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Khaosod English Reporter Charged With Sedition Reports To Police

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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Khaosod English writer Pravit Rojanaphruk, second from left, with police Col. Krit Seneewong na Ayutthaya, at left, on Tuesday afternoon at the Technology Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — A reporter accused of sedition met with police Tuesday to hear the details of the charges against him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996289-khaosod-english-reporter-charged-with-sedition-reports-to-police/

 

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PM briefed on English language project for vocational education

By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin led a team to meet Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House on Tuesday to promote a project involving the development of English-language learning materials for the country’s vocational education system.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996290-pm-prayut-briefed-on-english-language-project-for-vocational-education/

 

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Security officials to meet ahead of Yingluck court verdict

By The Nation

 

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 Army chief Chalermchai Sitthisart

 

BANGKOK: -- Army chief Chalermchai Sitthisart has said he will meet with concerned officials next week to address security issues surrounding the August 25 handing down of the court verdict in ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s negligence case.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996293-security-officials-to-meet-ahead-of-yingluck-court-verdict/

 

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Australia seeks to resolve gay marriage debate this year

 

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks as Australia's Minister for Justice Michael Keenan listens on during a media conference in Sydney, Australia, July 30, 2017. AAP/Sam Mooy/via REUTERS

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia will vote in November on whether to allow same-sex marriage, settling a long-stalled debate by the end of this year, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996294-australia-seeks-to-resolve-gay-marriage-debate-this-year/

 

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Cops Reject Gun-Brandishing Soldier’s Plea For Forgiveness

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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Still image of the encounter in which Air Force Master Sgt. Phoptrai Naksuwan admits he pulled a gun on rock legend Pongsit 'Pu' Khampee at a nightclub in Amnat Charoen province.

 

AMNAT CHAROEN — Police said Monday they would not drop legal proceedings against an air force officer who pulled a gun on a rock star as he performed on stage last week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996295-cops-reject-gun-brandishing-soldier’s-plea-for-forgiveness/

 

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Tillerson in Thailand presses for more action on North Korea

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre

 

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson walks with Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday pressed Thai leaders for more action on North Korea during the highest level visit to Thailand by a U.S. official since a military coup in 2014 soured relations with the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996251-tillerson-in thailand as-us-ties-improve/?do=findComment&comment=12161020

 

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Hopes dashed as bodies of Thai students found after 13 days

 

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There will be no miracle for the families of two Thai students missing in the United States as the Thai Consulate General in LA revealed on Tuesday, the 13th day after their rental car plunged into a ravine in a California park that a rescue team found their bodies inside the car.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996129-weather-delays-search-for-thais-students-missing-in-the-us/?do=findComment&comment=12161087

 

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Thailand Best Country to Start a Business in the World!

by CityNews

 

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CityNews – Thailand was awarded the best country to start a business in 2017 by US News. According to their website, “Best Countries is a rankings, news and analysis project created to capture how countries are perceived on a global scale. The rankings evaluate 80 countries across 24 rankings drawn from a survey of more than 21,000 global citizens, measuring 75 dimensions that have the potential to drive trade, travel and investment and directly affect national economies.”

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996314-thailand-best-country-to-start-a-business-in-the-world/

 

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PM warns politically motivated groups to abide by the law

By The Nation

 

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Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday warned all politically motivated groups to adhere to the law, saying that problems in the past had escalated partly due to violation of the country’s laws, as well as a failure to enforce them.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996317-pm-warns-politically-motivated-groups-to-abide-by-the-law/

 

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Fake printing ink cartridges seized in Nonthaburi raid

 

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Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECSD) police on Monday raided a company in Nonthaburi’s Bang Buathong district and seized a large quantity of fake printing ink cartridges of various brand names and printing ink production equipment worth about 30 million baht.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996319-fake-printing-ink-cartridges-seized-in-nonthaburi-raid/

 

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World stocks shrug off slowing China trade to hit record high

By Nigel Stephenson

 

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Traders work in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Global stocks inched up to a new all-time high on Tuesday, shrugging off weaker-than-expected China's trade data that clouded an otherwise bright outlook for global growth.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996320-world-stocks-shrug-off-slowing-china-trade-to-hit-record-high/

 

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Actor who wore monster suit to play first Godzilla dies aged 88

 

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TOKYO (Reuters) - The man who dressed in a rubber suit to play the original Godzilla, crashing through Japanese cities and destroying them with swipes of his massive tail, has died at the age of 88, film company Toho said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996321-actor-who-wore-monster-suit-to-play-first-godzilla-dies-aged-88/

 

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UK's top judge says government must provide legal clarity on Brexit

 

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FILE PHOTO: Flags are arranged at the EU Commission headquarters ahead of a first full round of talks on Brexit, Britain's divorce terms from the European Union, in Brussels, Belgium July 17, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's most senior judge has said the government needs to spell out how British courts should interpret rulings from the European Court of Justice after Brexit.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996322-uks-top-judge-says-government-must-provide-legal-clarity-on-brexit/

 

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi turns to state media amid fears for newly gained freedoms

By Simon Lewis

 

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Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends a peace talk conference in May Tain Kan village, Wundwin, in Mandalay Division, Myanmar August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Lewis

 

MYAETINEKAN VILLAGE, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has turned to state-run media inherited from the former junta in an overhaul of her PR approach, after warnings her agenda is being swamped by crises and amid fears among rights groups of eroding free speech.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996323-myanmars-suu-kyi-turns-to-state-media-amid-fears-for-newly-gained-freedoms/

 

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Pickup slams into SCB branch in Samut Songkhram

By The Nation

 

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A speeding pickup truck lost control and crashed into the front door of a Siam Commercial Bank branch in Samut Songkhram on Monday afternoon, coming to a halt right in front of the teller counter. Police said the accident happened at 4pm

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996331-pickup-slams-into-scb-branch-in-samut-songkhram/

 

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Best Slides Ever: Thai student won Microsoft’s PowerPoint championship

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

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Pattarapong Tantikowit, an 18-year-old Thai student, was named the “Best in the World at PowerPoint 2016” at the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship hosted in the U.S. last week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996332-best-slides-ever-thai-student-won-microsoft’s-powerpoint-championship/

 

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Phuket Vice Governor dodges Phuket Town nightlife late-closing kerfuffle

The Phuket News

 

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Phuket Vice Governor Snith Sriwihok (in black shirt) receives the request for nightlife venues to stay open later in Muang District last Wednesday (Aug 2). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket Vice Governor Snith Sriwihok has confirmed that the legal closing time for entertainment venues outside of the entertainment zones in Patong and Karon is midnight, despite an open admission from local nightlife venue operators last week that they continued to trade until 1am.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996333-phuket-vice-governor-dodges-phuket-town-nightlife-late-closing-kerfuffle/

 

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Exclusive: As sanctions loom, seafood trade slows on China-North Korea border

By Philip Wen

 

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DANDONG, China (Reuters) - A thriving trade in seafood across the Yalu River that separates China from North Korea has dramatically slowed, traders said, although there is still nearly a month to go for a United Nations deadline to tighten sanctions on Pyongyang as punishment for its missile tests.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996334-exclusive-as-sanctions-loom-seafood-trade-slows-on-china-north-korea-border/

 

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