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Smog on the horizon – but assurance offered about public health

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

 

Rising PM2.5 levels in the Deep South are the signal for the start of the hazy season in the Southern part of Asean, Pollution Control Department (PCD) director-general Pralong Dumrongthai revealed on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109305-smog-on-the-horizon-–-but-assurance-offered-about-public-health/

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Senators warn of street protests if Ja New’s attackers go free

By The Nation 

 

 

Senators on Monday added to mounting pressure on authorities to catch the culprits behind last Friday's assault of anti-junta activist Sirawit Serithiwat, warning that the case could be exploited for political advantage.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109315-senators-warn-of-street-protests-if-ja-new’s-attackers-go-free/

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Cop’s grieving family drops legal threat after drunk driver pays record Bt45m

By The Nation

 

 

File photo

 

The family of a deputy police commander killed in a road accident has dropped the threat of legal action against the drunk driver responsible after he paid Bt45 million in compensation.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109334-cop’s-grieving-family-drops-legal-threat-after-drunk-driver-pays-record-bt45m/

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The Nation marks 48 years by rebooting for digital era

By The Nation

 

 

The Nation Group marked its 48th birthday on Monday by re-launching its website to further strengthen its presence in digital media.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109368-the-nation-marks-48-years-by-rebooting-for-digital-era/

 

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It's official! Nishino is new Thailand football team coach

By The Nation

 

Akira Nishino shakes hand with Thai FA chief Somyot Poompamoung

 

Former Japan national team manager Akira Nishino will become the new coach of Thailand national football team and U23 team according to the official announcement of the Football Association of Thailand on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109370-its-official-nishino-is-new-thailand-football-team-coach/

 

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No intention to take Energy portfolio: Sontirat

By The Nation

 

 

Sontirat Sontijirawong, secretary-general of the pro-junta Phalang Pracharat Party, said on Monday that he will not take up the Energy portfolio after an influential bloc in the party, the Sam Mitr, threatened to drive him out of the party secretariat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109372-no-intention-to-take-energy-portfolio-sontirat/

 

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Another hawksbill turtle killed by ocean-borne plastic waste in Thailand  

By Pratch Rujivanarom The Nation

 

 

A hawksbill sea turtle found washed ashore at Pattaya’s Na Jomtien Beach appears to be the newest victim of the severe marine debris problem in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109374-another-hawksbill-turtle-killed-by-ocean-borne-plastic-waste-in-thailand/

 

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Veteran shows the way forward for PR agencies

By Kwanchai Rungfapaisarn, The Nation

 

Hasan Basar, managing director of Bangkok Public Relations

  

The changing landscape in media channels has given public relations agencies that are strategy-oriented an additional premium in partnering with their clients, according to public relations guru Hasan Basar, managing director of Bangkok Public Relations who has 35 years of experience in this service industry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109375-veteran-shows-the-way-forward-for-pr-agencies/

 

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Phuket ramps up surveillance, detection and better education about illicit drugs

By The Thaiger

 

 

With increased scrutiny at the island’s northern checkpoint at Tha Chatchai, drug smugglers have been rolling out fresh ways of getting illicit drugs onto the island.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109244-phuket-ramps-up-offensive-against-drugs-delivered-by-boat-youth-drug-use-in-spotlight/?do=findComment&comment=14302580

 

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Defiant Sam Mitr group demands reinstatement of Suriya as energy minister

 

 

Rumbling conflict within the Palang Pracharat party appears to be getting louder as the powerful Sam Mitr faction demands that its leader, Mr. Suriya Juangroongruangkit, be reinstated as energy minister to avoid the group reconsidering its position in the coalition government.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109377-defiant-sam-mitr-group-demands-reinstatement-of-suriya-as-energy-minister/

 

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Thailand tops UN SDGs rank in ASEAN

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - The Prime Minister is satisfied with the latest Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ranking where Thailand’s is in 40th place and the highest placed country in ASEAN.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109378-thailand-tops-un-sdgs-rank-in-asean/

 

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Trump says Iran 'playing with fire' with uranium enrichment

By Parisa Hafezi and Francois Murphy

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump talks about the United States imposing fresh sanctions on Iran before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

DUBAI/VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran announced on Monday it had amassed more low-enriched uranium than permitted under its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, drawing a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that Tehran was "playing with fire."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109380-trump-says iran playing-with-fire-with-uranium-enrichment/

 

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Filthy water flowing to Cha-Am beach is natural not from hotels, district chief

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The Cha-Am district chief and his entourage went to investigate after social media posts suggested that sewage was flowing into the sea at the popular beach resort north of Hua Hin. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109383-filthy-water-flowing-to-cha-am-beach-is-natural-not-from-hotels-district-chief/

 

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Video: Police think this kind of road rage is only worth a fine

 

Caption: He chased them and attacked them

 

A road rage incident in Chonburi saw a thug wielding a baseball bat threaten a man and his sick mother in a pick-up.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109384-video-police-think-this-kind-of-road-rage-is-only-worth-a-fine/

 

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Trump plans tanks and flyovers at Fourth of July celebration in Washington

By Andy Sullivan and Makini Brice

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. first lady Melania Trump stand on the Truman Balcony during the National Anthem as fireworks celebrating Independence Day begin at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to display battle tanks on Washington's National Mall as part of a pumped-up Fourth of July celebration that will also feature flyovers by fighter jets and other displays of military prowess.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109387-trump plans-tanks-and-flyovers-at-fourth-of-july-celebration-in-washington/

 

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Mum and dad apologize after teacher attacks student

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Our picture today shows a mother and father apologizing to a PE teacher after he attacked their son. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109390-mum-and-dad-apologize-after-teacher-attacks-student/

 

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U.S. lawmaker describes 'horrifying' conditions at Texas migrant facility

By Julio-Cesar Chavez

 

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, standing near Rep. Joaquin Castro, speaks to the news media after she and other members of Congress toured two Border patrol stations following reports of migrants kept in inadequate condtions, in Clint, Texas, U.S. July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Julio-Cesar Chavez

 

CLINT, Texas (Reuters) - Migrants held at a border patrol station in Texas were being kept in "horrifying" conditions that included psychological abuse and being told to drink out of toilets, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said after a visit to the facility with other U.S. lawmakers on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109391-us-lawmaker-describes-horrifying-conditions-at-texas-migrant-facility/

 

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Disappointed Venezuelans lose patience with Guaido as Maduro hangs on

By Angus Berwick and Mircely Guanipa

 

FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognised as the country's rightful interim ruler, talks to the media during a news conference before a meeting with representatives of Venezuela's private industrial sector in Caracas, Venezuela June 26, 2019. REUTERS/Fausto Torrealba

 

CARACAS/PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Four days before Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido launched a military uprising in a bid to oust President Nicolas Maduro, he told supporters at a rally outside the capital, Caracas: "In the next few days, we'll decide our destiny."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109392-disappointed-venezuelans-lose-patience-with-guaido-as-maduro-hangs-on/

 

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The Mall Group become first Thai stores to charge for plastic bags

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The Mall Group - that runs some of Bangkok's leading stores as well as Bluport in Hua Hin - is going to charge customers for plastic bags starting tomorrow. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109393-the-mall-group-become-first-thai-stores-to-charge-for-plastic-bags/

 

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Trump says he is worried about terrorist attacks if U.S. troops leave Afghanistan

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while participating in a border funding legislation signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said he wants to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan but is concerned that without an American military presence, the country could be used as a base for terrorist attacks on the United States.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109394-trump says-he-is-worried-about-terrorist-attacks-if-us-troops-leave-afghanistan/

 

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From the Land of Nod to the Land of Plod! Rapist caught after 14 years on the run

 

Caption: Woken up and taken to jail!

 

A man who raped a 14 year old girl in Lamphun in northern Thailand 14 years ago was finally arrested yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109396-from-the-land-of-nod-to-the-land-of-plod-rapist-caught-after-14-years-on-the-run/

 

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Video: Damage? - bugger off and tell it to the dog!

 

Caption: Pet owner won't accept responsibility; "Tell it to the dog"

 

A dog owner told their neighbor that they refused to accept responsibility for the damage their pet did to her car.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109401-video-damage-bugger-off-and-tell-it-to-the-dog/

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"Rot Daeng" step up their war with "Grab" in Chiang Mai

 

Caption: We shall not be moved!

 

More than 200 Red Song Thaew or "Rot Daeng" drivers attended a meeting in Chiang Mai yesterday to protest against plans to legalize Grab operations in the northern Thai city. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109407-rot-daeng-step-up-their-war-with-grab-in-chiang-mai/

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Hapless drug man gets stuck in a drain all night after fleeing police search

 

Caption: I can't go on!

 

A woman in the Bang Jak area of Phrapradaeng thought it was odd when she heard noises coming from the drain outside her house on Monday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109408-hapless-drug-man-gets-stuck-in-a-drain-all-night-after-fleeing-police-search/

 

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"Behavior" app not a way for the government to snoop on the people, says NBTC

 

Picture: Manager

 

A senior official has denied that a new application set up by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission is a way for the state to snoop on people. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109412-behavior-app-not-a-way-for-the-government-to-snoop-on-the-people-says-nbtc/

 

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Talk of coup rears its ugly head again

By The Nation

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha arrives at the Government House Tuesday.

 

The so-called apology on Monday from Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha sparked a new controversy and fears of another coup. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109413-talk-of-coup-rears-its-ugly-head-again/

 

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Video: Thai lady shopper throws a hissy fit after the thief alarm sounds

 

 

A diminutive Thai lady shopper in a white dress threw a strange tantrum after security guards stopped her when the theft alarm went off.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109415-video-thai-lady-shopper-throws-a-hissy-fit-after-the-thief-alarm-sounds/

 

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Best and most secure technology used for e-passports, Foreign Ministry says 

By The Nation

 

The Foreign Ministry has defended its decision to select the best security technology for its new e-passport to prevent counterfeiting, rejecting an allegation of adopting lower standards to save money. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109280-e-passport-offers-increased-security-contrary-to-media-reports-insists-foreign-ministry/?do=findComment&comment=14303533

 

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Beached dugong rescued in Krabi 

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

A dugong found beached in Krabi’s Klong Thom district has been rescued and sent to a nearby marine biological centre to recover.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109421-beached-dugong-rescued-in-krabi/

 

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Myanmar worker arrested for allegedly killing Thai boss in Chiang Mai 

By The Nation

 

FILE photo//Goole maps

 

A pay dispute led to a Myanmar worker being arrested on Monday night for allegedly murdering his Thai employer in Chiang Mai’s Sarapee district, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109423-myanmar-worker-arrested-for-allegedly-killing-thai-boss-in-chiang-mai /