Prayut urges Thais to stay united, promises to give people a say in policy-making

By THE NATION

 

PM Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

The government will change the way it works in the new normal by getting more sectors to participate in determining Thailand’s future, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha promised in a televised address today (June 17).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168923-prayut-urges-thais-to-stay-united-promises-to-give-people-a-say-in-policy-making/

 

Young Polish woman stranded in Phrae forest retreat since February

By The Nation

 

 

Generous locals in Phrae have come the rescue of an 18-year-old Polish woman who has been stranded in the northern province since February.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168869-young-polish-woman-stranded-in-phrae-forest-retreat-since-february/

Security Council considers Emergency Decree alternative

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Health and security agencies will consider enforcing existing laws instead of the Emergency Decree for COVID-19 control, after the end of the State of Emergency, while the general public is constantly reminded to continue taking precautionary measures.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168861-security-council-considers-emergency-decree-alternative/

UN Praises Thailand’s Management of COVID-19 Threat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Due to the well-managed COVID-19 situation in Thailand, the kingdom has been receiving compliments from many countries as well as from the United Nations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168859-un-praises-thailand’s-management-of-covid-19-threat/

Airports of Thailand forecasts 50% fall in revenue and passengers

 

FILE PHOTO: Thai Airways idle airplanes are seen parked on the tarmac of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Airports of Thailand (AOT) <AOT.BK> said it expects passenger numbers and revenue to fall by 50% in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168903-airports-of-thailand-forecasts-50-fall-in-revenue-and-passengers/

 

Anutin maintains investigation into Dr Charnchai’s accusation will be just and fair

By The Nation

 

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul insisted on Wednesday (June 17) that the investigation into the transfer of Khon Kaen Hospital’s former director Dr Charnchai Chanvorachaikul will be completely fair.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168924-anutin-maintains-investigation-into-dr-charnchai’s-accusation-will-be-just-and-fair/

 

Charter court takes on case of revoking Thammanat’s MP status

By The Nation

 

 

The Constitutional Court on Wednesday (June 17) took on the case of Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao to see if his MP status should be revoked.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168925-charter-court-takes-on-case-of-revoking-thammanat’s-mp-status/

 

Livestock agency to promote production of cage-free eggs

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Livestock Development is working on new standards to keep laying hens out of cages in a move to make the production of eggs as cruelty free as possible.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168926-livestock-agency-to-promote-production-of-cage-free-eggs/

 

Scrapping foreign stake limit ‘will boost Thai aviation industry’

By The Nation

 

 

The move to allow wholly foreign-owned companies to manufacture aircraft and aircraft parts in Thailand will boost foreign investment in the country, said Kobsak Pootrakool, deputy secretary-general to the prime minister for political affairs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168927-scrapping-foreign-stake-limit-‘will-boost-thai-aviation-industry’/

 

Koh Tao luring back tourists with 50-70% discounts

By Suwannee Bantisak
THE NATION

 

 

Thai tourists and foreign residents have flocked to the idyllic island of Koh Tao in Surat Thani province this week following phase 4 of lockdown easing and the lifting of curfew.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168929-koh-tao-luring-back-tourists-with-50-70-discounts/

 

CARE group formally debuted to provide an alternative for Thai people

 

 

A brand-new activist group, which aims to bring together all sectors of Thai society to help move Thailand forward and through the most critical period it has ever encountered, formally debuted on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168931-care-group-formally-debuted-to-provide-an-alternative-for-thai-people/

 

Parks Dept. defends dismantling of Bombay Burma building in Phrae province

 

 

Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has apologized to the people of the northern province of Phrae for the recent dismantling of a colonial-style building in Chetawan forest, but claimed the demolition was part of a restoration process.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168932-parks-dept-defends-dismantling-of-bombay-burma-building-in-phrae-province/

 

With restaurants opens, bars closed, Pattaya bargirls transform into waitresses

By Jetsada Homklin

 

With Pattaya’s restaurants, market and food stalls now selling alcohol while bars remain closed, pubs have started adding kitchens and bargirls have turned to waitressing.

 

With Pattaya’s restaurants, market and food stalls now selling alcohol while bars remain closed, pubs have started adding kitchens and bargirls have turned to waitressing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168933-with-restaurants-opens-bars-closed-pattaya-bargirls-transform-into-waitresses/

 

Cabinet approves draft statement on ASEAN-Russia meeting on COVID-19

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - A meeting of cabinet ministers today endorsed a draft statement to be issued at the ASEAN-Russia Ministerial Meeting on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168934-thai-cabinet-approves-draft-statement-on-asean-russia-meeting-on-covid-19/

 

Atlanta police officer charged with murder in shooting death of Rayshard Brooks

By Rich McKay and Nathan Layne

 

Former Atlanta Police Department officer Garrett Rolfe, who was fired after the shooting death of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, poses in an undated photograph released in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 14, 2020. Atlanta Police Department/Handout via REUTERS

 

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A fired Atlanta police officer has been charged with felony murder and another officer faces lesser charges in the shooting death last week of Rayshard Brooks in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, a Georgia county prosecutor said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168935-atlanta-police-officer-charged-with-murder-in-shooting-death-of-rayshard-brooks/

 

Trump signs bill pressuring China over Uighur Muslim crackdown

By Patricia Zengerle

 

FILE PHOTO: Workers walk by the perimeter fence of what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 4, 2018. This centre, situated between regional capital Urumqi and tourist spot Turpan, is among the largest known ones, and was still undergoing extensive construction and expansion at the time the photo was taken. Picture taken September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions over the repression of China's Uighur Muslims, as excerpts from a book by former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton alleged that Trump encouraged China's president to continue with detention camps for the minority group.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168941-trump-signs-bill-pressuring-china-over-uighur-muslim-crackdown/

 

EU chief executive: no post-Brexit deal without 'level playing field'

By Gabriela Baczynska and Robin Emmott

 

FILE PHOTO: The President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen holds a news conference on the European Union response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis at the EU headquarters in Brussels, April 15, 2020. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's chief executive, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Wednesday that the bloc will do its best to seal an agreement on new ties with Britain by the end of the year but will not compromise its core values, notably on fair competition.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168943-eu-chief-executive-no-post-brexit-deal-without-level-playing-field/

 

Eiffel Tower to re-open - but you will have to take the stairs

 

A sign that reads, "Mandatory to wear a mask on all the site", is seen at the entrance of the Eiffel Tower as she gets ready to re-open to the public following the coronavirus outbreak, in Paris, France, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

 

PARIS (Reuters) - The Eiffel Tower is preparing to welcome back visitors after the COVID-19 lockdown, but they will need to be fit: because of lingering concerns about infection, the elevators will initially be off-limits.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168944-eiffel-tower-to-re-open-but-you-will-have-to-take-the-stairs/

 

Swedish pilot arrested following 2018 paramotor accident - he'd changed his name in bid to escape years in jail and millions in damages

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang yesterday announced the arrest of a Swedish pilot wanted on a warrant issued by the Chiang Mai court in November 2018 following a paramotor accident in which a South Korean tourist suffered a ripped penis. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168945-swedish-pilot-arrested-following-2018-paramotor-accident-hed-changed-his-name-in-bid-to-escape-years-in-jail-and-millions-in-damages/

 

Ahead of Trump rally, coronavirus cases surge in Oklahoma, other states

By Lisa Shumaker

 

FILE PHOTO: Bar manager at The Jackalope talks with agents from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission as they check that bars are maintaining social distancing protocols to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the first day that bars in Texas were allowed to reopen after they were shut down in March, in Austin, Texas, U.S. May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona

 

(Reuters) - Just days before U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa, the biggest event in the country since pandemic restrictions were imposed in March, new coronavirus cases are surging in Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and elsewhere.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168947-ahead-of-trump-rally-coronavirus-cases-surge-in-oklahoma-other-states/

 

Pattaya: Strongarm mayor says city won't led down its guard - confidence of tourists is key

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Pattaya's highly vocal, strongarm mayor Sontaya Khunpluem is determined that Covid-19 will not return to his resort.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168949-pattaya-strongarm-mayor-says-city-wont-led-down-its-guard-confidence-of-tourists-is-key/

 

Continuous rain: Pajero flips killing two men on Roi-Et bypass

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that two died after the driver of a Mitsubishi Pajero lost control on a bend in the Roi-Et bypass in Ban Doo sub-district yesterday evering.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168950-continuous-rain-pajero-flips-killing-two-men-on-roi-et-bypass/

 

Mae Sot: 185 foreign workers arrested at downtown "Chinese owned" hotel used for online gambling

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that Region 6 special forces of the Crime Suppression Division along with the military, local police and protection agencies busted an online casino being operated at a downtown hotel in Mae Sot yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168951-mae-sot-185-foreign-workers-arrested-at-downtown-chinese-owned-hotel-used-for-online-gambling/

 

"What did he ever do to you?" - Thai mum and daughter go to police after adorable pup is beheaded

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

A mother and daughter went to the Lahansai police in Buriram in Thailand's north east after finding one of four puppies beheaded by the side of their house. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168957-what-did-he-ever-do-to-you-thai-mum-and-daughter-go-to-police-after-adorable-pup-is-beheaded/

 

Govt moves towards determining criteria tor travel bubble pact

By THE NATION

 

Anutin Charnvirakul

 

Two senior officials have been given the task of setting the criteria for the “travel bubble” pact and negotiating with partner countries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168958-govt-moves-towards-determining-criteria-tor-travel-bubble-pact/

 

More cash changed hands in April, as people made large withdrawals out of uncertainty

By The Nation

 

 

The amount of cash circulated in the economy was far higher than expected during the height of Covid-19 outbreak because many consumers had a lot of cash in hand due to the unpredictable situation wrought by the virus and lockdown restrictions. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168959-more-cash-changed-hands-in-april-as-people-made-large-withdrawals-out-of-uncertainty/

 

Thai/Japanese Miss Teen Thailand contestant - 17 - knocked off "big bike" - Thai man surrenders to police

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A 40 year old Thai man employed by an export company has surrendered to police after a road rage incident that saw two female teenage "Big Bikers" come off their vehicles in Saphan Mai, northern Bangkok, on Wednesday night. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168961-thaijapanese-miss-teen-thailand-contestant-17-knocked-off-big-bike-thai-man-surrenders-to-police/

 

Easy Pass minimum amount cut to Bt300

By THE NATION

 

 

The minimum amount for expressway Easy Pass top-up and registration fee for new users has been reduced from Bt500 to Bt300 from June 16.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168967-easy-pass-minimum-amount-cut-to-bt300/

 

Pattaya: Hunt on for "Ai Oo" construction worker who slashed convenience store lady's neck for 4,000 baht

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Bang Lamung police are hunting a 41 year old construction worker known as "Ai Oo" who slashed the neck and body of a 68 year old shopkeeper leaving her in a pool of blood at her convenience store in Sukhumvit Road, Soi 71. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168972-pattaya-hunt-on-for-ai-oo-construction-worker-who-slashed-convenience-store-ladys-neck-for-4000-baht/

 

Dawn raids throughout Thailand target online guns for sale gang

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that commandos from the elite Hanuman task force conducted raids on 31 places throughout Thailand this morning at 6am. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168974-dawn-raids-throughout-thailand-target-online-guns-for-sale-gang/