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Thai junta leader orders end to army rule but keeps tough powers

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um

 

FILE PHOTO: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha smiles before speaking to the media at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, June 6, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday ordered an end to military rule before his new civilian government is sworn in, but kept the power to let security forces carry out searches and arrests unchallenged.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110862-thai-junta-leader-orders-end-to-army-rule-but-keeps-tough-powers/

 

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Immigration raid nets 48 Pakistanis in SE Bangkok

By Kornkamon Aksorndech
The Nation

 

 

Children were among a total of 48 Pakistani nationals rounded up by Immigration police this week at an apartment in Bangkok's Bang Na district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110766-immigration-raid-nets-48-pakistanis-in-se-bangkok/

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Alleged Yakuza gangster, Chinese fugitive arrested in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Immigration police have arrested an alleged Yakuza gangster and an alleged Chinese fugitive, the acting chief of the Immigration Bureau announced.

 

Fu;; story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110741-alleged-yakuza-gangster-chinese-fugitive-arrested-in-bangkok/

 

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Najomtien beach fouled again by sewage

PATTAYA:--Damaged sandbags allowed sewage to again soil south Najomtien Beach.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110749-najomtien-beach-fouled-again-by-sewage/

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Bt20-bn economic stimulus package expected from incoming govt

By Phuvit Limviphuwat
The Nation

 

 

The incoming government should come up with a Bt20-billion package of economic stimulus measures in the second half of 2019, according to Siam Commercial Bank's Economic Intelligence Centre (EIC).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110864-bt20-bn-economic-stimulus-package-expected-from-incoming-govt/

 

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Thai consumers more than ready for 5G: survey

By Jirapan Boonnoon
The Nation

 

 

A recent survey shows that there will be as many as 1.9 billion 5G subscribers globally in the next five years, and that in Thailand the technology will also be applied in the business world.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110867-thai-consumers-more-than-ready-for-5g-survey/

 

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SRT-CP rail link contract expected to be signed this month

By THE NATION

 

 

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will meet Charoen Pokphand (CP) on Friday to discuss the handing over of 8,000 rai (1,280 hectares) of land earmarked for developing the 220-kilometre high-speed train system connecting Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-tapao airports.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110868-srt-cp-rail-link-contract-expected-to-be-signed-this-month/

 

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Various orders issued by 2014 coupmakers scrapped

By The Nation

 

 

A total of 66 subordinate laws and orders issued by the coupmakers after seizing power on May 22, 2014 stand annulled after coup leader and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday issued a nullification order.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110755-junta-chief-to-terminate-some-100-coup-orders-today/?do=findComment&comment=14329989

 

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Bottlenose dolphin sighted near Phang Nga Bay 

By The Nation

 

 

Rangers of the Phang Nga Bay Marine National Park reported sighting a bottlenose dolphin in Phang Nga Bay, thanks to the extensive rehabilitation of aquatic animals, seagrass and natural vegetation in the area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110870-video-bottlenose-dolphin-sighted-near-phang-nga-bay /

 

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LPGA tourney gets rolling in Khon Kaen

By The Nation

 

Apichaya after winning last year's tournament.

 

The Thailand Ladies Professional Golf Association (TLPGA), Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) and Singha Corp are staging the Bt1-million Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship from July 10-12 at the par-72, 6,394-yard Singha Park course in Khon Kaen.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110871-lpga-tourney-gets-rolling-in-khon-kaen/

 

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Chinese hunger for Thai durian drives up exports 

Auramon Supthaweethum

By The Nation

 

 

China’s appetite for Thai durian drove a 31-per-cent rise in exports of fruit and vegetables under the Asean-China free-trade agreement (FTA) in the first 5 months of the year. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110872-chinese-hunger-for-thai-durian-drives-up-exports/

 

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Taiwan comes top in Asia-Pacific ‘smart city’ awards

By The Nation

 

 

Seventeen “smart” city projects across Asia-Pacific won recognition at the 2019 IDC Smart City Asia Pacific Awards in Singapore yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110873-taiwan-comes-top-in-asia-pacific-‘smart-city’-awards/

 

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Prayut II govt facing ‘four big economic challenges’ 

By The Nation

 

Worapol

 

The incoming government will face four big economic challenges in the second half of this year, a former senior finance official has warned. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110874-prayut-ii-govt-facing-‘four-big-economic-challenges’ /

 

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Owner of electronic waste in Sakaeo given 15 days to return it to Rayong

 

 

The owner of about 300 tonnes of electronic waste, dumped in a conserved forest in Wang Namyen district of Thailand’s eastern province of Sakaeo, has been given 15 days to take all the waste back to Rayong, an industrial province on the Eastern Seaboard.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110875-owner-of-electronic-waste-in-sakaeo-given-15-days-to-return-it-to-rayong/

 

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Thailand and ASEAN attempt to curb marine debris

 

 

In an effort to eliminate marine plastic debris, the 10 member states of ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asia Nations) has adopted “The Bangkok Declaration on Combating Marine Debris in the ASEAN Region” at the recent 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110876-thailand-and-asean-attempt-to-curb-marine-debris/

 

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Psychiatrists warn of dangers of watching TV series in solitude

 

 

Dr. Kitkawi Phono, Jittavej Nakhon Ratchasima Ratchanakarin Hospital director, said yesterday (July 8th) that those who suffer from depression should not watch TV or Internet series alone or they risk feeling increasingly lonely, suffering sleep disorders and deepening depression, adding they should be accompanied by friends and family.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110877-psychiatrists-warn-of-dangers-of-watching-tv-series-in-solitude/

 

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Green sea turtle found dead in a fish trap off Krabi national park

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTO: thaipost.net

 

Officers from the Nopparat Thara Beach – Phi Phi Islands National Park, yesterday (Monday) removed a metal fish trap from the sea near Koh Met after some fishermen smuggled the trap into the sea. They found a dead green sea turtle trapped inside.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110878-green-sea-turtle-found-dead-in-a-fish-trap-off-krabi-national-park/

 

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Thailand’s Pan-Asia bullet train routes to connect Beijing and Singapore

The entire project will cost S$91.4 billion and is part of the government's plan to make Thailand the logistics centre for ASEAN

AUTHOR  Shech

 

The China–Thailand high-speed rail link under construction. Photo from Wikipedia.

 

Bangkok—Thailand has begun constructing routes for its planned Trans-Asean bullet train line that will connect Beijing, Laos, and Singapore. The proposed modern transport system is part of the government’s plan to make Thailand the logistics centre for ASEAN. The railway project is part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative along with Thailand’s Transportation Ministry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110879-thailand’s-pan-asia-bullet-train-routes-to-connect-beijing-and-singapore/

 

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U.S. billionaire Ross Perot, who shook up 1990s presidential politics, dead at 89

By Bill Trott

 

FILE PHOTO - Billionaire businessman and former U.S. presidential candidate H. Ross Perot watches a demonstration by U.S. Navy SEAL Team 18 members at the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida November 12, 2011. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

 

(Reuters) - H. Ross Perot, the feisty Texas technology billionaire who rattled U.S. politics with two independent presidential campaigns in the 1990s that struck a chord with disgruntled voters, died on Tuesday at the age of 89, his family said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110880-us-billionaire ross perot-who-shook-up-1990s-presidential-politics-dead-at-89/

 

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U.S. wants military coalition to safeguard waters off Iran, Yemen

By Phil Stewart

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford arrives to hold a classified briefing on Iran, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, for members of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. May 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes to enlist allies over the next two weeks or so in a military coalition to safeguard strategic waters off Iran and Yemen, where Washington blames Iran and Iran-aligned fighters for attacks, the top U.S. general said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110882-us-wants-military-coalition-to-safeguard-waters-off-iran-yemen/

 

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Trump threatens veto of House defence bill over spending levels, wall

By Patricia Zengerle

 

U.S. President Donald Trump awaits the arrival of Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 9, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday threatened he would veto a massive defence bill being considered by the House of Representatives, saying it provides less money than he wants for the military and disagreeing with some of its policy provisions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110883-trump-threatens-veto-of-house-defence-bill-over-spending-levels-wall/

 

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U.S. appeals court signals sympathy to bid to strike down Obamacare

By Nate Raymond

 

A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro, San Diego, California, U.S., October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files

 

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A federal appeals court panel appeared sympathetic on Tuesday to Republican efforts to overturn Obamacare, expressing scepticism to Democratic calls to overturn the ruling of a Texas judge who found the landmark U.S. healthcare reform law unconstitutional.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110884-us-appeals-court-signals-sympathy-to-bid-to-strike-down-obamacare/

 

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U.S., China to relaunch talks with little changed since deal fell apart

By David Lawder and Chris Prentice

 

U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in front of a U.S. dollar banknote featuring American founding father Benjamin Franklin and a China's yuan banknote featuring late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong in this illustration picture taken May 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Illustration/Files

 

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States and China are set to relaunch trade talks this week after a two-month hiatus, but a year after their trade war began there is little sign their differences have narrowed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110885-us-china-to-relaunch-talks-with-little-changed-since-deal-fell-apart/

 

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Arab taken in by police after early morning bike smash in Pattaya leaves two students in hospital

 

Picture: Ruk Siam News

 

An Arab man was taken into Pattaya police station this morning after he admitted causing a serious motorcycle accident on the road leading to the Bali Hai port, reported Ruk Siam News. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110887-arab-taken-in-by-police-after-early-morning-bike-smash-in-pattaya-leaves-two-students-in-hospital/

 

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Crackdown! Tourists in Pattaya face jail for riding motorcycles without a licence

 

Image: Sophon Cable

 

The Pattaya police are coming down hard on tourists who rent motorcycles without a licence. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110891-crackdown-tourists-in-pattaya-face-jail-for-riding-motorcycles-without-a-licence/

 

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Video: A little help from the "Holy Father" saves Thai pensioner in "blind spot" crush

 

Image: Sanook - Caption: Ten wheeler "blind spot" warning

 

A Thai septuagenarian said he survived being crushed to death by a ten wheel truck thanks to praying to a Buddhist image each and every day. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110894-video-a-little-help-from-the-holy-father-saves-thai-pensioner-in-blind-spot-crush/

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Video: Nutty driving as Thai "too lazy to go with the flow"

 

Image: Daily News

 

A dash cam video shared to the popular "Hear" site on Facebook showed a Honda Jazz come out of a housing estate and go the wrong way down a road. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110895-video-nutty-driving-as-thai-too-lazy-to-go-with-the-flow/

 

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No entry! Foreign tourist turned back at Suvarnabhumi for not having a free page in his passport

 

Image: Naewna

 

Naew Na reported that a Saudi Arabian national was refused entry to Thailand at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday because he did not have space in his passport for a Visa on Arrival stamp. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110897-no-entry-foreign-tourist-turned-back-at-suvarnabhumi-for-not-having-a-free-page-in-his-passport/

 

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DSI seminar shows Thais how to fight back against foreign nominees

 

Image: INN

 

A seminar held in Pattaya organised by the Department of Special Investigations (DSI) showed Thais how to use regulations promulgated in 1979 to protect local business interests. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110898-dsi-seminar-shows-thais-how-to-fight-back-against-foreign-nominees/

 

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More Thais fined for not reporting foreigners at their addresses

 

Image: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported the latest immigration action against Thai nationals who failed to report foreigners residing at their addresses within 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110901-more-thais-fined-for-not-reporting-foreigners-at-their-addresses/