Govt will establish standards for Thai cooks

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 26th June 2018 (NNT) - The Ministry of Labor is preparing to establish standards of competency for Thai cooks by next year, as part of its plan to accredit Thai cooks working abroad. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045126-govt-will-establish-standards-for-thai-cooks/

 

Government seeks solutions to informal debt problems

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 27th June 2018 (NNT) – The government has stepped up efforts to address informal debt problems in Thailand, as nearly 350,000 villagers have combined debts worth more than 20 billion baht. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045128-government-seeks-solutions-to-informal-debt-problems/

 

Bee Gees' Barry Gibb honored at Buckingham Palace with knighthood

Reuters Staff

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb received a knighthood from Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, where he was honored for his services to music and charity.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045130-bee-gees-barry-gibb-honored-at-buckingham-palace-with-knighthood/

 

The Kinks are getting back together... for a drink at least

 

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Sir Ray Davies, the singer-songwriter and creative powerhouse behind the iconic London band has told Channel 4 news The Kinks are getting back together to make a new record... after they've had a pint that is.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045131-the-kinks-are-getting-back-together-for-a-drink-at-least/

 

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Rescue teams battle high water to find boys missing in Thai cave

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

Rescue workers are seen inside of the Tham Luang caves where 13 members of an under 16 soccer team were trapped in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

 

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai soldiers, volunteers and members of a navy "seal" unit including a team of divers worked through the night to try to find a group of young soccer players trapped inside a cave, as the search for the team entered a fourth day on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045098-rising-water-hamper-efforts-to-rescue-boys-missing-in-chiang-rai-cave/?do=findComment&comment=13117193

 

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Commuters face more BTS Skytrain delays

By The Nation

 

Bangkok Transit System plc (BTSC) announced that passengers of its Skytrain services will face more delays today as an issue regarding wireless communication signals on its automated traffic control system persists.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045101-nbtc-steps-in-to-tackle-skytrain-automated-operation-system-problem/?do=findComment&comment=13117221

 

Top Myanmar military officers should be tried for crimes against humanity - Amnesty International

By Rodrigo Campos

 

A satellite image taken on September 24, 2017 and provided by Amnesty International on June 26, 2018 shows what they describe as the geography of Myanmar's Min Gyi village, divided between a Rohingya area surrounded by the Purma River on the north, east, and south, and an ethnic Rakhine area to the west. Amnesty International say that approximately 385 structures in the Rohingya area appear razed. Amnesty International/DigitalGlobe/Handout via REUTERS

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Senior Myanmar military officials, including the commanders of its defence services and army, should face trial for crimes against humanity over the treatment of Rohingya minorities, Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045132-top-myanmar-military-officers-should-be-tried-for-crimes-against-humanity-amnesty-international/

 

Thailand win The World Corporate Golf Challenge World final 2018

 

 

Team Thailand (Paul Judge and Pim Surintarangoul) arrived early in Cascais Portugal, allowing them to get in a few early practice rounds before the other world finalists arrived.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045137-thailand-win-the-world-corporate-golf-challenge-world-final-2018/

 

Big hole opens up in Rama III road

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok’s Rama III road partially subsided to create a large hole on Wednesday morning amid heavy morning traffic.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045138-big-hole-opens-up-in-bangkok’s-rama-iii-road/

 

Thai doctor and family die in Canadian car crash

 

 

A Thai doctor and her family were killed in a car accident during a trip to British Columbia's Central Interior region in Canada last week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045140-thai-doctor-and-family-die-in-canadian-car-crash/

 

Judge bars separation of immigrants from children, orders reunification

 

FILE PHOTO: Immigrant children now housed in a tent encampment under the new "zero tolerance" policy by the Trump administration are shown walking in single file at the facility near the Mexican border in Tornillo, Texas, U.S. June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that U.S. immigration agents could no longer separate immigrant parents and children caught crossing the border from Mexico illegally, and must work to reunite those families that had been split up in custody.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045141-u-s-district-court-judge-bars-separation-of-immigrants-from-children-orders-reunification/

 

Australia to pass foreign interference bill amid tensions with China

By Colin Packham

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks at a news conference after a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Walschaerts/File Photo

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is expected to pass new legislation on Wednesday aimed at preventing interference by foreign governments, a move likely to further stoke tensions with major trading partner China.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045142-australia-to-pass-foreign-interference-bill-amid-tensions-with-china/

 

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PM secures key cooperation with France at meeting with French President

 

 

BANGKOK, 27th June 2018 (NNT) – France has agreed to collaborate with Thailand in the realms of aviation and trade in the Southeast Asian region, while also expressing interest in investing in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045097-prayut-hails-eu-visit-a-success-after-talks-on-big-business-deals/?do=findComment&comment=13117485

 

Flights redirected as heavy rains belt Phuket Airport

Chutharat Plerin

 

An aircraft is obscured from view by heavy rain. Photo: Russell Street / Flickr

 

PHUKET: Heavy rain and strong winds late yesterday afternoon (June 26) saw 11 flights unable to land at Phuket International Airport for safety reasons.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045146-flights-redirected-as-heavy-rains-belt-phuket-airport/

 

Songkhla school holds rally against new director

By The Nation

 

 

Teachers and parents on Wednesday wore black to join students of a school in Songkhla to protest against the transfer to their school of a new director allegedly with a tainted image.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045147-songkhla-school-holds-rally-against-new-director/

 

Top Ten foods to try in Thailand

By Donna Toon

 

 

Thailand is known around the world not only for it’s breath taking scenery, beautiful hosts but also for their food. Fresh and vibrant, the local food in Thailand is cheap and it is amazing. On the street or in a fancy restaurant, it’s all good.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045148-top-ten-foods-to-try-in-thailand/

 

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King calls for crowd control at Chiang Rai cave

By Jakrawan Salaytoo 
The Nation

 

 

His Majesty the King has instructed officials to ensure that the crowd gathered outside a Chiang Rai cave does not impede the continuing search for 12 youngsters and their football coach lost inside since Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045041-alarm-raised-over-crowding-at-cave-search-site-in-chiang-rai/?do=findComment&comment=13117654

 

News journalists asked to cut short live video streaming on Facebook Live from Mae Sai cave scene

By Thai PBS

 

 

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBCT) has sought cooperation from news journalists to cut short their news reporting and  video streaming  on Facebook Live  from the Tham Luang Khun Nam Nang Non cave in Mae Sai so as to  allow rescue teams to coordinate and communicate more efficiently in the search for the missing 13-member youth football team.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045151-news-journalists-asked-to-cut-short-live-video-streaming-on-facebook-live-from-mae-saichiang-rai-cave-scene/

 

Thailand’s Pledge To End Death Penalty In Doubt

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Piyanut Kotsan, director of Amnesty Thailand, at a launch event for Amnesty International’s 2017 report. Photo: Amnesty Thailand

 

BANGKOK — Uncertainty is looming over Thailand’s commitment to abolish the death penalty in light of massive public support for capital punishment.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045152-thailand’s-pledge-to-end-death-penalty-in-doubt/

 

Yakuza gang member arrested in Thailand

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police and immigration officers in Pattaya have announced the arrest of a Japanese man who is believed to be a member of the Yakuza crime gang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045154-yakuza-gang-member-arrested-in-thailand/

 

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Phuket Prison escapee surrenders in Trang

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A male prisoner, who escaped from hospital custody on Monday night (June 25), has surrendered himself to the Kan Tang District Chief in Trang.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044988-prisoner-escapes-from-vachira-phuket-hospital/?do=findComment&comment=13117868

 

Airbnb extends ‘Experiences’ programme across Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

Hospitality platform Airbnb has launched “Experiences” in Chiang Mai to support the city as an ever-popular global travel destination.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045157-airbnb-extends-‘experiences’-programme-across-thailand/

 

Bangkok soi dog gets last laugh as gun-wielding man arrested

By The Nation

 

 

A man was arrested on firearms charges in a Bangkok residential neighbourhood early Wednesday after shooting a pistol and a rifle at a stray dog that had chased him.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045158-bangkok-soi-dog-gets-last-laugh-as-gun-wielding-man-arrested/

 

Visa brings e-payment options to Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, is now processing debit transactions in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045160-visa-brings-e-payment-options-to-thailand/

 

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Rescue teams battle high water in hunt for boys missing in Thai cave

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

A soldier sits in the Tham Luang caves during a search for 12 members of an under-16 soccer team and their coach, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, June 27, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai volunteers and military teams, including a navy SEAL unit, struggled through flood waters inside a cave on Wednesday in a search for a team of school boy soccer players missing since they set out to explore the complex on the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045098-rising-water-hamper-efforts-to-rescue-boys-missing-in-chiang-rai-cave/?do=findComment&comment=13118278

 

UPDATE:

 

All-out efforts to find trapped young football team starts before dawn today 

By Thai PBS

 

 

As the search and rescue operations at the caves in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district entered the fifth day on Wednesday, the Royal Thai Air Force today flew in five  giant electric water pumps aboard another C130 Hercules transport plane to Chiang Rai

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045098-rising-water-hamper-efforts-to-rescue-boys-missing-in-chiang-rai-cave/?do=findComment&comment=13118305

 

German coalition crisis talks fail to resolve migrant dispute

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to parliamentary group leader of the ruling CDU/CSU faction Volker Kauder during a fraction meeting in Berlin, Germany, June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition parties described their row on migrant policy as very serious after four hours of crisis talks on Tuesday night failed to defuse a dispute that threatens to tear apart her three-month old government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045175-german-coalition-crisis-talks-fail-to-resolve-migrant-dispute/

 

Activists call on PM to allow public participation in reform process

 

 

BANGKOK, 27th June 2018 (NNT) - A group of activists has called on the Prime Minister to ask for more opportunities for the public to take part in the reform process. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045177-activists-call-on-pm-to-allow-public-participation-in-reform-process/

 

Elderly Japanese Expat Found Dead in Car

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A elderly Japanese man was found dead in his car at a massage parlour.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045180-chiang-mai-japanese-expat-found-dead-in-car-outside-massage-parlour/

 

Police chief hails drug busts

By Khanathit Srihirundaj 
The Nation

 

 

National police chief General Chakthip Chaijinda on Wednesday announced that five successful drug busts had led to the arrest of nine suspects along with 700kg of marijuana, 2.8kg of cocaine, 306,000 methamphetamine pills, 2kg of crystal meth or "ice", four vehicles and 12 cell phones. The evidence was worth over Bt70 million, he said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045184-police-chief-chakthip-hails-drug-busts/