Unbearable Likeness: B2S Apologizes for Fake Kumamon
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

Photos of the fake Kumamon posted Thursday on Facebook by Kumamon Thailand.

BANGKOK — Fake brand name items aren’t new in Thailand, where counterfeit Louis Vuitton and Ray-Bans are openly sold – a cultural practice that has long frustrated intellectual property holders worldwide.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa....r-fake-kumamon/

Surprise, Phuket hotel worker finds snake under motorbike seat

Tanyaluk Sakoot

The snake tried to make its escape but was caught by security guards. Photo: Kornatee Kinglek

PHUKET: A Phuket hotel worker received a shock this morning (June 3) when he arrived at work and went to place his raincoat under the seat and found a baby python coiled up inside.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922435-surprise-phuket-hotel-worker-finds-snake-under-motorbike-seat/

Over 80 students suffer food poisoning after drinking milk

KHON KAEN: Over 80 school children were today (Friday) rushed to several hospitals in Khon Kaen province for suspected food poisoning after they drank milk provided by the provincial dairy cooperatives.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922437-over-80-students-suffer-food-poisoning-after-drinking-milk/

Thai junta leader defends crackdown on social media
VIJAY JOSHI, Associated Press
ANNABELLE LIANG, Associated Press

SINGAPORE (AP) — Thailand's junta leader on Friday defended his government's increasing crackdown on social media dissidents, while promising to restore democracy which he suspended in a coup two years ago.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922438-thai-junta-leader-defends-crackdown-on-social-media/

School milk meant for Thai students show up at a Cambodian department store

BANGKOK: An investigation is under way to find out how UHT school milk which are meant for local consumption only by students has surfaced at a department store in Cambodia’s Siem Reap township.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922439-school-milk-meant-for-thai-students-show-up-at-a-cambodian-department-store/

NLA approves first reading of digital bill

BANGKOK: The National Legislative Assembly endorsed by 122 votes to pass the first reading of a bill seeking to establish the Ministry of Digital for Economic and Social Affairs.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922440-nla-approves-first-reading-of-digital-bill/

Four Car Pile up On Pattaya Nua. One Fatality and Several Injured

by Albert Jack

PATTAYA: At 9.30am on the morning of June 3 the Pattaya Police Department were called out to a serious accident on Pattaya Nua close to the Roonruang Bus Station.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922443-four-car-pile-up-on-pattaya-nua-one-fatality-and-several-injured/

‘Don’t knows’ hold the key to Brexit vote

The vote on whether or not Britain is to remain in Europe is dividing the nation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922445-dont-knows-hold-the-key-to-brexit-vote/

Paris in flood: transport chaos and museum closures cause pandemonium

By Luke Barber

The river Seine, which cuts through the heart of Paris, has risen to six meters above normal level, the highest swell in 35 years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922446-paris-in-flood-transport-chaos-and-museum-closures-cause-pandemonium/

Poland announces increase in military manpower

By Robert Hackwill

The Poles are beefing up their armed forces with the Defence Minister announcing he wants to form a 35,000 strong paramilitary force, and a regular army of 150,000 troops.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922447-poland-announces-increase-in-military-manpower/

Europe’s Copernicus emergency system activated to manage floods

The European Commission’s emergency management system Copernicus has been activated to deal with the floods in France, Belgium and Germany.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922448-europes-copernicus-emergency-system-activated-to-manage-floods/

Migrants in the Med: Over 100 more bodies wash up on Libyan coast

By Luke Barber

Yet more refugees have drowned while attempting passage across the Mediteranean sea from Libya to Europe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922449-migrants-in-the-med-over-100-more-bodies-wash-up-on-libyan-coast/

Turkish PM goes easy on Germany, calls Armenian genocide decision ‘historic mistake made by friendly ally’

By Robert Hackwill

Turkey’s Prime Minister has made an official government statement in the wake of the German parliament’s recognition of the Armenian genocide, and it contains nothing that suggests bilateral relations are going to take a radical downward turn.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922451-turkish-pm-goes-easy-on-germany-calls-armenian-genocide-decision-historic-mistake-made-by-friendly/

Venezuelans protest as the country suffers hyperinflation, power cuts, and “food shortages”

By Luke Barber

Marches in Venezuelan capital Caracas turned violent as the opposition to President Nicolas Maduro’s government continue to say the country is suffering a “food shortage”.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922452-venezuelans-protest-as-the-country-suffers-hyperinflation-power-cuts-and-food-shortages/

Judge: US women's soccer team has no right to strike

MICHAEL TARM, Associated Press
ANNE M. PETERSON, Associated Press


CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago ruled Friday that the world champion U.S. women's soccer team does not have the right to strike to seek improved conditions and wages before the Summer Olympics, seeming to end the prospect of an unprecedented disruption by one of the most successful American national teams.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922453-judge-us-womens-soccer-team-has-no-right-to-strike/

Blatter $M bonuses, police raid revealed in FIFA turmoil

GRAHAM DUNBAR, AP Sports Writer


GENEVA (AP) — Sepp Blatter's $12 million bonus from the 2014 World Cup and yet another police raid for evidence of financial crimes at FIFA revealed the turmoil at soccer's world body was far from over.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922454-blatter-m-bonuses-police-raid-revealed-in-fifa-turmoil/

US hiring grinds to a near-halt; many stop looking for work

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
JOSH BOAK, AP Economics Writer


WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hiring slowed to a near-standstill in May, sowing doubts about the economy's health and complicating the Federal Reserve's efforts to raise interest rates.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922455-us-hiring-grinds-to-a-near-halt;-many-stop-looking-for-work/

Trump's personal attacks on judge spark GOP concerns

MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge who's hearing a Trump University lawsuit is "a hater of Donald Trump" and ought to be removed from the case. So says Donald Trump, in just one of the recent comments by the presumptive Republican presidential nominee that have legal experts worrying about his commitment to an independent judiciary and his views on presidential powers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922456-trumps-personal-attacks-on-judge-spark-gop-concerns/

Angry villagers demand womanizing abbot leaves Rayong temple

Image: Daily News

RAYONG: A hundred angry villagers descended on a well known Rayong temple to demand that its abbot leave immediately.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922458-angry-villagers-demand-womanizing-abbot-leaves-rayong-temple/

Udon police arrest man who kicked wife to death - "gik" still alive in hospital

Image: Sanook

UDON THANI: Udon police have announced the quick arrest of a man who kicked his wife to death after finding out she was having sex with another man.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922461-udon-police-arrest-man-who-kicked-wife-to-death-gik-still-alive-in-hospital/

American to take "plastic bottle boat" on tour of the gulf of Thailand

Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: An American man has constructed a boat made partly from plastic bottles that he hopes will raise awareness about the damage caused to the environment by plastic bottles.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922464-american-to-take-plastic-bottle-boat-on-tour-of-the-gulf-of-thailand/

Schoolgirl's death from weight loss pills - officials make huge seizure of online pills

Image: Tnamcot

NONTHABURI: Food and drug administrators have reacted quickly to the death of a Nonthaburi schoolgirl who died after taking weight loss pills.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922465-schoolgirls-death-from-weight-loss-pills-officials-make-huge-seizure-of-online-pills/

More rain, waves and red flags expected at many Phuket beaches this weekend

The Phuket News

Tourists obliviously enjoying Phuket's beaches as storm weather approaches.

PHUKET: Thailand’s Southern Meterological Center (West Coast) has advised beach-goers in Phuket and adjacent provinces to monitor the weather closely and to heed red flags posted to warn swimmers of dangerous surf expected throughout the region this weekend.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922477-more-rain-waves-and-red-flags-expected-at-many-phuket-beaches-this-weekend/

Phang Nga holds campaign for dengue prevention

Surapan Laotharanarit

PHANG NGA, 4 June 2016 (NNT) – A campaign has been organized in Phang Nga to raise public awareness of preventive measures against dengue fever after the number of patients in the province exceeded one hundred.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922478-phang-nga-holds-campaign-for-dengue-prevention/

Victims of boarding school fire compensated

Suwit Rattiwan

CHIANG RAI, 3 June 2016 (NNT) - Chiang Rai has given financial assistance to victims of the fire incident in a boarding school in the province. Parents of the dead students have received mental health care from the local government units.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922480-victims-of-boarding-school-fire-compensated/

Ministry of Labor to organize job fairs in 11 provinces on June 16

supawadee wangsri

BANGKOK, 3 June 2016 (NNT) - The Ministry of Labor is pushing forward a campaign to create jobs and incomes in the Pracharat style.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922481-ministry-of-labor-to-organize-job-fairs-in-11-provinces-on-june-16/

Security Guard Missing for Two Days Found Dead

PATTAYA: On the morning of June 3 police were called to room 5 on the second floor at Soi Boonsampan Temple 13 in Banglamung where they found the body of forty-four year old Suradit Suriyasaeng.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922483-security-guard-missing-for-two-days-found-dead/

Muhammad Ali, who riveted the world as 'The Greatest,' dies

Associated Press


PHOENIX (AP) — Muhammad Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died according to a statement released by his family. He was 74.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922497-muhammad-ali-who-riveted-the-world-as-the-greatest-dies/

‘Normandy Quartet’ agrees on OSCE mission, says Poroshenko

Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko said on Friday the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine — the “Normandy Quartet” — have agreed on deploying an OSCE police mission to Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbass.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922499-normandy-quartet-agrees-on-osce-mission-says-poroshenko/

Tel Aviv Gay Pride Week accused of “pinkwashing” Israeli abuses

By Robert Hackwill

Tel Aviv has become in the last decade a choice destination for the gay community on holiday, and Gay Pride Week which kicks off on Friday has become huge, with 200,000 people expected to party.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/922502-tel-aviv-gay-pride-week-accused-of-pinkwashing-israeli-abuses/