Thai central bank chief says not worried about capital outflows

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Central Bank Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob is seen during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has seen some capital outflows, but that's not a worry yet, thanks to the country's strong external position, the central bank chief said on Thursday.

 

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Military-led ‘selfie’ attractions boost Chiang Mai tourism

By Sakaorat Sirima 
The Nation

 

 

The 33rd Military Circle on Thursday completed a 4-metre-tall King Kong straw sculpture as an additional lure for snapshots at the Huey Tueng Tao Reservoir’s ecotourist attraction in Chiang Mai’s Mae Rim district.

 

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Bangkokians urged to Don Yellow throughout July

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

 

A portrait of His Majesty the King is on display at the Royal Household Bureau on July 20, 2017

 

BANGKOK — The City Hall on Thursday encouraged Bangkokians to wear the king’s color – yellow – the entire month of July to mark his birthday.

 

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More stringent anti-smoking efforts mark ‘No Tobacco Day’

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand made significant efforts to curb smoking on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, which falls on May 31 every year.

 

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New rumours claim Apple is about to announce new hybrid MacBook and/or budget iPhone

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Just days before the start of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple is reportedly working on a mysterious new device codenamed ‘Star’

 

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Michael Jackson's estate sues Disney and ABC

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

 

 

Michael Jackson's estate is suing ABC and parent company Disney over a two-hour documentary on the singer's last days, which they claim improperly used the King of Pop's songs, music videos and movies.

 

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Anne Hathaway says she's been "shamed and humiliated" after having to deny being pregnant

BY JUSTIN HARP

 

 

Image: GETTY IMAGES PASCAL LE SEGRETAIN

 

Anne Hathaway is opening up about the intense body image scrutiny that she faces in the Hollywood limelight.

 

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Musician Falls to His Death in Front of Shoppers After 'Clowning Around' on a Mall Escalator

JASON DUAINE HAHN

 

Josh Martin fell from an escalator at the Providence Place Mall / Google Images

 

A 45-year-old man lost his balance and fell to his death at a Rhode Island mall on Monday night.

 

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Zidane steps down as Real Madrid coach

Reuters Staff

 

Soccer Football - Champions League Final - Real Madrid v Liverpool - NSC Olympic Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine - May 26, 2018 Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane before the match REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is leaving the European champions after two years in charge, he told a news conference on Thursday.

 

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Phuket Governor orders monkey warning signs for tourists

The Phuket News

 

Although the Department of National Parks, Conservation and Wildlife (DNP) warns tourists may be fined up to B1,000 for feeding wild monkeys within national parks, it was not made clear whether local officials would fine tourists for any similar behaviour in Phuket. Photo: DNP

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong this morning (May 31) ordered the local environment chief to expedite the installation of warning signs at key areas to warn to tourists to interact with troupes of wild monkeys appropriately.

 

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Yellow plates for all passenger-carrying motorcycle taxis by next February

By Jitraporn Senwong 
The Nation

 

File photo

 

Motorcycle taxi drivers in the “sharing economy” will be able to more easily obtain proper licences to provide public transport services during a special application period July 1-August 31 offered by the Department of Land Transport (DLT).

 

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Two escape injures in Patong house fire. Woken up by cat hero.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Patong police have been notified of a fire in a Soi near the Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) on Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Road in Patong early today (May 31) at 05.20am.

 

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Video: "The first I've heard of it" claims school director as teacher lays into student

 

 

Footage shown on Facebook showed a male teacher viciously assaulting a male student.

 

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Surat Thani mine bombs still missing

By Suwannee Bunditsak 
The Nation

 

 

The Surat Thani bomb squad on Thursday still could not find three bombs planted inside a gypsum mine after a bomb accidentally went off, killing a certified engineer a day earlier.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040767-surat-thani-mine-bombs-still-missing/

 

Walking Street to be cleaned up! But it's not what you might think.

 

 

Raunchy Walking Street in South Pattaya is facing its biggest makeover in decades early next year.

 

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Gang rape/murder of "Nong Gift": She knew one of her attackers

 

 

Information from a popular fan page on Facebook shows that the young woman gang raped and murdered in Chantaburi at the weekend knew one of the men who abducted her.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040769-gang-rapemurder-of-nong-gift-she-knew-one-of-her-attackers/

 

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