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

 

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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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Thailand to tout tourists from Middle East and North Africa

By The Nation

 

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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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New government to be ready by middle of July, PM assures

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

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Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha teases a young beneficiary of the Equitable Education Fund (EQF) that provides scholarships for low-income children, as EQF chair Prasarn Trairatvorakul looks on at Government House yesterday.

 

AMID SPECULATION and concern about the failure to set up a Cabinet three months after the March election, Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday confirmed that the new government would be ready by mid-July.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108348-new-government-to-be-ready-by-middle-of-july-pm-assures/

 

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Top administrative court rejects petition questioning appointment of senators

By THE NATION

 

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THE SUPREME Administrative Court yesterday rejected a petition questioning the junta’s appointment of senators on grounds that this case goes beyond the court’s scope of authority.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108349-top-administrative-court-rejects-petition-questioning-appointment-of-senators/

 

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Supply chains re-routed to Asean

By   PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT 
THE NATION

 

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Arm Tungnirun, a lecturer at Chulalongkorn University’s faculty of law, says the Asean region will soon become a new base for China’s manufacturing operations.

 

CHINESE investment in the region's manufacturing sector will intensify in the upcoming decade as China uses its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to reorientate the global supply chain towards Asean in response to its trade battle with the United States, a geopolitical expert predicts. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108351-chinese-investment-in-asean-to-intensify/

 

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Conviction for encroachment leaves villagers stupefied

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION

 

 

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Narissara Muangklang yesterday posted on Facebook a photograph of her hugging her mother Thongpan before she was sentenced to eight months in jail over forest-encroachment charges.

 

Appeals court decision ‘not understandable’ as the area has been farmed well before national park was marked in 1992


THE COURT of Appeals yesterday upheld guilty verdicts and jail terms against most of the 14 villagers convicted for encroaching on the Saithong National Park in Chaiyaphum province. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108352-conviction-for-encroachment-leaves-chaiyaphum-villagers-stupefied/

 

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Factories slump as trade war (and) politics take toll 

By   THE NATION 

 

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THE superpowers’ trade war has weighed down the country’s manufacturing industry, with a key gauge of activity dropping last month by the most in almost three-and-a-half years. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108356-factories-slump-as-trade-war-and-politics-take-toll /

 

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Facial recognition push in South raises rights concern

By THE NATION

 

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Yala residents eagerly pose yesterday for their photo to register their SIM card under a new rule for the deep South.

 

Telecom firms under focus for ultimatum to phone users on submission of photos; isoc denies sending registration message


RIGHTS DEFENDERS raised concerns yesterday over the move to force all |cellphone users in the restive South to submit their pictures for facial-recognition identification.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108357-facial-recognition-push-in-south-thailand-raises-rights-concern/

 

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Bangkok's Gaggan ranked 4th best restaurant in the world

 

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Chef-owner of Mirazur restaurant Mauro Colagreco and his team react after receiving the award for Best Restaurant during the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, June 25, 2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Mirazur, on the French Riviera, was crowned No.1 at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony held in Singapore on Tuesday, lauded for its fresh and seasonal cuisine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108363-frances-mirazur-crowned-worlds-best-restaurant-denmarks-noma-is-no-2-thailands-gaggan-is-no-4/

 

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Thai model launches picture books to confront sex education taboos

Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Thomson Reuters Foundation

 

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BANGKOK, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Thai model who has spoken out about sexual harassment said on Tuesday that she will publish a series of children’s books to teach young people about sex in a country where sexual abuse is rarely discussed and teenage pregnancies have rocketed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108364-thai-model-launches-picture-books-to-confront-sex-education-taboos/

 

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U.S. Special Counsel Mueller to testify before House panels on July 17 - statement

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who issued a report in April on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, will testify in open session before the House of Representatives Judiciary and Intelligence Committees on July 17, the panels’ Democratic chairmen said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108365-us-special-counsel-mueller-to-testify-before-house-panels-on-july-17-statement/

 

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U.S. border agency acting head leaving amid child detentions outcry

 

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner John Sanders attends a Police Week event in Washington, U.S. May 16, 2019. Donna Burton/CBP/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The acting commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency, John Sanders, is resigning and will leave his post on July 5, the agency said on Tuesday, a move that coincides with an outcry over the treatment of detained migrant children.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108366-us-border-agency-acting-head-leaving-amid-child-detentions-outcry/

 

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UK PM contender Johnson challenges rival to commit to Oct. 31 Brexit date

 

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Boris Johnson, a leadership candidate for Britain's Conservative Party, visits a tea shop in Oxshott, Surrey, Britain, June 25, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson, front-runner in the race to become British prime minister, has challenged his rival Jeremy Hunt to commit to leaving the European Union on Oct. 31, whether he has agreed a Brexit deal or not.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108367-uk-pm-contender-johnson-challenges-rival-to-commit-to-oct-31-brexit-date/

 

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Trump threatens 'obliteration,' Iran calls White House 'mentally retarded'

 

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WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to obliterate parts of Iran if it attacked “anything American,” in a new war of words with Iran which condemned fresh U.S. sanctions on Tehran as “mentally retarded.”

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108369-trump-threatens-obliteration-iran-calls-white-house-mentally-retarded/

 

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San Francisco joins Thailand in banning e-cigarettes

 

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A customer puffs on an e-cigarette at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

(Reuters) - San Francisco will become the first major city in the United States to ban the sale of e-cigarettes as officials look to control the rapid uptick in teenage use of nicotine devices made by companies such as Juul Labs Inc.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108370-san-francisco-joins-thailand-in-banning-e-cigarettes/

 

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Hunt on for Thai cabbie who films and posts sneaky upskirt photos of his passengers

 

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The hunt is on for a Thai taxi driver who took an upskirt picture of a female passenger in his cab and posted it online. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108373-hunt-on-for-thai-cabbie-who-films-and-posts-sneaky-upskirt-photos-of-his-passengers/

 

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TAT chief blames high baht and lack of Europeans for drop in Thai tourism

 

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Tourists in Thailand - file photo

 

The head of the Tourism Authority of Thailand has blamed the high value of the Thai baht for worse than expected tourist figures in the country. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108374-tat-chief-blames-high-baht-and-lack-of-europeans-for-drop-in-thai-tourism/

 

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The mother of all U-turns? Prawit names Big Joke on police rules committee

 

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Just days after Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan said that Big Joke's days in the police force were over comes news that suggests the contrary. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108379-the-mother-of-all-u-turns-prawit-names-big-joke-on-police-rules-committee/

 

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Police chief transferred for allowing prostitution in Pattaya, foreign bar owners deported and blacklisted

 

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Image: ข่าวพัทยา Pattayanews

 

The chief of the Pattaya police and four of his high ranking deputies have all been transferred after a raid on Coming Bar in Soi 6, Pattaya, uncovered sex for sale and an underage sex worker. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108383-police-chief-transferred-for-allowing-prostitution-in-pattaya-foreign-bar-owners-deported-and-blacklisted/

 

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‘FITWHEY GYM’ To Open Flagship Branch at SHOW DC

 

Leverage SHOW DC's location in the heart of Rama 9 to attract health and wellness lovers 

 

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In the photo, from left: Danupon Chilli, Owner of FITWHEY GYM; Regina Loo, Chief Marketing & Merchandising Officer of SHOW DC; and Varavut Pinrujirat, General Manager of FITWHEY GYM.

 

BANGKOK, Thailand – FITWHEY GYM is set to open its Thailand flagship branch at SHOW DC in the heart of Rama 9 in November 2019. Catering to Rama 9's growing business and residential community, the state-of-the-art flagship branch will serve the needs of city dwellers looking to enjoy a more active and healthy lifestyle, and will also target the health-conscious new-gen segment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108382-‘fitwhey-gym’-to-open-flagship-branch-at-show-dc/

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Woman bitten by snake in Thailand gets antivenin from the Toronto Zoo

Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca

 

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The Toronto Zoo says a woman it helped after she was bitten by a snake in Thailand is expected to make a full recovery.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108385-woman-bitten-by-snake-in-thailand-gets-antivenin-from-the-toronto-zoo/

 

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FDA clarifies criteria for requesting permission to advertise marijuana while providing medical information

By Supawadee Wangsri

 

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BANGKOK, 26 June 2019(NNT) - Last week, the Cabinet approved the Ministry of Public Health’s (MOPH) draft regulations on seeking permits and marijuana advertising licenses. Some people expressed the view that this could benefit foreigners who import marijuana for commercial purposes. However, a recent statement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirms that it is not intended to be for the benefit of foreigners.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108391-fda-clarifies-criteria-for-requesting-permission-to-advertise-marijuana-while-providing-medical-information/

 

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Online lottery to be decided in July

 

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BANGKOK, (NNT) - The Government Lottery Office (GLO) board will make a decision whether or not lottery tickets will be sold online within a month. As for the problem of lottery tickets being sold for more than their 80-baht retail price, the GLO will print 10 million more tickets to meet demand and stop price gouging.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108392-online-lottery-to-be-decided-in-july/

 

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