THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 1 July 2019

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Tourist numbers expected to slow

By The Nation

 

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The number of foreign tourists in the second half of this year will increase only 1.6 per cent or by 20.1 million when compared to the first half of this year, which saw a total 19.7 million of foreign visitor arrivals, according to research released by by Kasikorn Research Centre on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109199-thailands-tourism-boom-is-slowing-down/

 

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Video: Thai woman in a car mows down her husband and his mistress on a motorbike

 

Caption: (Thai Woman) was mad with jealousy!

 

CCTV footage from Sadao in southern Thailand showed a Thai wife at the wheel of a Toyota Vios arguing with her husband on a motorcycle. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109201-video-thai-woman-in-a-car-mows-down-her-husband-and-his-mistress-on-a-motorbike/

 

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Mobile 90 day report van in Korat - but not a Westerner in sight!

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that immigration in Region 4 in Nakorn Ratchasima visited the Khaocan Park in Pak Chong to handle 90 day reports. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109204-mobile-90-day-report-van-in-korat-but-not-a-westerner-in-sight/

 

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Baht’s strength to continue: KTB specialist

By The Nation

 

 

Monday’s strong baht showing to rise Bt30.66  from Bt30.67 per US dollar on Friday, Krung Thai Bank's chief markets strategist Jitipol Puksamatanan said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109208-baht’s-strength-to-continue-ktb-specialist/

 

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From shrimp to fake eyelashes, social media sales soar in Facebook-friendly Thailand

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

A woman works on dried fish before they are delivered to Anurak Sareuthai, who sells dried seafood products on Facebook live events, in Satun province, southern of Thailand May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

SATUN, Thailand (Reuters) - The son of a Thai fisherman, Anurak Saruethai never really took to life at sea. But seafood has been good to him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109223-from-shrimp-to-fake-eyelashes-social-media-sales-soar-in-facebook-friendly thailand/

 

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Italy and Germany in war of words over German rescue ship captain

By Valentina Za

 

Salvatore Tesoriero, lawyer of the German NGO Sea-Watch, speaks to the media in Lampedusa, Italy June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

 

MILAN (Reuters) - A war of words broke out between Germany and Italy on Sunday over the German captain of a rescue ship, who defied a docking ban enforced by Rome to bring migrants ashore.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109224-italy-and-germany-in-war-of-words-over-german-rescue-ship-captain/

 

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Thai authorities moot compulsory travel insurance for travellers

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTO: South East Asia Backpacker Magazine

 

The Thai Office of the Insurance Commission says they expect to introduce compulsory travel insurance for visitors to Thailand by the end of 2019.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109225-thai-authorities-moot-compulsory-travel-insurance-for-travellers/

 

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TAT and its tourism figures: Media reports 28 million visitors rather than 38 million

 

Picture: The Pattaya News

 

A report by The Pattaya News quoted a keynote Tourism Authority of Thailand speaker as saying that there were 28 million foreign visitors to Thailand last year. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109227-tat-and-its-tourism-figures-media-reports-28-million-visitors-rather-than-38-million/

 

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North Korea upbeat on Trump-Kim surprise meeting as a chance to push nuclear talks

By Joyce Lee

 

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as they meet at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed at their meeting on Sunday to push forward dialogue for making a new breakthrough in the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, North Korean state media said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109231-north-korea-upbeat-on-trump-kim-surprise-meeting-as-a-chance-to-push-nuclear-talks/

 

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Army Engineers on Peace Mission in South Sudan

 

   

BANGKOK, 1 July 2019(NNT) - The first batch of Thai army engineers dispatched to Sudan under the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has contributed impressively over the past six months. The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is now preparing to dispatch a new batch of the Thai Horizontal Military Engineering Company to replace the first group if the UN requests it.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109233-thai-army-engineers-on-peace-mission-in-south-sudan/

 

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Gen Prawit orders police to speed up investigation in beaten political activist case

 

   

BANGKOK, 1 July 2019(NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered police to speed up the hunt for the men who assaulted Mr. Sirawitch Serithiwat, aka ’Ja New’.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109235-gen-prawit-orders-police-to-speed-up-investigation-in-beaten-political-activist-case/

 

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Still no deal on top EU jobs despite all-night haggling

By Belén Carreño, Richard Lough and Robin Emmott

 

European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, Italian Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte talk during round table at a European Union leaders summit that aims to select candidates for top EU institution jobs, in Brussels, Belgium June 30, 2019. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders were locked in all-night negotiations over the bloc's top jobs, but as day broke on Monday there was still no deal on who should lead its executive as political groups jockeyed for influence.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109236-still-no-deal-on-top-eu-jobs-despite-all-night-haggling/ 

 

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Turkey's Erdogan says 'some people' paying 'serious money' to bury Khashoggi issue: NTV

 

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan holds a news conference on the final day of the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said "some people" were paying "serious money" to bury the issue of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, broadcaster NTV reported on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109239-turkeys erdogan says-some-people-paying-serious-money-to-bury-khashoggi-issue-ntv/

 

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Phuket ramps up offensive against drugs delivered by boat, youth drug use in spotlight

By The Phuket News

 

Vice Governor Supoj Rotreuang Na Nongkhai at the meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall on Friday (June 28). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Drugs delivered to Phuket by boat and the rising incidence of drug use by youths have become the latest priorities for officials to target in the ongoing anti-drugs campaign.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109244-phuket-ramps-up-offensive-against-drugs-delivered-by-boat-youth-drug-use-in-spotlight/

 

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Three Myanmars seriously injured after collision with expat in Chalong

By The Phuket News

 

Three men from Myanmar were seriously injured when their motorbike crashed into an expat’s car that was turning on Chao Fah West Rd in Chalong on Saturday (June 29). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Three men from Myanmar have been seriously injured in a road accident in Chalong after their motorbike smashed into a turning car driven by an expat on Saturday night (June 29).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109247-three-myanmars-seriously-injured-after-collision-with-expat-in-chalong/

 

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Extended train route to Sa Kaew’s border with Cambodia begins service

By The Nation

 

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The State Railway of Thailand launched service on its extended route to the Cambodian border in Sa Kaew’s Aranyaprathet district on Monday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109248-new-train-service-links-thailand-and-cambodia/

 

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Drug bust in Sangkhla Buri district yields 100,000 meth-amphetamine pills

By Suphot Kaewkasi 
The Nation

 

Picture: 77JOWO

 

A 40-year-old man has been arrested and 100,000 meth-amphetamine pills seized after being stopped at a checkpoint in Tambon Nong Lu of Kanchanaburi’s Sangkhla Buri district on Sunday night. The drugs were hidden in the gas tank of the pick-up truck he was driving.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109249-drug-bust-in-sangkhla-buri-district-yields-100000-meth-amphetamine-pills/

 

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Foreign tourists in Pai vandalise Thai flags, anger locals

 

Picture: Siamrath

 

Three foreign tourists in Pai can count themselves very lucky to escape serious punishment after vandalising the Thai national flag and a yellow Royal flag.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109255-foreign-tourists-in-pai-vandalise-thai-flags-anger-locals/

 

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Prayut apologises for public bickering of Phalang Pracharat Party

By The Nation

 

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Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday morning issued an apology statement and expressed his discomfort over the internal conflict within the Phalang Pracharat Party that has dominated headlines in recent days.

 

Full story https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109272-prayut-apologises-for-public-bickering-of-phalang-pracharat-party/

 

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E-Passport offers increased security, contrary to media reports, insists Foreign Ministry

By The Nation

 

 

The Foreign Ministry has dismissed an allegation that it has reduced passport security features with its new e-Passport in order to save costs, saying the quality meets a high standard.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109280-e-passport-offers-increased-security-contrary-to-media-reports-insists-foreign-ministry/

 

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Prawit denies junta behind attacks on critics, wants culprits caught quickly

By The Nation

 

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Junta No 2 Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has ordered police to speed up investigation of a brutal assault on Sirawit “Ja New” Seritwat, amid a growing belief that the anti-junta activist is being targeted for political reasons.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109235-gen-prawit-orders-police-to-speed-up-investigation-in-beaten-political-activist-case/?do=findComment&comment=14301028

 

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Lone man robs Korat 7-Eleven shop of Bt2 million, inside job suspected

By The Nation

 

Picture: Manager

 

A lone man robbed a 7-Eleven shop in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Muang district early on Monday and made off with Bt2 million in cash in what police believe was an inside job.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109284-lone-man-robs-korat-7-eleven-shop-of-bt2-million-inside-job-suspected/

 

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Mariam nibbles on seagrass as ‘nannies’ help her learn dugong ways

By Khanitta Sitong 
The Nation

 

 

Mariam, the first baby dugong in Thailand to have people serve as its nannies in a natural environment at Koh Libong in Trang province, has learnt to recognise and to swim in both high and low tides, the Koh Libong Wildlife Sanctuary head, Chaipreuk Weerapong, said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109286-mariam-nibbles-on-seagrass-as-‘nannies’-help-her-learn-dugong-ways/

 

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Teacher suspended amid sexual harassment claims

By Boonchu Sritraipop 
The Nation

 

School director looks into complaints from parents.

 

A well-known school in the northeastern province of Loei has suspended a maths teacher for three days over allegations that he sexually harassed schoolboys.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109161-loei-teacher-accused-of-fondling-boys/?do=findComment&comment=14301131

 

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Stranger Things 3, Netflix — a plague of rodents, hormones and ’80s pop hits Hawkins

by Millie Bobby Brown, left, and Sadie Sink

 

The small town of Hawkins has settled down since a volcano of supernatural horrors from the Upside Down engulfed the young heroes of Stranger Things, which returns to Netflix for a third season on July 5.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109293-stranger-things-3-netflix-—-a-plague-of-rodents-hormones-and-’80s-pop-hits-hawkins/

 

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Guardians Of The Galaxy's Chris Pratt Posts Photo Of Sunburn

by Amelia Ward

 

 

We've all been enjoying the good weather over the last few weeks, but Chris Pratt has enjoyed it a bit too much.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109294-guardians-of-the-galaxys-chris-pratt-posts-photo-of-sunburn/

 

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See Reese Witherspoon and Other Celebs Arrive at Zoë Kravitz's Star-Studded Wedding

by CORINNE HELLER

 

 

The guest list for Zoë Kravitz and Karl Glusman's wedding in France looks like a Who's Who in Hollywood.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109295-see-reese-witherspoon-and-other-celebs-arrive-at-zoë-kravitzs-star-studded-wedding/

 

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BMA urges parents to take children to get rotavirus vaccine

By The Nation

 

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Parents of young children should take their charges to hospitals and clinics to receive free rotavirus vaccines so as to prevent severe diarrhoea, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration on Monday urged.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109297-bma-urges-parents-to-take-children-to-get-rotavirus-vaccine/

 

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15 Nescafe Hubs to roll out over next 12 months

By The Nation

 

 

Nestle Indochina is investing more than Bt50 million to open 15 Nescafe Hubs in Thailand over the next 12 months, following the success of its first such hub at BTS Chit Lom last July, the company’s chairman and chief executive officer Victor Seah said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109298-15-nescafe-hubs-to-roll-out-over-next-12-months/

 

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Man vows to sell house after it’s used in suicide

By The Nation

 

 

 

The owner of a house under construction in Chiang Mai made a horrific discovery on Monday when his contractors called him to say they had found a man hanging from the rafters.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1109301-man-vows-to-sell-house-after-it’s-used-in-suicide/