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Illegal Chinese tour guide wanted for abandoning Phuket tour group

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

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PHUKET:-- Police are hunting for an illegal Chinese tour guide who abandoned 24 Chinese tourists at the side of the road in Phang Nga yesterday evening after arguing with them about money. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981440-illegal-chinese-tour-guide-wanted-for-abandoning-phuket-tour-group/

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Pattaya "Marina" plans for Bali Hai port area nothing but a shambles

 

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PATTAYA: -- Plans to turn the Bali Hai port area of Pattaya into a useful space for the public are in shambles according to critics of the plan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981456-pattaya-marina-plans-for-bali-hai-pot-area-nothing-but-a-shambles/

 

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Security guard accuses Phuket scion of assault

The Phuket News

 

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The CCTV footage shows the encounter, which Mr Prasit claims was an unprovoked attack. Image: CCTV

 

PHUKET: -- Police have confirmed they are investigating a complaint from a security guard who says he was assaulted in an unprovoked attack by a man from a prominent Phuket family in Phuket Town last Friday (April 28).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981458-security-guard-accuses-phuket-scion-of-assault/

 

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Auditor-general to probe submarine purchase
By The Nation

 

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Auditor-General Pisit Leelawachiropas

 

BANGKOK: -- The Royal Thai Navy will provide details of its plan to buy Chinese-made submarines, the first of which costing more than Bt10 billion, to top officials of the Office of Auditor-General.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981459-auditor-general-to-probe-submarine-purchase/

 

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Experts lash out at attempt to muzzle media through regulatory bill
By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The media regulatory bill came under attack at a seminar on “Press Freedom and the Future of Thai Society” as an attempt to control not only the media, but also the people in society.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981460-experts-lash-out-at-attempt-to-muzzle-media-through-regulatory-bill/

 

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High alert after report IS suspect fled to Thailand
By The Nation

 

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Muhammad Muzaffa

 

BANGKOK: -- PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday instructed relevant agencies to be on alert after Malaysia revealed that a suspect linked to the Islamic State (IS), Muhammad Muzaffa Arieff Junaidi, had possibly fled to Thailand’s deep South.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981462-high-alert-after-report-is-suspect-fled-to-thailand/

 

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Media up the ante over bill
By Wasamon Audjarint,
Kasamakorn Chanwanpen
The Nation

 

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World Press Freedom Day marked with concerns over threats to society

 

BANGKOK: -- OPPOSITION to the controversial media regulatory bill intensified yesterday as local media groups joined their counterparts from all over the world in marking World Press Freedom Day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981463-media-up-the-ante-over-bill/

 

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Bt2m aid for 'mushroom pickers'
By Jakkapong Rawiwan
The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- THE Justice Fund will provide Bt2 million to help a couple apply for bail after the Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced them to five years in prison for illegal logging in Dong Ranang national forest seven years ago, if their lawyer files a petition for a retrial.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981464-bt2m-aid-for-mushroom-pickers/

 

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Rights lawyer Prawet charged with lese majeste
By Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

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Prawet Prapanukul

 

BANGKOK: -- Human rights lawyer Prawet Prapanukul and five other persons whose whereabouts were unknown since their arrest five days ago, have been charged with lese majeste and were due to appear before the Criminal Court yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981465-rights-lawyer-prawet-charged-with-lese-majeste/

 

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11 total arrest warrants for Mae Hong Son sex scandal
By The Nation

 

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Police criticised over lie detector test administered to teenage victim of ring

 

BANGKOK: -- ARREST WARRANTS have been issued for 11 people – four policemen who have been dismissed from the civil service and seven civilians – implicated in the Mae Hong Son coerced-prostitution ring scandal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981466-11-total-arrest-warrants-for-mae-hong-son-sex-scandal/

 

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Southeast Asia education forum targets sustainable development
By ARIYA CHAIYARIT
THE NATION

 

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BANGKOK: -- EDUCATION EXPERTS from 20 countries in Southeast Asia and around the world have gathered in Bangkok for the International Congress on Education for the 21st Century.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981467-southeast-asia-education-forum-targets-sustainable-development/

 

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EDITORIAL

Media bill a foolish dance on a perilous cliff
By The Nation

 

It’s not too much to ask that government reform seek to open minds rather than sealing off avenues for debate

 

BANGKOK: -- The Nation yesterday carried a story naming the 141 members of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) who voted to endorse the “media reform bill” aimed at regulating the way the news is reported in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981468-media-bill-a-foolish-dance-on-a-perilous-cliff/

 

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SRT told to conduct more feasibility study on Thai-Chinese train project

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Transport Ministry has rejected the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima due to incomplete feasibility study.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981470-srt-told-to-conduct-more-feasibility-study-on-thai-chinese-train-project/

 

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Macron, Le Pen clash in bad-tempered French pre-election TV showdown

By Michel Rose and Ingrid Melander

REUTERS

 

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Candidates for the 2017 presidential election, Emmanuel Macron (R), head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and Marine Le Pen, of the French National Front (FN) party, pose prior to the start of a live prime-time debate in the studios of French television station France 2, and French private station TF1 in La Plaine-Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Feferberg/Pool

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron clashed over their vision of France's future and ways of handling terrorism in an ill-tempered televised debate on Wednesday ahead of Sunday's run-off vote for the presidency.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981473-macron-le-pen-clash-in-bad-tempered-french-pre-election-tv-showdown/

 

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May says EU seeking to affect result of British election

By Kylie MacLellan and William James

REUTERS

 

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks outside 10 Downing Street after traveling to Buckingham Palace to visit Queen Elizabeth after Parliament was dissolved ahead of the general election, in London May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May accused European politicians and officials on Wednesday of seeking to affect the outcome of the June 8 national election by issuing threats over Brexit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981474-may-says-eu-seeking-to-affect-result-of-british-election/

 

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Trump vows to broker Israeli-Palestinian peace, offers no new policies

By Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick

REUTERS

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as they deliver a statement at the White House in Washington D.C., U.S., May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to do “whatever is necessary” to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians as he hosted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House but offered no sign of how he could revive long-stalled negotiations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981475-trump-vows-to-broker-israeli-palestinian-peace-offers-no-new-policies/

 

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China urges all sides in North Korea standoff to 'stop irritating' one another

By Ben Blanchard

REUTERS

 

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A North Korean soldier checks flags before the opening ceremony for the newly constructed residential complex in Ryomyong street in Pyongyang, North Korea April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Wednesday urged all parties in the Korean standoff to stay calm and "stop irritating each other," a day after North Korea said the United States was pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981476-china-urges-all-sides-in-north-korea-standoff-to-stop-irritating-one-another/

 

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Iran coal mine explosion kills 35 - state media

REUTERS

 

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A man reacts near the site of an explosion in a coal mine in Golestan Province, in northern Iran, May 3, 2017. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - An explosion in a coal mine in northern Iran on Wednesday killed at least 35 workers and injured scores, state media reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981477-iran-coal-mine-explosion-kills-35-state-media/

 

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No UK clampdown on EU migrants for years after Brexit - report

REUTERS
 

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FILE PHOTO: People walk among a display of lifejackets worn by refugees during their crossing from Turkey to the Greek island of Chois at Parliament Square in central London, Britain September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may have to allow European Union migrants to come to the country without restrictions for several years after Brexit because of the scale of the challenge of setting up a new immigration system, a think tank said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981479-no-uk-clampdown-on-eu-migrants-for-years-after-brexit-report/

 

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Do-or-die: EU pushes Trump to stick to Paris climate deal

By Alissa de Carbonnel and Valerie Volcovici

REUTERS

 

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European Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete attends a news conference in Beijing, China March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - EU officials are scrambling to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump not pull out of the Paris climate accord after his advisers warned of legal problems if Washington stayed in but lowered its commitments.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981480-do-or-die-eu-pushes-trump-to-stick-to-paris-climate-deal/

 

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Venezuela death toll rises as foes protest Maduro's power shakeup

By Andrew Cawthorne and Alexandra Ulmer

REUTERS

 

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Riot police take position while clashing with opposition supporters rallying against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan security forces battled protesters who lit fires and hurled stones on Wednesday in rage at President Nicolas Maduro's decree to create an alternative congress, with another fatality taking the death toll to 34 during a month of unrest.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981483-venezuela-death-toll-rises-as-foes-protest-maduros-power-shakeup/

 

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Schwarzenegger photobombs Thai tourists at Eiffel Tower

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

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Schwarzenegger photobombs a Thai tour group Tuesday in Paris. Photo: Y-G2006 / Pantip

 

PARIS — A group of Thai tourists were floored when the Terminator himself rolled up on a bicycle to block a group photo in front of the Eiffel Tower, according to a Pantip post posted Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981485-schwarzenegger-photobombs-thai-tourists-at-eiffel-tower/

 

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Pattaya Uber wars - but this time it's all a big misunderstanding!

 

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PATTAYA: -- The war between Pattaya taxis and Uber drivers took an unexpected twist yesterday when a group of twenty taxis followed a car from North Pattaya to the Bali Hai port area in South Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/981493-pattaya-uber-wars-but-this-time-its-all-a-big-misunderstanding/

 

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Spam campaign targets Google users with malicious link

BY REUTERS 

 

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(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc warned its users to beware of emails from known contacts asking them to click on a link to Google Docs after a large number of people turned to social media to complain that their accounts had been hacked.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/spam-campaign-targets-google-users-with-malicious-link/21409/

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WhatsApp faces worldwide outage, says is fixing it

BY REUTERS

 

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(Reuters) – WhatsApp suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday and was working to fix it as soon as possible, the Facebook Inc messaging service said.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/whatsapp-faces-worldwide-outage-says-is-fixing-it/21411/

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