THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 29 Jul 2017

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OTOP producers urged to innovate

By KWANCHAI RUNGFAPAISARN 
THE NATION

 

Assoc Prof Soranit Siltharm, centre, permanent secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, discusses with other panelists at the recent press conference to the launch of OTOP Ignite project, which aims to add value to OTOP producers.

 

PRODUCERS involved in the One Tambon, One Product (OTOP) scheme have been urged to add value to their merchandise by embracing technology-backed innovations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994794-otop-producers-urged-to-innovate/

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Challenging trail running event in Doi Inthanon park supports hilltribe projects

By THE NATION

 

Sarima Chidamat, centre, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Hong Kong, poses with Michael Maddess, left, race director of Action Asia Events, and Matthew Grose, senior vice president of MSIG Insurance (Thailand).

 

THE FIRST EDITION of the MSIG Thailand Action Asia 50 will be held on December 17 in Doi Inthanon National Park in Chiang Mai province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994795-challenging-trail-running-event-in-doi-inthanon-park-supports-hilltribe-projects/

 

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Thai rice politics and the future of agricultural subsidies

By Titipol Phakdeewanich  
Special to The Nation

 

Each wet season, Thai farmers begin cultivating their annual crop anticipating both natural and market uncertainties. For these farmers, nothing can be taken for granted.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994796-thai-rice-politics-and-the-future-of-agricultural-subsidies/

 

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Moderation, prudence and NEW-THEORY AGRICULTURE

By KITCHANA LERSAKVANITCHAKUL 
THE NATION

 

Mitr Phol Group is applying HM the late King's sufficiency economy and new theory for agriculture through its new "Tham Tam Phor" project.

 

His Majesty's self-sufficiency philosophy forms the basis for a new training programme by Mitr Phol Group

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994799-moderation-prudence-and-new-theory-agriculture/

 

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Ladda’s business buzzes with energy

By SOMLUCK SRIMALEE 
THE NATION

 

Ladda Tangrattana shows off her honey products under two brands, Phum Phueng and Ladd. The business now notches Bt12 million in sales a year.

 

LADDA TANGRATTANA ditched her real estate career in Bangkok to join her family business producing and distributing honey products, nurturing the business’s growth from Bt1.2 million a year to Bt12 million a year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994801-ladda’s-business-buzzes-with-energy/

 

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Review: Spoiled for choice with Netflix

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng

THE NATION

 

 

Affordability meets excellent choice in the popular film and TVstreaming service

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/review-spoiled-choice-netflix/23251/

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Apple TV is your TV set’s best pal

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng

THE NATION 

 

Movies, music, Net browsing, gaming and voice controls – all in this incredibly smart little box

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-tv-tv-sets-best-pal/23245/

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Suspected illegal tour guide caught feeding fish off Phuket 

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PHUKET: A Korean man suspected of being an illegal tour guide was arrested yesterday for feeding fish at Batok Bay, Koh Racha Yai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994803-suspected-illegal-tour-guide-caught-feeding-fish-off-phuket/

 

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Fire causes B100k damage to Phuket driving school 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: It has been confirmed that a fire at a driving school in Wichit yesterday caused damage in the region of B100,000.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994804-fire-causes-b100k-damage-to-phuket-driving-school/

 

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Flash floods hit Chaiyaphum

By The Nation

 

Overnight torrential rains caused waters to overflow an irrigation dyke in the Bamnet Narong district of Chaiyaphum province late Friday night, inundating some 10 tambon, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994805-flash-floods-hit-chaiyaphum/

 

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Flooding in Sakhon Nakhon remains critical

 

 

Flooding in Sakhon Nakhon province remains critical today (July 29) as water level in most residential and commercial areas is holding steady and remains high.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994806-flooding-in-sakhon-nakhon-remains-critical/

 

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New city hotel for Khao San

By THE NATION

 

 

Travellers who remember the Viengtai Hotel in the old town area of Bangkok can now stay in its new incarnation, the ibis Styles Bangkok Khaosan Viengtai on Rambuttri Road.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994808-new-city-hotel-for-khao-san/

 

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Rush ready-meals to flood victims, PM orders

By The Nation

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed governors of flooded provinces to rush roasted chicken, steamed sticky rice, boiled eggs and bottles of drinking water to stranded flood victims, Government Spokesman Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994809-rush-ready-meals-to-flood-victims-pm-orders/

 

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Troops sent to help flood victims in Sakhon Nakhon

By The Nation

 

The Second Army Area has dispatched five companies of troops to help evacuate flood victims in Sakhon Nakhon province, the commander of the region said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994810-troops-sent-to-help-flood-victims-in-sakhon-nakhon/

 

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Thailand prime target for computer attacks, cyber-security forum told

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN
THE NATION

 

 

THAILAND has become one of the prime targets in Southeast Asia for the advanced persistent threats (APTs) that have been hitting computing networks around the world, said Noushin Shahab, a senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/thailand-prime-target-computer-attacks-cyber-security-forum-told/23254/

 

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Fire destroys two houses in Bangkok community

By The Nation

 

A fire burned down two wooden houses in a Bangkok community late Friday night. No one was injured or killed in the blaze, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994812-fire-destroys-two-houses-in-bangkok-community/

 

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North Korea tests another ICBM, claims all of U.S. in strike range

By Jack Kim and Idrees Ali

 

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un watches a military drill marking the 85th anniversary of the establishment of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in this handout photo by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) made available on April 26, 2017. KCNA/Handout via REUTERS/Files

 

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it had conducted another successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that proved its ability to strike all of America's mainland, drawing a sharp warning from U.S. President Donald Trump and a rebuke from China.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994815-north-korea-tests-another-icbm-claims-all-of-us-in-strike-range/

 

 

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Trump asks U.S. Congress to help in fight against gangs, illegal immigration

By Roberta Rampton and Mica Rosenberg

 

U.S. President Donald Trump concludes his remarks about his proposed U.S. government effort against the street gang Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, to a gathering of federal, state and local law enforcement officials in Brentwood, New York, U.S. July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

BRENTWOOD, New York (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday painted a dark and brutal portrait of American communities he said had been ravaged by gang violence as he pressed Congress to help him stop illegal immigration and boost deportations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994816-trump-asks-us-congress-to-help-in-fight-against-gangs-illegal-immigration/

 

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UK announces fire safety review after tests identify 82 unsafe tower blocks

 

Demonstrators protest against the Grenfell Tower fire outside a Kensington and Chelsea Council meeting at Kensington Town Hall in London. REUTERS/Neil Hall

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain announced a review of building and fire safety rules on Friday after tests conducted following last month's deadly tower block blaze in London found a cladding system known to be used on 82 buildings breached regulations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994817-uk-announces-fire-safety-review-after-tests-identify-82-unsafe-tower-blocks/

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U.S. proposes cigarette nicotine cut, shift toward e-cigarettes

By Toni Clarke

 

A woman lights a cigarette in this illustration picture taken in Paris, October 8, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government proposed cutting nicotine in cigarettes to "non-addictive" levels on Friday in a major regulatory shift designed to move smokers toward potentially less harmful e-cigarettes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994821-us-proposes-cigarette-nicotine-cut-shift-toward-e-cigarettes/

 

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Brexit web tangled by spats over how to leave, Irish border

By Guy Faulconbridge and David Milliken

 

Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's progress towards life outside the European Union became more entangled on Friday, with divisions deepening over Northern Ireland's border and even the type of divorce Britain actually wants.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994819-brexit-web-tangled-by-spats-over-how-to-leave-irish-border/

 

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The global costs of human trafficking

 

Information leaflets and medical kits being distributed to fishermen during a boat inspection conducted by Thai government agencies. Photo: IOM/2017

 

PHUKET: Tomorrow is ‘World Day against Trafficking in Persons’ – a day where we give a voice to the many victims of trafficking who live among us, but have been forced into silence due to threats to their life, retaliation against their family, feelings of hopelessness, or being enslaved and physically unable to speak out. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994849-the-global-costs-of-human-trafficking/

 

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Sukhothai floodwall to be reinforced with 50,000 sandbags

 

 

The Sukhothai provincial administration organisation (PAO) has prepared 50,000 sandbags to reinforce the flood prevention wall after holes previously found on it have been plugged.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994850-sukhothai-floodwall-to-be-reinforced-with-50000-sandbags/

 

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Esports now officially accepted by SAT

 

 

The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT)  has recognized “Esports” as a type of sport and agreed to allow the registration of E-sports association.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994851-esports-now-officially-accepted-by-sat/

 

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Closure of Sakon Nakhon airport extended

 

 

The closure of Sakon Nakhon airport has been extended by six hours to 9pm on Saturday (July 29) to re-assess the flooding situation and the volume of water in the airport, said Department of Airports director-general Darun Chaisaeng.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994852-closure-of-sakon-nakhon-airport-extended/

 

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19 provinces still flooded

 

 

Heavy downpours that hit many parts of the country between July 5-28 caused inundation and flash floods in 40 provinces, but the situation has eased in 21 provinces while 19 others are still flooded, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department director-general Chatchai Promlert said on Saturday (July 29).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994853-19-provinces-still-flooded/

 

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Gold price rises 150 baht today

 

 

Gold price rises 15O baht Saturday (July 29) in the opening of today’s trade.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994854-gold-price-rises-150-baht-today/

 

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Phantom: Rolls-Royce’s new “pinnacle of luxury”

BY REUTERS

 

 

Its founder once said “take the best that exists – and make it better.”

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/phantom-rolls-royces-new-pinnacle-luxury/23256/

 

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3.6% growth forecast for this year

 

 

Economic growth this year is now almost certain to stay around 3.6% after exports growth remain strong, according to the Ministry of Finance.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994856-36-growth-forecast-for-this-year/

 

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PM orders revision of flood early warning system

 

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha today (July 29) ordered government authorities to revise existing flood early warning systems for more reliability and effectiveness.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994857-pm-orders-revision-of-flood-early-warning-system/