Court orders B21m assets of former Pheu Thai MP seized

 

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions has ordered the seizure of 21-million-worth assets of Kasem Nimmolrat, a former Pheu Thai MP for Chiang Mai, after he was found by the National Anti-Corruption Commission to be unusually rich.

 

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Trump sets tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods; Beijing strikes back

By David Lawder and Ben Blanchard

 

FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers, including one labelled "China Shipping," are stacked at the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pushing ahead with hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday, and the smoldering trade war between the world's two largest economies showed signs of igniting as Beijing immediately vowed to respond in kind.

 

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U.S. judge sends ex-Trump campaign head Manafort to jail pre-trial

By Sarah N. Lynch and Warren Strobel

 

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort arrives for arraignment on a third superseding indictment against him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on charges of witness tampering, at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S. June 15, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Friday sent longtime Republican political operator and businessman Paul Manafort to jail pending trial after a charge of witness tampering, the latest episode in a slow fall from grace of a man who was President Donald Trump's campaign chairman in 2016.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043311-us-judge-sends-ex-trump-campaign-head-manafort-to-jail-pre-trial/

 

Britain's May 'disappointed' after colleague blocks 'upskirting' law

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she was disappointed a lawmaker from her Conservative party had blocked a bill to make "upskirting" - surreptitiously taking photographs up women's skirts - a criminal offence.

 

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Trump quip about North Korea's Kim sparks outcry on social media

By Roberta Rampton

 

President Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he wished people would "sit up at attention" for him like North Koreans do for their leader Kim Jong Un, a joke that sparked instant outrage on social media and cable news.

 

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Nicaragua renews talks to quell protests, death toll at 164

By Alonso Soto

 

Journalists follow a live transmission of talks between representatives of Nicaragua's government and local civic groups, mediated by Catholic Church leaders, in Managua, Nicaragua June 15, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera

 

MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaragua's government resumed talks with local civil groups on Friday to end two months of protests against President Daniel Ortega's government that have left 164 dead and brought the economy of the poor Central American nation to a halt.

 

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Arab forces seize entrances to airport in Yemen's main port city

By Mohammed Ghobari and Mohamed Mokhashef

 

View of the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen, June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad

 

ADEN (Reuters) - Forces from an alliance of Arab states seized two entrances to the airport in Yemen's main port city on Friday, in an offensive against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement that the United Nations fears could trigger a famine imperilling millions of lives.

 

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Pakistani Taliban leader killed in air strike in Afghanistan near border

By Rupam Jain and Jibran Ahmad

 

KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah has been killed in a U.S.-Afghan air strike in Afghanistan, a senior Afghan Defence Ministry official said on Friday, a killing likely to ease tension between the United States and Pakistan.

 

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Magic Ronaldo lights up World Cup with hat-trick to deny Spain

By Andrew Downie

 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group B - Portugal vs Spain - Fisht Stadium, Sochi, Russia - June 15, 2018 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo scores their first goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo lit up the World Cup in his own inimitable style on Friday, curling in a late free kick to complete a remarkable hat-trick and earn his team a 3-3 draw in an enthralling clash with neighbours Spain.

 

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Iran delight, Morocco despair at stoppage-time own goal

By Simon Evans

 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group B - Morocco vs Iran - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 15, 2018 Morocco's Aziz Bouhaddouz looks dejected after scoring an own goal for Iran's first goal as Iran's Mehdi Taremi and Karim Ansarifard celebrate REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

 

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - A heartbreaking stoppage-time own goal from substitute Aziz Bouhaddouz gave Iran a dramatic 1-0 win over Morocco in their World Cup Group B opener on Friday, a result they celebrated with unbridled delight.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043319-iran-delight-morocco-despair-at-stoppage-time-own-goal/

 

Uruguay beat Salah-less Egypt to end 48-year jinx

By Mark Trevelyan

 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group A - Egypt vs Uruguay - Ekaterinburg Arena, Yekaterinburg, Russia - June 15, 2018 Uruguay's Jose Gimenez scores their first goal REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff

 

YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Uruguay's Jose Gimenez scored with a thunderous 89th-minute header to deal Egypt a 1-0 defeat in their World Cup opener on Friday, just as the North Africans appeared to have escaped with a point despite missing key striker Mohamed Salah.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043320-uruguay-beat-salah-less-egypt-to-end-48-year-jinx/

 

Russia cries foul over Nigerian fans' World Cup chicken requests

 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Nigeria Training - Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia - June 15, 2018 Nigeria players during training REUTERS/Matthew Childs

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Nigerian fans cheering on their national team in Saturday's World Cup match against Croatia will be missing an important item in their supporter's toolkit: chickens.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043321-russia-cries-foul-over-nigerian-fans-world-cup-chicken-requests/

Germany fires head of scandal-hit asylum agency

 

FILE PHOTO: A Head of the Office for Migrants and Refugees (BAMF) Jutta Cordt attends a special meeting of the Bundestag internal affairs committee in Berlin, Germany May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's interior minister has dismissed the head of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), which is mired in a scandal over irregularities in making asylum decisions, a spokesman said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043322-germany-fires-head-of-scandal-hit-asylum-agency/

Proposed Lao dam ‘a threat to Thailand’

By THE NATION

 

 

Critics worry about the impact on northeast from Mekong projects.

 

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PM backs Myanmar efforts to tackle Rohingya crisis

By WASAMON AUDJARINT  
THE NATION 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (R) welcomes Myanmar's President Win Myint (L) at the Government House 14 June 2018. EPA-EFE/SOE ZEYA TUN

 

THAILAND has backed the Myanmar government’s efforts to solve the long-running problem relating to the Rohingya in Rakhine state.

 

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Close aide to Yaowapa has assets seized for being ‘unusually wealthy’

By THE NATION

 

Kasem Nimmolrat

 

A CLOSE aide to Yaowapa Wongsawat, an influential figure in the Pheu Thai Party, and the aide’s wife have had more than Bt21 million of their assets seized by court order for being “unusually wealthy”.

 

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Vocational training for inmates aims to help them re-integrate

By THE NATION

 

 

A NEW PROJECT hopes to eventually prepare 37,000 inmates to better reintegrate into society after being released from jails.

 

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Committee set up to study National Strategy after vote is delayed

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

 

AFTER THE CABINET presented the highly controversial 20-year National Strategy to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday, the assembly rescheduled the date to vote on the strategy and set up a committee to study it.

 

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Sodium cyanide stocks impounded

By THE NATION

 

Thai security officers |yesterday take pictures and inspect 48 tonnes of sodium cyanide |confiscated at a |warehouse for rent in Chiang Rai’s Chiang Saen district.

 

THAI AUTHORITIES yesterday temporarily impounded 48 tonnes of sodium cyanide at a warehouse in Chiang Rai province, while the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) announced a separate confiscation of 9 million methamphetamine pills and 300kg of crystal meth or “ice” in Chiang Mai.

 

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Illegal E-trash separation plant raided in Pathum Thani

 

 

Police and officials of the Industrial Works Department raided an illegal electronic trash separation plant in Lam Lookka district of Pathum Thani on Friday.

 

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BTS to replace single-trip magnetic cards with smart Thin Cards

 

 

BTS Group Holdings Pcl will replace the single-trip magnetic cards with smart cards or Thin Cards to accommodate the expansion of skytrain services with the opening of the Green Line between Samrong and Samut Prakan tentatively scheduled this yearend, followed by the opening of the Green Line between Mor Chit and Khu Khot, the Pink Line between Kaerai and Min Buri and Yellow Line between Lat Phrao and Samrong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043329-bts-to-replace-single-trip-magnetic-cards-with-smart-thin-cards/

 

NLA passes first reading of 20 year national strategy draft

 

 

The bill spelling out the country’s national strategy for the next 20 years and which critics fear will become a legally-binding legacy of the military junta, was passed in the reading by the  National Legislative Assembly today after four hours of debates.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043331-nla-passes-first-reading-of-20-year-national-strategy-draft/

 

Thai PBS wins Saengchai Award for best news documentary

 

 

A news documentary by Thai PBS shedding light on the life of an indigenous tribe known as maniq or sakai in southern Thailand has won the prestigious Saengchai Sunthornwat Award for best TV news documentary for 2017.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043332-thai-pbs-wins-saengchai-award-for-best-news-documentary/

 

Accused adviser to Silk Road creator extradited from Thailand to United States

Brendan Pierson

 

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Canadian man accused by U.S. authorities of acting as a senior adviser to the jailed creator of the underground Silk Road website was extradited to the United States from Thailand on Friday, federal prosecutors said.

 

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AIS teams up with Huawei to launch new Honor 10 smartphone

BY THE NATION

 

 

e-Brand AIS teams up with Honor

 

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Development funding key focus of ACMECS leaders

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

 

THE LEADERS of five countries in mainland Southeast Asia will today gather under the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) to map out their five-year plan for development cooperation.

 

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Chaturon petitions Ombudsman over NCPO’s order

 

 

Chaturon Chaisaeng, a core member of the Pheu Thai Party and former deputy prime minister, has filed a petition with the Office of the Ombudsman over the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)’s order to suspend his financial transactions, saying that it has severely restricted his rights and freedom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043336-chaturon-petitions-ombudsman-over-ncpo’s-order/

 

Govt blamed for rise in child online game addicts

By THE NATION

 

(FIle) Members of Team Virtus.Pro compete in the final round of Counter-Strike Global Offensive during the V4 Future Sports E-sport international video game contest in BOK Sports Hall in Budapest, Hungary, 25 March 2018. // EPE-EFE PHOTO

 

THE NUMBER of children addicted to online games has risen by 100 per cent in the short span since the government decided to recognise “e-sports” last October, said a psychiatrist who spoke up yesterday to highlight the adverse impacts from the decision.

 

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Thai Buddha statue not smuggled: SOAS

By Phatarawadee Phataranawik 
The Nation

 

The 13th-century Lopburi Buddha torso of Thai origin stands in front of Brunei Gallery in London's SOAS. Photo courtesy of Angela Chiu

 

London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has denied claims the prestigious institution possesses a 13th-century sculpture likely smuggled from Thailand

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043340-thai-buddha-statue-not-smuggled-soas/

 

White House says Trump supports both House immigration bills, after all

By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference after his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday that President Donald Trump supported both Republican immigration bills being considered in the House of Representatives, offering a lifeline after the president suggested earlier that he opposed the more moderate bill.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043348-white-house-says-trump-supports-both-house-immigration-bills-after-all/