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BREAKING

Latimer Road fire: Huge fire engulfs west London flats

 

LONDON: -- Firefighters are tackling a huge fire in a tower block in Latimer Road, west London, with eyewitnesses saying the flames have engulfed 24 storeys.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987742-latimer-road-fire-huge-fire-engulfs-west-london-flats/

 

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School director in Kalasin filmed step daughter in the shower while performing sex act on himself

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

KALASIN: -- A mother has appealed for help from a government watchdog after it emerged that her ex husband filmed her daughter in the shower and masturbated using the footage.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987745-school-director-in-kalasin-filmed-step-daughter-in-the-shower-while-performing-sex-act-on-himself/

 

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Cabinet nod for Bt2.3 bn armoured carriers deal with China
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Army’s proposal to buy 34 armoured personnel carriers from China.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987746-thai-cabinet-nod-for-bt23-bn-armoured-carriers-deal-with-china/

 

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Fire damages furniture factory in Phetchaburi
By The Nation

 

PHETCHABURI: -- Fire at a furniture factory in Phetchaburi province early Wednesday caused damage estimated at around Bt6 million, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987747-fire-damages-furniture-factory-in-phetchaburi/

 

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SET up 1.95 to 1,574.31 at opening /Bangkok Post

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UPDATE:

 

Huge fire engulfs 27-floor London tower block

By Guy Faulconbridge

 

Flames and smoke billow as firefighters deal with a serious fire in a tower block at Latimer Road in West London, Britain June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A huge fire engulfed a 27-storey block of flats in central London on Wednesday injuring a number of people.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987742-latimer-road-fire-huge-fire-engulfs-west-london-flats/?do=findComment&comment=11983606

 

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UK's May faces calls to soften Brexit as political limbo drags on

By William James and Alistair Smout

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, leaves 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain entered a sixth day of political limbo on Wednesday with Prime Minister Theresa May yet to seal a deal to prop up her minority government and facing calls to soften her stance on Brexit days before negotiations on leaving the EU begin.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987751-uks-may-faces-calls-to-soften-brexit-as-political-limbo-drags-on/

 

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Thai Embassy in China steps in to help laid-off masseuses return home
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Ten Thai traditional masseuses, who were working in China but were later laid off, returned home on Wednesday following the timely intervention of the Thai Embassy, Lampang Governor Suwat Promsuwan said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987752-thai-embassy-in-china-steps-in-to-help-laid-off-masseuses-return-home/

 

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U.S. attorney general dodges Trump questions, angering Democrats

By Julia Edwards Ainsley and Patricia Zengerle

 

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions finishes testifying before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday denounced as a "detestable lie" the idea he colluded with Russians meddling in the 2016 election, and he clashed with Democratic lawmakers over his refusal to detail his conversations with President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987753-us-attorney-general-dodges-trump-questions-angering-democrats/

 

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PM orders probe into irregularities in monastic affairs

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha yesterday ordered investigations into irregularities in the allocation of renovation funds for temple across the country following alleged corruption conspiracy between state and temple officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987755-pm-prayut-orders-probe-into-irregularities-in-monastic-affairs/

 

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Uber CEO takes leave of absence amid sweeping changes after scandals

BY REUTERS 

 

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick speaks to students during an interaction at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus in Mumbai, India, January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Picture

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick told employees on Tuesday he will take time away from the company he helped to found, one of a series of measures the ride-hailing company is taking to claw its way out from under a mountain of controversies.

 

Full story:   http://tech.thaivisa.com/uber-ceo-takes-leave-absence-amid-sweeping-changes-scandals/22290/

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Village headman shot, severely injured in Yala
By The Nation

 

YALA: -- A village headman was shot and severely injured while riding his motorcycle in Yala’s Bannang Sata district on Tuesday night but he managed to fire back and scare the assailants away, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987757-village-headman-shot-severely-injured-in-yala/

 

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Commerce, Interior Ministries share database to improve public service

 

 

BANGKOK, 14 June 2017 (NNT) – In enacting the government’s 20 year national development strategy, the Ministry of Commerce has joined with the Ministry of Interior to allow people contacting it to only need their identification cards. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987758-thai-commerce-interior-ministries-share-database-to-improve-public-service/

 

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Government to help rubber planters

 

 

BANGKOK: -- In the effort to assist rubber planters, the government is moving to introduce several measures to stabilise rubber price at 70 baht per kilogram.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987759-thai-govt-to-help-rubber-planters/

 

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Chinese tourist drowns in rough seas off Phuket

By The Nation

 

PHUKET: -- The body of a Chinese tourist who ignored posted warnings of dangerous waves was on Wednesday morning retrieved from the sea off Phuket’s Kamala Beach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987760-chinese-tourist-drowns-in-rough-seas-off-phuket/

 

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Democratic U.S. lawmakers sue Trump over foreign state payments to businesses

By Julia Harte

 

U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event welcoming the Clemson Tigers, the 2016 NCAA Football National Champions, at the White House in Washington, U.S. June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 190 Democratic lawmakers sued President Donald Trump in federal court on Wednesday, saying he had accepted funds from foreign governments through his businesses without congressional consent in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987762-democratic-us-lawmakers-sue-trump-over-foreign-state-payments-to-businesses/

 

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No ID, no problem: Thai woman tattoos it on her back

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By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Saksit Chantawon/ Facebook

 

CHAIYAPHUM: -- A Thai tattoo artist shared snapshots of his latest body art creation on Facebook—an ID that will never expire.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987765-no-id-no-problem-thai-woman-tattoos-it-on-her-back/

 

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Power of Love Children's Home in Hua Hin re-opens

 

 

HUA HIN:-- The Power of Love Children's Home in Hua Hin has re-opened having been temporarily closed after local officials claimed it was operating without the correct paperwork.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987764-power-of-love-childrens-home-in-hua-hin-re-opens/

 

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English singer Lucy Rose returning to Bangkok

By Kaewta Ketbungkan, Staff Reporter

  

BANGKOK — Lucy Rose will return to the capital once again this September. This time the English folk-rock singer won’t just play music but also show a short doc about her tour.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987767-english-singer-lucy-rose-returning-to-bangkok/

 

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Army chief defends purchase of Chinese personnel carriers
By The Nation

 

Commander-in-Chief Gen Chalermchai Sitthisart on Wednesday defended the Army’s decision to spend Bt2.3 billion on 34 Chinese VN-1 armoured personnel carriers, saying they’re cheaper than any offered by Western countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987746-thai-cabinet-nod-for-bt23-bn-armoured-carriers-deal-with-china/?do=findComment&comment=11983962

 

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Couple with ‘missing daughter’ quizzed over Samut Prakan murder
By The Nation

 

SARABURI: -- A couple who abruptly moved from their Samut Prakan home near where an adolescent girl was found murdered have been picked up for questioning in Saraburi.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987768-couple-with-‘missing-daughter’-quizzed-over-samut-prakan-murder/

 

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Smart Water Operation Center launched to prevent drought and flooding

 

 

BANGKOK, 14 June 2016 (NNT) - The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has launched the Smart Water Operation Center in the hope of improving the management of water resources and preventing drought and flooding. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987770-smart-water-operation-center-launched-to-prevent-drought-and-flooding/

 

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Man, 71, charged with murdering young lover’s husband
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A 71-year-old Bangkok man has been arrested for allegedly shooting dead the husband of his much younger mistress.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987774-man-71-charged-with-murdering-young-lover’s-husband/

 

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Car importer sues DSI over showroom raids
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Super-car importer Panusak “Boy Unity” Techaterasiri on Wednesday filed suit against the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) over its May 24 raids on his showrooms in which about 30 vehicles were seized.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987776-car-importer-sues-dsi-over-showroom-raids/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Thailand in $67-million deal to buy armoured personnel carriers from China

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will buy 34 armoured personnel carriers from China worth 2.3 billion baht ($68 million), the Southeast Asian nation's army chief said on Wednesday, the latest sign of closer military relations between the two nations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987746-thai-cabinet-nod-for-bt23-bn-armoured-carriers-deal-with-china/?do=findComment&comment=11984216

 

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Reconciliation ‘contract’ finalised this week
By The Nation

 

Army chief Gen Chalermchai Sitthisart

 

BANGKOK: -- A “social contract” collating multi-party recommendations for national reconciliation is expected to be presented to Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan next Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987777-reconciliation-‘contract’-finalised-this-week/

 

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Good turn-out for World Blood Donor Day
By Photo and story by Kunlaphun Siripimamporn
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- World Blood Donor Day on Wednesday drew a good turn-out at the Thai Red Cross Society’s National Blood Centre in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987781-good-turn-out-for-world-blood-donor-day/

 

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Qatar row helping boost baht, says central bank governor
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A sharp appreciation in the baht in Wednesday morning’s trading – to Bt33.90 per dollar – has sparked concern over a potential impact on Thai exports.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987782-qatar-row-helping-boost-baht-says-central-bank-governor/

 

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Some killed in London tower block fire: fire brigade

 

Smoke billows as firefighters tackle a serious fire in a tower block at Latimer Road in West London, Britain June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A number of people have been killed in a huge fire which engulfed a 27-story block of flats in central London on Wednesday, London Fire Brigade said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987742-latimer-road-fire-huge-fire-engulfs-west-london-flats/?do=findComment&comment=11984378

 

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Two foreign tourists rescued after falling off cliff at Railay beach

 

 

KRABI: -- Two injured foreign tourists were rescued late last night after they fell from the limestone cliff at Railay beach in Krabi province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987784-two-foreign-tourists-rescued-after-falling-off-cliff-at-railay-beach/