THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 15 Jun 2017

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U.S. arrests nearly 200 Iraqis in deportation sweep

 

DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. immigration authorities have arrested and moved to deport 199 Iraqi immigrants, mostly from the Detroit area, in the last three weeks after Iraq agreed to accept deportees as part of a deal removing it from President Donald Trump's travel ban, officials said on Wednesday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987886-us-arrests-nearly-200-iraqis-in-deportation-sweep/ 

 

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Leo Varadkar elected as Ireland's first gay prime minister

By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries

 

Leo Varadkar is congratulated by colleagues as he leaves Government buildings after being elected by parliamentary vote as the next Prime Minister of Ireland (Taoiseach) to replace Enda Kenny in Dublin, Ireland June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Leo Varadkar was elected Irish Prime Minister on Wednesday, making the 38-year-old son of an Indian immigrant the first gay premier of the once-staunchly Catholic country and the youngest person to hold the office.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987887-leo-varadkar-elected-as-irelands-first-gay-prime-minister/

 

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Mayweather, UFC star McGregor agree to August fight

By Rory Carroll

 

FILE PHOTO: Aug 20, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Conor McGregor (blue gloves) reacts to fight with Nate Diaz ()red gloves) during UFC 202 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor, two of the most popular athletes in their respective sports, have agreed to a crossover fight in the ring on August 26 in Las Vegas, Mayweather said in a tweet on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987889-mayweather-ufc-star-mcgregor-agree-to-august-fight/

 

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Video: Who is to blame for this? Lucky escape for couple on expressway

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- The world of social media was abuzz yesterday after a dash cam clip of an accident was posted on Facebook.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987893-video-who-is-to-blame-for-this-lucky-escape-for-couple-on-expressway/

 

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High end booze and watch thief comes to another end - his arrest

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- Police in Pathumwan in Bangkok have reported the arrest of a man who was stealing expensive alcoholic drinks and watches at many top stores in the downtown area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987894-high-end-booze-and-watch-thief-comes-to-another-end-his-arrest/

 

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Soldier high on Ya Ba leaves trail of damage in his wake in Pathum Thani chase

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- An air force soldier was arrested yesterday after a high speed chase through the streets of Pathum Thani.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987896-soldier-high-on-ya-ba-leaves-trail-of-damage-in-his-wake-in-pathum-thani-chase/

 

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Tourism operators putting on a brave face as "plankton bloom" moves onto Koh Larn

 

Picture: TNews Amporn Sangkaew, Pattaya correspondent

 

PATTAYA: -- Thai news media reported that worried tourism operators were putting on a brave face as the phenomenon known as plankton bloom moved from Pattaya itself to the outlying island of Koh Larn.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987899-tourism-operators-putting-on-a-brave-face-as-plankton-bloom-moves onto-koh-larn/

 

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Bob Dylan accused of borrowing some of Nobel lecture from study guide

 

FILE PHOTO: Singer Bob Dylan performs during a segment honoring Director Martin Scorsese, recipient of the Music+ Film Award, at the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles, USA, January 12, 2012. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bob Dylan has been accused of borrowing heavily for part of the Nobel Literature Prize lecture he finally delivered to the Swedish Academy last week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987905-bob-dylan-accused-of-borrowing-some-of-nobel-lecture-from-study-guide/

 

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At least 20 people being held hostage in Somalia's capital after suicide bomb attack

By Abdi Sheikh

 

Armed security forces and rescue personnel are seen at the scene of an attack outside an hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

 

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Gunmen were holding at least 20 people hostage in a restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday, police said, after a suicide bomber rammed a car next door and militants stormed inside in an attack claimed by Islamist al Shabaab militants.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987907-at-least-20-people-being-held-hostage-in-somalias-capital-after-suicide-bomb-attack/

 

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Exclusive - U.S. expands presence in Syrian desert, rebels say

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi

 

FILE PHOTO: Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad flash victory signs and waves a Syrian national flag atop of a tank in the Badia, in the southeast Syrian desert, in this handout picture provided by SANA on June 13, 2017, Syria. SANA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

 

AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. troops based in Syria's southeastern desert have expanded their footprint, rebels there say, increasing the risk of direct ground confrontation between the Americans and Iran-backed pro-government forces.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987908-exclusive-us-expands-presence-in-syrian-desert-rebels-say/

 

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SET suggests saving rates for retirees

 

BANGKOK, 15 June 2017 (NNT) - The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has collaborated with an academic institution to analyze saving rates in order to help people have sufficient money for their retirement. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987911-set-suggests-saving-rates-for-retirees/

 

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UPS worker kills 3 colleagues in San Francisco, turns gun on himself

By Emmett Berg

 

Police officers gather outside a United Parcel Service (UPS) facility after a shooting incident was reported in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A UPS driver opened fire with a handgun inside a United Parcel Service Inc delivery center in San Francisco on Wednesday, killing three co-workers before fatally shooting himself as police closed in, authorities and company officials said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987914-ups-worker-kills-3-colleagues-in-san-francisco-turns-gun-on-himself/

 

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If you run older versions of Windows you need to install this important update

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

In an unprecedented move, Microsoft has rolled out an important security update for older versions of Windows it had previously said it would no longer support.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/run-older-version-windows-need-install-important-update/22320/

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SET down 0.97 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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Transferred Metro Region 8 Police chief says there's no graft in force

 

 

BANGKOK, 15th June 2017 (NNT) – Both the commander of the Royal Thai Police and a former Metropolitan Region 8 police chief have hit back at claims from an ex-member of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) that officers in the Metropolitan Police have been buying and selling promotions, saying that the force is ready to be probed. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987917-transferred-metro-region-8-police-chief-says-theres-no-graft-in-force/

 

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PM says no target for amount of answers to his 4 questions

 

 

BANGKOK, 15 June 2017 (NNT) - The Prime Minister has explained that there is no target for how many people must answer the 4 questions he has posed and that the exercise is not an indirect popularity poll, asserting rather that the questions are so that the public can take part in the democratic process. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987918-pm-says-no-target-for-amount-of-answers-to-his-4-questions/

 

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NACC finds fault in OTEP fund committee

 

 

BANGKOK, 15 June 2017 (NNT) – The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found fault with the committee overseeing a stability fund under the Office of the Welfare Promotion Commission for Teachers and Educational Personnel (OTEP). 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987921-nacc-finds-fault-in-otep-fund-committee/

 

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DFT said WTO allows ‘safeguard measures for H-beam with alloy
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce, reaffirmed that safeguard measures against structural hot rolled H-beam with alloy is part of an international practice permitted by the World Trade Organization (WTO).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987925-dft-said-wto-allows-‘safeguard-measures-for-h-beam-with-alloy/

 

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Police sent to cover up teen country singer 'Lumyai'

By  Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

Lumyai Hai Thongkum, center, wears a jean jacket at the behest of police authority Tuesday at a concert in Surat Thani.

 

SURAT THANI — The owner of the record label representing a teen luk thung singer expressed his consternation Wednesday after soldiers were sent to cover up the artist and count the number of hip thrusts she performed following days of criticism by the prime minister.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987926-police-sent-to-cover-up-teen-country-singer-lumyai/

 

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Ten undocumented Cambodian workers found in van in Ayutthaya
By The Nation

 

AYUTTHAYA: -- Ten undocumented Cambodian workers were found when police stopped a van in Ayutthaya on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987927-ten-undocumented-cambodian-workers-found-in-van-in-ayutthaya/

 

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WARNING: Apple Mac computers targeted by dangerous new forms ransomware and spyware

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Security researchers have warned about two new dangerous forms of ransomware and spyware that is targeting Mac computers.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/warning-apple-mac-computers-targeted-dangerous-new-forms-ransomware-spyware/22323/

 

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Thai diplomat elected to UN maritime law tribunal

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

  

Kriangsak Kittichaisaree. Photo: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Facebook

 

NEW YORK — Thailand’s ambassador to Russia was elected Wednesday to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987929-thai-diplomat-elected-to-un-maritime-law-tribunal/

 

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Deceived Thai traditional masseuses return from China

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Ten Thai female masseuse who were deceived to work in China returned to Bangkok last night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987930-deceived-thai-traditional-masseuses-return-from-china/

 

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One Republic’s ‘Oh My My’ tour coming to Bangkok

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: One Republic / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — American pop rock group One Republic will come to perform in Bangkok on their Oh My My Tour, BEC-Tero Entertainment announcedThursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987931-one-republic’s-‘oh-my-my’-tour-coming-to-bangkok/

 

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Victim helps arrested bike thief in Phuket Town

Phuket Gazette 

 

 The suspect, 42-year-old Suraphol Punpek, had earlier this year been released from jail where he was serving a sentence for theft. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHUKET: -- Police arrested a motorbike thief at Saphan Hin in Phuket Town yesterday, about six hours after he made off with a bike that had been parked at Dragon’s Monument in Talad Yai.

 

Full story:   https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987933-victim-helps-arrested-bike-thief-in-phuket-town/

 

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Allianz sees Thai economic stability remaining sound

By The Nation

 

Dr Michael Heise, chief economist at Allianz SE Germany.

 

Thai economic growth will remain resilient above 3 per cent this year and next, according to Allianz Economic Research, which says boosting private confidence will be pivotal to initiate a sustainable growth pace.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987934-allianz-sees-thai-economic-stability-remaining-sound/

 

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NACC asked to handle further probe in irregularities and corruption in monastic affairs

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Counter Corruption Division (CCD) police will forward all its finding into irregularities involving monastic affairs to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for further action after it has substantial evidence to pursue legal action.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987936-nacc-asked-to-handle-further-probe-in-irregularities-and-corruption-in-monastic-affairs/

 

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Driver appeals for help after lucky escape on the motorway

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- A female driver has gone onto Facebook to appeal for help after an umbrella stand ploughed into her windscreen as she went along the motorway in the direction of Ram Intra on Saturday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987937-driver-appeals-for-help-after-lucky-escape-on-the-motorway/

 

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Thais among residents caught in London high-rise blaze
By The Nation

 

Smoke and flames billows from Grenfell Tower as firefighters attempt to control a blaze at a residential block of flats on June 14, 2017 in west London. / AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS

 

LONDON: -- At least one Thai family was inside Grenfell Tower in west London yesterday while the building was engulfed in flames, ultimately claiming at least 12 lives.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987938-thais-among-residents-caught-in-london-high-rise-blaze/

 

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Stopping for pedestrians at zebra crossings - Can Thai Rath change Thai driving habits?

 

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BANGKOK: -- Influential Thai news media Thai Rath have posted a "training" video on Facebook in an effort to make Thai drivers stop at zebra crossings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987942-stopping-for-pedestrians-at-zebra-crossings-can-thai-rath-change thai-driving-habits/