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36-member police reform committee set up

By Thai PBS

 

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BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has signed an order to set up a 36-member police reform committee, chaired by former supreme commander Gen Boonsrang Niampradit, with approval from the cabinet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991010-36-member-police-reform-committee-set-up/

 

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Royal Thai Army tries to calm Chanthaburi fishermen’s anxiety over new law on navigation

 

BANGKOK, 5th July 2017 (NNT) - The Royal Thai Army has tried to calm anxiety among fishermen in eastern Chanthaburi Province, who are opposing the enforcement of a new version of the law on navigation in Thai waters. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991012-royal-thai-army-tries-to-calm-chanthaburi-fishermen’s-anxiety-over-new-law-on-navigation/

 

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Pet cremation incinerator built at Nakhon Phanom temple
By The Nation

 

NAKHON PHANOM: -- The owner of an animal hospital and an elderly animal lover have built a pet cremation incinerator at a temple in Nakhon Phanom to allow owners to give their pets a decent farewell.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991018-pet-cremation-incinerator-built-at-nakhon-phanom-temple/

 

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China invites foreign experts to help treat ailing dissident Liu

By Ben Blanchard

 

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FILE PHOTO: Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is seen in this undated photo released by his families. Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China invited medical experts from the United States and Germany to help treat dissident Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo for cancer, a local government announced on Wednesday, in a softening of its stance ahead of this week's G20 summit in Germany.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991020-china-invites-foreign-experts-to-help-treat-ailing-dissident-liu/

     

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    Hot-dog contest, fireworks, beachgoing mark U.S. July 4 holiday

    By Daniel Trotta

     

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    The Empire State Building is seen behind the Macy's 4th of July Firework Show in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

     

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans celebrated the July Fourth holiday on Tuesday with the reopening of a New Jersey beach closed to everyone but the governor after a government shutdown, a record-setting hot-dog eating contest and fireworks displays across the country.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991021-hot-dog-contest-fireworks-beachgoing-mark-us-july-4-holiday/

     

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    Phuket beer truck driver survives power pole slam

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    Rescue workers arrived to find local residents stealing beers from crash site. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

     

    PHUKET: -- The driver of a Chang beer delivery truck survived a heavy collision after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a roadside power pole in Thalang early this morning (July 5).

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991022-phuket-beer-truck-driver-survives-power-pole-slam/

     

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    Thai media meeting challenges of junta regulation plans, NPC says
    By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen
    The Nation

     

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    BANGKOK: -- Thai media is standing up to the challenges to press freedom, including the media regulatory bill, by undertaking reforms and improving self regulation.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991024-thai-media-meeting-challenges-of-junta-regulation-plans-npc-says/

     

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    Sport agent – the name of the game
    By Special to The Nation

     

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    Ariya Jutanugarn, or Pro May, recently won her sixth LPGA title in Canada and achieved the No 1 ranking in Women’s World Golf.

     

    Thanks to the allure of sports and stardom in the country, the professional agent  business is taking off, Usanee Mongkolporn writes

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991025-sport-agent-–-the name-of-the-game/

     

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    Lao woman, 77, killed and four others injured in hit-and-run in Bueng Kan
    By The Nation

     

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    BUENG KAN: -- An elderly Lao woman was killed and four other people were injured when the skylab tricycle they were riding back to the border checkpoint in Bueng Kan was hit by a six-wheel truck that sped off.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991026-lao-woman-77-killed-and-four-others-injured-in-hit-and-run-in-bueng-kan/

     

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    Phichit acknowledges Zika cases but says it is now a seasonal phenomenon

     

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    PHICHIT, 5 July 2017 (NNT) – Phichit province’s public health office has put out a warning to pregnant women after discovering a Zika Virus infection but indicated the appearance was expected for the rainy season. 

      
    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991028-phichit-acknowledges-zika-cases-but-says-it-is-now-a-seasonal-phenomenon/

     

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    More hotels to join effort to tackle Koh Samui’s waste crisis

    By Thai PBS

     

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    SAMUI: -- Six hotels on Koh Samui have set the example in getting rid of garbage, especially wet garbage, they generated without having to send them elsewhere for disposal and it is expected the number of hotels joining this effort will be increased to 17 by year-end.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991032-more-hotels-to-join-effort-to-tackle-koh-samui’s-waste-crisis/

     

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    UPDATE:

     

    Military general selected as chairman of Police Reform Commission

     

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    BANGKOK, 5 July 2017 (NNT) – The Cabinet has appointed Gen Boonsarng Niempradit as the head of a newly formed police reform commission with 35 members. 

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991010-36-member-police-reform-committee-set-up/?do=findComment&comment=12052660

     

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    UPDATE:

     

    Fifteen top cops on 36-man police reform panel
    By The Nation

     

    BANGKOK: -- The Cabinet has approved the establishment of a 36-member police reform committee that will be chaired by former supreme commander Gen Boonsrang Niampradit.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991010-36-member-police-reform-committee-set-up/?do=findComment&comment=12052678

     

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    How to keep protect your Android phone from malware

    BY STAFF WRITER

     

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    Android is the most popular mobile operating system in the world. Its open source nature brings versatility and added functionality and enables manufacturers to add their own tweaks and features.

     

    Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/how-to-keep-protect-your-android-phone-from-malware/22743/

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    Gas pipeline blast in northeast China kills five, injures 89 - Xinhua

     

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - At least five were killed and 89 injured in a gas pipeline explosion in northeastern China, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday, the second deadly incident of its kind this week.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991034-gas-pipeline-blast-in-northeast-china-kills-five-injures-89-xinhua/

     

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    Sineenart, ‘grandma’ in popular sitcom, dies at 89
    By The Nation

     

    Sineenart Photiwet, who appeared in more than 100 television series but was best known for playing the beloved grandmother in the sitcom “Heng Heng Heng”, has died at age 89.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991037-sineenart-‘grandma’-in-popular-sitcom-dies-at-89/

     

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    Bt1.7 billion earmarked for welfare smartcards
    By The Nation

     

    BANGKOK: -- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a Bt1.705-billion budget for identity smartcards for welfare entitlements for 14 million low-income people and 4.5 million civil servants. 

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991038-bt17-billion-earmarked-for-welfare-smartcards/

     

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    City Hall Pledges Sidewalk Fixes In 5 Bangkok Districts

    By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

     

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    BANGKOK —  City Hall on Tuesday pledged to fix broken sidewalks across five districts in southern Bangkok, an issue city planners blamed on street vendors.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991039-city-hall-pledges-sidewalk-fixes-in-5-bangkok-districts/

     

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    Online Uproar Forces School To Cancel One-By-One Greeting Policy

    By  Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

     

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    Students line up in front of Udonpittayanukoon School in Udon Thani on Monday.

     

    UDON THANI — We all know what it’s like to be stuck in traffic for more than an hour in Thailand. But how about being stuck in an hour-long line to enter your own school?

     

    Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991051-online-uproar-forces-school-to-cancel-one-by-one-greeting-policy/

     

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    Suspects re-enact deadly Bangkok assault
    By The Nation

     

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    BANGKOK: -- Two suspects in Saturday night’s fatal assault on Sajja Prasai, the 63-year-old driver of a rot ka por commuter truck, were on Wednesday led through a re-enactment of the crime in Bangkok’s Wang Thong Lang district.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991052-suspects-re-enact-deadly-bangkok-assault/

     

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    One killed, two severely injured in trailer head-on collision in Chon Buri
    By The Nation

     

    One driver’s wife was killed early Wednesday when two 18-wheel trailer trucks collided head-on in Chon Buri’s Si Racha district. Both drivers were injured.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991054-one-killed-two-severely-injured-in-trailer-head-on-collision-in-chon-buri/

     

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    More girl victims to file sex abuse charge against “Lao Yang”

    By Thai PBS

     

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    PHETCHABUN: -- More parents are expected to lodge complaint with the police against the 56-year-old self-proclaimed Hmong cult leader Lao Yang for  sex abuses of their children.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991055-more-girl-victims-to-file-sex-abuse-charge-against-“lao-yang”/

     

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    Man offered 10 percent discount for finding cockroach in dim sum

    By Coconuts Bangkok 

     

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    BANGKOK: -- A Thai man said he was offered a 10 percent discount at a famous dim sum joint in Bangkok after they accidentally deserved a steamed cockroach with his food.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991057-man-offered-10-percent-discount-for-finding-cockroach-in-dim-sum/

     

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    Thailand looks to limit voice of online media in wake of sensational stories

    By Coconuts Bangkok

     

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    Photo collage includes recent coverage of the death of Belgian tourist Elise Dellamagne, and portrayal of bar girl murder suspect Preeyanuch “Preaw” Nonechai.

     

    BANGKOK: -- It looks like the government plans to crack down on online media in Thailand. Monday, members of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) voted to begin legislature regarding both short and long-term reform for laws pertaining to online media—which means they plan to tighten their control over online news sources.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991059-thailand-looks-to-limit-voice-of-online-media-in-wake-of-sensational-stories/

     

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