Indian migrant girl, 6, died in Arizona desert as mother sought water

By Andrew Hay

 

FILE PHOTO: The U.S.-Mexico border is seen near Lukeville, Pima County, Arizona, U.S., September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - A six-year-old girl from India died of heat stroke in an Arizona desert after her mother left her with other migrants to go in search of water, a medical examiner and U.S. Border Patrol said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106548-indian-migrant-girl-6-died-in-arizona-desert-as-mother-sought-water/

 

U.S., others object to U.N. counterterrorism chief visit to China's Xinjiang

By Michelle Nichols

 

FILE PHOTO: Workers walk by the perimeter fence of what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and other western countries have objected to a visit by the United Nations counterterrorism chief to China's remote Xinjiang, where U.N. experts say some one million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims are held in detention centres.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106550-us-others-object-to-un-counterterrorism-chief-visit-to-chinas-xinjiang/

 

U.S. court lets Trump transgender military ban stand, orders new review

By Andrew Chung and Jonathan Stempel

 

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators gather to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the U.S. military, at the White House in Washington, U.S. July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court handed President Donald Trump a victory in his effort to ban most transgender people from the military, ordering a judge to reconsider her ruling against the policy, which the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed to take effect.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106554-us-court-lets-trump-transgender-military-ban-stand-orders-new-review/

 

'Moldova is free' cheers new premier as rival steps aside

By Matthias Williams

 

Pavel Filip, former Moldova's Prime Minister and one of the leaders of the Democratic Party of Moldova, speaks at a news briefing in Chisinau, Moldova, June 14, 2019. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza

 

CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's new prime minister Maia Sandu consolidated her power on Friday as her predecessor resigned, appearing to ease a crisis that shook the country for the past week as two rival governments jostled for control.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106555-moldova-is-free-cheers-new-premier-as-rival-steps-aside/

 

Senegal police detain protesters amid outcry over gas deal

 

Anti-riot police deploy during a protest calling for clarity and justice over a report alleging Senegalese President Macky Sall's brother, Aliou Sall, who had been involved in fraud related to two offshore gas blocks developed by British Petroleum (BP) in Dakar, Senegal June 14, 2019, REUTERS/Sylvain Cherkaoui

 

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese riot police fired tear gas and detained more than 20 people on Friday at an unsanctioned protest in Dakar over a BBC report of allegations the president's brother was involved in fraud related to two offshore gas blocks developed by BP PLC.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106557-senegal-police-detain-protesters-amid-outcry-over-gas-deal/

 

Helping society comes with a GUARANTEE

By SOMLUCK SRIMALEE 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

DR RAK Vorrakitpokatorn

 

DR RAK Vorrakitpokatorn worries that too many people are shut out of the credit system. He is determined to cast the net wider than the banks do and draw into the system people from all walks of life - from street food vendors and motorbike taxi drivers to disabled people with business ideas. And then there are all the smaller enterprises denied loans by the banks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106558-helping-society-comes-with-a-guarantee/

 

Bangkok bus engulfed in fire

By The Nation

 

 

A driver and passengers escaped unhurt early on Saturday when a bus was engulfed in fire on a road in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106562-bangkok-bus-engulfed-in-fire/

 

77 motorcyclists arrested in road racing crackdown

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok police arrested 77 motorcyclists on Friday night after their motorcycles were found to have been modified for road racing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106563-77-motorcyclists-arrested-in-road-racing-crackdown/

 

REPORT: Organic products face new challenges as market moves online

By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

Courtesy of Greennet.

 

Every one’s going organic, but few really care about the essence of “being organic”

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106564-report-organic-products-face-new-challenges-as-market-moves-online/

 

Ten stray cats rounded up at Victory Monument

By The Nation

 

 

Officials from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and JS100 traffic radio station rounded up 10 stray cats living inside the Victory Monument compound on Friday, following a Facebook post calling for their rescue.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106566-ten-stray-cats-rounded-up-at-victory-monument/

 

Doctor’s orders: Phuket Hospitals forced to reveal how much they charge for medicines

By The Phuket News

 

Hospitals will have to reveal how much they bought medicines for, and how much they are selling them for. Photo: Kendal James
 

PHUKET: All hospitals across Phuket have until June 30 to submit full lists of which medicines they provide to patients – and the prices they charge for them – under the government’s drive to stem rampant overcharging by private hospitals throughout the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106568-doctor’s-orders-phuket-hospitals-forced-to-reveal-how-much-they-charge-for-medicines/

 

Central Pattana opens its first shopping centre in Malaysia

By The Nation

 

 

Central Pattana (CPN) on Saturday opened its first overseas shopping centre, Central i-City, in Malaysia, with the investment budget of Bt8.5 billion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106570-central-pattana-opens-its-first-shopping-centre-in-malaysia/

 

Toon runs again – this time for Isaan hospitals

By The Nation

 

Photo credit: Kao Kon La Kao Foundation

 

Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai kicked off a series of charity runs in northeastern Nong Khai province on Saturday to raise funds for small hospitals to buy much-needed equipment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106573-toon-runs-again-–-this-time-for-isaan-hospitals/

 

VIDEO: Armed Bangkok motorbike taxi drivers in shocking broad daylight brawl

 

 

Gangs of rival motorbike taxi drivers were filmed viciously attacking each other with knives and other weapons in Bangkok on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106580-video-armed-bangkok-motorbike-taxi-drivers-in-shocking-broad-daylight-brawl/

 

VIDEO: Thai police expertly take down armed suspect at hospital in Bangkok

 

 

This is the moment two brave police officers apprehend a man armed with a large knife.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106615-video-thai-police-expertly-take-down-armed-suspect-at-hospital-in-bangkok/

 

Robbie Williams takes stake in college, sings mentoring's praises

By Hanna Rantala

 

FILE PHOTO: Singer Robbie Williams arrives to attend the NRJ Music Awards ceremony at the Festival Palace in Cannes, France, November 12, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Pop singer Robbie Williams, a judge on Britain's "The X Factor" television show last year, is taking a stake in a performing arts college as he looks to mentor more "jazz hand people" like him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106617-robbie-williams-takes-stake-in-college-sings-mentorings-praises/

 

Jamie Oliver's Gatwick Airport restaurants saved, protecting 250 jobs

 

FILE PHOTO: Jamie Oliver slices fish during an appearance on NBC's "Today" show in Miami Beach, Florida February 22, 2008. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The Gatwick Airport branches of British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's restaurant chain were saved on Friday by food outlet operator SSP in a deal that retains all 250 jobs at the last remaining UK trading sites of Oliver's well-known brand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106618-jamie-olivers-gatwick-airport-restaurants-saved-protecting-250-jobs/

'The Dead Don't Die' stars on the environment

By Hanna Rantala

 

72nd Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the film "The Dead Don't Die" in competition - Cannes, France, May 15, 2019. Cast members Bill Murray, Chloe Sevigny, Selena Gomez and Tilda Swinton pose. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

 

(Reuters) - Flesh-eating zombies terrorize a small town in Jim Jarmusch's "The Dead Don't Die", a comedy horror in which polar fracking sets off strange reactions and raises the dead.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106620-the-dead-dont-die-stars-on-the-environment/

 

Immigration crackdown sees thousands arrested in northeast Thailand

 

Image: Siamrath

 

More than two thousand foreigners and Thais have been arrested as part of a two week crackdown by Immigration Police in Isaan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106621-immigration-crackdown-sees-thousands-arrested-in-northeast-thailand/

 

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