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Abandoned dogs must wait for a warrant before help arrives

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on the case of about 20 dogs that have been abandoned by their owner at a property in Songkhla in Thailand's far south. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116140-abandoned-dogs-must-wait-for-a-warrant-before-help-arrives/

 

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U.S. branding of China as currency manipulator offers few new remedies

By David Lawder

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Dollar and China Yuan notes are seen in this picture illustration June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Formally declaring China a currency manipulator may scratch a long-term itch for U.S. President Donald Trump, but the move provides few new tools that have not already been employed in two years of trade negotiations with Beijing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116142-us-branding-of-china-as-currency-manipulator-offers-few-new-remedies/

 

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Gold ornaments worth Bt10 million left and found at Chiang Mai Airport

By The Nation

 

 

A security officer at Chiang Mai Airport on Monday discovered and returned a bag of gold ornaments worth Bt10 million that was forgotten by a gold-shop employee.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116143-gold-ornaments-worth-bt10-million-left-and-found-at-chiang-mai-airport/

 

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Pattaya: "Drunk" tourist fished out of the sea at Bali Hai port

 

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Pattaya's Marine Safety Control posted a video on Facebook of the rescue of a 40 - 45 year old foreign tourist who had jumped into the sea at the Bali Hai port. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116144-pattaya-drunk-tourist-fished-out-of-the-sea-at-bali-hai-port-video/

 

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BMA to study shortcuts for motorists to bypass Lam Salee Intersection

By The Nation

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is seeking help from the Metropolitan Police Division 4 to find shortcuts that would allow motorists to avoid the notorious Lam Salee intersection, BMA deputy governor Sakoltee Phattiyakul said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116152-bma-to-study-shortcuts-for-motorists-to-bypass-lam-salee-intersection/

 

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Ubon: Flummoxed! Drivers unable to use their car remotes

 

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Police were called to the offices of the Ubon Ratchathani health department on Monday evening after ten drivers said they could neither open their car doors nor shut them using their remotes. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116153-ubon-flummoxed-drivers-unable-to-use-their-car-remotes/

 

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Interior minister puts all agencies on full alert

By The Nation

 

Anupong Paochinda

 

Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda today (August 6) said he had instructed all agencies under his ministry to be on a full alert following the recent blasts in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116156-interior-minister-puts-all-agencies-on-full-alert/

 

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4 bomb suspects arrested so far, police to seek warrants for seven more

By The Nation

 

 

Police have so far arrested four suspects in connection to a series of arsons and bomb attacks last Friday morning (August 2), a police source said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116159-4-bomb-suspects-arrested-so-far-police-to-seek-warrants-for-seven-more/

 

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Justice Ministry to probe rented EM ankle bracelets from China

 

 

Thailand’s Justice Ministry is to investigate the electronic monitoring (EM) ankle bracelets rented by the Department of Probation from a Chinese company. This follows a complaint from a Thai firm that the device can be removed by the paroled offenders without the department being electronically alerted.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116160-justice-ministry-to-probe-rented-em-ankle-bracelets-from-china/

 

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Pattaya must stay one step ahead of terrorists, says council president

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

The President of Pattaya City Council has told the media that the resort must stay one step ahead of terrorists. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116162-pattaya-must-stay-one-step-ahead-of-terrorists-says-council-president/

 

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Video: Let that be a warning to motorcyclists who won't stop for the cops!

 

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A video posted online by Thai Rath showed a young motorcyclist trying to flee from police. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116164-video-let-that-be-a-warning-to-motorcyclists-who-wont-stop-for-the-cops/

 

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TV presenter ‘Noom’ comes up short in death compensation payment in ‘Praewa’ case

By The Nation

 

Acting on behalf of an underage driver's family, TV news presenter and actor Kanchai “Noom” Kamnerdploi (centre) presents the compensation cheques for the deceased and wounded victims to Civil Court chief judge Opas Anantasomboon (right) on Tuesday. Nation/Rachanon Intharaksa

 

TV news presenter and actor Kanchai “Noom” Kamnerdploi on Tuesday submitted a total of Bt41,755,050.79 to the Civil Court on Ratchadaphisek Road in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116166-tv-presenter-‘noom’-comes-up-short-in-death-compensation-payment-in-‘praewa’-case/

 

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PerMas denies involvement in series of explosions in Bangkok

 

 

The Federation of Pattani Students and Youth (PerMAS-Persatuan Mahasiswa Anak muda dan Siswa PATANI) has denied reports that it is behind the series of explosions in Bangkok last Friday, claiming the report was fake and intended to discredit the organization, according to PerMas president Hafis Yokok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116182-permas-denies-involvement-in-series-of-explosions-in-bangkok/

 

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Good time to buy a home – if you’ve got the dough

By Somluck Srimalee
The Nation

 

Perspective of Baan Lumpini Rangsit-Klong by LPN Development Plc that offers discount price up to Bt300,000 for boost its sale in the second half of this year.--Photo by LPN Development Plc

 

To boost sales in the second half of the year, most property firms have launched promotional campaigns and collaborations with strategic partners to offer purchasers more for their money.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116185-good-time-to-buy-a-home-–-if-you’ve-got-the-dough/

 

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Health minister suggests dividing prescription filling between pharmacies and hospitals

By The Nation

 

File Photo: Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has floated the idea of allowing patients to get prescriptions for over-the-counter medications from hospitals to take to be filled at pharmacies, while allowing hospitals to maintain their lock on dispensing “specialised” medications.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116196-health-minister-suggests-dividing-prescription-filling-between-pharmacies-and-hospitals/

 

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Line Shopping aims to gain over 8 million users

By THE NATION

 

 

Since its debut in March, e-commerce platform Line Shopping has received a promising response from online shoppers, seeing about 2.5 million active users per month, Line said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116197-line-shopping-aims-to-gain-over-8-million-users/

 

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CP Foods aims to produce more healthy food from stress-free animal farms

By THE NATION

 

 

Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) farms are transitioning toward a stress-free, high animal welfare environment in an effort to promote ethical and healthy food products, the company said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116199-cp-foods-aims-to-produce-more-healthy-food-from-stress-free-animal-farms/

 

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Thai fridges, air-con ready to chill out trade fair next month

By THE NATION

 

 

The Ministry of Commerce’s Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Club, Electric and Electronic Industry Club and Federation of Thai Industries will stage Bangkok Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (Bangkok RHVAC 2019) and the Bangkok Electric and Electronics (Bangkok E&E 2019) from September 25-28 at Bitec in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116200-thai-fridges-air-con-ready-to-chill-out-trade-fair-next-month/

 

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Mass clean-up expected to clear a ton of trash from Phuket beaches

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The mass beach clean-up underway is expected to clear 1,000kg of trash from three Phuket beaches. Photo: Chalit Saeton

 

PHUKET: An ongoing mass beach clean-up underway along Phuket’s west coast is expected to collect literally a ton of garbage and debris dumped on the beaches by the recent heavy weather, the chief of Phuket’s Sirinath National Park has revealed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116202-mass-clean-up-expected-to-clear-a-ton-of-trash-from-phuket-beaches/

 

 

 

 

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What’s known so far about Bangkok attacks

By The Nation

 

 

Police investigators are rushing to try and unravel the mystery behind Friday morning’s arson and bomb attacks in Bangkok and the presumably related case of two unexploded devices found outside Royal Thai Police headquarters the day before.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116206-what’s-known-so-far-about-bangkok-attacks/

 

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Security stepped up for Prayut’s Yala visit

By The Nation

 

Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

At least 500 security officials will be deployed to protect Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and keep the peace in his visit to Yala on Wednesday morning to open the new head office of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116215-security-stepped-up-for-prayut’s-yala-visit/

 

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Tesco UK to cut 4,500 jobs at 153 outlets in latest layoffs

By THE NATION

 

 

Tesco is to cut 4,500 jobs at 153 high street Tesco Metro supermarkets, adding to the 9,000 roles the UK’s biggest retailer warned were at risk earlier this year, the Guardian reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116224-tesco-uk-to-cut-4500-jobs-at-153-outlets-in-latest-layoffs/

 

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Two Myanmar migrants killed, 7 others injured in Lampang van crash

By The Nation

 

 

Two Myanmar migrants were killed and seven others injured when a van transporting them from Tak to Chiang Rai hit a tree on a Lampang road early Tuesday, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116232-two-myanmar-migrants-killed-7-others-injured-in-lampang-van-crash/

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Drought reveals lost temple in Thailand submerged by dam

By Prapan Chankaew

 

A family prays near the ruins of a headless Buddha statue, which has resurfaced in a dried-up dam due to drought, in Lopburi, Thailand August 1, 2019. Picture taken August 1, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

LOPBURI, Thailand (Reuters) - Thousands are flocking to see a Buddhist temple in central Thailand exposed after drought drove water levels to record lows in a dam reservoir where it had been submerged.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116237-drought-reveals-lost-temple-in thailand submerged-by-dam/

 

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PM says nine bombing suspects in custody

By The Nation

 

Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday police had so far arrested nine suspects in connection with the bombings and arson in Bangkok last week.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116261-pm-says-nine-bombing-suspects-in-custody/

 

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TAT ties up with local start-ups to woo Nordic tourists

By THE NATION

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is collaborating with 24 Thai start-ups to break into the Nordic market under a project entitled “Bringing New Shades of Thailand to Nordic Travellers”.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116262-tat-ties-up-with-local-start-ups-to-woo-nordic-tourists/

 

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Toyota comes out with improved Sienta

By The Nation

 

 

Toyota has introduced the minor-change Sienta 7-seat subcompact MPV with an improved design and added features.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116265-toyota-comes-out-with-improved-sienta/

 

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Explainer: Is it too late to hold an election before Brexit? Yes, probably

 

FILE PHOTO: A sign marking a polling station is seen in Kensington, London, Britain June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly said he will take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 with or without an exit deal. His opponents say they will try to stop a no-deal exit even if that means forcing an early election.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116266-explainer-is-it-too-late-to-hold-an-election-before-brexit-yes-probably/

 

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Britain ready and willing to do a Brexit deal - government source

 

FILE PHOTO: British Union Jack flags are seen on the desks of Members of the Brexit Party during a debate on the last European summit, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is “ready and willing” to do a Brexit deal with the European Union, a senior government source said on Tuesday, after a newspaper reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was aiming for a no-deal Brexit.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116268-britain-ready-and-willing-to-do-a-brexit-deal-government-source/

 

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China warns Hong Kong protesters not to 'play with fire'

By Cate Cadell

 

Yang Guang (C) and Xu Luying (R) of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council attend a news conference on the current situation in Hong Kong, in Beijing, China, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Radical protesters in Hong Kong must not mistake China’s restraint for weakness, China’s Hong Kong affairs office said on Tuesday, vowing that the “violent criminals” pushing the city towards a “dangerous abyss” would be brought to justice.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116270-china-warns-hong-kong-protesters-not-to-play-with-fire/