PM at first day at defence ministry amid anti-government protesters
By English News

BANGKOK, July 11 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra started her first day of work as defence minister with a warm welcome from Thailand's top brass, but amid anti-government protests at the ministry.

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Cat trade gang apprehended in Nakhon Phanom
By English News

NAKHON PHANOM, July 11 - Ninety cats were seized and taken into protective custody in this northeastern province this morning when local authorities arrested members of an illegal transnational cat trade gang, preparing the cats to be smuggled out to Vietnam for use as cat meat in unusual specialty cuisine.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/652921-cat-trade-gang-apprehended-in-nakhon-phanom/

NSC chief says there's no plan to review security measures in south, but violent attacks continue; trying to learn which group is behind incidents /MCOT

Teen assassin hired via Facebook busted
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- Looking to knock someone off but don't want to do it yourself? Consider searching for your hatchet man in your Facebook feed.

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UTTARADIT
Residents warned to be alert to runoff, landslides
The Nation

UTTARADIT: -- Residents of nine districts in Uttaradit were warned on Thursday to watch out for possible forest runoff and landslides following five consecutive days of rain in the province.

Uttaradit Disaster Prevention and Mitigation chief Surachai Tatkiwon added that the local administrative bodies in the nine districts should be on alert for possible incidents.

Although rainfall was measured at only 50-60 millimetres, Surachai said that with the rain forecast to continue until July 14, residents should be on their guard so as to prevent disaster, and members of the public should closely follow the news.

Wat Mon Mai rescue workers, meanwhile, instructed their network of volunteers in all areas to prepare tools including ropes, emergency lights and flatbottom boats. The authorities are monitoring the level of water source and amount of rainfall around the clock.


-- The Nation 2013-07-11

SOUTH CRISIS
Bomb in Yala wounds eight
The Nation

YALA: -- Eight soldiers were slightly injured in a roadside bomb attack in Yala's Raman district on Thursday. The authority suspected the insurgent group led by Saifulloh Balor, which is active in the area, carried out this attack.

Although levels of violence expected to decrease dramatically during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in line with a promise made during the Thai separatists' peace dialogue, insurgents planted and detonated a homemade bomb to target the teacher protection soldier team as they patrolled the route along the railway in Tambon Balor at about 8am.

The explosion, which left a threemetrewide and 1.5metredeep hole, also damaged the team's GMC truck. The train service from Yala Station to Narathiwat's Sungai Kolok Station was immediately suspended pending investigation.


-- The Nation 2013-07-11

17 students hurt in Phitsanulok crash

Photo: Chinawat Singha

PHITSANULOK: -- Seventeen students were injured when a school bus and a pickup truck collided on Thursday morning in Phitsanulok province, police said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/652940-17-students-hurt-in-phitsanulok-crash/

UPDATE:
Commerce insists no irregularity in Bt80,000 cheque
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Commerce Ministry insisted that there is no irregularity in the Bt80,000 cheque, in response to a National Anti-corruption Commission notice about a payment of an unusually small amount for a government-to-government rice deal.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/652875-thailands-anti-graft-agency-finds-irregularities-in-govt-to-govt-rice-contract/#entry6600561

Phuket beauty salon owner overwhelmed by debt, found dead
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- The 28-year-old owner of a Phuket beauty salon is believed to have committed suicide due to the stress of overwhelming debt.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/652943-phuket-beauty-salon-owner-overwhelmed-by-debt-found-dead/

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Knicker napper wanted by Phuket police
Tanyaluk Sakoot
The Phuket News


Knicker napper wanted by Phuket police

PHUKET: -- Phuket police are searching for a man who stole 20 items of women’s underwear from a clothes line at the Chalerm-lap apartment building in Phuket Town on July 2.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/652945-knicker-napper-wanted-by-phuket-police/

Finance Ministry to issue measures to balance Thai economy,instead of relying on cash injections;targets 4.8% GDP growth /The Nation

Four Indonesians arrested for stealing cash from vehicles.
By English News

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok's. Metropolitan Police have Four Indonesians Arrested for conspiring to steal from victims who left money in their Cash Cars.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/653048-four-indonesians-arrested-for-stealing-cash-from-vehicles/

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