UPDATE:

 

Foreign experts join rescue mission

By THE NATION

 

 

Three cavediving experts from UK arrive; US assistance on the way as search for 13 footballers in cave continues.

 

INTERNATIONAL experts are arriving to lend a helping hand as every effort continues to be made to rescue 12 young footballers and their deputy coach who have been trapped for five nights in the Tham Luang Cave in Chiang Rai province. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045185-uk-experts-arriving-to-help-rescue-mission-in-chiang-rai/

 

Chinese tourists caught climbing crabs in Krabi

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Chinese tourists have been caught climbing all over a Krabi landmark – the Mud Crabs Sculpture. Krabi Tourist Police are tracking down the tour company that were in control of the tourists that were filmed climbing on the sculpture.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045188-chinese-tourists-caught-climbing-crabs-in-krabi/

Shambolic Germany sent packing after loss to South Korea

Ian Ransom

 

South Korea's Kim Young-gwon scores their first goal. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

 

KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - Champions Germany crashed out of the World Cup after suffering a stunning 2-0 defeat by a tenacious South Korea on Wednesday that eliminated them in the opening round for the first time in 80 years and sent the football-mad nation into mourning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045240-germany-suffers-shock-world-cup-exit-with-2-0-loss-to-south-korea/

 

Brazil outclass Serbia to set up Mexico clash

Mitch Phillips

 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group E - Serbia vs Brazil - Spartak Stadium, Moscow, Russia - June 27, 2018 Serbia's Sergej Milinkovic-Savic in action with Brazil's Casemiro and Gabriel Jesus REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - After Germany’s exit and Argentina’s nerve-shredding escape, Brazil made more serene World Cup progress on Wednesday when goals by Paulinho and Thiago Silva earned them a 2-0 win over an outclassed Serbia and a knockout tie against Mexico.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045241-brazil-ease-into-last-16-with-win-over-serbia/

 

Swedes punish Mexico but both go through without Germany

Mark Trevelyan

 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group F - Mexico vs Sweden - Ekaterinburg Arena, Yekaterinburg, Russia - June 27, 2018 Sweden's Andreas Granqvist scores their second goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

 

YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Sweden sprang a surprise with a 3-0 thumping of Mexico, breaking their opponents’ resistance after a scoreless first half and guaranteeing that both teams advance to the World Cup last 16 at the expense of defending champions Germany.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045242-swedes-punish-mexico-but-both-go-through-without-germany/

 

Swiss set up Sweden clash after pulsating draw

Andrew Cawthorne

 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group E - Switzerland vs Costa Rica - Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - June 27, 2018 Switzerland's Mario Gavranovic in action with Costa Rica's Kendall Waston REUTERS/Murad Sezer

 

NIZNHY NOVGOROD, Russia (Reuters) - Switzerland set aside politics and Costa Rica broke their World Cup duck in a thrilling 2-2 draw on Wednesday that saw the Europeans through to the next round where they will face Sweden.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045243-swiss-set-up-sweden-clash-after-pulsating-draw/

 

BTS told to change spectrum band in bid to end breakdowns

By The Nation

 

 

THE National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has suggested that the Skytrain operator shift to another spectrum band for its signalling system as a long-term solution to the jams that have hit Bangkok’s Skytrain service 10 times within a single month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045244-bts-told-to-change-spectrum-band-in-bid-to-end-breakdowns/

 

Social media lights up with concern for missing boys

By MARISA CHIMPRABHA, 
MAYUREE SUKYINGCHAROENWONG 
THE NATION

 

 

FOR FIVE DAYS NOW, Thais have been glued to media and online social networks for news of the mission to rescue 12 young footballers and their coach missing inside a huge cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045245-social-media-lights-up-with-concern-for-missing-boys-in-chiang-rai-cave/

 

Rescuers search for ceiling shaft

By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation

 

 

Drilling through rock to reach group missing in cave would take too much time and could ‘cause collapse’

 

THE SEARCH FOR access into the Tham Luang Cave through shafts or cracks from the mountain above has been intensifying as rescue efforts via the cave’s only known entrance have met with tremendous obstacles.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045247-chiang-rai-cave-rescuers-search-for-ceiling-shaft/

 

Support team races against clock to install water pumps as water levels rise in cave

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION 
CHIANG RAI 

 

 

A SUPPORT TEAM involved in the rescue mission to save 12 young footballers and their coach who are stranded in the flooded Tham Luang Cave in Chiang Rai province said the situation inside the cave was worsening due to the rising water levels and they were working against the clock to install water pumps.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045248-support-team-races-against-clock-to-install-water-pumps-as-water-levels-rise-in-chiang-rai-cave/

 

Widowers, divorcees more open to mental healthcare

By THE NATION

 

 

THAI WIDOWERS or divorcees are more open to receiving information in mental healthcare services than their married peers, said a research by a Chulalongkorn University (CU) Master Degree graduate.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045249-widowers-divorcees-more-open-to-mental-healthcare/

 

West has judged Prayut – soon it’s our turn

By The Nation

 

 

Critics of the junta left dismayed by his warm reception in France and Britain should remember there’s an election coming

 

Critics of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha may have been highly disappointed to find that the junta leader was formally welcomed by leading Western democracies during his recent official visits to the United Kingdom and France.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045250-west-has-judged-prayut-–-soon-it’s-our-turn/

 

Press council asks media to do their jobs properly in their coverage of the rescue operations

By Thai PBS

 

 

The National Press Council sought cooperation from members of the media who have been covering the search and rescue operations at the Tham Luang-Khun Nam Nang Non to do their job in an orderly manner that will not pose an obstruction to the officials, to check facts to ensure accuracy and to take into consideration the privacy right of the missing 13 footballers and coach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045251-press-council-asks-media-to-do-their-jobs-properly-in-their-coverage-of-the-rescue-operations-in-chiang-rai/

 

Workers succeed in pumping water out of flooded cave

By Thai PBS

 

 

With 20 smaller water pumps put inside the cave and one high-powered water pump installed outside the cave which has the capacity to pump up to 50,000 litres of water per minute, workers managed to pump water out of the underground pond three kilometres away for the first time late afternoon Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045252-workers-succeed-in-pumping-water-out-of-flooded-cave-in-chiang-rai/

 

UPDATE:

 

Rescuers seek to drill hole in hunt for boys missing in Thai cave

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

Soldiers alight from a vehicle as they work near the Tham Luang cave complex during a search for 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 rescue workers will drill a narrow shaft into a cave where 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach are believed to be trapped by flood waters, Thailand's interior minister said on Wednesday, the fourth day of a search that has been hampered by heavy rain.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045247-chiang-rai-cave-rescuers-search-for-ceiling-shaft/?do=findComment&comment=13119858

 

PM asks for sympathy in govt reform drive

 

 

BANGKOK, 28 June 2018 (NNT) - Thailand's Prime Minister has asked for young Thais to be sympathetic towards the government’s efforts to implement structural reforms. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045253-pm-prayut-asks-for-sympathy-in-govt-reform-drive/

 

DPM Wissanu assures country has ample time for all election-related processes

 

 

BANGKOK, 28 June 2018 (NNT) - Thai Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has assured that the country has ample time for all election-related processes. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045254-dpm-wissanu-assures-country-has-ample-time-for-all-election-related-processes/

 

Deal struck for Putin-Trump summit; Helsinki a possible venue

By Polina Ivanova

 

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 27, 2018. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow and Washington struck a deal on Wednesday to hold a summit soon between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, a move likely to worry some U.S. allies and draw a fiery reaction from some of Trump's critics at home.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045255-deal-struck-for-putin-trump-summit-helsinki-a-possible-venue/

 

North Korea understands U.S. on 'complete denuclearisation' - Pompeo

By Patricia Zengerle

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participates in a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and members of congress in the Cabinet Room about immigration at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was confident that North Korea understood the scope of the U.S. desire for complete denuclearisation as the two countries negotiate after President Donald Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045256-north-korea-understands-us-on-complete-denuclearisation-pompeo/

 

Under pressure from populists, EU doubles down on curbing migration

By Robert-Jan Bartunek and Philip Blenkinsop

 

Migrants of a group intercepted aboard dinghies off the coast in the Strait of Gibraltar, are seen on a rescue boat after arriving at the port of Barbate, southern Spain, June 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday to agree new measures to restrict arrivals across the Mediterranean as growing popular discontent over immigration puts pressure on governments from Germany to Italy.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045257-under-pressure-from-populists-eu-doubles-down-on-curbing-migration/

 

Scotland's Sturgeon prepares for early UK election ahead of Brexit

 

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon addresses the Scottish National Party (SNP) conference in Aberdeen, Scotland, Britain, June 9, 2018. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo

 

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has moved one of her key allies into a campaigning role because she thinks the United Kingdom could hold a national election just before it is due to leave the European Union.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045258-scotlands-sturgeon-prepares-for-early-uk-election-ahead-of-brexit/

 

Greece reaches deal with Germany's Merkel to take back asylum seekers: FT

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attend a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

 

(Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is ready to sign a deal with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to make it easier for Germany to send asylum seekers back to other European countries, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045261-greece-reaches-deal-with-germanys-merkel-to-take-back-asylum-seekers-ft/

 

U.S. House rejects compromise bill on border family separations

By Richard Cowan and Jonathan Stempel

 

An asylum seeking Honduran man looks out at the Rio Grande while waiting on the Mexican side of the Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge after being denied entry by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers near Brownsville, Texas, June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a "compromise" immigration bill on Wednesday, as expected, that would have addressed the crisis of families being separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045262-us-house-rejects-compromise-bill-on-border-family-separations/

 

British royals to move out of Buckingham Palace wing for repairs

By Michael Holden

 

Tourists gather to watch the Changing of the Guard outside Buckingham Palace in London, Britain November 26, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's royal family are to move out of the famous front wing of London's Buckingham Palace later this year as part of a multi-million pound building repair project, palace aides said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045265-british-royals-to-move-out-of-buckingham-palace-wing-for-repairs/

 

Madoff trustee defeats U.S. appeals court challenge to his authority

By Jonathan Stempel

 

Bernard Madoff exits the Manhattan federal court house in New York in this January 14, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked new litigation against the estate of a Florida investor accused of helping Bernard Madoff commit fraud, after the estate had reached a $7.2 billion settlement to benefit Madoff's customers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045266-madoff-trustee-defeats-us-appeals-court-challenge-to-his-authority/

 

Phuket Police hunting for suspect who bashed school janitor to death

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A school janitor has been beaten to death by a wooden stick early this morning (June 28). Police are hunting for the suspect.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045269-phuket-police-hunting-for-suspect-who-bashed-school-janitor-to-death/

 

Pakistan ambassador shares concerns over safety of Phuket tourists

By The Thaiger

 

 

Phuket Governor Norrapahat Plodthong welcomed the Pakistan Ambassador Designate in Thailand H.E. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad and his delegation to the Phuket City Hall yesterday (June 27).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045271-pakistan-ambassador-shares-concerns-over-safety-of-phuket-tourists/

 

Thailand cave rescue: How would you survive in a cave?

By Toby Luckhurst

BBC News

 

FILE photo

 

A group of 12 teenagers have been trapped underground in Thailand with their football coach for the last four days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045273-thailand-cave-rescue-how-would-you-survive-in-a-cave/

 

Taiwan extends visa-free entry for Philippines, Thailand, Brunei

Kyodo News

 

TAIPEI - The trial visa-free travel program for visitors to Taiwan from the Philippines, Thailand and Brunei will be extended for another year, local media reported Wednesday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045274-taiwan-extends-visa-free-entry-for-thailand-philippines-brunei/

 

Mekong Tourism Forum 2018 Opens in Nakhon Phanom

Andrew J Wood

 

Thailand’s Vice Minister of Tourism HE Ittipol Khunpluem officially declared the 21st Mekong Tourism Forum 2018 open

 

NAKHON PHANOM: Thailand’s Vice Minister of Tourism HE Ittipol Khunpluem officially declared the 21st Mekong Tourism Forum 2018 open to an estimated record 370 attendees in the north eastern riverside town of Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045276-mekong-tourism-forum-2018-opens-in-nakhon-phanom/