Trump tells Kim a 'terrific relationship' beckons as summit begins

By Jack Kim and Steve Holland

 

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before their bilateral meeting 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 and smiled cautiously as they met at their historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday, in which the two men will look for ways to end a nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042654-trump-tells-kim-a-terrific-relationship-beckons-as-summit-begins/

 

In Brexit showdown, British PM May faces issue of 'meaningful vote'

By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the final news conference of the G7 summit in the Charlevoix city of La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, June 9, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown in parliament on Tuesday with lawmakers who want more power to challenge an eventual Brexit deal, testing both her authority and her plans for leaving the European Union.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042655-in brexit showdown-british-pm-may-faces-issue-of-meaningful-vote/

 

Retired paraplegic Brit: "I am like a prisoner in my own home"

 

File photo

 

A retired British expat who suffered a horrific road accident in Thailand has spoken to Thaivisa about his retirement village in the north east of Thailand where he feels like a prisoner in his own home.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042659-retired-paraplegic-brit-i-am-like-a-prisoner-in-my-own-home/

 

Former forensic institute director Porntip's house broken into

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

A thief broke into the house of Khunying Porntip Rojanasunan, the former director of the Central Institute of Forensic Science, on Monday and made off with ornaments and cash worth Bt250,000, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042661-former-forensic-institute-director-porntips-house-broken-into/

 

Indian loan shark suspect arrested in Samut Prakan

By The Nation

 

An Indian man was arrested in Samut Prakan on Monday night on a charge of demanding loan interest from borrowers higher than allowed by law.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042662-indian-loan-shark-suspect-arrested-in-samut-prakan/

 

Fierce dog in Chai Nat rescued from strangling itself

By The Nation

 

The ailing owner of a fierce dog in Chai Nat had to call for help to save his dog from strangling itself when its chain leash became twisted around its neck.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042664-fierce-dog-in-chai-nat-rescued-from-strangling-itself/

 

U.S. extradites former Panama president to home country

By Elida Moreno

 

Marta de Martinelli, wife of former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli, speaks to the media while waiting for his extradition from U.S. outside the Panama Pacifico international airport in Panama City, Panama June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Lemos

 

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The United States on Monday extradited former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli to the Central American country, the U.S. State Department said, to face charges of illegal wiretapping.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042665-us-extradites-former-panama-president-to-home-country/

 

Dennis Rodman: I got call saying Trump was proud of me

Reflecting on criticism to his past visits to North Korea, Rodman says he received death threats over meeting with Kim.

 

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman says he received a call from the White House ahead of President Donald Trump's historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042666-dennis-rodman-i-got-call-saying-trump-was-proud-of-me/

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan woman seeks help after gaining 200 kilograms

By The Thaiger

 

 

A Prachuap Khiri Khan woman who cannot walk after gaining about 200 kilograms of weight asked for help to lose weight on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042667-prachuap-khiri-khan-woman-seeks-help-after-gaining-200-kilograms/

 

Rawai Mayor warns residents of increasing dengue concerns

The Phuket News

 

Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos gets hands-on with a mosquito fogger at yesterday’s (June 11) activity. Photo: Rawai Municipality

 

PHUKET: The Mayor of Rawai yesterday surveyed areas under his jurisdiction and carried out fogging in high-risk areas in an effort to quell local mosquito breeding.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042668-rawai-mayor-warns-residents-of-increasing-dengue-concerns/

 

Thief cuts power to house, robs petrol-vending machine

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The thief cut the power supply to the house before breaking into the petrol-vending machine. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are on the lookout for a suspect who broken into and robbed a roadside petrol-vending machine in the early hours of this morning (June 12), after cutting the power to the house where the machine is located.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042669-thief-cuts-power-to-house-robs-petrol-vending-machine/

 

Water cut-off a threat to patients, says Mae Sot Hospital

By The Nation

 

Mae Sot Hospital has called on the Mae Sot Waterworks office to urgently resume water supply to the facility for fear that life-saving operations and treatments would be affected.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042672-water-cut-off-a-threat-to-patients-says-mae-sot-hospital/

 

Army Chief In China To Forge Closer Military Ties

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Thai army chief Gen. Chalermchai Sitthisad in China. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — Army chief and junta secretary-general Gen. Chalermchai Sitthisad is on a five-day official visit to China starting Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042674-thai-army-chief-in-china-to-forge-closer-military-ties/

 

Slow loris found on the side of the road in Krabi

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Krabi veterinarians have rescued a slow loris which had been injured from an electric shock by cutting its leg yesterday (June 11).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042675-slow-loris-found-on-the-side-of-the-road-in-krabi/

 

Authorities visit illegal land-excavation site

By The Nation

 

 

Thai authorities on Tuesday inspected the scene of an illegal land excavation in Kalasin province that reportedly caused an estimated Bt30-million damage to the state, Nation TV reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042678-authorities-visit-illegal-land-excavation-site-in-kalasin/

 

BKK Airport Taxis Want 50% Fee Hike

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Matichon file photo

 

SAMUT PRAKAN — Taxis at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Monday renewed their calls for higher fares and service fees, citing the rising cost of living.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042679-bkk-airport-taxis-want-50-fee-hike/

 

Two more Chinese airlines flying into Pattaya

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTO: Planespotters.net

 

More Chinese headlines heading to Thailand. This time they’re adding services to the eastern seaboard.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042681-two-more-chinese-airlines-flying-into-pattaya/

 

UPDATE:

 

Celebrity Forensic Investigator’s Home Burglarized

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Porntip Rojanasunan, center, with police after her house Monday night in Soi Ramkhamhaeng 112 was burglarized.

 

BANGKOK — Police on Tuesday morning were looking for a burglar who broke into the house of a preeminent forensic scientist and made off with jewelry and money worth tens of thousands of baht.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042661-former-forensic-institute-director-porntips-house-broken-into/?do=findComment&comment=13069947

 

You’re not paranoid – your smartphone really is listening in on you, says security expert

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

No, you’re not being paranoid, your smartphone really is listening in on you at all times, a cyber security expert has warned.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/youre-not-paranoid-smartphone-really-listening-says-security-expert/29136/

Trump says expects 'signing' after 'very good' talks with Kim

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk in the Capella Hotel after their working lunch, on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. Anthony Wallace/Pool via Reuters

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un had made "a lot of progress" and said the two sides expected to sign an unspecified agreement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042682-trump-says-expects-signing-after-very-good-talks-with-kim/

 

VIDEO: Here’s what it is like to pilot a futuristic flying car

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Flying cars may seem like something reserved only for science fiction movies, but a tech start up backed by Google co-founder Larry Page has just taken a huge step to making the futuristic mode of transport a reality.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/video-heres-like-pilot-futuristic-flying-car/29141/

Vietnam lawmakers approve cyber law, tighten rules on Google, Facebook

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Kham

 

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese lawmakers approved a controversial cybersecurity law on Tuesday, voting amid tight security following weekend protests over other legislation that turned violent in some parts of the communist country.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/vietnam-lawmakers-approve-cyber-law-tighten-rules-google-facebook/29144/

Thailand prepared to host 8th ACMECS Summit this week

 

 

BANGKOK, 12 June 2018 (NNT) – Thailand has prepared to host he 8th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Leaders’ Summit this week, hoping participants will accept the ACMECS Master Plan for fostering connectivity. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042694-thailand-prepared-to-host-8th-acmecs-summit-this-week/

 

Preparations being made to receive Myanmar President

 

 

BANGKOK, 12 June 2018 (NNT) – Preparations have been made to receive Myanmar President Win Myint for his first ever official visit to Thailand since taking office in March of this year and to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Thai Embassy in Myanmar. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042696-preparations-being-made-to-receive-myanmar-president/

 

Commerce Min handles oversupply of pineapples

 

 

BANGKOK, 12th June 2018 (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce is trying to find new markets for pineapples in an attempt to keep pineapple prices from falling further. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042698-thai-commerce-min-handles-oversupply-of-pineapples/

 

Proposal to build container yard in Ratchaburi being considered

 

 

RATCHABURI, 12th June 2018 (NNT)-Ratchaburi Governor Chayawut Chantorn has met with officials of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to discuss the possibility of building a container yard in Ratchaburi to service the future Nakhon Pathom-Hua Hin dual-track railway. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042699-proposal-to-build-container-yard-in-ratchaburi-being-considered/

 

Tourist arrivals up in Satun, after border checkpoint renovation

 

 

SATUN, 12th June 2018 (NNT) – The newly renovated Wang Prachan border checkpoint in Satun province has provided more convenience to people travelling between Thailand and Malaysia. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042701-tourist-arrivals-up-in-satun-after-border-checkpoint-renovation/

 

Two Jumpers, Two Bangkok Bridges – Two Fates

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

A distressed woman cries Tuesday morning surrounded by police after she was saved from jumping off Saphan Krungthep.

 

BANGKOK — A man is presumed dead after jumping from a Bangkok bridge while a woman who attempted to jump from another was saved in time, police said Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042704-two-jumpers-two-bangkok-bridges-–-two-fates/

 

Bangkok To Celebrate The Way MJ Made Us Feel

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Michael Jackson in 1996 gives a thumbs up to fans and cameras while being accompanied by officers at a hotel in Bangkok. Photo: Charles Dharapak / Associated Press

 

BANGKOK — Nine years ago this month, the world stood still on word King of Pop was dead.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042705-bangkok-to-celebrate-the-way-michael-jackson-made-us-feel/

 

Malaysia to reopen embassy in North Korea - Mahathir

 

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad attends a news conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will reopen its embassy in Pyongyang, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said, suggesting an end to the diplomatic row over the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother in Kuala Lumpur last year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042707-malaysia-to-reopen-embassy-in-north-korea-mahathir/