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Bt21 billion worth of illegal drugs incinerated in Ayutthaya
By The Nation

 

AYUTTHAYA: -- Authorities destroyed more than 9,300 kilograms of confiscated narcotics with an estimated street value of Bt20.719 billion on Monday, International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989642-bt21-billion-worth-of-illegal-drugs-incinerated-in-ayutthaya/

 

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Red Line construction resumes

 

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BANGKOK: -- The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) today allowed Italian-Thai Development to resume operation of its launching gantry on the construction of the Red Line electric train project after it was ordered to stop two months ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989644-red-line-construction-resumes/

 

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Facebook in talks to produce original TV-quality shows: WSJ

BY REUTERS 

 

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(Reuters) – Facebook Inc is in talks with Hollywood studios about producing scripted, TV-quality shows, with an aim of launching original programming by late summer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-talks-produce-original-tv-quality-shows-wsj/22551/

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China, Canada vow not to conduct cyberattacks on private sector

BY REUTERS

 

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(Reuters) – China and Canada have signed an agreement vowing not to conduct state-sponsored cyberattacks against each other aimed at stealing trade secrets or other confidential business information.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/china-canada-vow-not-conduct-cyberattacks-private-sector/22554/

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Princess oversees King’s funeral preparation
By The Nation

 

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Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn chairs a top-level meeting on Monday at Government House to direct preparations for the royal funeral of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980183-royal-cremation-of-the-late-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-is-set-on-october-26/?do=findComment&comment=12023836

 

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Anti-junta activist Rangsiman appears in military court following arrest
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Anti-junta activist Rangsiman Rome was brought to the Military Court on Monday morning and prosecuted for alleged violations of the referendum law and the junta ban on political gatherings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989650-anti-junta-activist-rangsiman-appears-in-military-court-following-arrest/

 

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Panel set up to probe pirate heist of Thai oil tanker
By The Nation

 

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SONGKHLA: -- A joint panel has been set up to investigate the robbery of 3.8 million litres of diesel oil from a Thai oil tanker in Malaysian territorial waters at the weekend, said deputy police spokesman Colonel Krissana Pattanacharoen on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989652-panel-set-up-to-probe-pirate-heist-of-thai-oil-tanker/

 

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Two teenage boys on motorcycle killed by ‘revenge’ hit and run
By The Nation

 

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AYUTTHAYA: -- Two teenage boys were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a car early on Monday following a dispute with the car’s driver, the boys’ friends told police.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989653-two-teenage-boys-on-motorcycle-killed-by-‘revenge’-hit-and-run/

 

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Pheu Thai lodges petition with ombudsman over national strategy, reform laws
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Pheu Thai’s Ruangkrai Leekitwattana on Monday submitted a petition to the ombudsman, asking it to examine whether the passage of the two critical laws of national strategy and reforms is constitutional and make its proposal to the Constitutional Court.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989655-pheu-thai-lodges-petition-with-ombudsman-over-national-strategy-reform-laws/

 

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UK PM May nears deal to prop up government with Northern Irish DUP

By Guy Faulconbridge

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May drew closer to clinching a deal to prop up her minority government on Monday as she prepared to meet the leader of the Northern Irish Protestant party.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989656-uk-pm-may-nears-deal-to-prop-up-government-with-northern-irish-dup/

 

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Myanmar, Thailand incinerate illicit drugs worth $800 million

 

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BANGKOK/YANGON (Reuters) - Officials in Myanmar and Thailand burned illegal narcotics worth more than $800 million (628 million pounds) on Monday to mark the UN day against drug abuse and trafficking.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989642-bt21-billion-worth-of-illegal-drugs-incinerated-in-ayutthaya/?do=findComment&comment=12024092

 

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UK PM May's strikes deal to get Northern Irish DUP support for minority government

 

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Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, shakes hands with Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Leader Arlene Foster, outside 10 Downing Street, in central London, Britain June 26, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal on Monday to prop up her minority government with the support of a small Northern Irish Protestant party.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989668-uk-pm-mays-strikes-deal-to-get-northern-irish-dup-support-for-minority-government/

 

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Identity of missing novice confirmed by DNA tests

 

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The police commander of Nakhon Si Thammarat has confirmed that DNA collected from the body of a man exhumed from Wat Wang Tawantok matched with that of the mother of a missing novice.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989675-identity-of-missing-novice-confirmed-by-dna-tests/

 

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Erawan bombing trial may last until 2022, lawyer says

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

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BANGKOK — The trial of two Uighur men accused of staging a 2015 terror attack that killed 20 people could last until 2022, a defense lawyer said Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989673-erawan-bombing-trial-may-last-until-2022-lawyer-says/

 

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Minister hammers Phuket Airport, alleging that women are allowed to touch monks

 

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PHUKET: Phuket Airport Director Phet Chan-charoen made a statement yesterday after mass circulation Thai Rath newspaper reported that an unnamed ex-minster is criticizing the airport for allowing female security staff to use hand-held metal detectors to search monks, instead of strictly limiting that process to male inspectors.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989679-minister-hammers-phuket-airport-alleging-that-women-are-allowed-to-touch-monks/

 

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New smartphone app saves time with police interviews

 

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A university lecturer has developed an app to speed up police work that records and transcribes interviews into text then automatically saves it onto a computerised police investigation form.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989681-new-smartphone-app-saves-time-with-police-interviews/

 

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Thailand aims to reclaim 133 historical items held overseas

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Thailand hopes to reclaim all of its 133 historical items currently in the possession of foreign museums and educational institutions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989682-thailand-aims-to-reclaim-133-historical-items-held-overseas/

 

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The Tourism Authority of Thailand introduces new rainy season programme

 

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The Tourism Authority of Thailand is introducing a new rainy season programme of more than 10 art and cultural festivals and activities for local and foreign travellers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989683-the-tourism-authority-of-thailand-introduces-new-rainy-season-programme/

 

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Ride hailing taxi service is OK, but the cars must be properly registered

 

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Ride hailing service is permissible but the cars used in the service must be properly registered, said Mr Sanit Promwong, director-general of Land Transport Department, on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989684-ride-hailing-taxi-service-is-ok-but-the-cars-must-be-properly-registered/

 

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Phuket jet-ski operators warned over beach occupation

 

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PHUKET: The Phuket Marine Office has warned jet-ski operators not to occupy beach areas beyond the terms laid out in the “10% beach management policy” – or else face possible eviction from the sands at all Phuket beaches.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989688-phuket-jet-ski-operators-warned-over-beach-occupation/

 

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