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As iPhone 8 looms, firms scramble to lock up memory chip supply

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

 

SEOUL (Reuters) – Global electronics makers are scrambling to stock up on memory chips to keep production lines running as Apple Inc’s new iPhone 8 launch later this year threatens to worsen a global squeeze on supply.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/iphone-8-looms-firms-scramble-lock-memory-chip-supply/22441/

 

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

BY THE NATION 

 

 

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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Massive police and military raid smashes birthday drugs party in Nakorn Nayok

 

Picture: Daily News

 

NAKORN NAYOK: -- A raiding party of 100 police and soldiers gatecrashed a birthday party at two rented houses in Nakorn Nayok yesterday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988804-massive-police-and-military-raid-smashes-birthday-drugs-party-in-nakorn-nayok/

 

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U.S. shoots down drone close to Iraqi-Syrian border - statement

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Phil Stewart

 

AMMAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it had shot down an armed, Iranian-made drone that had been bearing down on its forces near a garrison in Syria's southeast on Tuesday, in the latest sign of increasingly frequent confrontation with Damascus and its allies.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988805-us-shoots-down-drone-close-to-iraqi-syrian-border-statement/

 

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PAT officials and union demand a probe into conduct of board chairman

 

BANGKOK: -- Buses taking about 200 officials of Port Authority of Thailand to the Transport Ministry to lodge a complaint with the transport minister were forced to turn back by police on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988806-pat-officials-and-union-demand-a-probe-into-conduct-of-board-chairman/

 

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Doping fighting cocks - video unmasks dark underbelly of popular Thai country sport

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

UDON THANI: -- Thai Rath reporters have looked into what lay behind a widely shared video of a man being mercilessly kicked at a Cock Fighting meeting in Udon Thani at the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988807-doping-fighting-cocks-video-unmasks-dark-underbelly-of-popular-thai country-sport/

 

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PM: No loan to be sought from China for high-speed rail project

 

 

BANGKOK, 21 June 2017 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has denied reports that the government would obtain a loan from China to implement the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project, affirming that the project is in the best interest of the nation. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988808-pm-no-loan-to-be-sought-from-china-for-high-speed-rail-project/

 

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Only in Thailand? High speed chase as cops fail to catch fleeing monk on a motorcycle!

 

Picture: TNews

 

It is a video that falls into the category of perhaps "only in Thailand".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988811-only-in-thailand-high-speed-chase-as-cops-fail-to-catch-fleeing-monk on-a-motorcycle/

 

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Islamist militants storm school in southern Philippines, take students hostage

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Pro-Islamic State militants stormed a school in the southern Philippines early on Wednesday and are holding several students hostage, police said, on the same island where fighting between government troops and Islamists has entered its fifth week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988812-islamist-militants-storm-school-in-southern-philippines-take-students-hostage/

 

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Woman narrowly escapes before car hit by train in Ayutthaya
By The Nation

 

AYUTTHAYA: -- A woman narrowly escaped from her car moments before it was rammed by a passenger train in Ayutthaya early Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988813-woman-narrowly-escapes-before car-hit-by-train-in-ayutthaya/

 

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Man attempted to explode car's LPG tank in failed suicide bid
By The Nation

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Rescuers and local residents thwarted an apparent suicide attempt in Chiang Mai’s Mueang district early Wednesday when a dispondent man set his car on fire to explode its LPG fuel tank.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988815-man-attempted-to-explode-cars-lpg-tank-in-failed-suicide-bid-in-chiang-mai/

 

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Four arrested in Nakhon Sawan in alleged bid to smuggle 1 million meth pills

By The Nation

 

NAKHON SAWAN: -- Narcotics suppression police foiled an attempt by four men who were allegedly attempting to smuggle 1 million methamphetamine pills from Chiang Rai’s border to Pathum Thani in two pickup trucks.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988820-four-arrested-in-nakhon-sawan-in-alleged-bid-to-smuggle-1-million-meth-pills/

 

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Royal Rainmaking Department says operations in north successful

 

 

BANGKOK, 21 June 2017 (NNT) – The Royal Rainmaking Department (RRD) has deemed its operations in the north, called on by locals in need of water, a success after being able to refill several reservoirs. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988821-royal-rainmaking-department-says-operations-in-north-successful/

 

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Exclusive: U.S. investigators in Russia probe look at role of Flynn partner

By Nathan Layne and Julia Edwards Ainsley

 

Then White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn walks down the White House colonnade on the way to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump's joint news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/Files

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal investigators probing the lobbying work of ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn are focused in part on the role of Bijan Kian, Flynn’s former business partner, according to a person interviewed by the FBI. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988822-exclusive-us-investigators-in-russia-probe-look-at-role-of-flynn-partner/

 

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Tests show Chiang Mai Zoo giant panda has suffered miscarriage, say reports 

By The Nation

 

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Chiang Mai Zoo has been met with another disappointment in its giant panda breeding project after the steroid hormone level of its female panda Lin Hui returned to normal, signaling an end to its pregnancy, Thai National News Bureau reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988727-panda-watch-ends-mourning-in-chiang-mai-as-panda-lin-hui-loses-her-baby/?do=findComment&comment=12007462

 

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PM invokes Section 44 to resolve Sor Por Kor land legal problem

 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha yesterday  invoked Section 44 of the interim Constitution  to unlock the legal dispute on the use of Sor Por Kor land or land reform for agricultural purpose.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988826-pm-invokes-section-44-to-resolve-sor-por-kor-land-legal-problem/

 

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Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman appointed Crown Prince-SPA

 

Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Muhammad bin Salman Al Saud (L) of Saudi arrives to attend the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, September 4, 2016. Picture taken September 4, 2016. REUTERS/Etienne Oliveau/Pool

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef has been relieved of his post and replaced by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a royal decree published by state news agency SPA reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988827-saudi-arabias-mohammed-bin-salman-appointed-crown-prince-spa/

 

 

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Two women blocked from breaking through police lines to petition PM
By The Nation

 

KHON KAEN: -- Two women attempted to break through lines of police at a conference hall of Khon Kaen University on Wednesday to file a complaint with Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha over their problems involving non-banking loans.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988829-two-women-blocked-from-breaking-through-police-lines-to-petition-pm-prayut/

 

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Raid on Dao Din activist group ahead of PM's visit to Khon Kaen
By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen
The Nation

 

 

KHON KAEN: -- Military and police officers raided the house of the Dao Din activist group in Khon Kaen early on Wednesday morning, ahead of a scheduled visit to the province by the Prime Minister.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988830-raid-on-dao-din-activist-group-ahead-of-pms-visit-to-khon-kaen/

 

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Anti personnel mines removed from border road

 

 

TRAT: -- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) police removed a dozen of booby traps from the side of the Trat-Klong Yai road in Trat province after road construction workers spotted suspicious objects by the roadside yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988832-anti-personnel-mines-removed-from-border-road/

 

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Phuket’s Nai Harn bridge under repair – again

Shela Riva

 

The road across the bridge at Nai Harn Lake has been ripped up while repairs to the newly rebuilt bridge are made. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET: -- The road on the recently renovated bridge next to Nai Harn Lake has been stripped and is undergoing re-paving due to initial construction defects, Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos has confirmed to The Phuket News.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988836-phuket’s-nai-harn-bridge-under-repair-–-again/

 

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Activist chaos delays Health Act hearing
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The public consultation on amendments to the National Health Security Act on Wednesday morning was delayed after 18 health activists reportedly blocked the session and demanded that Warakorn Samakoses, chairman of the committee to amend the act, to take up their complaint.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988837-activist-chaos-delays-health-act-hearing/

 

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Article 44 farmland conversion faces court challenge
By The Nation

 

Political activist Srisuwan Junya

 

BANGKOK: -- Political activist Srisuwan Junya plans to challenge the constitutionality of using Article 44 of the provisional charter to turn government-managed farmland over to mining and other uses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988839-article-44-farmland-conversion-faces-court-challenge/

 

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Phuket juveniles riot as ‘teen kingpins’ moved to prison

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Officers at the Phuket Juvenile Observation and Protection Centre called for backup after they could not contain the youth inmates running amok. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A special response team was called to quell a riot at the Phuket Juvenile Observation and Protection Centre in Phuket Town late yesterday afternoon (June 20) as more than a dozen youth inmates protested violently against four “leaders” being moved to Phuket Provincial Prison.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988848-phuket-juveniles-riot-as-‘teen-kingpins’-moved-to-prison/

 

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Phuket truck driver flees after six-wheeler flips, dumps soil on busy bypass road

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The driver was nowhere to be found after the truck was launched onto its side by a tyre blowout. Photo: Tan Promedic Phuket

 

PHUKET: -- The driver of a six-wheeled truck seems to have luckily escaped serious injury after fleeing the scene where a tyre blowout launched his vehicle, heavily laden with soil, onto its side on Phuket’s bypass road last night (June 20).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988850-phuket-truck-driver-flees-after-six-wheeler-flips-dumps-soil-on-busy-bypass-road/

 

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ARL victim’s heir to be entitled for initial 150,000 social welfare payment

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Social Security Office (SCO) chief reiterated today that the pregnant woman who fell onto the rail tracks of the Airport Rail Link (ARL) service and killed was entitled for social welfare payments.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988851-arl-victim’s-heir-to-be-entitled-for-initial-150000-social-welfare-payment/

 

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Duterte warns of civil war in Mindanao if Christians take up arms

 

MANILA: -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned that civil war could erupt in Mindanao if Christians start taking up arms to fight against the Islamist militants, The Manila Times Online reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988853-duterte-warns-of-civil-war-in-mindanao-if-christians-take-up-arms/

 

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School alumnae says not a single parent of 60 students getting receipts for their donations to Samsen Wittayalai School

 

 

BANGKOK: -- An alumnae of Samsen Wittayalai School said that donations for the school is a normal and legal issue if donors get receipts for their contribution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988854-school-alumnae-says-not-a-single-parent-of-60-students-getting-receipts-for-their-donations-to-samsen-wittayalai-school/

 

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Bt600 million in southern security ‘solutions’ get Cabinet approval
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Cabinet on Tuesday allocated Bt599.91 million to nine security projects in the southern border provinces in a bid to curb the ethnic Malay insurgency.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988855-bt600-million-in-southern-security-‘solutions’-get-cabinet-approval/

 

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Pattaya Walking Street bars warned: No prostitutes, no guns and be closed by 3am

 

Picture: STV Pattaya

 

PATTAYA: -- A new curfew is in place for all bars and entertainment venues located on Pattaya’s Walking Street.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988858-pattaya-walking-street-bars-warned-no-prostitutes-no-guns-and-be-closed-by-3am/