Thais warm to robo-banking

By NONTAWAT POOMCHUSRI
SPECIAL TO THE NATION

 

NONTAWAT POOMCHUSRI

 

THAILAND stands out as a nation willing to embrace robo-banking. Nearly seven out of 10 consumers of banking, insurance and financial advisory services are willing to use robo-advice – computer-generated advice and services that are independent of a human adviser – according to an Accenture study of more than 32,000 consumers in 18 countries and regions.

 

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Latest update for Google app on Android brings handy new offline mode

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The latest update to the Google app on Android now allows users to conduct a search even when they are offline.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/latest-update-for-google-app-on-android-brings-handy-new-offline-mode/19456/

New US president keeps economic experts worrying about policy changes

 

 

Economics experts in both the public and private sector have voiced concern over impacts on Thailand from policy changes after President Donald Trump sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964919-new-us-president-keeps-economic-experts-worrying-about-policy-changes/

 

Former U.N. chief Ban apologises over family in U.S. bribery case

 

Former U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon pays a tribute at the natioanl cemetery in Seoul, South Korea, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Files

SEOUL (Reuters) - Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is believed to be considering a presidential run in South Korea, apologised on Saturday for causing public concerns over his family members who had been named in a bribery case in the United States.

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Chinese state media hopes for best with Trump, prepares for worst

 

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to the media as he arrives at a costume party at the home of hedge fund billionaire and campaign donor Robert Mercer in Head of the Harbor, New York, U.S., December 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Kauzlarich/Files

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media on Saturday said that it hoped the new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump understood the importance of relations with China, but that Beijing should also prepare for the worst.

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Trump, in Oval Office, signs first order on Obamacare

By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk along Pennsylvania Avenue during the inaugural parade from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump directed government agencies on Friday to freeze regulations and take steps to weaken Obamacare, using his first hours in the White House to make good on a campaign promise to start dismantling his predecessor's healthcare law.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964923-trump-in-oval-office-signs-first-order-on-obamacare/

 

PM: No hard feelings among Thais

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 21st January 2017 (NNT) – The Prime Minister believes Thai people are willing to let bygones be bygones, which is one of the characteristics of the people of Siam.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964924-pm-no-hard-feelings-among-thais/ 

 

Thailand, China discuss cooperation in mass communication

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 21st January 2017 (NNT) – The Public Relations Department of Thailand (PRD) and the China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC) have discussed mutual cooperation in mass communications and information technology.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964925-thailand-china-discuss-cooperation-in-mass-communication/ 

 

New Windows 10 update is great news for bookworms

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Windows 10 may become a reading hub when a new update is available from Microsoft.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/new-windows-10-update-is-great-news-for-bookworms/19458/

Thailand set to extend free visa offer in bid to lure more foreign tourists

 

Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, Minister for Tourism and Sports  

 

Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister has announced plans to extend the current free visa incentives for foreign tourists by another three months.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964927-thailand-set-to-extend-free-visa-offer-in-bid-to-lure-more-foreign-tourists/

 

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Navy torpedoes appeal for Phuket beach sun loungers to return 

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup’s call to repeal the sun lounger ban has been sunk by provincial authorities. Photo: The Phuket News / file
 

PHUKET: The appeal by Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup to allow sun loungers in a restricted area on Patong Beach has been torpedoed by provincial authorities with a resounding, “No”.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964930-navy-torpedoes-appeal-for-phuket-beach-sun-loungers-to-return/

 

Swedish con man arrested after claiming he was robbed at knife point in Chiang Mai

 

Picture: Thairath

 

CHIANG MAI:-- A Swedish man has been arrested after police discovered he lied about being the victim of an armed robbery in Chiang Mai.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964932-swedish-con-man-arrested-after-claiming-he-was-robbed-at-knife-point-in-chiang-mai/

 

Forest fire emergency alert raised in Riau province

 

 

JAKARTA:-- Emergency alert statuses have already been declared in two regencies in Indonesia’s Riau province to tackle any potential forest fires which could get out of control when the weather gets drier in upcoming months, The Jakarta Post Online reported on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964934-forest-fire-emergency-alert-raised-in-riau-province/

 

Fisherman drags ashore 'disappeared' 4 million baht speedboat

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHANG NGA: A speedboat that went missing on Thursday was found floating off Koh Yao, Phang Nga Bay, by a local fisherman yesterday afternoon.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964935-fisherman-drags-ashore-disappeared-4-million-baht-speedboat/

 

Southern Flood Death Toll Rises to 80, More Monsoonal Rain Expected

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Heavy downpours flooded Tesco Lotus on Friday night in Songkhla province

 

BANGKOK —  A total of 80 people have reportedly been killed as a result of the flash floods in southern Thailand, claimed to have been the worst in decades.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964938-southern-flood-death-toll-rises-to-80-more-monsoonal-rain-expected/

 

Police arrest Korean gang running online gambling operation in Pattaya

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Pattaya have arrested four South Korean men who were allegedly running gambling websites.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964939-police-arrest-korean-gang-running-online-gambling-operation-in-pattaya/

 

40 Thai Tourists Held Hostage by Karens in Myanmar

By The Nation

 

 

Fourty Thai tourists have been held hostages by Karens who demand for a release of its member charged with human-trafficking according to Royal Thai Police on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964940-40-thai-tourists-held-hostage-by-karens-in-myanmar/

 

40 Hostages Briefly Held by Karen Villagers

By Lobsang Dundup Sherpa Subirana, Deputy Editor

 

Protesters in front of the Myanmar Embassy in 2016 on Sathorn Road in Bangkok. Image: @Happybirdyday / Twitter

 

KANCHANABURI — Forty Thai tourists were reportedly held hostage by members of a Karen community Saturday morning as they were attempting to return to Thailand from Myanmar.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964940-40-thai-tourists-held-hostage-by-karens-in-myanmar/

 

Microsoft is bombarding Chrome users with annoying Windows 10 ads

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Windows 10 users are being bombarded with even more ads as Microsoft restarts its offensive against Google Chrome and other third party apps and programs.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-is-bombarding-chrome-users-with-annoying-windows-10-ads/19462/

Sixteen dead, many Hungarian teenagers, in Italy bus accident - police

 

People light candles in front of a school building in Budapest, Hungary January 21, 2017. Sixteen people were killed and about 40 injured after a bus carrying Hungarian students burst into flames on a highway in northern Italian city of Verona. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

VERONA, Italy/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Sixteen people were killed and about 40 were injured when a bus carrying Hungarian students burst into flames on a highway in northern Italy, police and the fire service said on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/964977-sixteen-dead-many-hungarian-teenagers-in-italy-bus-accident-police/

 

 

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