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Snowden says democracy under threat by attacks on 'fake news'

By Axel Bugge

 

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Edward Snowden speaks via video link during the Estoril Conferences - Global Challenges, Local Answers in Estoril, Portugal May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

 

LISBON (Reuters) - Democracy and political legitimacy are increasingly under threat from attacks by politicians like U.S. President Donald Trump on "fake news" and free speech, former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden told a conference on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985650-snowden-says-democracy-under-threat-by-attacks-on-fake-news/

 

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Chinese man arrested for extorting money from compatriot
By The Nation

 

PATTAYA: -- A Chinese man has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from his compatriot by blackmailing her with a video clip of him allegedly raping her.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985653-pattaya-police-arrest-chinese-man-for-extorting-money-from-compatriot/

 

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Danny Glass denies fatal reckless driving charge, seeks donations for legal help

Shela Riva

 

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Danny Glass, pictured here with Sophie Anderson, is calling for donations to fund lawyers for the undated court case. Photo: YouCaring / Danny Glass

 

PHUKET: British expat Danny Glass has denied the charge of reckless driving causing death for the motorbike accident that killed his long-term partner Sophie Anderson and is calling for donations to help fund his legal defence.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985654-british-expat-danny-glass-denies-fatal-reckless-driving-charge-seeks-donations-for-legal-help/

 

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Australia Plans to Revoke Child Sex Offenders’ Passports to Combat Sex Tourism

By MATTHEW HAAG

 

The Australian government plans to revoke the passports of registered child sex offenders in a significant effort to help combat the booming child sex trade in Asia, officials announced this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985656-australia-plans-to-revoke-child-sex-offenders’-passports-to-combat-sex-tourism/ 

 

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Activist probing Ivanka Trump's brands in China arrested - rights group

REUTERS

 

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Ivanka Trump arrives to talk with the media during a meeting at the Sant' Egidio Christian community in Rome, Italy, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - One man has been arrested and two others are missing in southern China after conducting an investigation into a Chinese factory making Ivanka Trump-branded shoes, China Labor Watch, a New York-based advocacy group, said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985658-activist-probing-ivanka-trumps-brands-in-china-arrested-rights-group/

 

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Ghanian woman, walking into Canada from U.S., dies of hypothermia - police

REUTERS

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - A body found near the Manitoba border was that of a Ghanian woman who died of possible hypothermia trying to walk into Canada, U.S. police said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985660-ghanian-woman-walking-into-canada-from-us-dies-of-hypothermia-police/

 

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U.S., China debating when U.N. should act on North Korea - Haley

By Michelle Nichols

 

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FILE PHOTO - United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks at the Security Council meeting at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York, U.S, on April 7, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and China are negotiating when they should push for further United Nations Security Council action on North Korea and could reach a decision this week, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985661-us-china-debating-when-un-should-act-on-north-korea-haley/

 

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Price of Thai rice reaches 425 US dollars per ton on global market

 

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BANGKOK, 31 May 2017 (NNT) - The Thai Rice Exporters Association has revealed that the price of Thai rice has reached 425 US dollars per ton, due its believed to the decreasing supply of rice on the global market 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985665-price-of-thai-rice-reaches-425-us-dollars-per-ton-on-global-market/

 

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PM addresses concerns for national security with reassurance

 

BANGKOK, 31 May 2017 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has affirmed that no evidence indicating Islamic State (IS) presence in the southern region has been found and that all security agencies are working to their utmost to immunize the Kingdom from foreign threats. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985666-pm-prayut-addresses-concerns-for-national-security-with-reassurance/

 

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Three Mile Island, site of 1979 nuclear accident, to close in 2019

By Scott DiSavino

REUTERS

 

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The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, where the U.S. suffered its most serious nuclear accident in 1979, is seen across the Susquehanna River in Middletown, Pennsylvania in this night view taken March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files

 

(Reuters) - Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island power plant will close in 2019, forty years after it was the site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history, as low natural gas prices make the costs of atomic energy uncompetitive, its owner said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985667-three mile island-site-of-1979-nuclear-accident-to-close-in-2019/

 

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PM orders extensive probe into pipe bomb near subway station

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has ordered extensive investigation into the pipe bomb that was retrieved near Thailand Cultural Centre subway station, Col Piyapong Klinphan, spokesman of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) said this morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985670-pm-prayut-orders-extensive-probe-into-pipe-bomb-near-subway-station/

 

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Wild weather erodes beach north of Phuket

Shela Riva

 

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The strong waves eroded a large section of Bang Niang Beach, north of Phuket. Photo: Sawat Tankang

 

PHUKET: -- Officials have yet to decide what action to take to prevent further coastal erosion after recent heavy weather saw a large tract of sand eaten away by strong waves along Bang Niang Beach near Khao Lak, north of Phuket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985673-wild-weather-erodes-beach-north-of-phuket/

 

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UK visa service to charge £5.48 to send them a single email from overseas

Caroline Mortimer 

 

Home Office has contracted out its services to private firm in a move which may hit the tourism industry

 

LONDON: -- People applying for a visa to visit the UK will be forced to pay nearly £6 for every email they send. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985674-uk-visa-service-to-charge-£548-to-send-them-a-single-email-from-overseas/

 

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Sexuality education programme falling short in Thailand: Unicef study
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Although the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) programme is being taught in almost all secondary schools in Thailand, more teaching time and better teacher training are needed for students to build the knowledge and skills they need to manage their sexuality and sexual lives, a Unicef-supported study on CSE revealed on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985678-sexuality-education-programme-falling-short-in-thailand-unicef-study/

 

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Two who killed man for iPhone sentenced to death
By The Nation

 

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Supatchai Chansi, (left) and Kittikorn Wiphana are taken to the Criminal Court to hear the ruling against them Wednesday.

 

BANGKOK: -- Two men have been sentenced to die for killing a man over his iPhone in January.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985679-two-who-killed-man-for-iphone-sentenced-to-death/

 

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DSI impounds Dome Pakorn Lam’s green Lamborghini sports car

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has impounded the green Lamborghini sports car belonging to entertainment celebrity Dome Pakorn Lam for investigation.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985680-dsi-impounds-dome-pakorn-lam’s-green-lamborghini-sports-car/ 

 

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Machines coming to take millions of Thai jobs: report

By  Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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Original image: A farmer irrigates his rice fields in a 2013 photo. Photo: Chris Graham / Flickr

 

BANGKOK — Millions of Thais are at risk of losing their jobs in the coming years – and it’s not “illegal immigrants” or “outsourcing” to blame. Yes, the robots are coming to steal jobs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985689-machines-coming-to-take-millions-of-thai-jobs-report/

 

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Independent panel set up for education reform
By The Nation

 

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Charas Suwanwela, professor emeritus at the Chulalongkorn University School of Medicine .

 

BANGKOK: --  An independent committee for education reform has been established to advise the Cabinet on future actions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985696-independent-panel-set-up-for-education-reform/

 

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Huge car bomb near embassies in Afghan capital kills or wounds dozens

By Mirwais Harooni

REUTERS

 

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Burned vehicles are seen after a blast at the site of the incident in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

 

KABUL (Reuters) - A powerful car bomb exploded in the centre of Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, killing or wounding dozens of people and sending clouds of black smoke into the sky above the presidential palace and foreign embassies, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985698-huge-car-bomb-near-embassies-in-afghan-capital-kills-or-wounds-dozens/

 

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Emotional appeal to raise thousands for 68-year-old who lost son and husband in Thailand car crash

By LOUGHLAN CAMPBELL

 

AN EMOTIONAL plea has been issued to help a woman who is fighting for her life following a crash in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985700-emotional-appeal-to-help-british-woman-who-lost-son-and-husband-in-thailand-car-crash/

 

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Video: "Tattoo man" shows displeasure at office girl's "toot"

 

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BANGKOK: -- A road rage incident caught on a mobile phone shows a Thai man with tattoos throwing two bottles of water at a office lady.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985706-video-tattoo-man-shows-displeasure-at-office-girls-toot/

 

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Object found behind National Cultural Centre on Tuesday is an active bomb : investigators

 

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BANGKOK: -- Bomb investigators on Wednesday confirmed that a suspected explosive found at a wasteland behind National Cultural Centre subway station on Tuesday was an active pipe bomb whose has damage radius of 10-20 meters if exploded.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985566-eod-team-examines-possible-pipe-bomb-found-in-lot-near-subway-station/?do=findComment&comment=11939684

 

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British rights activist sues Thai authorities

REUTERS

 

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British rights activist Andy Hall leaves the Bangkok South Criminal Court after hearing the court verdict on charges of defamation and computer crimes over a report on alleged ill-treatment of migrants, in Bangkok, Thailand September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A British rights activist filed lawsuits on Wednesday against Thai authorities and a major Thai fruit producer, accusing them of unlawful prosecution over a 2014 criminal defamation case against him which had been thrown out of court.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985708-british-rights-activist-sues-thai-authorities/

 

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