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French nationals busted at Bangkok call centre

By THE NATION

 

 

Ten French citizens were arrested in Bangkok on Wednesday (January 8), accused of working illegally at an international call centre.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142478-french-nationals-busted-at-bangkok-call-centre/

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Frenchman, 75, dies at Patong Beach

 

Lifeguards perform CPR on the beach, but to no avail. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police have yet to confirm the cause of death of a 75-year- old Frenchman who died after being found floating unconscious in the water at Patong Beach yesterday afternoon (Jan 8).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142502-frenchman-75-dies-at-patong-beach/

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Bullying rampant among students in Thai schools

 

 

Among students between 10 to 15 years old in Thailand, 91.79 per cent have been bullied, according to a survey of 15 schools, said Athiwat Niemmeesri of the Lawyers for Children and Youth network.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142510-bullying-rampant-among-students-in-thai-schools/

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Iran most likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles, U.S. officials believe

By David Shepardson and Mark Hosenball

 

FILE PHOTO: Debris of a plane belonging to Ukraine International Airlines, that crashed after taking off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, is seen on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government believes Iran accidentally shot down a Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142541-iran-most-likely-downed-ukraine-airliner-with-missiles-us-officials-believe/

 

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Thailand's fugitive ex-PM siblings tout new DNA venture at Vegas expo

 

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - They are both former prime ministers and officially Thailand's most-wanted siblings, but in exile abroad, ousted Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Yingluck have turned to the more modest task of promoting a DNA nutrition app at a convention in Las Vegas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142460-thaksin-yingluck-in-vegas-flogging-hi-tech-dna-gadget/?do=findComment&comment=14941262

 

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Ratch signs on for ‘smart industrial cities’ planning

By THE NATION

 

 

Ratch Group Public Company Limited is to build two smart industrial cities in collaboration with Navanakorn Co Ltd (NNCL), ALT Telecom Public Co Ltd (ALT) and Thammasat University, with help from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142542-ratch-signs-on-for-‘smart-industrial-cities’-planning/

 

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Keep power bills down in these hard times, Egat told

By THE NATION

 

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Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has asked the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) to refrain from hiking the price of electricity while many citizens are struggling to meet ends meet due to the sluggish economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142543-keep-power-bills-down-in-these-hard-times-egat-told/

 

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Govt House gears up for Children's Day

By The Nation

 

 

Government House is preparing for the visitors on National Children's  Day on Saturday (January 11) with staff installing live-size dinosaur figures on the lawn in front of Thai Khu Fah Building.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142544-govt-house-gears-up-for-childrens-day/

 

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Thai Foreign Minister criticized in parliament for Baghdad drone attack remark

 

 

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai was criticized by opposition MPs in parliament today over his controversial claim about receiving advance notice of the US drone attack, which killed an Iranian military commander, General Qasem Soleimani, in Baghdad, as both Opposition and Government MPs sought to cut the Foreign Ministry’s budget for the 2020 fiscal year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142545-thai-foreign-minister-criticized-in-parliament-for-baghdad-drone-attack-remark/

 

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PM and Interior Min: Govt working to address air pollution issue

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - The Prime Minister and the Minister of the Interior have issued statements assuring members of the public that the administration is doing its best to address the issue of air pollution.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142546-pm-prayut-and-interior-min-govt-working-to-address-air-pollution-issue/

 

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Chinese scientists identify the ‘Wuhan Virus’. Screening continues on Thai-bound flights.

ByThe Thaiger

 

PHOTO: Screening continues at airports in Thailand receiving passengers from Wuhan in China

 

The mysterious pneumonia-like disease striking dozens of people in Wuhan, China, has now been identified as from the same family of viruses as the deadly SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). This news from Chinese scientists today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142547-chinese-scientists-identify-the-‘wuhan-virus’-screening-continues-on-thai-bound-flights/

 

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BAAC allocates Bt65 bn in loans for farmers, community enterprises

By THE NATION

 

 

Directors of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives have approved the allocation of Bt65 billion in loans for farmers and other individuals to buy machinery and farm innovation products through to March 2023.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142549-baac-allocates-bt65-bn-in-loans-for-farmers-community-enterprises/

 

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Plastic-bag ban a boon to basket weavers of Ban Bu Tom

By The Nation

 

 

The rattan weavers of Ban Bu Tom, a village in Surin renowned for its craftwork, are working furiously to fill orders after convenience stores and supermarkets across the country banned plastic bags on January 1.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142551-surin-plastic-bag-ban-a-boon-to-basket-weavers-of-ban-bu-tom/

 

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Hurt British royals try to find exit route for Harry and Meghan

By Michael Holden and Guy Faulconbridge

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive to attend the WellChild Awards Ceremony in London, Britain, October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth and other senior British royals are trying to thrash out a plan for Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan after a shock announcement that they will step back from their royal roles and spend much of their time in North America.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142553-hurt-british-royals-try-to-find-exit-route-for-harry-and-meghan/

 

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Bill Cosby asks Pennsylvania top court to hear appeal on sex crime conviction

 

FILE PHOTO: Actor and comedian Bill Cosby leaves the Montgomery County Courthouse after his first day of sentencing hearings in his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Jessica Kourkounis

 

(Reuters) - Lawyers for Bill Cosby on Thursday asked the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to hear his appeal of his 2018 sexual assault conviction, a month after a lower court rejected their argument that the disgraced comedian did not get a fair trial.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142555-bill-cosby-asks-pennsylvania-top-court-to-hear-appeal-on-sex-crime-conviction/

 

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U.S. Democrats to press for impeachment witnesses throughout trial

By David Morgan and Lisa Lambert

 

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks ahead of a House vote on a War Powers Resolution and amid the stalemate surrounding the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump, as she addresses her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats on Thursday vowed to keep fighting to hear witnesses at President Donald Trump's pending impeachment trial in the Republican-controlled Senate, even as their drive to exact a guarantee ahead of the proceedings appeared futile.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142556-us-democrats-to-press-for-impeachment-witnesses-throughout-trial/

 

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Facebook tweaks ad policy but still allows political lies in U.S. campaign 2020

By Katie Paul

 

FILE PHOTO: Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc announced limited changes on Thursday to its approach to political ads, including allowing users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools, but defied critics' demands that it bar politicians from using its ads system to spread lies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142558-facebook-tweaks-ad-policy-but-still-allows-political-lies-in-us-campaign-2020/

 

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BREAKING:

 

Two year old boy killed in mass shooting at Lopburi shopping mall

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

At least three people have been killed, including a two year old boy, after a gunman opened fire at a shopping mall in Lopburi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142560-two-year-old-boy-killed-in-mass-shooting-at-lopburi-shopping-mall/

 

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Detained in Myanmar: Chiang Rai retiree claims he was arrested after driving his car over the border

 

Makoto Iwasaki, 53, detained in second floor room of this building

 

A Japanese man who is retired and living in Chiang Rai in the north of Thailand has contacted Thaivisa to say that he is under arrest in Myanmar after he drove his car into the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142562-detained-in-myanmar-chiang-rai-retiree-claims-he-was-arrested-after-driving-his-car-over-the-border/

 

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Northern Ireland's DUP backs deal to restore devolved government

By Ian Graham

 

FILE PHOTO: Leader of the DUP Arlene Foster MLA speaks at the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) annual conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland October 26, 2019. REUTERS/Lorraine O'Sullivan

 

BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's largest pro-British party, the Democratic Unionist Party, said it believed the draft deal published by the British and Irish governments on Thursday provided a basis upon which the regional assembly can be re-established.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142564-northern-irelands-dup-backs-deal-to-restore-devolved-government/

 

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F1 champion Hamilton donates $500,000 to Australian wildlife rescue

 

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - November 28, 2019 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton arrives ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he was donating $500,000 (382,819 pounds) towards the rescue and care of wildlife caught in bushfires ravaging southeast Australia.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142565-f1-champion-hamilton-donates-500000-to-australian-wildlife-rescue/

 

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Fearing war, nuclear proliferation, Europe scrambles to calm Iran tensions

By John Irish and Robin Emmott

 

 

FILE PHOTO: The Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European nations will seek on Friday to find ways to guide the United States and Iran away from confrontation knowing that a miscalculation from either side could leave the bloc facing a war and a serious nuclear proliferation crisis at its doorstep.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142567-fearing-war-nuclear-proliferation-europe-scrambles-to-calm-iran-tensions/

 

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U.S. House votes to rein in Trump's war powers as U.S.-Iran tensions stay high

By Patricia Zengerle and Ahmed Aboulenein

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence speak with senior White House advisors during a meeting about an Iran missile attack on U.S. military facilities in Iraq, in the Situation Room of the White House, Washington, U.S., January 7, 2020. The White House/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran as the Middle East remained tense after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian commander and Iran's retaliatory missile strikes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142571-us-house-votes-to-rein-in-trumps-war-powers-as-us-iran-tensions-stay-high/

 

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Dense fog forecast for some areas of upper Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

Dense fog in the mornings have been forecast for some areas in upper Thailand, the North and the Northeast along with cool weather in the morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142573-dense-fog-forecast-for-some-areas-of-upper-thailand/

 

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Three killed, four injured in Lopburi gold heist

By THE NATION

 

 

Three people were killed and four injured when a lone gunman fired bullets to rob a goldsmith's shop in Lopburi province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142560-two-year-old-boy-killed-in-mass-shooting-at-lopburi-shopping-mall/?do=findComment&comment=14941828

 

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Budget debate walk-out after calls for more time were rejected by Gov

 

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The debate on the budget bill for the 2020 fiscal year almost collapsed Thursday evening after opposition MPs refused to take any further part, which they indicated by removing their smart ID cards from the system. The cards indicate their presence in the chamber. By removing them, the meeting may have lacked a quorum and ended immediately.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142575-budget-debate-walk-out-after-calls-for-more-time-were-rejected-by-gov/

 

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Get your chips cards, magnetic ATM cards to be invalid from Jan 15: BOT

By THE NATION

 

 

The deadline for switching from magnetic ATM cards to chip cards is coming closer and after January 15, all magnetic cards will become invalid, Siritida Panomwon na Ayudhya, Bank of Thailand Assistant Governor of Payment Systems Policy and Financial Department, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142577-get-your-chips-cards-magnetic-atm-cards-to-be-invalid-from-jan-15-bot/

 

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Big Oud hits out at Big Joke: Don't knock my biometrics system for your own personal problems

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang has gone on the attack against former bureau chief Lt-Gen Surachate Hakparn who claimed that corruption in the procurement of the IB's biometrics system was behind the shooting of his car on Monday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142578-big-oud-hits-out-at-big-joke-dont-knock-my-biometrics-system-for-your-own-personal-problems/

 

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U.S. inquiry into FBI, Clinton spurred by Republicans ends without results -Washington Post

By Makini Brice

 

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during an event promoting "The Book of Gutsy Women" at the Southbank Centre in London, Britain, November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Justice Department inquiry into Republican allegations of misconduct at the department and the FBI, including its handling of investigations related to 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, effectively ended without tangible results, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142580-us-inquiry-into-fbi-clinton-spurred-by-republicans-ends-without-results-washington-post/

 

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TAT launches seasonal campaign for 60th anniversary

By Jarupong Krisanaraj

 

TAT governor, Yuthasak Supasorn (centre)

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in collaboration with partners in the industry, has launched the “60 Happiness Routes @ Muang Thai the Series: Hello Winter” campaign, aimed at encouraging domestic tourism and celebrate its 60th anniversary.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142583-tat-launches-seasonal-campaign-for-60th-anniversary/