THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 5 July 2019

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Pattaya business leaders bemoan strong baht

PATTAYA:--The strong baht is taking its toll on Pattaya tourism as fewer foreign tourists come to Thailand and more Thais flex their spending power overseas instead of on the Eastern Seaboard.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110013-pattaya-business-leaders-bemoan-strong-baht/

 

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PM concerned about heavy rain; directs all provinces to assist villagers

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has expressed his concerns about expected thunderstorms and extensive rainfall in Thailand, and has ordered all provinces to provide immediate assistance to villagers when needed. Meanwhile, he assured the public that he always follows up on the outcomes of parliamentary meetings.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110016-pm-concerned-about-heavy-rain-directs-all-provinces-to-assist-villagers/

 

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Luggage to be X-rayed at airports by year-end, used-car imports to be banned: Customs

By The Nation

 

 

The Customs Department will get conveyor belt X-ray machines up and running by the end of this year, enabling it to scan all luggage in search of illegal items and brand-name items smuggled in to avoid paying taxes and to resell.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110025-luggage-to-be-x-rayed-at-airports-by-year-end-used-car-imports-to-be-banned-customs/

 

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New e-wallet scam empties bank accounts in minutes, police warn  

By The Nation

 

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Police on Friday warned Thais of a new scam that is capable of emptying a victim's bank account in minutes after he or she is lured into pressing "yes" to a pop-up request asking if the victims wants to link his/her account to an electronic wallet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110027-new-e-wallet-scam-empties-bank-accounts-in-minutes-police-warn/

 

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New Cabinet will be ready by middle of the month: PM  

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday said that his Cabinet would be finalised by the middle of this month and ready for Royal approval.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110030-new-cabinet-will-be-ready-by-middle-of-the-month-pm/

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Prawit chairs meeting of security agencies to prepare for government transition

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan on Friday held a meeting of the National Security Policy Committee and some security agencies to pass on the security tasks from the junta to the next elected government, sources said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110039-prawit-chairs-meeting-of-security-agencies-to-prepare-for-government-transition/

 

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‘King of mor lam’ Noppadon Duangporn passes away aged 78

By The Nation

 

Noppadon Duangporn

  

Legendary mor lam singer, comedian and actor Noppadon Duangporn, has died at the age of 78, his family said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110041-‘king-of-mor-lam’-noppadon-duangporn-passes-away-aged-78/

 

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Two women nabbed in vehicle-buying scam

 

 

Police announced on Friday that two women were arrested for allegedly talking nearly 100 people into handing over their vehicles and swindling them out of more than Bt30 million.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110058-two-women-nabbed-in-vehicle-buying-scam/

 

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‘Confident’ Anutin visits hospital to talk up marijuana products

By The Nation

 

 

Minister-designated Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday repeated his stance to push forward his marijuana agenda – an announcement deemed by many to reflect his confidence that he will be given the public health portfolio in the new Cabinet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110060-‘confident’-anutin-visits-hospital-to-talk-up-marijuana-products/

 

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Army chief visits Yala, inspects construction of Betong airport

 

 

Army Commander-in-Chief General Apirat Kongsompong on Friday visited Yala and inspected the construction progress of the Betong International Airport, which is aimed at pushing an economic and tourism boom in the deep South.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110061-army-chief-visits-yala-inspects-construction-of-betong-airport/

 

 

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Seven best friends buy a mansion and spend 460K renovating it into their dream home in China

By KELSEY CHENG

 

It started as a joke in 2008 among seven best friends: They said they'd all grow old together in a dream house in China when they retire. But the fantasy became a reality last year when the gals stumbled upon a property in the suburbs of Guangzhou and decided to renovate it

 

It started as a joke in 2008 among seven best friends: They said they'd all grow old together in a dream house in China when they retire.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110071-seven-best-friends-buy-a-mansion-and-spend-460k-renovating-it-into-their-dream-home-in-china/

 

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Yoko Ono WON'T be at her Manchester International Festival show tonight

By Emily Heward

 

Yoko Ono will not attend her Bells for Peace event at MIF (Image: Bjarke Orsted)

 

Yoko Ono - one of the biggest star names creating work for Manchester International Festival - will not be attending her opening show tonight.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110072-yoko-ono-wont-be-at-her-manchester-international-festival-show-tonight/

 

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Stevie Wonder – every studio album ranked!

 

Unbridled joy … Stevie Wonder on Top of the Pops, 1971. Photograph: Ron Howard/Redferns

 

From his teenage years on Motown to his funk masterpieces of the 70s and later pop ballads, Stevie Wonder’s music is nothing but joyous.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110073-stevie-wonder-–-every-studio-album-ranked/

 

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On-the-run German nabbed on Interpol warrant

By Khanathit Srihirundaj, The Nation

 

 

A 43-year-old German man wanted in his home country for fraud and document forgery has this week been arrested in the central province of Phetchabun, Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingduang said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110076-on-the-run-german-nabbed-on-interpol-warrant/

 

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Thai agents: Half-year travel dips

By Don Ross

 

 

BANGKOK, 5 July 2019: A business disaster looms for Thailand’s travel agents as the latest data shows travel bookings were down by 11.46% during the first six months of the year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110084-thai-agents-half-year-travel-dips/

 

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Opposition told to ‘grow up’ over calls against Uttama getting Finance Ministry

By The Nation

 

Uttama Savanayana, left, and Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana

 

Phalang Pracharat Party – core partner of the incoming coalition government – on Friday lambasted the opposition for being “childish and narrow-minded” in its aim to censure the PM even before his new Cabinet starts working.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110093-opposition-told-to-‘grow-up’-over-calls-against-uttama-getting-finance-ministry/

 

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Three Bangkok communities suffering bad noise pollution

By The Nation

 

 

A community in Bangkok’s Din Daeng area has been suffering from the worst noise pollution in the city, and the biggest cause is road traffic, a recent study shows.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110094-three-bangkok-communities-suffering-bad-noise-pollution/

 

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