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Democrats ask White House about Trump son-in-law's potential conflicts

REUTERS

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump (2nd R) and her family, husband Jared Kushner (from L) and children Joseph and Arabella Kushner, arrive aboard the Marine One helicopter with the president to board Air Force One for travel to Florida from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Democratic lawmakers questioned the White House on Wednesday over its handling of U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law's potential conflicts of interest now that he is serving as an official adviser.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972694-democrats-ask-white-house-about-trump-son-in-laws-potential-conflicts/

 

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Govt to install internet services in 24,700 villages nationwide

 

BANGKOK, 9 March 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has expedited the installation of internet services at 24,700 villages within 2017. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972695-thai-govt-to-install-internet-services-in-24700-villages-nationwide/

 

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Husband survives scissors attack after drinking session with wife

 

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SRI RACHA: -- Police and medics rushed to a room in Sri Racha where they found a man bleeding profusely from a wound to his neck.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972699-husband-survives-scissors-attack-after-drinking-session-with-wife-in-sri-racha/

 

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Just because you are bald and wear orange doesn't make you a monk...

 

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CHACHOENGSAO: -- A group of men who rented rooms at a Chachoengsao resort attracted the attention of staff earlier this week. They were bald and wearing orange but did not seem to be all that holy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972712-just-because-you-are-bald-and-wear-orange-doesnt-make-you-a-monk/

 

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HOTEL DEALS: Book by March 13th to receive an extra 10% discount on our already great prices!

 

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Three classy hotels feature in this weeks' Hotel Deals of the Week - A great hotel in Bangkok's Nana district, simply one of Phuket's finest, and a chic adults-only resort in Khao Lak.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972717-hotel-deals-book-by-march-13th-to-receive-an-extra-10-discount-on-our-already-great-prices/

 

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Video: ER worker attacked by patient's relative after he forbids entry to ICU

 

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TRANG: -- Video from a government hospital in Trang shows an emergency room worker being assaulted by the relative of a patient in ICU.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972720-video-er-worker-attacked-by-patients-relative-after-he-forbids-entry-to-icu/

 

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Villagers prepare to chase away the ghosts after death of four cows

 

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CHAYAPHUM: -- Villagers in Chayaphum in Thailand's north-east are convinced malevolent ghosts are at work after the death of four cows and other animals in their area.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972726-villagers-in-chayaphum-prepare-to-chase-away-the-ghosts-after-death-of-four-cows/

 

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School bus falls into ravine on Highway 304 killing six, injuring 44

 

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PRACHINBURI: Four teachers, two students were killed and 44 others injured when a school bus skidded off Highway 304 and fell into a 30-metre ravine early this morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972691-two-students-four-teachers-killed-in-bus-accident-in-prachinburi/?do=findComment&comment=11694288

 

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Sony unveils world’s fastest SD card

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

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With the need for speed always being prevalent in daily life, Sony has developed a new SD card that has the fastest write speed in the world and capable of coping with the demands and rigors of all the latest cameras and other devices.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/sony-unveils-worlds-fastest-sd-card/20292/

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Phuket officials welcome 7,800 cruise line passengers

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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PHUKET: -- Officials from various local government agencies were in Patong yesterday morning to welcome some 7,800 passengers enjoying a cruise from Singapore.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972730-phuket-officials-welcome-7800-cruise-line-passengers/

 

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U.S. says illegal immigration from Mexico declined last month

REUTERS

 

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A Mexican deported from the U.S. walks next to Tijuana river, in Tijuana, Mexico, March 6, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of illegal immigrants crossing into the United States from Mexico declined by 40 percent from January to February, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972737-us-says-illegal-immigration-from-mexico-declined-last-month/

 

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iPhone 8 may actually be called ‘iPhone Edition’, likely to be announced in September

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

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A report by Japanese tech site Mac Otakara suggests that the iPhone 8 may be called the ‘iPhone Edition’ and is likely to be unveiled along with the iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus in September.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/iphone-8-may-actually-be-called-iphone-edition-likely-to-be-announced-in-september/20295/

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Finance Minister passes the buck to Revenue Department to resume tax collection from Shinawatra family
By Wichit Chaitrong
The Nation

 

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Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong

 

BANGKOK: -- Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong on Thursday said the Revenue Department had to find a way to collect more taxes from the family of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra regarding the sale of Shin Corporation a decade ago.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972740-finance-minister-passes-the-buck-to-revenue-department-to-resume-tax-collection-from-shinawatra-family/

 

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Parliament to rectify “corrupt” judicial system

 

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Burma’s Lower House on Tuesday approved a proposal that will empower the parliament to oversee the judicial system following a heated debate between the chief justice of the Supreme Court and lawmakers, The Irrawaddy Online reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972745-parliament-to-rectify-“corrupt”-judicial-system/

 

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Dhammakaya temple spokesman surrenders

 

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BANGKOK: -- The director of corporate communications of the Dhammakaya temple, Phra Sanitwong Wuthiwangso, turned himself to the police at the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) headquarters in Bangkok to face two charges filed by the Department of Special Investigation (CSD).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972747-dhammakaya-temple-spokesman-surrenders/

 

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Doi Suthep-Pui National Park Land Encroachments Under Investigation

by CityNews

 

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CityNews – The head of the Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Kritsiam Kongsatree, along with authorities from the National Park Office and the Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department held a national park survey operation where they identified encroachment and trespassers in the protected area.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972750-doi-suthep-pui-national-park-land-encroachments-under-investigation/

 

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Cops told to 'be smart' after DUI suspect dies in custody

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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An army officer tests the breath of a taxi driver on Dec. 29 at a press event promoting road safety during the New Year holidays.

 

BANGKOK — Police stations across Bangkok were instructed Wednesday to be more mindful of the health of intoxicated suspects after a university student died in police custody last week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972751-bangkok-cops-told-to-be-smart-after-dui-suspect-dies-in-custody/

 

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Students, teachers die in field trip bus plunge

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

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Emergency personnel at the scene of a bus crash that killed a total of six students and teachers Thursday morning in Prachinburi province.

 

PRACHINBURI — Two high school students and four of their teachers were killed when a double-decker bus taking them on a field trip plunged from a mountain road early Thursday morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972691-two-students-four-teachers-killed-in-bus-accident-in-prachinburi/?do=findComment&comment=11694557

 

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Burmese man, 19, murdered at Phuket worker’s camp

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

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Police and rescue workers at the scene of the incident. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A 19-year-old migrant worker from Burma was stabbed to death at a worker’s camp close the bus station on Thepkasattri Rd in Rassada last night whilst he was sat eating dinner.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972754-burmese-man-19-murdered-at-phuket-worker’s-camp/

 

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WhatsApp tests business chat tools in search for revenue

BY REUTERS 

 

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service used by more than 1 billion people worldwide, is testing a system that would let businesses talk directly to WhatsApp users for the first time, according to communications about the project seen by Reuters.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/whatsapp-tests-business-chat-tools-in-search-for-revenue/20300/

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Two victims of Marines nude photo-sharing network come forward

By Olga Grigoryants

 

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Active duty U.S. Marine Marisa Woytek (L) listens to Attorney Gloria Allred during a press conference concerning personal photographs being posted without their consent to a "Marine Unit" Facebook page in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two women from the U.S. Marine Corps, one still on active duty, came forward on Wednesday as victims of a clandestine all-male social media network of military personnel and veterans under investigation for sharing nude photos of female colleagues.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972758-two-victims-of-marines-nude-photo-sharing-network-come-forward/

 

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Defense Min: Discussion with political parties about reconciliation has been constructive

 

BANGKOK, 9 March 2017 (NNT) - The Defense Ministry has affirmed that recent meetings between the government-appointed reconciliation committee and political parties have been constructive. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972765-thai-defense-min-discussion-with-political-parties-about-reconciliation-has-been-constructive/

 

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DSI vows to end temple standoff this week

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) strongly believes the defiant Phra Dhammachayo is still hiding inside the 3,000-rai Dhammakaya temple and vows to end everything within this week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972767-dsi-vows-to-end-dhammakaya-temple-standoff-this-week/

 

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U.S. judge allows Hawaii to challenge Trump's new travel ban

By Mica Rosenberg and Dan Levine

REUTERS

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting with U.S. House Deputy Whip team at the East room of the White House in Washington, U.S. March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

(Reuters) - The state of Hawaii can sue over President Donald Trump's new executive order temporarily banning the entry of refugees and travellers from six Muslim-majority countries, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972771-us-judge-allows hawaii to-challenge-trumps-new-travel-ban/

 

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Government moves forward on Thailand 4.0 strategy

 

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BANGKOK: -- As the government is making every effort for national reform under its "Thailand 4.0" strategy, with aim to pull Thailand out of the middle-income trap, economic disparities, and the imbalance between the environment and society, the "Talad Pracharat" or public market is one of the tools to achieve the aim.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972774-government-moves-forward-on-thailand-40-strategy/

 

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