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Tourist nabbed at Phuket airport for allegedly stealing car phone-holder
By The Nation

 

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PHUKET: -- Tourist police on Monday arrested a Belgian tourist at Phuket International Airport for allegedly stealing a car phone-holder as he was about to leave the Kingdom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987580-tourist-nabbed-at-phuket-airport-for-allegedly-stealing-car-phone-holder/

 

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Why Thailand is the most dangerous country in the world for Aussies abroad

 

AUSTRALIANS’ love of adventure is coming at a high price, with federal government data showing hundreds of travellers are getting seriously injured, dying or going to jail overseas.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987583-why-thailand-is-the-most-dangerous-country-in-the-world-for-aussies-abroad/

 

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Why it is so easy to pretend to be a cop or get a gun license in Thailand

 

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BANGKOK: -- The rounding up of a gang offering fake documents online shows how easy it is to get police, gun or educational certification.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987582-why-it-is-so-easy-to-pretend-to-be-a-cop-or-get-a-gun-license-in-thailand/

 

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COVFEFE Act would preserve Trump's tweets as official statements

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From the incomprehensible "covfefe" to a post labelling fired FBI director James Comey a "leaker," President Donald Trump's tweets would be preserved as presidential records if a Democratic lawmaker's proposed COVFEFE Act becomes law.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987584-covfefe-act-would-preserve-trumps-tweets-as-official-statements/

 

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Thailand, rebels set up 'safety zone' in search for peace

By Panu Wongcha-um

 

BANGKOK: As part of the trust-building measure, the Thai government and Mara Patani has agreed to set up a district-size “safety zone” before the end of the year. No district has been named so far. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987586-thailand-rebels-set-up-safety-zone-in-search-for-peace/

 

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Health Ministry: All rights to be intact under new health insurance act

 

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BANGKOK, 13 June 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has assured that its new national health insurance bill is to make access to healthcare easier for citizens and that existing rights under the act will not be stripped away. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987588-thai-health-ministry-all-rights-to-be-intact-under-new-health-insurance-act/

 

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Panama establishes ties with China, ditches Taiwan in win for Beijing

By Elida Moreno and Faith Hung

 

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PANAMA CITY/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Panama has established diplomatic ties with China and broken with Taiwan in a major victory for Beijing, which continues to lure away the dwindling number of countries that have formal relations with the self-ruled island.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987589-panama-establishes-ties-with-china-ditches-taiwan-in-win-for-beijing/

 

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"Goo - meung" - taxi driver rant over change perplexes female passenger

 

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BANGKOK: -- A female passenger in a taxi went online to complain after a Bangkok taxi driver started swearing at her for not having the correct change for a 60 baht fare.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987592-goo-meung-taxi-driver-rant-over-change-perplexes-female-passenger/

 

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Phuket Airport’s new boss assures ‘readiness to improve’

Premkamon Ketsara

 

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The new General Manager of Phuket International Airport, Petch Chan-Charoen, says his team are ready to move forward with any improvements required at Phuket's key tourism portal. Photo: Premkamom Ketsara

 

PHUKET: The new General Manager of Phuket International Airport, Petch Chan-Charoen, has landed on the island and met with Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong yesterday (June 12) to discuss airport policy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987593-phuket-airport’s-new-boss-assures-‘readiness-to-improve’/

 

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Wow that's impressive! Thai school students lauded for handing in wallet containing 16,000 baht

 

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SONGKHLA: -- The director of a school in Songkhla praised five of his pupils for their honesty after they returned a wallet to a man visiting the temple connected to their school.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987595-wow-thats-impressive-thai-school-students-lauded-for-handing-in wallet-containing-16000-baht/

 

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Cyber firms warn of malware that could cause power outages

BY REUTERS 

 

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Two cyber security firms have uncovered malicious software that they believe caused a December 2016 Ukraine power outage, they said on Monday, warning the malware could be easily modified to harm critical infrastructure operations around the globe.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/cyber-firms-warn-malware-cause-power-outages/22260/

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High speed internet project underway in Suphanburi province

 

SUPHANBURI, 13th June 2017 (NNT)-Deputy Permanent-Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society Gp.Capt Somsak Khaosuwan has visited Suphanburi province to witness the implementation of a civil-state high speed internet project. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987597-high-speed-internet-project-underway-in-suphanburi-province/

 

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Region 8 police commissioner removed for alleged bribe taking

 

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BANGKOK: -- The commissioner of the Provincial Police Region 8, Pol Lt-Gen Thesa Sirivato, was today transferred to inactive position at the Bangkok-based Operation Centre of the Royal Thai Police for alleged bribery.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987599-region-8-police-commissioner-removed-for-alleged-bribe-taking/

 

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Deputy NRSA head says 2018 budget in line with Thailand 4.0 goals

 

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BANGKOK, 13 June 2017 (NNT) – The deputy chairman of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has affirmed the recently passed fiscal 2018 central budget is responsive to the needs of the Thailand 4.0 agenda. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987600-deputy-nrsa-head-says-2018-budget-in-line-with-thailand-40-goals/

 

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Singaporean father regrets not reporting daughter who wants to marry an IS fighter in Syria

 

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SINGAPORE: -- The father of the first Singaporean woman detained under the Internal Security Act for planning to travel to Syria to marry an Islamic State fighter said he regretted not reporting his daughter to the authorities, according to the Straits Times Online on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987604-singaporean-father-regrets-not-reporting-daughter-who-wants-to-marry-an-is-fighter-in-syria/

 

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Elderly Ratchaburi cyclist killed in apparent hit and run
By The Nation

 

RATCHABURI: -- A 70-year-old cyclist was found dead on a roadside in Ratchaburi on Tuesday morning following a suspected hit and run. There were no witnesses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987605-elderly-ratchaburi-cyclist-killed-in-apparent-hit-and-run/

 

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Honda continues its campaign to replace faulty airbags
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co Ltd previously announced that some affected Honda vehicles in Thailand may require inspection and replacement of Takata airbag inflators.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987607-honda-continues-its-campaign-to-replace-faulty-airbags/

 

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‘Sacred’ tusks come home, alleged thief stays in Myanmar 
By The Nation

 

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TAK: -- A former village headman in Tak will not face charges related to the alleged theft of “sacred” elephant tusks after striking a deal on their recovery from Myanmar.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987610-‘sacred’-tusks-come-home-alleged-thief-stays-in-myanmar /

 

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U.S. lawmakers to probe Tillerson on Russia, diplomacy budget cuts

By Patricia Zengerle

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers will grill Secretary of State Rex Tillerson about President Donald Trump's unpopular budget, conflicting messages about foreign affairs and links between the administration and Russia, including his own ties, at congressional hearings starting on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987611-us-lawmakers-to-probe-tillerson-on-russia-diplomacy-budget-cuts/

 

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"The Enigma of being 25" on crowd's lips as motorcyclists collide in Pattaya

 

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PATTAYA: -- There was one thing on the minds of a crowd that gathered when two motorcyclists collided head on in Pattaya early this morning - both seriously injured riders were 25 years old.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987616-the-enigma-of-being-25-on-crowds-lips-as-motorcyclists-collide-in-pattaya/

 

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Migrant workers’ DNA tested in hunt for girl’s killer
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Police looking for suspects in the murder of an adolescent girl whose body was found in a Samut Prakan canal on Sunday have conducted DNA tests on 22 migrant workers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987618-migrant-workers’-dna-tested-in-hunt-for-girl’s-killer/

 

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Shopping mall possibility for lodging responses to PM’s questions
By The Nation

 

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General Anupong Paojinda

 

BANGKOK: -- The Interior Ministry is considering opening centers in shopping malls for gathering public responses to the prime minister’s four questions on the future of the country, said General Anupong Paojinda, the interior minister.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987620-shopping-mall-possibility-for-lodging-responses-to-pm’s-questions/

 

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More carnage as six dead after "sleeping" minivan driver collides head on with old folk's pick-up

 

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SA KAEW: -- Six people are dead and a further 11 injured after a minivan transporting Vietnamese and Laotian workers rammed head on into a pick-up in Sa Kaew earlier today.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987621-more-carnage-as-six-dead-after-sleeping-minivan-driver-collides head-on-with-old-folks-pick-up/

 

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DEALS: Forget the iPhone 8, now is a great time to buy an iPhone 6S and 6S Plus in Thailand

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

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If you have considered upgrading your smartphone or making the switch to iPhone but had previously been put off by the hefty price tag, now is the best time to grab yourself a new iPhone without spending a fortune.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/deals-forget-iphone-8-now-great-time-buy-iphone-6s-6s-plus-thailand/22264/

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Sony unveils new ‘Spider-man’ game at E3 expo

BY REUTERS

 

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sony unveiled a new “Spider-man” game for its Playstation video console at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles on Monday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/sony-unveils-new-spider-man-game-e3-expo/22272/

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Driver electrocuted after car crashes into power pole in Nong Bua Lamphu
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A 25-year-old man was electrocuted early on Tuesday after he crashed his car and exited the vehicle upon seeing the arrival of rescuers on a road in Nong Bua Lamphu.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987633-driver-electrocuted-after-car-crashes-into-power-pole-in-nong-bua-lamphu/

 

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