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An audience with former Arsenal and England legend Paul Merson in Bangkok!

 



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Video: Applause greets Thai hero as young boy saved from drowning in Germany

 

 

Further details have emerged of the incident in Germany when a 7-8 year old foreign boy was saved by a Thai man working in the country.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039276-video-applause-greets-thai-hero-as-young-boy-saved-from-drowning-in-germany/

 

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Hunt on for ten Thais involved in multi-million baht kidnapping of Hong Kong woman

 

 

Police are hunting ten Thais involved in the abduction of a Hong Kong woman. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039274-hunt-on-for-ten-thais-involved-in-multi-million-baht-kidnapping-of-hong-kong-woman/

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Tight security in Bangkok and Northeast ahead of pro-election rally today

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

 

AUTHORITIES HAVE tightened security in the capital and Northeast provinces today as pro-election activists gather to march to Government House with an ultimatum to hold a general election by late this year, not next year as the junta plans.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039267-security-agencies-set-up-checkpoints-in-provinces-ahead-of-bangkok-rally/?do=findComment&comment=13007288

 

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Growing wealth gap belies reform

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN 
THE NATION

 

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Indicators look good on paper but discrepancy between rich and poor has continued to widen under the junta

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039301-growing-wealth-gap-belies-reform/

 

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Experts blast junta for ‘cutting down’ environmental protections

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

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NCPO has used Article 44 to favour business allies while silencing protest from local victims, forum hears

 

ENVIRONMENTAL protection policies under the past four years of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) have been used as tools for the military to tighten its grip over natural resources management, academics told a forum on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039302-experts-blast-junta-for-‘cutting-down’-environmental-protections/

 

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New local BRN chief ‘behind Yala bombing spree’

By NAKARIN CHINWORAKOMON, 
NARONG NUANSAKUN 
THE NATION

 

 

SECURITY AGENCIES believe a new operation-level leader of the BRN separatist movement may have engineered co-ordinated sabotage attacks that rocked Thailand’s deep South on Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039303-new-local-brn-chief-‘behind-yala-bombing-spree’/

 

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Second-hand smoke exposes Thais to health risks

By The Nation

 

 

ABOUT 17.3 million Thais are victims of second-hand smoking at home, with a prolonged daily exposure of 30 minutes imposing a greater risk of cardiovascular problems and strokes, Dr Prakit Vathesatogkit, head of Action on Smoking and Health Foundation said yesterday.

 

Full story:https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039304-second-hand-smoke-exposes-thais-to-health-risks/

 

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NAKHON PATHOM QR Code service launched for tourists

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Tourism and provincial authorities of Nakhon Pathom have jointly launched the QR Code service under the Thailand Scan Me programme to give visitors a quick and easy digital access to the information about Nakhon Pathom's tourist attractions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039305-nakhon-pathom-qr-code-service-launched-for-tourists/

 

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Prize-winning Varee Chiangmai School team set to represent Thailand at ‘International Drama Competition’ in Malaysia

By The Nation

 

A primary-school student team from Chiang Mai’s Varee Chiangmai School.// Photo Courtesy of the National Science Museum Thailand

 

A primary-school student team from Chiang Mai’s Varee Chiangmai School has won top prize in the “Thailand Science Drama Competition 2018” held in Pathum Thani on Monday, and will represent the Kingdom at the “International Drama Competition 2018” in Malaysia on July 7.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039306-prize-winning-varee-chiangmai-school-team-set-to-represent-thailand-at-‘international-drama-competition’-in-malaysia/

 

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Economy tipped to grow up to 4.7%

By  THE NATION 

 

 

A TOP government think tank has raised its forecast for economic growth to as much as much as 4.7 per cent for this year after the report card for the first quarter came within a whisker of that mark.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039307-economy-tipped-to-grow-up-to-47/

 

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Economy a patient recovered from pre-junta illness: Somkid

By Wichit Chaitrong 
The Nation 

 

DEPUTY PRIME Minister Somkid Jatusripitak

 

DEPUTY PRIME Minister Somkid Jatusripitak yesterday called for political calm for the sake of economic development amid planned protests by groups demanding an early election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039308-economy-a-patient-recovered-from-pre-junta-illness-somkid/

 

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Tanker overturns, paves road with big molasses spill

By The Nation

 

 

A tanker trailer carrying molasses from Kamphaeng Phet to Kanchanaburi overturned on a road in Chainat’s Muang district on Monday morning, paving the road with the sticky brown liquid.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039309-tanker-overturns-in-chai-nat-paves-road-with-big-molasses-spill/

 

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More reform possible with higher economic growth, says Somkid

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION

 

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak

 

HIGHER ECONOMIC growth has built a strong momentum for the country’s reforms, said Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039310-more-reform-possible-with-higher-economic-growth-says-somkid/

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Phuket official blames ‘official processes’ for lifeguard fiasco

Chutharat Plerin

 

Satien Kaewpraprab, Deputy Chief Administrator (Deputy Palad) of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor), was not willing to shoulder the blame personally. Photo: Chutarat Plerin

 

PHUKET: Pressed by the media over the ongoing lifeguard debacle at Phuket’s beaches, a leading local official at the centre of the fiasco today blamed “official processes” for causing the current state of lifeguard coverage at Phuket’s beaches.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039311-phuket-official-blames-‘official-processes’-for-lifeguard-fiasco/

 

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20 baht fake gun bank robber arrested in Krabi

Police followed the CCTV footage trail to find Attasit at a room in Muang Krabi.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

A lone 45 year old robber, Attasit Sriwattana, who robbed a Bangkok Bank brach at the Big C in Muang Krabi on May 18 and escaped with 119,781 baht in cash, was doing a reenactment last Saturday (May 19).

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039312-police-followed-the-cctv-footage-trail-to-find-attasit-at-a-room-in-muang-krabi/

 

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U.S. toughens stance on Iran, lists sweeping demands

By Lesley Wroughton and Parisa Hafezi

 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks on the Trump administration's Iran policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, U.S. May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON/ANKARA (Reuters) - The United States on Monday demanded Iran make sweeping changes -- from dropping its nuclear programme to pulling out of the Syrian civil war -- or face severe economic sanctions as the Trump administration hardened its approach to Tehran.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039314-us-toughens-stance-on iran-lists-sweeping-demands/

 

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Re-elected, Venezuela's Maduro faces global criticism, U.S. sanctions

By Alexandra Ulmer and Roberta Rampton

 

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is surrounded by supporters as he speaks during a gathering after the results of the election were released, outside of the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Critics at home and abroad on Monday denounced the re-election ofVenezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro as a farce cementing autocracy, while the U.S. government imposed new sanctions on the crisis-stricken oil-producing country.

 

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039315-re-elected venezuelas-maduro-faces-global-criticism-us-sanctions/Full story: 

 

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Under pressure from Trump, FBI and Justice agree to expanded Russia probe

By Steve Holland

 

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein departs the West Wing of the White House after a meeting on FBI investigations into the 2016 Trump presidential campaign with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday agreed to expand its investigation into alleged Russia collusion in the 2016 election to include "any irregularities" in FBI tactics involving Trump's presidential campaign, a White House spokeswoman said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039316-under-pressure-from-trump-fbi-and-justice-agree-to-expanded-russia-probe/

 

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With North Korea summit on shaky ground, Trump to press South Korean leader

By Christine Kim, Matt Spetalnick and David Brunnstrom

 

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a state dinner hosted by South Korea's President Moon Jae-in in his honor at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three weeks before an unprecedented U.S.-North Korea summit is supposed to take place, President Donald Trump will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday as U.S. officials try to figure out whether Pyongyang is serious about negotiating a deal on denuclearisation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039318-with-north-korea-summit-on-shaky-ground-trump-to-press-south-korean-leader/

 

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Thai police arrest alleged Korean fraudster hiding in Pattaya

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A joint operation by several divisions of the Thai police has resulted in the arrest of an alleged South Korean fraudster wanted in his home country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039319-thai-police-arrest-alleged-korean-fraudster-hiding-in-pattaya/

 

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Russian woman missing on Samui: Father turns to sorcery after police fail in month long search

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Russian father has turned to a fortune teller and sorcery after police in Koh Samui have failed to find any trace of his missing daughter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039321-russian-woman-missing-on-samui-father-turns-to-sorcery-after-police-fail-in-month-long-search/

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Video: Same spot different accident but same result - one dead in Suphan carnage

 

Picture: Sanook

 

An accident at a T-junction in Suphanburi was the second at that spot in less than six months.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039323-video-same-spot-different-accident-but-same-result-one-dead-in-suphan-carnage/

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Tesla Model 3 fails to get Consumer Reports nod due to ‘big flaws’

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

 

(Reuters) – Influential U.S. magazine Consumer Reports will not recommend Tesla Inc’s Model 3 sedan, saying on Monday it braked slower than a full-sized pickup truck, taking the shine off a day of gains for shares in Elon Musk’s electric car company.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/tesla-model-3-fails-get-consumer-reports-nod-due-big-flaws/28837/

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Off colour - Pollution turns India's white marble Taj Mahal green

By Sunil Kataria

 

Garbage is seen on the polluted banks of the river Yamuna near the historic Taj Mahal in Agra, India, May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Saumya Khandelwal

 

AGRA, India (Reuters) - India's white-marble Taj Mahal is turning yellow and green as the 17th century mausoleum weathers filthy air in the world's eighth-most polluted city.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039324-off-colour-pollution-turns-indias-white-marble-taj-mahal-green/

 

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Video: Farang to the rescue after soi dog takes a beating from motorcycle taxi guy

 

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A westerner in Chonburi was filmed taking pity on a soi dog after a motorcycle taxi rider was shown attacking it with a stick outside a convenience store.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039327-video-farang-to-the-rescue-after-soi-dog-takes-a-beating-from-motorcycle-taxi-guy/

 

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Video: Pick-up covered in XXXX from burst toilet pipe but "famous Pattaya store" issues "pooh" denial

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A video posted on Facebook featured the reaction of people in the car park of a well known Pattaya store on Saturday as what they believed was excrement rained down on a pick-up truck.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039332-video-pick-up-covered-in-xxxx-from-burst-toilet-pipe-but-famous-pattaya-store-issues-pooh-denial/

 

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Video: Bike accident controversy - organizers say no evidence of foul play

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The organizers of The Great Mekong Bike Ride 2018 are not going to take any action against a rider who many online believed was guilty of causing an accident that felled 6 or seven other riders at the end of the 372 kilometer race.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039337-video-bike-accident-controversy-organizers-say-no-evidence-of-foul-play/

 

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Captains to face more charges in whale shark incident

"I can confirm that the whale shark was not dead and not injured.”

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The captain of the ‘Sang Samut 3’ fishing boat, Somsamai Meejom (the fishing vessel at the centre of last Friday’s whale shark catch) says, “We did not realise that the whale shark was caught in fishing net. Boat crews pulled the fishing net up and could feel that it was very heavy. We thought that we had caught a log.”

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039338-captains-to-face-more-charges-in-whale-shark-incident/