Thailand Live Monday 13 June 2016

[webfact]

Euro 2016: Briton ‘fighting for his life’ following third day of violence in Marseille



MARSEILLE: -- Shocking scenes have emerged of a third night of clashes in Euro 2016 host city Marseille.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924481-euro-2016-briton-fighting-for-his-life-following-third-day-of-violence-in-marseille/

[webfact]

Dutch MP’s Campaign to Free Dutchman Jailed for 103 Years in Thailand

BANGKOK – Dutch MPs are urging ministers to ensure Dutch National Johan Van Laarhoven who was sentenced to 103 years in Thailand for drugs offences is brought back to the Netherlands.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924483-dutch-mps-campaign-to-free-dutchman-jailed-for-103-years-in-thailand/?p=10850153

[webfact]

UPDATE:

Orlando gay nightclub shooting 'an act of terror and hate'

WASHINGTON: -- US President Barack Obama has described Sunday morning's gun attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, as "an act of terror and an act of hate".

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924471-isil-claims-responsibility-for-orlando-gay-nightclub-shooting-that-left-50-dead/page-2?p=10850274#entry10850274

[webfact]

UPDATE:

Police investigate possible ISIL links with Orlando massacre



ORLANDO: -- The US is reeling from its worst ever mass shooting after a man armed with an assault rifle killed 50 people at a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Fifty three others were wounded in the massacre. The gunman was eventually shot dead by SWAT officers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924471-isil-claims-responsibility-for-orlando-gay-nightclub-shooting-that-left-50-dead/page-2?p=10850304#entry10850304

[webfact]

UPDATE:

Islamic State claims responsibility for Orlando nightclub shooting
Source: Xinhua

CAIRO/DAMASCUS, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic State (IS)-linked news agency Amaq said on Sunday that the Islamist militant group was responsible for the shooting that killed at least 50 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924471-isil-claims-responsibility-for-orlando-gay-nightclub-shooting-that-left-50-dead/page-2?p=10850383#entry10850383

[webfact]

Only 38 taxi drivers fined last month for refusing to take passengers
STAFF WRITER


Featured image by Kojach and used under a Creative Commons licence

BANGKOK: -- 809 Bangkok taxi drivers were fined in May, according to the latest data released from the Department of Land Transport, although only 38 of those were down to refusing fares.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924496-only-38-bangkok-taxi-drivers-fined-last-month-for-refusing-to-take-passengers/

[webfact]

Pensions for British elderly threatened if Brexit wins, warns British PM
by Larry Neild

LONDON, June 13 (Xinhua) -- A government guarantee that protects pensions for millions of elderly people would be under threat if Britain quits the EU, Prime Minister David Cameron warned Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924508-pensions-for-british-elderly-threatened-if-brexit-wins-warns-david-cameron/

[webfact]

Suicide Drama at the Map Prachan Reservoir on the Dark Side
Story by Albert Jack



PATTAYA: -- At 8pm on the evening of June 12 the Sawangboriboon Rescue Services received reports that a man was attempting to take his own life.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924510-suicide-drama-at-the-map-prachan-reservoir-on-the-dark-side/

[webfact]

Frenchman makes dash for Thailand as Euro betting adventure turns sour


Image: Thairath

SAKAEO: -- While France started the Euros in great style a Frenchman literally ran back to Thailand to escape money lenders in Cambodia.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924512-frenchman-makes-dash-for-thailand-as-euro-betting-adventure-turns-sour/

[webfact]

SET falls 9.83 to 1,419.38 at opening /Bangkok Post

[webfact]

Action promised on Nonthaburi 'Stairway to Heaven'



BANGKOK: -- Action is promised after builders put up a pedestrian road bridge in Nonthaburi with an electricity power pole slap bang in the middle of the stairway.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924515-action-promised-on-nonthaburi-stairway-to-heaven/

[webfact]

UPDAGE:

Regional Army chief urges peaceful progress as Phuket sea gypsy dispute heads to court
The Phuket News


Scores of Rawai gypsies waited at Provincial Hall in vain as Fourth Army Region Deputy Commander Maj Gen Khunawat Morkaew left without receiving their letter. Photo: PR Dept

PHUKET: -- Fourth Army Region Deputy Commander Maj Gen Khunawat Morkaew has urged Baron World Trade Co Ltd and the residents at the sea gypsy village Rawai to pursue peaceful means in resolving their dispute over land in the village.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924296-sea-gypsies-break-down-over-letter-misunderstanding/#entry10850800

[webfact]

First test of Purple Line train service for public opens today



BANGKOK: -- The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) today allowed the public to get first taste of its new 23-kilometre Purple Line elevated rail track linking Bangkok's Bang Sue and Nonthaburi's Bang Yai free of charge.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924521-first-test-of-purple-line-train-service-for-public-opens-today-13th-june/

[webfact]

Muslim intellectual against foodstall raids during Ramadan



JAKARTA: -- A Muslim intellectual has voiced his concern over a recent raid on an elderly woman’s food stall that served customers at midday during the fasting month of Ramadan, The Jakarta Post Online reported on Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924526-indonesia-muslim-intellectual-against-foodstall-raids-during-ramadan/

[webfact]

30 tonnes of frozen mackerel scads found to contain toxic substance destroyed



HANOI: -- Officials in Vietnam’s Quang Tri province have ordered a local seafood trader to destroy about 30 tonnes of frozen mackerel scads found to be contaminated with phenol, a harmful chemical substance, reported the Thanh Nein News Online on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924529-vietnam-30-tonnes-of-frozen-mackerel-scads-found-to-contain-toxic-substance-destroyed/

[webfact]

Beer chits issued to Nataree's foreign staff to "pay off officials"



BANGKOK: -- Investigators looking into the affairs of the Nataree soapy massage parlour raided last week have discovered chits that foreign massage girls had in their possession ostensibly to pay off police so they wouldn't face arrest.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924532-beer-chits-issued-to-natarees-foreign-staff-to-pay-off-officials/

[webfact]

Government releases a video detailing Sokha’s sex scandal case



PHNOM PENH: -- The Cambodian government has last week released a 30-minute, documentary-style video detailing Kem Sokha’s alleged sex scandal so the public can judge by themselves whether the case against the opposition leader is justified or not, the Phnom Penh Post Online reported on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924533-cambodian-govt-releases-a-video-detailing-sokhas-sex-scandal-case/

[webfact]

Runaway truck slams six cars on Patong Hill
Tanyaluk Sakoot


The truck slammed at least six cars as it careened down Patong Hill this morning (June 13). Photo: VR Patong145.400

PHUKET: -- A truck and trailer carrying 40 concrete pylons slammed into at least six vehicles as it careened down Patong Hill this morning (June 13).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924534-runaway-truck-slams-six-cars-on-patong-hill/

[webfact]

President Aquino reminds Filipinos of the prospect of dictatorship making a comeback



BANGKOK: -- Outgoing Philippine President Benigno Aquino 3rd reminded Filipinos to be vigilant otherwise their hard-won freedoms may be snatched away from them, The Manila Times Online reported on Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924535-president-aquino-reminds-filipinos-of-the-prospect-of-dictatorship-making-a-comeback/

[webfact]

Singapore cuts same-sex kiss from Les Miserables

LONDON: -- A kiss between two male actors in the musical Les Miserables in Singapore has been removed from the show, after complaints from the public.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924537-singapore-cuts-same-sex-kiss-from-les-miserables/

[webfact]

DLT ensures all public transports abide by laws

BANGKOK, 13 June 2016 (NNT) - The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has ensured that all public transport vehicles strictly follow safety and service regulations to protect the rights of passengers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924538-thai-dlt-ensures-all-public-transports-abide-by-laws/

[webfact]

Orlando nightclub shooting: Talking gun control at a shooting range
By Philippa Thomas
BBC News, Arizona

PHOENIX: - As Americans in the west woke up to the awful news from Florida, I was on my way to the Ben Avery shooting range in the desert north of Phoenix Arizona, to meet three gun enthusiasts - Carol Ruh, president of the Arizona Ladies Shooting Association, her husband Pete Ruh, and the group's Treasurer Debbie Arnold.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924540-orlando-nightclub-shooting-talking-gun-control-at-a-shooting-range/

[webfact]

UPDATE:

Samkong traffic to be redirected for underpass work
Phuket Gazette


Traffic is to be redirected at the Samkong Underpass June 19 - July 15. Photo: Phuket City Police

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924285-sam-kong-underpass-to-open-both-ways-as-ground-lanes-closed-for-resurfacing/?p=10851123

[webfact]

Cultural walking street kicks off in Sisaket

SISAKET, 13 June 2016 (NNT) - Vice Minister of Culture Chaweerat Kasetsoontorn chaired the opening ceremony of a walking street in Sisaket province held to promote local cultures.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924543-cultural-walking-street-kicks-off-in-sisaket/

[webfact]

Bus burnt to skeletons on elevated Suvarnabhumi airport road



BANGKOK: -- A Chinese tour bus caught fire while it was transporting passengers from Samut Prakarn to Suvarnabhumi airport before dawn today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924544-bus-burnt-to-skeletons-on-elevated-suvarnabhumi-airport-road/

[webfact]

Public Health Ministry warns soccer fans of possible heart attack

BANGKOK, 13 June 2016 (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has expressed concerns over possibilities that soccer fans watching games on television might risk having a heart attack.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924545-public-health-ministry-warns-soccer-fans-of-possible-heart-attack/

[webfact]

Nok Air have issued a groveling apology to former PM Yingluck Shinawatra after pilots joked they would fly her into the ground



BANGKOK: -- A smiling picture of Yingluck and her team at Prae airport had earlier been pictured on a Line app for pilots with the teasing caption.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924546-nok-air-issues-grovelling-apology-to-yingluck-after-pilots-joked-they-would-fly-her-into-the-ground/

[webfact]

Over 1,000 gamblers in Euro 2016 arrested



BANGKOK: -- A total of 1,028 gamblers in Euro 2016 soccer games were arrested in the nationwide crackdown campaign launched by the police.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924562-over-1000-gamblers-in-euro-2016-arrested/

[webfact]

Sex Scandal teacher claims he was just "having a bit of fun" on Twitter

Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: -- The Suan Kularb teacher at the centre of sex allegations has denied involvement with students at his school or elsewhere saying he was "just having a bit of fun" online. He has offered an apology and appealed for his college to be left out of the scandal apologizing and saying "it is just a private matter".

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924564-sex-scandal-teacher-claims-he-was-just-having-a-bit-of-fun-on-twitter/

[webfact]

Military Appointed Team of Experts to Take Over Pattaya This Week

Story by Albert Jack



PATTAYA: -- Pattaya was first granted city status in 1978 and since the beginning the residents have been able to vote for, and elect, their own mayor and councillors. It is the only city in Thailand outside Bangkok that has enjoyed that privilege.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924567-military-appointed-team-of-experts-to-take-over-pattaya-this-week/