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Australia's Catholic Church paid $213 million in abuse compensation, costs

REUTERS

 

Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge departs after giving evidence at the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse in Sydney, Australia, February 8, 2017. AAP Image/Paul Miller/via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Catholic Church in Australia paid A$276 million (£171 million) in compensation, treatment and other costs to thousands of victims of child sexual offences in the past 35 years, according to a report released on Thursday at an inquiry into institutional abuse.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969079-australias-catholic-church-paid-213-million-in-abuse-compensation-costs/

 

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U.S. commander expects tough battle in western Mosul

By Ayat Basma

REUTERS

 

U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division gather around an artillery at a military base north of Mosul, Iraq, February 14, 2017. Picture taken February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

 

NORTH OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Islamic State will put up a tough fight in the western side Mosul that remains under its control despite the losses the group suffered so far in the battle for the Iraqi, a U.S. commander said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969084-us-commander-expects-tough-battle-in-western-mosul/

 

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Police, troops outside Dhammakaya Temple not in crowd control gear: Nation TV
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Nation TV (22) reported that all troops and police deployed to besiege the Dhammakaya Temple in Pathum Thani are not dressed in crowd-control gear.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969077-some-3500-troops-police-surround-dhammakaya-temple/#comment-11625580

 

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After junta declared it 'controlled zone' police surround Dhammakaya Temple

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Police officers on Thursday prevent a monk and worshipers from entering Dhammakaya Temple in Pathum Thani province.

 

PATHUM THANI — Police were barricading entrances to the headquarters of the controversial Dhammakaya Temple on Thursday in their latest apparent effort to apprehend its fugitive abbot.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969077-some-3500-troops-police-surround-dhammakaya-temple/?do=findComment&comment=11625630

 

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Thai forces besiege temple in standoff over monk

By Aukkarapon Niyomyat

REUTERS

 

Thai army personnel stand outside Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, north of Thailand February 16, 2017.REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai forces surrounded the country's biggest Buddhist temple on Thursday and the junta leader declared he was imposing control after it failed to hand over an influential monk wanted for money laundering.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969077-some-3500-troops-police-surround-dhammakaya-temple/?do=findComment&comment=11625469

 

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Former U.S. Justice Department official warns Europe on election hacking

By Dustin Volz

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Carlin addresses a news conference to announce indictments on Iranian computer hackers, in Washington March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A former Justice Department official who served in the Obama administration said European countries must be willing to respond forcefully to efforts by Russia or others to use cyber attacks to meddle in their elections, saying the U.S. response fell short.

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969085-former-us-justice-department-official-warns-europe-on-election-hacking/

 

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Malaysia arrests second woman in suspected assassination of Kim Jong Nam

REUTERS

 

A North Korea embassy official sits outside a morgue at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, where the body of Kim Jong Nam is held for autopsy, in Malaysia February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has detained a second woman suspected in the apparent assassination of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, state news agency Bernama reported on Thursday, citing the inspector general of police.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968994-malaysia-detains-woman-over-murder-of-half-brother-of-north-korea-leader/?do=findComment&comment=11625672

 

 

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Woman in Fox sexual harassment case receives subpoena - lawyer

By Daniel Wiessner

REUTERS

 

Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of Fox News and Fox Television Stations, answers questions during a panel discussion at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, California July 24, 2006. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/Files

 

REUTERS - U.S. prosecutors have subpoenaed one of the women who claims she was sexually harassed by former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, and compelled her to testify before a federal grand jury, her lawyer said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969088-woman-in-fox-sexual-harassment-case-receives-subpoena-lawyer/

 

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Diseased rat urine kills New Yorker in outbreak of rare illness

By Jonathan Allen

REUTERS

 

A rat's head rests as it is constricted in an opening in the bottom of a garbage can in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Diseased rat urine has killed at least one person and sickened two others in New York City in an outbreak of a rarely seen infection, prompting calls from city officials on Wednesday for a renewed effort to cull the rodent population.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969091-diseased-rat-urine-kills-new-yorker-in-outbreak-of-rare-illness/

 

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Trump blasts 'criminal' leaks by intelligence agencies, calls Flynn 'wonderful'

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a listening session with the Retail Industry Leaders Association and member company CEOs in the Rosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua 

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday assailed what he said were illegal and "criminal" leaks from U.S. intelligence agencies in the controversy over contacts with Russian officials that forced his national security adviser Michael Flynn to resign.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969094-trump-blasts-criminal-leaks-by-intelligence-agencies-calls-flynn-wonderful/

 

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Dhammakaya raided by combined force

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A combined force of 3,000 officials from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), local administration officials, anti-riot police and soldiers conducted simultaneous predawn raids at the Dhammakaya temple in the last effort to arrest it's former abbot, Phra Dhammachayo.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969077-some-3500-troops-police-surround-dhammakaya-temple/?do=findComment&comment=11625848

 

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SET up 3.29 points at opening /Bangkok Post 

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Dhammakaya temple spokesman turns in to police

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The spokesman of the Dhammakaya temple, Mr Ong-art Thamnita, has turned himself in to the police last night.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969077-some-3500-troops-police-surround-dhammakaya-temple/?do=findComment&comment=11625866

 

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Thailand confirms participation in JCR meeting in Cambodia

 

 

BANGKOK, 16 February 2017 (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha has confirmed Thailand’s participation in another Joint Cabinet Retreat in Cambodia. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969096-thailand-confirms-participation-in-jcr-meeting-in-cambodia/

 

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Cobra Gold soldiers build memorial building in Chanthaburi

 

 

CHANTHABURI, 16 February 2017 (NNT) – American, Japanese and Thai navy officers are preparing to hand a multi-purpose building to Ban Chan Khrem in Chanthaburi province as a memorial of their participation in the Cobra Gold military exercise. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969098-cobra-gold-soldiers-build-memorial-building-in-chanthaburi/

 

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Finnish tourist stabbed in the back by "Thai men" in Jomtien

 

Picture: Siamchonnews

 

PATTAYA: -- Police in Pattaya are investigating an incident that left a 45 year old Finnish tourist with two stab wounds to the back in Jomtien this morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969106-finnish-tourist-stabbed-in-the-back-by-thai-men-in-jomtien/

 

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Violence in South continues

 

 

YALA: -- Fires broke out simultaneously last night at a construction site and a para wood factory in Yala province, causing heavy damages to both places.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969109-violence-in-south-continues/

 

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Minivan owners warned - beware fake GPS

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Owners of minivans ordered by the land department to fit GPS tracking systems have been warned to beware of fakes.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969110-minivan-owners-warned-beware-fake-gps/

 

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Army calls for Phuket taxi, van drivers to get licences

The Phuket News

 

The official notice from the PLTO calling for taxi and van drivers to get licences, received by The Phuket News yesterday (Feb 15) but dated Feb 10.

 

PHUKET: -- At the behest of the Royal Thai Army, the Phuket Land Transportation Office is calling for all drivers of public transport vehicles, including taxi, van and bus drivers, to apply for their commercial drivers’ licences.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969111-army-calls-for-phuket-taxi-van-drivers-to-get-licences/

 

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Thailand is 2nd in Asia Pacific for cross-border purchase via mobile phone
By Sucheera Pinijparakarn

The Nation

 

Somwang Luangphaiboonsri, Country Lead for PayPal Thailand.

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand is ranked second among the Asia Pacific countries surveyed for cross-border purchase via mobile devices, according to PayPal, one of the global leaders in digital payment.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969113-thailand-is-2nd-in-asia-pacific-for-cross-border-purchase-via-mobile-phone/

 

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AOT to invest 200 billion to develop six airports

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Airports of Thailand (AOT) says it is planning to invest 200 billion baht to develop six major airports over the next 10 years.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969114-aot-to-invest-200-billion-to-develop-six-airports/

 

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Alleged mastermind of Briton’s murder in Pattaya held in Phnom Penh

 

 

A Briton wanted by the Thai police for allegedly masterminding the murder of a fellow citizen in Pattaya last month has been held in the custody of Cambodian police in Por Sen Chey district of Phnom Penh, the Phnom Penh Post Online reported on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968991-cambodian-police-announce-arrest-of-british-man-wanted-over-murder-of-tony-kenway-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=11626217

 

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Shooters of Tony Kenway not allowed to flee, say Pattaya police, as case drags on

 

Picture: Thairath

 

PATTAYA: -- Nong Preu police investigating the shooting of UK man Tony Kenway in Pattaya have hit back at suggestions that the assailant and his accomplice were allowed to flee Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969117-shooters-of-tony-kenway-not-allowed-to-flee-say-pattaya-police-as case-drags-on/

 

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Yahoo warns users of ANOTHER major security breach

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD 

 

 

It seems like Yahoo may have been the victim of yet another cyber attack.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/yahoo-warns-users-of-another-major-security-breach/19882/

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Verizon close to Yahoo deal, price cut of $250-350 million – source

BY REUTERS 

 

 

(Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc is close to a revised deal to buy Yahoo Inc’s core internet business for $250 million to $350 million less than the original agreed price of $4.83 billion, according to a source briefed on the matter.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/verizon-close-to-yahoo-deal-price-cut-of-250-350-million-source/19887/

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Thai authorities enter Buddhist temple to search for wanted monk - police

REUTERS

 

Thai police block Buddhist monks at the gate of Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai security forces entered the country's biggest Buddhist temple on Thursday to search for an influential monk wanted for money laundering, police said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969077-some-3500-troops-police-surround-dhammakaya-temple/?do=findComment&comment=11626298

 

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The case of a taxi driver who refused a passenger in Bangkok is all over the Thai news

 

Image: Manager Online

 

 

BANGKOK: -- For the passenger in question who was denied a ride was not an ordinary member of the public but a public prosecutor. Then a policeman actually turned up to arrest him rather than the rogue driver.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969127-the-case-of-a-taxi-driver-who-refused-a-passenger-in-bangkok-is-all over-the-thai-news/

 

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Watch out for fake lottery tickets - if you win you'll get nothing!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

NAKHON PATHOM: -- The National lottery office has warned the Thai public to check lottery tickets carefully after a case of fake tickets was discovered in Nakorn Pathom.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969128-watch-out-for-fake-lottery-tickets-if-you-win-youll-get-nothing/

 

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Dhammakaya Temple allows search now: DSI chief
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Dhammakaya Temple has allowed the authorities to go inside to conduct a search for elusive Phra Dhammachayo, Department of Special Investigation chief Pol Col Paisit Wongmuang said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969077-some-3500-troops-police-surround-dhammakaya-temple/?do=findComment&comment=11626451

 

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11 Laotian illegal migrant workers arrested in Buriram

 

 

BURIRAM: -- Narcotic suppression and local police in Buriram province yesterday arrested 11 Laotian males and females aged 20-30 years old for illegal entry after stopping a passenger van at a road checkpoint.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/969129-11-laotian-illegal-migrant-workers-arrested-in-buriram/