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Britain plans to send warship to South China Sea in move likely to irk Beijing

By Colin Packham

 

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During a visit to Australia, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said one of the first missions of the UK's new aircraft carriers will be in the disputed South China Sea. 

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Britain plans to send a warship to the disputed South China Sea next year to conduct freedom of navigation exercises, Defence Minister Michael Fallon said on Thursday, a move likely to anger Beijing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994617-britain-plans-to-send-warship-to-south-china-sea-in-move-likely-to-irk-beijing/

 

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Pakistan abducts own citizens, muzzles rights watchdog - U.N.

 

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FILE PHOTO: Members of the Awami Workers Party hold pictures with the name of student Mashal Khan, who was beaten to death by fellow students after a dormitory debate was followed by accusations of blasphemy at Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan, during a demonstration in Karachi, Pakistan April 18, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - Pakistan must address a catalogue of human rights failings including state-sponsored abductions and a death penalty that amounts to torture, but its national watchdog is muzzled, the U.N. Human Rights Committee said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994618-pakistan-abducts-own-citizens-muzzles-rights-watchdog-un/

 

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U.S. orders Venezuela embassy families out, crisis deepens

By Alexandra Ulmer and Fabian Cambero

 

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Demonstrators clash with riot security forces at a rally during a strike called to protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - The U.S. government ordered family members of employees at its embassy in Venezuela to leave on Thursday as a political crisis deepened ahead of a controversial vote critics contend will end democracy in the oil-rich country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994621-us-orders-venezuela-embassy-families-out-crisis-deepens/

 

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Rolled over: Phuket officials dally over push for Patong taxi, tuk-tuk parking spaces

The Phuket News

 

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Tuk-tuks and taxis continue to dominate street parking spaces in Patong, spaces the authorities are wavering over when and how they should regain control of. Photo: The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong this week would not confirm or deny any imminent action pending against van, taxi and tuk-tuk drivers commandeering parking spaces in Patong, despite a senior Army officer in Phuket last Friday (July 21) revealing that the drivers had until this coming Thursday (Aug 3) to clear the curbs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994625-rolled-over-phuket-officials-dally-over-push-for-patong-taxi-tuk-tuk-parking-spaces/

 

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Flooding in Thailand and Asia - more misery on the way as monsoon season hits the region

 

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BANGKOK: -- As the monsoon season begins to wreak havoc in communities across Asia including Thailand, Thai Rath ran a feature about one of the biggest problems facing this part of the world.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994628-flooding-in-thailand-and-asia-more-misery-on-the-way-as-monsoon season-hits-the-region/

 

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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos becomes world’s richest: Forbes

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REUTERS – Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has unseated fellow tech billionaire Bill Gates as the richest person in the world, profiting from the e-commerce company’s meteoric stock rise to reach a fortune of $90.6 billion, Forbes reported.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/amazons-jeff-bezos-becomes-worlds-richest-forbes/23223/

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As downloaded music fades away, Apple discontinues older iPods

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(Reuters) – Apple Inc said Thursday that it will discontinue the iPod Shuffle and iPod Nano, the last two music players in the company’s lineup that cannot play songs from Apple Music, its streaming service that competes with Spotify and Pandora Media Inc.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/downloaded-music-fades-away-apple-discontinues-older-ipods/23215/

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Thailand celebrates King Maha Vajiralongkorn's birthday

 

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Well-wishers offer alms to Buddhist monks as part of the celebrations for the 65th birthday of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Bangkok, Thailand, July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

     

    BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand marks King Maha Vajiralongkorn's 65 birthday on Friday with major religious ceremonies and public display of loyalty around the country.

     

    Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994629-thailand celebrates-king-maha-vajiralongkorns-birthday/

     

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    U.S. general - North Korea ICBM threat advancing faster than expected

     

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

     

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. General Mark Milley, the chief of staff of the Army, said on Thursday that North Korea's July 4 test of an intercontinental ballistic missile showed its capabilities were advancing significantly and faster than many had expected.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994630-us-general-north-korea-icbm-threat-advancing-faster-than-expected/

     

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    Department of Fisheries steps up measures against black chin tilapia

     

    SAMUT SONGKRAM, 28 July 2017 (NNT) – The Department of Fisheries is addressing the issue of black chin tilapia in Samut Songkram, recommending locals to remove the infesting breed from natural water sources and mulling a ban on their import and export. 

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994636-department-of-fisheries-steps-up-measures-against-black-chin-tilapia/

     

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    Trial for two female suspects in Kim Jong Nam killing set for October 2

     

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    Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, who is charged for the murder of Kim Jong Nam, is escorted by police as she leaves Sepang court, in Malaysia April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

       

      KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The trial of two women accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader will begin on October 2, Malaysia's High Court said on Friday.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994641-trial-for-two-female-suspects-in-kim-jong-nam-killing-set-for-october-2-in-malaysia/

       

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      North Korea hacking increasingly focused on making money more than espionage – South Korea study

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      SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea is behind an increasingly orchestrated effort at hacking into computers of financial institutions in South Korea and around the world to steal cash for the impoverished country, a South Korean state-backed agency said in a report.

       

      Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/north-korea-hacking-increasingly-focused-making-money-espionage-south-korea-study/23228/

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      Prayut leads ceremony to celebrate King's birthday

      By The Nation

       

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      Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha led Cabinet members, officials and general public in an alms offering ceremony on Friday morning at the Royal Plaza in Bangkok to honor His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn on the occasion of his 65th birthday anniversary.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994629-thailand celebrates-king-maha-vajiralongkorns-birthday/?do=findComment&comment=12128561

       

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      Republican Obamacare repeal bill fails in U.S. Senate

       

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      Aides carry a sign near the Senate floor prior to an all night round of health care votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

       

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans failed to overturn the healthcare law known as Obamacare early on Friday, in a stinging blow to President Donald Trump that effectively ended the Republican Party's seven-year quest to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994664-republican-obamacare-repeal-bill-fails-in-us-senate/

       

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      White House divisions on display with Scaramucci's comments

       

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      White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci speaks during an on air interview at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

       

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rifts inside President Donald Trump's White House were on startling display on Thursday, as his new communications director urged Trump's chief of staff to state publicly that he does not leak information to the media.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994665-white-house-divisions-on-display-with-scaramuccis-comments/

       

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      EU citizens will still be allowed to come to live and work in UK after Brexit, Home Secretary reveals

      By Gordon Rayner, political editor 

      Jack Maidment, political correspondent 

       

      LONDON: -- EU citizens will still be allowed to come to the UK to live and work after Brexit as long as they register with the Home Office, Amber Rudd has announced.

       

      Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994667-eu-citizens-will-still-be-allowed-to-come-to-live-and-work-in-uk-after-brexit-home-secretary-reveals/

       

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      Charity run-cycling event raises Bt52 million for rural medical care

      By The Nation

       

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      The “3gether: Run & Ride for Life” that had runners and cyclists spreading out across the country from July 22 to 28 raised Bt51.8 million to help rural people get the medical attention they need, the organisers announced on Friday.

       

      Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994669-charity-run-cycling-event-raises-bt52-million-for-rural-medical-care/

       

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