Down under or Thai? Aussie mum trades Oz for Land of Smiles

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Monk arrested for historical case of sexually assaulting a minor

PATTAYA: -- On Thursday Night a team of Pattaya Police Officers arrested a 41 year old Monk wanted on an 8 year old arrest warrant which states he is wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a minor aged under 15.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839626-monk-arrested-for-historical-case-of-sexually-assaulting-a-minor/

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Russian wanted in connection with fatal stabbing of dog in Jomtien

PATTAYA: --Police are currently hunting for a Russian man wanted in connection with a stabbing incident which took place off Jomtien Beach Road in the early hours of Friday and left a 7 month old dog dead.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839629-russian-wanted-in-connection-with-fatal-stabbing-of-dog-in-jomtien/

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British Engineer caught-up in Central Pattaya necklace snatch

PATTAYA: -- A British Engineer was involved in a necklace snatch on Thursday Night and saw his new 60,000 Baht Gold Necklace stolen from him, only hours after it was given to him as a present from his Girlfriend.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839630-british-engineer-caught-up-in-central-pattaya-necklace-snatch/

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Body of premature baby found at Pattaya Island Rubbish Dump

PATTAYA: -- A worker at a Rubbish Dump on Larn Island off the coast of Pattaya, made the gruesome discovery of a premature baby in a plastic bag within domestic refuse on Friday Morning.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839631-body-of-premature-baby-found-at-pattaya-island-rubbish-dump/

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Trump's Phoenix visit to highlight party's immigration split

PHOENIX (AP) — Donald Trump is stepping into the heart of the nation's battle over immigration when he visits Arizona, but the Republican presidential candidate will come face to face with not only immigrant-rights advocates but a Republican Party that is trying to move beyond the divisive issue.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839645-trumps-phoenix-visit-to-highlight-partys-immigration-split/

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Cambodian FM embarks on visit to Thailand

PHNOM PENH, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong left here Friday morning for a three-day visit to Thailand to further enhance ties and cooperation between the two neighboring nations.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839620-cambodian-fm-embarks-on-visit-to-thailand/

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Speed Boat incident in Pattaya Bay

PATTAYA:--Two families, one Thai and one foreign, were rescued from a sinking speed boat off the coast of Pattaya on Friday Afternoon.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839649-speed-boat-incident-in-pattaya-bay/

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Waterfront Residence in South Pattaya

PATTAYA:--The Interior Ministry were in Pattaya on Thursday and Friday to closely examine the work of the Pattaya City Administration, led by Pattaya Mayor, Khun Ittipon and the issue of the issuance of the EIA for the Waterfront Residence at the Bali Hai Port, was once again raised and is set to be investigated.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839647-interior-ministry-orders-further-checks-on-waterfront-residence-in-south-pattaya/

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UPDATE:

Drunk tourist wanted for stabbing pitbull puppy to death
By Coconuts Bangkok

PATTAYA: -- Police are tracking down a foreigner who viciously killed a Thai woman's pitbull puppy to death at midnight in Pattaya.
Dog owner Dussadee Khomarwut, 42, broke down in tears and pleaded with police to bring to justice the person

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839629-russian-wanted-in-connection-with-fatal-stabbing-of-dog-in-jomtien/#entry9607978

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UPDATE:

Six died in bomb explosions and fires in deep south

SONGKHLA: -- Three female employees of a karaoke bar in Padang Besar border town of Songkhla were killed, and three other people in Narathiwat died after they were trapped inside a shop house fire that followed after a string of bomb explosions last night and in the early hours of Saturday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839616-five-injured-in-a-bomb-explosion-near-a-karaoke-bar-in-su-ngai-kolok/#entry9608131

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RT@SkyNewsBreak: Update - AFP reports a large explosion has hit the Italian consulate in central #Cairo; the cause of the explosion is not immediately clear

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Court orders retesting of evidence in Koh Tao murder case

By Mizzima

KOH SAMUI:-- The Samui Provincial Court has ordered remaining forensic evidence in the Koh Tao tourist murders case to be sent for re-examination at the Thai Justice Ministry's Central Institute of Forensic Science in line with a defence request, according to local Thai media reports on July 10.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/838898-koh-tao-trial-opens-for-2-accused-of-killing-british-tourists/page-48#entry9607980

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Food prices lower than last year, department chief says

BANGKOK: -- Market prices of vegetables and meat have fluctuated as fishing boats have mostly stopped fishing for fear of facing crackdown by government on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839659-food-prices-lower-than-last-year-department-chief-says/

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Two arrested in Phuket for possession of 120 kilos of kratom
Eakkapop Thongtub

Noppadol and Jamnien with their stash of kratom leaves.

PHUKET: Two people were arrested in Patong earlier today (July 11) when they were found to be in possession of 120 kilos of kratom leaves.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839660-two-arrested-in-phuket-for-possession-of-120-kilos-of-kratom/

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Unfair trade complaints rise

BANGKOK: -- Consumers have filed more complaints about unfair trade to the Commerce Ministry's Hotline 1569 in the first half of this year.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839661-unfair-trade-complaints-rise/

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RT@cnnbrk: Blast at Italian Consulate in Cairo was caused by car bomb, police say. http://t.co/d6vqnHEdta

RT@SkyNewsBreak: Update - one person has been killed after blast hit Italian consulate in central #Cairo - two policemen & three passers-by have been injured

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Egypt official: Explosion outside Italian Consulate in Cairo
By SARAH EL DEEB

CAIRO (AP) — An explosion Saturday morning in downtown Cairo heavily damaged the building housing the Italian Consulate.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839662-egypt-official-explosion-outside-italian-consulate-in-cairo/

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Water resources dept. clarifies national water management strategy

BANGKOK, 11 July 2015 (NNT) - The Department of Water Resources has arranged a seminar and exhibition on Thailand’s water management strategy and given updates on the drought situation.

Representatives of the department said in the seminar that the national water management strategy had the objective to promote public participation and create awareness on how the government managed the country’s water resources. This year’s average rainfall at the beginning of the rainy season was lower than normal due to El Ni?o and Indian Ocean Dipole.

The department has forecast that the 2015 average rainfall would be lower than 7-10%. From August - September 2015, more rain is expected across Thailand.

The department said the important thing was to discharge water from reservoirs according to cultivation. It stressed that the country needed to follow the national water management strategy which covered six aspects, such as water consumption, wise use of water, improvement to reservoirs and water security in the production sector.

-- NNT 2015-07-11

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Farmers begin cultivation after continued rainfalls

PATTANI, 11 July 2015 (NNT) – Farmers in many parts of the country have begun rice cultivation after continued rainfalls.

In the Southern province of Pattani, local rice growers have started to grow paddies after the provincial irrigation office declared that the current water supplies in reservoirs were ample for farming. Officials are surveying areas along the irrigation routes to estimate the number of farmers before arranging the seed and water distribution.

In the Northeastern province of Buriram, parched paddies have begun to revive thanks to the cloudbursts over the past two days. Agriculturists living outside the irrigation zone are also preparing their soil for the seasonal farming.

The coming of rainfalls not only brought the dying crops back to life but also saved other economically important plants. In the central province of Phitsanulok, longan growers whose outputs were damaged by the prolonged dry season now have the opportunity to make some profits as badly-needed rain waters have given a boost to their orchards.

The Irrigation Department earlier confirmed the rainy season would begin in August.

-- NNT 2015-07-11

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Two robbers holding up seven 7-Eleven stores in one night were arrested

BANGKOK: -- Two teenage robbers who held up seven 7-Eleven convenience stores in Bangkok in a single night on Thursday and escaped with about 25,000 baht in cash were arrested before dawn today.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839663-two-robbers-holding-up-seven-7-eleven-stores-in-one-night-were-arrested/

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Bangkok won’t face water shortage, says tap water chief

BANGKOK: -- Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) yesterday assured Bangkok people that the capital will never run out of tap water supply for drinking and consumption.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839665-bangkok-wont-face-water-shortage-says-tap-water-chief/

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Phuket police arrest two women for drug possession
Eakkapop Thongtub

From left: Amla Wichainan and Nongluck Wongtubtim both 44.

PHUKET: Phuket City police and narcotic police arrested two women last night (July 10) who were found in possession of methamphetamine pills (ya bah) and crystal meth (ya ice).

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839666-phuket-police-arrest-two-women-for-drug-possession/

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Betong blackout after sabotages by militants

YALA: -- Violence continued in the deep South today with the southern militants blowing up power poles along the Mae Wat to Betong, causing electricity blackout in the southern most business town bordering Malaysia for several hours.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839670-betong-blackout-after-sabotages-by-militants/

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UPDATE:

At least 1 killed by blast at Italian Consulate in Cairo
SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press
BRIAN ROHAN, Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — A large explosion struck outside the Italian Consulate in Egypt's capital Cairo early Saturday, severely damaging the building and killing one civilian, and injuring four others, officials said. An Italian diplomat said the consulate was closed at the time and no staff members were wounded in the blast.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839662-egypt-official-explosion-outside-italian-consulate-in-cairo/#entry9608665

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Thai Airways resume flights to and from Bali
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Thai Airways International Saturday announced that its flights to and from Denpasar, Bali have been resumed normally.

The flights were earlier suspended because of volcano ashes.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Thai-Airways-resume-flights-to-and-from-Bali-30264268.html

-- The Nation 2015-07-11

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Govt poised to boost economy with investments

BANGKOK, 11 July 2015 (NNT) – The government has stressed the need to push ahead with its investment projects to bolster the country’s economy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839676-govt-poised-to-boost-economy-with-investments/

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Bangkok returns the world’s sixth best city for visitors this year

BANGKOK: -- World's influential travel magazine Travel & Leisure has ranked Bangkok the sixth best city in the world for visitors in its latest World's Best Awards 2015.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839678-bangkok-returns-the-worlds-sixth-best-city-for-visitors-this-year/

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Funds needed by the MWRN to bring British crime scene and forensic experts over to Samui for the Koh Tao murder trial

KOH SAMUI: -- The Migrant Workers Rights Network (MWRN) is looking for support in order to raise funds urgently required to fly UK based crime scene investigators and forensic experts to Samui to appear as witnesses in September.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/838898-koh-tao-trial-opens-for-2-accused-of-killing-british-tourists/page-55?p=9609595#entry9609595

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Robbie Williams cancels Bangkok concert
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Robbie Williams has cancelled his concert in Bangkok at the end of September, Live Nation BEC-Tero (LNBT) announced Saturday.

The concert was initially scheduled to be held at Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani on September 30.

Fans will be refunded, LNBT announced.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Robbie-Williams-cancels-Bangkok-concert-30264290.html

-- The Nation 2015-07-11

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NRC calls meeting on political party and tax reform next week

BANGKOK, 11 July 2015 (NNT) – The National Reform Council (NRC) President has called a meeting on 13-14 July to discuss the reforms on the steps for taking the authoritative positions, the political party system, and the tax structure.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/839713-nrc-calls-meeting-on-political-party-and-tax-reform-next-week/