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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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Commissioner-General reports on southern attacks

Jettana Pantana

 

BANGKOK, 12 August 2016 (NNT) - The Royal Thai Police has delivered an update of the recent attacks in Thailand’s southern region, reporting four deaths and 32 injured. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937474-commissioner-general-reports-on-southern-attacks/

 

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Min of Interior instructs all provinces to be on the lookout for possible attacks

Jettana Pantana

 

BANGKOK, 12 August 2016 (NNT) - The Permanent Secretary for Interior has instructed all provinces to be on the lookout for possible attacks. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937475-min-of-interior-instructs-all-provinces-to-be-on-the-lookout-for-possible-attacks/

 

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Public transit systems step up security measures

Suwit Rattiwan

 

BANGKOK, 12 August 2016 (NNT) - The Ministry of Transport has instructed all units under its charge to increase security for public transit systems. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937476-public-transit-systems-step-up-security-measures/

 

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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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Bulgarian runner Danekova 'tested positive' for banned substance in Rio

 

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Bulgarian runner Silvia Danekova has tested positive for a banned substance in Rio. She has been temporarily suspended pending a B sample test.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937480-bulgarian-runner-danekova-tested-positive-for-banned-substance-in-rio/

 

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Carl Lewis calls on star athletes to take a stand against doping in Rio

 

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In Rio, former Olympic champion Carl Lewis wants to tackle doping head on. He says that athletics has taken a hit of late, and that something must be done to clean up the sport.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937481-carl-lewis-calls-on-star-athletes-to-take-a-stand-against-doping-in-rio/

 

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Wanted: Turkey issues arrest warrant for celebrated football player

 

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An arrest warrant has been issued for one of Turkey’s most celebrated football players – former international striker Hakan Sukur.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937484-wanted-turkey-issues-arrest-warrant-for-celebrated-football-player/

 

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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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Messi says he will again play for Argentina's national team 

 

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi has reconsidered his decision to quit international soccer and will continue playing for Argentina's national team.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937487-messi-says-he-will-again-play-for-argentinas-national-team/

 

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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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Pattaya Defiant After Thailand Bomb Attacks

by Albert Jack

 

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Thai Intelligence Services claimed, this morning, that they were aware of imminent attacks ahead of a series of bombings in southern Thailand over recent days.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937513-pattaya-defiant-after-thailand-bomb-attacks/

 

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Assaults and air strikes in northern Syria

 

Catherine Hardy

 

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US-backed forces battling ISIL near the Turkish border in northern Syria say they have launched a final assault to flush the remaining jihadists out of the city of Manbij.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937518-assaults-and-air-strikes-in-northern-syria/

 

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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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Iran and Turkey pledge greater cooperation on Syria

 

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Despite their differences, the foreign ministers of Turkey and Iran are pledging greater cooperation on trying to resolve the Syrian crisis – after meeting in Ankara.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/937524-iran-and-turkey-pledge-greater-cooperation-on-syria/

 

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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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