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Southern leaders, military prepare for Rohingya migrants

 

Rohingya refugees from Rakhine state in Myanmar walk along a path near Teknaf in Bangladesh on September 3.//AFP

 

Authorities in Ranong and Pang Nga southern provinces met with the military on Monday in response to fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine state that resulted in an influx of Rohingya displaced persons to Bangladesh.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000240-southern-leaders-military-prepare-for-rohingya-migrants/

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Police Blamed For 'Zero Dollar Tour' Acquittal

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Chinese tourists pose with a sign reading “We Love Chinese People” in front of Chiang Mai Zoo in July 2016.

 

BANGKOK — Police said Monday they will contest a court ruling that acquitted domestic tour companies accused of extorting Chinese tourists in Thailand following criticism they mishandled the investigation.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000239-police-blamed-for-zero-dollar-tour-acquittal/

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Video: "Yes Mate!" Taxi driver picks wrong person to threaten with a knife

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- A taxi driver may have picked the wrong person to threaten with a long knife - the driver turned out to be popular presenter "Pa Ngem".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000266-video-yes-mate-taxi-driver-picks-wrong-person-to-threaten-with-a-knife/

 

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Meet the inspirational cop giving back to the poor

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BURIRAM: -- The story of an inspirational young policeman giving back to his Buriram community has attracted wide interest online.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000267-meet-the-inspirational-cop-giving-back-to-the-poor-in-buriram/

 

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Meeting discusses high speed train plans for Bangkok - Hua Hin - Padang Besar

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A well attended meeting to discuss plans for a high speed train from Bangkok to Malaysia via Hua Hin has been held.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000268-meeting-discusses-high-speed-train-plans-for-bangkok-hua-hin-padang-besar/

 

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Abhisit claims exoneration in red-shirt crackdown

By THE NATION

 

Abhisit Vejjajiva

 

BANGKOK: -- FORMER prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, who has recently had murder charges related to the 2010 crackdown on the red shirts against him dismissed, said the case had been brought to the “wrong court” because the matter had become politicised.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000269-abhisit-claims-exoneration-in-red-shirt-crackdown/

 

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Police confirm Yingluck fled as pressure mounts

By SURIYA PATATAYO 
THE NATION

 

File photo: Yingluck Shinawatra

 

Abhisit casts doubt on govt efforts, warning that judicial system at stake.

 

BANGKOK: -- POLICE yesterday confirmed they had found evidence that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra had fled the country as pressure mounted on the government regarding the “weak” investigation into her disappearance.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000270-police-confirm-yingluck-fled-as-pressure-mounts/

 

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16 Thai airlines suspend their operations after failing safety assessments

By THE NATION

 

File photo: Suvarnabhumi Airport

 

BANGKOK: -- SIXTEEN airlines registered in Thailand have failed safety and related regulatory assessments conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), requiring them to suspend operations until they get new Air Operator’s Certificates (AOCs), as authorities enforce stricter rules in accordance with requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000271-16-thai-airlines-suspend-their-operations-after-failing-safety-assessments/

 

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Governor steps in after girl, 15, claims she was raped by 40 men

By The Nation

 

 

Residents concerned allegations damage Phang Nga’s reputation

 

POLICE have pledged to further investigate a gang-rape case after a teenage victim finally spoke up, saying there had been more than 40 perpetrators. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000272-phang-nga-governor-steps-in-after-girl-15-claims-she-was-raped-by-40-men/

 

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Hearing on Chiang Mai killing starts

By The Nation

 

Chaiyapoom Pasae

 

CHIANG MAI: -- THE Chiang Mai Provincial Court is handling cases regarding two civilian deaths in which it is claimed that soldiers used excessive force.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000273-hearing-on-chiang-mai-killing-starts/

 

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Engineer charged with murder in shooting death of teenager in road-rage dispute

By The Nation

 

 

CHON BURI: -- AN ENGINEER was yesterday charged with murder for shooting to death a 17-year-old student following a road-rage incident in February.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000179-engineer-charged-with-murder-for-shooting-teen-over-car-park-row-in-chon-buri/?page=2&tab=comments#comment-12241194

 

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Graduates hit by spike in jobless rate

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION

 

Porametee Vimolsiri, the secretary general of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB).

 

BANGKOK: -- THE jobless rate among new graduates spiked in the second quarter of this year even as economic growth picked up speed, highlighting a challenge for policymakers as employers cry out for the multi-skilled workers needed to underpin a technology-driven transition in the economy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000186-jobless-with-degrees-rises-again-to-220000/?do=findComment&comment=12241197

 

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‘Naughty writer’ Prabda among winners of Silpathorn Awards

By PHATARAWADEE PHATARANAWIK 
THE NATION

 

From left, designer Korakot Aromdee, architect Amata Lupaiboon, artist Kamin Lertchaiprasert, theatre director Suwandee Jakravoravudh, author Prabda Yoon, filmmaker Urupong Raksasad and music composer Pongprom Sanitwong na Ayudhya.

 

BANGKOK: -- MULTI-TALENTED author Prabda Yoon, indie film-maker Urupong Raksasad, music composer Pongprom Sanitwong Na Ayudhya, veteran conceptual artist Kamin Letchaiprasert and veteran theatre director Suwandee Jakravoravudh are among the seven winners of this year’s Silpathorn Awards presented by the Culture Ministry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000274-‘naughty-writer’-prabda-among-winners-of-silpathorn-awards/

 

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Big gambling debt leads man to suicide

By The Nation

 

A 42-year-old Bangkok man appeared to have committed suicide in Samut Songkhram by tying to a steel weight to his legs and jumping into the Mae Klong River over a football gambling debt worth hundreds of thousands of baht, said Muang Samut Songkhram superintendent Pol Colonel Chatpol Somkaew on Monday. The body of Theerayuth Song-ngerndee was found on Sunday afternoon in the river near the community.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000132-mystery-corpse-in-river-had-20-kg-weight-tied-to-his-ankle/?do=findComment&comment=12241204

 

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Land Transport Dept begins issuing smart driving licenses

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Starting yesterday (Sept 4), the Land Transport Department will issue new driving licenses which are smart cards encoded with QR code and safe against counterfeiting, said Sanit Promwong, the department chief.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000276-land-transport-dept-begins-issuing-smart-driving-licenses/

 

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ALRO chief blames misunderstanding over power and tap water on land reform plots

By Thai PBS

 

 

Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO) secretary-general Sompong Inthong said Monday (Sept 4) that it was misunderstanding on the part of the recipients of land reform plots in Kok Soong district of Sa Kaeo that they would immediately get water and electricity supplies once they received land rights certificates.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000277-alro-chief-blames-misunderstanding-over-power-and-tap-water-on-land-reform-plots/

 

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Police to summon two truck drivers for questioning over pangolins smuggling

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prachuab Khiri Khan police will issue summons two truck drivers for interrogation for alleged smuggling of 136 pangolins from Malaysia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000278-police-to-summon-two-truck-drivers-for-questioning-over-pangolins-smuggling/

 

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Relatives Eye New Lawyers For Murder Case Against Abhisit, Suthep

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

At a vigil Thursday, Phayaw Akkahad, at center facing away, wears the vest her daughter was killed in May 22, 2010, while tending to injured protesters at a Bangkok temple.

 

BANGKOK — Those seeking justice for more than 90 people killed during political unrest in 2010 said Monday they would seek new lawyers to revive murder charges against a former prime minister and his deputy four days after the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000269-abhisit-claims-exoneration-in-red-shirt-crackdown/?do=findComment&comment=12241230

 

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CRAB INFESTATION

Excruciating moment man howls in agony as a CRAB clamps down on his genitals for over a minute after swimming in Thai pond

By Neal Baker

 

A screaming swimmer is fished from the water with a crab stuck to his genitals //The SUN

 

Poor bloke's pals don't seem in any great hurry to help their weeping friend as crustacean latches onto his trunks

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000279-excruciating-moment-man-howls-in-agony-as-a-crab-clamps-down-on-his-genitals-for-over-a-minute-after-swimming-in-thai-pond/

 

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Sweden to deport 106-year-old Afghan woman

David Keyton

 

Hova: A 106-year-old Afghan woman who made a perilous journey to Europe, carried by her son and grandson, is facing deportation from Sweden after her asylum application was rejected.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000280-sweden-to-deport-106-year-old-afghan-woman/

 

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U.S. envoy says North Korean leader 'begging for war' as U.N. mulls sanctions

By Christine Kim and Michelle Nichols

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance on a nuclear weapons program in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang September 3, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS

 

SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States on Monday said countries trading with North Korea were aiding its "dangerous nuclear intentions" as the United Nations Security Council mulled tough new sanctions and the isolated regime showed signs of planning more missile tests.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000281-us-envoy-says-north-korean-leader-begging-for-war-as-un-mulls-sanctions/

 

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Germany seeks to take heat out of Turkey EU accession question

By Paul Carrel

 

European Union (R) and Turkish flags fly at the business and financial district of Levent in Istanbul, Turkey September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany sought to cool tempers over Turkey's EU accession prospects on Monday after Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Social Democrat (SPD) rival both said in a TV debate the country had no place in Europe, drawing charges of populism from Ankara.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000283-germany-seeks-to-take-heat-out-of-turkey-eu-accession-question/

 

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All the president's men: China's politburo line-up a measure of Xi's power

By Benjamin Kang Lim and Philip Wen

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the plenary session during the BRICS Business Forum at the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province on September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Fred Dufour/Pool

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping of China is expected to place trusted allies in the Communist Party's key decision-making Politburo during a leadership reshuffle at the 19th party Congress this autumn, according to multiple Chinese sources and foreign diplomats.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000287-all-the-presidents-men-chinas-politburo-line-up-a-measure-of-xis-power/

 

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McDonald's workers stage company's first strike in Britain

 

A McDonald's sign is displayed on a restaurant in London, Britain December 9, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Workers at two McDonald’s restaurants staged the first strike to hit the company in Britain in a protest over pay and other issues on Monday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000290-mcdonalds workers-stage-companys-first-strike-in-britain/

 

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Colombia, ELN rebels agree ceasefire ahead of Pope's visit

 

Rebels of the National Liberation Army (ELN) hold a banner in the northwestern jungles in Colombia, August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Federico Rios

 

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia and the Marxist ELN rebel group said on Monday they have agreed a bilateral ceasefire that will run through mid-January 2018, just two days before Pope Francis arrives for a visit to the Andean country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000295-colombia-eln-rebels-agree-ceasefire-ahead-of-popes-visit/

 

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Tourism and Sports Ministry Permanent Secretary ready to support Thai boxing training for foreigners

 

BANGKOK, 5 September 2017 (NNT) – The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports is ready to to promote Thai boxing as a field of tourism that can generate annual income to the country, supporting interested foreigners and tourists who are interested in learning Muay Thai. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000296-tourism-and-sports-ministry-permanent-secretary-ready-to-support-thai-boxing-training-for-foreigners/

 

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One ticket system for skytrain and subway trains to be delayed

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The use of one ticket system or “Mangmoom” joint ticket system for both skytrain and subway train travels is believed to be delayed after the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand  (MRTA) wants it to get board approval before signing memorandum of understanding with the two train operators.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000298-one-ticket-system-for-skytrain-and-subway-trains-to-be-delayed/

 

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No conclusion about decentralization after police reform committee’s meeting

 

BANGKOK, 5 September 2017 (NNT) – The Chairman of the National Reform Committee on Judicial Administration disclosed that the police reform committee’s meeting did not reach a conclusion about the decentralization of the Royal Thai Police. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000300-no-conclusion-about-decentralization-after-thai-police-reform-committee’s-meeting/

 

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Govt agencies to share information to better deal with security threats

 

 

BANGKOK, 5 September 2017 (NNT) - Government agencies have held a meeting to discuss information sharing, in order to better deal with security and natural disaster threats. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000301-thai-govt-agencies-to-share-information-to-better-deal-with-security-threats/

 

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Thai people's quality of life improves, employments increase in Q2: NESDB

 

BANGKOK, 5 September 2017 (NNT) – The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) announced the Thai people's quality of life has improved and employments have increased in the second quarter of 2017. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1000302-thai-peoples-quality-of-life-improves-employments-increase-in-q2-nesdb/