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Hurricane Harvey threatens U.S. with most powerful storm in 12 years

By Jim Forsyth

 

Tropical Storm Harvey is seen approaching the Texas Gulf Coast, U.S., in this NOAA GOES East satellite image taken at 10:07 ET (14:07 GMT) August 24, 2017. NOAA/Handout via Reuters

 

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A Gulf of Mexico storm rapidly intensified on Thursday spinning into the potentially biggest hurricane to hit the mainland United States in 12 years and taking aim at the heart of nation's oil refining industry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998779-hurricane-harvey-threatens-us-with-most-powerful-storm-in-12-years/

 

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Yingluck's Judgement Day (Live updates)

By The Nation

 

 

Please stay tuned for our live update throughout the day.

 

8:40am: Key figures from the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship arrive at the Supreme Court. One of keymen Weng Tojirakarn say that he believes Yingluck will receive justice.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998780-yinglucks-judgement-day-live-updates/

 

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Hundreds of Yingluck supporters head to Supreme Court 

By Wasamon Audjarint 
Kasamakorn Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- As early as 6am on Friday, supporters of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra as well as key figures of Pheu Thai Party and the red-shirt group travelled to the Supreme Court, which will rule later in the day in the case against her and her ministers over the rice-pledging scheme that caused huge losses to the Kingdom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998780-yinglucks-judgement-day-live-updates/?do=findComment&comment=12209127

 

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Arrest warrant issued for former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra over court no show, trial delayed to 27 September

 

 

BBC News reports that an arrest warrant has been issued for former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra after she failed to turn up at court on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998786-arrest-warrant-issued-for-former-thai-pm-yingluck-shinawatra-over-court-no-show-trial-delayed-to-27-september/

 

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Court issues Yingluck arrest warrant after she fails to show up 

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

 

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions today issued warrant for the arrest of ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra after she failed to appear in the court to hear her judgement on the rice pledging scheme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998786-arrest-warrant-issued-for-former-thai-pm-yingluck-shinawatra-over-court-no-show-trial-delayed-to-27-september/?do=findComment&comment=12209503

 

 

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Warning for Apple users as Mac malware reaches all time high

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Apple Mac computers are being targeted with more malware than ever before, new research has revealed.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/warning-apple-users-mac-malware-reaches-time-high/23797/

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Boonsong to hear verdict this afternoon 

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom said today that he would  pose bail for temporary release  if the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions handed down jail sentence on him for a fake G2G rice deal case or which he and 28 others were accused of corruption.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998794-boonsong-to-hear-verdict-this-afternoon/

 

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Supreme Court issues arrest for Yingluck after no-show

By Kasamakon Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

 

A Supreme Court on Friday issues an arrest warrant against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra after she missed a verdict in a negligence trial involving her rice-pledging scheme.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998786-arrest-warrant-issued-for-former-thai-pm-yingluck-shinawatra-over-court-no-show-trial-delayed-to-27-september/?do=findComment&comment=12209671

 

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British woman tourist dies in Songkhla hotel fall

By The Nation

 

SONGKHLA: -- A 24-year-old British tourist fell to her death from a hotel in downtown Songkhla’s Hat Yai district early on Friday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998798-british-woman-tourist-dies-in-songkhla-hotel-fall/

 

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Phuket checkpoint snares 12kg of kratom

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Khachain Tangsuhon, 28, from Songkhla, would have made a grand total of B3,240 from the kratom run. Photo: Tha Chatchai Police

 

PHUKET: -- Officers at the Phuket Checkpoint arrested a Thai man attempting to smuggle 12kg of kratom leaves onto the island early this morning (Aug 25).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998801-phuket-checkpoint-snares-12kg-of-kratom/

 

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Thai junta seeks Yingluck's arrest as former PM skips court verdict

By Aukkarapon Niyomyat and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

Supporters of ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra wait for her at the Supreme Court in Bangkok,Thailand, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Supreme Court accused ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra of fleeing or going into hiding on Friday after she failed to show up for the verdict in a negligence trial brought by the ruling junta.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998786-arrest-warrant-issued-for-former-thai-pm-yingluck-shinawatra-over-court-no-show-trial-delayed-to-27-september/?do=findComment&comment=12209828

 

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Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra has fled Thailand for Singapore - report

 

FILE PHOTO: Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters as she leaves the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Aukkarapon Niyomyat

 

Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra has already fled Thailand and is in Singapore, Khaosod English reports.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998803-former-thai-pm-yingluck-shinawatra-has-fled-thailand-for-singapore-report/

 

 

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Prawit says police must follow court’s arrest warrant to look for the ex-premier

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan said authorities must look for the former prime minister after the court has issued her arrest warrant.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/prawit-says-police-must-follow-courts-arrest-warrant-look-ex-premier/

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Court seizes  Yingluck’s 30-million baht bail bond  

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

 

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of  Political Positions today ordered the seizure of ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra’s bail bond after she did not show up for court appearance to hear her verdict on the rice pledging scheme scam.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998806-court-seizes- yingluck’s-30-million-baht-bail-bond/

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Thai junta says ousted PM Yingluck could have fled the country

By Aukkarapon Niyomyat and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's military junta raised the possibility that ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra had fled the country on Friday after she failed to show up for the verdict in a negligence trial.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998803-former-thai-pm-yingluck-shinawatra-has-fled-thailand-for-singapore-report/?do=findComment&comment=12210148

 

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Trump blames fellow Republican leaders for debt ceiling 'mess'

By David Alexander and Makini Brice

 

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks from Air Force One as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Virginia, U.S., August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump picked a new fight on Thursday with his fellow Republicans, saying congressional leaders could have avoided a "mess" over raising the U.S. debt ceiling if they had taken his advice.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998810-trump-blames-fellow-republican-leaders-for-debt-ceiling-mess/

 

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South Korea court jails Samsung scion Jay Y. Lee for five years

 

Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group heir arrives at Seoul Central District Court to hear the bribery scandal verdict on August 25, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Chung Sung-Jun/Pool

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court jailed Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee for five years on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998811-south-korea-court-jails-samsung-scion-jay-y-lee-for-five-years/

 

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Prawit rejects rumour of military helping Yingluck ‘flee’

By The Nation

 

File photo: Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan.

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan spurned speculation on Friday that the military helped or allowed former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to leave the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998813-prawit-rejects-rumour-of-military-helping-yingluck-‘flee’/

 

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No sign Yingluck has left country, Immigration chief says

By The Nation

 

 

There is no indication that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has sought to leave the country, Immigration Bureau commissioner Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn Prousoontorn said late Friday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998814-no-sign-yingluck-has-left-country-immigration-chief-says/

 

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Find her, says Prayut 

By The Nation

 

File photo : Yingluck

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday he had assigned officials to try and determine the whereabouts of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra after she failed to appear at the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders earlier in the morning to hear the verdict in her trial on malfeasance while in power.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998815-find-yingluck-says-prayut/

 

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Hunt continues for Yingluck’s assets, more seizures expected

By The Nation

 

File photo: Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

 

Permanent Secretary Somchai Sujjapongse said on Friday the Finance Ministry was continuing to search for more of ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s assets and would seize what it found.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998816-hunt-continues-for-yingluck’s-assets-more-seizures-expected/

 

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At least 32 dead in Myanmar as Rohingya insurgents stage major attack

By Wa Lone and Shoon Naing

 

YANGON (Reuters) - At least 21 insurgents and 11 members of the security forces were killed in Myanmar's Rakhine state on Friday when militants staged a major coordinated attack on 24 police posts and an army base, the military said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998818-at-least-32-dead-in-myanmar-as-rohingya-insurgents-stage-major-attack/

 

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All safe as pickup catches fire on Phuket school run

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The fire started after a warning light lit up on the dashboard, said 45-year-old Kanjanabandit Intanai. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A mum making a school run before heading to work in Phuket Town was caught out by her pickup truck catching fire in peak-hour traffic this morning (Aug 25).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998819-all-safe-as-pickup-catches-fire-on-phuket-school-run/

 

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Back in Bangkok after Phuket court case dropped

By Tim Newton

 

Leaving Phuket Provincial Court, Jonathan told Phuket Gazette, “I was confident we would win. We felt the case against us was not strong. I had faith in the Thai justice system not to put us in jail.

 

Jonathan Head is back in Bangkok following his two day visit to Phuket. His case came to an abrupt conclusion when the man suing him, Phuket lawyer Pratuan Thanarak withdrew the charges. He was suing Mr Head over a story that appeared on the BBC in 2015 where the lawyer claimed he was defamed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998820-jonathan-head-back-in-bangkok-after-phuket-court-case-dropped/

 

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Divisions bubble up as Brexit talks resume

By Gabriela Baczynska

 

FILE PHOTO: A worker arranges flags at the EU headquarters as Britain and the EU launch Brexit talks in Brussels, June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Divisions between Britain and the EU over mapping out their divorce will be laid bare in Brussels next week when the two sides meet for another round of negotiations whose timetable already looks tight.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998821-divisions-bubble-up-as-brexit-talks-resume/

 

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Supreme Court jails Boonsong 42 years on G-to-G rice deal

 

BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Court on Friday sentenced former Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom to 42 years in jail after finding him guilty in G-to-G rice deal on the rice-pledging scheme.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998824-supreme-court-jails-boonsong-42-years-on-g-to-g-rice-deal/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Former Thai minister jailed for 42 years for falsifying rice deals with China

 

Yingluck's former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom who is accused of falsifying government-to-government rice deals arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Bangkok court sentenced a former Thai commerce minister to 42 years in jail on Friday after finding him guilty of falsifying government-to-government rice deals between Thailand and China.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998824-supreme-court-jails-boonsong-42-years-on-g-to-g-rice-deal/?do=findComment&comment=12210613

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Thailand's ousted PM Yingluck has fled abroad - sources

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Ousted Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled the country ahead of a verdict against her in a negligence trial brought by the junta that overthrew her, sources close to the Shinawatra family said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998803-former-thai-pm-yingluck-shinawatra-has-fled-thailand-for-singapore-report/?page=8&tab=comments#comment-12210829

 

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Art on the Move with UberArt

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Uber is launching UberArt, and there will be five moving galleries traversing Chiang Mai through this collaboration with Toddyinthemood and four Chiang Mai artists.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998838-art-on-the-move-with-uberart/

 

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PM admits he has no idea about Ms Yingluck’s whereabouts

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha admitted on Friday that he had no idea about the whereabouts of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, but he reminded her that she might lose the chance to appeal the verdict of the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Offices.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/998803-former-thai-pm-yingluck-shinawatra-has-fled-thailand-for-singapore-report/?do=findComment&comment=12210980