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/

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles jury finds Led Zeppelin did not steal intro to rock epic 'Stairway to Heaven'

DETROIT (AP) - AP Source: Volkswagen to pay $10.2 billion to settle claims in emissions-cheating scandal .

Bangkok cabbie done after putting hand on passenger's leg and suggesting sex


Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: -- A Bangkok taxi driver was banned after reaching back and putting his hand on a female passenger's leg on Wednesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927182-bangkok-cabbie-done-after-putting-hand-on-passengers-leg-and-suggesting-sex/

Video: Chonburi governor calls for immediate action as man pulls out gun on highway


Image: Thairath

CHONBURI: -- Chonburi governor Amporn Buarapporn has ordered immediate action to track a Toyota Vios driver who pulled out a gun to threaten another motorist in the province yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927183-video-chonburi-governor-calls-for-immediate-action-as-man-pulls-out-gun-on-highway/

LONDON (AP) - Polls close in Britain's historic referendum on whether to leave the European Union.

Thousands of Myanmar migrant workers show up to welcome Suu Kyi



BANGKOK: -- Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand showed up in full force to welcome State Counselor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi at Thalay Thai market in Samut Sakhon province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927184-thousands-of-myanmar-migrant-workers-show-up-to-welcome-suu-kyi/

LONDON (AP) - UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage tells Sky news "it looks like 'remain' will edge it" in EU referendum.

PM presents 2017 fiscal year’s budget bill to the NLA



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha spent about three hours today (Thursday) elaborating the gist of the 2.7 trillion baht budget bill for 2017 fiscal year to members of the National Legislative Assembly.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927186-pm-prayut-presents-2017-fiscal-years-budget-bill-to-the-nla/

UDD wants NHRC to investigate the government over the closure of its centers



BANGKOK: -- The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) lodged a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission today (Thursday) demanding that it investigates the conduct of the government for its order to shut down its centres aimed to prevent cheating in the forthcoming referendum.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927187-udd-wants-nhrc-to-investigate-the-government-over-the-closure-of-its-centers/

Suu Kyi asks Myanmar migrant workers to be loyal to their employers



BANGKOK: -- Myanmar State Counselor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi urged Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand to behave as if they are guests here, be loyal to and communicate with their employers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927188-suu-kyi-asks-myanmar-migrant-workers-to-be-loyal-to-their-employers/

Throat lozenges which contain neomycin should be removed from drug list



BANGKOK: -- The Ministry of Public Health has been urged to delete throat lozenges which contain neomycin antibiotic from the list of antibiotics on ground that the antibiotic does not treat sore throat but tends to lead to drug resistance microbes.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927189-throat-lozenges-which-contain-neomycin-should-be-removed-from-drug-list/

New Democracy Movement members held after distributing leaflets

BANGKOK: -- About 15 members of the so-called New Democracy Movement were temporarily detained by security officials after they were caught distributing leaflets urging people not to vote for the draft constitution in the August 7 referendum.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927190-new-democracy-movement-members-held-after-distributing-leaflets/

Case closed with no charges over fire that killed 17 children
By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter


Deputy Minister of Education Surachet Chaiwong consoles a survivor of the fire on May 25 at a hospital in Chiang Rai province

CHIANG RAI — Police said today no one will face criminal charges for the blaze that killed 17 schoolgirls at a charity-run boarding school in northern Thailand last month.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927191-case-closed-with-no-charges-over-fire-that-killed-17-children-in-northern-thailand/

LONDON (AP) - Reports that 'remain' vote appears headed to victory in EU referendum sends the British pound surging 1 percent against the U.S. dollar.

Led Zeppelin happy 'Stairway' origin question settled
By BRIAN MELLEY

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Led Zeppelin did not steal a riff from an obscure 1960s instrumental for the introduction of its classic rock anthem "Stairway to Heaven," a federal jury decided Thursday, legally settling a debate that has divided music fans for decades.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927192-led-zeppelin-did-not-steal-stairway-to-heaven/

28 Days Zone for Zika Virus
by CityNews



CityNews – On June 21st, it was announced that the San Sai Luang District is to be a control zone for the contagious Zika virus for 28 days.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927193-chiang-mai-28-days-zone-for-zika-virus/

Malaysian driver acts dumb as he replaces clamped wheel with the spare


Image: Daily News

HAY YAI: -- A Malaysian tourist who parked his car illegally at a Hat Yai market came back after doing some shopping to find the front wheel had been clamped. So he changed it for the spare in the boot.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927195-malaysian-driver-acts-dumb-as-he-replaces-clamped-wheel-with-the-spare/

Constrictor puts the squeeze on tipsy Thais!


Image: Thairath

PRACHUAP KIRI KHAN: A fun video clip has been doing the rounds of social media - it features a bunch of Thai guys a little the worse for drink trying to tame a five metre long python.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927196-constrictor-puts-the-squeeze-on-tipsy-thais/

Number One hit man in Thailand's murder capital arrested, say police

Image: tnamcot

BANGKOK: -- Crime suppression police say they have arrested a hit man wanted on multiple murder charges in Nakorn Sri Thammarat in southern Thailand. The lawless province has some of the worst gun crime and murder rates in the country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927197-number-one-hit-man-in-thailands-murder-capital-arrested-say-police/

Tourist Police Identify Pattaya Street Brawl Arabs



PATTAYA: -- Tourist Police have arrested 3 men involved in the video clip Arab & Thai Bloody fighting with knife in Pattaya Thailand that contributed to ruining Pattaya’s image.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927198-tourist-police-identify-pattaya-street-brawl-arabs/

UPDATE:

Latest News: Na Jomtien Police Department – More Rape & Extortion Allegations
Reporting by Albert Jack



PATTAYA: -- Four policemen from Na Jomtien are arrested. Two senior officers suspended as all are detained without bail.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927021-ubon-woman-claims-rape-and-theft-ordeal-at-hands-of-jomtien-police/page-3?p=10890184#entry10890184

French cyclists injured in Chiang Mai as ten wheel truck overturns


Image: video screenshot

CHIANG MAI: -- Two French cyclists were admitted to hospital after they were hit by a ten wheel truck and trailer that overturned on a windy and hilly section or road in Chiang Mai. The driver of the truck died in the accident believed to have happened in the Chom Thong district.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927200-french-cyclists-injured-in-chiang-mai-as-ten-wheel-truck-overturns/

Canadian 'Swirly Face' Pedophile Sentenced in Canada for Crimes at Home and Asia


Neil was dubbed “Swirl Face” by international media for disguising his face in videos

VANCOUVER – Canadian Christopher Neil who was arrested in Thailand and subject of an international manhunt for allegedly posting his sexual assaults of children online

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927201-canadian-swirly-face-pedophile-sentenced-in-canada-for-crimes-at-home-and-asia/

US Supreme Court ruling means illegal immigrants with US born children will be deported



WASHINGTON: -- The Supreme Court of the United States has blocked President Obama’s plan to prevent around four million illegal immigrants from being deported if they have US born children and haven’t got a criminal record.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927203-us-supreme-court-ruling-means-illegal-immigrants-with-us-born-children-will-be-deported/

A quiet afternoon at the cinema ends in terror in Germany
By Catherine Hardy



FRANKFURT: -- A quiet afternoon at the cinema has ended in terror in Germany.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927204-a-quiet-afternoon-at-the-cinema-ends-in-terror-in-germany/

Colombia’s government and main rebel army sign historic ceasefire deal in Cuba



HAVANA: -- Latin American leaders and the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gathered in the Cuban capital Havana have witnessed the historic signing of a ceasefire deal between Colombia’s government and its main rebel group, the FARC.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927205-colombias-government-and-main-rebel-army-sign-historic-ceasefire-deal-in-cuba/

Turkey announces fresh round of EU talks



"We can ask the people what they think, in the same way the British are doing"

BRUSSELS: -- Turkey has confirmed that a fresh chapter of negotiations on EU membership will open on June 30.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927206-turkey-announces-fresh-round-of-eu-talks/

Battle for Manbij – US-backed forces enter key ISIL bastion in Syria



MANBIJ: -- US backed Kurdish and Arab militias in Syria have reportedly advanced into the strategically important ISIL stronghold of Manbij.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927207-battle-for-manbij-us-backed-forces-enter-key-isil-bastion-in-syria/

Powerful tornado strikes east China; 78 reportedly dead
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN

BEIJING (AP) — A tornado and hailstorm struck the outskirts of an eastern Chinese city on Thursday, killing at least 78 people and destroying buildings, smashing trees and flipping vehicles on their roofs.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927208-powerful-tornado-strikes-east-china;-78-reportedly-dead/

UPDATE:

Obama immigration plan blocked by 4-4 tie at Supreme Court
By MARK SHERMAN

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court deadlocked Thursday on President Barack Obama's immigration plan that sought to shield millions living in the U.S. illegally from deportation, effectively killing the plan for the rest of his presidency.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/927203-us-supreme-court-ruling-means-illegal-immigrants-with-us-born-children-will-be-deported/#entry10890270