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Israeli troops kill Palestinian at Gaza border protest - medics

 

Palestinian demonstrators protest against the Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes as an Israeli police vehicle is seen, in the village of Sur Baher which sits on either side of the Israeli barrier in East Jerusalem and the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

 

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian on Friday afternoon during weekly protests along the border with Israel, Gaza health officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114211-israeli-troops-kill-palestinian-at-gaza-border-protest-medics/

'Very unhelpful': Ireland scolds British PM Johnson over Brexit

By Ian Graham

 

FILE PHOTO: Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney speaks during a press conference in London, May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

 

BELFAST (Reuters) - Ireland said on Friday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's approach to Brexit was "very unhelpful" and that the new British leader appeared set on a collision course with the European Union that would preclude an orderly exit with a deal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114212-very-unhelpful-ireland-scolds-british-pm-johnson-over-brexit/

 

Bernal takes Tour lead as hailstorm stops stage

By Julien Pretot

 

Cycling - Tour de France - The 126.5-km Stage 19 from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Tignes - July 26, 2019 - The convoy makes its way to the finish line as a fire truck is parked in the snow, after the race was stopped. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

 

TIGNES, France (Reuters) - Colombian Egan Bernal was catapulted into the overall lead of the Tour de France in dramatic circumstances on Friday as the 19th stage was stopped early because of a hailstorm after French hopes had faded away.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114213-bernal-takes-tour-lead-as-hailstorm-stops-stage/

 

ICAO plans to help Thailand become an aviation inspectors’ centre

By THE NATION

 

 

Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, president of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), met Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114214-icao-plans-to-help-thailand-become-an-aviation-inspectors’-centre/

 

Prawit explains plans to purchase Army equipment

By THE NATION

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan finally stood up in Parliament to explain his plans to acquire equipment for the Royal Armed Forces.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114215-prawit-explains-plans-to-purchase-army-equipment/

 

Creatus launches ‘Cash Infinity’ cash-management system for retailers

By THE NATION

 

Trinupab Jiratritarn, CEO at Creatus Corporation Ltd

 

Creatus Corporation, the importer and distributor of products for cash-management solutions, launched “Cash Infinity” system at the “Asean Retail 2019 Exhibition” in Bangkok earlier this month. This sophisticated system, designed by Japanese firm Glory, brings retail businesses up to speed with the digital age.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114216-creatus-launches-‘cash-infinity’-cash-management-system-for-retailers/

 

Facebook shuts Thai accounts for ‘inauthentic behaviour’

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand has been named as one of four countries where accounts have been removed for what it calls “coordinated inauthentic behaviour”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113981-facebook-removes-fake-accounts-from-thailand-russia-ukraine-honduras/

 

Boxing legend Chavez says he was mugged at gunpoint in Mexico City

 

FILE PHOTO: Retired boxer Julio Cesar Chavez urges on his son Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. as he fights against Sergio Martinez during their title fight at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada September 15, 2012. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez said on Friday he had been mugged by armed robbers in Mexico City, and he slammed mounting violence that has recently plagued the capital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114217-boxing-legend-chavez-says-he-was-mugged-at-gunpoint-in-mexico-city/

FIFA Club World Cup to kick off on December 11

 

FILE PHOTO: A FIFA flag flies in front of its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

(Reuters) - The penultimate edition of the Club World Cup in its current format featuring seven teams will kick off in Qatar on Dec. 11 with the final taking place 10 days later, global soccer governing body FIFA announced on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114220-fifa-club-world-cup-to-kick-off-on-december-11/

Trudeau and Johnson discuss transition to trade relations after Brexit - Downing Street

 

FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Canada Day festivities on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo

(Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to work with the UK to achieve a smooth transition to a UK-Canada free trade agreement as Britain prepares to leave the European Union, a Downing Street representative said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114221-trudeau-and-johnson-discuss-transition-to-trade-relations-after-brexit-downing-street/

 

Immigration: Hundreds of foreigners arrested in southern Thailand since start of the month

 

Image: Manager

 

The head of Thailand's Region 6 immigration met the press yesterday to report that 686 people - mostly foreigners - had been apprehended for various offences in the period from July 1st to 25th.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114228-immigration-hundreds-of-foreigners-arrested-in-southern-thailand-since-start-of-the-month/

 

Video: Staff scramble for cover as armed robbers steal 2 million baht in gold

 

Image: Daily News

 

CCTV footage from a Big C branch in Khon Kaen showed two men - one armed with a gun - threaten staff at a branch of the Mae Thong Phoon gold shop.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114229-video-staff-scramble-for-cover-as-armed-robbers-steal-2-million-baht-in-gold/

Thais told to keep a distance from Hong Kong protests

By The Nation

 

Black-clad protesters against the extradition bill hand out leaflets to arrival passengers at Hong Kong International Airport on July 26, 2019. (PHOTO / CHINA DAILY)

 

The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Hong Kong announced a warning on its Facebook page yesterday, telling both Thai residents and visitors not to enter the areas or in the vicinity of protests planned for July 27-28. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114230-thais-told-to-keep-a-distance-from-hong-kong-protests/

 

Speaking up for the government

By NATIONPHOTO/Korbphuk Phromrekha

 

 

Party-list MP Watanya Wongopasi of coalition leader Phalang Pracharath gives a speech supporting the new government's policies during the parliamentary session on Friday (July 26).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114232-speaking-up-for-the-government/

 

Fist-fight challenge in parliament between Pheu Thai MP and senator

 

(Photo) Twitter @tanawatofficial
 

Senator Kittisak Rattanawaraha, who challenged Pheu Thai MP Yutthapong Charassathien in parliament to a fist-fight today (Friday), has admitted that he lost his cool because of Yutthapong’s non-stop bad-mouthing of other MPs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114235-fist-fight-challenge-in-parliament-between-pheu-thai-mp-and-senator/

Seripisut accused PM of post robbery and election fraud

 

 

“I was asked by several constituents to tell the Prime Minister that his two-term premiership posts were not arrived at gracefully because it was acquired, first, through robbery, and second, through election fraud.”

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114237-seripisut-accused-pm-of-post-robbery-and-election-fraud/

 

Power of social media: Hero comes to the rescue for 10 year old boy living under a bridge

 

Caption: Shares led to help...

 

A Thai resort owner has come to the rescue after a 10 year old boy was featured on Facebook living under a bridge in Khon Kaen.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114239-power-of-social-media-hero-comes-to-the-rescue-for-10-year-old-boy-living-under-a-bridge/

Four Chinese arrested in Ayuthaya for working without a work permit

 

Image: Naew Na

 

Immigration police and Department of Employment officials in Ayuthaya went to a company in Uthai district yesterday where they arrested four Chinese nationals for working illegally.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114240-four-chinese-arrested-in-ayuthaya-for-working-without-a-work-permit/

PM calls for mutual respect, as he pledges to lead country forward

By The Nation

 

Photo by:The Nation

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-ocha pledged to lead the country on the path of progress, as the parliamentary debate on the government’s policy statement closed early on Saturday. Parliament president Chuan Leekpai closed the meeting at 3.30am, ending 34 hours of debates that began on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114243-pm-calls-for-mutual-respect-as-he-pledges-to-lead-country-forward/

 

Uttama tells MPs he has been completely cleared in Krisda Mahanakorn loan case

By Somluck Ssrimalee
The Nation

 

 

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana on Friday (July 26) told a parliamentary debate that he has been completely exonerated in the Krungthai Bank case over the controversial approval of a Bt9.9-billion loan to Krisda Mahanakorn Plc in 2003.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114249-uttama-tells-mps-he-has-been-completely-cleared-in-krisda-mahanakorn-loan-case/

 

Crunch time to enter to Chinese snack market

By THE NATION

 

Photo: eusmecentre.org.cn

 

The Chinese market for snacks will top 3 trillion yuan (Bt13.4 billion) in 2020, said the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) in encouraging manufacturers and exporters to tap this market with healthy products pitched at younger consumers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114251-crunch-time-to-enter-to-chinese-snack-market/

 

Pattaya: Oops! Cops extorted son of top policeman in e-cigarette sting

 

Caption: Disgraceful!

 

Four bent policemen chose the wrong person to extort in an e-cigarette bust in Pattaya. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114252-pattaya-oops-cops-extorted-son-of-top-policeman-in-e-cigarette-sting/

 

Eight killed in quake, aftershocks in Philippines, 60 injured: agency

By Neil Jerome Morales

 

The Itbayat Church sustains damage after Batanes was hit by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake before dawn Saturday. (Photos by Dominic De Sagon Asa)

 

MANILA (Reuters) - An earthquake and aftershocks struck islands off the north of the Philippines on Saturday killing eight people and injuring 60, disaster officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114254-eight-killed-in-quake-aftershocks-in-philippines-60-injured-agency/

 

U.S. student confesses to killing Italian policeman - media

 

ROME (Reuters) - A 19-year-old U.S. student has confessed to killing a policeman in central Rome, in a crime that has shaken Italy, national news agency ANSA reported on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114256-us-student-confesses-to-killing-italian-policeman-media/

The Vanguard: Phuket tourism leaders speak out on airport van,taxi fares

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Phuket Vice Governor Supoj Rotreuang Na Nongkhai faces the press at Karon Police Station last Thursday (July 18). Photo: Tourist Police
 

PHUKET: Leading figures in Phuket’s tourism industry have spoken out over the handling of the incident that saw two Australian tourists file a formal complaint against a passenger van driver for allegedly overcharging them to take them from Phuket International Airport to their hotel in Kata.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114257-the-vanguard-phuket-tourism-leaders-speak-out-on-airport-vantaxi-fares/

 

Club floor collapses in South Korea as athletes dance; two people dead

By Peter Rutherford

 

 

Police secure the area outside a night club after its upper floor collapsed in Gwangju, South Korea, July 27, 2019. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

 

GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - An upper floor of a nightclub collapsed on top of dancing revellers in South Korea on Saturday, killing two South Koreans and injuring several foreign athletes competing at the World Aquatics Championships, rescue officials and witnesses said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114259-club-floor-collapses-in-south-korea-as-athletes-dance-two-people-dead/

 

Bangkok flooding: Heavens ordered not to rain more than 60 milliliters at a time!

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath interviewed a waterworks engineer to discuss a perennial problem that has plagued Bangkok since time immemorial - flooding.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114261-bangkok-flooding-heavens-ordered-not-to-rain-more-than-60-milliliters-at-a-time/

Celebrities' relative decapitated in horror smash on Bangkok flyover

 

Caption: Frightening: Rider decapitated

 

A man riding a BMW s1000 motorcycle was decapitated after colliding with the side of the Klong Tan flyover yesterday morning. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114263-celebrities-relative-decapitated-in-horror-smash-on-bangkok-flyover/

 

UK's Johnson pledges funds for new Manchester to Leeds rail route

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets graduates from a West Midlands Police training centre in Birmingham, Britain July 26, 2019. Jack Hill/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged on Friday to fund a new rail route across the Pennines between Manchester and Leeds to boost growth in northern England.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114264-uks-johnson-pledges-funds-for-new-manchester-to-leeds-rail-route/