Drunks who attacked reporter, couple surrender day later

By The Nation

 

 

The 10 men who beat up a Workpoint TV reporter and a couple who tried to help him on Thursday (June 11) evening surrendered to police on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168258-drunks-who-attacked-reporter-couple-surrender-day-later/

SET plunges after second-wave of Covid-19 infections hits several countries

By The Nation

 

 

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index fell 14.21 points or 1.02 per cent, closing at 1,382.56 today (June 12). Total transactions amounted to Bt85.786 billion with an index high of 1,386.22 and a low of 1,353.51.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168288-set-plunges-after-second-wave-of-covid-19-infections-hits-several-countries/

 

Trump says police generally should not use choke holds

 

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with members of the faith community, law enforcement and small business at Gateway Church Dallas Campus in Dallas, Texas, U.S., June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Friday it would be a good thing if police use of choke holds was ended in most instances, although he suggested their use would be understandable in situations where an officer was in danger.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168289-trump-says-police-generally-should-not-use-choke-holds/

 

"Shameful" to threaten Churchill statue, says UK PM Johnson

By Michael Holden and Elizabeth Piper

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a daily briefing to update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain June 10, 2020. Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was "absurd and shameful" that a statue of Winston Churchill was at risk of attack by activists, his strongest statement yet on growing protests against the legacies of past leaders.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168290-shameful-to-threaten-churchill-statue-says-uk-pm-johnson/

 

Life jackets keep missing Phuket fishermen alive until Navy rescue

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

All six fishermen were found alive and well. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Life jackets kept four fishermen alive and well in the sea until they were found by a Royal Thai Navy search team just before midday today (June 12).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168291-life-jackets-keep-missing-phuket-fishermen-alive-until-navy-rescue/

 

Phuket airport issues travel requirements, announces first flights

By The Phuket News

 

No self-quarantine for domestic arrivals. Image: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET: Domestic arrivals at Phuket International Airport will not have to observe a 14-day self-quarantine after arriving on the island, Airports of Thailand management at Phuket airport (AoT Phuket) have announced.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168292-phuket-airport-issues-travel-requirements-announces-first-flights/

 

MRT Blue and Purple Lines to resume normal operating hours from Monday

By THE NATION

 

 

The MRT Blue Line (Chaloem Ratchamongkhon Line) and the MRT Purple Line (Chalong Ratchadham Line) will resume normal operation hours from June 15, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) announced on Friday (June 12).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168293-mrt-blue-and-purple-lines-to-resume-normal-operating-hours-from-monday/

 

PTT well-armed to face risks, boost liquidity, says new CEO

By THE NATION

 

PTT CEO Auttapol Rerkpiboon

 

The oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc has plenty of ammunition to help it deal with business risks and boost its liquidity, the group’s new president and chief executive officer Auttapol Rerkpiboon said on Friday (June 12).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168294-ptt-well-armed-to-face-risks-boost-liquidity-says-new-ceo/

 

BOT insists its Bt6 trillion liability will not turn into public debt, but history says otherwise

By The Nation

 

Chantawan Sutcharitkul, BOT’s assistant governor.

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT)’s obligation worth Bt6 trillion will not translate into public debt as feared by many, the central bank insists, though the explanation it has offered is far from clear.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168295-bot-insists-its-bt6-trillion-liability-will-not-turn-into-public-debt-but-history-says-otherwise/

 

Internet cafes ask to reboot after 3 months offline

By THE NATION

 

 

Operators of internet cafes and game centres have asked the government to ease restrictions and allow them to reopen after almost three months under lockdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168296-internet-cafes-ask-to-reboot-after-3-months-offline/

 

Brazil's COVID-19 deaths surge past UK, WHO says hospital system coping

 

 

A man walks next to a graffiti depciting a cleaner wearing protective gear spraying viruses with the face of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes

 

GENEVA/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain's on Friday to become the second highest in the world with 41,828 dead, but the World Health Organization said the nation's health system was standing up to the pressure.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168297-brazils-covid-19-deaths-surge-past-uk-who-says-hospital-system-coping/

 

Lebanon protesters burn roads, clash with security in second night of unrest

 

 

A member of the Lebanese riot police walks near burning fire during a protest against the fall in pound currency and mounting economic hardship, in Beirut, Lebanon June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese protesters set fire to roadways and clashed with security forces in a second night of unrest on Friday, according to witnesses and Lebanese media.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168298-lebanon-protesters-burn-roads-clash-with-security-in-second-night-of-unrest/

 

Canada's Trudeau calls arrest video of indigenous leader 'shocking'

By Steve Scherer and Rod Nickel

 

Chief Allan Adam of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is held during his violent arrest by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers, in a still from police dashcam video obtained during legal discovery, in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada March 10, 2020. Video taken March 10, 2020. RCMP via REUTERS.

 

OTTAWA/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that newly released video showing a forceful arrest of a Canadian indigenous leader was "shocking," saying it raised serious questions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168300-canadas-trudeau-calls-arrest-video-of-indigenous-leader-shocking/

 

More heavy rains anticipated in Thailand

 

 

Thai people have been warned to brace for more and isolated heavy rain, from tomorrow (Saturday) until next Tuesday, due to the impact of a depression over the upper South China Sea.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168305-more-heavy-rains-anticipated-in-thailand/

 

DSI submits reports on Forex-3D investment scam to prosecutors

 

 

After seven months of investigation into the Forex-3D investment scam, Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) today submitted 434 case files to the special public prosecutors handling the case.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168307-dsi-submits-reports-on-forex-3d-investment-scam-to-prosecutors/

 

Thailand’s domestic travel bounces back

By TTG Asia

 

Airbnb bookings show a surge in domestic bookings across Asia-Pacific, including Thailand; tourists visiting Wat Saket temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand pictured

 

Airbnb has observed a surge in domestic bookings in Thailand, with the number of reservations rebounding to pre-Covid levels, up 13 per cent from last year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168309-thailand’s-domestic-travel-bounces-back/

 

General public CAN post pictures of alcohol - but celebs should watch their step!

 

 

A leading alcohol control doctor has stepped into the row about posting pictures of booze in Thailand being against the law.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168314-general-public-can-post-pictures-of-alcohol-but-celebs-should-watch-their-step/

 

 

Bangkok: Taxi driver gets drunk because his wife left him - piles into motorcycle rank injuring 8

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

A drunk taxi driver was arrested in Bangkok after losing control and slamming into a motorcycle taxi rank and cart selling coffee yesterday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168315-bangkok-taxi-driver-gets-drunk-because-his-wife-left-him-piles-into-motorcycle-rank-injuring-8/

 

Pattaya: City unveils ambitious plans to transform Bali Hai as 7 million more tourists expected soon

 

 

Images: Pattaya City Facebook

 

Pictures of plans to completely revolutionize the area from Walking Street to the Bali Hai port in Pattaya have been unveiled by the local council.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168318-pattaya-city-unveils-ambitious-plans-to-transform-bali-hai-as-7-million-more-tourists-expected-soon/

 

Amazing Thailand: "Body in the Boot" turns out to be something else entirely!

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Police were called to a suspicious Honda Civic in the parking lot of Tesco Lotus in Bowin, Si Racha after human hair was seen.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168323-amazing-thailand-body-in-the-boot-turns-out-to-be-something-else-entirely/

 

Social media abuzz! This example of Thai parking might astound you!

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Comment on Thai social media was rife after a picture showed a car parked right across two bays at a Korat store.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168324-social-media-abuzz-this-example-of-thai-parking-might-astound-you/

 

Thai road carnage: Year death toll to date tops 6,000

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Thai media Daily News reported yesterday that the death toll at the scene of accidents in Thailand since the beginning of the year now stands at 6,120.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168325-thai-road-carnage-year-death-toll-to-date-tops-6000/

 

Pattaya: "Baht bus" driver faces fine after allegedly trying to reverse over family

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

Pattaya's song thaews - known locally as baht buses - are in the news again for all the wrong reasons.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168326-pattaya-baht-bus-driver-faces-fine-after-allegedly-trying-to-reverse-over-family/

 

Pattaya: Massage girls fight over foreigners

 

 

Image: Channel 7 national news

 

Channel 7 national news posted a video from shopfront CCTV that they said showed a fight between two groups of massage girls at two establishments in Pattaya on Thursday evening.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168327-pattaya-video-massage-girls-fight-over-foreigners/

 

Thai man arrested for post-New Year Patong party fatal stabbing after 12 years on the run

 

 

Anan’ was arrested in Singkhla province on Wednesday (June 10). Photo: via MCOT

 

PHUKET: A Thai man has been arrested in Songkhla province for the fatal stabbing of a Myanmar worker after New Year’s party in Patong 12 years ago.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168328-thai-man-arrested-for-post-new-year-patong-party-fatal-stabbing-after-12-years-on-the-run/

 

Patong’s Bangla nightlife area faces darkest hour

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

A woman takes a photo of the famous sign over Bangla Rd, the only place in Phuket still under lockdown. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: As daily life edges towards resembling normality, bars, pubs and entertainment venues yesterday were not included in Phase 4 of the government’s lifting of COVID-19 related restrictions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168330-patong’s-bangla-nightlife-area-faces-darkest-hour/

 

Isolated heavy rains forecast for many parts of Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Saturday (June 13) that the southwest monsoon prevailing over the Andaman Sea and Thailand is strengthening and bringing isolated heavy rains in the Northeast, the East and the South (west coast).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168305-more-heavy-rains-anticipated-in-thailand/#replyForm

 

Boy, 14, diving in Saen Saeb Canal dies after being hit by taxi boat

By THE NATION

 

 

A 14-year-old boy's diving excursion in Saen Saeb Canal in Bangkok’s Dusit district proved fatal as he was hit by the turbine of a passing taxi boat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168332-boy-14-diving-in-saen-saeb-canal-dies-after-being-hit-by-taxi-boat/

 

Sriracha Tiger Zoo offers free entry to visitors until June 30

By THE NATION

 

 

Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Chonburi province reopens its door to visitors after being closed for more than two months due to the lockdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168335-sriracha-tiger-zoo-offers-free-entry-to-visitors-until-june-30/

 

Confiscated marijuana, useless for research, destroyed in Ayutthaya

By THE NATION

 

 

Thirteen tonnes of marijuana that cannot be used for research and medical purposes were destroyed in Ayutthaya province on Friday (June 12).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168336-confiscated-marijuana-useless-for-research-destroyed-in-ayutthaya/