PM plays down reports of promotions for civil servants-state officials working for NCPO

 

 

BANGKOK, 18th June 2018 (NNT) - The Prime Minister has played down reports that civil servants and state officials, who have been working to support the National Council for Peace and Order, will be rewarded with special promotions. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043555-pm-plays-down-reports-of-promotions-for-civil-servants-state-officials-working-for-ncpo/

 

Captain Kolarov fires Serbia to victory over Costa Rica

Toby Davis

 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group E - Costa Rica vs Serbia - Samara Arena, Samara, Russia - June 17, 2018 Serbia's Aleksandar Kolarov celebrates scoring their first goal with Nemanja Matic and Adem Ljajic REUTERS/David Gray

 

SAMARA, Russia (Reuters) - Aleksandar Kolarov produced a moment of captain’s inspiration, curling home a superb free kick as Serbia got their World Cup Group E campaign up and running with a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043557-captain-kolarov-fires-serbia-to-victory-over-costa-rica/

 

Mexico stun champions Germany 1-0 in World Cup opener

Alastair Macdonald

 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group F - Germany vs Mexico - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia - June 17, 2018 Mexico's Hirving Lozano celebrates with Jesus Gallardo after scoring their first goal REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Defending champions Germany crashed to defeat in their first game at the World Cup on Sunday as an enterprising Mexico refused to be intimidated by history and ran out 1-0 winners in a thrilling Group F opener.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043558-mexico-stun-champions-germany-1-0-in-world-cup-opener/

 

Coutinho scorcher not enough as Brazil held 1-1 by Swiss

Richard Martin

 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group E - Brazil vs Switzerland - Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia - June 17, 2018 Switzerland's Steven Zuber scores their first goal REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff

 

ROSTOV-ON-DON (Reuters) - Brazil joined the host of big guns who have failed to fire in their opening World Cup game as lax defending from a corner allowed Switzerland to cancel out Philippe Coutinho’s spectacular curling strike and grab a 1-1 draw on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043559-coutinho-scorcher-not-enough-as-brazil-held-1-1-by-swiss/

 

Dengue-prone Asean to tighten defences

By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation 

 

 

Meeting in Malaysia to discuss controlling the disease amid increasing cases
 

THE ASEAN region is the most vulnerable to the threat of potentially-fatal dengue fever, according to a report by the World Health Organisation. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043560-dengue-prone-asean-to-tighten-defences/

 

Grounds for concern over school initiation ceremony

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

NETIZENS HAVE raised concerns over the health, safety and wellbeing of new students at Suankularb Wittayalai Chon Buri School, after they were told to kiss the ground during a welcoming ceremony.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043562-grounds-for-concern-over-school-initiation-ceremony/

 

Experts ring alarm bells over coastal erosion

By SOMCHAI SAMART 
THE NATION 

 

 

EROSION HAS been eating away five metres of land every year along a combined 42-kilometre-long stretch of Thailand’s coastline.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043563-experts-ring-alarm-bells-over-coastal-erosion/

 

Hospital carves niche in catering to elderly

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION 

 

Dr Bannakij Lojanapiwat, the dean of Chiang Mai University’s (CMU) Faculty of Medicine

 

AS THAILAND MOVES TOWARDS AGED SOCIETY, CHIANG MAI FACILITY WILL ALSO TRAIN FAMILIES IN PALLIATIVE CARE

 

A HOSPITAL is now operating in Chiang Mai province exclusively for the elderly under an initiative to cater medical services to the needs of Thailand’s aged society. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043564-hospital-carves-niche-in-catering-to-elderly/

 

Woman missing after pickup swept into Ranong canal as weather worsens

By The Nation

 

 

FLASH FLOODS swept a pickup into a canal in Ranong province on Saturday night, with one of the victims going missing and feared dead.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043565-woman-missing-after-pickup-swept-into-ranong-canal-as-weather-worsens/

 

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Sixty-five officials suspended to facilitate probe into abuse of state funds for the needy

By The Nation

 

THE DEPARTMENT of Social Development and Welfare (DSDW) has suspended 65 senior officials nationwide from active duty to facilitate an investigation into alleged corruption involving hundreds of millions of baht of state welfare funds.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043460-65-directors-of-centres-for-the-destitute-transferred/?do=findComment&comment=13087253

 

School director transferred over meatless lunches

By The Nation

 

 

A Khon Kaen school director has been transferred over the latest school-lunch scandal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043566-khon-kaen-school-director-transferred-over-meatless-lunches/

 

Jailbird arrested for alleged rape of teen

By Mongkhonchaowarat Tangmangmee 
The Nation

 

 

Police have arrested a man for allegedly assaulting and raping a 16-year-old girl under the Naresuan Bridge in Phitsanulok province on Saturday night. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043567-jailbird-arrested-for-alleged-rape-of-teen-in-phitsanulok/

 

47 percent of Thais believe no government can tackle corruption problem

By Thai PBS

 

 

Over 47 percent of Thai people believe that no government will ever be able to tackle corruption in the bureaucracy because it has been deeply entrenched in the Thai society and prevalent in all circles due to people’s wrong attitude toward the problem.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043568-47-percent-of-thais-believe-no-government-can-tackle-corruption-problem/

 

Police crackdown on taxi and tuk-tuk drivers around Emerald Buddha Temple

By Thai PBS

 

 

More than 80 taxi and tuk-tuk drivers were arrested by police for allegedly taking advantage of foreign tourists around the Temple of the Emerald Buddha on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043569-police-crackdown-on-taxi-and-tuk-tuk-drivers-around-emerald-buddha-temple/

 

Public Health Ministry warns of rising pneumonia risk among children

 

 

BANGKOK, 18th June 2018 (NNT) - The Public Health Ministry is warning Thais to beware of the rising risk of pneumonia during the rainy season, particularly among both young and elderly family members. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043570-thai-health-ministry-warns-of-rising-pneumonia-risk-among-children/

 

Phatthanakan road tunnel to be completed in Oct

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 18th June 2018 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is expediting the construction of a 1,250-kilometer road tunnel on Phatthanakan-Ramkhamhaeng Road. Now nearing the halfway point at some 46%, the construction is expected to be completed in October this year. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043571-phatthanakan-road-tunnel-to-be-completed-in-oct/

 

Commerce Min: US-North Korea meeting boosts world economy

 

 

BANGKOK, 18th June 2018 (NNT) – The Ministry of Commerce believes the historic summit between leaders of the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will spur global economic growth. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043572-thai-commerce-min-us-north-korea-meeting-boosts-world-economy/

 

Suspect dead after 20 hurt in shooting at New Jersey arts festival

 

Broken window is seen after a shooting during the art festival in Trenton, New Jersey, U.S., June 17, 2018, in this picture grab obtained from social media video. Facebook/ Edward Forchion via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A suspected gunman was fatally shot after multiple people opened fire at an all-night arts festival in New Jersey, wounding 20 people including a boy who is in critical condition, authorities said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043573-suspect-dead-after-20-hurt-in-shooting-at-new-jersey-arts-festival/

 

U.S. Democrats, activists rally against Trump's family separation policy

By Joseph Ax

 

People participate in a protest against recent U.S. immigration policy of separating children from their families when they enter the United States as undocumented immigrants, in front of a Homeland Security facility in Elizabeth, NJ, U.S. June 17, 2018. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith

 

ELIZABETH, N.J. (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers joined hundreds of protesters outside an immigration detention facility in New Jersey on Sunday for a Father's Day demonstration against theTrump administration's practice of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043574-us-democrats-activists-rally-against trumps-family-separation-policy/

 

Boat caught in Europe's migration spat brings hundreds to Spain

By Luis Felipe Fernandez and Jordi Rubio

 

The Aquarius rescue ship arrives to port carrying 106 migrants in Valencia, Spain June 17, 2018. REUTERS/Heino Kalis

 

VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Rescued migrants turned away by Italy and Malta arrived at the Spanish port of Valencia on Sunday, ending a gruelling Mediterranean odyssey that became symbolic of Europe's failure to agree on immigration.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043575-boat-caught-in-europes-migration-spat-brings-hundreds-to-spain/

 

Greece, Macedonia sign pact to change ex-Yugoslav republic's name

By Karolina Tagaris and Aleksandar Vasovic

 

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Dimitrov sign an accord to settle a long dispute over the former Yugoslav republic's name as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev look on in the village of Psarades, in Prespes, Greece, June 17, 2018. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

 

PRESPES, Greece/BITOLA, Macedonia (Reuters) - Greece and Macedonia set aside three decades of dispute on Sunday as they agreed on a new name for the former Yugoslav republic, paving the way for its possible admission to the European Union and NATO.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043576-greece-macedonia-sign-pact-to-change-ex-yugoslav-republics-name/

 

Turkey arrests suspect as puppy torture case shifts election agenda

 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets his supporters during an election rally in Istanbul, Turkey, June 17, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police have arrested a man suspected of torturing a puppy after shocking images emerged online of the maimed animal in a case that has outraged the country and grabbed the political agenda ahead of next week's elections.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043577-turkey-arrests-suspect-as-puppy-torture-case-shifts-election-agenda/

 

Two test positive for drugs as teen hangout raided

By The Nation

 

 

Police and soldiers raided a hangout of teenagers in Chachoengsao province on Saturday night following reports that the youngsters might have gone there to engage in illegal activities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043578-two-test-positive-for-drugs-as-teen-hangout-raided-in-chachoengsao/

 

Woman raising 30 dogs takes umbrage at torture accusations

By The Nation

 

A townhouse owner, who raises about 30 dogs, has threatened to sue her neighbours for making animal-torture allegations against her.

 

Saengrawee Kanjairungroj, 69, said on Sunday that she would also sue the Din Daeng District Office for raiding her house to conduct a search.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043579-woman-raising-30-dogs-takes-umbrage-at-torture-accusations/

 

In coalition showdown, Merkel allies to decide on migrant plan

By Madeline Chambers

 

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to Interior Minister Horst Seehofer during a session of the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies, the Christian Social Union (CSU), will decide on Monday whether to defy her by implementing a plan to limit immigration at the German border and risk destabilising her three-month-old coalition.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043580-in-coalition-showdown-merkel-allies-to-decide-on-migrant-plan/

 

Storm lashes Phuket

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Heavy rain and strong winds lashed Phuket overnight and continued this morning (June 17). Photo: Chutharat Plerin

 

PHUKET: Heavy rain and strong winds lashed Phuket overnight and continued this morning (June 17), bringing down trees and causing blackouts across the island.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043583-storm-lashes-phuket/

 

Police hunt mature-age jealous ex, age 51, for suspected car arson

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The car was destroyed by the car. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are looking for a man suspected of setting on fire the car of his ex-partner of two years in an arson attack in the early hours of this morning (June 17).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043584-police-hunt-mature-age-jealous-ex-age-51-for-suspected-car-arson/

 

Five dead following Border Patrol car chase in Texas - reports

 

(Reuters) - Five immigrants died and several others were injured on Sunday when their vehicle careened out of control while being chased by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas about 90 miles (145 km) north of the Mexican border, U.S. media reported, citing officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043590-five-dead-following-border-patrol-car-chase-in-texas-reports/

 

Israel targets rights groups with bill to outlaw filming of soldiers

By Jeffrey Heller

 

FILE PHOTO: An Israeli soldier shouts as he aims his weapon during clashes with Palestinian demonstrators at a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in the West Bank city of Hebron December 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma/File Photo

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel moved on Sunday to snap the lens shut on rights groups that film its troops' interactions with Palestinians by introducing a bill that would make it a criminal offense.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043591-israel-targets-rights-groups-with-bill-to-outlaw-filming-of-soldiers/

 

A $6 Billion Railway Helps Builders Become Thailand's Top Stocks

By Anuchit Nguyen and Lee J Miller

 

>> Construction firms have rebounded from worst quarter on record

>> Thailand to release detailed plans for rail project on Monday

 

A revival in optimism about Thai infrastructure projects has helped shares of the nation’s contractors rebound from a record slide.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043592-a-6-billion-railway-helps-builders-become-thailands-top-stocks/