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PM seeks decision on visitor forms at airport

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Immigration Bureau to decide whether to cancel the requirement for visitors to fill the 'TM6' arrival and departure form as part of measures to improve immigration procedure at airports, reduce waiting time and long queues.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993869-pm-prayut-seeks-decision-on-visitor-tm6-forms-at-airport/

 

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X-ray machines relocated and increased to speed up international check-in at Don Mueang

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- The airports authority have responded to complaints of slow check-in facilities at Don Mueang airport.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993875-x-ray-machines-relocated-and-increased-to-speed-up-international check-in-at-don-mueang/

 

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Drunk cop who set up drink driving stop ordered out!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

NONG KHAI: -- The governor of Nong Khai has reacted swiftly to a video of a cop who set up an impromptu traffic stop in the middle of the road.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993876-drunk-cop-who-set-up-drink-driving-stop-ordered-out/

 

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Bangkok ganja dealer was attempting to "grow his own" with seeds from Amsterdam

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Police who arrested a ganja dealer in Sukumvit yesterday found he was growing plants at his Klong Toei home using seeds imported from Amsterdam

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993880-bangkok-ganja-dealer-was-attempting-to-grow-his-own-with-seeds-from-amsterdam/

 

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Iran and Iraq sign accord to boost military cooperation

 

Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan delivers a speech as he attends the 5th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS) in Moscow, Russia, April 27, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran and Iraq signed an agreement on Sunday to step up military cooperation and the fight against "terrorism and extremism", Iranian media reported, an accord which is likely to raise concerns in Washington.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993882-iran-and-iraq-sign-accord-to-boost-military-cooperation/

 

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Erdogan kicks off Gulf crisis diplomacy with Saudi visit

 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 23, 2017. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Saudi Arabia and met King Salman on Sunday, Saudi state news agency SPA reported, his first stop on a Gulf diplomatic tour aimed at healing an Arab rift with Ankara's ally Qatar.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993883-erdogan-kicks-off-gulf-crisis-diplomacy-with-saudi-visit/

 

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Japan PM Abe denies favours for friend amid falling support

By Elaine Lies and Linda Sieg

 

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his office in Tokyo, Japan July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his ratings sinking over a suspected cronyism scandal, said on Monday he had never instructed that preferential treatment be given to a long-time friend and that his friend had never lobbied for favours.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993884-japan-pm-abe-denies-favours-for-friend-amid-falling-support/

 

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Rich "Benz" driver enticed 16 year old to hotel then made victim send daily masturbation clips, say police

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Police have arrested a rich Thai man who they say raped a 16 year old boy he met online.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993885-rich-benz-driver-enticed-16-year-old-to-hotel-then-made-victim-send daily-masturbation-clips-say-police/

 

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Chinese student hit on head with stick and robbed in Pattaya

By The Nation

 

PATTAYA: -- A female Chinese student was knocked unconscious on a Pattaya roadside and robbed of Bt15,000 and a Bt10,000 smartphone on Sunday evening, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993886-chinese-student-hit-on-head-with-stick-and-robbed-in-pattaya/

 

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Video: Reward offered as airman's son attacked at Kanchanaburi mall

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

KANCHANABURI: -- A reward has been posted for information leading to the arrestr of two youths who attacked an airman's son at a Kanchanaburi mall.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993887-video-reward-offered-as-airmans-son-attacked-at-kanchanaburi-mall/

 

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Internet of Things the in-thing for DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

BY THE NATION 

 

 

ASIAN EVENT IN BANGKOK THIS MONTH WILL OFFER INSIGHTS INTO INTERNATIONAL PRACTICES AND THAT OF PEERS

 

WITH A FOCUS on local telecommunication companies and enterprises in key verticals, the IoT Business Platform (AIBP) offers Southeast Asia’s most comprehensive programme offering solutions to enterprises considering adopting Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technologies.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/internet-things-thing-digital-transformation/23121/

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Man killed, woman severely injured in three-vehicle Bangkok crash

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A man was killed and a woman severely injured when a van crashed into the rear of their car on a Bangkok road early Monday morning, causing the car to crash into a garbage truck.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993890-man-killed-woman-severely-injured-in-three-vehicle-bangkok-crash/

 

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Venezuela congress going ahead despite 'imperial' threat - Maduro

By Andrew Cawthorne

 

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures while he speaks during his weekly broadcast "Los Domingos con Maduro" (The Sundays with Maduro) in Caracas, Venezuela July 23, 2017. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - Defying pressure from abroad and at home, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday that a controversial election would go ahead next weekend for a new congress his foes fear will institutionalize dictatorship.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993893-venezuela-congress-going-ahead-despite-imperial-threat-maduro/

 

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Homes and farmlands in Chai Nat severely inundated

 

 

CHAI NAT, 24 July 2017 (NNT) - More 2,500 rai of farmlands in Chai Nat province are now flooded as three districts have been declared assistance-needed zones.

 

Full story:    https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993894-homes-and-farmlands-in-chai-nat-severely-inundated/

 

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Car bomb in Afghan capital kills at least 12 - Kabul officials

 

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in the western part of Kabul on Monday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 10, and the death toll could rise, an Interior Ministry spokesman in the Afghan capital said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993895-car-bomb-in-afghan-capital-kills-at-least-12-kabul-officials/

 

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Labour Ministry files criminal case over Charoen Pokphand deaths

By The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Labour Ministry has filed a criminal case with police against Charoen Pokphand Foods over five deaths at the company’s wastewater treatment plant.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993851-complaint-of-three-safety-violations-lodged-with-the-police-against-cpf/?do=findComment&comment=12113819

 

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Near perfect Froome claims fourth Tour title

By Julien Pretot

 

Cycling - The 104th Tour de France cycling race - The 103-km Stage 21 from Montgeron to Paris Champs-Elysees, France - July 23, 2017 - Team Sky rider and yellow jersey Chris Froome of Britain is seen before the start. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Chris Froome put on a near-perfect performance to claim his fourth Tour de France and move within one title of cycling's greatest on Sunday as Team Sky tightened their grip on the classic race.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993897-britains-chris-froome-claims-fourth-tour-de-france-title/

 

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Hi-So's out of control: "Porsche Man" wanted for savage attack on pregnant girlfriend

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- An infamous hi-so man involved in several high profile road accidents has now attacked his pregnant girlfriend, the family allege.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993899-hi-sos-out-of-control-porsche-man-wanted-for-savage-attack-on pregnant-girlfriend/

 

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E-cigarette seller drag off the streets of Pattaya in midnight raid

 

Picture: TNews

 

PATTAYA: -- A surprised seller of electronic cigarettes and shisha was arrested in a midnight raid in front of the Royal Garden department store on Saturday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993902-e-cigarette-seller-drag-off-the-streets-of-pattaya-in-midnight-raid/

 

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Bus conductor returns 1 million baht cash to doctor, gets candy as reward

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Sumon Matidul (R), a conductor of Bus No. 511, was rewarded with two bags of candy for returning THB1.12 million cash to a doctor (L). Photo: Kapook

 

BANGKOK: -- In a feel-good Monday story, a noble bus conductor yesterday returned a forgotten backpack containing over 1 million baht in cash (more than USD29,000) to a passenger, who rewarded her for her honesty with — two bags of candy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993903-bus-conductor-returns-1-million-baht-cash-to-doctor-gets-candy-as-reward/

 

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PHOTOS: Details emerge of “extravagant” life in Thailand of Canadian AlphaBay mastermind

BY STAFF WRITER

 

Image: Thairath

 

Details and photographs of the extravagant lifestyle and police operation to arrest the Canadian man who hanged himself in drugs suppression police custody, have emerged.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/photos-details-emerge-extravagant-life-thailand-canadian-alphabay-mastermind/23128/?utm_source=newsletter-20170724-1138&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

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Schools suspend classes in Phichit district due to flooding

By The Nation

 

 

PHICHIT: -- The flood situation in tambon Tap Khlo of Phichit’s Tap Khlo district forced two schools to suspend classes on Monday and Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993904-schools-suspend-classes-in-phichit-district-due-to-flooding/

 

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Chinese girl, 11, dies after snorkelling off Phuket

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The 11-year-old girl, Song Jinghan, was initially rushed to the Phuket Provincial Hospital in Rassada, where she was unconscious and unresponsive. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- An 11-year-old Chinese girl has died at a hospital in Phuket after being pulled from the water unconscious during a day-trip snorkelling tour to Koh Khai Nok, east of Phuket, yesterday (July 23).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993906-chinese-girl-11-dies-after-snorkelling-off-phuket/

 

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Why ‘Thailand 4.0’ Ambitions Are No Laughing Matter

By Dana Blouin, Correspondent

  

BANGKOK — The term “Thailand 4.0” emerged about a year or so ago and has since been thrown around in a number of different contexts with little explanation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993908-why-‘thailand-40’-ambitions-are-no-laughing-matter/

 

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Man attacked by wild monkeys at Khao Toh Sae

Phuket Gazette 

 

Mr Lee was treated for deep gashes on his leg and later taken to hospital. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHUKET: -- A 52-year-old man was attacked by a troop of monkeys in Phuket at Khao Toh Sae (also known as ‘Monkey Hill’) this morning. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993909-man-attacked-by-wild-monkeys-in-phuket-at-khao-toh-sae/

 

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Find Out What Happened To This Buffalo And Get 100K Baht #Findboonrawd

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

At left, Rapeepak Taratornpitak poses for a selfie with Boonrawd, a buffalo he saved from a slaughterhouse and donated to a royal project. At right, Boonrawd before he went missing. Photos: Rapeepak Taratornpitak / Facebook

 

PHETCHABUN — A buffalo conservation foundation is offering a 100,000 baht bounty to combat what its president described Monday as corruption by livestock officials.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993921-find-out-what-happened-to-this-buffalo-and-get-100k-baht-findboonrawd/ 

 

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Posting pictures with alcohol without commercial purpose is not guilty

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Disease Control says posting pictures with bottles of alcoholic drinks with no commercial purpose is not guilty.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993925-posting-pictures-with-bottles-of-alcoholic-drinks-with-no-commercial-purpose-is-not-an-offense-says-dept-of-disease-control/

 

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Lamp post crash leaves big biker dead in Phuket

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: -- The rider of a Kawasaki big bike died on Saturday afternoon when crashed into a lamp post positioned in the central reservation on Phra Phuket Keaw Rd in Kathu.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993926-lamp-post-crash-leaves-big-biker-dead-in-phuket/ 

 

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Bus conductor returns lost Bt1.12 million, rewarded with snacks

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A Bangkok bus conductor returned a backpack containing Bt1.12 million in cash to its owner on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/993903-bus-conductor-returns-1-million-baht-cash-to-doctor-gets-candy-as-reward/?do=findComment&comment=12114693