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Police formally ask prosecutor for extradition of Boss

 

 

Police have formally asked the public prosecution for the extradition of Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya to stand trial on hit-and-run charges which led to the death of a Thong Lor traffic policeman five years ago.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996655-police-formally-ask-prosecutor-for-extradition-of-boss/

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Uncle Fatty is going home! Chunky monkey to be released after three months in fat camp

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

Uncle Fatty, the Bangkok macaque famous for his enormous tummy, will soon be released back into the wild after a three-month stay in a government facility having his calories monitored.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996648-uncle-fatty-is-going-home-chunky-monkey-to-be-released-after-three-months-in-fat-camp/

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Big investors still destroying protected mangroves

By The Nation

 

 

The White Sharks taskforce yesterday seized almost 100 rai (16 hectares) of mangrove in Krabi province after it found fresh land encroachment despite efforts to stop the illegal action.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996658-big-investors-still-destroying-protected-mangroves/

 

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Harvard grad Khemchai new attorney-general

By The Nation

 

Khemchai

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Thursday voted to endorse a new Attorney General.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996689-harvard-grad-khemchai-new-attorney-general/

 

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PM warns of scrutiny

By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN, 
SAKDA SAMERPHOB 
THE NATION

 

 

Yingluck supporters to face questions; Weng predicts action may backfire

BANGKOK: -- WHILE MAINTAINING that the movements of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s supporters will not be restricted, the government seems to be trying to undermine her support base ahead of the Supreme Court verdict in the case stemming from her government’s rice-pledging scheme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996624-pm-plans-to-question-yingluck-supporters/?do=findComment&comment=12168736

 

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Russian foreign minister backs Thai stance on regional security

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- RUSSIAN FOREIGN Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed Moscow’s support for Thailand and Asean’s efforts to pursue a Code of Conduct regarding the contentious South China Sea, as well as the United Nations’ resolution on North Korea, during his visit to Thailand yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996690-russian-foreign-minister-backs-thai-stance-on-regional-security/

 

 

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NACC chief admits tie with Prawit may be seen as his ‘weakness’

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By THE NATION

 

Patcharawat Wongsuwan

 

BANGKOK: -- NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission (NACC) President Pol General Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit conceded yesterday that his close connection with Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan may be seen as a weakness when dealing with a potential court appeal involving the 2008 crackdown on yellow shirts.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996691-nacc-chief-admits-tie-with-prawit-may-be-seen-as-his-‘weakness’/

 

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Anti-graft agency probes ex-chief as reporter charged with trespass

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- NACC President have confirmed that the assets of former police chief Patcharawat Wongsuwan are being investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) after an Isra news agency journalist was charged with trespassing while reporting on the case.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996692-anti-graft-agency-probes-ex-chief-as-reporter-charged-with-trespass/

 

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DSI busts human trafficking ring

By THE NATION

 

 

THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investigation (DSI) has busted a major human trafficking ring that allegedly forced Moroccan women into prostitution in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996693-australian-and-syrian-man-arrested-for-allegedly-forcing-moroccan-women-into-prostitution-in-bangkok’s-nana-area/

 

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Consulate warns of US protests over failure to retrieve students’ bodies

By THE NATION

 

 

AMERICAN AUTHORITIES could face protests if they do not expedite the retrieval of the bodies of two Thai postgraduate students believed to have died in a car crash almost two weeks ago in California, the Thai Consulate in Los Angeles has said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996694-consulate-warns-of-us-protests-over-failure-to-retrieve-students’-bodies/

 

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BU combines departments to keep up with journalism

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK UNIVERSITY (BU) has denied reports that it is going to stop teaching journalism and says it is merging departments to meet the changing news-presentation landscape.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996695-bu-combines-departments-to-keep-up-with-journalism/

 

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Depth of child trafficking to Thailand exposed in report

By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation

 

 

Migrants smuggled from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar ‘in shadow of criminal networks’ that target young people and women

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996620-new-unodc-report-sheds-light-on-the-phenomenon-of-human-trafficking-into-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=12168795

 

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EDITORIAL

Thailand steadily slipping behind its neighbours

By The Nation

 

Until structural reform begins in earnest, our economic outlook will remain uniquely bleak in the region

 

BANGKOK: -- Having run the country for more than three years, the Prayut government is still struggling to gain popularity on the economic front, while the country’s longer-term structural issues remain unresolved.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996696-thailand-steadily-slipping-behind-its-neighbours/

 

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Six weeks in Thailand or six days in Switzerland? How long £500 will last in 32 different countries

By  Soo Kim, travel writer 

 

British holidaymakers could enjoy nearly six weeks in Thailand, and four weeks in Mexico or Jamaica, with a budget of just £500 per person, a new survey has suggested.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996697-six-weeks-in-thailand-or-six-days-in-switzerland-how-long-£500-will-last-in-32-different-countries/

 

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Run for Mom in the August 12th Half Marathon

 

Photo: From Facebook

 

Join in “the fun” at the annual Mother’s Day Half Marathon in Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- Mark 2017 Mother’s Day and get fit into the bargain by running in the August 12th Half Marathon at Benjakitti Park (that’s the one next to Queen Sirikit National Conference Center and right by the MRT Station of the same name).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996698-run-for-mom-in-the-august-12th-half-marathon-in-bangkok/

 

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Thailand's Return to Democracy May Raise Tension

By Sunil Jagtiani

 

- Abhisit Vejjajiva sees potential tension in parliament

- Democrat Party leader expects polls after June next year

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand faces the risk of discord between appointed senators and elected representatives after its expected return to democracy next year, according to former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996699-thailands-return-to-democracy-may-raise-tension/

 

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Trump issues stern warning to North Korea and its leader

By James Oliphant

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters with Vice President Mike Pence at his side at Trump's golf estate in Bedminster, New Jersey U.S. August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric toward North Korea and its leader on Thursday, warning Pyongyang against attacking Guam or U.S. allies after it disclosed plans to fire missiles over Japan to land near the U.S. Pacific territory.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996700-trump-issues-stern-warning-to-north-korea-and-its-leader-be-very-very-nervous/

 

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Any new Korean war could quickly escalate to catastrophe

By David Brunnstrom

 

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/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any new military conflict with North Korea would likely escalate quickly to the use of nuclear weapons, bringing catastrophic casualties not seen since World War Two and an untold economic impact worldwide, former U.S. defence officials and experts say.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996701-any-new-korean-war-could-quickly-escalate-to-catastrophe/

 

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Trump thanks Russia's Putin for slashing U.S. diplomatic staff

 

FILE PHOTO: Special Counsel Robert Mueller (R) departs after briefing members of the U.S. Senate on his investigation into potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for slashing the number of U.S. diplomatic staff in Russia, "because now we have a smaller payroll."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996702-trump-thanks-russias-putin-for-slashing-us-diplomatic-staff/

 

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Young boy killed in car accident in Britain, prompting armed police response

By Andy Yates

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - British armed police rushed to a hotel in the northern English city of Manchester on Thursday after a young boy was killed in a car accident in a car park.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996703-young-boy-killed-in-car-accident-in-britain-prompting-armed-police-response/

 

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U.S. destroyer challenges China's claims in South China Sea

By Idrees Ali

 

FILE PHOTO: Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States Navy May 21, 2015. U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation operation" on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996705-us-destroyer-challenges-chinas-claims-in-south-china-sea/

 

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Dutch police make arrests in contaminated eggs case

 

FILE PHOTO: Eggs are packed to be sold at a poultry farm in Wortel near Antwerp, Belgium August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

 

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch police arrested two suspects on Thursday as part of an investigation into the illegal use of a potentially harmful insecticide in the poultry industry, the Dutch prosecution service said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996706-dutch-police-make-arrests-in-contaminated-eggs-case/

 

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Not again! Draw for Thai sponsored Carabao Cup descends into chaos for second time

 

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The draw for the second round of the English Football League cup descended into chaos on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996718-not-again-draw-for-thai-sponsored-carabao-cup-descends-into-chaos-for-second-time/

 

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1st Liverpool shop finally opens in Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

PATTAYA: -- The Kops will no longer have to travel far away to England to buy Liverpool merchandise as the club’s first official shop in Thailand was open yesterday in Pattaya.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996722-liverpool’s-first-official-merchandise-shop-in-thailand-opens-in-pattaya/

 

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Coach accident kills at least 36 in China: Xinhua

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - At least 36 people were killed when a coach crashed into the wall of an expressway tunnel in China's northwest, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996725-coach-accident-kills-at-least-36-in-china-xinhua/

 

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Transport Min and BMA to expand Saphan Taksin station to a double track to solve traffic congestion

 

 

BANGKOK, 11 August 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Transport and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have decided to expand the single-track Saphan Taksin station to a double track. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996729-transport-min-and-bma-to-expand-saphan-taksin-station-to-a-double-track-to-solve-traffic-congestion/

 

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TIP Report Hero named as anti-cybercrime adviser to govt committee

 

 

BANGKOK, 11 August 2017 (NNT) – The government has pledged to step up its operations against human trafficking under guidelines of the TIP Report 2017 by the US Department of State and named a TIP Report Hero as an adviser to a committee against cybercrime. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996732-tip-report-hero-named-as-anti-cybercrime-adviser-to-govt-committee/

 

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Private sector believes China's One Belt One Road will benefit Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK, 11 August 2017 (NNT) - The Thailand-China Business Council has expressed confidence that the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and China's One Belt One Road strategy will contribute to no less than 0.5% economic growth in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996735-private-sector-believes-chinas-one-belt-one-road-will-benefit-thailand/

 

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Microsoft Surface devices fail on reliability: Consumer Reports

BY REUTERS 

 

Surface Pro

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The breakage rate for Microsoft Corp’s Surface devices is significantly worse than for other manufacturers’ laptops and tablets, Consumer Reports said, adding that it was removing its “recommended” designation for Surface products.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-surface-devices-fail-reliability-consumer-reports/23511/

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Less businessmen pay bribes but the amount of bribes increases

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- More business operators say they do not pay state officials in order to win a contract or a project, but the amount of under-the-table payoffs increases, said Assistant Professor Thanawat Pholvichai, director of Economic and Business Forecast Centre of Thai Chamber of Commerce University, on Thursday (Aug 10).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996737-less-businessmen-pay-bribes-but-the-amount-of-bribes-increases/