webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Search for missing Sa Kaeo businessman launchedSA KAEO, 3 July 2013 (NNT) - Sa Kaeo police are now in pursuit of a local businessman who has gone missing with his truck and cash worth over 100,000 baht.Investigating teams have teamed up to patrol border areas in the northeastern province of Sa Kaeo in the hopes to find Mr Chaichana Mai-ngarn, an influential business tycoon at Rong Kluea Market.Police said that according to footage from closed-circuit cameras, Mr Chaichana was last seen driving out of Rong Kluea Market during the morning hours. Two vehicles were also spotted following him out of the market. The owners of the two cars are being identified by local police.The incident came after the alleged kidnapping and murder of former Ponzi scheme operator Akeyuth Anchanbutr.-- NNT 2013-07-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Nattawut Speaks Out On Photo Showing Him In 'Feudal' MannerBANGKOK: -- Deputy Minister of Commerce and prominent Redshirt leader Nattawut Saikuea hits back at critics who accuse him of treating his subordinates like feudal slaves after a photo of 2 officials kneeling down next to him in a meeting room surfaced in social network. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650908-nattawut-speaks-out-on-photo-showing-him-in-feudal-manner/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 UPDATE:Chalerm 'unhappy' as Cabinet jobs allocatedThe Nation File photo : ChalermBANGKOK: -- Former foreign minister Surapong Towichakchaikul remains the top deputy premier in the fifth Yingluck Cabinet, while Kittiratt Na-Ranong has been appointed Deputy PM number five. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650772-disappointed-chalerm-refuses-to-attend-cabinet-meeting-reports/page-2#entry6571332 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Phuket Immigration: British realtor to be deportedPhuket Gazette Mr Daffund with the immigration team that arrested him for illegally staying in Thailand. Photo: Immigration Police PHUKET: -- Phuket immigration today arrested for illegal entry a British man who had been working on the island as a realtor, a profession reserved for Thais, since 2011. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650850-phuket-immigration-british-realtor-to-be-deported/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Illegal taxi drivers in Patong threaten Phuket governor with mob actionPhuket Gazette PHUKET: Illegal taxi drivers from Patong today threatened Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut with mass protests if the government does not do more to help them become legal. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650852-illegal-taxi-drivers-in-patong-threaten-phuket-governor-with-mob-action/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 SANGHAMonk had 10 bank accounts with daily transactions of Bt2mThe NationBANGKOK: -- The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has found 10 bank accounts under the name of Luang Pu Nenkham, who calls himself the abbot of Si Sa Ket's "Wat Pa Khanti Dhamma" monastery, as well as records of transactions totalling up to Bt20 million per day. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650909-thai-monk-had-10-bank-accounts-with-daily-transactions-of-bt2m/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 POLITICSYingluck may face charges if govt doesn't follow court order: activistsPongphon SarnsamakThe NationBANGKOK: -- Environmental activists and engineers have warned Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra she will face impeachment if her government does not follow the Constitution and conduct public hearings to truly listen to opinions from people who may be affected by its massive water-management scheme. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650910-yingluck-may-face-charges-if-govt-doesnt-follow-court-order-activists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 THAI-EGYPTIAN RELATIONSEgypt-based Thais advised to stay away from violenceThe NationBANGKOK: -- Thai nationals living or working in Egypt are advised to stay at home to avoid looming violence stemming from a mass protest and a likely government crackdown.Deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Jakkrit Srivali said Tuesday night that violent clashes were sporadic in Egypt and no Thai had been reported wounded, and the country was bracking for a 48-hour time frame when protestors set for the government’s answers to their calls"Immediate evacuation of Thai nationals is not needed now, and no Thais have filed for request to return to Thailand," he added-- The Nation 2013-07-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 EDITORIALNew line-up does not inspire any more confidenceThe NationTwo years and five Cabinets down the road, the government is battling to maintain a sense of credibilityBANGKOK: -- The public's response was neither negative nor when the new Cabinet line-up was announced. The government certainly doesn't want any fresh controversy - the priority now is to restore credibility in the midst of a decline in popularity. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650911-new-cabinet-line-up-does-not-inspire-any-more-confidence-thai-editorial/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 STOPPAGE TIMEChanging horses in ferocious midstreamTulsathit TaptimBANGKOK: -- When you shake things up too often, people may just wait to see what gets shaken up next and may not do much else in between. "Cabinet reshuffle" is a sword with one edge very sharp and the other absolutely blunt. Which edge will betray you when the enemy looms is a huge gamble. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650913-changing-horses-in-ferocious-midstream-thai-opinion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Sudarat cleared in graft caseThe NationSudaratBANGKOK: -- The anti-graft agency yesterday resolved unanimously to clear former public health minister Sudarat Keyuraphan of malfeasance charges in a case stemming from her decision in 2003 to scrap a Bt911-million project to buy computers for the ministry. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650914-sudarat-cleared-in-graft-case/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 LABOURPlan to hire Bangladeshis draws flakSaowanee NimpanpayongwongThe NationGovt urged to register illegal workers first amid fear trafficking may worsen.BANGKOK: -- A government plan to hire 50,000 Bangladeshi workers to tackle labour shortages in the fishing industry could worsen human trafficking in Thailand, the Labour Rights Promotion Network (LPN) warned yesterday. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650916-plan-to-hire-bangladeshis-draws-flak-labour-shortage-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Politician's brother arrested on bookmaking chargeThe Nation, Nakhon RatchasimaNAKHON RATCHASIMA: -- The elder brother of leading Bhum Jai Thai Party member Boonjong Wongtrairat was arrested yesterday for allegedly being an underground-lottery bookie. He was later released on bail.Police investigator Pol Captain Bundit Asanok said Rungreung Wongtrairat, 67, was arrested along with nine others at the Chokchai Cable TV CTH shop in Chok Chai district following public complaints that the place took underground lottery bets.Rungreung reportedly confessed to being an underground-lottery bookie and to hiring the nine people at Bt300 per day per head to sell tickets. Police seized evidence including 62 underground lottery tickets with a value of Bt203,742, as well as Bt48,000 in cash and nine calculators.-- The Nation 2013-07-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 BURNING ISSUEThailand's role in solving the South China Sea impasseSupalak GanjanakhundeeThe NationBANGKOK: -- Some members - like the Philippines - might be furious as China and Asean moved to compromise over the controversial South China Sea dispute, but they must play along for the benefit of peace and stability in the region. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650917-thailands-role-in-solving-the-south-china-sea-impasse/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ in $5.6 bn deal with Thai bank TOKYO, July 3, 2013 (AFP) - Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ, the country's largest lender, said Tuesday it planned to buy 75 percent of Thailand's Bank of Ayudhya for about $5.6 billion. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650919-japans-mitsubishi-ufj-in-56-bn-deal-with-thai-bank/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Two bombings at Bannang Sata district in Yala, police officer wounded; authorities defuse explosive device at Krung Thai bank /MCOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Thai stock index opens on Wednesday at 1,453.83, down 10.15 points /MCOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Surat Thani names Ko Pha Ngan as drought disaster zone after 2 months without rain /MCOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Gloomy prospect for Thai shrimp exports to EU By English News BANGKOK, July 3 – Thai shrimp breeders have called on the European Union to review the cutting of the Generalised System Preferences (GSP) for Thai processed shrimps. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650935-gloomy-prospect-for-thai-shrimp-exports-to-eu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Commerce Ministry lambasted for corruption in rice purchasesBy English NewsBANGKOK, July 3 Corruption has penetrated every step of the governments rice purchase scheme as the Commerce Ministry has refused to disclose information on rice sales, according to a senior Finance Ministry official. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650937-commerce-ministry-lambasted-for-corruption-in-rice-purchases/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Tak officials seize foreign rice destined for pledging under mortgage programBANGKOK, 3 July 2013 (NNT) – Officials in Mae Sot, Tak have seized 25 tons of rice being smuggled from Myanmar into the province to be pledged under the rice mortgage program.Customs and police officials discovered the rice on a trailer truck, at a check point on Mae Sot - Tak City Rd. The officials spotted the foreign rice although the cargo was hidden underneath layers of casava.The truck driver confessed he was bringing in the foreign rice to claim the 15,000 baht per ton of money provided under the rice mortgage program for Thai rice. The cargo was to be delivered to warehouses in Tak and nearby provinces.Officials in Tak have reportedly had to work harder to intercept foreign rice being brought in to be pledged under the pledging scheme, after the government decided earlier to extend the current 15,000 baht a ton pledging price until September.-- NNT 2013-07-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Less than 10% of test takers passed recent teachers' examinationBANGKOK, 3 July 2013 (NNT) – The Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) has revealed that less than 10 percent of test takers passed the 60% scoring mark required for admission to the post of assistant teachers, at the 1st round of the assistant teachers testing for year 2013. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650942-less-than-10-of-test-takers-passed-recent-teachers-examination/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Flying chickens, robot waiters: bizarre dining in Bangkok BANGKOK, July 3, 2013 (AFP) - From chickens catapulted across tables to meals dished up with a generous portion of sexual health advice, Bangkok is doing a roaring trade in unusual dining experiences. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650944-flying-chickens-robot-waiters-bizarre-dining-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Malaysian court hands down death sentence to 30-year-old Thai woman who smuggled 18kg of canabis into Malaysia in 2011 /MCOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Thai woman sentenced to death for trafficking in cannabisBy Adib PoveraALOR STAR: -- A single mother from Thailand was sentenced to death by the High Court today for trafficking in 18,172gm of cannabis two years ago. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650949-malaysian-court-hands-down-death-sentence-to-30-year-old-thai-woman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Phuket unveils plans for Chalong underpassPhuket GazettePHUKET: -- Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut has unveiled six routes being considered for a new underpass to be built at Chalong Circle, by far the busiest junction in the south of the island. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650973-phuket-unveils-plans-for-chalong-underpass/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Facebook scammer lures women into 'sexual meditation' in BangkapiBy Coconuts BangkokBANGKOK: -- Yesterday, an “orgasmic meditation cult” Facebook page surfaced online, but was shortly taken down after eliciting condemnation from the online community. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650980-facebook-scammer-lures-women-into-sexual-meditation-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Low Season Bar Crackdown begins in South Pattaya PATTAYA: -- Banglamung District Officials, led by Khun Pongtasit, the Chief Bailiff, conducted checks on many late night entertainment venues in the South Pattaya area in the early hours of Wednesday in search of bars and clubs which were being operated not in accordance with licensing regulations. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650995-low-season-bar-crackdown-begins-in-south-pattaya/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 DPM asking southern insurgents to reduce violence during RamadanBANGKOK, 3 July 2013 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister Pracha Promnok is asking insurgents in the three southernmost provinces to tone down violence during the holy month of Ramadan, while assuring that the government has strict measures in place to protect residents in the Deep South. Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/650999-dpm-asking-southern-insurgents-to-reduce-violence-during-ramadan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 RT@RichardBarrow: Toddler drowns playing with ducks in Prachinburi (Bangkok Post) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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