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Authorities investigate Pattaya construction site for illegal workers

By The Nation

 

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Bang Lamung District Chief Naris Niramaiwong on Friday led officials from local authorities, police and Chonburi Provincial Labour Office to inspect a construction site at the Terminal 21 Pattaya department store after receiving complaints that there were many migrant workers illegally working there.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030402-authorities-investigate-pattaya-construction-site-for-illegal-workers/

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UK investigators search London office of firm at centre of Facebook data storm

By Paul Sandle and Eric Auchard

 

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The nameplate of political consultancy, Cambridge Analytica, is seen in central London, Britain March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Investigators from Britain's data watchdog on Friday searched the London offices of Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm at the centre of a storm over allegations it improperly harvested Facebook <FB.O> data to target U.S. voters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030436-uk-investigators-search-london-office-of-firm-at-centre-of-facebook-data-storm/

 

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Britain's Labour Party leader sacks Northern Ireland policy chief over call for second EU referendum

 

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FILE PHOTO: Britain's opposition Labour Party leadership candidate Owen Smith speaks at a rally in London, Britain September 10, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn sacked his shadow Northern Ireland minister on Friday after he called for a second referendum on Brexit, a move that exposes deep divisions in the party over whether to leave the European Union.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030437-britains-labour-party-leader-sacks-northern-ireland-policy-chief-over-call-for-second-eu-referendum/

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Islamist gunman attacks French supermarket, kills three

By Johanna Decorse

 

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Police officers and investigators at a supermarket after a hostage situation in Trebes, France, March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

 

TREBES, France (Reuters) - A gunman killed three people in southwestern France on Friday as he held up a car, fired on police and seized hostages in a supermarket, screaming "Allahu Akbar" before security forces stormed the building and killed him, authorities said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030394-man-holds-hostages-in-french-supermarket-claims-allegiance-to-islamic-state-bfm-tv/

 

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Spain to try Catalan separatist leaders for rebellion

By Angus Berwick

 

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A police van beleived to be carrying some of the five Catalan politicians ordered to be jailed pending their trial for rebellion leaves the Supreme Court in Madrid, Spain, March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Juan Medina

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Twenty-five Catalan leaders will be tried for rebellion, embezzlement or disobeying the state, Spain’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday, in a sharp escalation of legal action against separatists in the northeastern region.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030439-spain-to-try-catalan-separatist-leaders-for-rebellion/

 

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Trump signs budget deal after raising government shutdown threat

By Steve Holland and Richard Cowan

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump pats Congress' $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill with Vice President Mike Pence (L) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (R) at his side as he holds an event to sign the bill in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. U.S., March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed Congress' newly passed $1.3 trillion spending bill on Friday, ending several hours of confusion spurred by a tweeted veto threat that raised the spectre of a government shutdown.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030440-trump-signs-budget-deal-after-raising-government-shutdown-threat/

 

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French gendarme fighting for his life after trading places with hostage

By Johanna Decorse

 

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Police officers and investigators at a supermarket after a hostage situation in Trebes, France, March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

 

TREBES, France (Reuters) - French officials hailed the bravery of a gendarme who was severely wounded after swapping himself for a hostage held by a gunman during a deadly siege of a supermarket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030441-french-gendarme-fighting-for-his-life-after-trading-places-with-hostage/

 

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U.S. lawmakers formally ask Facebook CEO to testify on user data

By David Shepardson

 

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FILE PHOTO: Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage during the annual Facebook F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Friday formally asked Facebook Inc's <FB.O> Mark Zuckerberg to explain at a congressional hearing how 50 million users' data got into the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030442-us-lawmakers-formally-ask-facebook-ceo-to-testify-on-user-data/

 

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Thousands join 'Black Friday' marches against Polish abortion restrictions

By Anna Koper and Marcin Goettig

 

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Protesters gather during a protest against plans to further restrict abortion laws in Warsaw, Poland March 23, 2018. Agencja Gazeta/Dawid Zuchowicz via REUTERS

 

WARSAW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Poles dressed in black protested across the country on Friday against an attempt by the ruling conservatives and the powerful Catholic Church to ban most abortions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030443-thousands-join-black-friday-marches-against-polish-abortion-restrictions/

 

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Bt10m reward for clinching King's Cup hat-trick

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

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The Thai players celebrate after beating Gabon.

 

A Bt10 million incentive awaits the Thailand’s national team on Sunday night if they beat Slovakia and win the King’s Cup for the third year running.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030445-bt10m-reward-for-clinching-kings-cup-hat-trick/

 

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Courtroom chat of accused killer and admirer goes viral

By The Nation

 

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A prison in Khon Kaen province has launched an investigation into how a female defendant charged with killing and dismembering a karaoke girl was able to conduct Facebook chats with an admirer and even send him photos directly from her trial.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030446-courtroom-chat-of-accused-killer-and-admirer-goes-viral/

 

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Parties called for poll talks

By THE NATION

 

EXISTING POLITICAL parties will be invited to discuss party administrative work following the junta Order No 53/60, which had amended the political party law to adjust administrative work periods and procedures for both new and old par ties.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030447-parties-called-for-poll-talks/

 

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Songkran crackdown to battle road accidents, harsher penalties promised

By Jitraporn Senawong, 
Prasit Tangprasert, 
Chompit Pinmuang 
The Nation

 

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STRICTER MEASURES will be enforced to boost road safety during the coming Songkran holidays, including a requirement for an alcohol test after every road accident that causes serious injury and death.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030448-songkran-crackdown-to-battle-road-accidents-harsher-penalties-promised/

 

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Injured dog adopted in Bangkok bites people before dying of rabies

By The Nation

 

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A BANGKOK resident saved an injured dog from the street and brought it home only to see it die a few days later of rabies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030450-injured-dog-adopted-in-bangkok-bites-people-before-dying-of-rabies/

 

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US-China trade war will hurt Thai exports: experts

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION

 

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A man rests as he keeps an eye on stock price movements displayed on a screen at a securities company in Beijing on March 23, 2018. // AFP PHOTO

 

Boosting domestic consumption seen as way out if trump goes ahead with plan to impose major tariffs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030452-us-china-trade-war-will-hurt-thai-exports-experts/

 

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Sacked Somchai moves on but warns PM about legal advice

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

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APPEARING unfazed, and still smiling and laughing, sacked election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn left the Election Commission (EC) office yesterday, carrying a Buddha image in a “forgiveness” posture. He said he had forgiven everyone.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030453-sacked-somchai-moves-on-but-warns-pm-about-legal-advice/

 

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Musk deletes Facebook pages of Tesla, SpaceX after challenged on Twitter

BY REUTERS

 

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(Reuters) – Verified Facebook pages of Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX and electric carmaker Tesla Inc disappeared on Friday, minutes after the Silicon Valley billionaire promised on Twitter to take down the pages when challenged by users.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/musk-deletes-facebook-pages-tesla-spacex-challenged-twitter/27907/

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Police chief says no to call to replace police team probing lottery controversy

 

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Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda, the national police chief, announced Friday (March 23) that he would not replace the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police team handling the investigation of the 30-million baht lottery controversy, saying that the probe was already 100 percent completed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030455-police-chief-says-no-to-call-to-replace-police-team-probing-lottery-controversy/

 

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Man who tries to rob a student in front of Royal Thai Police is not mentally disabled

 

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A man who was earlier thought to be mentally disabled when he was seen wielding an iron pipe and chasing at a student in front of the Royal Thai Police head office on Wednesday (March 21) has allegedly confessed that he is not insane but wanted to rob the female student.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030247-video-bangkok-woman-attacked-from-behind-in-broad-daylight-outside-national-police-hq/?page=5&tab=comments#comment-12825377

 

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Gen Aksara assures no conflict over peace dialogue process with MARA Patani

 

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The head of the Thai peace dialogue team Gen Aksara Kerdphol on Friday (March 23) allayed concern with the latest statement from MARA Patani, assuring that there is no conflict over the ongoing peace process between the two sides.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030456-gen-aksara-assures-no-conflict-over-peace-dialogue-process-with-mara-patani/

 

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Nearly a million migrant workers yet to register as deadline draws near

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 

 

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A large crowd of migrant workers queue for several hours to register for work permits at the OSS centre at the Labour Ministry in Bangkok yesterday, as the March 31 deadline for registration fast approaches.

 

MORE THAN 950,000 migrant workers have yet to register with the Labour Ministry, with only one week left in the deadline to legally apply for a work permit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030457-nearly-a-million-migrant-workers-yet-to-register-as-deadline-draws-near/

 

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#DeleteFacebook? Privacy proves hard to protect online

BY REUTERS

 

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Anyone tempted to #DeleteFacebook after the personal data of millions of users fell into the hands of a political consultancy is still likely to be monitored by the social network, which tracks nearly 30 percent of global website traffic.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/deletefacebook-privacy-proves-hard-protect-online/27939/

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Trump moves to limit transgender individuals from military service

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One as he departs for Palm Beach, Florida, from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Friday that bans some transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military, but gives the armed forces latitude in implementing policies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030465-trump-moves-to-limit-transgender-individuals-from-military-service/

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Seoul says North Korea agrees to hold high-level inter-Korea talks on March 29

 

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FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flutters on top of a tower at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea, August 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Saturday North Korea has agreed to hold high-level inter-Korea talks on March 29 at the border truce village of Panmunjom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1030466-seoul-says-north-korea-agrees-to-hold-high-level-inter-korea-talks-on-march-29/

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