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Just another day on the Thai roads as "Transformer" truck gets stuck under road sign

 

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CHONBURI: -- Travelers on route 344 in Chonburi could have been forgiven for thinking that a character from the movie "Transformers" was stuck.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990098-just-another-day-on-the-thai-roads-as-transformer-truck-gets-stuck under-road-sign/

 

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Cybersecurity tightened amid threat from Petya ransomware

BY THE NATION 
By ASINA PORNWASIN
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THE NATION

 

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THAILAND has heightened its cybersecurity to cope with potential damage from Petya ransomware that crippled some computer facilities in several Western countries.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/cybersecurity-tightened-amid-threat-petya-ransomware/22615/

 

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"Expert gang" steal 370,000 baht from ATM outside minimart on Route 344 in Chonburi

 

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CHONBURI/PATTAYA: -- A gang of thieves using gas apparatus cut their way into an Omsin bank ATM machine on the Ban Bung - Klaeng Road yesterday morning and stole 370,000 baht.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990102-expert-gang-steal-370000-baht-from-atm-outside-minimart-on-route 344-in-chonburi/

 

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Australian police charge Vatican treasurer over historical sexual assaults

 

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FILE PHOTO Australian Cardinal George Pell leaves at the end of a meeting with the victims of sex abuse, at the Quirinale hotel in Rome, Italy, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo

     

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police said on Thursday they have charged the Vatican's treasurer, Australian Cardinal George Pell, with multiple sexual assault offences.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990104-australian-police-charge-vatican-treasurer-over-historical-sexual-assaults/

     

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    Brexit, new challenges to force EU budget change - European Commission

    By Jan Strupczewski and Elizabeth Miles

     

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    A man arrives for work at the EU headquarters as Britain and the EU launch Brexit talks in Brussels, June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

     

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will have to change the way it collects and spends its funds to cope with Britain's leaving and with other challenges, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990107-brexit-new-challenges-to-force-eu-budget-change-european-commission/

     

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    Queen and royals good value for money at 65p per Briton, Buckingham Palace says

    By Michael Holden

     

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    FILE PHOTO: Members of Britain's royal familly stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after Trooping the Colour in London, Britain, June 17, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

     

    LONDON (Reuters) - British royal aides said on Tuesday that Queen Elizabeth and her family provide excellent value for money as accounts showed the amount of taxpayer funds they will get this year will almost double to cover essential repairs to Buckingham Palace.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990108-queen-and-royals-good-value-for-money-at-65p-per-briton-buckingham-palace-says/

     

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    Four arrested for helping foreign tourists catch giant stingrays

    By Kachon Phonimthai
    The Nation

     

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    SAMUT SONGKHRAM: -- Four suspects have been arrested for allegedly helping foreign tourists catch rare giant freshwater stingrays in Samut Songkhram. Provincial regulations forbid catching the fish unless it is for research purposes.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990116-four-arrested-for-helping-foreign-tourists-catch-giant-stingrays/

     

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    48 injured when passenger bus flips in Mahasarakham
    By The Nation

     

    MAHASARAKHAM: -- Forty-eight passengers were injured when a Bangkok-Mukdahan bus flipped on its side and fell onto the roadside in Mahasarakham’s Kudrung district early on Thursday.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990119-48-injured-when-passenger-bus-flips-in-mahasarakham/

     

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    Unidentified man severely injured in transformer explosion in Chon Buri
    By The Nation

     

    CHON BURI/PATTAYA: -- An unidentified man was seriously injured when he apparently climbed onto an electrical transformer which exploded and threw him to the ground early on Thursday.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990121-unidentified-man-severely-injured-in-transformer-explosion-in-chon-buri/

     

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    Two killed and 11 injured in pickup crash in Nakhon Pathom
    By The Nation

     

    NAKHON PATHOM: -- Two people were killed and 11 injured when a pickup truck carrying 10 Myanmar workers crashed into another pickup truck carrying fish in Nakhon Pathom early Thursday.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990124-two-killed-and-11-injured-in-pickup-crash-in-nakhon-pathom/

     

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    Celebration and protest as China president visits Hong Kong

    By James Pomfret and Venus Wu

     

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    Student protest leader Joshua Wong shouts as he is carried by policemen as protesters are arrested at a monument symbolising the city's handover from British to Chinese rule, a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to arrive for the celebrations, in Hong Kong, China. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

       

      HONG KONG (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping arrives in Hong Kong on Thursday to celebrate its 20th anniversary of Chinese rule, but he faces a city divided, mass protests and aggrieved crowds resentful of Beijing's growing meddling in local affairs.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990127-celebration-and-protest-as-china-president-visits-hong-kong/

       

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      Tourists flee fire at Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit

      By Coconuts Bangkok 

       

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      BANGKOK: -- At midnight, a hundred guests at the Marriott Hotel on Sukhumvit 47 were evacuated from the hotel after a fire started in a vent on the sixth floor level of the hotel.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990129-tourists-flee-fire-at-marriott-hotel-sukhumvit/

       

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      Phuket fly-tippers don’t just ignore ‘no dumping’ sign, they remove it, again

      Shela Riva

       

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      In the second incident, the 'no dumping' sign was thrown further away than were it was removed from. Photo: Satitha Jitmet

       

      PHUKET: -- A ‘no dumping’ sign erected by Karon Municipality officials last Thursday (June 22) on Patak Soi 14 has already been taken down twice by fly-tippers since being posted, Karon health chief Ms Satitha Jitmet told The Phuket News yesterday.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990130-phuket-fly-tippers-don’t-just-ignore-‘no-dumping’-sign-they-remove-it-again/

       

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      PM says issues concerning primary vote will not delay election

       

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      BANGKOK, 29 June 2017 (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha says issues concerning the primary vote system will be resolved eventually, confirming that the matter will not postpone the next general election. 

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990131-pm-prayut-says-issues-concerning-primary-vote-will-not-delay-election/

       

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      AOT pushes forward airport development projects to meet passengers' growth

       

      BANGKOK, 29 June 2017 (NNT) – Airports of Thailand (AOT) is working on development projects for major airports to meet an increasing number of passengers. 

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990133-aot-pushes-forward-airport-development-projects-to-meet-passengers-growth/

       

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      Phuket Governor says island needs 1,500 additional CCTV cameras

      The Phuket News

       

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      Governor Norrapat Plodthong has said the island needs a further 1,500 CCTV cameras. Photo: The Phuket News / file

       

      PHUKET: -- According to Phuket Governor Norrapat Plodthong the island is in need of a further 1,500 CCTV cameras to fully meet its Smart City status by the year 2020.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990134-phuket-governor-says-island-needs-1500-additional-cctv-cameras/

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      Apple’s iPhone turns 10, bumpy start forgotten

      BY REUTERS

       

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      (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s iPhone turns 10 this week, evoking memories of a rocky start for the device that ended up doing most to start the smartphone revolution and stirring interest in where it will go from here.

       

      Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/apples-iphone-turns-10-bumpy-start-forgotten/22618/

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      Australian Hero: Details emerge about woman that saved drowning Thai in Phuket

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      By Coconuts Bangkok 

       

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      Yesterday, we reported on an Australian woman who came to the rescue of a Thai woman who was close to drowning at Karon Beach Tuesday.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990135-australian-hero-details-emerge-about-woman-that-saved-drowning-thai-in-phuket/

       

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      Kodi users may be targeted as part of anti-piracy crackdown

      BY STAFF WRITER 

       

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      In the latest development in the global crackdown against online piracy, people who use Kodi could now find themselves the target of anti-piracy groups and law enforcement agencies.

       

      Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/kodi-users-may-targeted-part-anti-piracy-crackdown/22624/

       

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      Dog Rescued After Falling Onto BTS Rail (video)

      By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

       

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      The rescuer, Surakiti Plengsa-nguan, posed Thursday morning with the dog he rescued from the elevated railway at BTS Ploenchit. Photo: Animal Rescue Thailand / Facebook

       

      BANGKOK — A dog on Wednesday night spent a few hours trapped on the BTS Skytrain rail before it was finally rescued after operating hours, a rescue organization said.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990136-dog-rescued-after-falling-onto-bts-rail-video/

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      Deputy PM launches Phuket park officers’ tourist rescue training

      Suthicha Sirirat

       

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      Park officers carry out rescue-training exercises off Phuket’s west coast yesterday. (June 28). Photo: Suthicha Sirirat

       

      PHUKET: -- Deputy Prime Minister Gen Thanasak Patimapragorn arrived in Phuket yesterday (June 28) to officially open tourist-rescue training for officers stationed at Sirinath National Park.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990141-deputy-pm-launches-phuket-park-officers’-tourist-rescue-training/

       

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      Yingluck stands trial for dereliction of duty today

      By Thai PBS Reporters

       

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      BANGKOK: -- Former Prime Minister Ms Yingluck Shinawatra stood trial for dereliction of duty at the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders this morning amid morale support from hundreds of supporters.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990142-yingluck-stands-trial-for-dereliction-of-duty-today/

       

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      Decree on foreign labour looks like a rush job to academic
      By The Nation

       

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      BANGKOK: -- An academic specialising in labour issues has questioned the necessity of issuing a Royal Decree on foreigners working in Thailand, saying the use of decrees to introduce or amend laws is only appropriate in emergencies.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990151-decree-on-foreign-labour-looks-like-a-rush-job-to-academic/

       

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      Concerns over bill on political parties could go to special panel
      By The Nation

       

      BANGKOK: -- National Legislative Assembly (NLA) president Pornpetch Wichitcholchai on Thursday suggested that a joint committee be established to overcome concerns about a draft bill on political parties.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/990157-concerns-over-bill-on-political-parties-could-go-to-special-panel/

       

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