Thaivisa Photography Competition (June 2016)

Enter the Thaivisa Photography Competition where you can win a two night stay at the luxury Palm Grove Resort in Pattaya, worth an estimated 10,000 Baht.

Submit your photos here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/921712-thaivisa-photography-competition-june-2016/

PM’s surprised close encounter with a woman who claimed her mind was controlled by someone



BANGKOK: -- Prayut Chan-ocha said there was no need for increased security for him following an unexpected incident at the Government House when a woman managed to skip through his security cordon and get close to him to shout for his help.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924937-pms-surprised-close-encounter-with-a-woman-who-claimed-her-mind-was-controlled-by-someone/

PWA will secure its own raw water sources for tap water production



BANGKOK: -- Predicting little rains in the next couple of months, the newly-appointed governor of Provincial Waterworks Authority has assured tap water production will not be affected and the PWA will try to secure new raw water sources as reserves.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924939-thai-pwa-will-secure-its-own-raw-water-sources-for-tap-water-production/

Phuket must ramp up safety measures for marine tourism, says Minister of Tourism
The Phuket News


Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul seen here during her visit to Vachira Hospital yesterday (June 13). Photo: PR Dept

PHUKET: -- Officials must take the recent boat collision incident as a hard lesson and find ways of preventing such incidents from happening again said Thailand’s Minister of Tourism during a visit to the remaining injured victims at Vachira Hospital last night (June 13).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924948-phuket-must-ramp-up-safety-measures-for-marine-tourism-says-minister-of-tourism/

Gen Prawit says he will not use Section 44 to deal with UDD members



BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said Tuesday that he would not resort to Section 44 of the interim charter to deal with members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) for their persistent attempt to set up centres across the country to prevent cheating in the referendum.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924978-gen-prawit-says-he-will-not-use-section-44-to-deal-with-udd-members/

Court acquits a member of “Men in Black” charged with illegal possession of war weapons



BANGKOK: -- A man who was charged with possessing war weapons which were found hidden in a Honda Civic in May 2010 was acquitted by the Criminal Court due to insufficient evidences.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924980-court-acquits-a-member-of-men-in-black-charged-with-illegal-possession-of-war-weapons/

Some 50 monkeys crushed to death by a fallen big tree



CHANTABURI: -- About 50 long-tailed macaque were crushed to death under the weight of a huge Prado tree which fell onto the lawn of a school in Chanthaburi’s Muang district early Tuesday morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924981-some-50-monkeys-crushed-to-death-by-a-fallen-big-tree/

Cabinet extends aid for farmers, nods to elderly care improvement

BANGKOK, 15 June 2016 (NNT) – The Cabinet has given approval to an extension of the aid program for drought-affected farmers as well as a plan to improve dental services for the elderly.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924983-thai-cabinet-extends-aid-for-farmers-nods-to-elderly-care-improvement/

Kiraly sets record as Hungary beats Austria 2-0 at Euro 2016
DANIELLA MATAR, Associated Press

BORDEAUX, France (AP) — Even at Gabor Kiraly's age, winning a match at the European Championship was something new.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924984-kiraly-sets-record-as-hungary-beats-austria-2-0-at-euro-2016/

Poll: Students gamble on Euro 2016

BANGKOK, 15 June 2016 (NNT) - A survey has found that more than 45% of students in 10 provinces will likely gamble on the Euro 2016 games mostly via online channel. An academic institution advised parents to keep an eye on their children.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924985-thai-poll-students-gamble-on-euro-2016/

Civil-State Enterprise aims to help farmers: Interior Ministry

BANGKOK, 15 June 2016 (NNT) – Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary Krissada Boonyarat said that a Civil-State Enterprise aims to help farmers with the use of the public sector’s knowledge.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924986-civil-state-enterprise-aims-to-help-farmers-thai-interior-ministry/

May Ratchanok appointed as Thai Cultural Ambassador

BANGKOK, 15 June 2016 (NNT) - Minister of Culture Veera Rojpojanarat on Tuesday presented a plaque of honor to “May” Ratchanok Intanon, Thailand’s first-ever badminton world champion, and awarded her the title of cultural ambassador.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924987-may-ratchanok-appointed-as-thai-cultural-ambassador/

Thailand to attract foreign investors to Food Innopolis project

BANGKOK, 15 June 2016 (NNT) - Thailand has planned to attract foreign investors to the Food Innopolis project with hopes of becoming a research and innovation center for world food industry.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924988-thailand-to-attract-foreign-investors-to-food-innopolis-project/

NLA representatives join parliamentary conference on the WTO

BANGKOK, 15 June 2016 (NNT) – A group of members of the National Legislative Assembly has taken part in a parliamentary conference on the World Trade Organization, held in Switzerland.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924989-nla-representatives-join-parliamentary-conference-on-the-wto/

Analysts: 2016 Thai economic growth will be lower than 3%

BANGKOK, 15 June 2016 (NNT) - Financial analysts have predicted that the Thai economy in the rest of this year will grow less than 3% and warned that the baht currency will likely depreciate to 37 baht against the U.S. dollar at the end of the year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924990-analysts-2016-thai-economic-growth-will-be-lower-than-3/

Academics call on NCPO head to use article 44 to enact student loan reform

BANGKOK, 15 June 2016 (NNT) - Academic economists have suggested that the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) cancel the student loan fund in favor of the student loan fund that deducts payments from future income, in order to effectively management student debt and reduce litigation against students.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924991-academics-call-on-ncpo-head-to-use-article-44-to-enact-student-loan-reform/

EU gives Thailand until year’s end to solve illegal fishing

BANGKOK, 15 June 2016 (NNT) – The European Union (EU) views that Thailand is progressing in the right direction to solve IUU fishing issue and has agreed to give Thailand until year-end to solve this issue, says DPM.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924992-eu-gives-thailand-until-years-end-to-solve-illegal-fishing/

Irrigation Department readies dams for rainy season

BANGKOK, 15 June 2016 (NNT) - The Irrigation Department is accelerating its inspection of dams across the country in preparation for the rainy season.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924993-thai-irrigation-department-readies-dams-for-rainy-season/

Warrant issued for owner of Nataree soapy massage


Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: -- The Rachada court has issued arrest warrants for the well known owner of Nataree massage parlour and its manager.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924994-warrant-issued-for-owner-of-nataree-soapy-massage/

Australian arrested in Bangkok for grooming children on the internet


Image: tnamcot

BANGKOK: -- A joint operation of Australian police, Australian embassy officials and local police resulted in the arrest of a 62 year old Australian man in the Lat Prao area of Bangkok on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924995-australian-arrested-in-bangkok-for-grooming-children-on-the-internet/

Female clerk at Chiang Mai garage shot with M16


Image: Daily News

CHIANG MAI: -- A female clerk at a Chiang Mai garage was shot 12 times in broad daylight by two assailants who arrived on a motorbike.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924996-female-clerk-at-chiang-mai-garage-shot-with-m16/

Father arrested for ordering contract killing of son


Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: -- A Thai man has been arrested for ordering the contract killing of his son after a disagreement over a 100 million baht land sale.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924997-father-arrested-in-bangkok-for-ordering-contract-killing-of-son/

One dead, 81 injured in fight at juvenile facility in South


Image: Thairath

SURAT THANI: -- One young person died and 81 were injured after a huge fight broke out between rival groups at a juvenile training facility in Surat Thani.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/924998-one-dead-81-injured-in-fight-at-juvenile-facility-in-south/

Iceland holds Ronaldo's Portugal to shock 1-1 draw
SAMUEL PETREQUIN, Ap Sports Writer

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — A goal from Birkir Bjarnason earned Iceland a shock 1-1 draw with Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal on Tuesday at the European Championship, the tiny Scandinavian nation's first ever match at a major tournament.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/925000-iceland-holds-ronaldos-portugal-to-shock-1-1-draw/

Popular Swiss hotelier, 35, found dead in Phuket room
Darawan Naknakhon

PHUKET: -- The body of a well-known Swiss expat was discovered by hotel colleagues at his rented home in Kamala.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/925001-popular-swiss-hotelier-35-found-dead-in-phuket-room/

Three weeks on, patience thin for parents of dead schoolgirls
By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter


Interim parliament member Tuang Untachai points as photographers snap photos Tuesday in the burned dormitory of Chiang Rai’s Pitakkiet Witthaya School. Numerous VIPs have visited the school and posed for photo-ops since the fire, but no legal action has been taken.

CHIANG RAI — More than three weeks have passed since a fire killed 17 girls at a boarding school for impoverished hill tribe children, and police have yet to file a charge against anyone over the incident.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/925003-three-weeks-on-patience-thin-for-parents-of-dead-chiang-rai-schoolgirls/

53 Year-Old American Pilot Gets 10 Year for Child Sex Abuse in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH – A court on Tuesday sentenced an American man to a decade in jail for sexually abusing girls as young as five, part of the latest effort to deter foreign paedophiles.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/925004-53-year-old-american-pilot-gets-10-year-for-child-sex-abuse-in-cambodia/

Obama slams renewed Trump call for Muslim ban after Orlando shooting



"We don't have religious tests here"

WASHINGTON: -- US President Barack Obama has slammed White House hopeful Donald Trump’s renewed call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country, as last weekend’s gay nightclub massacre in Orlando continues to make waves in the presidential campaign.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/925005-obama-slams-renewed-trump-call-for-muslim-ban-after-orlando-shooting/

Euro 2016: Last chance for Russia after UEFA hands out ‘suspended disqualification’



NYON: -- Russia will be kicked out of Euro 2016 if there is a repeat of the crowd trouble seen against England in Marseilles, UEFA has ruled.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/925006-euro-2016-last-chance-for-russia-after-uefa-hands-out-suspended-disqualification/

UK can restrict benefits to EU workers, court rules
By Catherine Hardy



UK can deny some child benefits to non-resident EU workers
European Commission claimed this was discriminatory
“Justified to protect public finances” – European Court of Justice.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/925007-uk-can-restrict-benefits-to-eu-workers-court-rules/