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ISPs given 7 days to erase illicit content from servers

 

 

All internet service providers (ISPs) have been given seven days by the broadcasting and telecom regulator to block illicit webpages and content deemed illegal by the court or they may have their licenses revoked.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980523-isps-given-7-days-to-erase-illicit-content-from-servers/

 

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Dusit to run new hotel near Chatuchak Market

By The Nation

 

 

DUSIT INTERNATIONAL, one of Thailand’s major hotel and property-development companies, recently signed a hotel-management agreement with Dhanasansombut Development Co to operate the first ever hotel in the heart of Bangkok’s world-famous Chatuchak Market.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980524-dusit-to-run-new-hotel-near-chatuchak-market/

 

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277 more Cambodians detained in Sa Kaew for illegal entry

By The Nation

 

 

A combined force of soldiers and police on Thursday apprehended 277 Cambodians during separate raids in the border province of Sa Kaew.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980525-277-more-cambodians-detained-in-sa-kaew-for-illegal-entry/

 

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Public, media partnerships vital for Phuket, says ISOC chief

Sukawin Tanthavanich

 

 

PHUKET:-- Officials from the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) in Bangkok visited Phuket yesterday to talk about building better partnerships between the government and local media organizations.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980527-public-media-partnerships-vital-for-phuket-says-isoc-chief/

 

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Merkel warns Britons - don't delude yourself over Brexit

By Madeline Chambers and Paul Carrel

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Britons on Thursday not to delude themselves that they would continue to enjoy EU rights after Brexit and insisted the bloc would only agree on future ties with London after they have nailed down a deal to leave.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980539-merkel-warns-britons-dont-delude-yourself-over-brexit/

 

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Field Of Sacred Lotuses Bloom For First Time In A Decade

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

 

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — A swamp of pink sacred lotuses in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park were blooming as of Thursday, a phenomenon which occurred for the first time in ten years.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980540-field-of-sacred-lotuses-bloom-for-first-time-in-a-decade/

 

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Prayut tries to calm fears over media bill

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday attempted to allay fears over the controversial media regulatory bill, denying it was intended to restrict media freedom and calling for mutual trust between the media and the government.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980541-prayut-tries-to-calm-fears-over-media-bill/

 

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Thailand drops in media freedom index

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand's media freedom ranking in 2017 has slid six slots to 142, far behind Myanmar in 131st position.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980542-thailand-drops-in-media-freedom-index/

 

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PM vows prosecution of every culprit

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has pledged to take action against every culprit in the latest teenage-prostitution scandal, which has already implicated several senior officials.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980543-pm-vows-prosecution-of-every-culprit/

 

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Police try to allay fear of wiretapping law

 

 

To allay public fear of wiretapping abuses in wake of cabinet’s recent approval of the Criminal Procedural Code amendment to empower police to conduct wiretapping, the Royal Thai Police assured that wiretapping would be done only on certain cases and with court’s approval.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980546-police-try-to-allay-fear-of-wiretapping-law/

 

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Arrested ‘gambling broker’ linked to Chulalongkorn investment scam

By The Nation

 

 

Police have arrested a woman in Chiang Mai province who allegedly received Bt40 million to Bt60 million in ill-gotten gains from 2010 until last February from Dr Sawat Saengbangpla, the fugitive former chairman of the Chulalongkorn University Savings Cooperative.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980548-arrested-‘gambling-broker’-linked-to-chulalongkorn-investment-scam/

 

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Five rangers killed in bomb attack by suspected insurgents

By Narong Nuansakul

The Nation

 

 

Five rangers were killed when suspected insurgents launched a bomb and gun attack against a team of patrolling rangers in Narathiwat’s Chanae district yesterday afternoon.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980549-five-rangers-killed-in-bomb-attack-by-suspected-insurgents/

 

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Netflix doubles content for users in Thailand, also adds Thai subtitles

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Netflix has announced it will double the amount of content available in its library to subscribers in Thailand, as well as adding Thai subtitles and dubbing.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/netflix-doubles-content-for-users-in-thailand-also-adds-thai-subtitles/21281/

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