Court appearance on Tuesday for suspect in body butchering case

By Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

 

Police have set up a committee to investigate the case in which a 36-year-old man is accused of killing and dismembering his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend as they prepare to bring him for his first court appearance.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044686-police-identify-dismembered-woman-ex-boyfriend-said-to-have-admitted-murder/?page=4&tab=comments#comment-13111931

 

Gas Tank Explosion Kills Man at Home

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A faulty gas tank exploded in the home of a man in Saraphi, killing him instantly and destroying half his home, Police reported this weekend.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044877-gas-tank-explosion-kills-man-at-home/

 

Longon Farmers Harvest Early to Avoid Predicted Price Crash

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Longan farmers has started harvesting early due to fears of a looming price crash.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044878-longon-farmers-harvest-early-to-avoid-predicted-price-crash/

 

Malaysian police ready to cooperate with Thai police to probe smuggled bombs

 

 

Kota Baru – Police have stepped up checks along the Kelantan-Thai border following last week’s seizure of 41 home-made bombs in the southernmost province of Narathiwat which the Thai police said were manufactured in Malaysia, according to the New Straits Times Online on Monday.

 

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KBank launches seamless transaction payments using Facebook Messenger

By The Nation

 

 

Kasikornbank (KBank), reinforcing its status as the No-1 digital-banking service provider, has introduced Pay with K PLUS, which offers a seamless payment experience using Facebook Messenger for the first time in Thailand, president Patchara Samalapa said on Monday. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044880-kbank-launches-seamless-transaction-payments-using-facebook-messenger/

 

Grab enhances preventive safety measures for users

By The Nation 

 

Image credit: Reuters

 

Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading online-to-offline mobile platform for ride-hailing, has introduced enhancements to its suite of preventive safety measures with a view to further protecting user safety in Thailand, the company announced on Monday. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044881-grab-enhances-preventive-safety-measures-for-users/

 

Embezzlement of funds for destitute found at 7 more welfare centers

 

 

The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission has found embezzlement of funds for the destitute and the poor at seven more welfare centers, involving more than 41 million baht, PACC assistant secretary-general Wannop Somjintanakul said on Monday (June 25).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044882-embezzlement-of-funds-for-destitute-found-at-7-more-welfare-centers/

 

GET set to launch in Bangkok this year as part of GO-JEK’s international expansion

By The Nation

 

 

GET on Monday announced its plan to launch in Bangkok in the upcoming months.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044883-get-set-to-launch-in-bangkok-this-year-as-part-of-go-jek’s-international-expansion/

 

‘Plastic Bag Free’ day at all Central Food Hall and Tops outlets on July 3

By The Nation

 

 

 

Central Food Hall and Tops on Monday announced a complete “Plastic Bag Free” day in all 193 branches nationwide on July 3, as part of “International Plastic Bag Free Day”.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044885-‘plastic-bag-free’-day-at-all-central-food-hall-and-tops-outlets-on-july-3/

 

AirBnb teases major 'partnership' with Thai gov't

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

The Bangkok skyline seen here in 2013.

 

BANGKOK — Short-term rental platform Airbnb said Monday it will announce a breakthrough in cooperation with Thai authorities next week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044887-airbnb-teases-major-partnership-with-thai-govt/

 

About 1,100 Thai industrial products may be affected by China-US trade war

 

About 1,100 items of industrial products are likely to be affected by impacts from trade war between China and the United States, said Mr Kriangkrai Thiennukul, vice president of the Federation of Thai Industries (FDI), on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044888-about-1100-thai-industrial-products-may-be-affected-by-china-us-trade-war/

 

Liam Gallagher fans slam 'ignorant' singer after he calls late Queen icon Freddie Mercury a 'goofy c***'

By REBECCA DAVISON FOR MAILONLINE

 

Image: REX/Shutterstock

 

He's not one to hold back when it comes to voicing his opinion, but Liam Gallagher's fans thought he went too far when he attacked late Queen singer Freddie Mercury.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044889-liam-gallagher-fans-slam-ignorant-singer-after-he-calls-late-queen-icon-freddie-mercury-a-goofy-c/

 

Music world pays tribute to Vinnie Paul

By Scott Munro

 

(Image: © ob Monk/Metal Hammer)

 

Artists from across the rock and metal world have united to pay tribute to drummer Vinnie Paul, who has died at the age of 54.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044890-music-world-pays-tribute-to-vinnie-paul/

 

Pierce Brosnan endorses Tom Hardy as the next James Bond saying star will 'put a bit of wiggle into it'

By Wil Crisp

 

Tom Hardy could put “a bit of wiggle” into the role of James Bond, according to Pierce Brosnan CREDIT: MAX MUMBY/INDIGO/GETTY IMAGES EUROPE

 

Pierce Brosnan has endorsed Tom Hardy as the next James Bond, saying that he could put “a bit of wiggle” into the role.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044891-pierce-brosnan-endorses-tom-hardy-as-the-next-james-bond-saying-star-will-put-a-bit-of-wiggle-into-it/

 

Phuket airport-turnoff underpass opens one lane

 

There sign is still there, but motorists are allowed to drive – slowly – on the single northbound lane open through the underpass. Photo: Highways Dept, Phuket office

 

PHUKET:-- Workers at the underpass under construction at the turnoff for Phuket International Airport yesterday (June 24) opened one lane to traffic travelling northbound as a temporary measure to ease traffic congestion at the site.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044895-phuket-airport-turnoff-underpass-opens-one-lane/

 

Electronic system for assigning bankruptcy cases from July 1

By Piyanuch Tamnukasetchai 
The Nation

 

 

The Legal Execution Department (LED) on July 1 will introduce an electronic system to automatically assign bankruptcy cases, in accordance with the government’s “Thailand 4.0” policy.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044896-electronic-system-for-assigning-bankruptcy-cases-from-july-1/

 

Search efforts for missing youths suspended Monday afternoon due to high level of water inside the cave

By The Nation

 

 

Rescue efforts to locate the missing young footballers and his coach in a cave in Chiang Rai province were suspended on Monday afternoon due to increasing water level inside the cave from heavy rain.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044691-chiang-rai-search-continues-for-13-missing-youth/?do=findComment&comment=13112517

 

#DontTellMeHowToDress, Thai women say

By Taylor McAvoy, Contributor

 

Aniporn "Nat" Chalermburanawong speaks Monday at the Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — “You were raped because of the way you dressed; if not by this offender, you would have been abused by another,” a police officer reportedly told a 12-year-old victim.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044899-donttellmehowtodress-thai-women-say/

 

EC investigating Thaksin’s call to Pheu Thai politicians

By The Nation

 

 

The Election Commission (EC) is investigating former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s recent phone call to a group of Pheu Thai politicians, which has been viewed by critics as anillegal intervention in the party’s internal affairs.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044900-ec-investigating-thaksin’s-call-to-pheu-thai-politicians/

 

Elections may be deferred to May: Deputy PM

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krue-ngam emerges from Monday's meeting with political parties, flanked by the meeting participants.

 

BANGKOK — The next election may have to be postponed until May 2019, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krue-ngam said Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044901-elections-may-be-deferred-to-may-deputy-pm/

Protest stepped up as Doi Suthep residents show no sign of moving

By Nisanart Kangwalwong 
The Nation

 

 

The Doi Suthep Forest Reclamation Network is to step up its protests over the contentious housing project built on the forested slopes of the sacred mountain.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044902-protest-stepped-up-as-doi-suthep-residents-show-no-sign-of-moving/

 

First court hearing in case against PDRC leaders set for next May

By The Nation

 

 

The Criminal Court on Monday scheduled May 14 next year for the first hearing of a case against 29 leaders of the rally opposing the Yingluck Shinawatra government in 2013 and 2014.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044903-first-court-hearing-in-case-against-pdrc-leaders-set-for-next-may/

 

Thailand signals election could be delayed until May

By Aukkarapon Niyomyat and Pracha Hariraksapitak

 

Members of political parties attend a meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will hold a general election by May 5 next year, a deputy prime minister said on Monday, signalling the possibility of another delay of a vote that had tentatively been set for February.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044901-elections-may-be-deferred-to-may-deputy-pm/

 

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