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Win a pair of tickets to Mahanakhon Skywalk, Thailand’s highest observation deck at King Power Mahanakhon with Thaivisa

 

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Bangkok has a new, stunning attraction to hit its landscape and it sits on Thailand’s highest observation deck,  314 metres above ground. It is the Mahanakhon SkyWalk at King Power Mahanakhon, located at Chong Nonsi BTS (exit 3).

 

Read more: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105714-win-a-pair-of-tickets to-mahanakhon-skywalk-thailand’s-highest-observation-deck at-king-power-mahanakhon-with-thaivisa/

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Farang checkout thief who stole 2,000 baht from Thai shopper returns the money - He's British

 

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The female Thai shopper who dropped 2,000 baht at a supermarket in Pattaya only to see an old westerner on CCTV pick it up and pocket it has told Thaivisa that she has got her money back. 

 

Full storyhttps://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106282-exclusive-farang-checkout-thief-who-stole-2000-baht-from-thai-shopper-returns-the-money-hes-british/

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Fast and Furious to be filmed in Thailand

By Sitthichai Sikhawat 
The Nation

 

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Thailand's world-renowned scenery will be featured in the latest edition of action-packed Fast And Furious franchise, as the filming of FF9 will take place in Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi and Surat Thani from July 1 to 27.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106134-fast-and-furious-filming-in-thailand-will-showcase-culturenot-street-racing/page/4/?tab=comments#comment-14242842

 

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Prayut ‘set to take charge of Phalang Pracharat’

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

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Move seen as Premier’s attempt to soften public perception of his links to the military.

 

COUP LEADER-turned-two-term prime minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has decided to take over the leadership of the junta-aligned Phalang Pracharat Party once his Cabinet is installed, a party source said. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106314-prayut-‘set-to-take-charge-of-phalang-pracharat’/

 

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Malaysia steps up security as Rohingya land on Thai beach

By THE NATION

 

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MALAYSIA STEPPED up security measures along its border with Thailand after a group of 65 Rohingya landed in southern Satun province this week on their way to the predominantly Muslim neighbouring country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106315-malaysia-steps-up-security-as-rohingya-land-on-thai-beach/

 

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Court rejects hospitals’ call for respite from cap on prices

By The Nation

 

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PRIVATE HOSPITALS have failed to win respite from an order controlling their medical prices, after the Supreme Administrative Court turned down their request yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106316-court-rejects-hospitals’-call-for-respite-from-cap-on-prices/

 

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Actress Numtarn’s illness still a mystery to Siriraj doctors

By PUNGCHUMPOO PRASERT 
THE NATION

 

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BANGKOK’S SIRIRAJ Hospital admitted yesterday that the mysterious illness that nearly killed actress Butsaran “Numtarn The Star” Thongchio, 28, earlier this week has never been encountered in Thailand before.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106082-butsaran’s-mystery-illness-to-be-revealed-on-thursday/?do=findComment&comment=14242987

 

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Survey finds 400,000 Thai children are at work

By The Nation

 

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1 in 4 found to be working in dangerous conditions and during sleeping hours

 

A recent study found that over 400,000 Thais under the age of 18 spend at least one hour a week labouring either for wages, other benefits or simply to ease their parent’s workload.  

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106317-survey-finds-400000-thai-children-are-at-work/

 

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Tests find food supplements laced with dangerous drugs sold online

By The Nation

 

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SEVERAL SUPPLEMENTS that claim to help with weight loss or sexual potency and distributed via popular online platforms contain dangerous drugs, the Foundation for Consumers said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106318-tests-find-food-supplements-laced-with-dangerous-drugs-sold-online/

 

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Big business pushes for stimulus to shore up growth

By   THE NATION 

 

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A PROMINENT business lobby is calling on the government to loosen the purse strings in a bid to revive economic growth with the help of increased state spending.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106319-big-business-pushes-for-stimulus-to-shore-up-growth/

 

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Countries with the ‘host’ factor

By THE NATION

 

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Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico, Taiwan and India are the top five countries where locals consider hospitality to be in their DNA when comparing experiences of being a guest in their home country and being a guest aboard, according to research conducted by Booking.com across 21,500 travellers from 29 countries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106323-countries-with-the-‘host’-factor/

 

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Man arrested for attack on woman in Chalong

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Weerayut Phansarn, 27, appears to be under the influence of drugs as he is arrested by Chalong Police following an attack on a woman in Chalong. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A man has been arrested after he attacked a 21-year-old woman in her rented room in Chalong this morning (June 13), allegedly trying to choke her in the attack.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106324-man-arrested-for-attack-on-woman-in-chalong/

 

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Wissanu expects new cabinet to start work after 34th ASEAN Summit

 

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The new cabinet is expected to start functioning after the 34th ASEAN Summit, scheduled to take place in Bangkok from June 21st to 23rd, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said today (Thursday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106325-wissanu-expects-new-cabinet-to-start-work-after-34th-asean-summit/

 

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Officials seize Bt80m of fake Botox, stem cells and fillers in Bangkok

 

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More than 400,000 items of fake Botox, stem cells and breast enhancement injectables, worth an estimated 80 million baht, were seized by Department of Special Investigation police and officials from the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Intellectual Property from 12 locations in Bangkok on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106326-officials-seize-bt80m-of-fake-botox-stem-cells-and-fillers-in-bangkok/

 

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New government urged to get tough on graft

 

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The Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand (ACT) has called on the incoming government to get tough on corruption and to make sure that members of the coalition parties do not get involved in corrupt practices.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106327-new-government-urged-to-get-tough-on-graft/

 

 

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U.S. blames Iran for tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman, oil prices rise

By Lisa Barrington and Phil Stewart

 

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DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two oil tankers were attacked on Thursday and left adrift in the Gulf of Oman, driving up oil prices and stoking fears of a new confrontation between Iran and the United States, which blamed Tehran for the incident.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106328-us-blames-iran-for-tanker-attacks-in-gulf-of-oman-oil-prices-rise/

 

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Brexit supporter Johnson far ahead in contest to replace British PM

By Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and William James

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson, who has pledged to deliver Brexit on Oct. 31, surged closer to power on Thursday, winning by far the most support from Conservative lawmakers in the first round of the contest to replace Prime Minister Theresa May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106329-brexit-supporter johnson far-ahead-in-contest-to-replace-british-pm/

 

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U.S. government watchdog: Trump aide Conway should be fired for political comments

By Steve Holland

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government watchdog agency on Thursday recommended KellyanneConway, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, be fired for repeatedly violating U.S. law with political comments while serving in the White House.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106330-us-government-watchdog-trump-aide conway should-be-fired-for-political-comments/

 

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Putin fires police generals over discredited case against journalist

 

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fired two police generals involved in a discredited criminal case against a journalist, an episode that sparked a mass protest in Moscow the previous day, the Kremlin said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106331-putin fires-police-generals-over-discredited-case-against-journalist/ 

 

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Democrats: Trump comments give green light to foreign election meddling

By Richard Cowan and Doina Chiacu

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers accused President Donald Trump on Thursday of giving Russia the green light to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential race, while a top Republican ally said Trump was wrong to say he would accept political dirt from foreign sources.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106336-democrats-trump-comments-give-green-light-to-foreign-election-meddling/

 

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Brazil Supreme Court rules homophobia a crime

 

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that homophobia should be criminalised under existing legislation until Congress creates a specific law for the subject, weighing in on a topic that has drawn the ire of President Jair Bolsonaro.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106337-brazil-supreme-court-rules-homophobia-a-crime/

 

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Accused Christchurch gunman pleads not guilty to all charges in New Zealand court

By Charlotte Greenfield

 

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WELLINGTON (Reuters) - An Australian man pleaded not guilty on Friday to 92 charges stemming from a massacre in two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch three months ago and will stand trial in May next year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106338-accused-christchurch-gunman-pleads-not-guilty-to-all-charges-in-new-zealand-court/

 

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British expat and Hua Hin bar owner arrested on eight year overstay

 

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Caption: Arrest of man from the land of gentlemen (Britain) Visa ran out 7 years ago. Sneakily running a bar in Hua Hin

 
Banmuang reported that following complaints a team from Prachuap Khiri Khan immigration arrested a 50 year old British man by the name of Michael Gary Doyle on Thursday. 
 
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Thai PM acts on illegal and unlicensed hotels and accommodation

By The Thaiger

 

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Owners of shop-houses, rented properties, even entire floors of condos – running them as defacto hotels – are about to get the Article 44 treatment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106342-thai-pm-acts-on-illegal-and-unlicensed-hotels-and-accommodation/

 

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Big Oud strikes: Foreigners and Thai ladyboys on new immigration chief's radar

 

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A press conference yesterday was headed by the man who is settling into the role as head of the Thai Immigration Bureau - Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106347-big-oud-strikes-foreigners-and-thai-ladyboys-on-new-immigration-chiefs-radar/

 

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Campaigner slams government/police for appalling death toll of children on Thai roads

 

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A leading campaigner for road safety has slammed the government and the police for abandoning Thai children who are dying at the rate of three a day on the nation's roads - known as some of the most deadly in the world. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1106351-campaigner-slams-governmentpolice-for-appalling-death-toll-of-children-on-thai-roads/

 

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