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Thousands gather for Anzac Day in Australia, New Zealand amid heightened security

 

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Britain's Prince William attends an ANZAC Day service in Auckland, New Zealand April 25, 2019. Mark Tantrum/The New Zealand Government/Handout via REUTERS

 

WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands gathered in Australia and New Zealand at Anzac Day memorials on Thursday amid heightened security following the shooting massacre at Christchurch mosques and deadly suicide bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096913-thousands-gather-for-anzac-day-in-australia-new-zealand-amid-heightened-security/

 

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Leader of self-styled U.S. citizen border patrol attacked in jail

By Julio-Cesar Chavez

 

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Larry Mitchell Hopkins appears in a police booking photo taken at the Dona Ana County Detention Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S., April 20, 2019. Picture taken April 20, 2019. Dona Ana County Detention Center/Handout via REUTERS.

 

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Reuters) - The leader of an armed militia that spent two months rounding up migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border before he was arrested on federal weapons charges was hospitalized after a jailhouse attack, his lawyer and authorities said on Wednesday.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096915-leader-of-self-styled-us-citizen-border-patrol-attacked-in-jail/

 

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Trump says he is holding big Pharma accountable in opioid fight

By Roberta Rampton

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump touted progress in the fight against opioid abuse on Wednesday and promised to hold drugmakers accountable for their part in the crisis, a day after his administration brought its first related criminal charges against a major drug distributor and company executives.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096918-trump-says-he-is-holding-big-pharma-accountable-in-opioid-fight/

 

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Mystery luxury house found under construction overlooking Bang Wad Dam in Kathu

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHOTOS: Chatchanon Na Thalang

 

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A luxury house, under construction, has been found on the Nark Herd Hills overlooking Bang Wad Dam in Kathu.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096919-mystery-luxury-house-found-under-construction-overlooking-bang-wad-dam-in-kathu/

 

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Trump immigration plan may increase visas for highly skilled workers - sources

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A merit-based immigration proposal being put together by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner could lead to an increase in U.S. visas for highly skilled workers, sources familiar with the effort said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096929-trump-immigration-plan-may-increase-visas-for-highly-skilled-workers-sources/

 

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Strong growth from key markets compensate for slight dip in Chinese tourists

By The Thaiger

by Thanchanok Phobut | Senior Coordinator, Thailand

 

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CBRE, international property consultants, believe that the Thai tourism market is still as resilient as ever.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096937-strong-growth-from-key-markets-compensate-for-slight-dip-in-chinese-tourists/

 

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CBRE sees strong tourism growth

By The Nation

 

CBRE, a leading international property consultant, said in a press release on Thursday that the Thai tourism market is as resilient as ever.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096937-strong-growth-from-key-markets-compensate-for-slight-dip-in-chinese-tourists/?do=findComment&comment=14077216

 

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OfficeMate invests Bt1 billion in new smart warehouse

By The Nation

 

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OfficeMate, a leading provider of office supplies, IT items, furniture and essential business to business (B2B) products, has opened a new smart warehouse in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096944-officemate-invests-bt1-billion-in-new-smart-warehouse/

 

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Driver killed, 10 injured, as van crashes into tree

By Pipat Jongmeekwamsook 
The Nation

 

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A 27-year-old van driver was killed and 10 foreign migrant workers were injured when their vehicle crashed into a roadside ditch before hitting a tree in Khamphaeng Phetch's Kosamphee Nakhon district early on Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096947-driver-killed-10-injured-as-van-crashes-into-tree/

 

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Government to ease impact of bus fare rises

 

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BANGKOK, 25 April 2019 (NNT) - On the recent fare increases for public buses, the Prime Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, said today that the fare adjustment is in line with the resolution of the Central Land Transport Committee, and the government is seeking measures to ease its impact on commuters.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096948-government-to-ease-impact-of-bus-fare-rises/

 

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Commerce Ministry organizes product discount campaign ahead of new semester

 

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BANGKOK, 25 April 2019 (NNT) - To help reduce people’s cost of living, the Ministry of Commerce has coordinated with over 15,300 branches of 13 retail stores nationwide and school uniform manufacturers to organize a product discount campaign, which offers discounts of up to 70 percent on school supplies and uniforms from tomorrow until the start of the new semester.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096950-thai-commerce-ministry-organizes-product-discount-campaign-ahead-of-new-semester/

 

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Police probe university student's death in fall

By The Nation

 

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A19-year-old law freshman at university in Songkhla's Hat Yai district .

 

A 24-year-old university student died in a fall from the top floor of an eight-storey condominium in Samut Prakan's Bang Saothong district on Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096972-police-probe-university-students-death-in-fall/

 

 

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UPDATE: Armed Mercedes snake man to be charged

By The Thaiger

 

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No previous mental medical health problems have been identified for the man who released snakes on the road outside Central World in Bangkok yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096851-video-chaos-outside-central-world-as-armed-man-releases-snakes-bringing-traffic-to-a-standstill/?do=findComment&comment=14077963

 

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mu Space bids for NASA space project

 

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Bangkok, April 25, 2019  -- mu Space confirms today that it submitted a proposal to enter into a space project of NASA. The satellite and space company has partnered with an undisclosed aerospace manufacturing company in the US to get qualified in the selection process.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096980-mu-space-bids-for-nasa-space-project/

 

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Chalong Underpass road surfacing to cause delays, project on target for end of May finish

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

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PHUKET: The project engineer overseeing the construction of the long-awaited Chalong Underpass has warned motorists that surfacing of the roads through the critical junction will begin next Tuesday (Apr 30).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096983-chalong-underpass-road-surfacing-to-cause-delays-project-on-target-for-end-of-may-finish/

 

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Plantation owner accused of alleged sex abuse of four children

By The Nation

 

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Relatives of the alleged victims - three girls aged 6, 10 and 14 and a nine-year-old boy from the same family - feared they wouldn't get justice as the suspect - who was the head of a rubber plantation in Chumphon's Lang Suan district - was now on bail and allegedly threatened them.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096985-chumphon-plantation-owner-accused-of-alleged-sex-abuse-of-four-children/

 

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Boat carrying dozens of schoolchildren sinks at Koh Tao pier

 

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A boat carrying dozens of schoolchildren sank when it struck rocks in shallow water next to a pier in Chumphon province, southern Thailand, on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097009-boat-carrying-dozens-of-schoolchildren-sinks-at-koh-tao-pier/

 

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Man who released cobras in central Bangkok being tested for mental problems

By Kanathit Srihiranyadej 
The Nation

 

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A man who caused chaos by stopping his Mercedes Benz in the middle of a busy intersection near the Central World shopping complex in Bangkok before releasing several cobras yesterday will be charged with littering.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096851-video-chaos-outside-central-world-as-armed-man-releases-snakes-bringing-traffic-to-a-standstill/?do=findComment&comment=14078628

 

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CJ Major Entertainment aims to boost Thai movie sector

By The Nation

 

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Yeonu Choi, the managing director of CJ Major Entertainment

 

CJ Major Entertainment today announced its commitment to support Thai creators in producing high-quality Thai movies.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097012-cj-major-entertainment-aims-to-boost-thai-movie-sector/

 

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Former Vice President Biden launches White House bid as Democrat frontrunner

By John Whitesides and James Oliphant

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Joe Biden, a moderate who has made his appeal to working-class voters that deserted the Democrats in 2016 a key part of his political identity, launched a bid for the White House on Thursday as the party's instant frontrunner.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097013-former-vice-president-biden-launches-white-house-bid-as-democrat-frontrunner/

 

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Man accused of having long-term affair with 13-year-old girl

By The Nation

 

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Police yesterday raided a room in Pathum Thani’s Muang district and arrested a 53-year-old man for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a minor.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097014-man-accused-of-having-long-term-affair-with-13-year-old-girl/

 

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Police hunt murdered Khon Kaen woman’s boyfriend

By Kritmet Loho 
The Nation

 

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Police are hunting the boyfriend of a 22-year-old woman whose decomposed body with tattoos on both arms was found in a river in Khon Kaen's Muang district on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097015-police-hunt-murdered-khon-kaen-woman’s-boyfriend/

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Over 3 million coronation souvenir coins ordered so far

By The Nation

 

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THE TREASURY Department said on Thursday that orders have been placed for more than 3.6 million souvenir coins of different models that are being especially minted to mark the May 4 coronation of His Majesty the King.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097019-over-3-million-coronation-souvenir-coins-ordered-so-far/

 

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Johnny Depp Reportedly Planning To Marry Russian Go-Go Dancer 30 Years Younger Than Him

BY TIM HORNER

 

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In his latest audition to join the Rolling Stones, Johnny Depp is reportedly planning to marry his twentysomething Russian go-go dancer girlfriend.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097020-johnny-depp-reportedly-planning-to-marry-russian-go-go-dancer-30-years-younger-than-him/

 

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Netflix Movies Will Remain Eligible For Oscars

by Ben Travis

 

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Earlier this year, a war seemed to be brewing in Hollywood in the tussle between the traditional theatrical model of distribution, and the increasing prevalence of streaming services like Netflix releasing their own content online for mass audiences.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1097022-netflix-movies-will-remain-eligible-for-oscars/

 

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