webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Football gambling eradication campaign continuesBANGKOK, 9 July 2014, (NNT) -The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) forges ahead with its campaign to eradicate football gambling in the capital, in accordance with the policies of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).MPB Deputy Commander, Police Major General Chantawit Ramasut yesterday had a meeting with related officials on the progress of the gambling eradication campaign, during which he instructed officers from all nine divisions and other related units to step up their efforts and forbade them from engaging in the illegal activity .The agency has so far shut down more than 1,700 gambling websites and arrested a number of bookmakers, and punters, according to the deputy commander.-- NNT 2014-07-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Thai stock index opens on Wednesday at 1,506.00, falls 1.58 points /MCOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 UPDATE: Marines descend on Phuket's Patong Beach to enforce clean-upTanyaluk SakootMayor Chalermluk Kebsap is escorted by Navy Marines on Patong Beach.PHUKET: -- Navy Marines this morning escorted officials along Patong Beach enforcing the clean-up of the sands. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741164-vendors-begin-to-move-off-phukets-patong-beach/#entry8075027 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 PATTAYA Internet shop raided for servicing online casino PATTAYA:--Pattaya police on Wednesday raided an internet shop in Chon Buri's Bang Lamung district which was used as a front of online casino and football gambling. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741213-internet-shop-raided-for-servicing-online-casino/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Tesco-Lotus to back Thai fruit & vegetable exports BANGKOK, 9 July 2014, (NNT) - Tesco-Lotus, which is well known in Thailand for its chain of hypermarkets, has announced that it will support exports of the nation’s fruit and vegetables, after it successfully exported canned food and animal food to its more than 6,500 branches across the United Kingdom, the Central European Union and elsewhere in Asia. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741221-tesco-lotus-to-back-thai-fruit-and-vegetable-exports/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 The Mall to focus on the credit card segment BANGKOK, 9 July 2014 (NNT) - The Mall Group is promoting a campaign to encourage customers to spend through credit cards, after figures show credit cards have played a vital role in stimulating spending. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741224-the-mall-to-focus-on-the-credit-card-segment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Foreign investment still flows inBANGKOK: -- The Board of Investment (BOI) says foreign investment continue to flow into the country with investors applying for promotion privileges for their investment projects worth about 300 billion baht in the first half of this year. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741227-boi-foreign-investment-still-flows-in/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Pilot of delayed US flight buys pizza for whole plane, carrying 160 passengers and crewLOS ANGELES (AFP) - Domino's Pizza manager Andy Ritchie has taken a lot of orders, but never one quite like this: to feed an entire plane full of hungry, delayed passengers, stuck on the tarmac. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741248-pilot-of-delayed-us-flight-buys-pizza-for-whole-plane/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Angry Patong vendors heckle Phuket officials and armyTanyaluk SakootSuriya Sintoke: 'I have a contract with the municipality allowing me to do business on public land.'PHUKET: -- Some 100 vendors and business owners who have been making a living on Patong Beach for years reacted angrily to the appearance on the beach this morning of municipal officials accompanied by heavily armed soldiers. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741255-angry-patong-vendors-heckle-phuket-officials-and-army/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 NCPO asks other countries through foreign military attaches not to support any overseas movements against it or that will be intervention in Thai affairs. /Bangkok Post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Buddha’s relic enshrined at topknot of Phra BuddhamettaKANCHANABURI, 9 July 2014 (NNT) - The construction of Phra Buddhametta Prachathaitrailokanart Khantararaj Anusorn, which is a project under the royal patronage of Her Majesty the Queen, is nearing its completion after the head of the Buddha statue was installed in a ceremony presided over by Mr. Palakorn Suwannarat, a Privy Councilor, yesterday.The ceremony saw Somdet Phra Buddhachinnawong, the Chief Superintendent of the Central Dhammayuttika Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, inviting a Buddha relic to the topknot of the Buddha’s head for permanent enshrinement. The relic was donated to the project by the late Supreme Patriarch, Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara. Venerable Somdet Phra Buddhachinnawong then anointed the forehead and the thumbs of the Buddha statue, after which the Privy Councilor presided over the ceremony of raising the head and thumbs of the statue to their places.The ceremony was attended by Thanphuying Charungjit Teekara, representative of HM the Queen, the Governor of Kanchanaburi, provincial officials and many other people.The 32-meter-high bronze statue is located at Thipsukhontharam Monastery, in Huai Krajao District, Kanchanaburi Province. The statue is designed after the Bamiyan Buddha Statues in Afghanistan and is scheduled for completion in December 2014. Standing on an 8-meter-high base, the statue will be the tallest bronze statue in Thailand when completed.-- NNT 2014-07-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 UPDATE: Smallpox found in Washington DC storage roomLena Sun and Brady DennisWASHINGTON: -- A US government scientist cleaning out a storage room at a laboratory of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, has found decades-old vials of smallpox, the second incident involving the mishandling of a highly dangerous pathogen by a US health agency in a month. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741200-forgotten-us-smallpox-vials-found-in-box/#entry8075603 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Lawyers council to offer help for family of slain girl on trainBANGKOK: -- The Lawyers Council of Thailand is ready to offer legal help to the family of the 13-year-old girl who was raped and slain on the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) train as it reasons civil damages could be demanded from the train operator for its unsafe services. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741286-murder-on-thai-train-lawyers-councilo-offer-help-for-family-of-slain-girl/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 NCPO meets military attaches from 25 countries to explain road map; requests help to monitor anti-coup group /MCOT SRT governor speeds up process to draft regulations to ban selling and use of alcoholic drinks on trains /MCOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Police bust a teenage motorbike theft gangSAMUT PRAKAN, 9 July 2014 (NNT) - Samut Prakan Provincial Police have apprehended a group of teenagers who were members of a motorbike theft gang. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741292-samut-prakan-police-bust-a-teenage-motorbike-theft-gang/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Meteorological Department warns of severe weather in Southern ThailandPHATTHALUNG, 9 July 2014 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department has warned locals to prepare for strong winds as well as heavy rain in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741295-meteorological-dept-warns-of-severe-weather-in-southern-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Suspect reenacts murder of girl on train in PranburiBANGKOK: -- The suspect who raped and killed the 13-year-old girl passenger on a southern train to Bangkok was flown to Pranburi district of Prachuap Khiri Khan province this morning to reenact the crime on the train. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741302-suspect-reenacts-murder-of-13-year-old-girl-on-train-to-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 AGRICULTURECrops production seen lower than targeted this yearBANGKOK: -- The Agriculture Ministry has projected that rice yields in Thailand will be lower than earlier expected this year due to delayed rains. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741307-thai-crops-production-seen-lower-than-targeted-this-year/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 'Boom' and 'Fuse' Phuket meth men nabbed with gun, drugsEakkapop ThongtubBoom, left, was busted with a gun and meth, while Fuse, right was busted with meth.PHUKET: -- Two young men, 26 and 19 years old, arrested Tuesday (July 8) at a Phuket Town housing estate on drug and gun charges, were believed to have been dealing meth pills (ya ba) and crystal meth (ya ice) with local teenagers. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741315-boom-and-fuse-phuket-meth-men-nabbed-with-gun-drugs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Thai military council reconfirms election next yearBy Digital ContentBANGKOK, July 9 - NCPO promises foreign military attaches that it is proceeding with its roadmap and the next general election will be held in Thailand next year. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741317-thai-military-council-reconfirms-election-next-year/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 UTCC forecasts coming long weekend will help boost economy; Bt5.2 billion expected to circulate during 4-day-holiday /MCOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 UPDATE: Australian man beats death penalty a second timeKarlis SalnaMELBOURNE: -- An Australian man has escaped the death penalty for a second time after a Malaysian court rejected an appeal by prosecutors against his acquittal on drug charges. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741173-australian-to-learn-if-he-will-face-death-in-malaysia/#entry8076039 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 UPDATE: Train rapist was SRT employee, says he raped twice beforeBy Coconuts Bangkok, BANGKOK: -- The rail worker who raped a 13-year-old passenger before throwing her from a sleeping compartment window Sunday night told police it wasn’t his first time, but he killed her because he feared she would tell someone. Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741154-murder-of-thai-teen-srt-employee-says-he-was-drunk-when-he-inflicted-crime/page-3#entry8076180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 UPDATE: French man kills son, himself in Pattaya condoPATTAYA: A French man brutally killed his two-year-old son born to a Thai woman before taking his own life in a rented condominium room in Pattaya, in Chon Buri province, police said. Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/740813-frenchman-suspected-of-killing-his-son-then-committing-suicide-in-jomtien/page-3?p=8076221#entry8076221 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Military junta reports progress on its roadmap to Democracy BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) urged the international communities not to support the Free Thai Organisation which is launching anti coup campaign abroad saying the Thai people paid no attention to this grouping The call was made as the NCPO met military attaches of 25 countries Wednesday to report development of its roadmap to democratic rule.Chief of the Army Intelligence Department Maj Gen Panot Saengthien and the NCPO’s team of spokespersons said the NCPO has made several progress on its roadmap to democracy, the latest is the interim charter which is expected to be announced and in force end of this month.Afterwards, a national legislative assembly will be formed along with the national reform council and the interim government.A new constitution will be ready in October next year and general election will then be held to turn the country to democratic rule, they said.The military attaches were also urged not to support the anti coupFree Thai Organization as no people paid attention to this group and could be an intervention in the internal affairs of the country.The military junta has told the foreign attaches that authorities have substantial evidence that a member of the group Jakrapob Penkair was linked with the seizures of war weapons in the country, and thus it was the reason to revoke passports and to issue arrest warrants of the six redshirt leaders.The spokesmen team also said the military junta summoned Gen Boonlert Kaewprasit and Mr Veera Somkhwamkid to report because they held activities which was prohibited. But now both of them had been released.The junta also assured the foreign military attaches that it did not deprive the media freedom when it appointed five working groups to monitor the media.In fact the working groups will be able to answer all questions immediately if what is reported in the media is not correct or is misleading the public. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/military-junta-reports-progress-roadmap-democracy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=military-junta-reports-progress-roadmap-democracy -- Thai PBS 2014-07-09 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Man Busted For Impersonating Army ColonelBy Khaosod EnglishNoppadol Chanmueang, 33, has been charged with impersonating a security officer, which carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison.SONGKHLA — A man has been arrested for dressing up as an army colonel to "please his girlfriend." Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741333-thai-man-busted-for-impersonating-army-colonel-to-please-his-girlfriend/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 More than 200,000 bags of rice inspected in AyutthayaAYUTTHAYA, 9 July 2014 (NNT) – The Inspector-General for the PM’s office has led a team of people to investigate three more rice warehouses according to the policies of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).Almost 200,000 bags of rice in three warehouses in Ayutthaya province have been thoroughly examined today. According to the Inspector-General Prapasri Boonviset, there were some errors in registration documents.The team has already examined six warehouses in the province. Eight more warehouses are yet to be investigated. On July 10, M.L. Panadda Dissakul, the Permanent-Secretary for the PM’s office, will spearhead the operations to inspect a major warehouse in Pa Chi District. Result will be sent to NCPO for acknowledgement. -- NNT 2014-07-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Ministry of Labour moves on human trafficking suppressionBANGKOK, 9 July 2014 (NNT) –The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labor has directed Thai section chiefs in foreign countries to make known Thailand's policy on the elimination of human trafficking. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741344-thai-ministry-of-labour-moves-on-human-trafficking-suppression/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Thailand Post rescues living tortoises from parcelsBy Coconuts BangkokPhoto: Thailand PostBANGKOK: -- Thailand Post this morning shared the most recent stupid and cruel smuggling attempt involving its delivery service. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741345-thailand-post-rescues-living-tortoises-from-parcels/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 ISIS is no TalibanZahid HussainDawn(ANN) The dramatic rise of the Islamic State organisation formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and its proclamation of a so-called caliphate portend a new and more brutal face of global jihadism. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741347-isis-is-no-taliban-opinion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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