Motorcycle taxi riders, cabbies petition officials, parties over Grab legalisation

By The Nation

 

 

Thirty representatives of Thai motorcycle-taxi riders on Monday petitioned the Land Transport Department (LTD), calling for remedial measures from the impact caused by Grab taxi-motorbike services.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108088-motorcycle-taxi-riders-cabbies-petition-officials-parties-over-grab-legalisation/

Thai central bank seen holding key rate despite flagging growth - Reuters poll

By Orathai Sriring

 

Thai baht banknotes are seen next to gold offered for sale in a gold shop in Bangkok's Chinatown April 19, 2013. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank is expected to keep its benchmark policy rate steady on Wednesday for a fourth straight meeting, a Reuters poll showed, despite slowing growth and the way many Asian central banks have shifted toward easing policy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108051-thai-central-bank-seen-holding-key-rate-despite-flagging-growth-reuters-poll/

Big Joke will NOT be returning to Royal Thai Police: DPM Prawit

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon dismissed claims that former Immigration chief Surachate Hakparn was set for a return to the Royal Thai Police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108044-big-joke-will-not-be-returning-to-royal-thai-police-dpm-prawit/

Immigration intensifies crackdown on traffickers

By The Nation

 

Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingduang, left, yesterday announces recent arrests, including two foreigners.

 

THE IMMIGRATION Bureau has intensified its crackdown on human-trafficking networks, which has resulted in the arrests of several alleged smugglers, Immigration Police chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingduang told the press yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108139-immigration-intensifies-crackdown-on-traffickers/

 

 

Over 200,000 uni seats empty despite TCAS being successful

By The Nation

 

 

THOUGH all five rounds of the 2019 Thai University Central Admission System (TCAS) have been “highly successful”, more than 200,000 seats are still vacant, reflecting a serious need for Thai universities to improve, Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) chairman Suchatvee Suwansawat said on Sunday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108140-over-200000-uni-seats-empty-despite-tcas-being-successful/

 

Pollution in Thailand at ‘stable’ level for past five years

By The Nation 

 

 

Environmental Health day to be marked with measures to improve the quality of air

THOUGH MILLIONS of people across the world succumb to ailments caused by air pollution every year, Thailand’s situation has been described as “stable in the past five years”. This is despite the fact that pollution in the North was worse than ever this year, officials said yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108141-pollution-in-thailand-at-‘stable’-level-for-past-five-years/

 

Opposition takes charter change campaign to public 

By THE NATION 

 

 

On 87th anniversary of Siamese Revolution, antijunta camp targets clauses ‘aimed at entrenching’ the military’s role 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108090-opposition-bloc-launches-public-campaign-for-changes-to-‘undemocratic’-constitution/?do=findComment&comment=14277717

 

GLO board still undecided on format of new lottery schemes

By THE NATION

 

 

THE Government Lottery Office (GLO) board has yet to make a final decision on the format of the two- and three-digit lottery and lotto schemes to propose to the new government.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108047-glo-examines-two-and-three-digit-lottery-schemes/?do=findComment&comment=14277725

 

KBTG – keeping up with the times

By ASINA PORNWASIN 
THE NATION

 

Ruangroj “Krating” Poonpol, president of Kasikorn Business Technology Group

 

THE strategy of Kasikorn Business Technology Group (KBTG) for the years ahead transcends apps, or mobile, or even banking for that matter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108142-kbtg-–-keeping-up-with-the-times/

 

Telenor Myanmar to expand rollout to all states, regions as data usage grows

By KHINE KYAW 
THE NATION 
YANGON

 

Sharad Mehrotra, chief executive officer of Telenor Myanmar Ltd

 

WITH the growth of data consumption in bigger cities across Myanmar, Telenor Myanmar Ltd plans to roll its 4G LTE network out in all 14 states and regions as well as in the Union territory, according to Sharad Mehrotra, the firm’s chief executive.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108143-telenor-myanmar-to-expand-rollout-to-all-states-regions-as-data-usage-grows/

 

Gloria Jean’s Coffees offer rich aroma to Thai petrol-station market

By THE NATION

 

Rojana Homsin, the director of operations for Primo Food and Beverage Co Ltd

 

AUSTRALIAN coffee chain, Gloria Jean’s Coffees, is coming to Thailand with a first-year target of 30 branches as it brings the aroma of coffee to Caltex Gas Station throughout the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108144-gloria-jean’s-coffees-offer-rich-aroma-to-thai-petrol-station-market/

 

‘Influencer’ specialists POPS Thailand stands out

By THE NATION

 

 

TO CASH in on the popularity of “Influencer Marketing” in the domestic market, POPS Thailand believes it is on the road to success through its use of well-known influencers for online campaigns as it promotes brands via the YouTube platform.

 

Fulls story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108145-‘influencer’-specialists-pops-thailand-stands-out/

 

A year later, Thailand's rescued 'cave boys' honour diver who died

By Prapan Chankaew

 

Coach Ekapol Chantawong of the Wild Boars soccer team, speaks with his team, during their return to Tham Luang, as they mark the one-year anniversary of being trapped in the cave, in Chiang Rai, Thailand, June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - A Thai football team trapped in a cave last year for 17 days returned there on Monday to perform Buddhist rituals honouring a former navy diver killed in the dramatic effort to rescue them that captivated the world.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108107-a-year-later-thailands-rescued-cave-boys-honour-diver-who-died/

 

Timeline: Thai cave rescue that transfixed the world for 17 days

By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - On June 23, 2018, a group of 12 boys and their soccer coach went to explore the Tham Luang cave complex in Thailand's Chiang Rai province, not knowing that rising flood water after heavy rain would soon trap them.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108107-a-year-later-thailands-rescued-cave-boys-honour-diver-who-died/?do=findComment&comment=14277765

 

Trump puts sanctions on Iranian supreme leader, other top officials

By Steve Holland and Stephen Kalin

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order imposing fresh sanctions on Iran as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Vice President Mike Pence look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials with sanctions on Monday, taking a dramatic, unprecedented step to increase pressure on Iran after Tehran's downing of an unmanned American drone.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108147-trump-puts-sanctions-on-iranian-supreme-leader-other-top-officials/

 

U.S. to unveil 'economy first' approach to Mideast peace atBahrain conference

By Matt Spetalnick and Stephen Farrell

 

Workers place a banner at the pavilion where the U.S. hosted event "Peace to Prosperity" takes place outside Four Seasons Hotel in Manama, Bahrain June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Matt Spetalnick

 

MANAMA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The first stage of President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan will be launched in Bahrain on Tuesday at a conference the White House touts as a bid to drum up $50 billion in investment but which Palestinians deride as an "economy first" approach doomed to fail.

 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108148-us-to-unveil-economy-first-approach-to-mideast-peace-atbahrain conference/

 

Boris Johnson says he is serious about 'no-deal' Brexit threat

By Andy Bruce

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Seeking to regain momentum in his bid to become the next prime minister of Britain, BorisJohnson said on Monday he was seriously prepared to take the country out of the European Union in October even if a deal with the bloc had not been reached.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108149-boris-johnson-says-he-is-serious-about-no-deal-brexit-threat/

 

Deadly construction collapse mounts to 28

 

The death toll from the building collapse in Sihanoukville has risen to 28 as of Monday evening, a senior police officer said. Four more bodies were found under the rubble. Two were found dead while two were miraculously pulled out alive.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108157-deadly-construction-collapse-mounts-to-28

Survivors found two days after deadly building collapse

 

Sihanoukville, Preah Sihanouk province – As rescue teams began wrapping up their efforts here yesterday, hundreds of onlookers watched in amazement as two more victims of the deadly building collapse were found buried alive under the rubble. At about 4pm, a frenzy of movement overtook the rescue teams as they located the victims, who had been buried alive for more than two days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108158-survivors-found-two-days-after-deadly-building-collapse

Chinese and Cambodian to be sent to court over deadly building collapse

 

Preah Sihanouk provincial police will send four people arrested in connection with the construction of the collapsed building to the provincial court today as rescue work goes on. Provincial police chief Major General Chuon Narin said today that police will send Chen Kun, a Chinese national who leased the land for construction, Deng Xing Gui, a building contractor, Gao Yu, a concrete wall contractor, and Nhek Huy, a Cambodian who owned the land to the provincial court today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108160-chinese-and-cambodian-to-be-sent-to-court-over-deadly-building-collapse

Sihanoukville governor resigns following deadly building collapse

 

After the collapse of a seven-storey building in Sihanoukville that has claimed the lives of dozens of people, Prime Minister Hun Sen has accepted the resignation of Preah Sihanouk provincial Governor Yun Min. The Chinese-owned building collapsed in the early morning of Saturday, leaving scores dead and injured. Rescue workers have continued to locate victims and they suspect more are still buried beneath the debris. The death toll rose to 28 yesterday, according to rescue workers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108161-sihanoukville-governor-resigns-following-deadly-building-collapse

Cambodia says special economic zone does not transship goods to U.S. to dodge tariffs

 

PHNOM PENH, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Companies in Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) in Cambodia have not transshipped products to the United States to avoid tariffs, the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce said in a statement released on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108162-cambodia-says-special-economic-zone-does-not-transship-goods-to-us-to-dodge-tariffs

 

 

Israeli who was deported after dismembering wife in Bangkok caught in Thailand again

 

Image: INN

 

An Israeli who murdered his wife in Bangkok in 2013 was caught back in the country again after he was deported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108164-israeli-who-was-deported-after-dismembering-wife-in-bangkok-caught-in-thailand-again/

 

"British" man fallen on hard times in Bangkok set to be repatriated

 

Image: Wanlop Duangcharoen

 

A Facebook post indicated that a British man was now in the custody of the Lumpini police in Bangkok after being found destitute. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108165-british-man-fallen-on-hard-times-in-bangkok-set-to-be-repatriated/

 

Room for CLMVT trade growth: PM

By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT 
THE NATION

 

 

THE CLMVT (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand) subregion is set for significant growth in internal cooperation and investment in the next decade, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha along with trade officials from the five countries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108171-room-for-cambodia-laos-myanmar-vietnam-and-thailand-says-prayuth/

 

Video: Korean man in custody after Thai woman falls from 30th floor at Pattaya condo

 

Image: 77kaoded.com

 

Police in Pattaya have charged a 33 year old South Korean man with negligence causing death after a Chaiyaphum woman plunged to her death from the 30th floor of a condominium in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108173-video-korean-man-in-custody-after-thai-woman-falls-from-30th-floor-at-pattaya-condo/

 

Evidence of prostitution found in Pattaya: Special forces descend on popular Soi 6 bar

 

Image: ข่าวพัทยา Pattayanews

 

The special administrative department of the Pattaya authorities finally showed the police how to find evidence of prostitution in Pattaya. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108175-evidence-of-prostitution-found-in-pattaya-special-forces-descend-on-popular-soi-6-bar/

 

Big Oud promises swift action against immigration officials over Fast Track scandal

 

Image: INN

 

The acting head of immigration - Lt-Gen Sompong "Big Oud" Chingduang - has promised quick and decisive action against any of his officers if they are caught up in the Fast Track scandal at Bangkok's main airport. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108176-big-oud-promises-swift-action-against-immigration-officials-over-fast-track-scandal/

 

Tax cuts planned by Johnson carry hefty price tag - think tank

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Tax cuts planned by Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to become Britain’s next prime minister, could cost as much as 20 billion pounds a year, according to calculations from the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108181-tax-cuts-planned-by-johnson-carry-hefty-price-tag-think-tank/

 

Trump 'comfortable with any outcome' from pivotal Xi talks - official

 

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump views this week’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as a chance to see where Beijing stands on the two countries’ trade war, and is “comfortable with any outcome” from the talks, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1108182-trump-comfortable-with-any-outcome-from-pivotal-xi-talks-official/