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Fast and Furious 9 filming brings Krabi ‘low season’ boon

By The Phuket News

 

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Filming at an old quarry near a protected forest began on Monday and will remain in production there until July 27. Photo: PR Dept
 

PHUKET:-- The filming of Fast and Furious 9 in Krabi, across Phang Nag Bay from Phuket, has delivered a B50 million boost to the province, Krabi Governor Pol Lt Col (Rtd) ML Kitibodee Pravitra has announced.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112361-fast-and-furious-9-filming-brings-krabi-‘low-season’-boon/

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Apirat says his threat to opposition is fake news

By The Nation

 

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Royal Thai Army commander-in-chief General Apirat Kongsompong

 

The Army chief declared on Wednesday that he has become a victim of fake news, as he denied ever issuing a threat against opposition parties.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112365-apirat-says-his-threat-to-opposition-is-fake-news/

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Expect to pay less income tax, says new finance minister

By The Nation

 

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The new finance minister is likely to bring down the rate of personal income tax, and has said that his party will discuss the implementation of tax cuts with coalition parties. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112370-expect-to-pay-less-income-tax-says-new-finance-minister/

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Profiles of Members of Prayut II Cabinet, on national security affairs

By The Nation

 

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Photo by Prasert Thepsri

 

On July 10, 2019, His Majesty King Maha Vachiralongkon issued a royal command to appoint a 36-member Cabinet with Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as prime minister and defence minister. The King swore in the cabinet in Tuesday (July 16). 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112401-profiles-of-members-of-prayut-ii-cabinet-on-national-security-affairs/

 

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Profiles of Members of Prayut II Cabinet, on economic affairs

By The Nation

 

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Photo by Prasert Thepsri

 
On July 10, 2019, His Majesty King Maha Vachiralongkon issued a royal command to appoint a 36-member Cabinet with Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as prime minister and defence minister. The King swore in the cabinet in Tuesday (July 16). 
 
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Thaksin crossing into new territories

 

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(Photo) Thaksin Shinawatra FC Facebook page

 

That Thaksin Shinawatra will not hold his birthday party this year could have been dismissed as immaterial, but for the fact that there are other intriguing “signals” as well.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112405-thaksin-crossing-into-new-territories/

 

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Amending Constitution is 'urgent' govt policy, Wissanu says

By The Nation

 

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Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam

 

Amending the Constitution is an urgent policy of the new government, although there was no deadline for completion of the work, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112406-amending-constitution-is-urgent-govt-policy-wissanu-says/

 

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Three-pronged strategy to boost industry unveiled

By THE NATION

 

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Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit - Nation Photo by Rachanon Intharagsa

 

Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit has set three priorities for the strategy to boost industry inherited from the previous administration.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112407-three-pronged-strategy-to-boost-industry-unveiled/

 

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ISOC denies power transfer from NCPO

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Internal Security Operations Command spokesman Maj Gen Thanathip Sawangsaeng, has denied that the ISOC had violated human rights provisions and says the agency has no authority to summon anyone for ’’attitude adjustment.’’

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112408-isoc-denies-power-transfer-from-ncpo/

 

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Election Commission’s deputy secretary general transferred

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Election Commission’s Deputy Secretary General Nat Laosisavakul has been transferred on the order of the Election Commission Secretary General, Pol Col Charungwit Phumma.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112409-election-commission’s-deputy-secretary-general-transferred/

 

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Brits forced to do walk of shame after Thai police catch them skinny dipping

By Jimmy Nsubuga

 

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The skinny dippers were marched back to the beach (Picture: ViralPress)

 

Police marched six naked tourists back on to the beach after they were caught naked in the sea

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112410-brits-forced-to-do-walk-of-shame-after-thai-police-catch-them-skinny-dipping/

 

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U.S. judge blasts drug lord El Chapo's 'overwhelming evil,' imposes life sentence

By Brendan Pierson and Jonathan Stempel

 

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Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman (L) is escorted by soldiers during a presentation at the Navy's airstrip in Mexico City February 22, 2014. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican drug lord who twice escaped maximum-security prisons in that country, will spend the rest of his life in a U.S. penitentiary, a federal judge said on Wednesday after accusing him of "overwhelming evil."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112411-us-judge-blasts-drug-lord el chapos-overwhelming-evil-imposes-life-sentence/

 

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U.S. officials to brief diplomats on maritime security initiative for Gulf

 

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FILE PHOTO: Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials will speak to members of the Washington diplomatic corps on Friday about a new initiative to promote freedom of navigation and maritime security around the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112418-us-officials-to-brief-diplomats-on-maritime-security-initiative-for-gulf/

 

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Unbowed, Trump intensifies attacks on four Democratic congresswomen

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while hosting a group of victims of religious persecution in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

GREENVILLE, North Carolina/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump intensified his vilification of four liberal lawmakers as un-American at a raucous rally on Wednesday, underscoring that the attacks will be a key part of his strategy for winning re-election in 2020.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112419-unbowed-trump-intensifies-attacks-on-four-democratic-congresswomen/

 

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Video: Fast and Furious 10... Police chase Thai style on motorbikes!

 

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Thai caption: Surprised by a police search

 

A video from the head cam of a policeman showed a high speed motorcycle chase through the streets and sois of downtown Hat Yai in Thailand's far south yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112424-video-fast-and-furious-10-police-chase-thai-style-on-motorbikes/

 

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Video: Policeman suffers broken bones as BMW flees the scene
 
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Thai caption: Hit a cop...and ran
 
CCTV footage from the Thanyaburi Toll plaza on the ring road around in Bangkok showed a BMW with a man clinging to it drive off at speed on Tuesday. 
 
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Number of passengers, flights at airports in provinces drop

By The Nation

 

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(File Photo) Tourists at Chiang Mai International Airport. Photo by: The Nation

 

The number of flights and passengers at 28 airports under the Airports Department decreased by one per cent over the same period last year, the department chief said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112430-number-of-passengers-flights-at-airports-in-provinces-drop/

 

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PM Prayut speaks out! No more ripping off of tourists - it's bad for Thailand's wonderful image

 

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Picture: Naew Na

 

The Prime minister of Thailand has spoken out about locals ripping off tourists - and he has demanded that his country folk stop it and started behaving like it says in the guidebooks. 

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112431-pm-prayut-speaks-out-no-more-ripping-off-of-tourists-its-bad-for-thailands-wonderful-image/

 

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Father of one of victims of #PraewaNineBodies died of broken heart: wife

By Supachai Phetthewi
The Nation

 

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The Nation file photo

 

The father of young woman killed by wealthy teenager Orachorn “Praewa” Devahastin Na Ayudhya in an expressway accident nearly nine years ago died of a broken heart and depression caused by the loss of his daughter, his wife said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112436-father-of-one-of-victims-of-praewaninebodies-died-of-broken-heart-wife/

 

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Video: Police "training camp" for warring teens falls on deaf ears as violence flares

 

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Thai caption: Students fight - after training camp

 

A police training seminar in Samut Prakan descended into chaos as warring teens - brought together to train them to live in peace - descended into violence. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112450-video-police-training-camp-for-warring-teens-falls-on-deaf-ears-as-violence-flares/

 

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Hua Hin: Cambodian "monks" arrested after taking donations in tourist areas

 

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TNA MCOT reported that the acting head of Thai immigration Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang had announced the arrest of three Cambodian monks in Hua Hin.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112455-hua-hin-cambodian-monks-arrested-after-taking-donations-in-tourist-areas/

 

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Phuket weather warning remains in effect

By The Phuket News

 

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The TMD has re-issued its weather warning for Phuket and elsewhere along the Andaman coast. Image: TMD

 

PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has extended its weather warning for Phuket and the Andaman coast, warning of flash floods and dangerous waves.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112458-phuket-weather-warning-remains-in-effect/

 

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Thai media revisits the law about emergency vehicles after row at Victory Monument

 

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Thai caption: Minivans vs Ambulance dispute

 
TNA MCOT investigated after a blazing row developed between ambulance personnel and minivan operators at the Victory Monument. 
 
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Asylum seekers anxiously cross into U.S. as new policy kicks in

By Julia Love

 

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers inspect documents from a Central American migrant seeking asylum at Paso del Norte International border bridge, in this picture taken from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico July 17, 2019.REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

 

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Fear over new U.S. curbs on almost all asylum seekers spread this week among migrants at its southern border, but some on waiting lists in Mexican cities found the gates to the United States stayed open, despite a much higher bar to stay.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112462-asylum-seekers-anxiously-cross-into-us-as-new-policy-kicks-in/

 

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Heavy rains, strong winds predicted for 25 provinces

By The Nation

 

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The Meteorological Department has warned residents of southern, eastern and lower central provinces on Thursday to brace themselves for heavy rains and strong winds caused by the influence of the monsoon and tropical storm Danas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112464-heavy-rains-strong-winds-predicted-for-25-provinces/

 

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Search continues for two Filipino tourists washed away by waves in Phuket 

By The Nation

 

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Officials are continuing to search for two tourists from the Philippines, who were washed out to sea by big waves at the Freedom Beach in Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1112467-search-continues-for-two-filipino-tourists-washed-away-by-waves-in-phuket/

 

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