Another shocking discovery at Lard Prao 130 condominium



BANGKOK: -- Authorities and police were shocked again after they found another 21 surrogate babies at the same condominium on Lard Prao 130 where they earlier found and brought nine surrogate babies with the same father out to take care of by the state-owned Parkkred nursery home.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751908-another-shocking-discovery-at-bangkok-lard-prao-130-condominium/

Another Phuket beach restaurant bites the dust
Eakkapop Thongtub


A backhoe is used to destroy the home built by Suchart Petcharat, next to his Batik Restaurant.

PHUKET: -- Another restaurant fell yesterday afternoon (August 14) to the rolling demolition along Phuket’s beaches, as officers from Sirinart Marine National Park, backed by Royal Thai Navy Marines descended on Nai Yang Beach.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751913-another-phuket-beach-restaurant-bites-the-dust/

Anti-military junta leaflets strewn in front of Army HQ

BANGKOK: -- Leaflets attacking the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) were strewn in front of the Army Headquarters along the Ratchadamnern Nok road early Friday morning.

The leaflets were discovered by street sweepers of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration who worked early in the morning to clean the road.

The leaflets were picked up by the sweepers on the road from Yaek Jor Por Ror to the Makkasan Rangsan bridge.

The leaflet in A4 paper size carried different messages in large letter fonts attacking the military junta chief.

Security officials and the police are checking surveillance cameras around the areas to hunt down the people responsible.

Initially the police said ill-intentioned people in a running vehicle with unknown licence plate spread the leaflets on the road at about 5.00 a.m. today.

They are tracing the vehicle at other escape routes to bring the people for questionings.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/anti-military-junta-leaflets-strewn-front-army-hq/

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Girl struck by ATM electric leak dies today
 


BANGKOK: -- The two-year girl, Nong Baiyok, who was struck by an electric surge at an automatic teller machine of the Siam Commercial Bank in Trang province died Friday morning after doctor removed her life support machine on consent of her mother.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751500-2-year-old-thai-girl-in-coma-after-being-hit-by-an-electric-shock-at-an-atm/page-4?p=8246710#entry8246710

Famed Phuket Lotus restaurant to be ripped down tomorrow
Eakkapop Thongtub


The wall around Lotus has been dismantled. The rest will come down tomorrow.

PHUKET: -- The island's famed Lotus restaurant, which started as a bamboo-chairs-in-the-sand eatery and grew over the years into a chic high-end place with haute Thai cuisine with a 180-degree sea view, will tomorrow become a pile of rubble.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751923-famed-phuket-lotus-restaurant-to-be-ripped-down-tomorrow/

Pattaya To Control Jet Ski Operators

 

 

PATTAYA – Recently- Mr.Sakchai Tang-Ho-chief district of Bang Lamung- said in a Pattaya business and tourism association conference which was held at the Grand Sole Hotel Pattaya that jet ski operators had exploited the customers by collecting a large amount of money for the so called repairs. Also they had been doing this for many years which had actually affected tourism in Pattaya.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751922-pattaya-to-control-jet-ski-operators/

DDC Poll: Majority of Thais plan to skip alcohol during Lent

BANGKOK, 15 August 2014 (NNT) - Survey results by the Department of Disease Control Poll show that over 70 percent of Thais across the country opt to abstain from alcohol during the Buddhist Lent.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751925-majority-of-thais-plan-to-skip-alcohol-during-buddhist-lent-ddc-poll/

Apple meets NBTC on 'iPhone 6' approval disclosure
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, Aug 15 -- National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Secretary-General Takorn Tantasith said that the top executive of Apple South Asia in Singapore met him yesterday and discussed the information publicised.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751926-apple-meets-thai-nbtc-on-iphone-6-approval-disclosure/

Police to propose public gathering bill soon



BANGKOK: -- The Royal Thai Police is now trying to conclude the public gathering bill to propose to the National Legislative Assembly for approval with assurance that it will not deprive the right of the people to hold public gathering.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751927-thai-police-to-propose-public-gathering-bill-soon/

OPINION: An eminently sensible cocktail
The Phuket News


On Buddhist days of major spiritual and cultural significance, sales of alcohol are prohibited in respect of the Kingdom's principal faith.

PHUKET: -- Mother’s Day gave rise to the familiar old “no-alcohol day” issue, one that is close to the hearts of many on this fun-loving island, and which spawns a variety of views.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751928-phuket-opinion-an-eminently-sensible-cocktail/

N. Korea suggests missile tests for anniversary, not Pope

SEOUL - North Korea suggested Friday that a series of rocket tests that coincided with the arrival of Pope Francis in South Korea were actually conducted to mark the anniversary of liberation from Japanese colonial rule.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751930-n-korea-suggests-missile-tests-for-anniversary-not-pope/

Police probe withdrawals from MH370 passengers' bank accounts

Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian bank employee is under investigation over withdrawals totalling more than 31,000 dollars from four bank accounts of passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, police said Friday.

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751963-police-probe-withdrawals-from-mh370-passengers-bank-accounts/

UPDATE:

Cranked-out man kills his friend then cuts, electrocutes and fabric-softens himself

By Coconuts Bangkok
 

 

A Phuket man stabbed his girlfriend, killed his buddy, and attempted suicide when their crystal meth-smoking party took a dark turn last night

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751885-one-dead-two-badly-hurt-in-meth-fueled-phuket-rampage/#entry8247113

Trang tourist police calling for resident volunteers

TRANG, 15 August 2014 (NNT)-Tourist Police are launching a special training program for volunteers who come and help the Tourist Police Division of the Royal Thai Police in Trang.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751965-trang-tourist-police-calling-for-resident-volunteers/

Tourist numbers in Thailand increase by 22.7% in July

BANGKOK, 15 August 2014 (NNT) –The Department of Tourism has noted a trend towards a recovery in tourism arrivals in Thailand with tourist numbers increasing 22.7% in July.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751969-tourist-numbers-in-thailand-increase-by-227-in-july/

Metropolitan Police to clamp all cars illegally parked

BANGKOK, August 15, 2014 (NNT) - Starting August 18th, traffic police will clamp all cars involved in parking violations.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751972-bangkok-metropolitan-police-to-clamp-all-illegally-parked-cars/

NCPO chief stresses public voices needed to find energy solutions
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, Aug 15 -- Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, chief of the Army and the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), gave assurances today that the Council would listen to public opinion before concluding its energy reform plan.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751973-ncpo-chief-stresses-public-voices-needed-to-find-energy-solutions/

Flooding hits Phuket’s fun town again
Eakkapop Thongtub


Patong Police Station had, as usual, the deepest flooding.

PHUKET: Citizens and tourists in Patong woke this morning (August 15) to find the streets flooded after torrential rain last night.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751974-flooding-hits-phukets-fun-town-again/
 

Phuket police chief stands by 2am closing enforcement
Tanyaluk Sakoot


Col Jiraphat Pochanapan

PHUKET: -- Contradicting a local report asserting that he denied ordering his officer to enforce the 2am closing laws for Patong bars and entertainment establishments, the town’s police chief, Col Jiraphat Pochanapan, told The Phuket News this morning, “I follow the law. I would not say anything other than the law.”

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751977-phuket-police-chief-stands-by-2am-closing-enforcement/

First car deal defaults jump 25 folds

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BANGKOK: -- The number of first-time car buyers who have failed to continue paying instalments to leasing companies has increased sharply from 10-20 cases last year to over 500 cases this year or a jump of 25 folds, said Mr Somchai Poonsawat, director-general of Excise Department.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751982-first-car-deal-defaults-jump-25-folds-thai-excise-dept/

Phuket Hard Rock manager arrested for murder in Australia
The Phuket News


Gerard Caleo is loaded into a police van at the airport. Screen grab from Ten Eyewitness News

PHUKET: -- The general manager of the Hard Rock Café in Patong, 42-year-old Gerard Caleo, was arrested this morning at Sydney Airport in Australia, accused of a murder that took place 24 years ago in the ritzy Double Bay area of Sydney.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/752005-phuket-hard-rock-manager-arrested-for-murder-in-australia/

Thailand's July consumer confidence index records 15 month high
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, Aug 15 -- The Ministry of Commerce said today that the consumer confidence index has recorded a new high in 15 months in July as people expect the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) could improve the country's economy.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/752017-thailands-july-consumer-confidence-index-records-15-month-high/

UPDATE:

 

Aussie couple with 'surrogate' baby refused exit from Thailand

 

BANGKOK, August 15, 2014 (AFP) - A gay Australian couple have been stopped from leaving Thailand with a baby for having incomplete documents for the infant, immigration police said Friday, in the latest twist in a widening surrogacy scandal in the kingdom.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751809-two-australian-couples-stopped-from-leaving-thailand-with-surrogate-babies/page-4?p=8247843#entry8247843

Army asks Nang Lerng Police Station to check CCTV footage on Rajdamnoen Nok Avenue after anti-NCPO leaftlets were scattered in front of Army HQ /MCOT

 

Army ranger killed, two wounded in Narathiwat motorcycle bomb attack; police officer killed, one wounded in Yala bomb ambush /MCOT

 

The National Council for Peace and Order dismisses US call for freedom of political expressions and insists on its roadmap to improve democracy of the country. /Bangkok Post

 

Final death toll from collapsed condo building under construction in Pathum Thani was reported at 14 (11 males, 3 females). /The Nation

 

Loan defaults related to 1st time car buyers are rising; Excise Dept is trying to recover the Bt100,000 tax refunds paid to them. /The Nation

 

Don Mueang and Phuket airports need upgrading to handle rising traffic, Airports of Thailand said. /The Nation

Phuket hotel ordered shut after gambling raid
Darawan Naknakhon


The Phuket Town Inn

PHUKET: -- The Phuket Town Inn, a seven-storey two-star hotel in Phuket Town, was ordered closed indefinitely this morning (August 15) after 27 gamblers were arrested in a meeting room in the hotel last night.

 

[b]Full story: [/b]http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/752032-phuket-hotel-ordered-shut-after-gambling-raid/

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UPDATE:

Phuket's Lotus restaurant ripped down

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The excavator continues on its destructive way after flattening Lotus.

 

PHUKET: Lotus restaurant on Bang Tao Beach is no more

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751923-famed-phuket-lotus-restaurant-to-be-ripped-down-tomorrow/#entry8249129

Prayuth urges businesses to do more to help poor
The Nation 
 

BANGKOK: -- Junta chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha Friday urged business sectors to help the poor, saying it was time for everyone to help the country surmount this time of crisis

Speaking on his weekly television programme, Prayuth said that cooperation was needed across a broad spectrum of industries including merchandising, exports, construction, and transportation.

He said leading figures in those industries needed to brainstorm in order to find a way out for the country in this time of global uncertainty.

"Everyone must lower sale prices, increase the purchasing power, and maintain appropriate profits," he said. "They have to think of those with low income.

"If you substantially lower the price of the products you buy from farmers, they will not be able to survive. The state cannot spend a lot of money or provide price support for everyone."

Prayuth called on business associations and groups as well as companies and individuals to register with the Damrongtham Centers in each province as a way of helping the country, adding that name lists would be forwarded to the National Council for Peace and Order and the government.

"The NCPO and those with low income will then be well aware of your kindness. I would like to thank you all in advance," he said.

He urged people to refrain from protesting and find a suitable solution to a problem by petitioning the Damrongtham Centre, which would the connect them with relevant agencies for redress.

The centre should be involved in solving issues and preventing protests in Bangkok, he said.

"There is no need to camp out on the streets," he said. "It is quite difficult without amenities available.

"There is incurred transport and living costs, which is not only a waste of money but also time. It is better to stay at home and convey messages through the Damrongtham Centre," he said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Prayuth-urges-businesses-to-do-more-to-help-poor-30241061.html

 

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Prayuth instructs officials to get tough with young street racers

BANGKOK: -- National Council for Peace and Order chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said Friday night that he had instructed police and relevant agencies to crack down on teenagers who raced on streets.

He said he has received reports that teenagers often raced on Rama 4 Road in Bangkok's Khlong Toei district.

He said police and other officials were ordered to implement measures to prevent the loss in life because of street racing.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Prayuth-instructs-officials-to-get-tough-with-youn-30241066.html

 

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Prayuth calls on Thais not to share hate speech on social networks

BANGKOK: -- Junta chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha Friday urged Thais not to spread or share hate-speech and lese majeste comments on social networks.

"All Thai people should help get rid of this kind of speech," Prayuth said during his weekly TV programme.

 

"Information posted on websites, Facebook, and other online applications can be harmful to the younger generations. We have had conflicts in our society and false information has been frequently shared online. We should refrain from sharing unverified information to avoid incitement."

He said hate speech and false information on social networks could be harmful to the country.

 

"National security cannot be fostered and the society will be degraded. Tourism will be negatively impacted by this atmosphere of hatred," the junta chief explained.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Prayuth-calls-on-Thais-not-to-share-hate-speech-on-30241071.html

 

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