were killed and more than 400 injured after three Sri Lankan churches and three hotels were hit by a string of explosions on Easter Sunday (April 21), police and hospital sources said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096319-at-least-156-dead-hundreds-injured-in-multiple-blasts-at-churches-hotels-on-easter-sunday/

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