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Taxi driver returns Bt360,000 in cash to Swiss businessman

By The Nation

 

 

A taxi driver from Si Sa Ket on Tuesday returned a handbag containing some Bt360,000 in banknotes to a Swiss businessman at a ceremony held at FM91 radio station in Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103333-taxi-driver-returns-bt360000-in-cash-to-swiss-businessman/

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US Alzheimer's patient: Goodbye Thailand - it was nice knowing you

 

 

The daughter of the Alzheimer's patient who claimed that her 77 year old mother had been forced out of Thailand by new immigration rules has sent Thaivisa pictures of their impending departure. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103288-us-alzheimers-patient-goodbye-thailand-it-was-nice-knowing-you/

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Prayut ‘to have the final say’ on Cabinet

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

PM says he will personally screen the nominees proposed by coalition partners.

 

JUNTA CHIEF Prayut Chan-o-cha, the sole PM candidate of the pro-military Phalang Pracharat Party, said he would personally screen members proposed by coalition partners for the new Cabinet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103348-prayut-‘to-have-the-final-say’-on-cabinet/

 

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Laws on sexual crime toughened

By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation

 

File photo

 

THAILAND HAS toughened its laws related to rape in a bid to better prevent, or at least curb, sexual crimes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103350-laws-on-sexual-crime-toughened/

 

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Cabinet approves seven conditions for regulation of marijuana

By THE NATION

 

File photo

 

THE CABINET yesterday fleshed out regulatory details for the production, distribution and possession of marijuana, months after the longstanding narcotics law was amended to allow the production and possession of cannabis for medical purposes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103351-thai-cabinet-approves-seven-conditions-for-regulation-of-marijuana/

 

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Boonsong ex-aide gets 50 years over rice deal

By The Nation

 

File photo: Boonsong Teriyapirom

 

A CLOSE aide to imprisoned former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom was yesterday sentenced to 50 years in jail in absentia for his role in a corruption scandal linked to the Yingluck Shinawatra government’s rice-pledging scheme.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103353-boonsong-ex-aide-gets-50-years-over-rice-deal/

 

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Surayud named acting Privy Council president

By The Nation

 

General Surayud Chulanont

 

His Majesty the King has named General Surayud Chulanont as acting president of the Privy Council to replace General Prem Tinsulanonda who died aged 98 on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103354-surayud-named-acting-privy-council-president/

 

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Fishermen may sue if chemical spill proved

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 

 

Local fishermen retrieve buckets of water from the sea near Laem Chabang Seaport in Chon Buri province yesterday.

 

Experts suspect more undeclared chemicals may be in cargo at Laem Chabang Port

 

LOCAL FISHERMEN plan to sue the owners of toxic chemical cargo, if proof emerges of a chemical spill in the sea following the fire at Laem Chabang Seaport in Chon Buri province on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103355-laem-chabang-fishermen-may-sue-if-chemical-spill-proved/

 

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Villagers grilled in Yala shoot-out investigation

By The Nation

 

Buddhists and Muslims join together in a large rally against violence in Pattani’s Nong Chik district yesterday after a bomb blast rocked Bo Thong Market. Photo By Charoon Thongnual

 

AUTHORITIES have interrogated 18 people living near the site of this week’s clash between security officials and suspected insurgents in Yala’s Yaha district, according to an intelligence source.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103356-villagers-grilled-in-yala-shoot-out-investigation/

 

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Health Ministry wants the book thrown at hospital brawlers

By THE NATION

 

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THE PUBLIC Health Ministry has clearly run out of patience and wants a zero-tolerance approach to unruly invaders raiding its hospitals and causing violence.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103357-health-ministry-wants-the-book-thrown-at-hospital-brawlers/

 

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Thai visitors to Sweden warned over heightened robbery risk 

By The Nation

 

Thai Embassy in Sweden's Facebook

 

The Thai Embassy in Sweden has warned Thais visiting the country about the risk of being robbed while on their travels, following repeated reports of such crime in recent months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103358-thai-visitors-to-sweden-warned-over-heightened-robbery-risk/

 

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Norwegian Seafood Council promises more growth in Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

With export of fresh Norwegian salmon to Thailand exceeding 10,000 tonnes for the first time in 2018 and Norwegian seafood totaling 29,000 tonnes valued at Bt4.8 billion, an increase of 10 per cent from last year, Thailand has become the focal point of the Norwegian seafood industry’s market investments in Southeast Asia.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103359-norwegian-seafood-council-promises-more-growth-in-thailand/

 

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Thammasat, SkillLane launch TUXSA online master’s degrees across three programmes

By The Nation

 

 

Thammasat University (TU) and SkillLane have launched an online master’s degree in three programmes – MBA Business Innovation, Data Science for Digital Business Transformation, and Applied AI – with the first classes set to commence in August this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103360-thammasat-skilllane-launch-tuxsa-online-master’s-degrees-across-three-programmes/

 

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The Mall Group aims to make retail history with Bt150m ‘Get Lucky Mid-Year Sale’ campaign

By The Nation

 

Voralak Tulaphorn, chief marketing officer of The Mall Group

 

The Mall Group, which has joined forces with business partners and the nation’s leading financial institutions, is investing over Bt150 million to launch the “The Mall Group Get Lucky Mid-Year Sale 2019” campaign.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103361-the-mall-group-aims-to-make-retail-history-with-bt150m-‘get-lucky-mid-year-sale’-campaign/

 

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And the countdown begins…

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

 

The above headline has nothing to do with political developments  coming to a head as this column went to print. Rather, it concerns everyone who has ever contributed to the making of this newspaper. As many of you must know by now, the print edition of The Nation will cease to exist at the end of next month, bringing an end to 48 years of publication.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103362-and-the-countdown-begins…-opinion/

 

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Economic issues for new Thai government

 

 

As of press time, political parties from both sides are racing to sign up coalition partners. After the much-awaited general election, finally, there are signs that Thailand may soon have a new government.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103363-economic-issues-for-new-thai-government/

 

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Greening our cities the organic way

By THE NATION

 

 

Real estate developer Sansiri is launching Sansiri Backyard with pilot projects in Bangkok and Hua Hin in line with its “For Greater Wellbeing” vision.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103364-greening-our-cities-the-organic-way/

 

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Customs implements technology to ensure tax payments

 

   

BANGKOK  (NNT) -The international trade sector is currently affected by the trade war between China and the US. Despite the tension, the Customs Department has managed to collect tax exceeding its targets in the first seven months of the 2019 fiscal year. The department is working on the implementation of technology to provide greater convenience for companies to pay tax or receive tax refunds.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103366-customs-implements-technology-to-ensure-tax-payments/

 

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EU leaders agree to pick new 'Mr or Ms Europe' next month

By Gabriela Baczynska, Philip Blenkinsop and Michel Rose

 

FILE PHOTO: France's President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak during the informal meeting of European Union leaders in Sibiu, Romania, May 9, 2019. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders engaged in a first skirmish on Tuesday over who should become the next chief of the European Commission, giving themselves a short deadline to agree on the bloc's top jobs and a target of assigning half of them to women.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103368-eu leaders-agree-to-pick-new-mr-or-ms europe-next-month/

 

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Oklahoma takes on drugmakers J&J, Teva in landmark opioid trial

By Nate Raymond

 

FILE PHOTO: A Johnson & Johnson building is shown in Irvine, California, U.S., January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

(Reuters) - Gail Box vividly remembers the day in May 2011 when she first learned her 22-year-old son Austin, a University of Oklahoma linebacker, was abusing opioid painkillers: It was the day he died of an overdose.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103369-oklahoma-takes-on-drugmakers-johnson-johnson-teva-in-landmark-opioid trial/

 

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North Koreans paying bribes to survive - U.N. report

By Stephanie Nebehay

 

FILE PHOTO: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet holds a news conference at Centro Cultural Espana in downtown Mexico City, Mexico April 9, 2019 REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - North Koreans are forced to pay bribes to officials to survive in their isolated country where corruption is "endemic" and repression rife, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday in a report that Pyongyang dismissed as politically motivated.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103370-north koreans-paying-bribes-to-survive-un-report/

 

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British Labour leader Corbyn set to back second Brexit referendum - report

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home, following the results of the European Parliament elections, in London, Britain May 27, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

(Reuters) - Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is set to back a second referendum on Brexit and it could be within days, the Mirror newspaper reported late on Tuesday, citing senior figures of the party.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103371-british-labour-leader-corbyn-set-to-back-second brexit referendum-report/

 

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Fake social media accounts spread pro-Iran messages during U.S. midterms: FireEye

By Christopher Bing

 

FILE PHOTO: A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of the U.S., Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during Iran nuclear talks at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria, July 14, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - A network of fake social media accounts impersonated political candidates and journalists to spread messages in support of Iran and against U.S. President Donald Trump around the 2018 congressional elections, cybersecurity firm FireEye said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103372-fake-social-media-accounts-spread-pro-iran-messages-during-us-midterms-fireeye/

 

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China not seeking 'sphere of influence' in Pacific, Xi says

 

Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is not seeking a sphere of influence in Pacific Ocean island states, President Xi Jinping told the visiting prime minister of Vanuatu amid fears in Western capitals of China's growing role in the region.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103380-china-not-seeking-sphere-of-influence-in-pacific-xi-says/

 

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Avenatti pleads not guilty to extorting Nike, ripping off Stormy Daniels

By Brendan Pierson

 

Lawyer Michael Avenatti departs federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S., May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyer Michael Avenatti pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges that he extorted Nike Inc, just hours after entering a not-guilty plea to defrauding porn star Stormy Daniels, the client who propelled him to fame as an outspoken adversary of U.S. President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103382-avenatti-pleads-not-guilty-to-extorting-nike-ripping-off-stormy-daniels/

 

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Satellite images show fields in northwest Syria on fire

 

A satellite overview image that shows burned fields, near Kafr Nabudah, Idlib Province, Syria May 26, 2019. Satellite image ©2019 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - New satellite images show fields, orchards and olive groves burning in northwest Syria, where the army has waged an assault against rebels in their last major stronghold.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103384-satellite-images-show-fields-in-northwest-syria-on-fire/

 

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U.S. may suspend training of Turkish pilots for F-35 jets over Russia missile deal

By Humeyra Pamuk and Phil Stewart

 

FILE PHOTO: A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is seriously considering suspending training for Turkish pilots on advanced F-35 fighter jets as Ankara moves ahead with plans to purchase a Russian missile defence system despite objections from Washington, sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103385-us-may-suspend-training-of-turkish-pilots-for-f-35-jets-over-russia-missile-deal/

 

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Bus driver arrested for sexual molestation - one month before the case runs out

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Bangkok finally arrested a man for the sexual molestation of a 16 year old.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103387-bus-driver-arrested-for-sexual-molestation-one-month-before-the-case-runs-out/

 

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No pictures of driving licences on phones - top cop warns Thais not to be tricky

 

 

The top cop tasked with amending and restructuring Thailand's driving laws has reminded motorists that they must still carry their licence. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1103394-no-pictures-of-driving-licences-on-phones-top-cop-warns-thais-not-to-be-tricky/