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China's Huawei fights consumer fears at Thai smartphone expo

by Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Huawei is pictured at a mobile phone shop in Singapore, May 21, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies battled back against consumer worries at a major smartphone expo in Thailand over the weekend, bringing in an army of salespeople to fight perceptions that a U.S. blacklist would hobble its phones.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104353-chinas-huawei-fights-consumer-fears-at-thai-smartphone-expo/

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Relief all round as missing disabled woman found unharmed after two-day search operation

By The Nation

 

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A two-day search operation for an intellectually challenged woman in Suphan Buri province ended on Monday morning, after she was spotted near her home.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104344-relief-all-round-as-missing-disabled-woman-found-unharmed-after-two-day-search-operation/

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Thailand’s Maya Bay settles into an extended period of rest

By The Thaiger

 

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You can look but you can’t touch. Maya Bay’s beach, closed last year to allow coral restoration and beach recovery, is likely to remain closed to visitors for many years, even up to five.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104347-thailand’s-maya-bay-settles-into-an-extended-period-of-rest/

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AOT opens bids for commercial areas in three airports

By   THE NATION 

 

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Commercial Area in Chiang Mai Airport

 

AOT Plc will finalise the winner of the bidding process to manage the commercial areas at three airports – Phuket, Chiang Mai and Had Yai – on June 10 when they bought the auction envelopes document by interested firms last month, senior executive vice president Wichai Bunyu said recently. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104395-aot-opens-bids-for-commercial-areas-in-three-airports/

 

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Neighbours to rescue of boy abused by parents

By The Nation

 

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AUTHORITIES have rescued a six-year-old boy from his own mother after neighbours heard him cry out in pain and reported suspected abuse.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104268-shocking-thai-mother-and-cambodian-stepfather-did-this-to-their-six-year-old-boy/?do=findComment&comment=14209677

 

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Relief for forest dwellers

By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation

 

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Villagers from Phrae’s Wang Chin district cross provincial border to collect mushrooms from the Mae Wa National Park in Lampang’s Thoen district on Sunday. The new law, which will take effect in about six months, will ban such activities.

 

New law allows use of resources without the fear of being accused of encroachment

 

UNDER the new National Parks Act, local communities may stay in a forest reserve and use its renewable resources. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104397-relief-for-forest-dwellers/

 

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TCEB Drive for longer stay, higher spending of event delegates 

By The Nation

 

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Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB)/Business has launched "MICE Thailand Signature" campaign offering exclusive privileges and special discounts to MICE travellers coming to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104398-thailands-tceb-drive-for-longer-stay-higher-spending-of-event-delegates/

 

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Cannabis can boost economy and health but caution needed, experts tell conference

By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG 
The Nation 

 

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YOUNG POLITICIANS of popular parties, including Future Forward, are viewing marijuana as a plant that promises a new economic boost and is deserving of state support, along with a strong dose of caution.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104399-cannabis-can-boost-economy-and-health-but-caution-needed-experts-tell-conference/

 

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Prayut sees no need to show vision to Parliament

By The Nation

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chanocha greets House Speaker Chuan Leekpai at Sanam Luang yesterday when they joined others in offering alms to 410 Buddhist monks as part of merit-making to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday. BY Prasert Thepsri

 

PM cites law to reject calls by political parties; democrats to finalise their stance on joining coalition government today

 

GENERAL Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday resisted growing pressure on him to address Parliament at a joint meeting of the lower and upper houses tomorrow when members will vote to select the next prime minister.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104400-prayut-sees-no-need-to-show-vision-to-parliament/

 

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Kiradech happy with T17 finish at Memorial Tournament

By PGA Tour

 

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Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand

 

Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat will enjoy a well-deserved week off after finishing a commendable T17 at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104402-kiradech-happy-with-t17-finish-at-memorial-tournament/

 

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Authorities must protect activists from vicious thugs

By The Nation

 

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Junta under the microscope over failure to act against spate of violent political intimidation 

 

Authorities must investigate the ongoing spate of attacks on activists, which threaten basic civil rights in Thailand and also undermine claims of reform under five years of military rule.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104404-authorities-must-protect-activists-from-vicious-thugs/

 

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Chuan says no time limit on debate in parliament over senator selection

 

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Members of parliament will be given all the time they need to debate the issue of the controversial selection process for senators in the joint parliament meeting to elect the Prime Minister on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104405-chuan-says-no-time-limit-on-debate-in-parliament-over-senator-selection/

 

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Donald Trump lavished with royal pomp and pageantry on state visit to UK

By Steve Holland and Michael Holden

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump, his wife First Lady Melania, Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Britain's Charles, the Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall pose at the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in London, Britain June 3, 2019. Jeff Gilbert/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth hailed the bonds between the United States and the United Kingdom on Monday after the U.S. president was feted with a day of pomp designed to bolster an alliance strained by discord over Brexit and China.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104408-donald-trump-lavished-with-royal-pomp-and-pageantry-on-state-visit-to-uk/

 

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Trump: Russia told U.S. 'most of their people' have left Venezuela

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump inspects an honour guard at Buckingham Palace, in London, Britain, June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that Russia told the United States it had removed "most of their people" from Venezuela, where Moscow has maintained military and economic ties with socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104410-trump-russia-told-us-most-of-their-people-have-left-venezuela/

 

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Five bodies spotted in search for climbers missing in Indian Himalayas

By Alasdair Pal

 

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Snow-covered Nanda Devi mountain is seen from Auli town, in Uttarakhand, India February 25, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer/Files

 

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Five bodies were spotted high on a mountain in the Indian Himalayas on Monday during an aerial search for eight climbers feared swept away in an avalanche last week, a government official said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104411-five-bodies-spotted-in-search-for-climbers-missing-in-indian himalayas/

 

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U.S. moving toward major antitrust probe of tech giants

By Diane Bartz and Jan Wolfe

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is gearing up to investigate the massive market power of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, sources told Reuters on Monday, setting up what could be an unprecedented wide-ranging probe of some of the world's largest companies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104413-us-moving-toward-major-antitrust-probe-of-tech-giants/

 

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Vietnam match is fight ‘for dignity’, says Teerasil  

By Lerpong Amsangiam 
The Nation

 

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Thailand’s skipper Teerasil Dangda believes he will be fit for tomorrow’s “battle for dignity” against Vietnam, Southeast Asia’s reigning No 1 team, in the 47th King’s Cup at the Chang Arena in Buri Ram.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104414-vietnam-match-is-fight-‘for-dignity’-says-teerasil/

 

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Will Vietnam Overtake Thailand as Asian Playground for Russians?

Raini Hamdi, Skift

 

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Russian arrivals to the Asia-Pacific region are soaring on the back of substantial increases in air seat capacity, especially to Vietnam and Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104416-will-vietnam-overtake-thailand-as-asian-playground-for-russians/

 

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'Trump baby' balloon to fly outside British parliament as big protests expected

By Andrew MacAskill

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump view displays of U.S. items of the Royal collection at Buckingham Palace in central London, Britain June 3, 2019. Tolga Akmen/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A giant inflatable blimp depicting Donald Trump as a pouting baby in a diaper will fly outside the British parliament in London on Tuesday ahead of what is expected to be one of the city's largest protests against a foreign leader.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104421-trump-baby-balloon-to-fly-outside-british-parliament-as-big-protests-expected/

 

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Trump administration denies deceit in census citizenship fight

By Andrew Chung

 

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FILE PHOTO: T-shirts are displayed at a community activists and local government leaders event to mark the one-year-out launch of the 2020 Census efforts in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration denied accusations that it concealed evidence that its plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census was aimed at boosting Republicans' electoral power, and said its accusers were making up a conspiracy theory.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104422-trump-administration-denies-deceit-in-census-citizenship-fight/

 

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Sudanese forces storm protest camp, more than 35 people killed - medics

By Michael Georgy

 

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Sudanese protesters use burning tyres to erect a barricade on a street, demanding that the country's Transitional Military Council hand over power to civilians, in Khartoum, Sudan June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

 

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Security forces stormed a protest camp in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday and opposition-linked medics said more than 35 people were killed in the worst violence since the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104423-sudanese-forces-storm-protest-camp-more-than-35-people-killed-medics/

 

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U.S. House panel threatens contempt of Congress vote against Barr, Ross

 

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FILE PHOTO - U.S. Attorney General William Barr leaves after a meeting with Attorney Generals of Northern Triangle of Central America in San Salvador, El Salvador May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. law enforcement officer and the Commerce secretary will face a contempt of Congress vote unless they hand over documents by Thursday on efforts to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census, the chairman of a House of Representatives panel warned on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104424-us-house-panel-threatens-contempt-of-congress-vote-against-barr-ross/

 

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U.S. judge denies Democrats' suit to stop border wall funds

 

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FILE PHOTO: A child looks through the bars of a wall from the side of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in this picture taken on the side of El Paso, Texas, U.S. May 25, 2019. REUTERS / Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Monday rejected a lawsuit by Democrats in the House of Representatives that sought to block President Donald Trump's plan to divert funds to help build a border wall.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1104427-us-judge-denies-democrats-suit-to-stop-border-wall-funds/

 

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