THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 25 June 2019

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African swine fever hits industrial farms in Vietnam, 2.8 million pigs culled

 

FILE PHOTO: Pork is displayed for sale at a market in Hanoi, Vietnam February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Kham

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has culled nearly 10% of its pig herd to contain an African swine fever outbreak that has started hitting large-scale industrial farms, the government said in a statement on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108299-african-swine-fever-hits-industrial-farms-in-vietnam-28-million-pigs-culled/

 

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Hackers hit global telcos in espionage campaign: cyber research firm

by Ari Rabinovitch, Tova Cohen

 

FILE PHOTO: A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration

 

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Hackers have broken into the systems of more than a dozen global telecoms companies and taken large amounts of personal and corporate data, researchers from a cyber security company said on Tuesday, identifying links to previous Chinese cyber-espionage campaigns.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108301-hackers-hit-global-telcos-in-espionage-campaign-cyber-research-firm/

 

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UK car industry warns next PM against 'seismic' no-deal Brexit

by Costas Pitas

 

FILE PHOTO: Imported cars are parked in a storage area at Sheerness port, Sheerness, Britain, October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s car industry warned the next prime minister on Tuesday against a “seismic” no-deal Brexit in October, which it said could add billions of pounds in tariffs and cause border disruption, crippling the sector.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108302-uk-car-industry-warns-next-pm-against-seismic-no-deal-brexit/

 

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Trump privately talks about ending Japan defense treaty: Bloomberg

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order aimed at requiring hospitals to be more transparent about prices before charging patients for healthcare services, at the White House in Washington, U.S. June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott

 

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has recently spoken privately about withdrawing from the defense treaty with Japan as he is of the view that the postwar pact treated the United States unfairly, Bloomberg reported late on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108303-trump-privately-talks-about-ending-japan-defense-treaty-bloomberg/

 

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Iran says U.S. sanctions on Khamenei mean end of diplomacy

by Parisa Hafezi

 

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves his hand as he arrives to deliver a speech during a ceremony marking the 30th death anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran June 4, 2019. Official Khamenei website/Handout via REUTERS

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - New U.S. sanctions against Iran’s supreme leader and foreign minister have closed off diplomacy, Iran said on Tuesday, blaming the United States for abandoning the only route to peace just days after the two foes came within minutes of conflict.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108305-iran-says-us-sanctions-on-khamenei-mean-end-of-diplomacy/

 

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Woman scrawled ‘it’s real’ in eerie message after she ‘died for 27 minutes and said she saw heaven’

by Neal Baker

 

Tina Hines suffered a heart attack in February 2018 and 'died' for 27 minutes - but when she woke she managed to scrawl 'it's real' after she claims to have seen heaven / Credit: madiejohnson / Instagram

 

A WOMAN scrawled an eerie message that appears to read "it's real" after she died for 27 minutes - and claims to have seen heaven.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108306-woman-scrawled-‘it’s-real’-in-eerie-message-after-she-‘died-for-27-minutes-and-said-she-saw-heaven’/

 

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Pamela Anderson dumps footballer toyboy Adil Rami calling him a ‘monster’ and claiming he ‘led a double life for two years’

by Peter Allen

 

The couple have been together since mid 2017 / Credit: AFP OR LICENSORS

 

PAMELA Anderson's romance with French footballer Adil Rami appears to be over for good today as she accused him of being “a monster”.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108308-pamela-anderson-dumps-footballer-toyboy-adil-rami-calling-him-a-‘monster’-and-claiming-he-‘led-a-double-life-for-two-years’/

 

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What really happened in Michael Jackson's final 24 hours before fatal overdose

By Jane Lavender

 

Jackson had been done his first full run through of his upcoming tour on the day before his death (Image: Getty Images)

 

The King of Pop was about to launch a comeback tour that would put him firmly back on top of the music world.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108309-what-really-happened-in-michael-jacksons-final-24-hours-before-fatal-overdose/

 

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Thailand to tout tourists from Middle East and North Africa

By The Nation

 

 

Wego, the largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has announced its partnership with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, to increase travel demand to the country from the MENA region.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108311-thailand-to-tout-tourists-from-middle-east-and-north-africa/

 

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Mixed-use trend demands more from developers

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok is witnessing a “mixed-use revolution” with multiple exciting large-scale schemes underway across the capital.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108312-mixed-use-trend-demands-more-from-developers/

 

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Cabinet approves BMTA plan to lease and buy NGV and hybrid buses 

By The Nation 

 

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Bangkok Mass Transit Authority is ready to implement its business rehabilitation plan after the cabinet on Tuesday approves the plan, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said after the cabinet meeting.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108313-cabinet-approves-bmta-plan-to-lease-and-buy-ngv-and-hybrid-buses/

 

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Six arrested in Kamphaeng Phet with around 4 million meth pills

By The Nation

 

 

Six suspected drug couriers believed to be part of the same ring were nabbed in two separate arrests in Kamphaeng Phet on Saturday, during which police seized 3.99 million methamphetamine pills, a deputy national police chief said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108316-six-arrested-in-kamphaeng-phet-with-around-4-million-meth-pills/

 

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Top Ten tips to tipping in Thailand

By Tim Newton

 

 

How much is appropriate in Thailand or should you tip at all?

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108317-top-ten-tips-to-tipping-in-thailand/

 

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All eyes on YOU: Pattaya’s state of the art CCTV system watches the city’s every move

 

 

Read a news story about necklace snatch or a gang of pickpocketing ladyboys in Pattaya and invariably there will be something about how the suspects were apprehended after cops checked CCTV footage.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108320-all-eyes-on-you-pattaya’s-state-of-the-art-cctv-system-watches-the-city’s-every-move/

 

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Patong tsunami-evacuation drill hailed a success, spurs an excited false start

By The Phuket News

 

The tsunami-evacuation drill conducted in Patong today (June 25) was hailed a success. Photo: Patong Municipality Fire Dept

 

PHUKET:-- The tsunami-evacuation sirens sounded the alarm at Patong Beach at 1:30pm today (June 25), marking the start of the mass evacuation drill which was joined by more than 600 people this afternoon.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108321-patong-tsunami-evacuation-drill-hailed-a-success-spurs-an-excited-false-start/

 

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‘Koy’ and ‘May’ acknowledge charges in Magic Skin case

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

Actresses Rachwin “Koy” Wongviriya and Pitchanart “May” Sakhakorn on Tuesday acknowledged the charges against them linked to their roles in promoting unlicensed and substandard Magic Skin care and food supplements.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108322-‘koy’-and-‘may’-acknowledge-charges-in-magic-skin-case/

 

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Police called after tourist refuses to pay 225 baht bar bill

 

 

Police were called to the Lucky Star bar on Walking Street on Monday after a Korean tourist refused to pay his 225 baht bar bill.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108324-police-called-after-tourist-refuses-to-pay-225-baht-bar-bill/

 

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