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Thailand Live Saturday 13 May 2017

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Factbox: Don’t click – What is the ‘ransomware’ WannaCry worm?

BY REUTERS

 

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Malicious software called ‘ransomware’ has forced British hospitals to turn away patients and affected Spanish companies such as Telefonica as part of a global outbreak that has affected tens of thousands of computers.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/factbox-dont-click-what-is-the-ransomware-wannacry-worm/21613/

 

 

 

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NCPO clarifies on move to prevent commemoration of Khattiya’s death

By The Nation

 

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Concerned officers used their own judgement in preventing the commemoration of late Maj-General Khattiya Sawasdipol, who was shot dead during the 2010 red-shirt demonstrations against the Abhisit government, Colonel Winthai Suvaree, spokesperson for the National Council for Peace and Order, said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982901-ncpo-clarifies-on-move-to-prevent-commemoration-of-khattiya’s-death/

 

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MCOT calls Korea King executives to meeting after social media controversy

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Kematat Paladech, president of MCOT Public Co Ltd, said the company has invited executives of Korea King to a meeting on Tuesday following controversy linked to Korea King on social media.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982902-mcot-calls-korea-king-executives-to-meeting-after-social-media-controversy/

 

 

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Green bond market spread to more countries, Fitch notes

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Activity in the green-bond market is becoming more geographically diverse, led by banks in China and India that have issued green bonds in recent months, says Fitch Ratings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982903-green-bond-market-spread-to-more-countries-fitch-notes/

 

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NASA delays debut launch of $23 billion moon rocket and capsule

By Irene Klotz

 

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA has delayed the first launch of its heavy-payload rocket until 2019 and decided against an idea floated by the White House to put astronauts aboard the capsule that is set to fly around the moon, the U.S. space agency said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982905-nasa-delays-debut-launch-of-23-billion-moon-rocket-and-capsule/

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U.S. nears $100 billion arms deal for Saudi Arabia - White House official

By Steve Holland

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is close to completing a series of arms deals for Saudi Arabia totaling more than $100 billion, a senior White House official said on Friday, a week ahead of President Donald Trump's planned visit to Riyadh.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982906-us-nears-100-billion-arms-deal-for-saudi-arabia-white-house-official/

 

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Duterte’s net worth up 14% to P27.43 million

 

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President Rodrigo Duterte’s net worth has increased 14 percent to P27.43 million at the end of 2016 from P24.08 million since assuming office last June 30, according to The Manila Times Online on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982912-duterte’s-net-worth-up-14-to-p2743-million/

 

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Expat’s home office in Phuket destroyed by electrical fire 

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PHUKET: At 5pm yesterday (May 12) Thalang Police were notified of a house fire that had broken out in an New Zealand expat’s home office at the Permsap Villa development in Srisoonthorn, causing an estimated B100,000 in damages.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982913-expat’s-home-office-in-phuket-destroyed-by-electrical-fire/

 

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One should not claim monopoly on religious truth

 

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Two senior Muslim clerics have a simple advice to Indonesians: You cannot and should never claim a monopoly on religious truth, according to The Jakarta Post Online report on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982916-one-should-not-claim-monopoly-on-religious-truth/

 

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Outrigger Laguna Phuket's finance team win accolade in Hawaii 

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GM Tony Pedroni (left) receives the Exceptional Achievement by a Team Award from Scott Dalecio, President and CEO of Outrigger Hotels and Resorts at the Honolulu awards gala.
 

The finance team at the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort has been recognized for “Exceptional Work by a Team” from Outrigger Enterprises Group. The good news came during the Outrigger Po‘okela Excellence in Leadership Awards held in Honolulu in late April.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982918-outrigger-laguna-phukets-finance-team-win-accolade-in-hawaii/

 

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Falling Trees, Utility Pole Kill Motorist at Chit Lom

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

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BANGKOK — Police are investigating what caused several large trees to fall on Soi Chit Lom, taking out an electrical pole which fell and killed a motorist Saturday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982920-falling-trees-utility-pole-kill-motorist-at-chit-lom/

 

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Bomb kills 25 as it hits convoy of Pakistan Senate deputy

By Gul Yusufzai

 

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QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A bomb exploded next to a convoy of the deputy chairman of the Pakistan Senate on Friday in the violence-plagued province of Baluchistan, killing at least 25 people, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982924-bomb-kills-25-as-it-hits-convoy-of-pakistan-senate-deputy/

 

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North Korea says will have dialogue with U.S. under right conditions - Yonhap

 

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SEOUL (Reuters) - A senior North Korean diplomat who handles relations with the United States said on Saturday Pyongyang would have dialogue with the U.S. administration if conditions were right, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982926-north-korea-says-will-have-dialogue-with-us-under-right-conditions-yonhap/

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LA not sure it will play Trump card in Games bid

By Rory Carroll

 

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Whether U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Peru in September to promote Los Angeles' 2024 Olympics bid is an open question but many believe the controversial leader would do more harm than good as the city vies with Paris for the Games.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982929-la-not-sure-it-will-play-trump-card-in-games-bid/

 

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Sri Racha municipality cleans up cost after online furore

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The Sri Racha Municipality has deployed officials to collect garbage along the coast of Koh Loi Park after social networkers widely shared photos of floating garbage and the polluted sea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982931-sri-racha-municipality-cleans-up-cost-after-online-furore/

 

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Chinese tourist robbed in Pattaya in convenience store

By The Nation

 

A Chinese tourist filed a complaint with Pattaya tourist police early on Saturday that 2,000 yuan was stolen from her wallet by two strangers in a convenience store.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982933-chinese-tourist-robbed-in-pattaya-in-convenience-store/

 

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Python-scare for patrons of roadside larp shop

By The Nation

 

Patrons of a roadside larp – Isaan-style curried minced meat and pork – shop in Pathum Thani province, were terrorised by an unexpected intruder on Saturday morning – a python hanging from the roof.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982935-python-scare-for-patrons-of-roadside-larp-shop/

 

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