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Army dismisses Krabi bomb pickup bound for Phuket as ‘fake news’

The Phuket News

 

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PHUKET:-- Col Santi Sakuntanark, Commander of the 25th Infantry Regiment and the highest-ranking army officer stationed in Phuket, has dismissed a report of a pickup truck loaded with grenades and bomb-making equipment being seized in Krabi as “fake news”.

 

Full sStory: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987841-army-dismisses-krabi-bomb-pickup-bound-for-phuket-as-‘fake-news’/

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Police informant found dead in drainage pipe, says source

By Santiprap Ramasut
The Nation

 

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Police plan to interview suspected drug traffickers in Songkhla's Hat Yai district for clues to the abduction and killing of 22-year-old informant Peeranat Chumthong, a police source said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987807-police-informant-found-dead-in-drainage-pipe-says-source/

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Gunman arrested in shooting of minimart owner and wife in Suphanburi

 

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SUPHANBURI: -- Police have announced a quick arrest in the murder of a 53 year old minimart owner and the shooting of his wife in the area of Wat Phai Rong Wua in Suphanburi on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987856-gunman-arrested-in-shooting-of-minimart-owner-and-wife-in-suphanburi/

 

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When temples become pools of cash for the greedy
By The Nation

 

‘Sinful’ does not begin to describe the financial mismanagement and corruption for which evidence steadily mounts

 

BANGKOK: -- The recent murder of a novice monk in Nakhon Si Thammarat helps justify the suspicion that Buddhist temples are used by certain groups of people to make personal gain, including greedy priests. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987861-when-temples-become-pools-of-cash-for-the-greedy/

 

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EC members to raise objections with NLA on two points in new organic bill
By THE NATION

 

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BANGKOK: -- THE ELECTION COMMISSION (EC) resolved yesterday to petition the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), raising objections over the new EC bill it has passed, expressing disagreement on at least two points.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987863-ec-members-to-raise-objections-with-nla-on-two-points-in-new-organic-bill/

 

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Telecom operators asked to explain SIM cards seized from Chinese suspects
By Chatchawan Sopapan
The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- THE NATIONAL telecom watchdog will summon three major telecom operators over the recent discovery of more than 300,000 SIM cards allegedly used to manipulate Chinese social media.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987865-telecom-operators-asked-to-explain-sim-cards-seized-from-chinese-suspects/

 

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Mum confesses to killing ‘stubborn’ daughter, 10, and disposing of body
By THE NATION

 

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BANGKOK: -- A WOMAN has confessed to killing her 10-year-old daughter after the girl’s stepfather implicated her and admitted that they both disposed of the body in Samrong Canal in Samut Prakan’s Bang Saothong district to cover up the crime.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987866-mum-confesses-to-killing-‘stubborn’-daughter-10-and-disposing-of-body/

 

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Meeting to discuss public role in Royal Cremation
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- HER ROYAL HIGHNESS Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, daughter of late King Rama IX, will on June 26 preside over a meeting that will decide how Thais can take part to the ceremonies marking the Royal Cremation of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980183-royal-cremation-of-the-late-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-is-set-on-october-26/?do=findComment&comment=11986279

 

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'Purchase of armoured personnel carriers in national interest'
By The Nation

 

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Defence Ministry spokesman Maj-General Kongcheep Tantravanich

 

BANGKOK: -- The Defence Ministry on Wednesday maintained that the purchase of 34 Chinese armoured personnel carriers at a cost of Bt2.3 billion was necessary in the interests of national security as well as to protect national sovereignty.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987868-purchase-of-armoured-personnel-carriers-in-national-interest/

 

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Psychologists sent to ease trauma at school where student committed suicide
By The Nation

 

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RAYONG: -- A team of psychologists is providing counselling to students, teachers, and parents at a school in Rayong province where one of its students committed suicide.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987870-psychologists-sent-to-ease-trauma-at-school-where-student-committed-suicide/

 

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Joint panel to examine legal points in bribery case against Wattana 

By The Nation

 

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Wattana Muangsook

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday said a joint committee comprising the NACC and the Office of the Attorney-General had been set up to look into contentious points in the case of alleged bribery against former Pheu Thai figure Wattana Muangsook over the Baan Eua-Arthorn housing project for the poor.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987871-joint-panel-to-examine-legal-points-in-bribery-case-against-wattana /

 

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New commemorative stamp launched to mark King’s 65th birthday
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Thailand Post has unveiled a commemorative stamp marking HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s 65th birthday anniversary, the first stamp issued in his reign.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987872-new-commemorative-stamp-launched-to-mark-king’s-65th-birthday/

 

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Tourism records good growth in 5 months
By THE NATION 
CHIANG MAI

 

THAILAND recorded international visitor arrivals of 14.61 million in the January-May period, up 3.20 per cent over the same period of 2016, generating an estimated Bt747 billion in tourism receipts (up 5.07 per cent), according to preliminary figures announced by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987873-tourism-records-good-growth-in-5-months/

 

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Mae Hong Son governor Suebsak reinstated as of June 19

 

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MAE HONG SON: -- Embattled Mae Hong Son Governor Suebsak Iamvijarn who was implicated in a sex scandal and transferred to an inactive post at the Interior Ministry has been reinstated as the governor.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987874-mae-hong-son-governor-suebsak-reinstated-as-of-june-19/

 

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Embarrassing Gap Fixed: MRT Blue and Purple lines to finally connect

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

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BANGKOK: -- The embarrassing one-kilometer gap between the MRT Blue and Purple lines will finally be fixed—the connecting tracks between the two train lines are expected to launch next month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987875-embarrassing-gap-fixed-mrt-blue-and-purple-lines-to-finally-connect/

 

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Luke Miller’s family vow to get justice after he was found dead in Koh Tao

 

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SAMUI: -- The Family of Luke Miller, who was found dead on Koh Tao in 2016, have vowed to get justice after an open conclusion was reached at the inquest into his death yesterday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987876-luke-miller’s-family-vow-to-get-justice-after-he-was-found-dead-in-koh-tao/

 

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OZO Chaweng Samui successfully constructs its second check dam in 2017 to help conserve the island’s water resources

 

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In celebration of World Environment Day, Ms. Chongkolnee Kerdkulrat, (middle, within the picture frame), Director of Finance, OZO Chaweng Samui and Amari Koh Samui, and Khun Methee Boonsuk (in front at left), Chief of Koh Samui Watershed Management Unit*, CSR Committee of OZO Chaweng Samui’s sister hotel, Amari Koh Samui, together with a group of volunteers, successfully constructed their second check dam in 2017. This is the eighth dam to be completed following the launch of this initiative in January 2015.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987877-ozo-chaweng-samui-successfully-constructs-its-second-check-dam-in-2017-to-help-conserve-the-island’s-water-resources/

 

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PM briefs European businesspersons on Thai economic policy

 

BANGKOK, 15 June 2017 (NNT) – Members of the European-ASEAN Business Alliance (EABA) have paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and expressed support for the Thailand 4.0 policy. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987878-pm-prayut-briefs-european-businesspersons-on-thai-economic-policy/

 

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Fire engulfs London tower block, at least 12 dead, dozens injured

By Kylie MacLellan and Toby Melville

 

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    LONDON (Reuters) - A blaze engulfed a 24-storey housing block in central London on Wednesday, trapping residents as they slept and killing at least 12 people in an inferno that the fire brigade said was unprecedented in its scale and speed.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987742-latimer-road-fire-huge-fire-engulfs-west-london-flats/?do=findComment&comment=11986348

     

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    Planning documents for UK tower in fatal fire omitted safety barriers

    By Tom Bergin

     

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    LONDON (Reuters) - Planning documents detailing the refurbishment of a residential tower block in West London where at least 12 people died in a fire on Wednesday did not refer to a type of fire barrier that building safety experts said should be used when high rise blocks are being re-clad.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987880-planning-documents-for-uk-tower-in-fatal-fire-omitted-safety-barriers/

     

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    Trump being investigated for possible obstruction of justice - Washington Post

     

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is being investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller for possible obstruction of justice, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed officials.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987882-trump-being-investigated-for-possible-obstruction-of-justice-washington-post/

     

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    Gunfire turns U.S. lawmakers' baseball practice into 'killing field'

    By Sarah N. Lynch and Ross Colvin

     

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    ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - U.S. representatives Ron DeSantis and Jeff Duncan had ducked out of baseball practice early on Wednesday when a middle-aged man in the parking lot asked them if the players in red shirts on the field were Republicans or Democrats.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987883-gunfire-turns-us-lawmakers-baseball-practice-into-killing-field/

     

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    UK's Hammond, saved from purge, set to renew Brexit push

    By William Schomberg

     

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    LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Philip Hammond has the chance on Thursday to assert his vision for a more business-friendly exit from the EU in a debate blown wide open again by an election that has undermined Prime Minister Theresa May's authority.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987884-uks-hammond-saved-from-purge-set-to-renew-brexit-push/

     

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    Germany's Merkel says EU ready to negotiate Brexit, no change seen

     

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    MESEBERG, Germany (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday the European Union was ready to start negotiating with Britain about its exit from the EU on June 19, as planned, despite surprising election losses for London's governing Conservatives.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987885-germanys-merkel-says-eu-ready-to-negotiate-brexit-no-change-seen/

     

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