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Wanted farang fraudsters arrested in Pattaya and Udon Thani

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BANGKOK:-- Two transnational crime suspects have been arrested in separate raids in Pattaya and Udon Thani.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920108-wanted-farang-fraudsters-arrested-in-pattaya-and-udon-thani/

Red Bull Heir Fails to Appear, Again. Given Another Chance, Again.

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen

Staff Reporter

BANGKOK — A deadline passed at 4pm today for Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya to meet with prosecutors four years after he killed a Thonglor cop, but the 31-year-old fugitive will be given yet another chance before a warrant is sought for his arrest.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920141-red-bull-heir-fails-to-appear-again-given-another-chance-again/

SRT to ask PM to shut down high-risk railway crossings



BANGKOK: -- The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will propose Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to shut down railway crossings which are highly unsafe and may lead to fatal accidents involving trains and cars, said SRT governor Wutthichart Kalayanamit on Wednesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920192-srt-to-ask-pm-prayut-to-shut-down-high-risk-railway-crossings/

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Man recalls how he struggled with a python to save his private part



BANGKOK: -- The man whose private part was bitten by a python as he was squatting on a toilet seat in his house’s toilet Wednesday morning recalled how he battled with the big snake to save his genital.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920090-man-wins-desperate-struggle-to-free-penis-from-toilet-python/page-3?p=10787227#entry10787227

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Red Bull heir given another chance to surrender to public prosecution



BANGKOK: -- Red Bull energy heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya will be given another chance to turn himself in to meet with public prosecutors to acknowledge charges against him in connection with the death of a traffic policeman in a road accident three years ago.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920141-red-bull-heir-fails-to-appear-again-given-another-chance-again/page-2#entry10787235

April’s exports shrank 8 percent



BANGKOK: -- Exports for the month of April contracted 8 percent to US$15.1 billion after two months of positive expansion, Deputy Commerce Minister Suvit Maesinsee disclosed on Wednesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920193-aprils-exports-shrank-8-percent/

TDRI: Thailand will get out of middle income trap in 20 years



BANGKOK: -- Thailand will overcome middle income trap in the next 20 years but it will become a country which gets old before it gets rich, said Ms Kirida Paopichit, director of research and international counseling of Thailand Development Research Institute, at a seminar on “New Normal of Future Thai Economy”.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920194-tdri-thailand-will-get-out-of-middle-income-trap-in-20-years/

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Residents told to return ya baa pills they received free or face arrests



AYUTTHAYA: -- Local officials and community leaders in Phra Nakhon Sri Ayudhya district of Ayutthaya province were told by the police to look for some 300,000 methamphitamine pills said to be distributed free to local residents by a man who claimed to have stumbled on about 700,000 pills and 10 kgs of Ice in roadside bushes.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920048-free-meth-man-finds-giant-load-of-drugs-in-forest-recruits-poor-friends-as-dealers/#entry10787252

Administrative Court rejects retrial of 9.6 billion baht Klong Dan case



BANGKOK: -- The Central Administrative Court on Wednesday rejected a petition from a former natural resources and environment minister and six other people for a retrial of a court case in which the state was ordered to pay 9.6 billion baht in compensation to NVPSKG consortium for the cancellation of the Klong Dan waste water treatment plant in Samut Prakan.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920196-administrative-court-rejects-retrial-of-96-billion-baht-klong-dan-case/

Melted fluorescent lamp holder may be the cause of dorm’s fire in Chiang Rai



CHIANG RAI: -- The burning of a fluorescent lamp holder is suspected to be the cause of the fire at the dormitory of Pitakkiat Witthaya school in Chiang Rai province which killed 17 girl students.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920197-melted-fluorescent-lamp-holder-may-be-the-cause-of-dorms-fire-in-chiang-rai/

Thai and U.S navies conduct anti-submarine drills

BANGKOK, 26 May 2016 (NNT) - The Royal Thai Navy has sent three military ships to participate in anti-submarine warfare exercises with the U.S. Navy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920198-thai-and-us-navies-conduct-anti-submarine-drills/

NRSA committee on mass communications uneasy about threats in online media

BANGKOK, 26 May 2016 (NNT) – A committee under the National Reform Steering Assembly is uneasy about what it claims are hidden threats in online media.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920199-nrsa-committee-on-mass-communications-uneasy-about-threats-in-online-media/

PM orders solution to increasing water level at Bhumibol Dam



BANGKOK, 26 May 2016 (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed a relevant agency to divert water into Bhumibol Dam, as the reservoir has plummeted to its lowest levels.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920200-pm-prayut-orders-solution-to-increasing-water-level-at-bhumibol-dam/

OCPD holds seminar on ethical advertising



BANGKOK, 26 May 2016 (NNT) – The Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) has begun work to ensure that business operators adhere to ethical advertising practices and maintain good quality products.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920201-thai-ocpd-holds-seminar-on-ethical-advertising/

BMA to emphasize ethics in schools



BANGKOK, 26 May 2016 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is aiming to strengthen ethics among teachers and students in BMA schools.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920202-bangkok-administration-to-emphasize-ethics-in-schools/

EC ready for public referendum on 7th August

BANGKOK, 26 May 2016 (NNT) – The Election Commission has confirmed its readiness for the public referendum that will take place on 7th August.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920203-ec-ready-for-public-referendum-on-7th-august/

PM welcomes Thai women's volleyball team at Government House

BANGKOK, 26 May 2016 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has welcomed Thai women volleyball players at Government House, calling on all to maintain sportsmanship and refrain from trashing competitors as seen recently on social media.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920204-pm-prayut-welcomes-thai-womens-volleyball-team-at-government-house/

Police tighten control of football gambling following PM’s concerns

BANGKOK, 26 May 2016 (NNT) – The Royal Thai Police is beefing up measures against all forms of gambling after the Prime Minister expressed his grave concerns over the impact of football betting on Thai youth.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920205-thai-police-tighten-control-of-football-gambling-following-pms-concerns/

Water distribution plan unchanged as drought remains

BANGKOK, 26 May 2016 (NNT) – Changes have yet to be made to the discharge of water from reservoirs as authorities indicate that Thailand continues to suffer from severe drought despite the arrival of the rainy season.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920206-water-distribution-plan-unchanged-as-drought-remains/

Education Ministry to help schoolgirls who survive dormitory fire in Chiang Rai

CHIANG RAI, 26 May 2016, (NNT) - Deputy Education Minister Surachet Chaiwong visited Chiang Rai province to inspect the dormitory which was burned down in a fire, killing 17 schoolgirls and injuring five others.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920207-education-ministry-to-help-schoolgirls-who-survive-dormitory-fire-in-chiang-rai/

Department of Fisheries to accelerate efforts to tackle illegal fishing after EU yellow card

BANGKOK, 26 May 2016 (NNT) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is accelerating its efforts to tackle the issue of illegal fishing after the European Union’s yellow card issuance on the Thai fishing industry.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920208-department-of-fisheries-to-accelerate-efforts-to-tackle-illegal-fishing-after-eu-yellow-card/

PM praises helpers of sea accident victims in Trang

BANGKOK, 26 May 2016 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has praised locals of Ko Libong Island who have helped Spanish tourists struck by an accident at sea, adding that all Thais have kindness in their blood.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920209-pm-prayut-praises-helpers-of-sea-accident-victims-in-trang/

Immigration officer faces murder charge for Rohingya shooting
Darawan Naknakhon


Two recaptured Rohingya escapees sit in the back of a pickup truck. Six of the fugitives remain at large, say police. Photo: Phang Nga Police

PHUKET: -- The immigration police officer who fatally shot a Rohingya man on the run after escaping the Immigration Centre in Phang Nga on Monday will face an investigation for murder, The Phuket News has been told.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920210-thai-immigration-officer-faces-murder-charge-for-rohingya-shooting/

Coma judo star Stephanie Inglis on a flight to Thailand

LONDON: -- The Scottish judo star who suffered head injuries in a motorbike accident in Vietnam is being flown to a hospital in Bangkok in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920211-critically-ill-british-judo-star-stephanie-inglis-flown-to-bangkok-for-treatment/

What price a life? Russian bank robber does 13 years for Pattaya cop murder


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PATTAYA: -- A letter showing that a Russian bank robber who killed a Pattaya cop was about to be freed has been posted on a police web page.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920212-what-price-a-life-russian-bank-robber-does-13-years-for-pattaya-cop-murder/

Labour Ministry to help out 4,000 employees of BMTA who are to be made redundant



BANGKOK: -- The Ministry of Labour has been coordinating with relevant agencies to work out plans to help about 4,000 employees of Bangkok Mass Transit Authority who are to be made redundant as part of the city bus agency’s restructuring scheme, said labour permanent secretary M.L. Poontharik Samiti.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920213-labour-ministry-to-help-out-4000-employees-of-bmta-who-are-to-be-made-redundant/

Lorry causes 12 vehicle pile-up on Bangkok bridge


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BANGKOK: -- A lorry caused a big pile-up on the Bhumipol Bridge Wednesday involving 11 other vehicles.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920214-lorry-causes-12-vehicle-pile-up-on-bangkok-bridge/

Dream Euro trip turns sour for Thai students


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BANGKOK: -- Students on a trip to Europe say they were left having to pay for things themselves after a dream trip turned sour.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920215-dream-euro-trip-turns-sour-for-thai-students/

Trang father who admitted raping his daughter retracts confession - denies involvement


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TRANG: -- A father charged with raping his eight year old daughter in Trang appeared in court yesterday where he was remanded in custody.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920216-trang-father-who-admitted-raping-his-daughter-retracts-confession-denies-involvement/