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Policeman drowns after jumping into Bangkok canal to catch drug suspect

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- A policeman drowned in a Bangkok canal on Thursday night after he jumped into the water to try to catch a fleeing suspect.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996738-policeman-drowns-after-jumping-into-bangkok-canal-to-catch-drug-suspect/

 

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Watana appears at TCSD on computer crime charges

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Watana Muangsook, a key Pheu Thai Party figure, attended the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) on Thursday in response to charges that he entered false information into a computer system.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996739-watana-appears-at-tcsd-on-computer-crime-charges/

 

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Trump administration defends travel ban in U.S. Supreme Court brief

By Mica Rosenberg

 

International travelers arrive on the day that U.S. President Donald Trump's limited travel ban, approved by the U.S. Supreme Court, goes into effect, at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration reiterated arguments defending its temporary travel ban in a filing with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, repeatedly citing the executive's broad powers to exclude foreigners from the United States.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996742-trump-administration-defends-travel-ban-in-us-supreme-court-brief/

 

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Kenyan election official says opposition victory claim 'ridiculous'

By Katharine Houreld and Maggie Fick

 

Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga hold up boulders in front of a barricade in Kawangware slum in Nairobi, Kenya, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

 

NAIROBI/KISUMU, Kenya (Reuters) - Celebrations broke out in pockets of Kenya on Thursday after the opposition said its candidate Raila Odinga should be declared winner of the presidential vote, a claim an election commission official said was "ridiculous".

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996743-kenyan-election-official-says-opposition-victory-claim-ridiculous/

 

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No date set for recovery of Thai students from California river

By Marisa Chimprabha 
The Nation

 

Fresno County's Sheriff Office

 

FRESNO: -- Facing possible protests for the delay in recovering the bodies of two Thai students and their rental car from Kings River in California, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has still not confirmed when the mission will take place.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996744-no-date-set-for-recovery-of-thai-students-from-california-river/

 

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SET falls 4.54 to 1,567.10 at opening /Bangkok Post

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Foreigners' 'TM6' immigration form necessary for security: Nattorn 

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- An immigration form for foreigners travelling to and from Thailand is still necessary for security reasons, Immigration Bureau commander Pol Maj-General Nattorn Prohsunthorn insists.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996746-foreigners-tm6-immigration-form-necessary-for-security-nattorn/

 

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Thailand moves to buy $24.9m anti-ship missiles from US

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand is a step closer to buying up to five Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles from the United States at an estimated cost of US$24.9 million.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996750-thailand-moves-to-buy-249m-anti-ship-missiles-from-us/

 

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Alumnus arrested for allegedly raping kindergarten girl in Nong Khai

By The Nation

 

NONG KHAI: -- Police have arrested an alumnus of a school in Nong Khai’s Mueang district for allegedly luring a five-year-old kindergarten girl from the school and raping her.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996752-alumnus-arrested-for-allegedly-raping-kindergarten-girl-in-nong-khai/

 

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Pattaya police arrest 7, seized 22,000 meth pills

 

PATTAYA:--Pattaya police seized more than 22,000 methamphetamine tables and arrested seven people who allegedly sold a variety of narcotics in the Pattaya area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996749-pattaya-police-arrest-7-seized-22000-meth-pills/

 

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Sonca dumps garbage, jellyfish on Jomtien

 

PATTAYA:--Jomtien Beach took a licking, but came back ticking following Tropical Storm Sonca, which washed ashore a tsunami of garbage and muck, but tourists returned a few days later.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996751-sonca-dumps-garbage-jellyfish-on-jomtien/

 

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Metal sheets removed, but Boutique Hotel still standing 5 years later

 

PATTAYA:--Pattaya workers removed metal sheets covering the demolished upper floors of a condemned South Pattaya hotel after fears they could fly off and kill a pedestrian.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996753-metal-sheets-removed-but-boutique-hotel-still-standing-5-years-later/

 

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Patong police threaten Computer Crime Act against negligence claim

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'Jeen Zosmilez' said he needed 100 stitches in his ahead after the attack. Photo: Jeen Zosmilez / Facebook

 

PHUKET: -- Patong Police are considering invoking the Computer Crime Act against a man who was severely beaten in what appears to be a pre-arranged gang fight in Patong after he accused police on Facebook of neglecting their duty.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996755-patong-police-threaten-computer-crime-act-against-negligence-claim/

 

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Phuket drug dealers arrested, over 10,000 ya bah pills seized

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Only three of the of the arrested men were presented at the press conference. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket police arrested four male drug dealers on Wednesday (Aug 8) and seized a total of 10,020 methamphetamine pills (ya bah).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996756-phuket-drug-dealers-arrested-over-10000-ya-bah-pills-seized/

 

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Bank of Thailand denies singling out Iranian tourists 

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Bank of Thailand has denied having told commercial banks to refuse Iranian tourists financial services. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996758-bank-of-thailand-denies-singling-out-iranian-tourists /

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China should be neutral if North Korea fires first on U.S. - Global Times

By Ben Blanchard and James Oliphant

 

A man walks in front of a monitor showing news of North Korea's fresh threat in Tokyo, Japan, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

 

BEIJING/BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - China should remain neutral if North Korea launches an attack that threatens the United States, a Chinese state-run newspaper said on Friday, sounding a warning for Pyongyang over its plans to fire missiles near the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996761-china-should-be-neutral-if-north-korea-fires-first-on-us-global-times/

 

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Long-awaited 1.2km missing rail link from Bang Sue to Tao Poon officially opens

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The long-awaited 1.2 kilometre missing rail service between the Blue Line and the Purple Line was officially opened today by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Taopoon station.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996762-long-awaited-12km-missing-rail-link-from-bang-sue-to-tao-poon-officially-opens/

 

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CONFIRMED: Spotify to launch in Thailand on August 22nd

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Great news for music lovers in Thailand.

 

Popular streaming service Spotify is set to officially launch later this month.

 

Full story:  http://tech.thaivisa.com/spotify-launch-thailand-august-22nd/23513/

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Four drug suspects bolt from Nakhon Si Thammarat jail

By The Nation

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: -- Police are hunting for four men suspected of involvement with illegal drugs who escaped from their detention cell in Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat early Friday morning. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996764-four-drug-suspects-bolt-from-nakhon-si-thammarat-jail/

 

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Cigarette butt believed to have caused Phuket house fire

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Capt Nipon Temsung of the Kathu Police inspects the scene of the fire. Photo: Eakkapop Tongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Police believe that a burning cigarette butt was the cause of a fire at a house in Kathu today.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996766-cigarette-butt-believed-to-have-caused-phuket-house-fire/

 

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PM opens ‘missing link’, finally connecting dots on MRT map

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday morning formally opened the kilometre-long “missing link” in Bangkok’s MRT system, between the Purple Line’s Tao Poon station and the Blue Line’s Bang Sue station.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996762-long-awaited-12km-missing-rail-link-from-bang-sue-to-tao-poon-officially-opens/?do=findComment&comment=12170186

 

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Gen Prawit celebrates 72nd birthday anniversary

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan celebrated his 72nd birthday anniversary Friday morning (Aug 11) at his official residence inside the First Infantry Regiment of the First Royal Guards.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996772-gen-prawit-celebrates-72nd-birthday-anniversary/

 

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China says investigating Baidu, Tencent, Weibo for breaching cyber laws

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File photo

 

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s cyber regulator on Friday said it was investigating the country’s top social media sites over failing to comply with strict laws that ban content which is violent, obscene or deemed offensive to the Communist Party.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/china-says-investigating-baidu-tencent-weibo-breaching-cyber-laws/23517/

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Kaspersky Lab to withdraw Microsoft antitrust complaints

BY REUTERS 

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab said on Wednesday it would withdraw antitrust complaints made in Europe against Microsoft after the U.S. technology giant agreed to change how it delivers security updates to Windows users.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/kaspersky-lab-withdraw-microsoft-antitrust-complaints/23520/

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California tragedy: Insurance firms told to pay students’ families promptly

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s Office of Insurance Commission has ordered insurance firms to quickly compensate the families of the two Thai students who died in a car accident in California last month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996773-california-tragedy-insurance-firms-told-to-pay-students’-families-promptly/

 

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Accused dealer rents house 50 metres from police station 

By The Nation

 

LOEI: -- A two-time inmate has been arrested after he allegedly rented a house just 50 metres from Mueang Loei police station to sell methamphetamine pills to students and youths.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996775-accused-dealer-rents-house-50-metres-from-police-station /

 

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Finance Ministry considers cafeteria face-recognition payment 

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Finance Ministry is considering launching a pilot program testing a payment system that uses face recognition, said Chakkrit Parapantakul, deputy permanent secretary, on Friday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996778-thai-finance-ministry-considers-cafeteria-face-recognition-payment /

 

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NLA approves controversial Sansern as commissioner 

By Prapasri Osathanon 
The Nation

 

Sansern Poljiak

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Thursday voted to approve new commissioners for the Office of the Auditor General (OAG), including controversial former secretary-general of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Sansern Poljiak.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996780-nla-approves-controversial-sansern-as-commissioner/

 

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Candlelight park ceremony celebrates Mother’s Day

By The Nation

 

 

CHIANG MAI: -- First it opened its gates free-of-charge for visitors during the Mother's Day celebration period, August 10-14). And now, Chiang Mai’s Royal Park Rajapruek has invited the public to join a candlelight ceremony Saturday night to offer blessings for HM Queen Sirikit on her 85th birthday anniversary.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996782-candlelight-park-ceremony-in-chiang-mai-celebrates-mother’s-day/

 

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Cambodian PM accuses Laos of border violation, says mobilising troops

By Prak Chan Thul

 

FILE PHOTO: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attends the funeral ofCambodia's late Deputy Prime Minister Sok An in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring/File Photo

 

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday accused neighbouring Laos of sending troops into Cambodian territory in April and set an Aug. 17 deadline for their departure, warning that he was mobilising soldiers to the border area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/996781-cambodian-pm-accuses-laos-of-border-violation-says-mobilising-troops/