Thanks for helping us: Foreign cave rescuers all to be given Thai Elite cards

 

 

All of the foreign rescuers involved in the successful operation at the Tham Luang cave are to be given the prestigious Thailand Elite cards.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048039-thanks-for-helping-us-foreign-cave-rescuers-all-to-be-given-thai-elite-cards/

Pattaya trader sold SIM cards to foreigners.....in the name of a certain Mr Prayut!

 

 

A senior police spokesman has revealed that a man has been arrested in Pattaya for selling SIM cards to foreigners in the name of the Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048053-pattaya-trader-sold-sim-cards-to-foreignersin-the-name-of-a-certain-mr-prayut/

Wage rise for judges gets first nod

By THE NATION

 

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THE National Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday overwhelmingly approved in principle a government motion seeking salary increases for judges, public prosecutors and members of independent organisations. The NLA’s first reading voted to pass amendments to five laws regulating personnel of the relevant agencies, as proposed by the Cabinet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048086-wage-rise-for-judges-gets-first-nod/

 

NLA picks five EC members, rejects 2 candidates

By THE NATION

 

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ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL SAYS FIVE ENOUGH FOR COMMISSION’S QUORUM TO MAKE DECISIONS

 

THE NATIONAL Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday voted behind closed doors to endorse five of the seven candidates proposed to become new members of the Election Commission (EC), which will take charge of planning the upcoming election promised for next February, the first in five years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048087-nla-picks-five-ec-members-rejects-2-candidates/

 

Safety measures for tourists 'in urgent need of upgrade'

By WICHIT CHAITRONG, 
PAKORN PUENGNETR 
THE NATION

 

 

Expert says Phoenix boat tragedy in Phuket requires independent inquiry, not finger pointing.

 

THE COUNTRY needs to urgently improve safety measures for tourists, and Chinese victims should not be blamed for the July 5 Phoenix tour-boat tragedy in Phuket, according to an academic.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048088-thailand-safety-measures-for-tourists-in-urgent-need-of-upgrade/

 

Citizenship of three young cave survivors shines light on plight of stateless persons

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

THE lack of Thai citizenship of three youth footballers who were saved from the Tham Luang cave has highlighted the hidden problems of stateless people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048089-citizenship-of-three-young-cave-survivors-shines-light-on-plight-of-stateless-persons/

 

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Thailand fetes foreign volunteers to thank for their help

By THE NATION

 

 

THAILAND HAS honoured foreign volunteers, including two British cave divers, who took part in the dramatic and marathon rescue mission to free 13 Mu Pa Academy football club members from Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048039-thanks-for-helping-us-foreign-cave-rescuers-all-to-be-given-thai-elite-cards/

 

Sedatives used before extracting youths

By THE NATION

 

A member of the “Wild Boars” Thai youth football team is carried on a stretcher during a rescue operation inside the Tham Luang cave in Khun Nam Nang Non forest park in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province.

 

Rescue teams were faced with tough choices and time running out.

 

DRUGS WERE employed to prevent panic among the 13 Mu Pa (Wild Boars) footballers as they were evacuated from Tham Luang cave by rescue teams made up of Thai and foreign divers.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048091-sedatives-used-before-extracting-youths-from-tham-luang-cave/

 

Naresuan University offers 13 ‘Wild Boars’ full scholarships

By THE NATION 
PHITSANULOK, THAILAND

 

 

NARESUAN UNIVERSITY has sent a letter to the governor of Chiang Rai governor, offering full scholarships to all the 13 Wild Boars Academy footballers who were recently rescued from the flooded Tham Luang cave.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048092-naresuan-university-offers-13-‘wild-boars’-full-scholarships/

 

Sculptors, artists pour their hearts into tributes for Saman

By THE NATION

 

Krisna Namulphol’s creations (from left): Surathin Chaichompu, the Thai Water Well Association’s president; hero Saman Kunan, and Narongsak Osottanakorn, the search and rescue operations chief. Photo courtesy of Krisna Namulphol

 

Thai and Indian artists are expressing their creativity to come up with monuments, sculptures and paintings honouring former Navy SEAL Petty Officer First Class Saman Kunan, who died during the rescue operation in the Tham Luang cave

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048093-tham-luang-cave-sculptors-artists-pour-their-hearts-into-tributes-for-saman/

 

All 13 footballers in good health, but more test reports awaited

By THE NATION

 

 

THE 12 young footballers and their assistant coach rescued from a flooded Chiang Rai cave earlier this week were generally in good physical and mental health, showed no signs of stress and were able to sleep well, Public Health permanent secretary Dr Jessada Chokdamrongsuk said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048094-all-13-footballers-in-good-health-but-more-test-reports-awaited/

 

Fundraising launched for family of amputee girl

By JAKKAPONG RAWIWAN 
THE NATION

 

 

AN 11-YEAR-OLD girl has lost a leg following a road accident in Kalasin’s Khao Wong district on Sunday, which also caused injuries to her mother and her five-year-old half-sister.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048095-kalasin-fundraising-launched-for-family-of-amputee-girl/

 

In Bangkok, you can’t get there from here

By Sirinya Wattanasukchai 
Special to The Nation 

 

 

Compared to the thrilling rapidity of the dramatic cave rescue in Chiang Rai, the travelling life of the average Bangkok commuter has continued to be remarkably slow. Motorists are used to that, of course, but riders of the BTS Skytrain have abruptly been deprived of their accustomed fast lane.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048096-in-bangkok-you-can’t-get-there-from-here/

 

Property ‘windfall tax’ is long overdue

By The Nation

 

 

The government is poised to get some cash back from developers who build near public transport systems

 

The Cabinet will soon forward to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) a “windfall tax” bill on sales of properties whose owners gain financially from government investment in public transport.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048097-property-‘windfall-tax’-is-long-overdue/

 

Thailand cave rescue Brit diver says: 'We are not heroes'

 

John Volanthen reached the group nine days after they went missing in the cave complex

 

A British diver who helped save 12 schoolboys and their football coach from a flooded cave in Thailand says he and other rescuers "are not heroes".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048098-thailand-cave-rescue-british-diver-john-volanthen-says-we-are-not-heroes/

 

UPDATE:

 

Coach of rescued Thai soccer team a 'country boy' longing for citizenship

By Panu Wongcha-um and Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

The Thai Navy pose for photo as they depart from Chiang Rai International Airport after finishing the rescue mission for 12 soccer players and their coach in Chiang Rai, Thailand July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - A soccer coach rescued with a 12-member squad of boys this week from a flooded cave in Thailand is a kind and humble young man who loves sports and hopes to become a Thai citizen, a relative and friend said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048089-citizenship-of-three-young-cave-survivors-shines-light-on-plight-of-stateless-persons/?do=findComment&comment=13167730

 

Crackdown launched against illegal car parking and  driving by motorbikes on sidewalks

By Thai PBS

 

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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration launched a city-wide crackdown on Thursday against motorcycle riding or car parking on sidewalks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048099-crackdown-launched-against-illegal-car-parking-and- driving-by-motorbikes-on-sidewalks/

 

Trump claims NATO victory after ultimatum to go it alone

By Robin Emmott, Jeff Mason and Alissa de Carbonnel

 

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a dinner at the Parc du Cinquantenaire during the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium July 11, 2018. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Pool via REUTERS

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Donald Trump gave an angry ultimatum to European allies on Thursday, warning a NATO summit the United States could withdraw its support and sparking crisis talks which the U.S. president said produced big new defence spending pledges.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048100-trump-claims-nato-victory-after-ultimatum-to-go-it-alone/

 

Trump says May's soft Brexit deal could 'kill' U.S.-UK trade deal - Sun

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are met by British Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip at Blenheim Palace, where they are attending a dinner with other specially invited guests and business leaders, near Oxford, Britain, July 12, 2018. Geoff Pugh/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump says that a soft Brexit of the type set out by Prime Minister Theresa May last week would "probably kill" chances of a trade deal between Britain and the United States, the Sun newspaper reported late on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048101-trump-says-mays-soft-brexit-deal-could-kill-us-uk-trade-deal-sun/

 

As Trump says Putin 'not my enemy', sceptics in U.S. see danger

By Patricia Zengerle and John Walcott

 

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) - In preparing for his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump has provoked a rare agreement among Democrats and Republicans alarmed by the possibility of a cozy meeting.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048102-as-trump-says-putin-not-my-enemy-sceptics-in-us-see-danger/

 

Trump hails progress after receiving note from North Korea's Kim

By Matt Spetalnick and Mohammad Zargham

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un walk together before their working lunch during their summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore June 12, 2018. Picture taken June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kim Jong Un told President Donald Trump he believed their efforts could open up a “new future” between North Korea and the United States and expressed hope for “practical actions” in the future, according to a letter from the North Korean leader released on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048103-trump-hails-progress-after-receiving-note-from-north-koreas-kim/

 

Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio strip club, but charges dismissed

By Brendan O'Brien and Bernie Woodall

 

Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, the porn film star who said she had an affair with Donald Trump before he became U.S. president, is shown in this booking photo released by Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Columbus, Ohio, U.S., July 12, 2018. Courtesy Franklin County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Stormy Daniels, the porn star who has said she had a sexual encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump, was arrested while performing at an Ohio strip club on Thursday, but the charges were dismissed and her lawyer called the arrest a politically motivated setup.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048106-stormy-daniels-arrested-in-ohio-strip-club-but-charges-dismissed/

 

Kushner security clearance limits his access to some U.S. secrets - Washington Post

 

FILE PHOTO: Senior White House Advisor Jared Kushner walks from Marine One as he returns to the White House in Washington, U.S., July 1, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, does not have a high-enough security clearance level to gain access to some of the most sensitive U.S. government secrets, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with his access.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048108-kushner-security-clearance-limits-his-access-to-some-us-secrets-washington-post/

 

China chemical plant blast kills 19, injures 12

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An explosion at a chemical plant in China's southwestern province of Sichuan has killed 19 people and injured 12, the local government said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048109-china-chemical-plant-blast-kills-19-injures-12/

 

 

Comment: Will the Blame Game result in a Chinese Phuket tourism boycott?

By Bill Barnett

 

 

As the death toll climbs past a reported 40 from the recent sinking of a tourist boat in Phang Nga Bay, social media in Mainland China is creating a hailstorm of negative criticism about Phuket.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048114-comment-will-the-blame-game-result-in-a-chinese-phuket-tourism-boycott/

 

15% of Phuket’s advanced bookings cancelled

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

About 15% of advance bookings have been cancelled in the past week in the wake of the boat capsize 8 days ago.  Chinese tourists are voting with their bookings citing a loss of confidence in Phuket marine safety, and safety generally.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048116-15-of-phuket’s-advanced-bookings-cancelled/

 

Australian engineer praises Thailand after 100,000 returned by honest cabby

 

Picture: Daily News

 

An Australian engineer is the latest happy visitor to benefit from the world renowned Thai honesty.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048118-australian-engineer-praises-thailand-after-100000-returned-by-honest-cabby/

 

TAT launches Eat Thai, Visit Thai campaign for British market

 

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BANGKOK, 13 July 2018 (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a campaign, "Eat Thai, Visit Thai" for the British market to boost Thailand's lucrative gastronomy tourism and increase first-time visitors. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048121-tat-launches-eat-thai-visit-thai-campaign-for-british-market/

 

Deputy PM Somkid calls for high-speed rail action

 

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BANGKOK, 13 July 2018 (NNT) - The Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Somkid Jatusripitak, on Wednesday (July 11th) urged state-owned transport agencies to quickly get major projects into the bidding process, particularly the double-track rail and high-speed train development schemes. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048122-deputy-pm-somkid-calls-for-high-speed-rail-action/

 

Thai woman headed to Koh Pangan had "ice" in her private parts - that's drugs!

 

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Police in Koh Pangan stopped a Thai woman on the ferry to the holiday island after a tip off.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048125-thai-woman-headed-to-koh-pangan-had-ice-in-her-private-parts-thats-drugs/