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Dollar falls broadly on Trump's currency comments

By Daniel Leussink

 

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TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar slumped against the yen and other major peers on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed discomfort with the greenback's strength and global finance leaders ended a weekend meeting with little consensus on how to resolve multiple disputes over U.S. tariff actions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049650-dollar-falls-broadly-on-trumps-currency-comments/

 

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Baht expected to strengthen by year-end

By   WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION 

 

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THE BAHT is expected to reverse course in the next few months, and the central bank is likely to raise the key interest rate in September, Tim Leelahaphan, an economist at the Standard Chartered Bank Thailand, has forecast.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049652-baht-expected-to-strengthen-by-year-end/

 

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Shaping up a new landmark in Bangkok 

By   SOMLUCK SRIMALEE 
THE NATION 
 

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RAMA IV Road is becoming a new landmark in Bangkok with major property companies developing mixed-use complexes of luxury hotels,office buildings and retail outlets. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049653-shaping-up-a-new-landmark-in-bangkok /

 

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Video: Find the motorbike flasher! Rider filmed "pulling the kite strings"

 

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Pattaya News reported on a video that showed a man on a motorbike masturbating in front of a group of Thai ladies in a Pattaya bar.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049660-video-find-the-motorbike-flasher-rider-filmed-pulling-the-kite-strings/

 

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Pompeo assails Iran's leaders, compares them to 'mafia'

By Warren Strobel and Dana Feldman

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a press briefing at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched a rhetorical assault on Iran's leaders on Sunday, comparing them to a "mafia" and promising unspecified backing for Iranians unhappy with their government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049661-pompeo-assails-irans-leaders-compares-them-to-mafia/

 

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Just another toothless D-Day as Pattaya authorities "crackdown" on taxis

 

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Pattaya News said that officials from City Hall, police and the military were in Beach Road Pattaya cracking down on the illegal activities of taxi drivers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049663-just-another-toothless-d-day-as-pattaya-authorities-crackdown-on-taxis/

 

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Syrian 'White Helmets' flee to Jordan with Israeli, Western help

By Dan Williams and Suleiman Al-Khalidi

 

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JERUSALEM/AMMAN (Reuters) - Hundreds of Syrian "White Helmet" rescue workers and their families fled advancing government forces and slipped over the border into Jordan overnight with the help of Israeli soldiers and Western powers, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049665-syrian-white-helmets-flee-to-jordan-with-israeli-western-help/

 

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Kanchanaburi opens 2nd public forum on Death Railway World Heritage listing

 

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KANCHANABURI, 23 July 2018 (NNT) – Kanchanaburi province held the second public forum on the submission of the Death Railway to be included on the UNESCO's tentative list of World Heritage sites. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049666-kanchanaburi-opens-2nd-public-forum-on-death-railway-world-heritage-listing/

 

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Pattaya club raided in middle of night, 36 suspected drug users found

By The Nation

 

Police and district officials raided a club in Chon Buri in the early hours of Monday and found 36 customers testing positive to drug use.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049669-pattaya-club-raided-in-middle-of-night-36-suspected-drug-users-found/

 

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Transport Minister checks Ubon Ratchathani airport expansion plan

 

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UBON RATCHATHANI, 23 July 2018 (NNT) – The Transport Minister, Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, inspected the operations at Ubon Ratchathani International Airport, acknowledging the expansion plan to accommodate more than five million additional passengers annually. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049673-transport-minister-checks-ubon-ratchathani-airport-expansion-plan/

 

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At least 10, including a child, shot in Toronto - Canadian media

By Brendan O'Brien

 

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(Reuters) - At least 10 people, including a child, were shot in Toronto on Sunday and the gunman was dead, Canadian news agencies reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049674-at-least-10-including-a-child-shot-in toronto -canadian-media/

 

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Facebook user calls for urgent rescue of monkey from temple cage

By The Nation

 

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A Facebook user is calling on wildlife officials to urgently rescue a monkey from a cage in Phetchabun after it was found to be surrounded by garbage and apparently unattended.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049677-facebook-user-calls-for-urgent-rescue-of-monkey-from-temple-cage-in-phetchabun/

 

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Trump warns Iran to never threaten U.S.

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about his summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he begins a meeting with members of the U.S. Congress at the White House in Washington, July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani not to threaten the United States again, after Rouhani cautioned Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049678-trump warns-iran-to-never-threaten-us/

 

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Public sympathy pours in for scorned bride, complaint lodged with police

By The Nation

 

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Facebook users have expressed sympathy for a Ratchaburi woman who stood in front of guests at her wedding on Sunday and announced that her groom had run away.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049647-video-red-plate-thai-bride-left-standing-at-the-altar-36-million-netizens-show-their-support/?do=findComment&comment=13199236

 

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Seven detained in Chiang Rai 300kg ice shipment

By Nathawat Laping 
The Nation

 

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Six adults and a 15-year-old boy are in custody after a drug bust in Chiang Rai early on Monday morning, most of them riding in a suspected “spotter” car ahead of a meth-laden truck.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049682-seven-detained-in-chiang-rai-300kg-ice-shipment/

 

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Drunk Ratchaburi Man Wakes Up Without Penis

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

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RATCHABURI — It seemed like just another alcohol-soaked karaoke rager for a Ratchaburi mechanic, only this time he blacked out and woke to find his penis was no longer there.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049690-drunk-ratchaburi-man-wakes-up-without-penis/

 

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Suicide at Criminal Court identified as father of murder victim

By The Nation

 

A man jumped to his death on Monday morning from the eighth floor of a Bangkok Criminal Court building after seeing the suspect in his son’s murder acquitted.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049701-man-jumps-to-his-death-from-8fl-bangkok-criminal-court-after-seeing-the-suspect-in-his-son’s-murder-acquitted/

 

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Krabi Monkeys Outfox Officials As Effort To Relocate Them Ensues

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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KRABI — Officials on Monday were trapping and removing long-tailed macaques encroaching on a community around a temple in the south.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049704-krabi-monkeys-outfox-officials-as-effort-to-relocate-them-ensues/

 

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Mahathir government ponders reducing voting age to 18 from 21

By Thai PBS

 

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Malaysia’s youngest ever minister, Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, said the government plans to reduce the voting age from 21 to 18 before the next elections in 2023, New Straits Times Malaysia Online reported on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049709-mahathir-government-ponders-reducing-voting-age-to-18-from-21/

 

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Man jumps to death from 8th floor of Criminal Court

By Thai PBS

 

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A man jumped to his death this morning from the 8th floor of the Criminal Court on Rajadapisek Road after the court acquitted the defendant accused of stabbing his son to death, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049701-man-jumps-to-his-death-from-8fl-bangkok-criminal-court-after-seeing-the-suspect-in-his-son’s-murder-acquitted/

 

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Tour boats, small fishing boats in Phang-nga told to stay ashore

By Thai PBS

 

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Operators of tour boats and small fishing boats in the southern coastal province of Phang-nga have been told to stay ashore because of rough seas and high waves as a result of the southwest moonsoon prevailing over the Andaman Sea.


Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049712-tour-boats-small-fishing-boats-in-phang-nga-told-to-stay-ashore/

 

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PM orders military to tackle informal debts

By Thai PBS

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered military officers nation-wide to work with provincial authorities to help solve problems of informal debts, especially among farmers, government spokesman Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said today.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049714-pm-prayut-orders-military-to-tackle-informal-debts/

 

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Japanese heat wave pushes temperature to record

By Chang-Ran Kim and Elaine Lies

 

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TOKYO (Reuters) - The temperature rose to a record 41.1 Celsius (106 Fahrenheit) in a city northwest of Tokyo on Monday, as a heat wave in Japan that has killed at least 23 people and sent thousands to hospital showed no sign of significant easing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049717-japanese-heat-wave-pushes-temperature-to-record/

 

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