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Sanitation workers take on Pattaya’s dirtiest areas

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PATTAYA:--Workers with equipment and trucks split into three groups and fanned out across the city May 17, working on roadsides along the railway-parallel road, Sukhumvit sois 29 and 52, and in front of Aksorn Thepprasit School.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102086-sanitation-workers-take-on-pattaya’s-dirtiest-areas/

 

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BMW man threatens action after dealership puts his red plate on another car

 

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An owner of a new BMW has complained after he spotted his red plate on another vehicle of the same make. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102094-khon-kaen-bmw-man-threatens-action-after-dealership-puts-his-red-plate-on-another-car/

 

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Video: Family flee for their lives as fire breaks out in brand new BMW!

 

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A mother told Thai Rath that a nanny had to grab her eight month old child and run for their lives as her brand new BMW X3 started burning at a gas station. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102098-video-family-flee-for-their-lives-as-fire-breaks-out-in-brand-new-bmw/

 

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Now it's "Rot Tit" on the sidewalk! Motorcycles - even police - adding to Bangkok pedestrian woes

 

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Daily News laid into motorcyclists for brazenly flouting the law after a picture on the site of JS 100 Radio showed a traffic jam (rot tit) of bikes on the sidewalk at Lat Prao Soi 101. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102105-now-its-rot-tit-on-the-sidewalk motorcycles-even-police-adding-to-bangkok-pedestrian-woes/

 

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French minister warns of 'toxic' Nigel Farage poll win, urges speedy Brexit

 

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FILE PHOTO: Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage gestures as he arrives to attend a Brexit Party campaign event in Newcastle, Britain, May 20, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Heppell/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Victory for veteran British anti-EU campaigner Nigel Farage in this week's European Parliament election will create a big headache for the European Union and the UK should exit the bloc as soon as possible, France's finance minister said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102116-french-minister-warns-of-toxic-nigel-farage-poll-win-urges-speedy brexit/

 

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[PODCAST] What it’s like to play in a European Cup final with Ex-Spurs defender Gary Stevens

 

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Thaivisa.com has teamed up with ex-Spurs and England footballer Gary Stevens for the Final Whistle podcast - a weekly football review show.

 

We’ve got something a little different for you this week.

 

Listen here: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102118-podcast-what-it’s-like-to-play-in-a-european-cup-final-with-ex-spurs-defender-gary-stevens-ep9/

 

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PM Prayut: New government should ensure continuity

 

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BANGKOK, 22 May 2019 (NNT) - Today marks the fifth anniversary of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). The Prime Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, said he was satisfied that the NCPO had addressed many issues. He urged the new government to carry on with all the NCPO’s work to ensure continuity and national stability.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102141-pm-prayut-new-government-should-ensure-continuity/

 

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Jakarta governor says six dead in Indonesia post-election unrest

By Agustinus Bea Da Costa and Kanupriya Kapoor

 

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People protest in the streets of Tanah Abang area in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 22, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Hafidz Mubarak A/ via REUTERS

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Six people died in civil unrest that gripped parts of Jakarta on Tuesday night after the election commission confirmed that President Joko Widodo won last month's election, the governor of the Indonesian capital said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102144-jakarta-governor-says-six-dead-in-indonesia-post-election-unrest/

 

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Slow loris tout arrested at Karon

By The Phuket News

 

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The slow loris was about one year six months old, said Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area Conservation Centre Chief Piyawat Sukon. Photo: Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area Conservation Centre

 

PHUKET: Local wildlife officers accompanied by police attached to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) arrested a slow loris tout near at Suwan Khirikhet Temple in Karon last night (May 21).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102145-slow-loris-tout-arrested-at-karon/

 

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THAI Smile launches a campaign for Smile Plus tickets for Indochina routes

By The Nation

 

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THAI Smile Airways would like you to experience the superior service in the Smile Plus or Premium Economy class in Indochina routes including Yangon, Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Phnom Penh and Siem Reap with a special promotion, starting at Bt13,855.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102151-thai-smile-launches-a-campaign-for-smile-plus-tickets-for-indochina-routes/

 

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Bee hunter, 70, thought killed by bees on Bueng Kan mountaintop

By The Nation

 

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A 70-year-old villager was found dead on a mountain in Bueng Kan’s Bung Kla district on Wednesday morning after he went up to hunt for wild-bee honey, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102158-bee-hunter-70-thought-killed-by-bees-on-bueng-kan-mountaintop/

 

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Thai economy faces heightened political uncertainties - central bank minutes

 

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FILE PHOTOA: woman shop sat a supermarket inside a department store in central Bangkok,Thailand, January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Heightened political uncertainties in Thailand after an election meant to herald a return to democracy have clouded the outlook for economic policy, the central bank said in minutes of a meeting earlier this month that left interest rates unchanged.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102162-thai-economy-faces-heightened-political-uncertainties-central-bank-minutes/

 

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200 chickens burned alive as truck catches fire in Chon Buri

By The Nation

 

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A trailer truck transporting chickens to slaughter caught fire on a Chon Buri road on Wednesday morning, burning alive some 200 birds trapped in plastic crates, police said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102195-200-chickens-burned-alive-as-truck-catches-fire-in-chon-buri/

 

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Democrats and Bhumjaithai hold talks, sparking coalition speculation 

By Kas Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

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Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul (R) shakes hands with Democrat’s secretary-general Chalermchai Sri-on while Prachuabkirikhan MP Montri Panoynon makes a gesture during a working dinner recently.//Anutin's Facebook

 

The political deadlock between the pro-junta and anti-military camps, with neither side having enough MPs to form a coalition, has increased speculation that the Democrat and Bhumjaithai parties could perform a "kingmaker" role. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102197-democrats-and-bhumjaithai-hold-talks-sparking-coalition-speculation/

 

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15 Japanese ‘conmen' to be extradited

By The Nation

 

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The authorities on Friday will extradite 15 Japanese men suspected of being members of a call-centre gang, according to acting immigration police chief Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102199-15-japanese-‘conmen-to-be-extradited/

 

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Hiking in the Caucasus

by Nori And Scott Brixen

 

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I quietly donned my warmest clothes and stepped out onto the balcony. It was 5am. The black sky was softening, but it was still very cold and rain fell on my outstretched hand. No matter; I had already resolved to go. More than a decade ago, an image in a travel magazine had captivated me: a mysterious church poised at the edge of an alpine meadow and dwarfed by foreboding peaks rising perpendicular behind it. That was the Georgia I longed to see, and dumb luck had deposited me a short hike away!’

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102202-hiking-in-the-caucasus/

 

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Johnny Depp accuses Amber Heard of domestic abuse, and having 'painted-on bruises'

by Nick Allen

 

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Amber Heard and Johnny Depp early in their marriage in 2015 CREDIT: PA

 

Johnny Depp has denied physically abusing his ex-wife Amber Heard, claiming it was she who repeatedly attacked him during their turbulent relationship.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102203-johnny-depp-accuses-amber-heard-of-domestic-abuse-and-having-painted-on-bruises/

 

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“A much older man being creepy”: Natalie Portman denies dating Moby

by Charlotte Krol

 

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Moby / Natalie Portman Credit: Getty (various)
 

"I would have liked him or his publisher to reach out to fact check"

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102204-“a-much-older-man-being-creepy”-natalie-portman-denies-dating-moby/

 

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