RT@veen_NT: A report says tourists around Aou Phrao on Samed island have checked out due to oil spill. pic.twitter.com/PkdphqXLDi

UPDATE

Oil spill hits Thai tourist island

BANGKOK, July 29, 2013 (AFP) - Thai navy personnel battled Monday to clean up a beach on a popular tourist island after oil from a pipeline leak washed up in a national park.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/656930-ptt-oil-slick-spreads-to-koh-samet-beachfront/page-3?p=6661511#entry6661511

Residents in 21 provinces warned of possible flash floods and mudslides

BANGKOK, 29 July 2013 (NNT)-The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has warned residents of 21 provinces in the North and North East of Thailand to brace for flash floods and mudslides until July 31st.

The DDPM issued a disaster warning for residents in the following provinces: Sakon Nakhon, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, Nong Khai, Bueng Kan, Udon Thani, Nong Bua Lamphu, Loei, Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Lamphun, Tak, Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Uttaradit, Phetchabun, Chiang Rai, Phrae, Phayao and Nan.

Residents in those provinces have been advised to be cautious and following the weather reports before leaving their homes. The DDPM provincial offices in the North and North East have been told to monitor the situation around the clock. Residents are encouraged to call the DDPM office for help at 1784.


-- NNT 2013-07-29

PTT Global Chemical and 300 navy men, cleaning up oil spill which polluted Ao Phrao beach on Samet island /The Nation

Thailand preparing regional mental health plan
By English News



BANGKOK, July 29 - In collaboration with nine other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Thailand is preparing a plan to respond to mental health problems arising from natural disasters.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/657014-thailand-preparing-regional-mental-health-plan/

Kanchanaburi's Mon Bridge collapses during floods

BANGKOK, 29 July 2013 (NNT) - Heavy overnight rains have partially damaged a bridge and several houses in Kanchanaburi and Bueng Kan provinces as more rain is forecasted during the next two days.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/657022-kanchanaburis-mon-bridge-collapses-during-floods/

Pheu Thai execs urgently discuss Amnesty Bill debate preparations
By English News

BANGKOK, July 29 - Leaders of the ruling Pheu Thai Party stood firm today that the government's controversial Amnesty Bill will be debated in the Lower House as planned.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/657023-pheu-thai-execs-urgently-discuss-amnesty-bill-debate-preparations/

British expat threatened in Phuket road-rage incident
Claire Connell

PHUKET: -- An English expatriate has described the moment a minivan driver pulled a gun out of his jacket pocket, terrifying his girlfriend in the passenger seat and making him flee in his vehicle.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/657024-british-expat-threatened-in-phuket-road-rage-incident/

Bangkok monk arrested for sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl



BANGKOK: -- Police arrested a monk accused of raping a 14-year-old girl. The monk confessed to the crime, saying he was under influence of alcohol.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/657026-bangkok-monk-arrested-for-sexually-assaulting-14-year-old-girl/

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Dengue death toll reaches 78 in Thailand

BANGKOK, 29 July 2013 (NNT) - The Public Health Ministry is fighting a sharp upsurge in dengue fever as the disease has killed nearly 80 people from across the country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/657034-dengue-death-toll-reaches-78-in-thailand/

UPDATE:
PTTGC rushes to clean up oil slick at Samet island
By English News



BANGKOK, July 29 - PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC) has rushed to clean up the oil slick that washed up on Samet island in the eastern province of Rayong, tainting the beach at Phrao Bay with crude oil leak from a PTTGC transmission pipe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/656930-ptt-oil-slick-spreads-to-koh-samet-beachfront/page-5?p=6662185#entry6662185

Police prepare for possible major protest or riots over amnesty bill
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Police have staged three days of anti-riot drills, from Saturday till Monday, in anticipation for anti-government protests in coming days as when parliament will debate bills such as a controversial amnesty law.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/657046-thai-police-prepare-for-possible-major-protest-or-riots-over-amnesty-bill/

Chonburi Man Killed His Wife's Adulterer For 'Disrespecting Him'



CHONBURI: -- A man confessed to murdering a bureaucrat in Chonburi province, saying that he found it unacceptable that the victim was having affairs with his wife and insulting him afterwards.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/657051-chonburi-man-kills-his-wifes-adulterer-for-disrespecting-him/

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