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Wave of IS-claimed bombings in Syria kill at least 48

By SARAH EL DEEB and PHILIP ISSA

 

BEIRUT (AP) — Near-simultaneous bombings claimed by the Islamic State group struck in and around strongholds of the Syrian government and Kurdish troops Monday, killing at least 48 people in a wave of attacks that came a day after the militants lost a vital link to the outside world along the Syrian-Turkish border.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941447-wave-of-is-claimed-bombings-in-syria-kill-at-least-48/

 

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Obama makes trade deal top priority in remaining months

By KEVIN FREKING

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite formidable opposition across the political spectrum, President Barack Obama is using his final months in office to fight for congressional approval of a 12-nation free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941448-obama-makes-trade-deal-top-priority-in-remaining-months/

 

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Canadian passport required: Canada changes entry rules for dual citizens

 

OTTAWA, Canada - Dual citizen Canadians must show a Canadian passport to enter the country under tightened entry rules effective September 30.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941449-canadian-passport-required-canada-changes-entry-rules-for-dual-citizens/

 

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Taiwanese man arrested in huge Chonburi warehouse ganja bust

 

Image: tnamcot

 

CHONBURI: -- Police have announced the arrest of a Taiwanese man and a Thai man after the discovery of more than 3,000 kilograms of compressed, dried ganja in a Chonburi warehouse.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941456-taiwanese-man-arrested-in-huge-chonburi-warehouse-ganja-bust/

 

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Popular "Uncle Smiley" slaughtered in knife attack under expressway in Bangkok

 

Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- A popular man who slept out under the expressway in the Rama 6 area of Bangkok has been brutally murdered.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941457-popular-uncle-smiley-slaughtered-in-knife-attack-under-expressway-in-bangkok/

 

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Eight Thai universities make world rankings

THE NATION 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- EIGHT THAI higher-education institutions have made it into |the latest list of the world’s top universities, with Chulalongkorn University (CU) leading the Thai group.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941458-eight-thai-universities-make-world-rankings/

 

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ISIS HUMILIATED: Sick terror group BAN BURKA as THEY are attacked by women in veils

By KATIE MANSFIELD

 

ISLAMIC State has banned the burka in an embarrassing U-turn, declaring full-face veils are a security risk.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941459-isis-humiliated-sick-terror-group-ban-burka-as-they-are-attacked-by-women-in-veils/

 

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Thailand, Pakistan aim for FTA by next year

PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI
THE NATION 

 

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND and Pakistan will attempt to conclude a free-trade agreement by next year, not only to promote bilateral trade and cooperation, but also to use the other country as a springboard into the South Asia and Asean regions.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941460-thailand-pakistan-aim-for-fta-by-next-year/

 

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Brexit minister already has team of 300 working on arranging Britain's exit from EU

 

LONDON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- British politicians returned to the Houses of Parliament Monday with the fallout from the decision to quit the European Union top of the agenda.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941462-brexit-minister-already-has-team-of-300-working-on-arranging-britains-exit-from-eu/

 

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American football player Bruce Miller sacked after arrest

 

SAN FRANCISCO: -- American football team the San Francisco 49ers has sacked fullback Bruce Miller after he was arrested on suspicion of assault, US media report.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941463-american-football-player-bruce-miller-sacked-after-arrest/

 

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Clinton blasts Russia, Trump softens immigration stance

By KEN THOMAS and STEVE PEOPLES

 

CLEVELAND (AP) — Setting the stage on Labor Day for a critical month in their testy presidential campaign, Donald Trump softened his stance on immigration while Hillary Clinton blasted Russia for its suspected tampering in the U.S. electoral process.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941466-clinton-blasts-russia-trump-softens-immigration-stance/

 

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Far-right activist, author Phyllis Schlafly dies at 92

By JIM SALTER

 

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Phyllis Schlafly, the outspoken conservative activist who helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and founded the Eagle Forum political group, has died. She was 92.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941467-far-right-activist-author-phyllis-schlafly-dies-at-92/

 

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Chevy Chase enters rehab for 'tuneup' on alcohol problem

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chevy Chase has checked into a rehab facility in Minnesota for treatment for an alcohol problem.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941468-chevy-chase-enters-rehab-for-tuneup-on-alcohol-problem/

 

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Clinton says she won't be going Mexico before Election Day 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton says she won't be going Mexico before Election Day.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941469-clinton-says-she-wont-be-going-mexico-before-election-day /

 

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PM Prayut confirms Thailand’s focus on development with people at the center

 

BANGKOK, 6 September 2016 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has assured the international community that Thailand will always recognize the importance of development that puts people at the center of social progress. 

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941470-pm-prayut-confirms-thailand’s-focus-on-development-with-people-at-the-center/

 

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Dharma Retreat Centre on Protected Land Demolished

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – The Dharma Retreat Buddhist Centre in the Khun Mae Kuang National Forest Reserve was demolished by the Royal Forestry Department Chiang Mai after the owner failed to relocate after he was found to be trespassing on protected land.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941473-dharma-retreat-centre-on-protected-land-demolished/

 

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Justice Ministry sets guidelines for media in reporting crimes at press conference

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The bringing of criminal suspects to appear at press conference is a violation of human right and also is unfair to their families who have no knowledge of their crimes but have to suffer social consequences, according to the Ministry of Justice.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941475-thai-justice-ministry-sets-guidelines-for-media-in-reporting-crimes-at-press-conference/

 

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1,000 in Myanmar protest Annan's role on Rohingya commission 
ESTHER HTUSAN, Associated Press

 

SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — About 1,000 Buddhists in a Myanmar state wracked by religious and ethnic strife protested Tuesday's arrival of former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, saying the Ghanaian is meddling in the country's affairs by leading a government-appointed commission to find solutions to the conflict.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941477-1000-in-myanmar-protest-annans-role-on-rohingya-commission /

 

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Ladyboy alert. Robberies around Pattaya

Report by Pattaya One News Team

 

 

PATTAYA: -- Just after midnight, on the morning of September 6, a forty-five-year old Japanese business man, Mr Ichikawa Tekami, reported a robbery at Pattaya police station.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941478-ladyboy-alert-robberies-around-pattaya/

 

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Two killed and eight injured in bomb attack in Narathiwat

 

 

NARATHIWAT: -- Two people died, and eight others who included four police, were injured in a roadside bomb attack in Tak Bai district of Narathiwat this morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941481-two-killed-and-eight-injured-in-bomb-attack-in-narathiwat/

 

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19 resorts on Phu Thap Boek successfully torn down

  

PHETCHABUN, 6 September 2016 (NNT) - Phetchabun Authorities have successfully demolished 19 resorts built illegally on Phu Thap Boek Mountain following the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)’s instruction. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941483-19-resorts-on-phu-thap-boek-successfully-torn-down/

 

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Perp pressers to continue despite Prayuth's concern for human rights

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

A typical setting of police news conferences, a man accused of rape on Friday was presented to reporters at Bangkok's Crime Suppression Division and told to apologize for his alleged crime.

 

BANGKOK — For a while it seemed like a tradition in the symbiotic relationship between police and media would be brought to an end.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941475-thai-justice-ministry-sets-guidelines-for-media-in-reporting-crimes-at-press-conference/?do=findComment&comment=11120531

 

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Bangkok’s luxury malls use more energy than some provinces (INFOGRAPHIC)

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Mark Fischer

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand may be a middle-income country, but enter one of the capital’s many new, opulent shopping complexes and you’ll think you’ve been transported to New York or Singapore.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941484-bangkok’s-luxury-malls-use-more-energy-than-some-provinces/

 

 

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7,000 kgs of garlic and onions smuggled into Thailand

  

MUKDAHAN, 6 September 2016 (NNT) - Soldiers confiscated 7,000 kilograms of dried garlic, red and white onions believed to have been illegally imported into Thailand through the border of Mukdahan province. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941487-7000-kgs-of-garlic-and-onions-smuggled-into-thailand/

 

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Father, 4-year-old daughter killed in south Thailand bombing 

 

BANGKOK (AP) — Police say a bomb has exploded outside a school in southern Thailand, killing a man and his 4-year-old daughter. Eight people were also injured.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941481-two-killed-and-eight-injured-in-bomb-attack-in-narathiwat/?do=findComment&comment=11120668

 

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Arrest warrants out for suspects behind Phuket Imam shooting

The Phuket News

 

Lamom Ratderm (left) and Nattapongor Songna are alleged to be behind the shooting of Baan Bangpae Imam Weerachart Kahapana on Aug 4. Photo: The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: -- Arrest warrants have now been issued for two men believed to have been behind the shooting of Baan Bangpae Imam Weerachart Kahapana early last month

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941494-arrest-warrants-out-for-suspects-behind-phuket-imam-shooting/

 

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VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte expresses regret that his "son of a bitch" remark came across as personal attack on Obama.

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Vietnam tourism operators to complain against hefty visa fee hike for US visitors

 

 

HANOI: -- The Vietnam Tourism Association will lodge a complaint with the government against the recent increase in visa fees by more than five times for US nationals, saying that the steep hike has affected many tourism firms, Thanh Nien News Online reported on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941495-vietnam-tourism-operators-to-complain-against-hefty-visa-fee-hike-for-us-visitors/

 

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Alibaba Group CEO meets with Prime Minister

 

  

HANGZHOU, 6 September 2016 (NNT) - The CEO of one of China’s largest companies, Jack Yun Ma of Alibaba Group, has taken the opportunity to meet with Thailand’s Prime Minister while he was in Hangzhou, China for the Group of 20 summit (G20). 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941498-alibaba-group-ceo-meets-with-pm-prayut/