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Police hunting Myanmar man for repeated rape of 15-year-old girl 

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The workers’ camp where the alleged repeated rape took place. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are hunting for a Myanmar man accused of repeatedly raping a 15-year-old girl staying at the same workers’ camp in Pa Khlok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169135-police-hunting-myanmar-man-for-repeated-rape-of-15-year-old-girl/

 

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Bangchak offers new E20 gasohol at special price on Saturday

By THE NATION

 

 

Bangchak Corporation Plc has launched a special one-day campaign to promote its newest E20 S EVO gasohol.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169137-bangchak-offers-new-e20-gasohol-at-special-price-on-saturday/

 

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"Sinner" didn't get the message! A dozen cats left in a crate behind the market

 

 

A woman called Jirawan, 53, contacted Thai Rath after a man she called a "sinner" left 12 cats in a wooden crate by her back wall behind the Worakit Plaza market in Si Racha, Chonburi. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169138-sinner-didnt-get-the-message-a-dozen-cats-left-in-a-crate-behind-the-market/

 

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Frenchman, Thai friend applauded for beach cleanups in Krabi

By Pattaya Mail

 

  

Nathan Sorin and Sirawit Chanchota have been collecting plastic waste at tourist sites in Krabi province.

 

A Frenchman and his Thai friend have been applauded for collecting garbage off beaches in the southern Krabi province during the COVID-19 lockdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169139-frenchman-thai-friend-applauded-for-beach-cleanups-in-krabi/

 

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Thai police seek Interpol help to find Chinese surrogacy agent

 

 

Thai police are seeking Interpol’s help to track down a Chinese agent for commercial surrogacy services.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169142-thai-police-seek-interpol-help-to-find-chinese-surrogacy-agent/

 

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Thailand reports no new domestic COVID-19 cases for 25 consecutive days

 

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing protective masks use their mobile phones as they hold umbrellas during rainy weather, after the government eased some protective measures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Friday reported five new coronavirus cases, all of which were found in quarantine, making it 25 days without a confirmed domestic transmission of the virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169145-thailand-reports-no-new-domestic-covid-19-cases-for-25-consecutive-days/

 

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Plan for government-supported Phuket ‘International Medical Hub Centre’ unveiled

By The Phuket News

 

An artist’s impression of what the international medical hub centre will look like. Image: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket) has announced a plan for the government to develop an international medical centre to be built on 140 rai near the Phuket Check Point in Tha Chatchai, at the northernmost tip of the island.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169147-plan-for-government-supported-phuket-‘international-medical-hub-centre’-unveiled/

 

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Thai government signs $9.3 billion U-Tapao aviation city project with local consortium

 

FILE PHOTO: An airline staff member wearing a protective mask stands at U-Tapao Airport, in Rayong, Ban Chang District, Thailand February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government on Friday signed a 290 billion baht ($9.36 billion) agreement with a consortium of local firms to upgrade and expand U-Tapao airport and its surrounds and turn it into a third international gateway for Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169096-bbs-to-sign-bt290bn-contract-for-u-tapao-megaproject-on-friday/?do=findComment&comment=15534575

 

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Boy, 13, injured in Krabi shootout

By THE NATION

 

 

A 13-year-old boy was injured in a shootout over a land dispute in Krabi province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169157-boy-13-injured-in-krabi-shootout/

 

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New and ‘beautified’ Khaosan Road to reopen in August

By The Nation

 

 

Khaosan Road is set to reopen in August after a clean-up and renovation during the Covid-19 lockdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169158-new-and-‘beautified’-khaosan-road-to-reopen-in-august/

 

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Free from Covid-19 for a month, Chiang Mai reaches out to tourists

By The Nation

 

 

The government and the private sector in Chiang Mai province have joined hands to launch the "Chiang Mai Safety City Destination" on Thursday (June 18), encouraging tourists to visit the province without worries following the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169159-free-from-covid-19-for-a-month-chiang-mai-reaches-out-to-tourists/

 

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Bhumjaithai’s Anutin open to Cabinet reshuffle

By The Nation

 

Anutin Charnvirakul

 

Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is willing to accept a reshuffle of the Cabinet, though Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has so far not spoken a word on the matter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169160-bhumjaithai’s-anutin-open-to-cabinet-reshuffle/

 

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Koh Samet opens for public again on July 1

By THE NATION

 

 

Koh Samet (Samet Island) in Rayong province will reopen to the public on July 1, after being closed during the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169161-koh-samet-opens-for-public-again-on-july-1/

 

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Phuket plans ambitious project to emerge as international medical hub

By The Nation

 

 

Phuket has proposed an international medical services project on 140 rai (224,000 square metres) of land to make the province a medical hub.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169147-plan-for-government-supported-phuket-‘international-medical-hub-centre’-unveiled/?do=findComment&comment=15534976

 

 

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Phuket officials ask police to end visitor registration, use Thai Chana only

By The Phuket News

 

The most recent announcement by the Phuket Provincial Police is for people to scan a new QR code to quickly register their details for entering or leaving Phuket on the gophuget.com web platform. Image: Phuket Provincial Police

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Government has asked the Phuket Provincial Police to cease requiring all people entering and leaving Phuket having to register through the gophukget.com online platform developed when the COVID-19 lockdown was first being lifted.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169162-phuket-officials-ask-police-to-end-visitor-registration-use-thai-chana-only/

 

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New Phuket Governor arrives

By The Phuket News

 

Narong Woonchiew, the new Governor of Phuket, arrives at Phuket Provincial Hall this morning (June 19). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: New Phuket Governor Narong Woonchiew arrived at Phuket Provincial Hall at 9:30am today (June 19) to take up his post as Bangkok’s top-ranking official on the island.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169163-new-phuket-governor-arrives/

 

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Great Wall to start SUV, pickup production in Thailand next year amid weak demand

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

FILE PHOTO: People look at a line of Great Wall cars parked in front of the newly opened car factory of Great Wall Motor Co near the town of Lovech, some 150 km (93 miles) north-east of Sofia February 21, 2012. CREUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - China’s top pickup truck maker, Great Wall Motor Co Ltd <601633.SS>, plans to roll out sport-utility vehicles (SUV) and pickup trucks from its recently acquired plants in Thailand early next year, an executive said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169166-great-wall-to-start-suv-pickup-production-in thailand next-year-amid-weak-demand/

 

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Tourists banned from first wave of ‘travel bubbles’, says Anutin

By The Nation

 

 

The “travel bubble” scheme will open first to business groups and international-school teachers who can be easily tracked, not general tourists, said Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday (June 19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169170-tourists-banned-from-first-wave-of-‘travel-bubbles’-says-anutin/

 

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China hands back 10 Indian soldiers taken during border clash - Indian official source

By Sanjeev Miglani, Devjyot Ghoshal

 

An Indian Army convoy moves along a highway leading to Ladakh, at Gagangeer in Kashmir's Ganderbal district June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

 

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - China has returned 10 Indian soldiers captured during a deadly border clash earlier this week, a Indian government source said on Friday, as two Asian nuclear powers sought to de-escalate tensions on their disputed border in the western Himalayas.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169175-china-hands-back-10-indian-soldiers-taken-during-border-clash-indian-official-source/

 

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Exclusive: 'Sorry is not enough', Caribbean states say of British slavery apologies

By Guy Faulconbridge

 

Lloyd's building is pictured in the City of London financial district, in London, Britain, June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British financial institutions that benefited from slavery such as Lloyd’s of London should go further than saying sorry for their role in the Atlantic slave trade and atone for their sins by funding Caribbean development, the region’s countries said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169176-exclusive-sorry-is-not-enough-caribbean-states-say-of-british-slavery-apologies/

 

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French minister: Cannot exclude 'no-deal' Brexit but that's not in UK interest

 

FILE PHOTO: French Junior Minister for European Affairs Amelie de Montchalin arrives at a General Affairs Councilc meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 25, 2020. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS

 

PARIS (Reuters) - A senior French official said on Friday she could not rule out the European Union’s trade talks with departed ex-member Britain ending without a deal though it was in the British interest to reach one.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169177-french-minister-cannot-exclude-no-deal-brexit-but-thats-not-in-uk-interest/

 

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Australia sees China as main suspect in state-based cyberattacks, sources say

By Colin Packham

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a joint press conference held with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia views China as the chief suspect in a spate of cyber-attacks of increasing frequency in recent months, three sources familiar with the government’s thinking told Reuters on Friday, a suggestion swiftly dismissed by Beijing.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169179-australia-sees-china-as-main-suspect-in-state-based-cyberattacks-sources-say/

 

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Dtac launches campaign to tackle cyberbullies

By THE NATION

 

 

A survey conducted by internet provider Dtac showed that more than 50 per cent of young netizens bullied others in relation to their appearance, gender and points of view, Onuma Rerkpattanapipat, head of Dtac’s communications and sustainability division, said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169181-dtac-launches-campaign-to-tackle-cyberbullies/

 

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Thailand safe from Covid-infected salmon imports: Fisheries Dept

By The Nation

 

 

Authorities have moved to quell fears that a second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak in China could spread to Thailand via imported salmon. China said on Thursday (June 18) that a new outbreak of the virus had been traced to imported salmon processed at Beijing’s Xinfadi food market. The news rocked confidence in the Thai seafood market, since Thailand imports large shipments of salmon.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169184-thailand-safe-from-covid-infected-salmon-imports-fisheries-dept/

 

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Schools ordered to tighten food hygiene ahead of reopening

By THE NATION

 

 

Schools nationwide have been instructed to tighten food hygiene rules to protect students from Covid-19 before they reopen next month.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169185-schools-ordered-to-tighten-food-hygiene-ahead-of-reopening/

 

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Raids on gold shops uncover Bt200bn money laundering operation

By The Nation

 

 

"Hanuman" special forces have raided 300 gold shops and gas outlets that police said were being used by drug traffickers in a money-laundering operation worth more than Bt200 billion.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169187-raids-on-gold-shops-uncover-bt200bn-money-laundering-operation/

 

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Redemption song? Silenced musicians handed new hope by govt

By The Nation

 

 

The government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will hold talks with pub, bar, and karaoke operators on Sunday (June 21), after musicians pleaded for permission to return to work.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169191-redemption-song-silenced-musicians-handed-new-hope-by-govt/

 

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Anutin will push for singers, musicians to return to work – provided they wear face masks

By The Nation

 

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will on Friday (June 26) propose to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) that it allow musicians and singers to return to work.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169192-anutin-will-push-for-singers-musicians-to-return-to-work-–-provided-they-wear-face-masks/

 

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Money Heist filming halted as Berlin star details on-set chaos: 'We couldn't finish'

By HELEN KELLY

 

Money Heist filming halted as Berlin star details on-set chaos: 'We couldn't finish' (Image: NETFLIX)

 

MONEY HEIST has become a huge hit around the world with millions of fans desperate to know what the future holds for The Professor and his gang of robbers.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169194-money-heist-filming-halted-as-berlin-star-details-on-set-chaos-we-couldnt-finish/

 

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Norah Jones: 'I worried about being swallowed up by success'

By Laura Snapes

 

Norah Jones … ‘I hope my music lifts people up’

 

The singer-songwriter reflects on her eclectic back catalogue, from a breakthrough mellow jazz smash to collaborations with Danger Mouse and Jeff Tweedy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169195-norah-jones-i-worried-about-being-swallowed-up-by-success/