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Rape escape: Phone call aborts rape of Phuket woman two months pregnant

Kritsada Muenghawong

 

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PHUKET:-- A chance incoming phone call saved a two-month pregnant woman from being raped yesterday afternoon in her rental room in Phuket. The loud ring panicked the rapist who then fled.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989254-rape-escape-phone-call-aborts-rape-of-phuket-woman-two-months-pregnant/

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"Jumping jacks" cop says no fines for helmet-less kids because "it will cause hardship to their parents"

 

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The traffic cop who decided to make four boys without helmets do roadside exercises rather than pay fines has spoken of his reasons for his actions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989271-jumping-jacks-cop-says-no-fines-for-helmet-less-kids-because-it-will-cause-hardship-to-their-parents/

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Career criminal nabbed for impersonating cop "always wanted to be in law enforcement".

 

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Police in Pathum Thani have announced the arrest of a man who was impersonating one of their own.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989272-career-criminal-nabbed-for-impersonating-cop-always-wanted-to-be-in-law-enforcement/

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Girl, 2, among 10 injured in Narathiwat bomb attack

By The Nation

 

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A bomb explosion hit an army truck in Narathiwat’s Sungai Kolok district on Friday evening, injuring eight soldiers and two passers by, including a two-year-old girl.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989273-girl-2-among-10-injured-in-narathiwat-bomb-attack/

 

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Parker aims at back-to-back Ladies European wins

By The Nation

 

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Florentyna Parker

 

Briton Florentyna Parker will be aiming for back-to-back victories on the Ladies European Tour when she tees off in the inaugural 300,000 euro Ladies European Thailand Championship which will be held during July 6-9 at the Phoenix Gold Golf & Country Club, Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989274-parker-aims-at-back-to-back-ladies-european-wins/

 

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Infineon, KMITL join for auto e-training centre

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN
THE NATION

 

GERMAN semiconductor company Infineon Technologies has teamed up with King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) to open the first automotive-electronics training centre in Thailand as the government is keen on promoting the emerging electric-vehicle (EV) industry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989275-infineon-kmitl-join-for-auto-e-training-centre/

 

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Police parading of suspects to press banned after high-profile controversies

By THE NATION

 

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SUCCESSFUL POLICE investigations into recent high-profile crimes appear to have been overshadowed by their subsequent handling of the suspects.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989276-police-parading-of-suspects-to-press-banned-after-high-profile-controversies/

 

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Actor Johnny Depp apologised for 'poor taste' Trump assassination joke

By Paul Sandle

 

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Actor Johnny Depp poses on a Cadillac before presenting his film The Libertine, at Cinemageddon at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

 

GLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) - Johnny Depp on Friday apologised for joking about assassinating U.S. President Donald Trump, saying his remarks were in "poor taste."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989279-actor-johnny-depp-apologised-for-poor-taste-trump-assassination-joke/

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North Korea says U.S. student's death a 'mystery to us as well'

By Jack Kim

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. student Otto Warmbier cries at court in an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 16, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA/Files

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday the death of U.S. university student Otto Warmbier soon after his return home was a mystery and dismissed accusations that Warmbier had died because of torture and beating during his captivity as "groundless".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989280-north-korea-says-us-students-death-a-mystery-to-us-as-well/

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Police consider manslaughter charges over deadly London tower block blaze

By Michael Holden and David Milliken

 

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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) - British investigators said on Friday they would consider bringing manslaughter charges over the London tower block fire that killed at least 79 people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989283-police-consider-manslaughter-charges-over-deadly-london-tower-block-blaze/

 

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Iraqi forces battle towards heart of Mosul's Old City

By Sergei Karazy and Maher Chmaytelli

 

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Iraqi military tanks advance towards the Islamic State-held Old City in western Mosul, Iraq June 18, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

 

MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces battled their way along two streets that meet in the heart of Mosul's Old City on Friday, and said they aimed to open routes for civilians to flee Islamic State's last stand there.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989284-iraqi-forces-battle-towards-heart-of-mosuls-old-city/

 

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Bomber planning an attack on Grand Mosque blew himself up - Interior Ministry

 

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FILE PHOTO: General view of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said a suicide bomber who was planning an attack on the Grand Mosque in Mecca blew himself up on Friday when security forces surrounded a house where he was hiding.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989286-bomber-planning-an-attack-on-grand-mosque-blew-himself-up-interior-ministry/

 

 

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U.S. military says crisis communications link with Russia 'in use'

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday that a crisis communications link with Russia meant to avoid an accidental clash over Syria was "in use," even after Moscow threatened to abandon it over the U.S. downing of a Syrian military jet on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989288-us-military-says-crisis-communications-link-with-russia-in-use/

 

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Slain Venezuelan protester's father appeals to 'friend' Maduro

By Silene Ramírez and Andreina Aponte

 

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A member of the riot security forces fires a gun through the fence of an air force base at David Jose Vallenilla, who was fatally injured during clashes at a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government, in Caracas, Venezuela June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - A man describing himself as a former boss and friend of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday urged an investigation into the killing of his son in anti-government unrest convulsing the OPEC nation for nearly three months.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989290-slain-venezuelan-protesters-father-appeals-to-friend-maduro/

 

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Google to stop scanning Gmail for creating targeted ads

BY REUTERS

 

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(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would stop scanning Gmail content for creating personalized ads from later this year, bringing the widely-used email service in line with its enterprise offering, G Suite.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/google-stop-scanning-gmail-creating-targeted-ads/22514/

 

 

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Vanished from Koh Tao! Missing Russian Girl still not found – is the island hiding a macabre secret?

 

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On the 15th of February 2017 Russian tourist Valentina Novozhyonova, 23, left her bungalow on Koh Tao and was never seen again. The news of the young girl’s disappearance took almost 3 weeks to emerge from the tiny island now being dubbed ‘Death Island’ by the press due to the extraordinary number of tourists who die in suspicious circumstances while holidaying there.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989309-vanished-from-koh-tao-missing-russian-girl-still-not-found-–-is-the-island-hiding-a-macabre-secret/

 

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MBK raid nets over 5,000 items of counterfeit and substandard products

 

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Police and officials of Intellectual Properties Department seized more than 1,000 counterfeit wristwatches and over 4,000 substandard cosmetic items in a raid of MBK Center shopping mall on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989310-mbk-raid-nets-over-5000-items-of-counterfeit-and-substandard-products/

 

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AirAsia links North, Northeast

By The Nation

 

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AirAsia has made its inaugural Chiang Mai-Ubon Ratchathani flight and offers a promotional fare of up to 50 per cent off available for booking today (June 24) and tomorrow (June 25) at www.Airasia.com for travel anytime through November.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989314-airasia-links-north-northeast/

 

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New parking restrictions on Phuket Town’s Thalang Rd 

The Phuket News

 

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PHUKET: New parking restrictions on Thalang Rd in Phuket Town will come into effect next Saturday (July 1), following a statement issued on Tuesday (June 20) signed by Phuket Provincial Commander Maj Gen Teeraphol Thipjaroen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989316-new-parking-restrictions-on-phuket-town’s-thalang-rd/

 

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Newly released Chonsawat faces more legal problems

By ATTAYUTH BOOTSRIPOOM
THE NATION

 

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Chonsawat Asavahame

 

RELEASED FROM jail last August, Chonsawat Asavahame now looks set to plunge into another round of legal trouble.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989318-newly-released-chonsawat-faces-more-legal-problems/

 

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Farmers asked to change crop cycle to enable water catchment zones plan

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION

 

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AROUND 50,000 farmers in four provinces in the North have been told to grow crops on other land, as the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) plans to create 69 water retention reservoirs – or “monkey cheek” dams – on their land to store up to 2 billion cubic metres of water during the wet season.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989319-farmers-asked-to-change-crop-cycle-to-enable-water-catchment-zones-plan/

 

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‘Flawed’ approaches behind the Kingdom’s failure in democracy

By THE NATION

 

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Academics Parinya Thewanaruemitkun, left, Chartchai na Chiangmai, and Siripan Noksuan Sawasdee share perspectives on current politics and democracy in a seminar “85th Anniversary of Democracy: Where should we go?”.

 

Experts see slim chance of elections happening next year and power returning to the people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989321-‘flawed’-approaches-behind-the-kingdom’s-failure-in-democracy/

 

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GI rice business in Phatthalung set to expand to other provinces

By SOMLUCK SRIMALEE
THE NATION

 

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Richy Rice Products managing director and owner Kanida Sanee presents her rice product, which has helped about 270 farmers in Phatthalung province improve their quality of life.

 

AFTER ITS INITIAL success producing snacks from rice to generate more than Bt20 million in revenue in 2016, Richy Rice Products Co will invest up to Bt15 million to open three shops in tourist destinations such as Songkhla and Phuket in the second half of this year, owner and managing director Kanida Sanee said in a recent interview with The Nation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989323-gi-rice-business-in-phatthalung-set-to-expand-to-other-provinces/

 

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Training essential for country’s technological shift, panel told

By ASINA PORNWASIN
THE NATION

 

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Panellists at the seminar on "EEC: The driving force for Thailand towards CLMV, leading Thailand to become a hub of Digital Asean", hosted by Nation TV.

 

THE GOVERNMENT must ensure sufficient IT graduates are in the pipeline for the hi-tech industries that draw on artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and the Internet of Things, as part of efforts to position the country as an Asean digital hub, a panel discussion was told yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989324-training-essential-for-country’s-technological-shift-panel-told/

 

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PTTEP, partners to bid for Bongkot

By SOMLUCK SRIMALEE
THE NATION

 

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PTTEP President and Chief Executive Officer Somporn Vongvuthipornchai.

 

PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) will cooperate with its partners to bid for the operating contract to the Bongkot gas field, company president and chief executive officer Somporn Vongvuthipornchai said during a visit to the field in the Gulf of Thailand yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989325-pttep-partners-to-bid-for-bongkot/

 

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People with poor health urged not to drive alone

By The Nation

 

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People with poor health conditions that might affect their driving ability are advised not to drive alone, to prevent road accidents, according to Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department chief Chatchai Phromlert.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989326-people-with-poor-health-urged-not-to-drive-alone/

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