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Seven police officers transferred, probe launched into suspect beating

By The Nation

 

 

Seven police officers from a Bangkok police station have been removed from duty pending investigation after a Facebook page posted a video clip showing some policemen at the station beating a suspect.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111210-seven-police-officers-transferred-probe-launched-into-suspect-beating/

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Air Force pilot instructor killed in Chiang Mai jet crash 

By The Nation

 

 

A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) jet trainer crashed in Chiang Mai province yesterday evening, killing one pilot and injuring another.

 

Fullhttps://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111217-breaking-one-killed-in-chiang-mai-plane-crash-see-video/?do=findComment&comment=14337769

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PM warns opponents not to undo his good work overseas

By The Nation

 

Deputy government spokesman Lt-General Werachon Sukondhapatipak

 

The government is urging opposition politicians to take into account the national interest when meeting foreign officials overseas.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111227-pm-warns-opponents-not-to-undo-his-good-work-overseas/

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Agricultural prices high on agenda of new minister

By The Nation

 

 

Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-orn will assign key responsibilities to officials in the ministry in the next two days, with focus on boosting the prices of agricultural goods such as rubber.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111264-agricultural-prices-high-on-agenda-of-new-minister/

 

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Emerging market equities, China in particular, seen as best buys

By Wichit Chaitrong
The Nation

 

 

Chinese equities remain attractive despite the prolonged Sino-US trade war and the global economic slowdown, according to Citibank analysts.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111265-emerging-market-equities-china-in-particular-seen-as-best-buys/

 

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'Sniff out rot in school-meal provision: education chief'

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) has demanded action against corruption in school-lunch projects by July 22.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111266-sniff-out-rot-in-school-meal-provision-education-chief/

 

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Eased rules urged for tax on debentures

By THE NATION

 

Tada Phutthitada, president of the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA).

 

The Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA) will ask the Finance Ministry to relax the regulations for tax collection on debentures. The association found that the complicated measures have affected the returns of investors. They suggested that tax collection should begin on the date of issue as opposed to the day of holding, said Tada Phutthitada, the ThaiBMA’s president.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111267-eased-rules-urged-for-tax-on-debentures/

 

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DSI admits ‘difficulties’ in solving activist’s disappearance

By Pratch Rujiovanarom
The Nation

 

 

The disappearance of prominent Karen activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen has proved to be very difficult to investigate, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has admitted amid a conspicuous lack of progress in the case.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111268-dsi-admits-‘difficulties’-in-solving-activist’s-disappearance/

 

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Bhumjaithai to appraise self performance every three months

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said yesterday that Bhumjaithai Party will carry out an appraisal of his performance every three months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111269-bhumjaithai-to-appraise-self-performance-every-three-months/

 

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Alleged Laotian sex workers in detention after raid on bar

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI), the Army and police officers rounded up nine alleged Laotian female sex workers, including one girl aged under 18, from a karaoke bar in Ubon Ratchathani province on Wednesday in a crackdown on underage prostitution and human trafficking, a senior official said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111271-alleged-laotian-sex-workers-in-detention-after-raid-on-bar-in-ubon/

 

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Licence regulations streamlined for civil aviation

By THE NATION

 

 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has approved a draft regulation aimed at streamlining licensing provisions for business operators in civil aviation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111272-licence-regulations-streamlined-for-civil-aviation/

 

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It’s not how Cabinet looks; it’s how Prayut formed it

 

(Photo) Team Lung Tu Facebook page

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha may have taken one step closer to the brink with the Cabinet he has set up. But it’s not quite about the “faces”, which are a mixture of quality and questionable figures. How he formed it matters more, when his pledge to “reform” Thai politics is concerned.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111273-it’s-not-how-cabinet-looks-it’s-how-prayut-formed-it/

 

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Two officers defend the killing of protected leopard cat and snake

 

 

Two non-commissioned army officers, based in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai, have separately defended the killing of a leopard cat and a Chinese rat snake, both protected species.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111275-two-officers-defend-the-killing-of-protected-leopard-cat-and-snake/

 

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Police issue warning after minors sexually assaulted by fake model scouts

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Region 8 Police warning

         

PHUKET: Region 8 Police have sent out a warning for young girls to be cautious if approached by people claiming to represent a modelling agency seeking models for a photo shoot after receiving complaints of sexual assault.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111276-phuket-police-issue-warning-after-minors-sexually-assaulted-by-fake-model-scouts/

 

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Isoc Region chief reviews Phuket’s fight against forest encroachment, resolves sea gypsies’ developer woes

By The Phuket News

 

Lt Gen Ruangsit Mitphanon inspected - and resolved - the Rawai sea gypsies’ problem with a local developer yesterda (July 10). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Lt Gen Ruangsit Mitphanon, Director of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) Operations Coordination Center 4, was in Phuket yesterday (July 10) to be briefed on achievements by the Phuket Isoc division in fighting encroachment on protected forest areas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111278-isoc-region-chief-reviews-phuket’s-fight-against-forest-encroachment-resolves-sea-gypsies’-developer-woes/

 

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Calling all runners: Your chance to boost Thai Paralympians

By LERPONG AMSA-NGIAM
THE NATION

 

 

The NATIONDiners and shoppers will get a front-row seat when the Bangkok City Run rumbles into Crystal PTT Chaiyapruek community mall next month. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111279-calling-all-runners-your-chance-to-boost-thai-paralympians/

 

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Exclusive: U.S. will not blacklist Iran's foreign minister, for now

By Jonathan Landay, Lesley Wroughton and Arshad Mohammed

 

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (not in the picture) in Tokyo, Japan, May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has decided not to impose sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for now, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, in a sign Washington may be holding a door open for diplomacy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111280-exclusive-us-will-not-blacklist irans-foreign-minister-for-now/

 

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Taiwan president in U.S. after warning of threat from 'overseas forces'

By Michelle Nichols and Carlo Allegri

 

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York during her visit to the U.S., in New York City, U.S., July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in the United States on Thursday on a trip that has angered Beijing, warning that democracy must be defended and that the island faced threats from "overseas forces," in a veiled reference to China.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111285-taiwan-president-in-us-after-warning-of-threat-from-overseas-forces/

 

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Jailed financier Epstein seeks house arrest in Manhattan mansion

By Brendan Pierson

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services/Handout via REUTERS.

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American financier Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday asked a federal judge to let him out of jail and allow him to remain under house arrest in his Manattan mansion while he awaits trial on charges of sex trafficking underage girls.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111287-jailed-financier-epstein-seeks-house-arrest-in-manhattan-mansion/

 

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Trump rips tech firms at 'free speech' summit

By Roberta Rampton and David Shepardson

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "social media summit" meeting with prominent conservative social media figures in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump welcomed prominent conservative social media provocateurs to the White House on Thursday and said that along with himself, they are being treated unfairly by big tech firms, which he says suppress conservative voices.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111288-trump-rips-tech-firms-at-free-speech-summit/

 

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Trump drops census citizenship question, vows to get data from government

By Jeff Mason and David Shepardson

 

U.S. President Donald Trump stands with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Attorney General Bill Barr as he announces his administration's efforts to gain citizenship information during the 2020 census during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ended his quest on Thursday to add a contentious citizenship question to the 2020 census, but insisted he was not retreating from his fight against illegal immigration and said the government would obtain the data by combing through federal records.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111289-trump drops-census-citizenship-question-vows-to-get-data-from-government/

 

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Candidate Biden says Trump's foreign policies have harmed America's standing

By James Oliphant and Joseph Ax

 

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at The Graduate Center of CUNY in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S., July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

 

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Vice President Joe Biden, in his first major foreign policy address as a Democratic presidential candidate, on Thursday blasted U.S. President Donald Trump's performance on the world stage as erratic and extreme.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111292-candidate-biden-says trumps-foreign-policies-have-harmed-americas-standing/

 

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Royal decorations recalled from disgraced former DSI chief Tharit

 By The Nation

 

Tharit Pengdit

 

His Majesty the King has rescinded the royal decorations given to Tharit Pengdit, former chief of the Department of Special Investigation, following his conviction and jailing in two cases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111304-royal-decorations-recalled-from-disgraced-former-dsi-chief-tharit/

 

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Phuket tourism going down the pan just like Pattaya: Few tourists and much worse than last year

 

Thai Caption: The crux of the matter: Why tourism is going down the pan

 

Thai media has painted a grim picture of tourism in southern Thailand, particularly Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111308-phuket-tourism-going-down-the-pan-just-like-pattaya-few-tourists-and-much-worse-than-last-year/

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Tourism yes, work NO!: Big Oud turns back Chinese man at airport!

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that Thai Immigration were following the orders of their chief Lt-Gen Sompong "Big Oud" Chingduang in stopping people pretending to be tourists coming to work in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111317-tourism-yes-work-no-big-oud-turns-back-chinese-man-at-airport/

 

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Student loses tip of left ring finger to Bangkok bus door

By The Nation

 

Picture: Spring News

 

A vocational school student lost the tip of his left ring finger when the door of an air-conditioned bus slammed shut while he was exiting at a bus stop in Samut Prakan Thursday, police were told.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111324-student-loses-tip-of-left-ring-finger-to-bangkok-bus-door/

 

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Five snakes beaten to death after copulation in the air-con

 

Thai caption: Scary....snakes in the air-con

 

Kanchanaburi house owner Somkiat Thawornsuk had just settled down for the night with his wife and two small children when he heard weird noises coming from the air conditioner. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111325-five-snakes-beaten-to-death-after-copulation-in-the-air-con/

 

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Running Empty: Water officials to splash B277mn on private sources as reservoirs fail to fill

By The Phuket News

 

Bang Wad reservoir today contains only half the amount of water it did on April 30, at the height of water crisis earlier this year. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET: Phuket’s main water authorities are turning to smaller privately owned ponds and lakes to ensure water supply remains adequate as the island’s three main reservoirs are failing to fill due to this year’s diminished rainfall.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111327-running-empty-water-officials-to-splash-b277mn-on-private-sources-as-reservoirs-fail-to-fill/

 

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Trash bins now, benches later for Chak Nok Park

PATTAYA:--Nongprue will immediately place trash cans around the subdistrict’s new Chak Nok Reservoir Park, but benches and weed barriers will have to wait, Mayor Mai Chaiyanit said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111330-trash-bins-now-benches-later-for-chak-nok-park/

 

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No laughing matter! Cops crack down on "hippy crack" in Khao San Road

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police raided traders in Khao San Road earlier this morning after it was "discovered" they were selling balloons filled with nitrous oxide - also called laughing gas or hippy crack. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1111333-no-laughing-matter-cops-crack-down-on-hippy-crack-in-khao-san-road/