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Thailand forced to backtrack after blaming Facebook for feet dragging on illegal web sites

BY STAFF WRITER

 

Image: Daily News

 

The NBTC chief has been forced to make a backtrack after blaming Facebook for not being fast enough in pulling the plug on sites deemed to have illegal content in Thailand.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/thailand-forced-backtrack-blaming-facebook-feet-dragging-illegal-internet-sites/23454/

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BMW "sold by car care company" drama takes on a new twist as manageress counter sues hi-so owner for lying

 

 

The Thai drama surrounding the fancy car that its owner said was stolen while it was in for a wash has taken a new twist.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996141-bmw-sold-by-car-care-company-drama-takes-on-a-new-twist-as-manageress-counter-sues-hi-so-owner-for-lying/

 

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Car owners unable to lock vehicles with their remote control keys at Chonburi department store

 

 

Police were called to a well known Chonburi department store in Samet district after many customers reported to security that they were unable to lock their cars yesterday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996143-car-owners-unable-to-lock-vehicles-with-their-remote-control-keys-at-chonburi-department-store/

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Taxi drivers propose higher traffic-jam fares in Bangkok

By THE NATION

 

File photo

 

BANGKOK: -- Taxi drivers are demanding that authorities allow them to charge passengers more in trafficjam areas.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996174-taxi-drivers-propose-higher-traffic-jam-fares-in-bangkok/

 

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PAD member invited to ‘talk’ after petition

By THE NATION

 

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BANGKOK: -- THE NATIONAL Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) insisted yesterday that it would finish reviewing the court ruling in the case concerning the October 2008 crackdown against the “yellow shirts” within the given deadline of 30 days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996175-pad-member-invited-to-‘talk’-after-petition/

 

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Weather delays search for students missing after cliff plunge

By The Nation

 

 

To the dismay of the families of two Thai students whose rental car plunged off a cliff in the US late last month, US agencies have postponed a bid to retrieve the vehicle due to strong winds and river currents.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996129-weather-delays-search-for-thais-students-missing-in-the-us/?do=findComment&comment=12159238

 

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Few migrant workers register

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

illegal workforce will face harsh penalties, say authorities

BANGKOK: -- FEWER MIGRANT workers signed up at government registration centres than expected, with an estimated 40 to 50 per cent of illegal migrant workers participating. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996176-few-migrant-workers-register/

 

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Planned bus service changes hit a roadblock with angry passengers

By THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- PLANS BY THE Transport Ministry to change well-established and familiar bus routes and numbering in Bangkok have caused an uproar.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996177-planned-bus-service-changes-hit-a-roadblock-with-angry-passengers/

 

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Critics slam CDC poll plan

By WASAMON AUDJARINT, 
CHANIKARN PHUMHIRAN 
THE NATION

 

Former election commissioner Sodsri Sattayatham

 

Individual numbers for candidates instead of parties ‘would erode political power’

BANGKOK: -- A CONSTITUTION Drafting Commission (CDC) plan for election candidates to have their own number at the ballot box will not only create confusion among voters but ultimately degrade the political party system’s significance, critics have warned.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996178-critics-slam-cdc-poll-plan/

 

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Yingluck prosecutors ‘will meet statement deadline’

By Kesinee Tangkiaw 
The Nation

 

Yingluck at the court on August 1. File photo/ Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Prosecutors in the dereliction case against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in connection with her government’s rice-pledging scheme said on Monday that they had finished drafting a closing statement ahead of the verdict set for August 25.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996179-yingluck-prosecutors-‘will-meet-statement-deadline’/

 

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Wear blue for the Queen’s birthday

By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Interior Ministry has encouraged people to wear “polite” and light-blue attire to mark the birthday of HM Queen Sirikit, the mother of the current monarch.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996180-wear-blue-for-the-queen’s-birthday/

 

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‘My Boss’ tailors gutted in Phuket Town fire

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Firefighters took 20 minutes to put out the fire. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Staff at the “My Boss” tailor’s shop in Phuket Town escaped harm as flames engulfed the store today (Aug 7), but the blaze is estimated to have caused at least B2 million in damage.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996181-‘my-boss’-tailors-gutted-in-phuket-town-fire/

 

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In wake of tour bus crash, Phuket Governor orders safety overhaul on Patong Hill

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong today ordered the safety measures become a top priority. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- The Phuket Governor today ordered a raft of safety measures to prevent further devastating accidents on Patong Hill following the tour bus crash last night that wiped out one minivan and a slew of other vehicles, including a tuk-tuk carrying tourists.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996182-in-wake-of-tour-bus-crash-phuket-governor-orders-safety-overhaul-on-patong-hill/

 

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North Korea ready to teach U.S. 'severe lesson', says U.N. abused its authority

 

North Korea denounces the latest United Nations sanctions imposed on the isolated state, while world leaders and foreign ministers hold talks about Pyongyang.

 

MANILA (Reuters) - North Korea is ready to give the United States a "severe lesson" with its strategic nuclear force if it takes military action against it, and will not put its nuclear programme or its missiles on the negotiating table, it said in a statement to a regional meeting on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996184-north-korea-ready-to-teach-us-severe-lesson-says-un-abused-its-authority/

 

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Venezuela government supporters march as hackers back army base attack

By Hugh Bronstein

 

Pro-government supporter holding a picture of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez attends a march in Caracas, Venezuela, August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - Supporters of President Nicolas Maduro marched in Caracas on Monday in favour of a new legislative superbody as hackers took down dozens of state websites to show their support for a pre-dawn armed assault on a military base the day before.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996186-venezuela-government-supporters-march-as-hackers-back-army-base-attack/

 

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After military shake-up, Erdogan says Turkey to tackle Kurds in Syria

By Dominic Evans and Orhan Coskun

 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the re-opening of the Ottoman-era Yildiz Hamidiye mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

 

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Days after a reshuffle of Turkey's top military commanders, President Tayyip Erdogan has revived warnings of military action against Kurdish fighters in Syria that could set back the U.S.-led battle against Islamic State.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996187-after-military-shake-up-erdogan-says-turkey-to-tackle-kurds-in-syria/

 

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Turkey's Erdogan claims Germany abetting terrorists

 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the re-opening of the Ottoman-era Yildiz Hamidiye mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, August 4, 2017. Picture taken August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Germany on Monday of assisting terrorists by not responding to thousands of files sent to Berlin or handing over suspects wanted by Turkish authorities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996190-turkeys-erdogan-claims-germany-abetting-terrorists/

 

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South Africa's Zuma at risk in no-names no-confidence vote

By James Macharia

 

South African President Jacob Zuma speaks at a memorial lecture after unveiling a statue of struggle veteran Harry Gwala in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, August 6, 2017. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

 

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma's time in office could come to a sudden end on Tuesday following the speaker of parliament's surprise decision to allow anonymous voting in a motion of no confidence.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996193-south-africas-zuma-at-risk-in-no-names-no-confidence-vote/

 

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'I'm your humble friend', Philippines' anti-U.S. leader tells Tillerson

By Karen Lema

 

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte meets U.S Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a meeting at the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called himself a "humble friend" of the United States on Monday, taking a break from his notorious hostility towards Washington to grant a warm reception to visiting U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996194-im-your-humble-friend-philippines-anti-us-leader-tells-tillerson/

 

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Samsung scion Lee fights back tears as prosecutors seek 12 years' jail

By Joyce Lee and Christine Kim

 

Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea, April 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Files

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee fought back tears and denied wrongdoing on Monday as prosecutors sought a 12-year jail term on charges that include bribing the former president to help cement control of the South Korean tech giant.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996195-samsung-scion-lee-fights-back-tears-as-prosecutors-seek-12-years-jail/

 

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Leave our dolphins alone - petition started to save Pattaya roundabout!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Pattaya people have been outraged by plans to rip out one of the resorts most loved landmarks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996196-leave-our-dolphins-alone-petition-started-to-save-pattaya-roundabout/

 

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Hero Uncle Bin wows social media going out of his way to take lost student home - for free!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

RAYONG: -- A song thaew bus driver has been praised to the skies on Thai social media after he took a lost schoolgirl back home for free.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996197-hero-uncle-bin-wows-social-media-going-out-of-his-way-to-take-lost student-home-for-free/

 

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Women’s Journey Thailand 2017 Campaign launched to boost female visitors

 

Photo: Tourism Authority of Thailand

 

BANGKOK: -- Women’s Journey Thailand 2017 kicks off to attract female visitors to the Kingdom

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996200-women’s-journey-thailand-2017-campaign-launched-to-boost-female-visitors/

 

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Rabies outbreak in downtown Hua Hin - authorities cordon off area

 

Picture: Daily News

 

HUA HIN: -- The deadly disease rabies has hit downtown Hua Hin.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996202-rabies-outbreak-in-downtown-hua-hin-authorities-cordon-off-area/

 

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Fears for stream after copper ore spill

By Seksanti Kanlayanawisut 
The Nation

 

 

UDON THANI: -- A lorry carrying copper ore accidentally drove into a stream in Udon Thani, causing copper ore to disperse into the water and sparking concern among locals about heavy metal contamination.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996205-fears-for-stream-after-copper-ore-spill-in-udon-thani/

 

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Don Mueang Immigration spokesman on Friday delay debacle: We did all we could

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- A spokesman has said that immigration did all they could on Friday when thousands had to wait five hours to board flights at Don Mueang airport.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996211-don-mueang-immigration-spokesman-on-friday-delay-debacle-we-did-all-we-could/

 

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Thai post office praised after parcel reaches its destination!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- The Thai post office has been hailed online after a parcel reached its intended recipient.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996214-thai-post-office-praised-after-parcel-reaches-its-destination/

 

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EC member unenthusiastic about CDC's MP candidate registration idea

By The Nation

 

Somchai

 

BANGKOK: -- If implemented, the Constitution Drafting Commission’s (CDC) idea of registering MP candidates separately in each constituency would put more of a burden on the Election Commission in organising the whole electoral process, EC member Somchai Srisutthiyakorn said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996220-ec-member-unenthusiastic-about-cdcs-mp-candidate-registration-idea/

 

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Application period opens for UK govt’s Chevening Scholarships 

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Chevening Secretariat is now accepting applications for UK government scholarships to study in the United Kingdom in 2018/2019. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996221-application-period-opens-for-uk-govt’s-chevening-scholarships /

 

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Thailand's Kra canal plan would link Indian, Pacific oceans, benefiting China

Lindsay Murdoch

 

A group of influential retired Thai generals, politicians, academics and businessmen with close links to China have revived plans to construct a US$28 billion ($35 billion) and 135 kilometre canal across southern Thailand to link the Indian and Pacific oceans.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996222-thailands-kra-canal-plan-would-link-indian-pacific-oceans-benefiting-china/