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Thais warned: Sweden and Finland berry-picking job quota filled

By The Nation

 

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Labour Ministry's Department of Employment (DOE) director-general Waranon Pitiwan

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai workers wishing to work as berry-pickers in Sweden and Finland must not believe those trying to convince them to work in those countries this year, as the yearly job quota had been filled and no extra posts will be available, the Labour Ministry's Department of Employment (DOE) director-general Waranon Pitiwan warned on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988698-thais-warned-sweden-and-finland-berry-picking-job-quota-filled/

 

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Six Vietnamese denied entry into Kingdom
By The Nation

 

SA KAEW: -- Six Vietnamese people including a child were denied an entry visa by Sa Kaew immigration officers on Tuesday morning on suspicion that they might join illegal activities in the Kingdom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988699-six-vietnamese-denied-entry-into-kingdom/

 

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Bomb suspect handed over to Bangkok police
By The Nation

 

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Wattana Pummares

 

BANGKOK: -- The Royal Thai Army on Tuesday handed over to police a retired electrical engineer arrested for allegedly planting bombs at Phramongkutklao Hospital and other spots in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988704-bomb-suspect-handed-over-to-bangkok-police/

 

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Well-known Likae folk drama singer Mit Mitchai released on bail for frauds

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Appeals Court today granted bail to a well-known ‘likae” musical folk drama singer and actor after upholding six-year prison sentence without suspension by the first court for frauds.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988705-well-known-likae-folk-drama-singer-mit-mitchai-released-on-bail-for-frauds/

 

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Bangkok bomber says sorry
By The Nation

 

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Wattana Pummares (blue shirt)

 

BANGKOK: -- A retired electrical engineer suspected of being behind bomb attacks in Bangkok - including Phramongkutklao Hospital last month - has apologised to those affected by his crimes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988704-bomb-suspect-handed-over-to-bangkok-police/?do=findComment&comment=12004616                                                                                                     
 

 

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THAI’s says debenture oversubscription sign of investor faith 
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai Airways International’s Bt8-billion senior unsecured debentures were oversubscribed, reflecting investors' confidence in the national flagship's good management, sustainable financial status and build-up of its long-term reference return, THAI said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988708-thai’s-says-debenture-oversubscription-sign-of-investor-faith/

 

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'They’ll get me': ex-con fears revenge attack after stealing from prison guard
By The Nation

 

UDON THANI: -- A burglar in Udon Thani province begged police to let him go, saying he feared reprisals in prison after a prison guard caught him breaking into his house.

 

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988709-they’ll-get-me-ex-con-fears-revenge-attack-after-stealing-from-prison-guard/Full story: 

 

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'I'm back to fighting fitness': Diane Abbott says she is ready to argue for Labour again

By Helena Horton 

 

Diane Abbott has recovered from her illness which caused her to be temporarily removed from her position in the shadow cabinet, she said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988710-im-back-to-fighting-fitness-diane-abbott-says-she-is-ready-to-argue-for-labour-again/

 

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“Left on his own, a German citizen faces amputation in Pattaya”

 

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PATTAYA: -- Mister Gas (Gerhard Lehn) has been diagnosed with diabetes. From a a simple cut in his feet and with nobody taking care of him, he ended by having some deep wounds leading to dead and rotten flesh all around his foot. He now faces amputation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988713-“left-on-his-own-a-german-citizen faces-amputation-in-pattaya”/

 

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Planning to get hitched? Do it in Thailand

 

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Thailand is being touted as an international hotspot for wedding ceremonies with an increasing number of sites, activities and facilities available to transform an ordinary marriage ceremony into an unforgettable dream wedding.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988724-planning-to-get-hitched-do-it-in-thailand/

 

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Five best viewpoints in Bangkok (without paying an arm and a leg)

 

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Unlike hilly Hong Kong or rocky Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok is about as flat as it’s possible to be, so finding an elevated view to take a photo from can be frustrating.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988725-five-best-viewpoints-in-bangkok-without-paying-an-arm-and-a-leg/

 

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Panda Watch Ends: Mourning in Chiang Mai as panda Lin Hui loses her baby

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

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Lin Hui. Photo: Thai PBS

 

Despite reports late last week that Chiang  Mai Zoo panda Lin Hui was about to give birth, the sad news emerged today that there will be no baby panda and she is no longer pregnant.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988727-panda-watch-ends-mourning-in-chiang-mai-as-panda-lin-hui-loses-her-baby/

 

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‘Picture perfect’ CCTV footage led to arrest of hospital bomb accused

By The Nation

 

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“Picture perfect” CCTV footage played a major part in the arrest of a retired electrical engineer who is accused of planting a bomb at Phramongkutklao Hospital and other spots in Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988729-‘picture-perfect’-cctv-footage-led-to-arrest-of-hospital-bomb-accused/

 

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Suicides Surge In Thai Refugee Camp: Migration Agency

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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An undated photo of the Mae La refugee camp in Trat province. Photo: IOM / Courtesy

 

BANGKOK — The suicide rates in a refugee camp along the Thai-Myanmar border have risen to three times the world average during the past two years, according to a report issued Monday by a UN-affiliated migration agency.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988731-suicides-surge-in-thai-refugee-camp-migration-agency/

 

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After dating 5,000 guys, Thai woman creates course on catching rich white men

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

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Photos: Praiya Suriya/ Facebook

 

A Thai woman who advertised herself as having dated over 5,000 rich men became the talk of the town today after launching an online course designed to guide other Thai women in catching and keeping rich foreign guys.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988732-after-dating-5000-guys-thai-woman-creates-course-on-catching-rich-white-men/

 

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Tesco Lotus focuses on meeting demands of today’s omni-channel shoppers 

By The Nation

 

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Tesco Lotus, Thailand’s leading retailer, has outlined strategies that will enable the company to continue serving the country’s shoppers to the best of its ability in the new retail ecosystem. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988740-tesco-lotus-focuses-on-meeting-demands-of-today’s-omni-channel-shoppers/

 

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EC petitions against six clauses in Constitution

By The Nation

 

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The Election Commission (EC) yesterday decided to petition against six clauses of the organic law governing its agency that it believes contravenes the Constitution.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988741-ec-petitions-against-six-clauses-in-constitution/

 

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Junta leaders reject Seksan’s claim they will remain in power for 10 years

By The Nation

 

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Junta leaders on Tuesday shrugged off critic warning of the military dominating Thai politics in the next 10 years, insisting that all roads were leading to an election next year.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988742-junta-leaders-reject-seksan’s-claim-they-will-remain-in-power-for-10-years/

 

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Primary System Proposed For Thailand's Next Election

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served as army chief at the time, casts his ballots in the Feb. 2, 2014, election in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — Next time Thailand prepares to elect new leaders, it may do so through a system never used in its 85 years of democracy: primary elections.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988744-primary-system-proposed-for-thailands-next-election/

 

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Fraud charge against ‘Boy Unity’ over Porsche dropped

By Kampanart La-ong
The Nation

 

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Embattled super-car importer Panusak Techaterasiri, who is also known as Intharasak or “Boy Unity”, was given a reprieve on Tuesday as former Lop Buri MP Amnuay Khlangpha on Tuesday morning had a representative withdraw a 2012 fraud complaint related to a Porsche sports car.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988745-fraud-charge-against-‘boy-unity’-over-porsche-dropped/

 

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Vocational courses let inmates build a better future

By Theerapol Khumsuk
The Nation

 

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Seven inmates of Samut Prakan Central Prison (Klong Dan) received education certificates on Tuesday after completing vocational courses behind bars, and another 177 are expected to complete their studies this academic year.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988746-vocational-courses-let-inmates-build-a-better-future/

 

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Residents Rally To Save Bangkok Riverside Park

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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People enjoy the Chalerm Prakiat Park on Sunday in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — Community members threatened legal action Tuesday to save one of Bangkok’s most picturesque parks which is located near the Chao Phraya River.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988747-residents-rally-to-save-bangkok-riverside-park/

 

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Raids net drug takers and under age drinkers at two Pattaya nightclubs

 

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Raids at two Pattaya nightclubs in the early hours of Tuesday morning found eleven drug takers, three under age drinkers and a lot of illegal shisha pipes and tobacco.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988748-raids-net-drug-takers-and-under-age-drinkers-at-two-pattaya-nightclubs/

 

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Report: Samsung Galaxy Note 8 set to be released mid-August

BY STAFF WRITER

 

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Galaxy Note 8 concept by Benjamin Geskin

 

Reports are emerging suggesting that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is set to be unveiled during the third week of August at a standalone event in New York – as opposed to the IFA conference that takes place in early September.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/report-samsung-galaxy-note-8-set-released-mid-august/22431/

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Sony launches Thailand’s first OLED TVs with the Bravia A1 Series

BY THE NATION

 

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Sony Thai hopes to create “a new phenomenon” in the Thai market with its introduction of the A1 Series of Bravia TV sets, headlined by the country’s first OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TVs, which it is sure will excite the industry.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/sony-launches-thailands-first-oled-tvs-bravia-a1-series/22438/

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