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Facebook shares hit record high as mobile ad sales soar

BY REUTERS 

 

Image: REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

 

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc reported steady and steep quarterly revenue growth on Wednesday, as the world’s largest social network attracted more advertising dollars to its mobile empire, sending its shares to an all-time high.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-shares-hit-record-high-mobile-ad-sales-soar/23200/

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One dead, five critically hurt after thrown from ride at Ohio fair

 

(Reuters) - One person was killed and five others critically injured at the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday when they were flung into air after their seats snapped off a ride that hoists and spins people, fire officials told local media.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994427-one-dead-five-critically-hurt-after-thrown-from-ride-at-ohio-fair/

 

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Hospital thief nabbed after wife sells the family buffalo to pay for her dying husband's cancer care

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police in Roi-Et have announced the arrest of a man preying on vulnerable victims at hospitals in the North East of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994428-hospital-thief-nabbed-after-wife-sells-the-family-buffalo-to-pay-for her-dying-husbands-cancer-care/

 

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Security officer crushed to death by sliding gate at Bangkok condo

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A security officer was killed when he was crushed by a broken sliding gate that fell on him at a Bangkok condominium early on Thursday, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994430-security-officer-crushed-to-death-by-sliding-gate-at-bangkok-condo/

 

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Australia urges China to do more on North Korea threat

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop talks during a meeting with her Sri Lankan counterpart Ravi Karunanayake at the bilateral meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop called on China on Thursday to do more to contain the threat of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994431-australia-urges-china-to-do-more-on-north-korea-threat/

 

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Five Thai tourists drown when snorkeling boat sinks in Chumphon Bay

By The Nation

 

 

Five Thai tourists drowned when a boat taking visitors to snorkel around islands in Chumphon Bay capsized because of high waves and strong winds on Wednesday night.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994412-five-tourists-were-missing-as-a-desperate-air-and-sea-rescue-was mounted-off-chumporn-last-night/?do=findComment&comment=12123899

 

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Wildfires prompt 10,000 evacuations on French Riviera

 

A Canadair firefighting aircraft drops water on a wildfire which burns a forest in Carros, near Nice, France. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

 

MARSEILLE (Reuters) - Firefighters evacuated thousands of campers and local residents after a wildfire broke out on France's tourist-thronged Riviera coast overnight.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994432-wildfires-prompt-10000-evacuations-on-french-riviera/

 

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France to speed up visa delivery in drive to boost tourism

 

FILE PHOTO: An employee validates an extension visa on a foreign student's passport at a foreign visas office in Paris November 18, 2011./Charles Platiau

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France will cut visa delivery time to 48 hours for Russians, Indians and citizens of six more Asian countries in a bid to boost tourism, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994433-france to-speed-up-visa-delivery-in-drive-to-boost-tourism/

 

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EU executive to start legal action against Poland over judiciary reform

By Jan Strupczewski and Lidia Kelly

 

People gather next to the Supreme Court during the "Chain of the lights" candlelit protest against judicial reforms in Warsaw, Poland July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it would launch legal action against Poland over an overhaul of its judiciary that it says undermines the independence of judges and breaks EU rules, both accusations denied by Warsaw.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994434-eu-executive-to-start-legal-action-against-poland-over-judiciary-reform/

 

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TrueVision scores with special EPL campaign

By The Nation

 

 

TrueVision is launching a special campaign to kick off the new English Premiere League season.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994436-truevision-scores-with-special-epl-campaign/

 

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2 million meth pills seized in Chiang Rai

By The Nation

 

CHIANG RAI: -- Border patrol police in Chiang Rai seized 2 million methamphetamine pills from a pickup truck at a road checkpoint in the northern province late on Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994437-2-million-meth-pills-seized-in-chiang-rai/

 

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Thai TV showcases touching story of hope about Thai/German boy with cancer who won a gold medal at a Maths Olympiad

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai Rath TV featured a touching story about a Thai/German boy at school in Bangkok who has won a gold medal at an international maths event even though he is suffering from stage three cancer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994440-thai-tv-showcases-touching-story-of-hope-about-thaigerman-boy-with cancer-who-won-a-gold-medal-at-a-maths-olympiad/

 

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Phuket ‘Pineapple Eyes’ project targets garbage, wastewater

The Phuket News

 

Governor Norraphat Plodthong seen here at the launch of the project. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket has launched a ‘Pineapple Eyes’ project aimed at tackling the island’s ongoing rubbish and wastewater problems.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994443-phuket-‘pineapple-eyes’-project-targets-garbage-wastewater/

 

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Traveling in Thailand with a disability

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Walking the Kwai Bridge. All photos: submitted by author.

 

By Tam Gilbert

 

“Sun, sea, sand, and a few months to work out what I want from life” are typical reasons the average young Brit decides to visit Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994446-traveling-in-thailand-with-a-disability/

 

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New Android malware can steal your passwords and credit card details

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Android users are being warned about a new form of malware that can steal passwords, credit card and banking details and intercept text messages.

 

Full story:  http://tech.thaivisa.com/new-android-malware-can-steal-passwords-credit-card-details/23202/

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Student's coiled bamboo guitars are music to PM's ears

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A university student's coiled bamboo guitars caught the eye of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha at a recent exhibition.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994448-students-coiled-bamboo-guitars-are-music-to-pms-ears/

 

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Classes suspended in Muang after tree falls on school

By The Nation

 

 

KALASIN: -- As tropical storm Sonca continued to bring heavy rains and floods to various areas of Kalasin on Thursday, Tha Lamduan Prachabumrung School in Muang district suspended classes for two days after an 80-year-old Pradu tree fell onto the school building on Wednesday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994449-kalasin-classes-suspended-in-muang-after-tree-falls-on-school/

 

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Fire engulfs old home in Phuket Town

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The fire destroyed the old home, located near the Government Savings Bank branch on Phang Nga Rd. Photo: Rescue workers

 

PHUKET: -- An old unregistered house where an 85-year-old woman reportedly lived in Phuket Town was gutted by fire last night (July 26).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994451-fire-engulfs-old-home-in-phuket-town/

 

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Purple Line connection to Blue Line to begin operation August 11

 

 

BANGKOK, 27 July 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Transport has stated that the Blue and Purple rail line connection at Tao Pun Station will begin operation this August 11. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994452-purple-line-connection-to-blue-line-to-begin-operation-august-11/

 

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5 Scuba Students Drown When Boat Capsizes In Gulf

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

  

Searching boats on Wednesday night near Chumphon’s Koh Ngam Yai

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994412-five-tourists-were-missing-as-a-desperate-air-and-sea-rescue-was mounted-off-chumporn-last-night/?do=findComment&comment=12124480

 

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Hackers are targeting people using free Wifi at hotels around the world

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Travellers are being warned about an evil new form of malware that is targeting people who use free wifi at hotels around the world.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/23205-2/23205/

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China to speed up bullet trains in September - state media

 

A CRH (China Railway High-speed) Harmony bullet inspection train leaves a train station for a railway inspection assignment, in Guiyang, Guizhou province October 8, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer/Files

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China plans to raise the speed of its bullet trains back up to 350 kph (217 mph), state media reported on Thursday, six years after a deadly high-speed rail crash prompted authorities to slow trains across the country.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994454-china-to-speed-up-bullet-trains-in-september-state-media/

 

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BMW Group gives Thai electric vehicle technology a boost

By The Nation

 

Industry Ministry Permanent Secretary Somchai Harnhirun, third left, receives the BMW i3 battery from Krisda Utamote of BMW Group Thailand, fourth left.

 

BANGKOK: -- Taking the wheel in electric vehicle (EV) technology, BMW Group Thailand this week delivered a BMW i3 (94Ah) battery to the Thailand Automotive Institute to assist with the technology’s national development.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994459-bmw-group-gives-thai-electric-vehicle-technology-a-boost/

 

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Myanmar agrees to reopen Three Pagoda Pass border crossing

 

 

Myanmar has agreed to reopen Three Pagoda Pass border crossing today (July 27) after Thai authorities agreed that they suspended a border road construction temporarily during the rainy season.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994461-myanmar-agrees-to-reopen-three-pagoda-pass-border-crossing/

 

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Google drops Instant Search, adds annoying auto playing video to search results

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Well nobody saw that coming.

 

Google, somewhat unexpectedly, has announced it will kill off its Instant Search feature, which displays search suggestions as you type a query into Google Search.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/google-drops-instant-search-adds-annoying-auto-playing-video-search-results/23208/

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Bus conductor who returned 1 million baht rewarded by admirer, not doctor who owed her

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Asst. Prof. Theeraporn Verathaworn, a former lecturer at at Chulalongkorn University, rewarded the bus conductor with his own money as an encouragement for her honesty. Photo: Rot Mae Thai/ Facebook

 

BANGKOK: -- A former Chulalongkorn University professor gave THB15,000 in cash (USD450) out of his own pocket as a reward to Sumon Matidul, 50, the bus conductor who found and returned THB1.1 million cash (more than USD29,000) to a passenger, who showed his gratitude by rewarding her with just two bags of candy earlier this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994463-bus-conductor-who-returned-1-million-baht-rewarded-by-admirer-not-doctor-who-owed-her/

 

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Prayut Says Gov’t Right To Take Yingluck Assets Before Verdict

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

  

Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives July 21 at the Supreme Court for the last day of her hearing in Bangkok. Photo: Associated Press

 

BANGKOK — Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Thursday his government was right to confiscate the bank accounts of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as it was a separate matter than her malfeasance trial, which has yet to render a verdict.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994472-prayut-says-gov’t-right-to-take-yingluck-assets-before-verdict/

 

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Trang school director arrested for killing student’s mother

By The Nation

 

TRANG: -- A Trang school director has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a student’s mother in a school washroom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994473-trang-school-director-arrested-for-killing-student’s-mother/

 

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Ubon evacuations begin as rivers rise

By The Nation

 

UBON RATCHATHANI: -- Residents of a community alongside the Mul River in Ubon Ratchathani are now living in tents after being flooded out of their homes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994475-ubon-evacuations-begin-as-rivers-rise/