THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 11 Jul 2018

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Hooyah! Mission accomplished

By THE NATION

 

A helicopter is preparing to airlift another survivor of Tham Luang stranding, who had been stranded inside the flooded cave since June 23, to a hospital yesterday.

 

Rescuers lead final four boys and their coach to freedom

 

“MISSION IMPOSSIBLE” was the term used to describe the complicated rescue operation at the flooded Tham Luang Cave. It culminated last night with the successful rescue of the last four of the 12 trapped boys and their football coach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047776-hooyah-mission-accomplished-rescuers-lead-final-four-boys-and-their-coach-to-freedom/

 

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Heroes one and all: Thai media hails seven British divers key in cave rescue

 

 

Thai media Sanook published a picture and details of the seven British divers who were key in the successful cave rescue.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047680-heroes-one-and-all-thai-media-hails-seven-british-divers-key-in-cave-rescue/

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Thailand plans extra security measures at 'world famous' cave: PM

 

Police stand guard near the Tham Luang cave complex in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's prime minister said on Tuesday extra precautions would have be implemented to safeguard tourists who want to visit a cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047662-thailand-plans-extra-security-measures-at-world-famous-cave-pm/

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Americans already plot movie of cave drama

By The Nation

 

Thai soldiers stand at the mouth of Tham Luang cave, at the Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in Chiang Rai province on July 2, 2018, as the rescue operation continues for a missing children's football team and their coach. // AFP PHOTO

 

A US film crew has already arrived in Chiang Rai, and two American producers are plotting a movie project about the 12 young Mu Pa Academy footballers and their assistant coach who were trapped in the cave for more than two weeks, according to an Australian news website.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047669-thailand-cave-movie-hollywood-producers-already-on-the-scene/

 

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PM: Musk 'keen to invest in Thailand'

By WASAMON AUDJARINT, 
KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN 
THE NATION

 

 

TECH TYCOON Elon Musk is ready to seize investment opportunities in Thailand, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha revealed after the two men met at the cave rescue operation in Chiang Mai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047779-elon-musk-keen-to-invest-in-thailand-pm-prayut/

 

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Umtiti header sends streetwise France into World Cup final

Simon Evans

 

Soccer Football - World Cup - Semi Final - France v Belgium - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - July 10, 2018 France's Samuel Umtiti celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Lee Smith

 

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Samuel Umtiti’s 51st-minute header sent an impressive France into the World Cup final with a 1-0 win over Belgium in an absorbing first semi-final on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047780-umtiti-header-sends-streetwise-france-into-world-cup-final/

 

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'Mine has been most hard-working post-coup government in Thai history,' PM claims

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday claimed that his had been the most hard-working post-coup government in Thai history, and one that had achieved a lot for the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047781-mine-has-been-most-hard-working-post-coup-government-in-thai-history pm-claims/

 

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Ex-PM Chavalit reveals divorce and new love

By ATTHAYUTH BOOTSRIPOOM 
THE NATION

 

Former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh holds hands with his new wife in this undated photo. Their marriage was registered sometime after his 86th birthday in May.

 

FORMER LEADER HAS KEPT BOTH EVENTS A SECRET FOR 10 YEARS

 

IN A surprising revelation, former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh disclosed yesterday that he was divorced 10 years ago and has been remarried for just as long.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047782-ex-pm-chavalit-reveals-divorce-and-new-love/

 

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Wild Boars cheered on by football elite

By MARISA CHIMPRABHA 
THE NATION

 

 

FACEBOOK tycoon Mark Zuckerberg yesterday became the latest global celebrity to offer moral support and encouragement to Thailand as the world toasts the success of the much-publicised operation to rescue 12 young footballers and their assistant coach from a flooded cave in Chiang Rai province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047783-wild-boars-cheered-on-by-football-elite/

 

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Solid food but no TV yet for rescued eight

By THE NATION

 

Thai nutritionists prepare foods at Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital, where eight boys of a soccer team are staying after they were rescued from Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai province yesterday. // EPA-EFE PHOTO

 

THE EIGHT members of the Mu Pa (Wild Boars) Academy football club rescued on Sunday and Monday from the Tham Luang cave were in good health mentally and physically, although all had high white blood cell counts and two showed signs of pneumonia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047784-tham-luang-cave-solid-food-but-no-tv-yet-for-rescued-eight/

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Rescued cave boys ‘relatively strong’: doctors

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION 

 

 

THE BOYS rescued from Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai are largely in good physical health but may experience some mental problems and need assistance to help them return to normal life, doctors said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047785-rescued-tham-luang-cave-boys-‘relatively-strong’-doctors/

 

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Police raid 11 spots linked to Phuket boat tragedy

By The Nation

 

 

RESPOND TO TIPS ALLEGING MONEY LAUNDERING AND CHINESE OWNERSHIP

 

POLICE SEARCHED 11 locations in Phuket yesterday as part of their investigation into allegations that two tour companies involved in recent boat tragedies might have used Thai nominees and been involved in money laundering. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047786-police-raid-11-spots-linked-to-phuket-boat-tragedy/

 

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Young teens’ wedding photos brings call for investigation

By Kornrawee Panyasuppakun 
The Nation

 

 

Girl, 14, and boy, 16, post photos after getting married in Thailand.

 

A middle-school teen, age 14, posted pictures of her and her newly-wedded husband, 16, at their July 8 marriage ceremony. The teens were said to come from the northeastern province of Chaiyapoom. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047787-young-teens’-wedding-photos-brings-call-for-investigation/

 

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Former Phuket official jailed over Bt700m title deed scam

By The Nation

 

 

A FORMER official of the Phuket Provincial Land Office has been jailed for five years for his role in the illegal issuance of a title deed for a seven-rai plot on Sirinat National Park’s Layan Beach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047788-former-phuket-official-jailed-over-bt700m-title-deed-scam/

 

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PM blind to his responsibility in Phuket

By The Nation

 

 

Government chiefs add to the blundering that led to a boating disaster

 

While the world’s attention was understandably focused on dramatic efforts to rescue the youth football team trapped in a Chiang Rai cave, it was a terrible shame that the boating catastrophe off Phuket last Thursday went relatively unnoticed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047789-pm-blind-to-his-responsibility-in-phuket/

 

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Woman Falls Six Floors To Death At Bangkok Mall

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: fm91trafficpro / Twitter

 

BANGKOK — A middle-aged woman fell to her death late Tuesday afternoon in a mall in the north of the capital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047790-woman-falls-six-floors-to-death-at-bangkok-mall/

 

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Applause and cheers greet international and Navy SEAL divers

By Thai PBS

 

The four Thai Navy SEALs who were the last to leave the cave last night.

 

The international divers and Thai Navy SEAL frogmen who were involved in the high-risk operation to bring all the 13 survivors out of Tham Luang cave were given a resounding applause and cheers by hundreds of officials and volunteers after they emerged from the cave at about 7.10 pm.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047791-tham-luang-cave-applause-and-cheers-greet-international-and-navy-seal-divers/

 

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'Nobody thought we could do it': rescue of Thai boys accomplished

By John Geddie and Panu Wongcha-um

 

Rescue workers take out machines after 12 soccer players and their coach were rescued inTham Luang cave complex in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Rescuers freed the last four of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave on Tuesday, a successful end to a perilous mission that gripped the world for more than two weeks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047776-hooyah-mission-accomplished-rescuers-lead-final-four-boys-and-their-coach-to-freedom/?do=findComment&comment=13161353

 

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Thai cave rescue of boys soccer team is a drama fit for Hollywood

By Lisa Richwine

 

Volunteers celebrate near Tham Luang cave complex in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The nail-biting rescue of a Thai boys soccer team and their coach from a flooded cave complex transfixed news viewers around the world, and the story could be headed for a retelling by Hollywood.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047669-thailand-cave-movie-hollywood-producers-already-on-the-scene/

 

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German neo-Nazi murder suspect faces verdict after five-year trial

 

FILE PHOTO: Defendant Beate Zschaepe, accused of helping found a neo-Nazi cell, the National Socialist Underground (NSU), and of complicity in the murders of eight Turks, a Greek and a German police woman across Germany between 2000 and 2007, arrives for the continuation of her trial at a courtroom in Munich, southern Germany, November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Michael Dalder/File Photo

 

MUNICH (Reuters) - German judges give their verdict on Wednesday in the trial of a suspected neo-Nazi gang member accused of involvement in the murders of 10 people, something she denies despite apologising to the victims' families.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047792-german-neo-nazi-murder-suspect-faces-verdict-after-five-year-trial/  
 

 

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Trump seen likely to support NATO's Article 5 but wants more spending

By Steve Holland

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive aboard Air Force One ahead of the NATO Summit, at Brussels Military Airport in Melsbroek, Belgium July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will likely declare U.S. support for NATO’s mutual defence doctrine while pressing for increased spending commitments from NATO allies at a high-stakes summit in Brussels, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047793-trump-seen-likely-to-support-natos-article-5-but-wants-more-spending/

 

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U.S. judge says government must reunite immigrant families or face penalties

By Marty Graham

 

Children are escorted to the Cayuga Center, which provides foster care and other services to immigrant children separated from their families, in New York City, U.S., July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government must rapidly reunite 63 children under the age of five who were separated by immigration officials after crossing into the United States from Mexico, or face penalties, a judge said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047794-us-judge-says-government-must-reunite-immigrant-families-or-face-penalties/

 

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Trump pardons Oregon ranchers who inspired refuge standoff

By Jonathan Allen

 

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. flag covers a sign at the entrance of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, U.S. January 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned two imprisoned Oregon ranchers whose sentencing on arson convictions sparked the 2016 occupation of a wildlife refuge, part of a long-simmering dispute over federal land policies in the U.S. West.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047795-trump-pardons-oregon-ranchers-who-inspired-refuge-standoff/

 

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Messages, sketches and hashtags: Thai cave rescue dominates social media

 

An undated graphic illustration depicts thirteen boars surrounded by other animals, each representing boys and the expert teams involved in the rescue of the soccer team, in this social media illustration obtained by Reuters July 10, 2018. SISIDEA/via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Audiences around the world cheered the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand with messages of support as the saga generated suggestions of help, prayers and -- finally -- expressions of relief.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047796-messages-sketches-and-hashtags-thai-cave-rescue-dominates-social-media/

 

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Exports in first 5 months increase by 11.5%

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 11th July 2018 (NNT) - The Thai export sector expanded by 11.55% in the first five months of 2018, higher than the target of 8% for the whole year, following the global economic recovery. The outstanding growth has made the Department of International Trade Promotion re-assess this year’s export situation. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047800-thai-exports-in-first-5-months-increase-by-115/

 

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PM Prayut urges concrete results of all initiatives ahead of general election

 

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BANGKOK, 11th July 2018 (NNT) - The Prime Minister has urged all involved to produce concrete results from all initiatives before the general election takes place. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047802-pm-prayut-urges-concrete-results-of-all-initiatives-ahead-of-general-election/

 

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PM Prayut denies any order to woo politicians to new party

 

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BANGKOK, 11th July 2018 (NNT) - The Prime Minister has denied claims that he has ordered efforts to encourage politicians to join a new political party ahead of the general election. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047803-pm-prayut-denies-any-order-to-woo-politicians-to-new-party/

 

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Chile miners urge rescued Thai boys to be wary of new-found fame

By Aislinn Laing

 

An ambulance carrying rescued schoolboys leaves from Tham Luang cave complex in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - As the world watched the rescue of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave, on the other side of the globe a group of Chilean miners followed the unfolding drama anxiously.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047804-chile-miners-urge-rescued-thai-boys-to-be-wary-of-new-found-fame/

 

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Trump says he can't say if Putin is friend or foe

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he could not say if Vladimir Putin is a friend or foe, and that a meeting with the Russian president could be the easiest part of a tour of Europe that includes a NATO meeting and a visit to Britain.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047806-trump-says-he-cant-say-if-putin-is-friend-or-foe/

 

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Trump says 'up to the people' whether to back Prime Minister May

By Roberta Rampton

 

U.S. President Donald Trump introduces his Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that his upcoming visit with British Prime Minister Theresa May comes during a time of "turmoil" in her country and said it was up to the British people to decide whether May remains in power.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1047807-trump-says-up-to-the-people-whether-to-back-prime-minister-may/