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Gen. Prawit orders security increase after southern attacks

Suwit Rattiwan

 

BANGKOK, 12 August 2016 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon has attended a meeting between national security units following bombings in many southern provinces. He instructed them to step up security measures and impose the highest punishment on those responsible for the attacks. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937472-gen-prawit-orders-security-increase-after-southern-attacks/

 

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PM expresses sorrow for bomb victims and their families

 

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BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said Friday night that the bomb and arson attacks in seven southern provinces which left four Thais killed and 35 other people – both Thai and foreign tourists – injured had deeply hurt the feelings of the Thai people “because there are people who bent on creating situation instead of making merits as a tribute on Mother’s Day”.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937477-pm-expresses-sorrow-for-bomb-victims-and-their-families/

 

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Fidel Castro turns 90 - the last major communist figure in the West

 

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As Fidel Castro turns 90 it is 10 years since ill health forced him to hand over power to his brother Raul, but he still revered by many in the country where he led the revolution which ended in 1959.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937485-fidel-castro-turns-90-the-last-major-communist-figure-in-the-west/

 

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Pressuring Trump, Clinton releases 2015 tax returns 

 

LISA LERER, Associated Press
KEN THOMAS, Associated Press

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary and Bill Clinton earned $10.6 million last year, according to a tax filing released by her campaign Friday that sought to pressure presidential rival Donald Trump to disclose his tax returns.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937488-pressuring-trump-clinton-releases-2015-tax-returns/

 

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Foreigners urged to “exercise extreme caution” in Thailand, as tourism minister visits those injured in Hua Hin blast

 

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BANGKOK:-- Foreign embassies in Thailand have updated their travel advice for anyone travelling in or two Thailand in the aftermath of co-ordinated bomb attacks that left four people dead and dozens more wounded.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937495-foreigners-urged-to-“exercise-extreme-caution”-in-thailand-as-tourism-minister-visits-those-injured-in-hua-hin-blast/

 

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Police ordered to load Pokémon Go on their phones to help protect public!

BY STAFF WRITER

mage: Thai News Agency

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Region 9 top brass responsible for Bangkok have ordered officers throughout the capital to load Pokémon Go on their phones and find out what it is all about.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/police-ordered-to-load-pokemon-go-on-their-phones-to-help-protect-public/16803/

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Thai police look for suspects after bombs hit tourist sites 

 

PENNY WANG, Associated Press
TODD PITMAN, Associated Press

 

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HUA HIN, Thailand (AP) — Thais and tourists headed warily into the main part of a big holiday weekend Saturday as authorities looked for suspects and a motive behind a series of blasts that struck tourist resort towns across southern Thailand in some of the worst violence since a military coup two years ago. Police said at least four people were killed and dozens wounded, including 11 foreigners.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937521-thai-police-look-for-suspects-after-bombs-hit-tourist-sites/

 

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Turkish prosecutors seek jail term for pro-Kurdish party leader Demirtas

 

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Turkish prosecutors are seeking five-year jail sentences for the head of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtas and another pro-Kurdish MP Sirri Sureyya Onder.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937523-turkish-prosecutors-seek-jail-term-for-pro-kurdish-party-leader-demirtas/

 

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Private sector says bombing has only short-term impact on economy

 

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BANGKOK: The private sector is confident that the bombing incidents at tourist locations in several southern provinces will have only short-term impact after international terrorism was ruled out.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937528-private-sector-says-bombing-has-only-short-term-impact-on-economy/

 

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'No foreign tourist cancellations' say Phuket tourist associations as Sunday 'Walking Street' night market cancelled

 

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

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LardYai Walking Street market, a popular Sunday night activity among Thais and foreigners, is cancelled on August 14. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot
 

PHUKET: The weekly “Lard Yai Walking Street” market in Old Town Phuket has been cancelled this Sunday (August 14) as an extra safety precaution in the wake of arson and bomb attacks on Thursday and Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937532-no-foreign-tourist-cancellations-say-phuket-tourist-associations-as-sunday-walking-street-night-market-cancelled/

 

 

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Condemning Attacks, Amnesty Calls On Govt To Take The High Road

 

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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BANGKOK — Amnesty International condemned the wave of bomb attacks which killed four people and injured at least 30 others in Thailand as a flagrant disregard of life, and called on the military government to measure its response mindful of its obligations under international human rights law.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937536-condemning-attacks-amnesty-calls-on-govt-to-take-the-high-road/

 

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