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Young man arrested for alleged shooting of rival student

By Suriya Patathayo
The Nation

 

 

The 18-year-old technical college student, who allegedly fired the shot that killed a Bangkok College of Industrial Technology student on Monday in Bang Na, has admitted his group attacked the victim and his friends, rival college students, but claims they taunted his group first so he and fellow students gave chase.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114088-young-man-arrested-for-alleged-shooting-of-rival-student/

 

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12 undocumented Myanmar men rounded up in Hat Yai

By The Nation

 

 

Police on Thursday rounded up 12 undocumented Myanmar men hiding in a forest in Songkhla’s Hat Yai district after being alerted that a group of men had been spotted in a wooded area near Wat Chai Chana Songkram in Moo 3 of Tambon Khuan Lung.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114089-12-undocumented-myanmar-men-rounded-up-in-hat-yai/

 

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Nine undocumented Cambodian migrants arrested in Sa Kaew

By The Nation

 

 

Highway police intercepted a pick-up truck and arrested nine allegedly smuggled Cambodian migrants and a Thai driver on a highway in Sa Kaew on Thursday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114090-nine-undocumented-cambodian-migrants-arrested-in-sa-kaew/

 

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Pattaya tourism: Never fear the millionaires are coming!

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

A leading Pattaya hotelier has said that luxury end tourism is on the up and up in Pattaya. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114093-pattaya-tourism-never-fear-the-millionaires-are-coming/

 

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Son, 11, wakes up to find parents dead 

By The Nation

 

Picture: One31

 

An 11-year-old boy woke up Friday morning to find both his parents were dead in an apparent murder and suicide at their house in Trat’s Klong Yai district, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114094-son-11-wakes-up-to-find-parents-dead/

 

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Pitiful soi dog on the mend after being found muzzled with wire

 

Picture: 77 kaoded

 

There is a happy ending to a story about a soi dog that animal lovers in Prachinburi found muzzled with wire. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114098-pitiful-soi-dog-on-the-mend-after-being-found-muzzled-with-wire/

 

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Farmers warned to beware flesh-eating disease as cases spike

By The Nation

 

 

Farmers and other Thais are being warned by the Department of Disease Control (DDC) to beware a skin infection called necrotising fasciitis, which often springs from small wounds that people weren't paying attention to but must be kept clean.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114099-farmers-warned-to-beware-flesh-eating-disease-as-cases-spike/

 

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Police drafting plan for major accident exercise for Chalong Underpass

By The Phuket News

 

Chalong Traffic Police are planning a large-scale emergency exercise simulating a major accident in the Chalong Underpass. Photo: Highways Dept

 

PHUKET: Chalong Police are drawing up plans to stage a full-scale emergency drill simulating a major accident in the Chalong Underpass, Chalong Traffic Police Chief Lt Col Suchart Singha has revealed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114101-police-drafting-plan-for-major-accident-exercise-for-chalong-underpass/

 

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Patong police visit motorbike garages to warn them about illegal modifications

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTOS: Patong Provincial Police

 

Patong police paid a visit to several motorcycle garages yesterday (July 25) in order to clarify that motorcycle racing is illegal and modifying motorcycles in certain ways can be illegal as well – modified exhausts, removing side mirrors, extra large tyres, air horns, etc.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114103-patong-police-visit-motorbike-garages-to-warn-them-about-illegal-modifications/

 

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Hua Hin: Four in custody, three sought after slaying of man on bypass

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Police in Pranburi reported that four men are in custody and warrants for a further three have been issued following the shooting of a man on the Pranburi - Hua Hin bypass on Tuesday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114106-hua-hin-four-in-custody-three-sought-after-slaying-of-man-on-bypass/

 

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My account was cleaned out and the bank won't repay me, says Chonburi woman

 

Thai caption: Don't be complacent

 

A Chonburi woman has appealed to the Thai media for help after her bank account was cleaned out in a series of ATM withdrawals. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114107-my-account-was-cleaned-out-and-the-bank-wont-repay-me-says-chonburi-woman/

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A Cultural Tour De force

 

Bangkok’s International Festival of Dance & Music is back withits 21^stedition celebrating the ultimate in opera, ballet, music and more from Sept 11 to Oct 23

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114126-bangkok’s-international-festival-of-dance-music-a-cultural-tour-de-force/

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TCEB Top Executives chooses Award-Winning Royal Cliff and PEACH for Board of Directors Meeting

By Vadim Thaivisa

 

 

Pattaya, Thailand – Top executives from the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) recently visited Pattaya Exhibition And Convention Hall (PEACH) for a TCEB Board of Director’s meeting and site inspection. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114128-tceb-top-executives-chooses-award-winning-royal-cliff-and-peach-for-board-of-directors-meeting/

 

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Thai fighters put through their paces ahead of ONE: ‘Dreams of Gold’

By: Rob Cox 

 

 

As anticipation builds towards the final of the Featherweight Kickboxing Grand Prix the stage is set for  the semi-final bouts to take place in Bangkok next month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114130-thai-fighters-put-through-their-paces-ahead-of-one-‘dreams-of-gold’/

 

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Prayut red-faced at ‘senior moment’ in parliament

By Khanittha Thepphajorn

The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha suffered an embarrassing loss of memory on Friday as he addressed parliament on the second day of a special two-day session to scrutinise his new government’s policies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114138-prayut-red-faced-at-‘senior-moment’-in-parliament/

 

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EC hoses down complaint over Prawit’s Phalang Pracharat membership status 

By The Nation

 

 

The Election Commission (EC) said on Friday that an application for membership of a political party is an internal matter and need not be instantly updated to the EC’s online database.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114140-ec-hoses-down-complaint-over-prawit’s-phalang-pracharat-membership-status /

 

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Uttama ‘guarantees’ enough money to finance economic policies, maintain stability

By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT
THE NATION

 

Uttama /photo by:The Nation

 

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana on Friday guaranteed that the government will be able to fund its economic policies while maintaining financial stability for the rest of the year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114143-uttama-‘guarantees’-enough-money-to-finance-economic-policies-maintain-stability/

 

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Thai July headline inflation rate seen quickening to 1% - Reuters poll

 

FILE PHOTO: A mother and her daughter shop for bananas at a market in Bangkok, Thailand, March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's annual headline inflation rate in July likely quickened from the previous month, returning to the central bank's target range, a Reuters poll showed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114145-thai-july-headline-inflation-rate-seen-quickening-to-1-reuters-poll/

 

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Three Thais arrested for allegedly helping Nigerians in romance scam

By The Nation

 

 

Three Thais have been arrested for allegedly assisting two Nigerians to dupe a Thai man into wiring them money in a romance scam.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114146-three-thais-arrested-for-allegedly-helping-nigerians-in-romance-scam/

 

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88 Garmonte, 10 other resorts, to be demolished for forest encroachment

By The Nation

 

 

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) officials on Friday posted a notice announcing that the 88 Garmonte Resort in Nakhon Ratchasima was to be demolished within 90 days after it was accused of being illegally built on Thap Lan National Park forestland.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114148-88-garmonte-10-other-resorts-to-be-demolished-for-forest-encroachment/

 

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Isuzu ready to inspect pickups before B20 biofuel use

 

Isuzu recommends B20 inspections for D-MAX models from 2012 onwards.

 

Isuzu has invited its customers to bring in their pickups for inspection before using the B20 biofuel, the company announced on Friday (July 26).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114155-isuzu-ready-to-inspect-pickups-before-b20-biofuel-use/

 

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American man one of three foreigners honored on Thai Language Day

 

Allen Long aka Udom Suksanaih

 

A popular American man living in Phrae in Thailand's north has been honored for promoting the Thai language.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114158-american-man-one-of-three-foreigners-honored-on-thai-language-day/

 

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Satun police nab fisherman hired to move 216kg of weed to Malaysia

By The Nation

 

 

Up to 216 kilograms of marijuana was seized from a modified fishing boat, with the fisherman hired to ship the drugs to Malaysia getting arrested, officials told a press conference on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114166-satun-police-nab-fisherman-hired-to-move-216kg-of-weed-to-malaysia/

 

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Anupong, Somkid vow zero tolerance for corruption

By The Nation

 

 

Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda and Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak vowed on Friday (July 26) not to tolerate corruption in projects under their supervision.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114167-anupong-somkid-vow-zero-tolerance-for-corruption/

 

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5G on its way but full coverage likely to take years

By THE NATION

 

 

Global telecom firms are enthusiastic about the roll-out of 5G, according to a report prepared by Vertiv and technology analyst firm 451 Research released today.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114169-5g-on-its-way-but-full-coverage-likely-to-take-years/

 

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'We can't hide anything' say Cambodians at alleged China base

By Prak Chan Thul

 

Sailors stand guard near patrol boats at the Cambodian Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Samrang Pring

 

REAM, Cambodia (Reuters) - Trying to rebut a report of a secret deal to give China access to a naval base, Cambodia’s defense ministry took reporters to see the torpid jetty and outbuildings on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114170-we-cant-hide-anything-say-cambodians-at-alleged-china-base/

 

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UK economy's mixed signals hard to read for new PM Johnson

By Andy Bruce

 

FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds his first Cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London, Britain, July 25, 2019 Aaron Chown/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Rarely has Britain’s economic outlook been so unclear for a new prime minister as it is for Boris Johnson, with strengths such as the lowest unemployment in 44 years contrasting with signs in business surveys of a slowdown or even a recession.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114171-uk-economys-mixed-signals-hard-to-read-for-new-pm-johnson/

 

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UK denies emergency budget, after junior minister touts stimulatory plan

By Costas Pitas, William James

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Minister of Housing, Communities and Local Government Kit Malthouse arrives at the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday denied it was preparing an emergency budget just hours after a junior minister said a stimulatory spending plan was due in the autumn as Prime Minister Boris Johnson braces for a potential no-deal Brexit.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114172-uk-denies-emergency-budget-after-junior-minister-touts-stimulatory-plan/

 

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Protesters calling for 'free Hong Kong' converge on airport

By Felix Tam, Clare Jim

 

A demonstrator wears a placard during a protest against the recent violence in Yuen Long, at Hong Kong airport, China July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - More than 1,000 protesters calling for democracy and some chanting “free Hong Kong” converged on the Chinese-ruled city’s airport on Friday as Singapore advised its travellers to avoid protest areas in the territory.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114174-protesters-calling-for-free-hong-kong-converge-on-airport/

 

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Phuket thief caught after trying to sell B256k watch collection on Facebook

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Thalang Police Chief Col Theerawat Liamsuwan presented the suspect, Attachai Maneesri, 31, at press conference at Thalang Police Station this morning. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- A thief who stole an estimated B256,000 in high-end watches has been arrested after trying to sell the watches on Facebook, police announced today (July 26).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114176-phuket-thief-caught-after-trying-to-sell-b256k-watch-collection-on-facebook/