Australian man and former Nana nightclub owner found guilty of human trafficking

 

 

An Australian man who was the former owner of a nightclub on Soi Nana faces a lengthy prison sentence after being found guilty of charges related to human trafficking and prostitution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049036-australian-man-and-former-nana-nightclub-owner-found-guilty-of-human-trafficking/

VIDEO: British divers reveal more details of harrowing Tham Luang rescue mission

 

 

Three of the British divers involved in the extraordinary rescue of 12 boys and their football coach who were trapped inside the flooded Tham Luang cave have revealed more details about the dangerous operation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049039-video-british-divers-reveal-more-details-of-harrowing-tham-luang-rescue-mission/

UPDATE:

 

'It was magical' - Thai boys relive their discovery in cave ordeal

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre

 

People react as the 12 soccer players and their coach who were rescued from a flooded cave arrive for their news conference in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - "Fight on, don't despair": the 12 boys and their football coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave complex described on Wednesday how they survived on nothing but dripping water, and even tried to dig their way out.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049072-fight-on-dont-despair-thai-cave-boys-recount-ordeal-in-first-public-appearance/?do=findComment&comment=13186619

 

Thai team to explore North Pole to better protect ecosystem

By Kornrawee Panyasuppakun, 
Sandy Leegumjorn 
The Nation 

 

Key researchers talk yesterday at the Chamchuri Square building about the goals and challenges of Asia’s and Thailand’s first Arctic exploration to begin on July 24.

 

A THAI TEAM will be the first from Asia to explore the North Pole on a mission to conduct underwater exploration and the impact of microplastics on marine life.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049097-thai-team-to-explore-north-pole-to-better-protect-ecosystem/

 

Storm brings heavy rains to many provinces

By The Nation

 

 

TROPICAL STORM Son-Tinh is bringing in its wake heavy downpours, leading to warnings in many parts of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049098-storm-brings-heavy-rains-to-many-provinces/

 

Doi Suthep network warns of protests

By The Nation

 

 

A CHIANG MAI citizens group yesterday threatened to stage a large demonstration next month if nothing was done by then to restore the land housing a luxury housing project on Doi Suthep Mountain to its original state.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049099-doi-suthep-network-warns-of-protests/

 

Google offers free public Wi-Fi

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION

 

Ben King, country director for Google Thailand, announces a range of initiatives to support Thailand's digital economy.

 

GOOGLE Thailand yesterday launched a series of initiatives, including free high-speed public Wi-Fi, to enable more Thai consumers and businesses to participate in the growth of the digital economy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049100-google-thailand-offers-free-public-wi-fi/

 

Academic poised to lead royalist party 

By The Nation

 

Anek Laothamatas

 

Academic turned politician Anek Laothamatas is tipped to lead the right-leaning Action Coalition Party (ACT) into the next general election, according to sources.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049101-academic-poised-to-lead-royalist-party/

 

Petch seeks title-winning Glory in New York

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation 

 

Petchpanomrung (Petch) Kiatmookao

 

Local hope Petchpanomrung (Petch) Kiatmookao will take on American kick-boxer Kevin Vannostrand for the interim featherweight title at a GLORY 55 event in New York tomorrow night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049102-petch-seeks-title-winning-glory-in-new-york/

 

A grossly offensive – and predictable – response

By The Nation

 

 

In seeking to pass the blame, Deputy PM Prawit has deeply wounded the Chinese families of victims from the Phuket disaster 

 

Just days ago relatives of nearly 50 Chinese tourists who died after their boat capsized near Phuket issued an open letter of gratitude for the response of Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha. In the same letter, however, they did not mince words about their contrasting feelings towards his deputy, General Prawit Wongsuwan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049103-a-grossly-offensive-–-and-predictable-–-response/

 

Thais, Chinese and Burmese arrested over Phuket’s 13 million baht ‘call centre’ gang

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

“Police seized 8 laptops, 4 wi-fi routers, 150 mobile phones, 4 iPad tablets, one money counting machine, 135 credit cards, 6 ATM cards, 52 SIM cards, 13,568,570 baht in cash, 3,800 yuan cash and one new Mercedes Benz CLA 200.”

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049104-thais-chinese-and-burmese-arrested-over-phuket’s-13-million-baht-‘call-centre’-gang/

 

Air Force organizes Drone & UAV seminar

 

 

BANGKOK, 19th July 2018 (NNT) - The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has organized a seminar on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones, due to the implications of wider drone usage on civil aviation safety and national security. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049107-thai-air-force-organizes-drone-uav-seminar/

 

Royal Thai Navy to take lessons from Tham Luang Cave rescue operation

 

 

BANGKOK, 19 July 2018 (NNT) –The Royal Thai Navy is preparing to analyse all lessons and information learnt from the Tham Luang Cave rescue mission to enhance its efficiency and to inform its choice of equipment for emergency response work. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049108-thai-navy-to-take-lessons-from-tham-luang-cave-rescue-operation/

 

PM chairs Herbal Expo, vows to develop traditional medicine

 

 

NONTHABURI, 19th July 2018 (NNT) - The Prime Minister has vowed that his administration will continue to improve the public health system and foster wider acceptance of Thai herbal remedies. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049109-pm-prayut-chairs-herbal-expo-vows-to-develop-traditional-medicine/

 

Govt pledges increase in renewable power production

 

BANGKOK, 19th July 2018 (NNT) - Minister of Energy Siri Chiraphongphan, has announced the ministry’s plan to increase the proportion of renewable electricity to 30% in the next 12 years. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049110-govt-pledges-increase-in-renewable-power-production/

 

Police: 28 e-waste cases being processed

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 19th July 2018 (NNT) - The police are urgently filing lawsuits against wrongdoers in electronic waste cases in Thailand and other countries, following their inspection of plants in Bangkok and nearby provinces. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049111-thai-police-28-e-waste-cases-being-processed/

 

COMMENT:

The Cave Boys' press conference: Very Thai, very moving and all about Family

 

Boys who were rescued from a flooded cave hold a portrait of the former Navy SEAL diver Saman Kunan who died during the rescue operation as they pay their respect during a news conference in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

Rarely have I ever seen such a brilliant event in Thailand as the press conference for the twelve Wild Boar football players and their coach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049072-fight-on-dont-despair-thai-cave-boys-recount-ordeal-in-first-public-appearance/?do=findComment&comment=13186731

 

White House struggles to contain fallout from Trump-Putin summit

By Roberta Rampton

 

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House struggled on Wednesday to contain the furore over President Donald Trump's heavily criticized summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, denying Trump ever meant to say that Moscow was no longer targeting the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049112-white-house-struggles-to-contain-fallout-from-trump-putin-summit/

 

Dutch foreign minister criticised for saying multi-cultural societies are violent

 

Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok attends a meeting with Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, Egypt May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Files

 

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok defended himself on Wednesday after coming under fire for saying multi-cultural societies could never be peaceful, and former colony Suriname was a "failed state" because of its diverse ethnic makeup.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049113-dutch-foreign-minister-criticised-for-saying-multi-cultural-societies-are-violent/

 

Migrants in U.S. custody describe life in 'ice boxes' and 'dog pounds'

By Reade Levinson and Kristina Cooke

 

A Customs and Border Patrol facility is shown in Chula Vista, California, U.S. July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

(Reuters) - During their detention last month in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Laredo, Texas, Karen and her two young sons were constantly cold. The family, which fled violence in Honduras, slept on a hard floor in a holding cell without mattresses, she said, their clothes still wet from crossing the Rio Grande.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049114-migrants-in-us-custody-describe-life-in-ice-boxes-and-dog-pounds/

 

Thai citizenship likely for one footballer

By THE NATION

 

Mongkol Boonpium

 

Tambon official says records of mu pa player Mongkol, 13, found at nursery.

 

AT LEAST one of the four stateless Mu Pa footballers rescued from the flooded Tham Luang cave has a good chance of securing Thai citizenship. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049116-thai-citizenship-likely-for-one-mu-pa-footballer/

 

Thai environment minister declares war on plastic bags at markets - D-Day July 21st

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thailand has announced its latest "D-Day" in the war against litter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049117-thai-environment-minister-declares-war-on-plastic-bags-at-markets-d-day-july-21st/

 

Major General swings into action to stop littering at Pattaya fair

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Manager reported that the local authority in Pattaya acted swiftly to complaints that food vendors were messing up Sai 3 road in Central Pattaya at a fair.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049118-major-general-swings-into-action-to-stop-littering-at-pattaya-fair/

 

Khao San Road D-Day! Transformation set for August 1st

 

Khao San Road //File photo

 

The deputy governor of Bangkok has said that Khao Sarn Road and its surrounding area is an accident waiting to happen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049119-khao-san-road-d-day-transformation-set-for-august-1st/

 

UPDATE:

 

Eyes on the prize! Big Joke busts Phuket call centers and there's a whole lot of cash

 

Picture: Thai Tourist Police Bureau

 

The Tourist Police Bureau website reported that crime buster extraordinary Surachet Hakpal had moved his operations to Phuket.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049104-thais-chinese-and-burmese-arrested-over-phuket’s-13-million-baht-‘call-centre’-gang/?do=findComment&comment=13186944

 

Just in time: French woman saved after threatening to jump from Phetchaburi guest house roof

 

Pictures (2) Manager Online

 

Police in Phetchaburi managed to get a 61 year old French woman to safety after she went on the third floor roof of a guest house and threatened to jump.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049120-just-in-time-french-woman-saved-after-threatening-to-jump-from-phetchaburi-guest-house-roof/

 

Hat Yai: Nursing assistant arrested after being on the run four years from jobs for cash scandal

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police in the south of Thailand announced the arrest of a former nursing assistant who is facing a fraud charge after being on the run for four years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049121-hat-yai-nursing-assistant-arrested-after-being-on-the-run-four-years-from-jobs-for-cash-scandal/

 

White House weighs Putin proposal on questioning U.S. officials

By Roberta Rampton and Lesley Wroughton

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during their news conference in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday declined to rule out accepting a Russian proposal for the questioning in the United States of Americans sought by the Kremlin for "illegal activities," including a former U.S. ambassador to Moscow.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049124-white-house-weighs-putin-proposal-on-questioning-us-officials/

 

Hunt on for dangerous man after maid's daughter abducted at foreigner's house in Hua Hin

 

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police in the seaside town of Hua Hin are hunting a thief who abducted an 18 year old woman from a foreigner's house in the Khao Phitak area of Hua Hin on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049127-hunt-on-for-dangerous-man-after-maids-daughter-abducted-at-foreigners-house-in-hua-hin/

 

UPDATE:

 

Body of missing cattle farm owner found, teenager arrested

By The Nation

 

The body of Prasong Likhitchon, 59, a cattle farmer from Suphan Buri who has been missing since early Saturday has been found buried at a landfill site and a teenager has been arrested for allegedly conspiring to murder him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048853-suphan-buri-cattle-farmer-four-cows-vanish/?do=findComment&comment=13187175