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Two ministers quit French government as reshuffle looms

By Marine Pennetier and Ingrid Melander

 

French Minister of the Armed Forces Sylvie Goulard leaves the Elysee Palace after a weekly cabinet meeting in Paris, France, May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/Files

 

Then newly appointed French Territorial cohesion Minister, Richard Ferrand, arrives May 18, 2017, to attend the first cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/Files

 

PARIS (Reuters) - French armed forces minister Sylvie Goulard unexpectedly quit her job on Tuesday, saying she did not want to stay on because of an investigation overshadowing her centre-right Modem party's affairs in the European Parliament.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988859-two-ministers-quit-french-government-as-reshuffle-looms/

 

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Decision delayed on libel charge against Dhammakaya spokesman
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A public prosecutor has postponed to July 31 a decision on whether to indict Ong-art Dhammanitta, a spokesman for Dhammakaya Temple disciples, for alleged libel.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988860-decision-delayed-on-libel-charge-against-dhammakaya-spokesman/

 

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Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick resigns as chief executive: NYT

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Shu Zhang/File Photo

 

(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc co-founder Travis Kalanick stepped down as chief executive of the ride-hailing service, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/uber-co-founder-travis-kalanick-resigns-chief-executive-nyt/22458/

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Did Thailand get railroaded by the Chinese? no way, govt says

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in Beijing, 11 Nov 2014.

 

BANGKOK — The military government on Tuesday sought to reassure the public that its deal to construct a high-speed railway did not give China the upper hand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988861-did-thailand-get-railroaded-by-the-chinese-no-way-govt-says/

 

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Commerce Minister orders response to falling pineapple price

 

 

BANGKOK, 21 June 2017 (NNT) – The Minister of Commerce has ordered relevant agencies to address the issue of dropping pineapple prices and to assist growers in Prachuapkirikan, Pitsanulok and Uttaradit. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988863-commerce-minister-orders-response-to-falling-pineapple-price/

 

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Authorities seek to confirm whether ‘Ko Tee’ has moved to Cambodia
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Authorities are verifying whether fugitive red-shirt leader Wuttipong “Ko Tee” Kottham-makhun has fled from Laos to Cambodia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988864-authorities-seek-to-confirm-whether-‘ko-tee’-has-moved-to-cambodia/

 

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Thai rushed to hospital after being found badly beaten

By Online Admin -

 

  

Thai rushed to hospital after being found badly beaten

 

PATTAYA: -- On the morning on June 21st, police and emergency services received reports that a badly beaten body was lying motionless by the side of the road in Soi Nongmai ken, on the outskirts of Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988867-thai-rushed-to-hospital-after-being-found-badly-beaten/

 

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Three politicians caught up in Nakhon Ratchasima underage prostitution scandal
By Prasit Tangprasert
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Three Pak Chong-based local politicians, who were arrested for allegedly buying sexual services from underage prostitutes in Nakhon Ratchasima province, were transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking Division (AHTD) head office in Bangkok for further questioning on Wednesday morning, said provincial police chief Pol Maj-General Supakorn Khamsingnok.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988868-three-politicians-caught-up-in-nakhon-ratchasima-underage-prostitution/

 

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Four face murder charges in Hungary migrant death truck trial

By Krisztina Than

 

KECSKEMET, Hungary (Reuters) - Four men went on trial in Hungary on Wednesday charged with murdering 71 refugees found suffocated to death in the back of a lorry at the height of Europe's migrant crisis in 2015.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988870-four-face-murder-charges-in-hungary-migrant-death-truck-trial/

 

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Amnesty International calls on Thailand to extend legal protections to refugees and asylum seekers in 2017
By The Nation

 

 

On World Refugee Day 2017, Amnesty International acknowledges the role the Royal Thai government has played in hosting and supporting large refugee populations over several decades and welcomes its recent commitments to improve the protection of the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988871-amnesty-international-calls-on-thailand-to-extend-legal-protections-to-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-2017/

 

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Lone suspect in series of explosions re-enacts alleged preparations

 

Photo by Dolrawee Sudpum

 

BANGKOK: -- Wattana Pummares, the lone suspect in the series of bomb attacks in Bangkok including Phramongkutklao Hospital on May 22, was taken by police to different locations on Wednesday to re-enact his alleged preparation for the explosions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988874-lone-suspect-in-series-of-explosions-re-enacts-alleged-preparations/

 

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Aussie flees car accident scene, goes on to kill 2 Thais on motorbike

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photos: Sanook

 

UDON THANI: -- While attempting to flee a minor car accident he caused, an Australian expat crashed his pickup truck into a motorcycle and killed two riders yesterday in Udon Thani.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988800-australian-who-fled-accident-scene-and-was-chased-by-police-hits-and kills-woman-50-in-udon/?do=findComment&comment=12008333

 

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DSI alerted to possible Bitcoin pyramid scheme
By The Nation

 

 

UTTARADIT: -- The Department of Special Investigation has been asked to look into a possible pyramid funding scheme in Uttaradit in which meditation practitioners are allegedly being asked to buy Bitcoins.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988877-dsi-alerted-to-possible-bitcoin-pyramid-scheme/

 

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Lao woman, 21, arrested in Maha Sarakham with 19,600 meth pills
By The Nation

 

Maha Sarakham police arrested a Laotian woman who was allegedly attempting to deliver 19,600 methamphetamine pills to an unnamed recipient.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988878-lao-woman-21-arrested-in-maha-sarakham-with-19600-meth-pills/

 

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Kindergarten closed after boy, 2, dies from foot-and-mouth disease

By The Nation

 

 

A municipality kindergarten in Sa Kaew’s Muang district has been closed after a two-year-old boy died from foot-and-mouth disease.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988893-kindergarten-closed-after-boy-2-dies-from-foot-and-mouth-disease/

 

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PM asks people not to hate military

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday thanked Khon Kaen residents for answering his four questions on elections and governance, with over 10,000 people responding, the most in any province nationwide.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988896-pm-asks-people-not-to-hate-military/

 

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Police still investigating to determine if hospital bomber acted alone

By The Nation

 

 

Police have to continue their investigation to ensure that Wattana Pummares acted as a lone wolf when he allegedly planted explosives in several places in Bangkok, including Phramongkutklao Hospital on May 22, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said yesterday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988898-police-still-investigating-to-determine-if-hospital-bomber-acted-alone/

 

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Friends of woman killed at rail station hold ceremony to send her spirit ‘home’

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Sodazaa Make Up Palawong/Facebook

 

Yesterday, friends and family of the Thai woman killed at the Airport Rail Link station had a religious ceremony to invite her spirit to leave the station and go to a better a place.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988899-friends-of-woman-killed-at-rail-station-hold-ceremony-to-send-her-spirit-‘home’/

 

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Looking Up: One Thai solar pioneer talks about Southeast Asia’s energy future

By Reuters

 

Wandee Khunchornyakong Juljarern, chair and CEO of Solar Power Company Group (SPCG), in the monitoring room of her head office in Bangkok, June 15, 2017.

 

When Wandee Khunchornyakong Juljarern was looking for loans to build a solar farm in 2009, bank after bank rejected her.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988900-looking-up-one-thai-solar-pioneer-talks-about-southeast-asia’s-energy-future/

 

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Britney Spears arrives in Bangkok!

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Britney Spears Thailand/ Facebook

 

Britney Spears arrived in Bangkok this afternoon and was greeted with flower garlands brought to her by two Thai youths in traditional outfits.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988901-britney-spears-arrives-in-bangkok/

 

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Britain's Prince Philip hospitalised with infection but is in "good spirits"

By Costas Pitas

 

Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip attend Trooping the Colour in London, Britain, June 17, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, has been admitted to hospital with an infection and will miss the formal opening of parliament, but he remains in good spirits, Buckingham Palace said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988910-britains-prince-philip-hospitalised-with-infection-but-is-in-good-spirits/

 

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A daily conundrum in convulsed Venezuela: will my kids make it to school?

By Brian Ellsworth and Andreina Aponte

 

Demonstrators clash with riot security forces while rallying against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Files

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - With anti-government protesters blocking avenues and highways across Venezuela several times a week, many parents spend their evenings asking the same question - will my kids make it to school tomorrow?

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988911-a-daily-conundrum-in-convulsed-venezuela-will-my-kids-make-it-to-school/

 

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After tower inferno, UK plans to create victims' advocate role

 

Extensive damage is seen to the Grenfell Tower block which was destroyed in a disastrous fire, in north Kensington, West London, Britain June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government plans to introduce a public advocate who will act for bereaved families after any disaster, it announced on Wednesday, a week after a catastrophic fire killed 79 people at a social housing tower block in London.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988912-after-tower-inferno-uk-plans-to-create-victims-advocate-role/

 

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Britain's May promises to listen harder on Brexit - Queen's Speech

By William James and Elizabeth Piper

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Wednesday to listen more closely to businesses' concerns about Britain leaving the European Union as she set out a Brexit-focused government programme, pared-back to reflect her weakened authority.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988913-britains-may-promises-to-listen-harder-on-brexit-queens-speech/

 

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Phuket Crime: French tourist latest victim of ladyboy theft at Patong Beach

Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHUKET:-- Patong police yesterday arrested a ladyboy who stole an iPhone from a French tourist on Patong beach.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988915-phuket-crime-french-tourist-latest-victim-of-ladyboy-theft-at-patong-beach/

 

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Touching Tribute: Sweet Thai grandpa donates land to build road in honor of late wife

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

All photos: News 8

 

Though he already had an offer for the land he owned in the village of Na Bin La, in Trang province, a sweet old man named Thong Kongkaew, 91, decided to donate it instead to build a road that will save local residents lots of time when traveling between his village and the next one, called Na Yong Tai.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988917-touching-tribute-sweet-thai-grandpa-donates-land-to-build-road-in-honor-of-late-wife/

 

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Police set to keep close watch on June 24 activities

By The Nation

 

The Metropolitan Police on Wednesday will keep a close watch on potential activities planned for June 24, which marks the 85th anniversary of the 1932 Siamese revolution that transformed Thailand’s monarchy.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988918-police-set-to-keep-close-watch-on-june-24-activities/

 

 

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Ms Yingluck says her 50th birthday anniversary is a difficult year of her life

 

 

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra turns 50 on Wednesday, saying this will be one of the most difficult years of her life.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988919-ms-yingluck-says-her-50th-birthday-anniversary-is-a-difficult-year-of-her-life/

 

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Now you can buy your Starbucks coffee with Citi card points

By The Nation

 

 

Life’s a whole lot easier when you can count on privileges, special offers and reward points from Citibank Thailand, and its new deal with Starbucks means you can enjoy a great coffee too.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988920-now-you-can-buy-your-starbucks-coffee-with-citi-card-points/

 

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A new tool in diagnosing cardiac arrhythmia

By The Nation

 

 

Bumrungrad International Hospital has announced the launch of “CardioInsight” – an innovative new noninvasive technology for the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmia – making it the first hospital in Asia, to implement this technology.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/988921-a-new-tool-in-diagnosing-cardiac-arrhythmia/