THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 30 June 2019

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The week that was in Thailand news: Thai Soap Opera News breaks records at Thaivisa!

 

 

Rarely has a week on Thaivisa been filled with so much news that falls into the category of hilarious Soap Opera. Story after story on the main  forum and the Facebook arm had the Thaivisa clientele in stitches. Teary-eyed emojis almost ran out as residents of the kingdom - and those who'd like to be! - bashed away at the letters "hahahaha" and the number 5555.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109016-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-thai-soap-opera-news-breaks-records-at-thaivisa/

 

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Thailand is where Brits are most likely to have holiday emergency and make insurance claim: study

 

 

Thailand is the country where British travellers are most likely to need emergency assistance and to make an insurance claim, a new study has revealed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109045-thailand-is-where-brits-are-most-likely-to-have-holiday-emergency-and-make-insurance-claim-study/

 

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French man, 80, dies in fall from 28th floor of Sukhumvit condo

 

 

An 80-year-old French man fell to his death from his room on the 28th floor of a condominium building on Soi Sukhumvit 61. Police identified him as as Cariou Ambroise Jean.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109046-french-man-80-dies-in-fall-from-28th-floor-of-sukhumvit-condo/

 

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Future Forward MP uncover new ‘Ja New’ assault video

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTOS and VIDEO: Facebook/Rangsiman Rome

 

A Future Forward Party MP says they’ve got their hands on CCTV footage which shows four men violently attacking Thai political activist Sirawith “Ja New” Seritiwat. The anti-Junta activist has been the subject or earlier assaults and many threats.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109047-future-forward-mp-uncover-new-‘ja-new’-assault-video/

 

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The Thai Baht in 2022 – a prediction

By The Thaiger & The Nation

 

Please note: This is just ONE website’s predictions of the currencies in the future. It should not be taken as a serious representation of the state of the world currencies in 2022.

 

Trying to find a few good numbers amid the bad we thought we’d look forward three years to some of the world’s major currencies and their projected performance against the Thai Baht. Of course these are just predictions, according to longforecast.com (you can check out your currency predictions there).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109048-the-thai-baht-in-2022-–-a-prediction/

 

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PM confirms no more changes to cabinet lineup

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced today that there are no more changes to the cabinet line-up required and pleaded with all parties concerned with government formation to stop bickering and allow the country to move forward.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109049-pm-confirms-no-more-changes-to-cabinet-lineup/

 

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Media Role and Marijuana Liberalization… Addiction or Treatment

supawadee wangsri

 

 

BANGKOK, 29 June 2019 (NNT) - The Saengchai Soonthornwat Foundation and the Thai Radio and Television Journalists Association organized a recent forum entitled "Media’s Role and Marijuana Liberalization…Addiction or Treatment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109050-media-role-and-marijuana-liberalization…-addiction-or-treatment/

 

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DFT: Cross Border Trade up 2.31% in First 5 Months of 2019

supawadee wangsri

 

 

BANGKOK, 29 June 2019(NNT) - The Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) has reported that the total value of border trade and cross border trade rose by 2.31 percent in the first five months of this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109051-dft-cross-border-trade-up-231-in-first-5-months-of-2019/

 

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Designated Ministers report Personal History and Qualifications form

Praphorn Praphornkul

 

 

BANGKOK, 29 June 2019(NNT) - Designated ministers have delivered forms detailing their personal history and qualifications to the Office of the Cabinet’s Secretary General, before the names of the ministers are submitted to His Majesty the King for final endorsement. Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam advised that they must supply the details required in the form and clear themselves of any inappropriate business associations before taking office.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109053-designated-ministers-report-personal-history-and-qualifications-form/

 

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Premier satisfied with G20 Summit

tewit kemtong

 

 

JAPAN, 29 June 2019 (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the G20 Summit which has supported ASEAN development plans.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109055-premier-satisfied-with-g20-summit/

 

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PM to preside over Chalong Underpass grand opening and disaster response meeting during Phuket visit

By The Phuket News

 

Photo: Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP

 

PHUKET: Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is due to visit Phuket for the day on July 8 to take part in a number of important events.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109056-pm-to-preside-over-chalong-underpass-grand-opening-and-disaster-response-meeting-during-phuket-visit/

 

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Phuket Marine Biological Centre provides contact for injured sea turtle findings

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

DNP workers with a sea turtle rescued from Natai Beach in Phang Nga. Photo: Jalert Jesadawal
 

PHUKET: The Chief of the Marine Endangered Species Unit at the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) has provided a telephone number to be used when a distressed sea turtle is found.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109057-phuket-marine-biological-centre-provides-contact-for-injured-sea-turtle-findings/

 

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Phuket Rajabhat starts screenings of compulsory driver training videos 

By The Phuket News

 

The driver-training sessions are being held every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday until further notice. Photo:Phuket Rajabhat University
 

PHUKET: To lighten the load on the number of people forced to wait at the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) in order to watch the driver training videos, Phuket Rajabhat University is providing screenings of the videos along with certification that the applicant has viewed the videos as required.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109058-phuket-rajabhat-starts-screenings-of-compulsory-driver-training-videos/

 

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Electricity outage in Talat Nuea

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Talat Nuea on Wednesday (July 3) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109059-electricity-outage-in-talat-nuea/

 

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Motorcycle repair shop owner killed when pickup truck crashes into shop

By The Nation

 

The owner of a motorcycle repair shop was killed on Saturday when a pickup truck lost control and crashed into his shop in Kalasin’s Muang district while he was repairing a motorbike.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109060-motorcycle-repair-shop-owner-killed-when-pickup-truck-crashes-into-shop/

 

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‘Ja New’ needs eye socket operation, say human rights lawyers

By The Nation

 

 

Anti-junta activist Sirawith Seritiwat was so severely injured in an attack that he suffered a broken nose and cheekbone and will need an operation to fix his broken right eye socket, the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights group said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109062-‘ja-new’-needs-eye-socket-operation-say-human-rights-lawyers/

 

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Plus discovers demand for mid-Sukhumvit

By THE NATION

 

Plus Property, the full-service professional property and management agency, said its findings over condominiums in the mid-Sukhumvit area that comprised the Phrom Phong, Thong Lo, Ekkamai, Phra Khanong and On Nut lwhich make these locations stand out.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109063-plus-discovers-demand-for-mid-sukhumvit/

 

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Concert held to support Ja New after anti-junta activist assaulted again

By The Nation

 

Nation/Ratchanon Intraraksa

 

Red-shirt leader Jatuporn Promphan and lese majeste prisoner and anti-coup activist Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpatararaksa led pro-democracy activists in hosting a mini concert that raised funds for anti-junta activist “Ja New” at the October 14 Monument in Bangkok on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109064-concert-held-to-support-ja-new-after-anti-junta-activist-assaulted-again/

 

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Trump says China trade talks 'back on track,' new tariffs on hold

By Roberta Rampton and Michael Martina

 

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

OSAKA (Reuters) - The United States and China agreed on Saturday to restart trade talks after President Donald Trump offered concessions including no new tariffs and an easing of restrictions on tech company Huawei in order to reduce tensions with Beijing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109065-trump-says-china-trade-talks-back-on-track-new-tariffs-on-hold/

 

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Protest in Madrid as conservatives suspend ban on most polluting cars

 

Demonstrators take part in a protest against Madrid's new conservative People's Party (PP) municipal government plans to suspend some anti-car emissions policies in the city center, Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Juan Medina

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Thousands protested in Madrid on Saturday against the suspension of curbs on polluting cars by the new conservative city hall, raising fears that environmental rollbacks seen in the United States may be spreading to Europe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109067-protest-in-madrid-as-conservatives-suspend-ban-on-most-polluting-cars/

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Sudan security forces raid opposition group office ahead of protest

 

FILE PHOTO: Sudanese people, seeking to revive a push for civilian rule in ongoing tumult since the overthrow of former President Omar al-Bashir more than two months ago, chant slogans and wave Sudanese flags during a demonstration in Khartoum, Sudan, June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

 

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese security forces raided the head office of a leading opposition group on Saturday, a day before huge protests that are planned to demand a transition to civilian rule, witnesses and a spokesman for the group said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109069-sudan-security-forces-raid-opposition-group-office-ahead-of-protest/

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Taliban kill 26 government militiamen as talks enter crucial stage

By Rupam Jain and Abdul Qadir Sediqi

 

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Afghan local militia force watch over the Kunar River Valley from Observation Post Mustang in Afghanistan's Kunar Province June 5, 2012. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/File Photo

 

KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants killed at least 26 members of a pro-government militia in north Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, as the Islamists and U.S. negotiators were set to begin a seventh round of peace talks in Qatar.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109073-taliban-kill-26-government-militiamen-as-talks-enter-crucial-stage/

 

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At least 15 dead as construction site wall collapses in western India

 

Rescue workers carry the body of a victim at the site of a collapsed wall of a residential complex in Pune, India, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

 

MUMBAI (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed, including three children, when a compound wall near a construction site fell on temporary huts of labourers in the western Indian city of Pune following heavy rain, a fire brigade official said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109074-at-least-15-dead-as-construction-site-wall-collapses-in-western-india/

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Leclerc and Verstappen on front row, Hamilton demoted

By Abhishek Takle

 

Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria - June 29, 2019 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc after qualifying in pole position REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

 

SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Ferrari's Charles Leclerc stormed to pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday, with last year's winner Max Verstappen joining him on a front row of 21-year-olds after Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton was demoted for impeding.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109076-leclerc-and-verstappen-on-front-row-hamilton-demoted/

 

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ICC to take action after fans clash at Pak-Afghan match

 

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - Pakistan v Afghanistan - Headingley, Leeds, Britain - June 29, 2019 Fans clash Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

 

(Reuters) - The International Cricket Council has said it will take action against any fans involved in "scuffles" before the Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Headingley on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109077-icc-to-take-action-after-fans-clash-at-pak-afghan-match/

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Serena 'available' for mixed doubles as Murray seeks partner

By Martyn Herman

 

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Quarter-final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 23, 2019. Serena Williams of the U.S. serves to Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Serena Williams fuelled talk of a dream-team partnership with home favourite Andy Murray after declaring her availability for the Wimbledon mixed doubles on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109078-serena-available-for-mixed-doubles-as-murray-seeks-partner/

 

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14 people injured after bus carrying Chinese tourists overturns in Chiang Mai

 

Image: Sanook

 

Fourteen people were injured when a bus carrying Chinese tourists overturned in Doi Saket, Chiang Mai on Saturday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109079-14-people-injured-after-bus-carrying-chinese-tourists-overturns-in-chiang-mai/

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Still-life painting looted by Nazis to return to Florence

 

MILAN (Reuters) - A still-life painting by the Dutch master Jan van Huysum which was looted by retreating Nazi troops in World War Two will be returned to Florence, the Italian government said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109081-still-life-painting-looted-by-nazis-to-return-to-florence/

 

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Putin says Russia will do all it can to improve ties with U.S.

By Katya Golubkova

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his news conference on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan June 29, 2019. Yuri Kadobnov/Pool via REUTERS

 

OSAKA (Reuters) - Russia's president said on Saturday that Moscow would do all it could to improve relations with the United States that have been strained by years of diplomatic conflicts over Ukraine and accusations of Russian meddling in U.S. elections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109085-putin-says-russia-will-do-all-it-can-to-improve-ties-with-us/

 

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Wildfires and power cuts plague Europeans as heatwave breaks records

By Gus Trompiz and Joan Faus

 

A helicopter flies over a wildfire near the city of Toledo, Spain June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Juan Medina

 

PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) - Hundreds of firefighters brought wildfires under control in southern France on Saturday as a stifling heatwave brought record-breaking temperatures to parts of Europe, killing at least six people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109088-wildfires-and-power-cuts-plague-europeans-as-heatwave-breaks-records/