American teacher kicked out of Thailand to face child rape charges in the US

 

Picture by: GREG DERR/THE PATRIOT LEDGER

 

A former teacher at an elite school in Massachusetts has been returned to the United States from Thailand to face child rape charges.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045278-american-teacher-kicked-out-of-thailand-to-face-child-rape-charges-in-the-us/

 

Two killed, one injured in car-truck smash in Korat

By The Nation

 

Picture: CH3

 

A car travelling against the traffic crashed into a trailer truck in Nakhon Ratchasima's Non Daeng district on Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045280-two-killed-one-injured-in-car-truck-smash-in-korat/

 

In Supreme Court pick, Trump can push conservative social agenda

By Steve Holland and Lawrence Hurley

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he meets with Portugal’s President Rebelo de Sousa in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. June 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a second Supreme Court pick less than 18 months into his presidency, Donald Trump is poised to cement conservative control of the court and fire up supporters eager for a rightward shift on divisive social issues.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045281-in-supreme-court-pick-trump-can-push-conservative-social-agenda/

 

Donald Trump: Harley-Davidsons should "never" be made abroad

 

FILE PHOTO: Harley Davidson motorcycles are displayed for sale at a showroom in London, Britain, June 22 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

 

Donald Trump has said Harley-Davidsons should "never" be built abroad, as he attacked the firm's plans to move some production overseas to avoid European tariffs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045282-trump-harley-davidsons-being-made-in-thailand-is-the-beginning-of-the-end/

 

Yasothon teenager shot dead

By The Nation

 

 

A teenager was found shot dead in Yasothon's Muang district late Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045283-yasothon-teenager-shot-dead/

 

Joe Jackson, patriarch of U.S. musical dynasty, dead at 89

Bill Trott

 

FILE PHOTO: Joe Jackson, father of the late pop star Michael Jackson, poses on the red carpet as he arrives for the screening of the film "Sils Maria" (Clouds of Sils Maria) in competition at the 67th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 23, 2014. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Joe Jackson, the patriarch of an American musical dynasty who started his son Michael, daughter Janet, and the Jackson 5 on the road to stardom but also verbally and physically abused them, has died at the age of 89, his family said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045284-joe-jackson-patriarch-of-us-musical-dynasty-dead-at-89/

 

Retiring Justice Kennedy left his mark on American society

By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy arrives for the funeral of fellow justice Antonin Scalia at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, February 20, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anthony Kennedy left an indelible mark on American society in his three decades as a mild-mannered and professorial justice on the U.S. Supreme Court in areas as varied as gay rights, abortion, the death penalty and political spending.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045285-retiring-justice-kennedy-left-his-mark-on-american-society/

 

U.S. forces, British divers join search 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 (Reuters) - U.S. forces and British divers have arrived in Thailand to help in the search for 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach believed trapped by floodwaters in a cave, as rescuers prepared to drill a shaft into the cave on the fifth day of the search.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045286-us-forces-british-divers-join-search-for-boys-missing-in-thai-cave/

 

Heavy rains continue to impede search for lost football team

 

 

CHIANG RAI, 28th June 2018 (NNT) – Heavy rains through the night in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai have kept Royal Thai Navy SEALS from progressing further into Luang cave in search of the 13 members of a local youth football team who have been lost for close to a week now. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045287-heavy-rains-continue-to-impede-search-for-lost-football-team/

 

Officials continue to race against time to rescue 13 missing youths

 

 

CHIANG RAI, 28th June 2018, (NNT) - According to the latest reports, rescuers have yet to reach the 13 youths who are believed to be stranded in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai province. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045288-officials-continue-to-race-against-time-to-rescue-13-missing-youths/

 

Children's swimming lessons to prevent more drowning incidents

 

 

SA KAEO, 28th June 2018 (NNT)-The Thap Phrik Tambon Health Promoting Hospital in Sa Kaeo province is offering swimming lessons to children to prevent drowning deaths. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045289-sa-kaeo-childrens-swimming-lessons-to-prevent-more-drowning-incidents/

 

UPDATE:

 

US expresses concerns over trapped soccer team

By Thai PBS

 

Source: www.usembassy.gov

 

The United States has expressed worries about the young Thai soccer squad that is being trapped in the Tham Luang Cave in Chiang Rai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045286-us-forces-british-divers-join-search-for-boys-missing-in-thai-cave/?do=findComment&comment=13120752

 

Japan shows interest in investing in EEC

 

 

BANGKOK, 28th June 2018 (NNT) – Japan has expressed interest in investing in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) while Thailand has indicated a desire for the country to provide human resources, science and technological development in support of target industries. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045292-japan-shows-interest-in-investing-in-eec/

 

VIDEO: British rescue worker in Chiang Rai gives update to Thai TV

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045294-video-british-rescue-worker-in-chiang-rai-gives-update-to-thai-tv/

 

Man killed by own pickup in Prachin Buri

By The Nation

 

A motorcyclist died from his injuries after being run over by his own pickup truck being driven by a friend in Prachin Buri late Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045299-man-killed-by-own-pickup-in-prachin-buri/

 

UPDATE:

 

US Pacific Command sends help

By The Nation

 

The United States has dispatched a team from the Navy Pacific Command to join the search for the group lost in a Chiang Rai cave, the US Embassy in Bangkok announced on Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045286-us-forces-british-divers-join-search-for-boys-missing-in-thai-cave/?do=findComment&comment=13120949

 

UPDATE:

 

Cave search party grows after another night of rain

By The Nation

 

 

The search for 12 young footballers and their assistant coach trapped in a Chiang Rai cave resumed on Thursday following a night of heavy rainfall that only made conditions worse.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045287-heavy-rains-continue-to-impede-search-for-lost-football-team/?do=findComment&comment=13120981

 

PTT sends 3 teams, drones and robot to search cave

By The Nation

 

 

Officials from PTT Exploration and Production Public Co Ltd late Thursday morning brought three drones to join the search for 12 children and their assistant football coach, who have been trapped for days in a flooded cave in Chiang Rai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045308-ptt-sends-3-teams-drones-and-robot-to-search-flooded-cave-in-chiang-rai/

 

Channel 8 host apologises for invoking spirits in cave drama

By The Nation

 

A TV chat show host has apologised for asking the mother of one of the boys trapped in a Chiang Rai cave if he’d spoken to her in a dream.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045310-channel-8-host-apologises-for-invoking-spirits-in-chiang-rai-cave-drama/

 

Man arrested in alleged Bt1.5 million holiday scam targeting Thais

By The Nation

 

Picture: Thai Tourist Police Bureau

 

Tourist police have arrested a Thai man for allegedly deceiving at least 135 Thai tourists to transfer him Bt1.5 million to pay for trips to China which were later cancelled.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045313-man-arrested-in-alleged-bt15-million-holiday-scam-targeting-thais/

 

Phitsanulok closes caves, including Tham Lod, for rainy season

By The Nation

 

The National Parks Management Office in Phitsanulok province on Thursday announced the closure of all caves to tourists during the rainy season.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045314-phitsanulok-closes-caves-including-tham-lod-for-rainy-season/

 

BTS To Be Fined 1.8m Baht For Failures

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Passengers pack BTS Siam on Tuesday, a day which saw the skytrain break down six times. Photo: @Amf_patcharapol / Twitter

 

BANGKOK — City Hall Wednesday said it will fine the BTS Skytrain’s operators almost 2 million baht in response to 19 service outages this month, while the company remains silent on how it will compensate affected commuters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045316-bts to-be-fined-18m-baht-for-failures/

 

Man caught by Karon lifeguard stealing from tourist

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A Thai man has been caught red-handed by lifeguards for stealing a foreigner’s bag containing cash, a mobile phone and wallet at Karon Beach yesterday (June 27) .

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045318-man-caught-by-karon-lifeguard-stealing-from-tourist/

 

Prayut to visit Tham Luang cave tomorrow or Saturday

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha plans to visit  Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district either tomorrow or on Saturday to meet with families of the 12 footballers and their coach who are being trapped in the cave and to give moral support to teams of rescuers currently on a search and rescue mission, government spokesman Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Thursday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045321-prayut-to-visit-tham-luang-cave-in-chiang-rai-friday-or-saturday/

 

UPDATE:

 

US, UK and Laos assist in soccer team rescue operation in Chiang Rai

 

 

CHIANG RAI, 28 June 2018 (NNT) - The United States and Laos have deployed officials at Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai province to assist in the search for the missing members of a youth soccer team. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045286-us-forces-british-divers-join-search-for-boys-missing-in-thai-cave/?do=findComment&comment=13121350

 

Australian man argued with Thai girlfriend before she fell to her death in Pattaya

 

 

An Australian man who was questioned by police after his Thai girlfriend fell to her death from an apartment in Pattaya told police the couple had an argument shortly before she died.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045324-australian-man-argued-with-thai-girlfriend-before-she-fell-to-her-death-in-pattaya/

 

Is BTS Broken? Find Out On Crowdsourced Info Page

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

A screenshot of What’s Wrong With the BTS Today Facebook page.

 

BANGKOK — Rage-tweeting at the official BTS Skytrain Twitter for information every time the trains break down gets old. Now there’s a Facebook page for it.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045327-is-bts-broken-find-out-on-crowdsourced-info-page/

 

Doctor helps cave rescue preparations

By Natthawat Laping 
The Nation

 

Dr Thanasarn Narutisathaporn

 

A Thai doctor, who said he had experience in a Nepali cave rescue, has offered to help save the 12 children and their football coach who have been trapped for days in a flooded cave in Chiang Rai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045328-doctor-helps-chiang-rai-cave-rescue-preparations/

 

Police hunt for Krabi TV thief

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Krabi police are on the hunt for a thief who stole a 39 inch TV from a buffet restaurant in Krabi on Tuesday (June 26). The Police were notified of the thief who stole the television from the restaurant on Pisanpop Road in Krabi City.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045329-police-hunt-for-krabi-tv-thief/

 

Fever Of Hoaxes, Superstitions Deluge Cave Rescue Frenzy

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Family of one of the 13 people missing in Tham Luang Nang Non Cave lay offerings to local spirits on Monday in Chiang Ria province.

 

BANGKOK — The authorities on Thursday said they have not yet found the dozen young footballers and their coach who went missing inside a cave nearly a week ago, contrary to rumors on social media.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045331-fever-of-hoaxes-superstitions-deluge-cave-rescue-frenzy/