Foreign affairs ministry: Phra Wihan talks will be continued after new govt

BANGKOK, 15 July 2014 (NNT) - The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it will continue the issue of Phra Wihan temple, saying that a dialogue with the neighboring Cambodia will take place once Thailand has a government.

Deputy Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Natthawut Phothisaro on Monday spoke about the country's actions after the International Court of Justice delivered a verdict in the Phra Wihan case. The official reported that Thailand had formed a committee to analyze the verdict chaired by Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkaeo and it had sent officials to the disputed area twice.

There had been continuous talks between the two countries on the matter with discussions with foreign legal advisors as well as map experts, the official said. However, Thailand's Phra Wihan dialogue with Cambodia would be on hold until a new Thai government was formed, Mr Natthawut added.


-- NNT 2014-07-15

Ministries to receive 10 billion baht to implement drug rehab policy

BANGKOK, 15 July 2014 (NNT) – The Bureau of the Budget is set to allocate over 10 billion baht to relevant ministries in the next fiscal year to solve the narcotics problem and rehabilitate drug addicts in line with the policy of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742832-thai-ministries-to-receive-10-billion-baht-to-implement-drug-rehab-policy/

NCPO orders review of NGV bus purchase plan

BANGKOK, 15 July 2014 (NNT) – The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has instructed the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) to re-examine certain aspects of the project to procure NGV buses in a bid to ensure transparency.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742833-ncpo-orders-review-of-bangkok-ngv-bus-purchase-plan/

IMMIGRATION
No more visa runs
Mayuree Sukyingcharoenwong,
Somchai Samart
The Nation

Source: File photo

Immigration authorities will not let visa runners return after August 12

BANGKOK: -- FOREIGNERS WHO do regular visa runs in order to extend their stay in Thailand have less than a month before a crackdown by the authorities to enforce immigration laws more strictly.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742834-no-more-thai-visa-runs-immigration-will-not-let-visa-runners-return-after-aug-12/

BANGKOK
BMA warns of risk of Legionnaire's disease
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday urged hotels and shopping malls to clean their air-conditioning systems as a precaution after a recent random check found that several hotels had legionella bacteria, which could pose a risk of respiratory diseases.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742835-bangkok-warns-of-risk-of-legionnaires-disease/

UPDATE:

AFTER COUP
Decision on next Cobra Gold exercise not expected soon
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The United States is still reviewing its Cobra Gold defence drill with Thailand but a final decision on the military exercise is not expected soon.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742553-thai-military-keeps-us-waiting-over-cobra-gold/page-5?p=8100538#entry8100538

UPDATE:

ALLEGATION
Pricha defends taekwondo coach Choi, says he is dedicated
The Nation


Choi Young-seuk gets the backing from the association

BANGKOK: -- The vice president of the Thailand Taekwondo Association, Pricha Tortrakul, yesterday, defended national coach Choi Young-seuk over allegations that he physically assaulted his trainee Rungrawee Kurasa.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742556-thai-taekwondo-star-my-coach-hit-me/page-2?p=8100555#entry8100555

Nok Air awaits new turboprops from Bombardier
Sasithorn Ongdee
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok-based budget carrier Nok Air will before the end of the month take delivery of the first of eight Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprops and in doing so become the first airline in the region to operate the Canadian-made aircraft.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742837-bangkok-based-nok-air-awaits-new-turboprops-from-bombardier/

Japanese chamber makes proposals to junta, based on 3 principles
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok has proposed to the National Council for Peace and Order three major principles - transparency of government procedures, respect for the market economy, and liberalisation of the economy in steps to improve competitiveness.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742838-japanese-chamber-makes-proposals-to-thai-junta-based-on-3-principles/

EDITORIAL
Dissension is totally normal in a democracy that is alive
The Nation

The junta should make a space for people to voice their views if it is to bring Thailand back to where it was

BANGKOK: -- Clearly, the Foreign Ministry has full authority to issue and revoke passports for one and all, but its recent move to terminate travel documents held by politicians, activists and academics has done nothing but damage Thailand's reputation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742839-thai-editorial-dissension-is-totally-normal-in-a-democracy-that-is-alive/

Flooding in South remains worrisome but eases in North



BANGKOK: -- As the flooding situation in several northern provinces is easing, flooding in the South, particularly in Krabi, remains a concern as high and strong waves continue to rock the beach and cause damages to houses near the shores.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742840-flooding-in-thai-south-remains-worrisome-but-eases-in-north/

Klanarong to head probe into media's bribery scandal



BANGKOK: -- Former secretary-general of National Anti-Corruption Commission Klanarong Chantik was today named head of an independent panel to probe a scandal that a group of senior journalists have received payments from an agro industry giant to write positive news about the corporation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742842-klanarong-to-head-probe-into-medias-bribery-scandal-press-council-of-thailand/

Cameras to monitor online gaming, Internet cafes
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Culture Ministry is thinking about putting in place a surveillance programme that would link security cameras at some 30,000 online gaming shops and Internet cafes across the nation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742843-cameras-to-monitor-online-gaming-internet-cafes-thai-culture-ministry/

BURNING ISSUE
'Moral soundness' to be included in education reform
Chularat Saengpassa
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) may not have said it out loud yet. But it is quite clear that educational reform is now embracing the idea of "moral soundness and virtues".

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742844-moral-soundness-to-be-included-in-education-reform-thai-politics/

CCTV captures burglary suspect at Jomtien Hi-Rise Condo



PATTAYA: -- On Monday afternoon Police were called to the Tepprasit Road Government Condominium and to a 16th floor apartment which had earlier been broken into.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742845-cctv-captures-burglary-suspect-at-jomtien-hi-rise-condo/

William Hague quits as foreign secretary in cabinet reshuffle

LONDON: -- William Hague has stood down as foreign secretary and will stay in the cabinet as Leader of the Commons, Downing Street has said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742848-hague-quits-as-uk-foreign-secretary/

Nadine Gordimer, South African author, dies at 90

JOHANNESBURG: -- South African Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer has died in Johannesburg aged 90.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742849-nadine-gordimer-south-african-author-dies-at-90/

Within 20 years, NASA expects to confirm ‘we are not alone’ and find the first traces of alien life

WASHINGTON: -- 100 MILLION worlds may hold alien life in our galaxy. Now NASA has detailed exactly how it expects to find the first inhabited planet other than our own within our lifetimes.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742857-well-find-life-in-20-years-nasa/

8 people injured in bomb attack at Nakhon Ratchasima concert /MCOT

Thai authorities to strictly enforce immigration laws as of Aug.13 to curb foreigners making trips across the border to extend their stay in Thailand /The Nation

Assembly of the Poor gathers at Army HQ, demanding NCPO to order ISOC to stop forcing them to vacate land /The Nation

Faulty transformer sparks Phuket fire
Darawan Naknakhon



PHUKET: -- A power transformer in Kathu at the Getho juntion, near Irrawaddy Village, caught fire last night (July 14) at 9.10 pm.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742883-faulty-transformer-sparks-phuket-fire/

Use of horn at Buddhist Shrine leads to shooting in East Pattaya

PATTAYA:--An apparent misunderstanding led to a shooting incident close to a Buddhist Shrine on the railroad in East Pattaya on Monday Night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742884-use-of-horn-at-buddhist-shrine-leads-to-shooting-in-east-pattaya/

Construction Worker injured at East Pattaya Condo Construction Site

PATTAYA:--On Monday Afternoon a construction worker was lucky to escape with his life after a partial collapse at a 3 meter-deep man-made lake which is currently under-construction next to a new condominium in East Pattaya.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742885-construction-worker-injured-at-east-pattaya-condo-construction-site/

Long holiday drug bust

NAKHON PANOM, 15 July 2014, (NNT) - About 500 kilograms of marijuana have been seized in Nakhonpanom Province as offenders took advantage of the long holidays in Thailand smuggling the cannabis from a neighboring country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742887-500-kilogram-marijuana-bust-in-nakhon-phanom-province/

NCPO order legal changes in the police’s personnel management



BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order on Monday announced changes in the police law regarding personnel management and the dissolution of the National Police Policy Commission and the Police Service Commission.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742888-ncpo-order-legal-changes-in-the-polices-personnel-management/

Thai stock index opens on Tuesday at 1,533.29, gains 4.06 points /MCOT

251 gamblers arrested on night of World Cup final

BANGKOK, 15 July 2014 (NNT) – The Royal Thai Police Officve has revealed that more than 5,000 gamblers have been arrested during the World Cup football period nationwide, and that 251 of those were nabbed on the night of the final between Argentina and Germany.

According to the police's football gambling prevention and suppression center, almost 30,000 baht of betting money was seized in the night of the final match. The amount of bets placed on that match, according to bookmakers' accounts seized by police, was almost 600,000 baht. 250,000 baht worth of assets were also seized from the bookmakers.

Since the beginning of the World Cup on June 13 until the final game last Sunday night, the police made 5,016 arrests and rounded up 5,069 people. 258 of this number were bookmakers, 4,678 were punters and 127 were betting sheet couriers. 12 million baht of betting money was also seized. A total of 2,223 football gambling websites were shut down.


-- NNT 2014-07-15

Labor specialists want students in the computer field to raise their skills level

BANGKOK, 15 July 2014 (NNT) – Labor specialists have suggested that the institutions concerned, should improve the computer skills of their students in order to create greater foreign investor confidence. They have recommended that students in computer education hone their skills for better job opportunities.

Findings indicate that the computer field is one of the areas where skilled employees are most in demand in Thailand since the market supply is insufficient to meet the market demand.

Students in the computer field should also pursue other skills such as the art of communication, while developing content to utilize computer skills and computer programming. in order to support foreign investor companies. Standardized computer skills would also tend to increase confidence in investors.


-- NNT 2014-07-15

Thailand targets 3 million flu shots for 'at risk' public
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, July 15 -- Thai health authorities are ready to deliver free flu shots to 3 million individuals “at risk” by the end of this month, after up to 41,000 people fell ill with the disease in the first half of this year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742892-thailand-targets-3-million-flu-shots-for-at-risk-public/

French Man Collides With Foundation Pillar of Airport Rail Link



A French man who was arguing with his wife on the phone hung up and accelerated away on his motorbike and collided with a foundation pillar of airport rail link causing his death.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742897-frenchman-dies-after-collision-with-foundation-pillar-of-airport-rail-link-in-bangkok/

Thief Steals Wheels off Car in Pattaya

PATTAYA – July 13, 2014 [PDN];- at 14.00 pm the police were notified that a thief had stolen a car’s wheels near a café in Soi Ko Pai road, south Pattaya. After notification the police rushed to the scene.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742896-thief-steals-wheels-off-car-in-pattaya/