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Thai first quarter GDP rises 2.8% year-on-year, slowest pace in more than four years

 

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FILE PHOTO: A view of Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand August 30, 2016. Picture taken August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's trade-dependent economy grew less than expected and at its slowest annual pace in more than four years in the first quarter, due mainly to softer exports.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101898-thai-first-quarter-gdp-rises-28-year-on-year-slowest-pace-in-more-than-four-years/

 

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Trump tells ex-White House counsel McGahn not to appear before Congress

By Sarah N. Lynch, David Morgan and Steve Holland

 

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FILE PHOTO: White House counsel Don Mcgahn listens to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told former White House counsel Don McGahn to defy a subpoena to testify before Congress about the Russia investigation, deepening his fight with Democratic lawmakers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101905-trump tells-ex-white-house-counsel-mcgahn-not-to-appear-before-congress/

 

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Vietnamese, Thai arrested with exotic Lao birds bound for Chatuchak Market

By The Nation

 

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A Vietnamese man and his Thai helper were arrested in Nakhon Phanom on Monday night while allegedly trying to smuggle a cache of exotic birds from Laos.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101907-nakhon-phanom-vietnamese-thai-arrested-with-exotic-lao-birds-bound-for-chatuchak-market/

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Manhunt launched after two killed in Bangkok shophouse fire

By The Nation

 

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A bedridden woman, 67, and a 60-year-old man were killed when a fire engulfed a shophouse modified to provide rented rooms in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district early on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101910-manhunt-launched-after-two-killed-in-bangkok-shophouse-fire/

 

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Trump: U.S. will respond with 'great force' if Iran attacks interests

By Mark Hosenball

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs for a campaign rally from the White House in Washington, U.S., May 20, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump warned on Monday Iran would be met with "great force" if it attacked U.S. interests in the Middle East, and government sources said Washington strongly suspects Shi'ite militias with ties to Tehran were behind a rocket attack in Baghdad's Green Zone.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101911-trump-us-will-respond-with-great-force-if-iran-attacks-interests/

 

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Yala’s authorities watching out for untoward incidents during Ramadan season

 

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YALA, 21st May 2019 (NNT) - Yala’s authorities have implemented security measures during the Ramadan season in the southern border province by setting up road checkpoints for persons and vehicles to prevent unrest and raise public confidence.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101916-yala’s-authorities-watching-out-for-untoward-incidents-during-ramadan-season/

 

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Thailand, Taiwan to hold "Two Wheels Asia 2019"

 

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BANGKOK, 21st May 2019 (NNT) - Thailand and Taiwan are jointly organizing "Two Wheels Asia 2019", an international exhibition and conference of the motorcycle, electric bike and bicycle industry. The event is aimed at promoting Thailand’s industrial sector and strengthening the country’s competitiveness in the global market.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101917-thailand-taiwan-to-hold-two-wheels-asia-2019/

 

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Austrian motor racing great Niki Lauda, who survived fiery crash, dies

 By Francois Murphy and Alan Baldwin

 

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FILE PHOTO: Niki Lauda, President of Niki low cost airline and former World Champion Formula One driver, poses during a press conference for the launch of a daily air link between Nice and Vienna at Nice International airport, southeastern France, March 19, 2010. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

 

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian motor racing great Niki Lauda, whose comeback from a near-fatal crash made him a global symbol of resilience and determination, has died at the age of 70.

 

full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101890-former-f1-champion niki-lauda dead-at-70/?do=findComment&comment=14163076

 

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Robber impersonates police officer, threatens woman at gunpoint

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Police at the scene on Saturday. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Phuket City Police are hunting a man who claimed to be a policeman and threatened a woman with a handgun in Koh Kaew on Saturday evening (May 18) to rob her of cash and valuables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101929-robber-impersonates-police-officer-threatens-woman-at-gunpoint/

 

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Tragic Phoenix goes up for auction

By The Nation

 

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The double-decker cruise boat Phoenix, which sank off Phuket last July killing 47 Chinese tourists, is among 48 items that the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) will auction off on Wednesday at its head office in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101956-tragic-phoenix-goes-up-for-auction/

 

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Woman killed, nine people injured in seven-vehicle pileup that covered road with catfish in Nakhon Si Thammarat

By The Nation

 

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A woman was killed and nine other people injured in a pileup involving four pick-up trucks, a sedan and two motorcycles on a road in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Tuesday morning, police said.

 

Source:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101959-woman-killed-nine-people-injured-in-seven-vehicle-pileup-that-covered-road-with-catfish-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

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Mother on the run after abandoned newborn found on Loei plantation

By The Nation

 

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A mother disappeared after delivering her own baby boy in a hut on a Loei rubber plantation on Monday, just a day before her husband who was jailed for two years was to be released, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101961-mother-on-the-run-after-abandoned-newborn-found-on-loei-plantation/

 

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Man charged with throwing a milkshake at Brexit Party's Farage

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - A man has been charged with common assault and criminal damage after a milkshake was thrown over Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's Brexit Party, police said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101873-all-shook-up brexit partys-nigel-farage-doused-with-milkshake-on-campaign/?do=findComment&comment=14163747

 

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Hundreds of foreign companies attend North Korea trade fair despite sanctions

By Josh Smith

 

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FILE PHOTO: Vendors and visitors at the 21st Pyongyang Spring International Trade Fair at the Three-Revolution Exhibition House, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang May 22, 2018. KCNA/via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - An international trade fair in North Korea this week may be the largest such event on record, analysts said on Tuesday, with hundreds of Chinese and other foreign vendors taking part despite sanctions pressure.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101970-hundreds-of-foreign-companies-attend-north-korea-trade-fair-despite-sanctions/

 

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Political parties still unclear in forming new govt

 

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BANGKOK, 21st May 2019 (NNT) - Following the March 24 general election, it is not yet clear which political alliances will have enough seats to set up a coalition government. However, all eyes are now on the Bhumjaithai and Democrat parties after they have agreed to pair up to increase their leverage and boost the political alliances’ chances of forming a new government.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1101971-political-parties-still-unclear-in-forming-new-govt/

 

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Tak local group seeks academic partner to develop medicinal marijuana

By The Nation

 

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A local cannabis campaign group in Tak province is seeking collaboration in medical cannabis research in collaboration with an academic institute with aim of operating a local non-profit cannabinoid production company.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102003-tak-local-group-seeks-academic-partner-to-develop-medicinal-marijuana/

 

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Police seize haul of weapons, drugs in post-Songkran blitz

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Region 8 Police Commander Lt Gen Pongwut Pongsri inspects firearms and drugs seized in post-Songkran raids throughout Southern Thailand. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Police Region 8 yesterday put on display 193 firearms as well as more than 310,000 meth pills and more than 2.3kg of crystal meth, all seized in a post-Songkran anti-crime blitz from April 20-30 and May 11-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102005-police-seize-haul-of-weapons-drugs-in-post-songkran-blitz/

 

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Marijuana users queue up for amnesty on last day

By Puangchompoo Prasert, 
Mongkolchaowarat Thangmangmee 
The Nation

 

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More than 1,000 people queued up outside the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) head office in Nonthaburi to put their names down as users of marijuana on Tuesday, the very last day of the amnesty period.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102008-marijuana-users-queue-up-for-amnesty-on-last-day/

 

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Epic Carpool Karaoke sees James Corden and Celine Dion 'go full Titanic'

By James Brinsford

 

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James Corden has raised the bar for his Carpool Karaoke on The Late Late Show as he recreated one of the most famous scenes from Titanic alongside Celine Dion.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102011-epic-carpool-karaoke-sees-james-corden-and-celine-dion-go-full-titanic/

 

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