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Facebook "baht for UK pounds" con - if anyone falls for this one there really is no hope!

 

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A newspaper reporter went to Chiang Mai police yesterday to tell them about an attempted Facebook con perpetrated by a woman who claimed to be in England.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982850-facebook-baht-for-uk-pounds-con-if-anyone-falls-for-this-one-there-really-is-no-hope/

 

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Man arrested for allegedly stabbing wife and leaving her to die in trunk of car

By Kampanart La-ong
The Nation

 

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A Thai man who allegedly stabbed his ex-wife and left her to die in the locked trunk of a car in Surat Thani’s Muang district on May 7 has been arrested.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982852-man-arrested-for-allegedly-stabbing-wife-and-leaving-her-to-die-in-trunk-of-car/

 

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Two ministries to sign papers at China’s Belt and Road Forum

By   THE NATION

 

THE CABINET this week gave a green light for the Commerce and Industry ministries to sign trade and cooperation proposals at the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing, which begins tomorrow.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982853-two-ministries-to-sign-papers-at-china’s-belt-and-road-forum/

 

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Most SET-listed firms fare well in Q1

By   SOMLUCK SRIMALEE
THE NATION

 

COMPANIES in the energy, innovation and technology, food and beverage, and petrochemical segments listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand have reported improved first-quarter financial results compared with a year earlier, a possible indication that the economy is recovering.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982854-most-set-listed-firms-fare-well-in-q1/

 

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Appeal for more nurses ruled out despite ‘brain drain’ warning

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION

 

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AMID a dispute over adequate nursing coverage, the Civil Service Commission Office (CSCO) has said that the number of nurses in the country’s public hospitals is sufficient and the Public Health Ministry should manage existing vacant positions more efficiently.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982855-appeal-for-more-nurses-ruled-out-despite-‘brain-drain’-warning/

 

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Official accused in sex ring ‘may have claimed to be governor’

By THE NATION

 

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Boonyarit Nipawanit, chairman of the Federation of Assistant District Chiefs, visits a resort in Mae Hong Son yesterday, where girls under 18 are alleged to have provided sex for officials.

 

ONE of the five tambon administrators identified by victims in the Mae Hong Son forced prostitution ring as the persons allegedly bought sex services from them may also have drunkenly claimed to be the provincial governor, Provincial Police Region 5 deputy chief Pol Maj-General Panudech Boonreung said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982858-official-accused-in-sex-ring-‘may-have-claimed-to-be-governor’/

 

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Global cyberattack disrupts shipper FedEx, UK health system

By Costas Pitas and Carlos Ruano

 

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LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) - A global cyberattack leveraging hacking tools widely believed by researchers to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency hit international shipper FedEx, disrupted Britain's health system and infected computers in nearly 100 countries on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982861-global-cyberattack-disrupts-shipper-fedex-uk-health-system/

 

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Actress Defies Summons in Narcotics Ring Probe

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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Napapa “Patt” Tantrakul. Image: GMM25Thailand / YouTube

 

BANGKOK — As Friday came to an end, a soap opera star implicated in a transnational narcotics operation had yet to meet with police as requested, prompting authorities to grant a new deadline for her next week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982863-actress-defies-summons-in-narcotics-ring-probe/

 

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Batshuayi's late winner delivers title for Chelsea

By Martyn Herman

 

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Britain Football Soccer - West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea - Premier League - The Hawthorns - 12/5/17 Chelsea celebrate winning the Premier League title Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine Livepic

 

(Reuters) - Substitute Michy Batshuayi's late goal clinched the Premier League title for Chelsea as they beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 on Friday but they were made to fight all the way for the victory they craved at The Hawthorns.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982865-batshuayis-late-winner-delivers-title-for-chelsea/

 

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At least one dead in new Ebola outbreak in Congo

By Aaron Ross

 

KINSHASA (Reuters) - At least one person has died from the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo, the Health Ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, signalling a new outbreak of the disease which killed thousands in West Africa.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982869-at-least-one-dead-in-new-ebola-outbreak-in-congo/

 

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With a threat of 'tapes,' Trump tells ousted FBI chief not to talk to media

By David Alexander and Susan Heavey

 

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FILE PHOTO: FBI Director James Comey arrives to deliver a speech at the Master of Science in Foreign Service CyberProject's sixth annual conference at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., U.S. April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump warned ousted FBI Director James Comey on Friday not to talk to the media, a highly unusual move that prompted fresh charges the president is trying to silence the man who led an investigation into possible collusion between Trump's election campaign and Russia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982872-with-a-threat-of-tapes-trump-tells-ousted-fbi-chief-not-to-talk-to-media/

 

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Protesting pensioners throw punches in latest Venezuela unrest

By Andreina Aponte and Andrew Cawthorne

 

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Elderly opposition supporters rally against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - Elderly Venezuelan protesters on Friday threw punches and yelled curses at riot police blocking the latest in six weeks of demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982873-protesting-pensioners-throw-punches-in-latest-venezuela-unrest/

 

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Top Italian court upholds conviction of Costa Concordia captain

By Crispian Balmer

 

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ROME (Reuters) - The former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Friday by Italy's highest court for his role in the 2012 shipwreck, which killed 32 people off the Tuscan holiday island of Giglio.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982874-top-italian-court-upholds-conviction-of-costa-concordia-captain/

 

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U.S., China agree to first trade steps under 100-day plan

By Ayesha Rascoe and Michael Martina

 

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross sits for a portrait after an interview in his office in Washington, U.S. May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States and China have agreed to take action by mid-July to increase access for U.S. financial firms and expand trade in beef and chicken among other steps as part of Washington's drive to cut its trade deficit with Beijing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982876-us-china-agree-to-first-trade-steps-under-100-day-plan/

 

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People still free to ‘like’ on social media with discretion, ministry clarifies

By The Nation

 

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The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has clarified that social media users were still free to “like” or share posts as long as they respected other people’s rights. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982884-people-still-free-to-‘like’-on-social-media-with-discretion-ministry-clarifies/

 

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Ride for love: Phuket locals call for decency after Russian couple caught in the act in the back of tuk-tuk 

by Tanyaluk Sakoot and Eakkapop Thongtub

The Phuket News

 

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A tuk-tuk driver in Patong holds up a 'No Sex' sign to be fitted to his vehicle. Photo: The Phuket News
 

PHUKET: Leading Phuket figures have gone soft on any blowback on the issue of tourists having sex in the back of tuk-tuks, but still warned over-amourous couples: Don’t do it.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982885-ride-for-love-phuket-locals-call-for-decency-after-russian-couple-caught-in-the-act-in-the-back-of-tuk-tuk/

 

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Hackers exploit stolen U.S. spy agency tool to launch global cyberattack

BY REUTERS

 

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A global cyberattack leveraging hacking tools widely believed by researchers to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency hit international shipper FedEx, disrupted Britain’s health system and infected computers in nearly 100 countries on Friday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/hackers-exploit-stolen-u-s-spy-agency-tool-to-launch-global-cyberattack/21610/

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Two ex-vocational students wanted by police for allegedly intimidating Netiwit

 

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Two former students of the Eastern Ratchamongkol Technology University (formerly Uthen Thawai college) will be invited to see police at Pathumwan police station on Monday to acknowledge charges of intimidation and causing public nuisance.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982888-two-ex-vocational-students-wanted-by-police-for-allegedly-intimidating-netiwit/

 

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Chaturon lashes out at junta’s ‘poor’ performance

By The Nation

 

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file photo : Chaturon Chaisang

 

Ahead of the third anniversary of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) seizing power following a coup, key Pheu Thai figure Chaturon Chaisang has launched a stinging criticism of its performance, saying it had failed to resolve the country’s problems and had instead compounded issues by its poor handling.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982895-chaturon-lashes-out-at-junta’s-‘poor’-performance/

 

 

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