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Banking coming next month to every 7-eleven

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

A December 2017 file photo of a 7-Eleven store in Nonthaburi province

 

BANGKOK — Twenty-million bank customers will be able to make basic transactions at all 7-Eleven stores when a pilot banking program launches next month.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057860-banking-coming-next-month-to-every-7-eleven/

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New measures needed to protect users from mislabelled cosmetics, research finds

By THE NATION

 

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WITH OVER 600,000 cosmetic products registered by Thailand, some operators have adopted the illegal practice of obtaining multiple registration numbers for their products and having them manufactured by other facilities, the industry regulator has revealed.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057865-new-measures-needed-to-protect-users-from-mislabelled-cosmetics-research-finds/

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This just in: 12 plus 8 equals 4

By The Nation

 

 

If Joy picked 12 mangoes and Joe picked eight more mangoes more than she did, how many mangoes did Joe pick?

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057806-this-just-in-12-plus-8-equals-4/

 

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Blood tests conducted on farmers shows contamination with toxic farm chemicals

By THE NATION

 

 

TRACES OF toxic chemicals have been found in the blood of five out of every 100 farmers in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Bua Yai district, if results from tests across 132 villages are used as an indicator.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057885-blood-tests-conducted-on-farmers-shows-contamination-with-toxic-farm-chemicals/

 

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The cost of corruption: Bt100 billion

By THE NATION

 

File photo: Sungsidh Piriyarangsan

 

Studies by respected academic point to rampant graft and irregularities in country’s bureaucracy

 

CORRUPTION in the bureaucracy will cost the country up to Bt100 billion this fiscal year, an expert on graft revealed yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057886-the-cost-of-corruption-bt100-billion/

 

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Late National Artist’s son says 113 paintings worth Bt300 million have gone missing

By THE NATION

 

 

MORE THAN 100 paintings by late national artist Thawan Duchanee, estimated to be worth about Bt300 million, have gone missing from his Bangkok residence, according to the artist’s only son.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057887-late-national-artist’s-son-says-113-paintings-worth-bt300-million-have-gone-missing/

 

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HERO'S LAWSUIT 

Vernon Unsworth – who is the Thai cave rescue diver suing Elon Musk for calling him 'paedo guy' and a 'child rapist'?

The Brit caver co-led the operation to save the schoolboys from Tham Luang cave but has repeatedly been hit by abuse from the tycoon

By Aletha Adu and Sofia Petkar

 

British diving expert Vernon Unsworth mapped the entire Chiang Rai cave system to save trapped schoolboys //DAN CHARITY - THE SUN

 

VERNON Unsworth played a leading role in the Thai cave rescue operation in which he helped save trapped schoolboys from Tham Luang cave.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057888-vernon-unsworth-–-who-is-the-thai-cave-rescue-diver-suing-elon-musk-for-calling-him-paedo-guy/

 

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Prayut worries about ‘same old issues’, as Thaksin returns to FB

By NATTAPHAT PHROMKAEW 
THE NATION

 

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PREMIER URGES VOTERS TO NOT BE INFLUENCED, EX-PM MARKS 2006 COUP THAT OUSTED HIM

 

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday called on people to exercise their voting rights, and expressed concerns about the “same old political issues” returning after the next general elections.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057889-prayut-worries-about-‘same-old-issues’-as-thaksin-returns-to-fb/

 

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Strong Army presence in Nong Chik after attack on rangers

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION 

 

Cr Isranews.org

 

LOCALS IN parts of Pattani’s Nong Chik district are now living in fear due to the strong military presence in their hometown.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057857-army-commander-threatens-families-of-southern-militants/?do=findComment&comment=13378219

 

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Exporters urged to cash in on Afta

By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT 
THE NATION

 

 

THE Department of Foreign Trade aims to increase the percentage of Thai businesses cashing in on tax incentives under the Asean Free Trade Agreement (Afta) to 70 per cent this year, up from 63.04 per cent in 2017.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057892-exporters-urged-to-cash-in-on-afta/

 

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China ‘protects environment’ in its Belt and Road initiative

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

CHINA has been ensuring high environment protection standards in all its projects under the Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia and elsewhere, the leader of a Chinese government environmental agency said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057893-china-‘protects-environment’-in-its-belt-and-road-initiative/

 

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Electric vehicles on the fast track in Thailand

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION

 

Amonrat Kaewpradap, second from right and Jumpote Himacharoen, second from left. speak at a panel discussion on “The future of Electric Vehicle in Thailand” yesterday.

 

EXPERTS see bright prospects for electric vehicles (EV) in Thailand with all concerned agencies pursuing the government’s goal of getting 1.2 million units on the road by 2036.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057894-electric-vehicles-on-the-fast-track-in-thailand/

 

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Who will vote for hypocrisy?

By The Nation

 

 

Prayut Chan-o-cha says he is building democracy, but what a frightening ‘democracy’ that must be

 

If political reform truly matters to the junta generals led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, they must end their hypocrisy and allow genuine public participation in the way the country is governed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057896-who-will-vote-for-hypocrisy/

 

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“It is my business” is PM Prayut’s answer on his political future  

 

Gen Prayut and the military junta stand to benefit more from an early election.

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appeared to be annoyed today when once again pressed for answer when he will make known his political future.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057897-“it-is-my-business”-is-pm-prayut’s-answer-on-his-political-future/

 

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PM rejects cable car project for Phu Kradueng mountain resort

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has shelved a proposal for the construction of a cable car for Phu Kradueng mountain resort in the northeastern province of Loei.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057898-pm-prayut-rejects-cable-car-project-for-phu-kradueng-mountain-resort/

 

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Government confirms no election campaigning allowed yet

 

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BANGKOK, 19th September 2018 (NNT) -- The government has confirmed that no election campaigning is allowed yet, despite the relaxation of the ban on political activities. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057900-thai-govt-confirms-no-election-campaigning-allowed-yet/

 

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Germany ousts spymaster over far-right violence row

By Joseph Nasr

 

FILE PHOTO: Hans-Georg Maassen, President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution arrives for a meeting of the parliamentary committee that oversees German intelligence agencies, in Berlin,Germany, September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's government said on Tuesday it would replace the head of its domestic intelligence agency who has faced accusations of harbouring far-right sympathies, putting an end to a row that exposed divisions in Chancellor Angela Merkel's government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057901-germany ousts-spymaster-over-far-right-violence-row/

 

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U.S. Justice Department probes Musk statement on taking Tesla private

By Sonam Rai

 

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk talks at the Automotive World News Congress at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 2015. Tesla Motors Inc plans to boost production of electric cars to "at least a few million a year" by 2025 from fewer than 40,000 last year, Musk said Tuesday. Picture taken January 13, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook 

 

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc <TSLA.O> said on Tuesday the U.S. Department of Justice was investigating Chief Executive Elon Musk's public statements in August that he was considering taking the electric carmaker private, the latest and biggest threat to Musk and his leadership of the electric car maker.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057903-us-justice-department-probes-musk-statement-on-taking-tesla-private/

 

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Poland suggests 'Fort Trump' as U.S. weighs military base

By Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Poland's President Andrzej Duda in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States is considering a request from Poland for a permanent U.S. military presence in the fellow NATO country, acknowledging that he shares Poland's concerns about possible Russian aggression.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057904-poland-suggests-fort-trump-as-us-weighs-military-base/

 

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South Africa's highest court gives green light to private use of cannabis

 

A man smokes marijuana, known locally as dagga, during a march calling for the legalisation of cannabis in Cape Town, South Africa, May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/Files

 

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's highest court on Tuesday allowed the private use of marijuana, upholding a lower court's ruling that found the criminalisation of cannabis was unconstitutional.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057905-south-africas-highest-court-gives-green-light-to-private-use-of-cannabis/

 

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In appeal to EU, May calls for goodwill to avoid disorderly Brexit

By Elizabeth Piper

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street in London, September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will call on the European Union to show "goodwill and determination" to avoid a disorderly Brexit, urging them to get behind Britain's offer of a "fair arrangement", a senior source said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057906-in-appeal-to-eu-may-calls-for-goodwill-to-avoid-disorderly-brexit/

 

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China to penalize $60 billion of U.S. imports in tit-for-tat move

By Susan Heavey and Yawen Chen

 

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) - China and the United States plunged deeper into a trade war on Tuesday after Beijing added $60 billion of U.S. products to its import tariff list in retaliation for President Donald Trump's planned levies on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057915-china-to-penalize-60-billion-of-us-imports-in-tit-for-tat-move/

 

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Kavanaugh accuser wants FBI investigation before she will testify - lawyer

By Lawrence Hurley and Eric Beech

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh looks on during his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman who has accused President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual assault decades ago wants her allegations to be investigated by the FBI before she appears at a U.S. Senate hearing, one of her lawyers said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057917-kavanaugh-accuser-wants-fbi-investigation-before-she-will-testify-lawyer/

 

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Israeli police shoot suspected attacker in Jerusalem

 

Israeli security forces stand guard at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate after a suspected stabbing attack, September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian man was shot on Tuesday by Israeli police who said he tried to stab a Jewish worshiper near Damascus Gate outside the walled Old City on Yom Kippur, the holiest fast day in the Jewish calendar.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057918-israeli-police-shoot-suspected-attacker-in-jerusalem/

 

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Liverpool manager Klopp hails Sturridge's impressive return

By Simon Evans

 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group Stage - Group C - Liverpool v Paris St Germain - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - September 18, 2018 Liverpool's Andrew Robertson and Georginio Wijnaldum celebrate with manager Juergen Klopp after the match REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Daniel Sturridge's Liverpool career seemed to be heading for a premature end last season but the striker showed on Tuesday he may yet have an important role after taking his chance during a rare start in the Champions League win over Paris St Germain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057919-liverpool-manager-klopp-hails-sturridges-impressive-return/

 

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Why you should always lock your hotel room - thief nabbed after 100K theft from Irishman in Pattaya

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

The experience of an elderly Irish man in Pattaya should serve as a warning to tourists to always lock their hotel door at night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057920-why-you-should-always-lock-your-hotel-room-thief-nabbed-after-100k-theft-from-irishman-in-pattaya/

 

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Pattaya - the end of the road for Ploy - until next time, that is

 

 

Pattaya police arrested a Beach Road hooker for yet another theft "during the hours of darkness". 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057928-pattaya-the-end-of-the-road-for-ploy-until-next-time-that-is/

 

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Doing wheelies can get you 3 months jail, says top Thai lawyer

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Top online lawyer Ratchaphon Sirisakhorn has given the Thai public the benefit of his knowledge of the legal system once again. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057929-doing-wheelies-can-get-you-3-months-jail-says-top-thai-lawyer/

 

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Thai man goes berserk on plane after being denied entry to South Korea 

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Thai man got his wish to enter South Korea on Sunday evening but not in the manner he originally desired. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057931-thai-man-goes-berserk-on-plane-after-being-denied-entry-to-south-korea/

 

 

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Passenger injured when pickup driver fires at bus

By The Nation

 

Picture: Workpoint News

 

A passenger was injured when an angry pickup driver fired at a Hat Yai-Bangkok bus in Chumphon early on Wednesday, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057932-passenger-injured-when-pickup-driver-fires-at-bus/