DSI turns to Facebook to catch illegal foreigners in Phuket

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DSI Deputy Director-general Yanapol Yungyuen is considering using Facebook to catch foreigners working illegally in Thailand. Photo: Saran Mitrarat

Central bank chief cautions as baht gains extra strength

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Songkran Tips

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• Songkran is the tradition Thai New Year. The festival offers not only the fun water throwing, please help protect the environment.
• The purpose of bathing or splashing water in the Songkran Festival is to give and request for blessing through water, not for rigorous water war.
• Applying soft chalk power called "Din Saw Phong" on one's face or body is traditionally an individual's choice of dressing and, thus, a personal business. You should not offer unsolicited help with it. To touch others without their permission is considered an ill manner by civilised Thais.
• The proper bathing is divided into two categories:
  • The bathing rite for the elders (aged over 60 years old, according to the old custom) as a tribute of respect and for blessings. As a youngster, you can pour scented water onto the hands of the elders with out pronouncing any blessings. The elders in return will bestow their best wishes upon you.
  • The bathing rite for the peers or juniors. You should ask for permission before gently pouring the scented water over the person's shoulder and down his/her back and uttering words of blessing for the New Year. However, if you are close friends, you can enjoy splashing water on each other as you wish yet with appropriate manners and moral and safety cautions.
• The water used for bathing and splashing is regarded as sacred. Thus, it must be clean water. "Nam Ob" (water saturated with perfumes, either of Thai or Western origin) or scented water with floral pedals, and NOT dirty water or ice.
• Traditionally, upon the bathing ritual, the elders are presented with toilet items, namely clothes, "Pha-nung" (loin cloth) , handkerchiefs, towels, soap, perfumes and powder. However, not every aforementioned article is required. You can prepare the toilet gift set as you see fit and may not add other presents such as flowers and sweet.
• Making obeisance is the highest form of respect by prostrating oneself with palms pressed together and them bowing until the pressed palms, arms and forehead touch the floor in front of the person or the image one pays respect to. The palms must be kept pressed together and separated when making obeisance to the Buddha image or monks only.
• To bathe the Buddha image or any idol, it is more appropriate to pour the scented water on other parts of the Buddha image than on its head.

Smog blankets northern Thailand

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Assault of Thai Man and Theft from Russian Late-night Swimmers on Jomtien Beach

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Seven dead in East Pattaya Minivan crash

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PATTAYA:--Just before 9am on Saturday Nongprue Police and rescue services were called to Highway 36 close to the Bira International Racing Circuit to deal with a fatal road crash which left seven people dead.

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Cops demand money from shopowner in front of reporter
The Nation

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BANGKOK: -- Two police officers allegedly tried to extort money for the Chinese New Year from a suit-shop owner in Bang Rak district without realising they were doing so in front of a Nation television journalist.

The journalist, Banjong Cheewamongkonkarn of Nation TV, wrote on his Facebook page that he was talking to the owner of the Bovorn Fashion shop in the Si Praya area when two police officers walked into the shop and one of them demanded of the owner: "Do you have the |present money?"

Full Moon Party on Koh Pha Ngan 2013-2014

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