No-deal Brexit could end Japan investment boom, envoy tells UK PM rivals

By Costas Pitas and Minwoo Park

 

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo

 

LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Thursday cautioned the two candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Theresa May that a no-deal Brexit would be so disruptive for many companies that Japanese capital's 35-year bet on Britain could end.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108786-no-deal-brexit-could-end-japan-investment-boom-envoy-tells-uk-pm-rivals/

 

A touch of Japanese beauty in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is to plant 70,000 multi-coloured dwarf zinnia flowers at Suan Rot Fai (Wachirabenchatat) Park to replicate the beauty of the famous flower gardens in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108788-a-touch-of-japanese-beauty-in-bangkok/

 

Trump talks trade at G20, China's Xi warns against protectionism

By Roberta Rampton

 

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is flanked by U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

OSAKA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump made clear on Friday that trade was his top priority at a summit of leaders of Group of 20 nations, as China's Xi Jinping warned against rising protectionism and India, Japan and Russia defended multilateral trade rules.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108791-trump-talks-trade-at-g20-chinas-xi-warns-against-protectionism/

 

Grab fires driver over alleged passenger assault

By The Nation

 

Grab Thailand announced Friday it had fired one of its drivers who allegedly assaulted a Chinese passenger on a roadside in Nonthaburi the day before.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108760-grab-driver-hits-chinese-teacher-in-the-face-with-a-golf-club-in-bangkok/?utm_source=newsletter-20190628-1241&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

 

This baby dugong didn’t make it

By The Nation

 

A baby dugong was found dead on the shore of an island off the Trang coast on Thursday, possibly separated from its mother in high seas and then stranded at low tide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108798-this-baby-dugong-didn’t-make-it/

 

Boy, 12, succumbs to dengue in Chiang Mai

By The Nation

 

Dengue fever has claimed its first victim in Chiang Mai this year, a 12-year-old fifth grader.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108799-boy-12-succumbs-to-dengue-in-chiang-mai/

 

Issuer defaults rise in Asia but region remains strong

By The Nation

 

Three companies rated by S&P Global Ratings, including one confidential issuer, defaulted in Asia in 2018, up from two corporate defaults in 2017, S&P Global Fixed Income Research said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108800-issuer-defaults-rise-in-asia-but-region-remains-strong/

 

Harris goes after Biden on race in U.S. presidential debate

By James Oliphant and Ginger Gibson

 

Senator Kamala Harris speaks during the second night of the first Democratic presidential candidates debate in Miami, Florida, U.S. June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

MIAMI (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris confronted front-runner Joe Biden on race during a debate on Thursday, calling his remarks about working with segregationist senators "hurtful" and questioning his 1970s opposition to school busing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108802-harris-goes-after-biden-on-race-in-us-presidential-debate/

 

Rescue ship's captain accuses European states of abandoning migrants

By Guglielmo Mangiapane and Antonio Denti

 

Sea-Watch 3 rescue ship is pictured as it remains blocked one mile outside the port of Lampedusa, Italy, June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

 

ON BOARD SEA-WATCH 3, Italy (Reuters) - The captain of rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 said on Thursday European states have no interest in finding a political solution for the 42 migrants aboard her vessel, now positioned off the Italian island of Lampedusa.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108803-rescue-ships-captain-accuses-european-states-of-abandoning-migrants/

 

Klity Creek polluter ordered to pay clean-up cost

By The Nation

 

 

A court has ruled that the private firm found responsible for lead contamination in Kanchanaburi’s Klity Creek must pay for the clean-up being undertaken by the Pollution Control Department (PCD)

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108811-klity-creek-polluter-ordered-to-pay-clean-up-cost/

 

Trump to Putin - Please don't meddle in U.S. elections

By Roberta Rampton

 

 

OSAKA (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday sardonically asked his Russian counterpart to please not meddle in U.S. elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that led to an investigation of his campaign's contact with the Kremlin during 2016 elections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108842-trump-to-putin-please-dont-meddle-in-us-elections/

 

Immigration police arrest foreigners for a variety of crimes

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

 

A Chinese man who was wanted in his home country for illegally operating an online gambling den with a sum worth 400 million yuan (or Bt2 billion) has been arrested, Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingduang said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108850-immigration-police-arrest-foreigners-for-a-variety-of-crimes/

 

Controlled explosions demolish remains of collapsed Italy bridge

 

Controlled explosions demolish two of the pylons of the Morandi bridge almost one year since a section of the viaduct collapsed killing 43 people, in Genoa, Italy June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

 

GENOA, Italy (Reuters) - Six seconds of controlled explosions wiped out the remains of a collapsed bridge in the northern Italian city of Genoa on Friday, paving the way for a new structure to replace the ageing viaduct that gave way last year, killing 43 people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108855-controlled-explosions-demolish-remains-of-collapsed-italy-bridge/

 

Two African men arrested on drugs charges after tip-off

By Supachai Phetchthewee 
The Nation

 

 

Two African men have been arrested along with 533 grams of crystal meth or "ice" in Bangkok's Suan Luang district.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108862-two-african-men-arrested-on-drugs-charges-after-tip-off/

Thailand among top countries offering global travellers the ‘host’ factor, says Booking.com

 

Ban Khok Kong Homestay, Kalasin

 

Bangkok, 26 June 2019 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to report that a recent poll by Booking.com across 29 countries found Thai people to be among the top nationalities who consider their country to be more hospitable than others.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108863-thailand-among-top-countries-offering-global-travellers-the-‘host’-factor-says-bookingcom/

 

Strong baht sends jitters through Thai export sector

 

 

Thailand’s private sector has expressed serious concern over the strengthening baht, which has rallied to its highest level against the US dollar for six years and may badly affect the country’s exports of agricultural produce and consumer products.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108864-strong-baht-sends-jitters-through-thai-export-sector/

 

Plan to issue 100 million lottery tickets per draw criticised by Democrat MP

 

 

A senior Democrat MP has voiced strong objection to the Government Lottery Office’s plan to increase the number of lottery tickets issued every two weeks by 10 million to 100 million while it is waiting for government approval of its online 2 and 3 digit lottery project.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108866-plan-to-issue-100-million-lottery-tickets-per-draw-criticised-by-democrat-mp/

 

Anti-junta activist attacked for second time

By The Nation

 

 

Anti-junta activist Sirawith Seritiwat was attacked on Friday morning in Bangkok's Kannayao district – the second time he has been assaulted this month.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108867-anti-junta-activist-attacked-for-second-time/

 

Chinese consuls called to hear Phuket’s tourist safety measures, again

By The Phuket News

 

Another high-profile meeting to assure Chinese envoys that it is safe for Chinese tourists to travel to Phuket was held yesterday (June 27). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana held a high-profile public meeting with the Chinese Consul General in Songkhla Ma Fengchun and Phuket Chinese Consular Office Vice Consul-General Li Chunfu yesterday (June 17) to highlight how safe and convenient it is for Chinese tourists to come to Phuket.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108869-chinese-consuls-called-to-hear-phuket’s-tourist-safety-measures-again/

 

Authorities urge public to stay away from Fast & Furious 9 film set

By The Phuket News

 

Krabi TAT Director Apichai Aranyig urged the public to stay away from the film set of Fast & Furious 9 in Krabi. Photo: TAT

 

KRABI:-- Authorities in Krabi have urged people to stay away from the Fast & Furious 9 film set, highlighting that only stunt performers and no actual actors will be on the set when filming starts on Monday (July 1).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108870-authorities-urge-public-to-stay-away-from-fast-furious-9-film-set/

 

Luxury mansion amid protected Phuket forest stands on appeal

By The Phuket News

 

The luxury house compound is on private land overlooking the Bang Wad reservoir, says the Phuket Land Office, but surrounded by protected national forest. Photo: Supplied
 

PHUKET:-- Demolition of the luxury mansion in the hills overlooking the Bang Wad Reservoir because it breached the 80-metre limit on contruction has been stayed pending an appeal.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108872-luxury-mansion-amid-protected-phuket-forest-stands-on-appeal/

 

Iran seen breaking nuclear pact limit in days; Trump says 'no time pressure'

By Francois Murphy and Roberta Rampton

 

Cars of the Iranian delegation are parked outside a building of the at Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, China, May 13, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Files

 

VIENNA/OSAKA (Reuters) - Diplomats said Iran is on course to breach a threshold in its nuclear agreement within days but U.S. President Donald Trump, who has ratcheted up pressure on the Middle Eastern country, said there was "absolutely no time pressure" on the issue.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108874-iran-seen-breaking-nuclear-pact-limit-in-days-trump-says-no-time-pressure/

 

Trump prepares for 'productive' talks with Xi on trade war

by Roberta Rampton

 

(R-L) Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker attend the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS

 

OSAKA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he hoped for productive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a trade war that is casting a shadow on global growth, but said he had not made any promises about a reprieve from escalating tariffs.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108875-trump-prepares-for-productive-talks-with-xi-on-trade-war/

 

Impeach me, I'll jail you - Philippines' Duterte dares foes to test him

 

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during their joint press statement with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not pictured) at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan May 31, 2019. Kazuhiro Nogi /Pool via Reuters

 

MANILA (Reuters) - (Attention to strong language in paragraphs five and six.)

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108877-impeach-me-ill-jail-you-philippines-duterte-dares-foes-to-test-him/

 

Fund launched to promote recycled garbage collection in Mae Hong Son

By Tossapol Boonpat 
The Nation

 

 

Mae Hong Son's Pai District Office has organised a funeral assistance fund, requiring members to recycle garbage in a bid to tackle the northern tourist city's garbage problem.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108879-fund-launched-to-promote-recycled-garbage-collection-in-mae-hong-son/

 

Durian fair boosts Si Sa Ket's economy

By The Nation 
Si Sa Ket

 

File photo

 

A durian fair is significantly spurring economy in Si Sa Ket, a remote and rather poor province in northeast Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108880-durian-fair-boosts-si-sa-kets-economy/

 

Milan banned from 2019-20 Europa League for FFP breach - CAS

 

FILE PHOTO: AC Milan's headquarter Casa Milan main entrance is seen in Milan, Italy, April 14, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

 

MILAN (Reuters) - AC Milan have been banned from the 2019-20 Europa League competition for breaching UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, sport’s highest court CAS said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108882-milan-banned-from-2019-20-europa-league-for-ffp-breach-cas/

 

Idris Elba discusses difficulties of being the first black James Bond

by Charlotte Krol

 

Idris Elba attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

 

Idris Elba has spoken about issues he may face should he land the role of James Bond.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108885-idris-elba-discusses-difficulties-of-being-the-first-black-james-bond/

 

Midsommar director Ari Aster: 'I often cling to dead things'

by Amy Nicholson

 

Ari Aster: I'm a neurotic Jew and I’m afraid of Lyme disease.’ Photograph: Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP

 

Midsommar is an agonisingly lovely horror film about four American students bungling an invite to a pagan celebration in Sweden.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108886-midsommar-director-ari-aster-i-often-cling-to-dead-things/

 

Guns N’ Roses star Steven Adler hospitalised ‘with self-inflicted stab wounds to the stomach’

By Debbie White

 

Gun N' Roses star Steven Adler has been taken to hospital in Los Angeles after stabbing himself / Credit: Getty - Contributor

 

GUNS N' Roses star Steven Adler has been hospitalised after reportedly stabbing himself in the stomach.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108887-guns-n’-roses-star-steven-adler-hospitalised-‘with-self-inflicted-stab-wounds-to-the-stomach’/