UPDATE:

British paedophile who abused 23 children was sentenced to life

LONDON: -- British paedophile Richard Huckle who sexually abused 23 Malaysian and Cambodian children over almost a decade has been sentenced by a London court today (Tuesday) to life imprisonment, according to New Straits Times Online today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923088-british-court-gives-22-life-sentences-to-pedophile/#entry10830055

Chiang Mai University’s researcher makes medical breakthrough in fighting cancer



BANGKOK: -- A Thai team of doctors at Chiang Mai University has made a significant medical breakthrough in fighting cancer after he discovered black sesame seeds have properties that could stave off cancer cells, and promote brain cell regeneration.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923148-chiang-mai-universitys-researcher-makes-medical-breakthrough-in-fighting-cancer/

Murder hunt on after Bangkok man fired at drinking buddies



BANGKOK: -- Bangkok police are hunting a 21 year old man responsible for a shooting this morning that left one man dead and another injured.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923152-murder-hunt-on-after-bangkok-man-fired-at-drinking-buddies/

1st Thai woman to have conquered Mt. Everest returns to Prachuap Khiri Khan



PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 7 June 2016 (NNT) - The first Thai woman to have successfully conquered Mount Everest has received a warm welcome upon her return to Prachuap Khiri Khan Hospital.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923156-1st-thai-woman-to-have-conquered-mt-everest-returns-to-prachuap-khiri-khan/

Private sector predicts stimulus measures will bear fruit in 2nd half of year

BANGKOK, 7 June 2016 (NNT) - Sahapat Chairman Boonsithi Chokwatana has remarked that the government’s stimulus measures would take effect in the middle half of 2016 to help stimulate the purchasing power of consumers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923158-private-sector-predicts-stimulus-measures-will-bear-fruit-in-2nd-half-of-year/

SMEs to have a chance to restructure their debts



BANGKOK, 7 June 2016 (NNT) - The Legal Execution Department (LED) is gearing up to host an event for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which are struggling financially.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923159-smes-to-have-a-chance-to-restructure-their-debts/

ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkish state media: bomb attack targets police vehicle in Istanbul; several ambulances sent to scene.

Father makes impassioned plea - please find my daughter


Image: tnamcot

NAKHON SAWAN: -- father has made a heartfelt plea to help find his 16 year old daughter who went missing in Nakorn Sawan on June 1st.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923167-father-makes-impassioned-plea-please-find-my-daughter/

Gunshots fired at car of Police TV former director



BANGKOK: -- An unidentified gunman opened fire at the house of the former director of the Police TV channel and now a reporter of Phimthai newspapers in Bukkalo district of Bangkok last night, causing damage to his car.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923169-gunshots-fired-at-car-of-police-tv-former-director/

Officials don't see public referendum protection centers as viable

BANGKOK, 7 June 2016 (NNT) – The Minister of Interior has said he does not believe an anti-Public Referendum Rigging Center can be set up with the National Security Council (NSC) warning such an organization could be illegal.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923171-officials-dont-see-public-referendum-protection-centers-as-viable/

Student van crash leaves 15 slightly injured in Chiang Mai



CHIANG MAI: -- Fifteen primary and secondary students were injured after a school van was hit by a wine truck on Chiang Mai-Prao Highway in Chiang Mai this morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923173-student-van-crash-leaves-15-slightly-injured-in-chiang-mai/

Deputy PM says NCPO will not interfere with police reshuffle

BANGKOK, 7 June 2016 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan is confident that the annual reshuffling of police officers will be carried out successfully, affirming that the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will not intervene.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923194-deputy-pm-prawit-says-ncpo-will-not-interfere-with-police-reshuffle/

Teachers across nation trained to publicize draft charter

CHAI NAT, 7 June 2016 (NNT) – Provinces across the country have stepped up training of teachers to publicize the draft constitution in preparation for the public referendum on August 7.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923196-teachers-across-thailand-trained-to-publicize-draft-charter/

Navy ponders easing coastal fishing ban off Phuket
The Phuket News


The Third Area Thailand Maritime Enforcement Coordinating Centre (MECC) is considering easing the ban on coastal fishing by large vessels. Photo: PR Dept

PHUKET: -- The Third Area Thailand Maritime Enforcement Coordinating Centre (MECC), operating under the command of the Royal Thai Navy, is considering allowing large boats to fish in specified coastal areas as part of a reprieve on the ban on coastal fishing by large vessels.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923197-navy-ponders-easing-coastal-fishing-ban-off-phuket/

Man Crushed by Tractor In Fatal Road Accident
by CityNews



CityNews – A man died after crashing his tractor off the side of the road in Jomthong, Chiang Mai on June 6.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923198-man-crushed-by-tractor-in-fatal-road-accident/

UPDATE:

Hillary Clinton ‘secures Democratic Party nomination’




Historic moment becoming first female nominee of major US party
Bernie Sanders vows to fight on

WASHINGTON: -- Hillary Clinton has secured the number of delegates needed to win the Democratic Party nomination for president. The claim, made by the Associated Press (AP), comes ahead of today’s final Super Tuesday of the campaign when she is expected to collect the rest of the pledged delegates and so-called superdelegates needed to take her past the 2383 threshold.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923108-president-obama-preparing-to-endorse-hillary-clinton/#entry10830680

Engineers Cast Doubt on Police ‘Light Bulb’ Explanation For Deadly School Fire
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter


Pitakkiat Witthaya School in Chiang Rai where the fire broke out and killed 17 school girls opens as usual on Monday. Photo: Pitakkiat Witthaya School / Facebook

CHIANG RAI — Sixteen days after 17 schoolgirls died in a fire in their dormitory, which lacked smoke detectors or fire alarms, engineers and at least one parent expressed doubt today about the police version of what happened – and no one has yet to be held accountable.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923203-engineers-cast-doubt-on-police-light-bulb-explanation-for-deadly-school-fire/

State TV says bomb attack targets police vehicle in Istanbul

ISTANBUL (AP) — A bomb attack in Istanbul on Tuesday has targeted a vehicle carrying riot police, Turkish state media reports said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923204-state-tv-says-bomb-attack-targets-police-vehicle-in-istanbul/

UPDATE:

Police suspect Phuket dope charge related to Russian man found hanged in Patong
Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- Police suspect that a marijuana-possession charge against a Russian man may have played a part in the man being found hanged in a Patong hotel room yesterday afternoon (June 6).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923135-russian-man-found-hanged-in-patong-hotel-room/#entry10830712

Economics Professor at Chulalongkorn University says proposed land tax will help in spreading wealth

BANGKOK, 7 June 2016 (NNT) - Dr Somprawin Manprasert of the Faculty of Economics at Chulalongkorn University said the bill on land and building taxation proposed in the Cabinet meeting will aid in wealth distribution.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923205-economics-professor-at-chulalongkorn-uni-says-proposed-land-tax-will-help-in-spreading-wealth/

Thai-Cambodian Flame War Erupts Over Traditional Dance. Both Are Wrong.
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter


Photo posted by official Facebook page of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.

BANGKOK — In a drama of epic proportions, Thailand and Cambodia are feuding once again after simultaneously claiming ownership of the traditional elaborate masked dance known as Khon in Thailand and Khol in Cambodia.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923214-thai-cambodian-flame-war-erupts-over-traditional-dance-both-are-wrong/

DSI chief says no positive signs about whether Phra Dhammachaya will surrender or not



BANGKOK: -- There are no positive signs yet from Phra Dhammachayo about whether and when he will turn himself in to acknowledge the charges of money laundering and receiving stolen items, said Pol Col Paisit Wongmuang, director-general of the Department of Special Investigation, on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923217-dsi-chief-says-no-positive-signs-about-whether-phra-dhammachaya-will-surrender-or-not/

Suu Kyi to meet Burmese migrant workers during her visit to Thailand during June 23-25



BANGKOK: -- Burmese Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi will meet with Burmese migrant workers in Thailand, possibly in Mahachai, during her three-day visit to the country late this month, The Irrawaddy reported on Monday quoting the Foreign Ministry.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923219-suu-kyi-to-meet-burmese-migrant-workers-during-her-visit-to-thailand-during-june-23-25/

ISTANBUL (AP) - A top Turkish official says a car bomb attack targeted a police vehicle in Istanbul has killed 11 people.

Centre to suppress UEFA Euro 2016 soccer betting now in action



BANGKOK: -- The Royal Thai Police today announced the opening of the centre to suppress football betting as the UEFA Euro 2016 is scheduled to kick off June 10 - July 10.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923220-centre-to-suppress-uefa-euro-2016-soccer-betting-now-in-action/

UPDATE:

Turkey: ’11 dead’ in Istanbul car bomb – city governor



ISTANBUL: -- At least 11 people have been killed, and 36 others are wounded, in a suspected car bomb attack in Istanbul, according to the city governor.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923204-state-tv-says-bomb-attack-targets-police-vehicle-in-istanbul/#entry10830945

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Patong cafe clash leaves one dead
Phuket Gazette


Mr Rachan and Mr Wichithep were attacked at the Lanla Karaoke bar in Patong. Photo: Winai Sarot

PHUKET: -- One man is dead and another wounded after they were attacked outside a karaoke venue in Patong during the early hours of the morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923245-patong-cafe-clash-leaves-one-dead/

UPDATE:

Siam Beach Resort building collapsed on poor construction standard and location on waterway



BANGKOK: -- The Engineering Institute of Thailand says poor construction standards and its location on waterway from the hill are causes of the fatal collapse of a building of the Siam Beach Resort hotel in Koh Chang.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923058-koh-chang-hotel-collapse-no-piling-and-water-flow-caused-subsidence/#entry10831101

Angry Pattaya fried chicken seller slices husband's penis off

PATTAYA:-- A Pattaya friend chicken woman found out her husband was cheating on her - so she decided to be extra nice to him this morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/923267-angry-pattaya-fried-chicken-seller-slices-up-husbands-penis-off/