Dozens of Hua Hin hotels deemed illegal - but not prosecuted because of connections to state employees

 

 

Thai media Daily News has stated that there are likely many more hotels in the Hua Hin area that have opened or are operating illegally.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042598-dozens-of-hua-hin-hotels-deemed-illegal-but-not-prosecuted-because-of-connections-to-state-employees/

 

Chinese Deputy Consul-General assured of tourists’ safety in Phuket

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET:-- The Phuket Provincial Police commander has assured the Deputy Consul-General of the Chinese Consulate-general in Songkhla that everything is being done to keep Chinese tourists safe while holidaying in Phuket.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042585-chinese-deputy-consul-general-assured-of-tourists’-safety-in-phuket/

Not following Junta plan could soon be a crime - for 20 years

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

 

BANGKOK — Junta-appointed lawmakers will decide Thursday whether future civilian leaders should face criminal prosecution for not following plans left in place by the military government for the next 20 years.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042583-not-following-junta-plan-could-soon-be-a-crime-for-20-years/

Ukranian skimmers stealing from Phuket people bought 18 million baht houses

 

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Three Ukranian skimmers who have been operating in Phuket for the last four years have purchased two houses worth 18 million baht on the proceeds.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042596-ukranian-skimmers-stealing-from-phuket-people-bought-18-million-baht-houses/

 

Prayut urges voters to resist picking ‘the same old faces’ at election

By THE NATION

 

PM Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha meets with local politicians in Nakhon Sawan province yesterday

 

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged voters to look at “different political options” at the next general election as the ruling junta prepares to meet with politicians later this month.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042621-prayut-urges-voters-to-resist-picking-‘the-same-old-faces’-at-election/

 

Yala five likely slain in drug-trade conflict: officials

By SURIYA PATATHAYO, 
NAKHARIN CHINNAWORNKOMOL, 
PAREZ LOHASAN 
THE NATION 

 

Officials examine the blood-splattered scene where five men were shot dead in Yala’s Bannang Sata district early yesterday. Authorities say the killings were probably not related to the deep South insurgency.

 

VICTIMS WERE KNIFED IN THE BACK, MOUTH BEFORE BEING SHOT DEAD AT THE SCENE
 

A CONFLICT over the drug trade is thought to be the motive behind the brutal killing of five men in Yala province yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042622-yala-five-likely-slain-in-drug-trade-conflict-officials/

 

Karen brace for final verdict on forest eviction

By THE NATION

 

Ko-i

 

THE SUPREME Administrative Court will today read the verdict in the administrative lawsuit over the 2010 forced eviction of the Karen community from Phetchaburi’s Kaeng Krachan National Park.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042623-karen-brace-for-final-verdict-on-forest-eviction/

 

Paraquat green light under scrutiny by human rights commission

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION 

 

File photo

 

THE NATIONAL Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is investigating the Agriculture Department over allegations that it violated human rights last October when it extended the licences for many companies to sell paraquat.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042624-paraquat-green-light-under-scrutiny-by-human-rights-commission/

 

MCOT tilts towards digital focus

By KWANCHAI RUNGFAPAISARN 
THE NATION

 

Kematat Paladesh, MCOT president and vice chairman of the risk management committee

 

MCOT, the state-majority-owned media group and operator of two digital TV channels MCOT HD and MCOT Family, has restructured its business portfolio with the launch of a new digital department to oversee new digital platforms that will fully utilise its news and information content.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042625-mcot-tilts-towards-digital-focus/

 

Times past, present and future

By KUPLUTHAI PUNGKANON 
THE NATION

 

An exhibition at Central Embassy paints a portrait of Audemars Piguet’s history, the founding families, and the Circa 1880 Triple Complication. Also pictured is the handwritten 18821895 Production Register./Nation Photo

 

Three watch exhibitions take centre stage this week in downtown Bangkok

 

Bangkok goes wild for the time this week as three of the world’s best-known watch brands hold major exhibitions in downtown Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042626-three-watch-exhibitions-take-centre-stage-this-week-in-downtown-bangkok/

 

Srisuwan files complaint about “dark influences” in Huay Khwang

By Thai PBS

 

 

Srisuwan Janya, secretary-general of the Association of Thai Constitution Protection Organisations, on Monday (June 11) filed a complaint with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, calling for him to take action against people wielding “dark influences” calling for protection money from vendors and motorcycle taxi drivers in Soi Or So Mor Thor off Rama IX road in Huay Khwang district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042627-srisuwan-files-complaint-about-“dark-influences”-in-huay-khwang/

 

UPDATE:

 

PM tells 18 years old youth to go to the polls in next election

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged Thai youth aged 18 and upward to go to the polls in the next election and advised them not to vote for the candidates they are familiar with so they will get a government with good governance.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042621-prayut-urges-voters-to-resist-picking-‘the-same-old-faces’-at-election/?do=findComment&comment=13068820

 

Poll shows Thais are worried Thailand may become hub of imported trash

By Thai PBS

 

 

More than 60 percent of Thais are concerned that Thailand may end up being a hub of imported hazardous trash because of widespread corruption, greediness, lack of discipline of the Thai people, lax regulation and inspection and lack of an efficient body in garbage management, said Mr Noppadol Kannikar, director of Super Poll, citing the result of an opinion poll.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042629-poll-shows-thais-are-worried-thailand-may-become-hub-of-imported-trash/

 

Police set up “war room” to deal with World Cup online gambling

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Metropolitan Police is gearing up to fight illegal gambling ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament in Russia this week with action plan to seize bank accounts of the bookmakers in five minutes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042630-metropolitan-police-set-up-“war-room”-to-deal-with-world-cup-online-gambling/

 

Phitsanulok dam not affected by Loei earthquake

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Kwae Noi Bamrung Daen Dam in Phitsanulok province was not affected by a 3.4-magnitude earthquake that hit nearby Loei province late on Sunday night, according to Bundith Inta, the dam director.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042631-phitsanulok-dam-not-affected-by-loei-earthquake/

 

North Korea's Kim visits Singapore's sky bar, gardens in surprise evening tour

By John Geddie and Dewey Sim

 

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un waves before departing Pyongyang to Singapore on June 10, 2018. KCNA via REUTERS

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un went on an evening tour of Singapore on Monday, posing with city-state officials at a tropical garden before visiting an infinity pool atop a landmark waterfront hotel, to the surprise of guests.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042633-north-koreas-kim-visits-singapores-sky-bar-gardens-in-surprise-evening-tour/

 

Trump upbeat ahead of North Korean summit; Kim visits Singapore sites

By Steve Holland and Christophe Van der Perre

 

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is surrounded by guards as he visits Merlion Park in Singapore, June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore could "work out very nicely" as officials from both countries sought to narrow differences on how to end a nuclear stand-off on the Korean peninsula.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042634-trump-upbeat-ahead-of-north-korean-summit-kim-visits-singapore-sites/

 

As Trump attacks, Canada goes to Plan B: same as Plan A

By David Ljunggren

 

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 31, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's blistering attack on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has driven bilateral relations to their lowest point in decades and left Ottawa with few options for averting a trade war with its much bigger neighbour.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042635-as-trump-attacks-canada-goes-to-plan-b-same-as-plan-a/

 

U.S. attorney general curbs asylum for immigrant victims of violence

By Reade Levinson and Sarah N. Lynch

 

FILE PHOTO - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s 30th annual candlelight vigil in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday overturned a ruling granting asylum to a Salvadoran woman raped and beaten by her former husband, a decision that could have a major impact on immigrants seeking refuge from violence in their home countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042636-us-attorney-general-curbs-asylum-for-immigrant-victims-of-violence/

 

The waves roll in to Sattahip - every one bringing more litter

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

Pattaya News reported on a dire situation on a Ban Ampher beach in Sattahip.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042638-the-waves-roll-in-to-sattahip-every-one-bringing-more-litter/

 

Don't fall victim to those nasty foreign skimmers

 

File photo

 

Foreigners have once again been blamed for the continuing problem of skimming.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042639-dont-fall-victim-to-those-nasty-foreign-skimmers/

 

Rotten school milk recalled as Bangkok teachers complain

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Teachers at a Bangkok school spotted that Thai produced UHT milk was rotten before it was given to the children.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042640-rotten-school-milk-recalled-as-bangkok-teachers-complain/

 

Trump, Kim arrive at summit venue for historic U.S.-North Korea meeting

By John Geddie and Jack Kim

 

The motorcade of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un travels towards Sentosa for his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump reached the venue of their historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday, after both sides sought to narrow differences over how to end a nuclear standoff.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042641-trump-kim-arrive-at-summit-venue-for-historic-us-north-korea-meeting/

 

U.S. unveils de facto embassy in Taiwan amid China tensions

 

The new American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is seen in Taipei, Taiwan June 2, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States will unveil a new $250 million representative office in Taiwan's capital on Tuesday, a de facto embassy that underscores Washington's strategic ties with the democratic, self-ruled island as it faces escalating tensions with China.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042642-us-unveils-de-facto-embassy-in-taiwan-amid-china-tensions/

 

White House economic adviser Kudlow suffers heart attack - Trump

 

FILE PHOTO: White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow gives a press briefing about upcoming G7 in the White House in Washington, U.S., June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow suffered a heart attack and is being treated at a Washington-area hospital, President Donald Trump said in a tweet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042646-white-house-economic-adviser-kudlow-suffers-heart-attack-trump/

 

Video: Cool female armed robber holds up Udon Thani gold shop

 

Picture: Sanook

 

CCTV showed a cool and collected female pull a gun on a gold shop employee and make off with 100,000 baht worth of gold jewelry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042647-video-cool-female-armed-robber-holds-up-udon-thani-gold-shop/

 

UPDATE:

 

Trump, Kim meet for historic U.S.-North Korea meeting

By Jack Kim and Steve Holland

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk to shake hands at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump shook hands, smiling cautiously at the outset of their historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday, in which they will look for ways to end a nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042641-trump-kim-arrive-at-summit-venue-for-historic-us-north-korea-meeting/?do=findComment&comment=13069206

Video: "Have you no humanity?" - intrusive news reporter blamed at accident scene

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Video footage shared online showed a TV news reporter lash out at a rescue medic trying to do his job at an accident scene.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042650-video-have-you-no-humanity-intrusive-news-reporter-blamed-at-accident-scene/

 

Phuket Town woman arrested with drugs

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

In a week of ‘crackdowns’, a woman has arrested with methamphetamine and crystal methamphetamine in Phuket Town.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042652-phuket-town-woman-arrested-with-drugs/

 

Video: "Take me to court" says truck driver after woman ends up in the central reservation

 

Picture: TNews

 

TNews reported that a truck driver refused to accept responsibility for an accident in Ubon Ratchathani.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042653-video-take-me-to-court-says-truck-driver-after-woman-ends-up-in-the-central-reservation/