rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 More positive developments in rescue mission More positive developments have been reported today in the on-going mission to rescue the 12 young footballers and their coach from the flooded Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045561-chiang-rai-rescuers-make-progress-on-day-seven/?page=20&tab=comments#comment-13128096 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 The week that was in Thailand news: Let’s hope they’re coming home Once in a while a news story comes along that captures a nation and enthralls others outside the borders of a country. It is usually a human interest story, one of struggle with an unpredictable outcome. It is often a breaking story with twists and turns that will satisfy the understandable appetite for the well-connected people of the modern world. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045658-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-let’s-hope-they’re-coming-home/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Chiang Rai: Search teams ‘making headway’ By THE SUNDAY NATION Medical and rescue personnel take part in a drill at the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai province yesterday to rehearse rushing the missing football team members to hospital as soon as they are found. SUPPORT TEAMS outside the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai were yesterday waiting eagerly for a signal from the team searching for 12 teen footballers and their assistant coach who have been trapped inside the flooded cave since June 23. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045676-chiang-rai-search-teams-‘making-headway’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Volunteers bring selfless spirit to the rescue mission By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE SUNDAY NATION CHIANG RAI Experts discuss the topography of the Tham Luang cave yesterday as part of the large-scale mission to save the 13 missing footballers. Optimistic volunteers said there was always hope in even the most dire situation, even as the mission to rescue 12 youths and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave reached its seventh day yesterday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045676-chiang-rai-search-teams-‘making-headway’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Southern bird nest collectors join search operation The ordeal facing the 12 young footballers and their coach trapped in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai seems to have spurred a spirit of volunteerism across the country. Eight bird nest collectors from Ko Libong in Trang’s Kantang district have arrived in Chiang Rai Saturday afternoon to volunteer to join the search operations. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045676-chiang-rai-search-teams-‘making-headway’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Puttipat’s wife out of danger Wassana Tapaopong, wife of Puttipat Lertchaowasit, former permanent secretary for social development and human security, was declared out of danger after a drug overdose in an apparent suicide bid on Friday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045677-puttipat’s-wife-out-of-danger/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Toll fee for Phra Pradaeng-Bang Khe motorway to be put off 30 days Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith yesterday ordered the Expressway Authority of Thailand to put off the planned collection of toll fees planned for July 1 on the southern section of the Outer Ring Road motorway from Phra Pradaeng to Bang Bang Khe until it does more public relations of the collection. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045678-toll-fee-for-phra-pradaeng-bang-khe-motorway-to-be-put-off-30-days/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 SPECIAL REPORT: The fight to keep toxic farm chemicals off our plates By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG THE SUNDAY NATION Amnart shows a photo of his infected hand at the recent protest against paraquat. Transparency needed for ban on farm chemicals Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045680-special-report-the-fight-to-keep-toxic-farm-chemicals-off-our-plates/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Messing around with Marvel By Pattarawadee Saengmanee The Sunday Nation New recruits join a laser gun battle in the Holoblaster Shooting Gallery. Hero Ventures brings the comic version of "The Avengers" to Bangkok Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045681-messing-around-with-marvel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 The best crab curry in town By Khetsirin Pholdhampalit The Sunday Nation Stir-fried crab in curry powder Samyan Seafood (39) makes no bones about it – you won’t find one tastier, larger or better value Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045682-the-best-crab-curry-in-town/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Artist bares Thailand’s dark underbelly By PHATARAWADEE PHATARANAWIK THE SUNDAY NATION THE PORTRAIT of Prayut Chan-o-cha on the cover of Time magazine was yesterday erased and sprayed with the word “Not for Sale” by a young Thai graffiti artist going by the moniker Headache Stencil. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045683-artist-bares-thailand’s-dark-underbelly/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Man arrested for starting Colorado wildfire Flames rise past a ridge during efforts to contain the Spring Creek Fire in Costilla County, Colorado, U.S. June 27, 2018. Picture taken June 27, 2018. Costilla County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) - A man was arrested on Saturday on charges of starting a forest fire in Colorado that has destroyed structures and forced hundreds to evacuate their homes in one of dozens of wildfires raging across the drought-hit U.S. southwest. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045684-man-arrested-for-starting-colorado-wildfire/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Indigenous Mexicans spurn presidential vote with blockades, bulldozers By David Alire Garcia and Berengere Sim Members of the Supreme Indigenous Council block the entry to their community to avoid the installation of polling stations for Mexico's general election in the indigenous Purepecha town of Zirahuen, in Michoacan state, Mexico June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Alan Ortega NAHUATZEN, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican voters will stream to the polls this Sunday in a pivotal presidential contest, but leaders representing tens of thousands of indigenous people have vowed to block voting in their communities to protest a system they say has failed them. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045685-indigenous-mexicans-spurn-presidential-vote-with-blockades-bulldozers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Trump says Saudi king agreed to raise oil output by up to 2 million barrels By Lesley Wroughton and Stephen Kalin FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One en route to Bedminster, New Jersey, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., June 29, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia's King Salman had agreed to his request to increase oil production "maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels," an extraordinary amount not confirmed by the kingdom and which would push the OPEC leader to a level of production never tested before. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045686-trump-says-saudi-king-agreed-to-raise-oil-output-by-up-to-2-million-barrels/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 U.S. protesters urge Trump to reverse immigration crackdown By Lesley Wroughton and Jason Lange Demonstrators protest the Trump administration's immigration policies as part of a "Families Belong Together" rally in Houston, Texas, U.S., June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Loren Elliott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands gathered in front of the White House on Saturday to protest the Trump administration's immigration policies, which have separated children from parents at the U.S-Mexico border and sparked plans for military-run detention camps. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045687-us-protesters-urge-trump-to-reverse-immigration-crackdown/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Trump ally Giuliani says end is near for Iran's rulers By John Irish Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City, delivers his speech as he attends the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), meeting in Villepinte, near Paris, France, June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau VILLEPINTE, France (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will suffocate Iran's "dictatorial ayatollahs", his close ally Rudy Giuliani said on Saturday, suggesting his move to re-impose sanctions was aimed squarely at regime change. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045688-trump-ally-giuliani-says-end-is-near-for-irans-rulers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Moorland fire in north England spreads, major incident declared FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from a grass fire on Winter Hill near Bolton, Britain, June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Ed Sykes/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - Fires on moorland outside the northern English city of Manchester intensified on Saturday, prompting authorities to declare a major incident. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045689-moorland-fire-in-north-england-spreads-major-incident-declared/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Mbappe double leads France past Argentina in 4-3 thriller By Nick Mulvenney Soccer Football - World Cup - Round of 16 - France vs Argentina - Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia - June 30, 2018 France's Kylian Mbappe scores their third goal REUTERS/Pilar Olivares KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - Teenager Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in four minutes to send a youthful France charging into the World Cup quarter-finals with a thrilling 4-3 win over Argentina on Saturday that sent Lionel Messi's team home. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045690-mbappe-double-leads-france-past-argentina-in-4-3-thriller/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Brilliant Cavani brace fires Uruguay into last eight By Sudipto Ganguly Uruguay's Edinson Cavani scores their first goal. REUTERS/Toru Hanai SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani scored a stunning brace to lead the South Americans to a 2-1 win over European champions Portugal in the World Cup round of 16 on Saturday and set up a quarter-final against France. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045691-brilliant-cavani-brace-fires-uruguay-into-last-eight/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 FIFA fines World Cup hosts Russia for discriminatory banner FILE PHOTO: FIFA's logo is seen in front of its headquarters during a meeting of the FIFA executive committee in Zurich, Switzerland September 25, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) - FIFA has fined World Cup hosts Russia 10,000 Swiss francs (7,646.30 pounds) after their fans displayed a discriminatory banner during the country's 3-0 World Cup loss to Uruguay. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045693-fifa-fines-world-cup-hosts-russia-for-discriminatory-banner/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 'Brides' enjoy match-making on World Cup stage Women wearing wedding dresses take part in the so-called "brides' match" at the FIFA Fan Fest in Kazan, a host city for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Alexey Nasyrov KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - Russian women wearing elaborate bridal dresses took to the pitch in the World Cup host city of Kazan on Saturday for a friendly soccer match intended to show their love for the sport. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045695-brides-enjoy-match-making-on-world-cup-stage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Indian fan dies in car crash in Russia near World Cup city Sochi, Interfax says MOSCOW (Reuters) - An Indian soccer fan, in Russia for the World Cup, died in a car crash on Saturday on a road near the tournament host city Sochi, Interfax news agency cited sources as saying. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045696-indian-fan-dies-in-car-crash-in-russia-near-world-cup-city-sochi-interfax-says/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Brit dad who 'led double life selling crystal meth in Thailand' killed in horror crash after high-speed police chase By Sophie Evans A British dad who allegedly led a double life selling meth in Thailand has been killed in a horror crash following a high-speed police chase. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045497-briton-60-found-with-drugs-dies-fleeing-police-in-udon-thani/?page=19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 As Thai search enters 7th day, divers cling to hope of finding lost boys By Panu Wongcha-um Soldiers and rescue workers are seen during a drill, near the Tham Luang cave complex, as an ongoing search for members of an under-16 soccer team and their coach continues, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Having failed to find any sign of 12 boys and their soccer coach during a week-long search of flooded cave complex in northern Thailand, rescuers held out hope on Saturday that the group could have found safety on a rocky mound in one of the chambers. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045676-chiang-rai-search-teams-‘making-headway’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 The Demise of ‘Blockbuster’ Ago-Go By Dan Cheeseman The rapidly changing face of retail and the once popular high streets is a result of consumers moving online to do their shopping. Who would have imagined stores like Blockbuster video, Woolworths, Maplin and Toys R U could ever go out of business, but go out of business they did. Could they have done anything to stop this? No, the market takes no prisoners and will dictate how we move forward. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045699-the-demise-of-‘blockbuster’-ago-go/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 So why don’t Thais want to wear their bike helmets? By The Thaiger & The Nation Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045700-so-why-don’t-thais-want-to-wear-their-bike-helmets/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Navy officers assist putting out the Phuket furniture warehouse fire By Kritsada Mueanhawong No injuries have been reported as a fire engulfed a furniture warehouse today (June 30) while officers from the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command were also called in to help to put out the fire. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045615-fire-guts-furniture-warehouse-in-wichit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Bottas on pole again in Austria F1 Formula One - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria - June 29, 2018 Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas after practice REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Valtteri Bottas seized his first pole position of the Formula One season in Austria on Saturday with his Mercedes team mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton having to settle for second. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045703-bottas-on-pole-again-in-austria/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Drake on course to smash streaming records with 'Scorpion' 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., 04/03/2018 – Rapper Drake (C). REUTERS/Danny Moloshok LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canadian rapper Drake, the world's best-selling artist of 2016, looked on course to set records tumbling again on Friday with his soul-baring new album "Scorpion," in which he reveals he is a father. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045705-drake-on-course-to-smash-streaming-records-with-scorpion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Singer James Arthur urges more mental health support in music By Lisa Keddie FILE PHOTO: 2017 MTV Video Music Awards – Arrivals – Inglewood, California, U.S., 27/08/2017 - James Arthur. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - More support should be given to music artists dealing with mental health problems and singers, DJs and musicians should talk more openly about their concerns, British singer-songwriter James Arthur has said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045706-singer-james-arthur-urges-more-mental-health-support-in-music/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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