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Eight year old "Arab" child assaulted in 7/11 by woman after motorcycle tumble in Pattaya

 

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A grandmother took her eight year old granddaughter to Nong Prue police early this morning after she said she was assaulted by a woman in a 7/11.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053033-eight-year-old-arab-child-assaulted-in-711-by-woman-after-motorcycle-tumble-in-pattaya/

 

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Trump says his steel tariffs will save the U.S. industry: WSJ

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about trade at the Granite City Works steel coil warehouse in Granite City, Illinois, U.S., July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his tariffs on foreign steel are saving the U.S. industry and he predicted that in the future American steelmakers will mostly face domestic competition, the Wall Street Journal reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053034-trump-says-his-steel-tariffs-will-save-the-us-industry-wsj/

 

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U.S. tariffs to stay on Turkey, Qatar offers Ankara aid

By Daren Butler, Humeyra Pamuk and Jeff Mason

 

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

 

ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday ruled out removing steel tariffs that have contributed to a currency crisis in Turkey even if Ankara frees a U.S. pastor, as Qatar pledged $15 billion in investment to Turkey, supporting a rise in the Turkish lira.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053037-us-tariffs-to-stay-on-turkey-qatar-offers-ankara-aid/

 

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One dead, one injured in Ayutthaya car crash

By The Nation

 

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The drive of a car was killed and his female passenger severely injured when his vehicle fell into the ditch in the middle of a highway in Ayutthaya and hit a tree.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053038-one-dead-one-injured-in-ayutthaya-car-crash/

 

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Government pledges to continue tackling illegal fishing and human trafficking

 

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BANGKOK, 16th August 2018 (NNT) -- The government is determined to continue its efforts to settle Thailand’s problems with illegal fishing and human trafficking. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053040-thai-govt-pledges-to-continue-tackling-illegal-fishing-and-human-trafficking/

 

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Wildlife officials arrest slow loris tout off Phuket

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

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Khao Phra Ta Khao Wildlife Sanctuary officers joined with police and arrested slow loris tout Nattapon Kensing, 26, on the beach at Koh Naka Yai. Photo: Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area Conservation Centre

 

PHUKET: The Chief of the Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area Conservation Centre in Thalang has today confirmed that a slow loris tout was arrested by officials at Koh Naka Yai yesterday afternoon (Aug 15) after the tout was reported by tourists.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053044-wildlife-officials-arrest-slow-loris-tout-off-phuket/

 

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Man injured after leaping off Bangkok flyover

By The Nation 

 

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A suicidal man was severely injured when he jumped off a flyover at an intersection in Bangkok's Jomthong district in the early hours of Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053046-man-injured-after-leaping-off-bangkok-flyover/

 

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36 Provinces warned to brace for heavy rain Aug 16-19

 

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As tropical storm “Bebinca” is approaching Vietnam, 36 provinces in the North, Northeast, East and South have been warned to brace for intensive rain and isolated torrential downpours during Aug 16-1, according to the Meteorological Department’s latest weather forecast this morning. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053047-36-provinces-warned-to-brace-for-heavy-rain-aug-16-19/

 

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Child drownings in Germany linked to parents' phone ‘fixation’

The Guardian

Kate Connolly in Berlin

 

Lifeguards warn parents to put phones away, after more than 300 people drowned this year

 

German lifeguards have issued a warning that a growing number of child drownings this summer are linked to their parents’ obsession with mobile phones.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053048-child-drownings-in-germany-linked-to-parents-phone-‘fixation’/

 

 

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Young Chiang Mai barbers raise funds to help elderly homeless woman

By Watcharapong Jringkhaojai 
The Nation

 

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Photo from King Ha Cut Barberstreet Facebook page shows the young barbers at the shop in Chiang Mai. The shop is organising a fund to help a homeless woman.

 

The owner of a barber's shop in Chiang Mai is raising funds to help an elderly woman living alone in a shanty house.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053050-young-chiang-mai-barbers-raise-funds-to-help-elderly-homeless-woman/

 

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Newspaper editorials across U.S. rebuke Trump for attacks on media

By Alex Dobuzinskis

 

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(Reuters) - More than 300 U.S. newspapers have pledged to run editorials on Thursday defending freedom of the press in response to President Donald Trump calling some media organizations enemies of the American people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053051-newspaper-editorials-across-us-rebuke-trump-for-attacks-on-media/

 

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Cloud seeding operation needed to ease drought in certain provinces

 

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SA KAEO, 16 August 2018 (NNT) - The Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation has launched cloud seeding operations to bring rain to Uthai Thani and Sa Kaeo provinces to ease drought. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053052-cloud-seeding-operation-needed-to-ease-drought-in-certain-provinces/

 

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Two Chiang Mai pubs raided for allowing underage drinking

By The Nation

 

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Police, troops and Interior Ministry officials joined forces to raid two pubs near a university in Chiang Mai for allowing underage patrons to enter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053054-two-chiang-mai-pubs-raided-for-allowing-underage-drinking/

 

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Malaysian court tells women charged in killing of North Korean to enter defence

 

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Indonesian Siti Aisyah, who is on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, is escorted as she arrives at the Shah Alam High Court on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian judge on Thursday ruled that a trial against two women charged with the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would continue, and asked them to enter their defence.


Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053005-malaysian-court-to-rule-on-women-accused-of-killing-brother-of-north-korean-leader/?do=findComment&comment=13273288

 

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Big Joke at work again - now busting Forex trading that is like online roulette!

 

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Picture: Thai Tourist Police Bureau

 

The Tourist Police Bureau working with tech cops and other agencies have announced the arrest of 19 people employed in an online operation that amounted to simple gambling.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053062-big-joke-at-work-again-now-busting-forex-trading-that-is-like-online-roulette/

 

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Pattaya's road tunnel gardens: They are just an eyesore typical of messy Pattaya

 

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Thai media Pattaya News said that they had received complaints from tourists that the gardens on top of the longest tunnel in Thailand are in a disgraceful state.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053068-pattayas-road-tunnel-gardens-they-are-just-an-eyesore-typical-of-messy-pattaya/

 

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Beauties clean up the beach

By The Nation

 

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The 30 beauties competing for the “Miss Thailand World 2018” title joined workshops this morning in Phetchburi and Prachuab Khiri Khan provinces on their second day in camp.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053069-beauties-clean-up-the-beach-in-phetchburi-and-prachuab-khiri-khan/

 

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Freed On Bail, Buddha Issara Checks Into Hospital

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

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Suwit Thongprasert, or Buddha Issara, at the Criminal Court on May 24.

 

BANGKOK — A former monk accused of forging royal seals on his merchandise failed to appear for a court hearing Thursday on another set of charges related to the assault of police officers when he commanded anti-government street protests four years ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052998-former-activist-monk-phra-buddha-issara-released-on-bail/?do=findComment&comment=13273756

 

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Murder suspect held in Cambodia

By Suriya Patathayo, 
Chompit Pinmuang 
The Nation

 

Phuket bar owner Panya “Sia Auan Bangla” Yingdang, wanted for allegedly murdering a former teen beauty queen and her partner in Chon Buri last month, has been arrested in Cambodia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053009-suspect-wanted-over-double-murder-at-popular-chonburi-tourist-attraction-arrested-in-cambodia/?do=findComment&comment=13273840

 

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Girl, 3, suffocates in Pattani school van

By The Nation

 

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Pattani police on Thursday charged a school van driver after a three-year-old girl was forgotten in the locked vehicle at a Pattani school and died of suffocation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053082-girl-3-suffocates-in-pattani-school-van/

 

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Court accepts cases against 7 senior monks, 3 lay persons for trials

 

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The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has accepted for further trials two cases filed by the prosecutors against seven monks and three lay persons in connection with an alleged embezzlement of temple development funds.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053086-court-accepts-cases-against-7-senior-monks-3-lay-persons-for-trials/

 

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North and Northeastern provinces preparing for impact of tropical storm Bebinca

 

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CHIANG RAI, 16th August 2018 (NNT) – North and Northeastern provinces have been warned of the effects of tropical storm Bebinca, which is to move into upper Vietnam on August 17. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053089-north-and-northeastern-provinces-preparing-for-impact-of-tropical-storm-bebinca/

 

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Fine of market vendor over alcohol triggers probe in Buri Ram

By Surachai Piraksa 
The Nation

 

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The Buri Ram Justice Office has been ordered to investigate a case in which excise officials in the northeastern province reportedly fined a 60-year-old female vendor for selling “Khao Mak”, a traditional Thai fermented sweet rice dessert that produces a touch of natural alcohol while being cooked.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053097-fine-of-market-vendor-over-alcohol-triggers-probe-in-buri-ram/

 

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Russian Phuket expat hunted as mastermind of B100mn crypto fraud

By The Phuket News

 

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Gen Sarachate (centre) said his team had already found ’five to six’ other online trading schemes operating the same way. Photo: Tourist Police

 

PHUKET:-- A Russian expat living in Phuket is believed to be the mastermind behind the online foreign-currency exchange (‘Forex’) trading scam operated through the SiamOption.com website that has lured 1.4 million people to invest hundreds of millions of baht.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053099-russian-phuket-expat-hunted-as-mastermind-of-b100mn-crypto-fraud/

 

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AMLO reveals details of assets seized from ex-ministry official, his girlfriend

By The Nation

 

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The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) revealed details of its order to seize 43 assets worth Bt108.68 million from three former senior officials at the Social Development and Human Security Ministry and their alleged accomplices as part of an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of funds at centres for the destitute.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053100-amlo-reveals-details-of-assets-seized-from-ex-ministry-official-his-girlfriend/

 

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Inception’s Ambiguous Ending Explained By Michael Caine

By Ben Travis

 

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After two-plus hours of city-folding, dream-bending, Edith Piaf-blaring majesty, Christopher Nolan’s Inception ends on one hell of a cliff-hanger: has Leonardo DiCaprio’s Cobb really been reunited with his children? Or is it just a dream that he no longer cares to escape from? It’s a haunting, ambiguous ending that’s entirely open to viewer interpretation – but it may now have a definitive answer courtesy of one key cast member.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053102-inception’s-ambiguous-ending-explained-by-michael-caine/

 

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