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Here is how to unlock your Windows 10 device using your Samsung smartphone

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

You can now unlock your Windows 10 computer using your Samsung smartphone.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/unlock-windows-10-device-using-samsung-smartphone/22750/

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Tetra Pak aims for 50% market growth in SE Asia by 2020
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Tetra Pak is aiming for a 50-per-cent increase its food processing business in South Asia, East Asia and Oceania by 2020 and has named Thailand as one of the key growth countries.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991061-tetra-pak-aims-for-50-market-growth-in-se-asia-by-2020/

 

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Govt continues to improve lives of rice farmers

 

 

BANGKOK, 5 July 2017 (NNT) - Rice Department Director-General Anan Suwanrat said prices of rice would rise as many rice producing nations are suffering from natural disasters while global demand for rice continues to grow. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991063-thai-govt-continues-to-improve-lives-of-rice-farmers/

 

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Take Two for Trump in talks with unnerved European allies

By Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a working dinner meeting at the NATO headquarters during a NATO summit of heads of state and government in Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Matt Dunham/Pool/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will get a chance to patch up trans-Atlantic ties this week when he meets with NATO allies still rattled by his failure on an earlier trip to embrace the principle that an attack against one member is an attack against all.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991065-take-two-for-trump-in-talks-with-unnerved-european-allies/

 

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Ukraine police prevent second cyber attack - minister

 

Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov is seen before the meeting of national security and defense council of Ukraine in Kiev September 22, 2015. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

 

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian cyber police have blocked the second cyber attack against Ukraine, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Wednesday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991066-ukraine-police-prevent-second-cyber-attack-minister/

 

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Electronics ban on flights from Turkey to U.S. lifted - Dogan agency

 

FILE PICTURE - The logo of Turkish Airlines (THY) is pictured on the wing of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft after it took off from Ataturk International airport in Istanbul, Turkey, March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File PIcture

 

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A three-month-old ban on taking electronic devices such as laptops onto aircraft cabins on flights from Turkey to the United States was lifted on Wednesday, the private Dogan news agency reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991067-electronics-ban-on-flights-from-turkey-to-us-lifted-dogan-agency/

 

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New Hong Kong leader strikes conciliatory tone in first week in office

By Venus Wu and Donny Kwok

 

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends her first Question and Answer session at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China, July 5, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - New Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam struck a conciliatory tone on Wednesday and vowed to improve ties with the legislature, but she suggested fresh reforms to bring greater democracy to the Chinese city would not be tabled any time soon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991068-new-hong-kong-leader-strikes-conciliatory-tone-in-first-week-in-office/

 

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Myanmar border checkpoints closed as police probe bribe claims 
By The Nation

 

 

MAE SOT: -- Pol Lt General Tawitchat Palasak, the commander of Provincial Police Region 6, closed two police checkpoints in Tak’s Mae Sot district on Wednesday following reports that some migrant workers returning home to Myanmar were allegedly being forced to pay bribes on leaving Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991072-myanmar-border-checkpoints-closed-as-thai-police-probe-bribe-claims /

 

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Police arrest Thai and Chinese suspects over call-centre scam
By Mongkolchaowarat Tangmangmee
The Nation

 

 

PHICHIT: -- Two Chinese men and two Thai women have been arrested for their alleged roles in a call-centre scam, Pol Lt General Tawitchat Palasak, the commander of Provincial Police Region 6, said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991073-police-arrest-thai-and-chinese-suspects-over-call-centre-scam/

 

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Thai lawmakers quit assembly to prepare to run in election

By Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

FILE PHOTO: Members of the National Legislative Assembly take part in a meeting at the Parliament in Bangkok, ThailandNovember 29, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/File photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - More than a dozen members of an assembly appointed by Thailand's junta have resigned to be able to contest elections, one of the first signs of political activity ahead of a poll set tentatively for next year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991076-thai-lawmakers-quit-assembly-to-prepare-to-run-in-election/

 

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China urges North Korea not to violate U.N. resolutions

 

The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 is seen in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, July, 4 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged North Korea not to violate U.N. Security Council resolutions after the North said its newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) could carry a large nuclear warhead.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991078-china-urges-north-korea-not-to-violate-un-resolutions/

 

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EC plans to ask court to rule on constitutionality of draft bill
By The Nation

 

Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn

 

BANGKOK: -- The Election Commission plans to petition the Constitutional Court to interpret and rule on the constitutionality of the EC draft bill, Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991081-ec-plans-to-ask-court-to-rule-on-constitutionality-of-draft-bill/

 

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MRT Orange Line Construction To Begin Monday

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

  

A render image of MRT Orange Line. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

 

BANGKOK — The first pile will be driven into Ramkhamhaeng Road on Monday for the construction of the MRT Orange Line, expected to bridge eastern Bangkok to the rest of the city by 2023, Bangkok police and the project’s contractors announced.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991082-mrt-orange-line-construction-to-begin-monday/ 

 

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Date set for Boonsong verdict over bogus rice deals
By The Nation

 

Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom.

 

BANGKOK: -- The verdict in a criminal case involving former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom on alleged fake government-to-government rice deals, will be delivered on August 25, The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders has announced.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991084-date-set-for-boonsong-verdict-over-bogus-rice-deals/

 

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Slow loris released back into the wild

Phuket Gazette 

 

The loris was delivered to the Khao Pra Taew Wildlife Center. Photo: Winai Sarot

 

PHUKET: -- Officers from the Office of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) Phuket helped release a slow loris back into the wild on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991086-slow-loris-released-back-into-the-wild/

 

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Supreme Court upholds verdict against bomb plot gang member
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a prison term of four years for a woman who was found guilty of involvement in a bomb attack at a political party headquarters in 2010.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991088-supreme-court-upholds-verdict-against-bomb-plot-gang-member/

 

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Assets worth Bt1.29-bn seized in NSB drug raids
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Anti-narcotics police have frozen assets worth Bt1.29 billion on suspicion that they are ill-gotten gains from the drug trade.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991091-assets-worth-bt129-bn-seized-in-nsb-drug-raids/

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Five injured when pickup carrying Cambodian workers collides with trailer
By The Nation

 

 

BURI RAM: -- A driver and four Cambodian passengers were injured on Wednesday when the pickup they were travelling in collided with a 18-wheel truck in Buri Ram on Wednesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991092-five-injured-when-pickup-carrying-cambodian-workers-collides-with-trailer/

 

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Phuket tourism leader urges steps against corrupt officials in migrant worker crackdown

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Hundreds of migrant workers arrived in Phuket last Friday and Saturday seeking help to get home. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Bhuritt Maswongssa, a leading figure in Phuket’s tourism industry, has called for the government to take steps to make sure the current crackdown on illegal migrant workers is not exploited by corrupt officials who are willing to accept bribes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991093-phuket-tourism-leader-urges-steps-against-corrupt-officials-in-migrant-worker-crackdown/

 

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One killed in collision with garbage truck

Phuket Gazette

 

 The victim’s helmet was hanging on his bike, but he was not wearing it at the time of the accident. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHUKET: -- A 41-year-old biker was killed in a crash with a Phuket Municipality garbage truck early yesterday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991094-one-killed-in-collision-with-garbage-truck/

 

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15 suspects held and Bt842m in drugs seized by police in one week

By Kornkamol Aksorndej
The Nation

 

 

Police have seized more than Bt842 million worth of illicit drugs, vehicles and cell phones from five drug gangs in just one week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991116-15-suspects-held-and-bt842m-in-drugs-seized-by-police-in-one-week/

 

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Netizens Rage Over Dog Killed In Truck Hit-And-Run

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

 

SARABURI — Netizens on Wednesday voiced their anger over a truck driver who killed a dog by running over it with his vehicle at a Saraburi market.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991118-netizens-rage-over-dog-killed-in-truck-hit-and-run/

 

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Despite accidents, no ban on rock climbing at Krabi National Park, say officials

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

The most recent climbing incident at Railay Beach involved American tourist Eduardo Keane, 24, from Miami Beach, Florida. Photo: The Phuket News

 

Despite accidents that sometimes happen when athletes climb rocks at Krabi National Park, officials said yesterday they have not banned the sport at Ao Railay Beach, east of Phuket, as reported by media earlier this week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991121-despite-accidents-no-ban-on-rock-climbing-at-krabi-national-park-say-officials/

 

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Security camera and GPS regulation to make taxi travel safer

By The Nation

 

 

A Department of Land Transport (DLT) ministerial draft regulation will lead to the installation of GPS, security cameras and other devices in at least 80,000 cabs under the “Taxi OK and Taxi VIP” concept designed to increase both driver and passenger safety.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991123-security-camera-and-gps-regulation-to-make-taxi-travel-safer/

 

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Tree Fall: Woman loses house to 100-year-old tree

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Sanook

 

A woman had a lucky escape this afternoon and was uninjured when a giant tree collapsed onto her house in Chai Nat province.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991124-tree-fall-woman-loses-house-to-100-year-old-tree/

 

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Crackdown on undocumented workers result in temporary closure of border schools - report

 

File photo :Myanmar workers line up at border province of Tak on their way to return home following the crackdown on undocumented workers in Thailand.

 

Thailand’s new measures against undocumented foreign workers have resulted in suspension of several schools for children of migrant workers in Tak province, reported Burmese Migrant Teachers’ Association (BMTA).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991126-crackdown-on-undocumented-workers-result-in-temporary-closure-of-border-schools-report/

 

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Govt Backtracks Over Weak Basis For Threatening Facebook, Again

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

Vice President of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission Nathee Sukonrat, also a chairman of the committee on OTT media regulation, calls online video platforms to register with them or risk being declared illegal on June 27 at its headquarters in Bangkok. Photo: NBTC

 

BANGKOK — Telecommunications regulators said Wednesday they decided to drop a registration deadline given to top foreign online platforms after finding flaws in their own enforcement.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/991128-govt-backtracks-over-weak-basis-for-threatening-facebook-again/

 

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Samsung to release smaller, more affordable version of the Galaxy S8

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Samsung is expected to be release a smaller and more affordable version of the popular Galaxy S8.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/samsung-release-smaller-affordable-version-galaxy-s8/22753/

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Bad news for construction workers: This building robot can lay 1,000 bricks an hour!

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

An Australian company has developed a robot that can build a house in two days, laying bricks at a rate of 1,000 per hour.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/bad-news-construction-workers-building-robot-can-lay-1000-bricks-hour/22756/