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Thai Granny Gets Id Card After 94 Years

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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Khan Saiyai, left, received her ID card Monday in Trat province.

 

TRAT — A 94-year-old grandmother received her ID card for the first time Monday after a lifetime deprived of rights and benefits as a Thai citizen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049719-thai-granny-gets-id-card-after-94-years/

 

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Gunman dead after shooting 14, killing one, in Toronto - Canadian police

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - Fourteen people, including a young girl, were shot near downtown Toronto, police in Canada's biggest city said on Sunday, with one person killed and the gunman also dead.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049674-at-least-10-including-a-child-shot-in toronto -canadian-media/?do=findComment&comment=13200008

 

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Suicidal Man Talked Down From Doi Saket Hospital Roof

by CityNews

 

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CityNews – On July 22nd, police responded to a report that a man was threatening to jump from a hospital roof in Doi Saket after having a fight with his wife.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049732-suicidal-man-talked-down-from-doi-saket-hospital-roof/

 

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Bangkok cops doubt murder in dismembered canal body

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

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A police officer Sunday investigates the scene near Khlong Saen Saep where part of a human body was found.

 

BANGKOK — After piecing together the identity of the man whose severed body parts were found floating in Khlong Saen Saep over the weekend, police said Monday it could have been a freak accident.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049521-mutilated-torso-of-man-found-dumped-in-bangkok-canal/?do=findComment&comment=13200389

 

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“Unequal wealth distribution, graft among major challenges facing Thailand”

 

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Unequal wealth distribution is one of the most pressing problems facing Thailand with the richest one percent owning more than half of the total household wealth while entrenched corruption is threatening the country’s long-term growth, Governor of the Bank of Thailand Veerathai Santiprabhob said today.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049734-“unequal-wealth-distribution-graft-among-major-challenges-facing-thailand”/

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Thailand, Japan sign 'enhanced' bilateral currency swap pact

 

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A Japan Yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank and the Bank of Japan have signed an "enhanced" amendment of their bilateral swap arrangement, which enables Thailand to swap baht <THB=TH> for yen <JPY=>.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049736-thailand-japan-sign-enhanced-bilateral-currency-swap-pact/

 

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BoI seeks approval for another two carmakers to produce EVs in Thailand

By The Nation

 

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The Board of Investment or BoI will propose that its board approve tax incentives for two auto firms to produce electric vehicles (EVs) with a combined investment value of up to Bt10 billion, at this Wednesday’s meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049737-boi-seeks-approval-for-another-two-carmakers-to-produce-evs-in-thailand/

 

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Raise the Phoenix efforts still going ahead, assures Phuket Tourist Police chief

By Sirapisit Bunchoocheep

 

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Thai Navy divers prepare to submerge in the effort to recover the last body from under the Phoenix last week. Since the last body was recovered, no news has been forthcoming about promised efforts to raise the tour boat for investigation. Photo: PR Dept / file

 

PHUKET:-- The chief of the Phuket Tourist Police today confirmed that efforts to raise the Phoenix tour boat are still continuing, despite lengthy delays in organising the equipment needed to float the large tour boat from its resting place 1.5 nautical miles off Koh Hei (Coral Island), south of Phuket.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049738-raise-the-phoenix-efforts-still-going-ahead-assures-phuket-tourist-police-chief/

 

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Crocodile hunt moves to Tri Trang, south end of Patong Bay

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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The crocodile search today focussed on Tri Trang Beach, with officials now expecting the croc to head further north to Paradise Beach or even to Patong Beach, where tourists have been warned. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- The hunt for the elusive crocodile along Phuket’s southwest coast moved further north today to Tri Trang Beach at the southern end of Patong Bay.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049739-crocodile-hunt-moves-to-tri-trang-south-end-of-patong-bay/

 

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David Bowie's first demo track discovered in old bread basket

By Maev Kennedy

 

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Bowie, then David Jones, wrote songs for the demo with members of The Konrads, recalls their drummer and manager, David Hadfield. Photograph: CA/Redferns

 

Long before Aladdin Sane or Ziggy Stardust, a skinny 16-year-old with ambitions to be a saxophonist agreed to do lead vocals on a demo track, in a small studio in south London.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049740-david-bowies-first-demo-track-discovered-in-old-bread-basket/

 

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The 2018 Comic-Con Cosplayers Saved The Best Costumes For Last

BY SEAN O'CONNELL

 

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There's a delightful secret about San Diego Comic-Con that becomes clear as you run around and photograph cosplayers: The con isn't only about comic books.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049742-the-2018-comic-con-cosplayers-saved-the-best-costumes-for-last/

 

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Indian arrested over theft of bag from Korean tourist in Pattaya

By The Nation

 

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An Indian man was arrested on Monday for allegedly stealing a bag containing Bt9,100 and 6,000 won (Bt175) from a South Korean tourist in Pattaya.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049750-indian-arrested-over-theft-of-bag-from-korean-tourist-in-pattaya/

 

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Blame problems on past govts, not Junta: Prayuth

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks Dec. 13, 2016.

 

AMNAT CHAROEN — Thailand’s past problems are due to the leaders its people chose, junta leader Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Monday during a visit to the rural northeast.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049751-blame-problems-on-past-govts-not-junta-prayuth/

 

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26 Chinese among suspects arrested in joint bust of call-centre and online gambling gangs

By The Nation

 

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Thai and Chinese police last week joined forces to bust call-centre and online gambling gangs in four major provinces, netting 34 suspects, including 26 Chinese nationals.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049752-26-chinese-among-suspects-arrested-in-joint-bust-of-call-centre-and-online-gambling-gangs/

 

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Inquiry launched after discovery of body parts in canal

By Kornkamol Aksorndej 
The Nation

 

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Police are trying to determine if a man whose body parts were found in Bangkok’s Saen Saeb Canal had been murdered.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049521-mutilated-torso-of-man-found-dumped-in-bangkok-canal/?do=findComment&amp;comment=13200782

 

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