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Police let the mob go after early morning Beach Road attack in Pattaya

 

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Pattaya police gave a stern talking to a group of five or six young people involved in an altercation with a foreign man and his Thai girlfriend on Beach Road this morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045947-police-let-the-mob-go-after-early-morning-beach-road-attack-in-pattaya/

 

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After the cave: Tourism minister orders inspection of thousands of "adventure sites" in Thailand

 

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As the drama at the Chiang Rai cave continued Thailand's tourism supremo ordered inspections at all sites deemed to fall into the category of "adventure tourism".

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045951-after-the-cave-tourism-minister-orders-inspection-of-thousands-of-adventure-sites-in-thailand/

 

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Boys trapped in Thai cave must learn to dive or wait months to be rescued

Yahoo7 and agencies

   

Twelve boys and their soccer coach found alive after 10 days trapped deep inside a flooded cave must learn to dive or endure several months waiting to be rescued, the country’s army says.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045943-thai-boys-trapped-in-cave-to-be-given-4-months-of-food-and-taught-how-to-dive/?do=findComment&comment=13135215

 

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Coach Faces Charges For Leading Boys Into Cave

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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A photo of the 12 young footballers and their coach provided by the authorities.

 

CHIANG RAI — Police said Tuesday they will look into whether a 25-year-old coach of a youth football team could face legal action for leading them into a cave complex where they were stranded 10 days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045952-coach-faces-charges-for-leading-boys-into-tham-luang-cave/

 

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Trump makes veiled WTO threat after EU warning on car tariffs

By Jeff Mason and Jan Strupczewski

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 2, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned the World Trade Organization on Monday that "we'll be doing something" if the United States is not treated properly, just hours after the European Union said that U.S. automotive tariffs would hurt its own vehicle industry and prompt retaliation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045953-trump-makes-veiled-wto-threat-after-eu-warning-on-car-tariffs/

 

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In bloody drug war, Mexico's new leader may try negotiating

By Diego Oré and Lizbeth Diaz

 

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A woman reacts after gunmen attacked several men who were standing on a street, during a wake, according to local media, in Acapulco, Mexico April 19, 2018. Picture taken April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Javier Verdin

 

CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (Reuters) - For the past 12 years, Mexico has fought violent drug gangs by deploying thousands of police, soldiers and intelligence officers to crack down on cartels and their leaders.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045954-in-bloody-drug-war-mexicos-new-leader-may-try-negotiating/

 

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Trapped footballers survived by lying still, drinking dripping water

By The Nation

 

Twelve young footballers and their assistant coach survived being trapped for 10 days in Tham Luang Cave in Chiang Rai by minimizing their movements and drinking water that dripped from limestone.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045943-thai-boys-trapped-in-cave-to-be-given-4-months-of-food-and-taught-how-to-dive/?do=findComment&comment=13135288

 

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Search for alternative exits to rescue trapped team

 

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Rear Adm Arpakorn Yukongkaew, commander of the Navy SEAL Command

 

Rescue teams will continue to search for alternative exits for the 12 footballers and their assistant coach as the only escape route through the cave is still flooded, a senior Navy officer said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045943-thai-boys-trapped-in-cave-to-be-given-4-months-of-food-and-taught-how-to-dive/?do=findComment&comment=13135323

 

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Thank You For Saving Boys, Internet Proclaims

By Khaosod English

 

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BANGKOK — The internet was surging with a rare emotion following the discovery of 12 boys and a coach trapped 10 days in a flooded cave: gratitude.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045958-thank-you-for-saving-boys-internet-proclaims/

 

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U.S. judge orders release reviews for asylum seekers

By Jim Christie

 

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Asylum seekers from Guinea (R) and Honduras (L) wait 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, U.S., July 2, 2018. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. government has been nearly uniformly detaining asylum seekers who were initially found to have credible fears of persecution instead of releasing them pending hearings on their individual cases as required, a federal judge ruled on Monday in a setback for the Trump administration.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045960-us-judge-orders-release-reviews-for-asylum-seekers/

 

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Chiang Rai farmers ready to take on water drained to save Luang cave 13

 

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CHIANG RAI, 3 July 2018 (NNT) – Farmers in the area of Luang cave in Chiang Rai province have assured they are ready to take on water being drained out of the cave to save the 13 lives inside. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045963-chiang-rai-farmers-ready-to-take-on-water-drained-to-save-luang-cave-13/

 

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Japan picks Lockheed Martin radar for missile defence system - ministry official

By Nobuhiro Kubo

 

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has selected Lockheed Martin Corp's advanced radar for its multibillion-dollar missile defence system, a Japanese defence ministry official with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday on condition of anonymity.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045964-japan-picks-lockheed-martin-radar-for-missile-defence-system-ministry-official/

 

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None of Tham Luang survivors seriously ill: Governor

By Thai PBS

 

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None of the 12 young football players and their coach are found to be seriously ill even though they have been trapped without foods in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district for over 10 days, Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn said this morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045965-none-of-tham-luang-survivors-seriously-ill-governor/

 

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Thai boys trapped in cave  have to first build strength, learn scuba techniques

By The Nation

 

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Thai and foreign dive teams believe the 12 young footballers and their coach may need at least two days to build up adequate strength and skills for the sustained dive out of Tham Luang Cave, a rescue mission source said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045943-thai-boys-trapped-in-cave-to-be-given-4-months-of-food-and-taught-how-to-dive/?do=findComment&comment=13135501

 

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Boys will soon be able to speak to families by phone

By The Nation

 

A phone cable is being rigged up inside Tham Luang Cave from Chamber 3 to the location where the 12 young footballers and their assistant coach are trapped, Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045965-none-of-tham-luang-survivors-seriously-ill-governor/?do=findComment&comment=13135530

 

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Smiles reappear among lost boys’ classmates

By Sakaorat Sirima 
The Nation

 

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Students and teachers at Mae Sai Prasitsart School in Chiang Rai, the school attended by six of the 12 youths trapped in the flooded cave, were delighted to hear they’d been found safe.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045965-none-of-tham-luang-survivors-seriously-ill-governor/?do=findComment&comment=13135582

 

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Rescuers Should Learn From British Cave Team: Analyst

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

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CHIANG RAI — A British trio was the first to find 12 missing boys and their football coach alive inside a northern cave complex on the ninth night of their rescue efforts – but some weren’t surprised.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045935-the-british-heroes-who-were-the-first-to-find-thai-boys-missing-in-tham-luang-cave/?do=findComment&comment=13135596

 

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NBTC lowers asking price in 1800 MHz auction

 

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BANGKOK, 3 July 2018 (NNT) - Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) has decided to change certain requirements for the 1800 MHz auction to make the bidding more appealing to potential bidders. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045970-nbtc-lowers-asking-price-in-1800-mhz-auction/

 

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Medical team has evacuation plan ready

By Supira Sangharanont 
The Nation

 

Thirteen ambulances have been assembled in front of Tham Luang Cave in Chiang Rai, ready to transport the 12 young football players and their assistant coach to hospital as soon as they emerge and receive first-aid, a source on the medical team said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045965-none-of-tham-luang-survivors-seriously-ill-governor/?do=findComment&comment=13135650

 

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Chiang Rai governor… good but probably not good enough

By Thai PBS

 

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Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn has probably been the most visible figure throughout the 10 days of the painstaking search and rescue operation at Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai province that gripped the whole nation.  He has become a darling of social media users who are impressed with his able and no-nonsense style of handling the situation which at times was chaotic and his clarify in explaining what was going on.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045972-chiang-rai-governor…-good-but-probably-not-good-enough/

 

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Dangerous for footballers to dive out of cave: US expert

By The Nation

 

A US cave rescue expert on Tuesday warned that it could be dangerous to try to get the 12 trapped boys and their football coach to dive out of the Tham Luang cave.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045943-thai-boys-trapped-in-cave-to-be-given-4-months-of-food-and-taught-how-to-dive/?do=findComment&comment=13135945

 

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Australian archbishop sentenced to a year's detention over sex abuse cover up

By Tom Westbrook

 

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Archbishop Philip Wilson leaves Newcastle Local Court, in Newcastle for sentencing, Australia, July 3, 2018. AAP/Darren Pateman/via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian archbishop, the most senior Catholic cleric in the world convicted of concealing child sex abuse in the church, was sentenced to a year in detention on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045979-australian-archbishop-sentenced-to-a-years-detention-over-sex-abuse-cover-up/

 

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Australia welcomes success in finding missing footballers

By The Nation

 

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The Australian government on Tuesday issued a statement welcoming the finding of the 12 boys and their football coach alive after they had been trapped inside the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai since June 23.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045985-australia-welcomes-success-in-finding-missing-footballers/

 

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Interior Minister attributes success in saving Luang cave 13 to cooperation

 

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CHIANG RAI, 3 July 2018 (NNT) – Thailand's Minister of Interior has attributed the success in finding the 13 missing lives in Luang cave to cooperation between all relevant units. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045986-interior-minister-attributes-success-in-saving-luang-cave-13-to-cooperation/

 

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Austria says ready to protect borders if Germany moves on migrants

 

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VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria is prepared to take measures to protect its southern borders if an immigration deal within Germany's coalition goes into effect, the government in Vienna said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045987-austria-says-ready-to-protect-borders-if-germany-moves-on-migrants/

 

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Political Assembly Ban To Be Lifted After Sept. Meeting: Prawit

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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Pheu Thai Party elders gather in April at party headquarters in Bangkok's Huai Khwang district.

 

BANGKOK — The ban on political activities will be lifted after a September meeting in which the military government and political parties will discuss the future of politics and elections the junta deputy said Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045989-political-assembly-ban-to-be-lifted-after-sept-meeting-prawit/

 

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Long rescue ahead for Thai cave boys

 

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Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital in Chiang Rai has prepared beds and medical personnel to take care of the 12 boys and their deputy coach who were trapped inside a Chiang Rai cave since June 23 and were found on Monday night.

 

Mae Sai, Thailand - Rescuers braced for a long and difficult evacuation for 13 members of a Thai youth football team found alive in a cave after they went missing on June 23, as food and medicine was shuttled to them through muddy waters on Tuesday.  

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045943-thai-boys-trapped-in-cave-to-be-given-4-months-of-food-and-taught-how-to-dive/?do=findComment&comment=13136174

 

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Footballers in cave stronger than expected’ : chief mission

 

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The 13 missing members of Mu Pa Academy FC stranded in a Chiang Rai cave for 10 days are stronger than expected, the province's governor Narongsak Osothanakorn said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045965-none-of-tham-luang-survivors-seriously-ill-governor/?do=findComment&comment=13136202

 

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China issues U.S. travel warning amid trade tensions

 

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals travelling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1045992-china-issues-us-travel-warning-amid-trade-tensions/

 

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