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New smartphone app saves time with police interviews

BY THE NATION 

By Kawintra Jaisue
The Nation

 

 

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:  http://tech.thaivisa.com/new-smartphone-app-saves-time-police-interviews/22560/

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Marriage that never was - top lawyer gives his opinion

 

Source: TNews

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: -- A top lawyer has given his opinion for the courses of action available to the family of the bride who was dumped by her prospective husband.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989751-marriage-that-never-was-top-lawyer-gives-his-opinion/

 

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DLT remove the plates of the "Taxi of Lust" - issues fine for masturbating driver

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Transports chiefs have thrown the book at a Bangkok cabbie and his taxi company after he was caught masturbating with a female THAI employee in the back seat.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989754-dlt-remove-the-plates-of-the-taxi-of-lust-issues-fine-for-masturbating-driver/

 

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Facebook poster leaves pertinent comment after latest road rage incident in Thailand

 

Image: TNews

 

A Facebook poster left a simple picture as a comment after the latest disgraceful road rage video was posted.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989755-facebook-poster-leaves-pertinent-comment-after-latest-road-rage incident-in-thailand/

 

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Temple shelters family after drug-addict dad sells young daughter
By The Nation

 

CHIANG RAI: -- A temple in Chiang Rai’s Muang district has provided shelter and help to a mother of four who fled from husband after he exchanged his five-year-old daughter for money to buy drug.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989756-temple-in-chiang-rai-shelters-family-after-drug-addict-dad-sells-young-daughter/

 

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4-year-old girl injured after pickup slams into Chon Buri shop
By The Nation

 

CHON BURI/PATTAYA: -- A pickup truck driver lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a shop in Chon Buri’s Muang district on Monday night, injuring the four-year-old daughter of the shop owner.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989757-4-year-old-girl-injured-after-pickup-slams-into-chon-buri-shop/

 

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U.S. says it appears Syria planning another chemical weapons attack

 

FILE PHOTO: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Croatian newspaper Vecernji List in Damascus, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on April 6, 2017. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday it appears the Syrian government is preparing for another chemical weapons attack and it warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad he and his military would "pay a heavy price" if it conducts such an attack.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989760-us-says-it-appears-syria-planning-another-chemical-weapons-attack/

 

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Three CNN journalists resign after Russia-related article retracted

 

(Reuters) - Time Warner's news division CNN has accepted the resignations of three journalists after the publication of a Russia-related article that was later retracted, a CNN spokesperson said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989761-three-cnn-journalists-resign-after-russia-related-article-retracted/ 

 

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U.S. judge expands order blocking Iraqis' deportation

By Steve Friess

 

Family members of detainees line up to enter the federal court just before a hearing to consider a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Iraqi nationals facing deportation, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

 

DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal judge late on Monday halted the deportation of all Iraqi nationals detained during immigration sweeps this month across the United States until at least July 10, expanding a stay he imposed last week that initially only protected 114 detainees from the Detroit area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989762-us-judge-expands-order-blocking-iraqis-deportation/

 

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Image of the United States has plunged under Trump, survey shows

By Noah Barkin

 

FILE PHOTO: From L-R, European Council President Donald Tusk, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk after a family photo during the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 26, 2017. 

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - The image of the United States has deteriorated sharply across the globe under President Donald Trump and an overwhelming majority of people in other countries have no confidence in his ability to lead, a survey from the Pew Research Center showed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989763-image-of-the-united-states-has-plunged-under-trump-survey-shows/

 

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Trafficking in Person report released today
By The Nation

 

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson/AFP

 

The US State Department will release the 2017 Trafficking in Person (TIP) report on Tuesday at 10.30am on Washington time, a statement said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989766-trafficking-in-person-report-released-today/ 

 

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Private sector corruption watchdog urges PM to scrap school enrollment by special condition

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Anti-Corruption Network (NACN), a private sector corruption watchdog, yesterday called on Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to revoke the current enrollment by special conditions for students in popular and famous public schools with reasons that such enrollment procedure allows school directors to corrupt.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989772-private-sector-corruption-watchdog-urges-pm-to-scrap-school-enrollment-by-special-condition/

 

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Theft case against 82-year-old woman set to dropped
By The Nation

 

UTTARADIT: -- Justice Ministry deputy permanent secretary Thawatchai Thaikhiew said on Tuesday that he has instructed public prosecutors to consider rejecting a theft case against an 82-year-old woman that was filed by her own son and his wife.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989778-theft-case-against-82-year-old-woman-set-to-dropped/

 

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Social media giants step up joint fight against extremist content

BY REUTERS 

 

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Social media giants Facebook , Google’s YouTube , Twitter and Microsoft said on Monday they were forming a global working group to combine their efforts to remove terrorist content from their platforms.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/social-media-giants-step-joint-fight-extremist-content/22566/

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Thailand considers tolls for roads used by cross-border motorists

 

BANGKOK: Thailand might collect tolls for roads used by motorists crossing the border from neighbouring countries, a senior government official said on Monday (Jun 26), China’s Xinhua news agency reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989780-thailand-considers-tolls-for-roads-used-by-cross-border-motorists/

 

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Chinatown’s new street food area opens

By The Nation

 

File photo: Tourists enjoy street food in Bangkok's "China Town" area.

 

Bangkok’s new-look Chinatown Yaowarat is ready to welcome tourists and the public after getting a makeover as part of City’s Hall’s policy to improve the capital’s street food culture. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989736-bma-invites-public-to-try-street-food-on-yaowarat-road/?do=findComment&comment=12026624

 

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Appeals Court acquits ‘popcorn’ gunman
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned the conviction ruling of the Criminal Court against a Surat Thani man accused of being the “popcorn gunman” who shot dead a man and injured four other people at a 2014 red-shirt protest.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989781-appeals-court-acquits-‘popcorn’-gunman/

 

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SRT confirms Bt100,000 one-month overtime request real 
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- State Railway of Thailand (SRT) says a document circulated on social media, showing a Pattani-based railway official lodge a one-month overtime request for more than Bt100,000, is real.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989782-srt-confirms-bt100000-one-month-overtime-request-real /

 

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Hackers claim Nasa is close announcing discovery of alien life, Nasa denies, internet goes into meltdown

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

The hacker group known as Anonymous sent conspiracy theorist and most of the internet into meltdown on Monday following the release of a video which claimed NASA was on the verge of officially announcing the discovery of alien life.

 

Full story:  http://tech.thaivisa.com/hackers-claim-nasa-close-announcing-discovery-alien-life-nasa-denies-internet-goes-meltdown/22569/

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Thailand to host Future Energy Asia 2018

 

BANGKOK, 27 June 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Energy is preparing to host the "Future Energy Asia 2018" event in December next year, hoping to transform Thailand into an energy hub of Asia. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989784-thailand-to-host-future-energy-asia-2018/

 

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Govt hopeful EEC and industrial sector will attract foreign investments

 

BANGKOK, 27 June 2017 (NNT) - Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong said the government is trying to boost the Thai economy by attracting foreign investors to Thailand through targeted industries and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989786-govt-hopeful-eec-and-industrial-sector-will-attract-foreign-investments/

 

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Phuket police hunt for fake passport ‘Swede’ in rental motorbike theft

The Phuket News

 

Phuket police are looking for Mr 'Andreasson' and the missing motorbike. Photos: Supplied

 

PHUKET: -- Police are searching for a foreign man in Phuket who is suspected of presenting a fake Swedish passport in order to rent – and not return – rental motorbikes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989791-phuket-police-hunt-for-fake-passport-‘swede’-in-rental-motorbike-theft/

 

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Ramadan attacks leave 14 dead, far fewer than previous years
By Nakarin Chinnawornkomon
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Fourteen people died in 11 violent incidents in the southern border provinces during the final 10 days of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, according to a university monitoring group.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989794-ramadan-attacks-leave-14-dead-far-fewer-than-previous-years/

 

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Don defends anti-trafficking efforts ahead of US watch-list release
By The Nation

 

File photo: Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai

 

BANGKOK: -- Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai has said the United States’ annual report on Trafficking in Persons, to be released later today (Tuesday), will not affect Thailand’s efforts to curb slavery.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989766-trafficking-in-person-report-released-today/?do=findComment&comment=12026918

 

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Trump, Prayut comparing busy schedules for US visit
By The Nation

 

File photo: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s visit the United States at the invitation of President Donald Trump might be postponed because of the White House’s busy agenda, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989798-trump-prayut-comparing-busy-schedules-for-us-visit/

 

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NLA to set up committee to review controversial draft on Election Commission after complaints
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) agreed yesterday to set up a joint law review committee to unravel the issues in the organic draft bill on the Election Commission (EC) following the agency’s comฌplaint that some clauses were unconstitutional.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989803-nla-to-set-up-committee-to-review-controversial-draft-on-election-commission-after-complaints/

 

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Australian saves Chinese woman at Phuket Beach
By The Nation

 

Photo from Thanawut Vinitpairoj's Facebook page

 

PHUKET: -- An Australian woman has been hailed a hero after potentially saving a Chinese woman from drowning at Phuket Beach on Monday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989806-australian-saves-chinese-woman-at-phuket-beach/

 

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Prachin Buri bar owner faces trafficking charge
By Supachai Phetchthewee
The Nation

 

PRACHIN BURI: -- The owner and cashier of a Prachin Buri karaoke bar have been charged with human trafficking after allegedly supplying girls under 18 for prostitution.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989810-prachin-buri-bar-owner-faces-trafficking-charge/

 

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Phuket novice monk in near miss with out-of-control car

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The novice monk dives for cover as the out-of-control Toyota ploughs into a parked motorbike. Photo: screengrab

 

PHUKET: -- A novice monk who was walking collecting alms on Saturday morning was lucky to escape uninjured when an out-of-control car ploughed into parked motorbikes close to where he was walking forcing him to run for cover to avoid being hit.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/989811-phuket-novice-monk-in-near-miss-with-out-of-control-car/