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U.S. seen trying to calm waters between Qatar and Saudi Arabia

By Arshad Mohammed and Steve Holland

REUTERS

 

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A map of Qatar is seen in this picture illustration June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will quietly try to calm the waters between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, current and former U.S. officials said on Monday, arguing that the small Gulf state was too important to U.S. military and diplomatic interests to be isolated.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986530-us-seen-trying-to-calm-waters-between-qatar-and-saudi-arabia/

 

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Rude Britannia: Mysterious effigy of UK PM May says 'up yours' to Europe

REUTERS

 

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A giant scaffolding sculpture with an image of Britain's Prime Minister wearing the Union Flag and making a gesture towards continental Europe is seen on top of the cliffs overlooking the south coast of England and the Channel, June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Hare

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A giant scaffold bearing the image of British Prime Minister Theresa May appeared on the cliffs of Dover on Monday, complete with a Union Flag skirt and a rude hand gesture indicating to the rest of Europe that it should go away.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986531-rude-britannia-mysterious-effigy-of-uk-pm-may-says-up-yours-to-europe/

 

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Russia threatens retaliation as Montenegro becomes 29th NATO member

By David Brunnstrom

REUTERS

 

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Montenegro's Prime Minister Dusko Markovic after a bilateral meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Montenegro became the 29th member of NATO on Monday and was praised by the United States for sticking to its path of joining the Western military alliance in spite of Russian pressure.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986532-russia-threatens-retaliation-as-montenegro-becomes-29th-nato-member/

 

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Beatles back on Billboard with 'Sgt. Pepper' 50th anniversary release

REUTERS

 

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The faces of the four Beatles appear on the fabric of a shirt for sale in a shop in Liverpool northern England, March 2, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble/Files

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Beatles returned to the Billboard 200 album charts with the 50th anniversary reissue of classic "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," according to data from Nielsen SoundScan on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986538-beatles-back-on-billboard-with-sgt-pepper-50th-anniversary-release/

 

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Dylan's Nobel speech: songs only need to move you, not make sense

REUTERS

 

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U.S. musician Bob Dylan performs during day 2 of The Hop Festival in Paddock Wood, Kent on June 30th 2012. REUTERS/Ki Price/File photo

 

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nobel prizewinner Bob Dylan said on Monday that unlike literature his songs were meant to be sung not read and that they only needed to move people, not to make sense.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986539-dylans-nobel-speech-songs-only-need-to-move-you-not-make-sense/

 

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Gulf rift threatens air travel disruption across region and beyond

By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Saeed Azhar

REUTERS

 

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Air travel across the Gulf region and beyond faces major disruption following the move by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain to sever ties with Qatar, accusing the tiny oil rich state of supporting terrorism.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986544-gulf-rift-threatens-air-travel-disruption-across-region-and-beyond/

 

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Police chase goes wrong: motorcyle cop killed, partner seriously injured
By The Nation

 

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PHITSANULOK: -- A motorcycle cop was killed and his partner severely injured when a suspected drunk driver in a pickup truck, who was trying to avoid arrest, crashed into another pickup truck while running a red light and the second vehicle then hit the motorcycle the officer were on.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986559-police-chase-goes-wrong-motorcyle-cop-killed-partner-seriously-injured/

 

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King orders Royal Guards to assist in unclogging klongs and sewers

 

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BANGKOK: -- His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun on Monday has ordered members of his Royal Guards to join the public and government agencies in disposing garbage from klongs and sewers as a preventive measure against flooding in the city.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986564-king-orders-royal-guards-to-assist-in-unclogging-klongs-and-sewers/

 

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Group claims new health bill is unfair to millions 
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Members of the People's Health Systems Movement on Monday gathered outside the United Nations building in Bangkok to call for the National Health Security Bill draft to be cancelled as they claim it would affect the right of 48 million people to free healthcare. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986567-group-claims-new-health-bill-is-unfair-to millions /

 

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Durian, rambutan exports tipped to make 30 billion baht this year

 

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BANGKOK, 6 June 2017 (NNT) – Demands for Thai durian and rambutan are high in both domestic and export markets, with total export value this year estimated at 30 billion baht, according to the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE). 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986575-durian-rambutan-exports-tipped-to-make-30-billion-baht-this-year/

 

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Phuket drug arrest unveils shooting range ‘open door’ ammunition policy

The Phuket News

 

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The drug arrest revealed that any person can buy live ammunition from a gun range and take it home. Photo: Phuket City Police

 

PHUKET: -- Police say they have no action to take against a Phuket shooting range after it was discovered that an armed drug suspect acquired live rounds simply by “asking” for them.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986577-phuket-drug-arrest-unveils-shooting-range-‘open-door’-ammunition-policy/

 

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Passengers jump from plane at Australian airport in bomb hoax - media

REUTERS
 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Passengers jumped from a plane at a rural Australian airport on Tuesday when a threatening note, which turned out to be a hoax, was found in the bathroom, police and media said, a day after a siege in Melbourne which police are treating as terrorism.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986580-passengers-jump-from-plane-at australian-airport-in-bomb-hoax-media/

 

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Did 90 cops really arrest alleged dismemberment trio?

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

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Three murder suspects are lined up to take photos with Thai authorities Saturday night after they were handed over from Myanmar.

 

BANGKOK — When three women accused of a horrifying murder were arrested, the names of more than 90 police officers appeared on the arrest report, something a government watchdog found hard to believe.


Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986584-did-90-cops-really-arrest-alleged-dismemberment-trio/

 

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Booking.com hails resilience of Thai tourism
By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH
THE NATION
AMSTERDAM

 

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Parichat Haehnen, Booking.com’s regional manager for Thailand, Indochina, and Myanmar at her firm’s headquarters in Amsterdam.

 

DESPITE facing several crises, tourism in Thailand will continue to grow and can always be restored after setbacks, said Parichat Haehnen, Booking.com’s regional manager for Thailand, Indochina and Myanmar.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986598-bookingcom-hails-resilience-of-thai-tourism/

 

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Apple debuts HomePod speaker to bring Siri into the living room

 

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) – Apple Inc on Monday introduced the HomePod, a voice-controlled speaker that can make music suggestions and adjust home temperatures, taking aim at Amazon.com Inc’s Alexa feature and Echo devices.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-debuts-homepod-speaker-to-bring-siri-into-the-living-room/22117/

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WWDC 2017: Apple refreshes its MacBook line up, launches new iPad Pro and iMac Pro

 

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Apple is giving its 12 inch MacBook a spec boost.

 

The Cupertino firm announced that its ultra thin laptop would be getting Intel’s new Kaby Lake processor, which should bring improvements in both speed and battery life.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/wwdc-2017-apple-refreshes-its-macbook-line-up-launches-new-ipad-pro-and-imac-pro/22126/
 

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