AP Source: Volkswagen reaches $14.7B emissions settlement
By TOM KRISHER and SUDHIN THANAWALA

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Volkswagen would repair or buy back polluting diesel vehicles and pay each owner as much as $10,000 under a $14.7 billion deal the car maker has reached to settle lawsuits stemming from its emissions cheating scandal, a person briefed on the settlement talks said Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928016-ap-source-volkswagen-reaches-147b-emissions-settlement/

France opens manslaughter inquiry into EgyptAir crash
By ANGELA CHARLTON

PARIS (AP) — French authorities opened a manslaughter inquiry Monday into the May crash of an EgyptAir plane that killed 66 people, saying there is no evidence so far to link it to terrorism.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928017-france-opens-manslaughter-inquiry-into-egyptair-crash/

Warren: Clinton can be trusted to fight Donald Trump
By LISA LERER and KEN THOMAS

CINCINNATI (AP) — Elizabeth Warren offered an impassioned endorsement of Hillary Clinton on Monday, vouching for her as someone who could be trusted to fight for workers and fend off Donald Trump.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928018-warren-clinton-can-be-trusted-to-fight-donald-trump/

Disabled man from Skegness fears for his life in Thai jail


Steven Moody with his Thai bride on a previous trip.

SKEGNESS: -- “My son is in fear of his life – please help him.” This is the plea of a mum whose disabled son was thrown into a Thai jail after picking up the wrong suitcase at the airport.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928020-disabled-brit-fears-for-his-life-in-thai-jail/

Desperate family begs for help to bring dying sister home from Thailand as medical bills hit £36,000
BY SOPHIE DOUGHTY

Kathryn Williamson, 51, has been on life support in a Bangkok hospital for after collapsing while on holiday

TYNESIDE: -- A family has made a desperate appeal for help to bring their dying sister home from Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928021-desperate-british-family-begs-for-help-to-bring-dying-sister-home-from-thailand/

Pattaya Police: Crime Crack Down. More Arrests Made



PATTAYA: -- At 1.30pm on the afternoon of June 27 Police Col Apichai Krobpetch, Superintendent of Pattaya Police Station, announced a number of arrests in line with the policy of driving crime off the streets of Pattaya.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928038-pattaya-police-crime-crack-down-more-arrests-made/

Police hunt students who shot at Bangkok bus


Image: tnamcot

BANGKOK: -- Police are hunting for four youths who shot at a Bangkok bus in Monday evening traffic.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928050-police-hunt-students-who-shot-at-bangkok-bus/

Patong tuk-tuk driver, four others, arrested for assault on Swedish tourist
The Phuket News


Police found the Swedish tourist unconscious on Bangla Rd. Photo: Tourist Police

PHUKET: -- Police have arrested one tuk-tuk driver and four other suspects for the assault of a Swedish tourist on Bangla Rd in Patong early yesterday morning (June 27).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928051-patong-tuk-tuk-driver-four-others-arrested-for-assault-on-swedish-tourist/

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Ubon Ratchathani attracts baby boomers in a new tourism campaign



UBON RATCHATHANI, 28 June 2016 (NNT)-Ubon Ratchathani province launched a tourism campaign yesterday aimed at attracting travelers to the province during the rainy season.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928056-ubon-ratchathani-attracts-baby-boomers-in-a-new-tourism-campaign/

Video: drivers lucky to avoid death as pick-up enters klong in Pathum Thani


Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: -- A pick-up ended up in the klong alongside Wat Dhammakaya on Monday after a head on collision with another pick-up.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928058-video-drivers-lucky-to-avoid-death-as-pick-up-enters-klong-in-pathum-thani/

PM Prayut warned that use of Facebook Live to share political ideas may be illegal

BANGKOK, 28 Jun 2016 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has warned political groups who have made use of a popular social media channel to share their opinions, that they may be at risk of breaking the law.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928061-pm-prayut-warned-that-use-of-facebook-live-to-share-political-ideas-may-be-illegal/

One migrant worker died and 8 were injured in road crash

BANGKOK: -- One Cambodian migrant worker was killed and eight others were injured after the pickup truck taking them back home after work crashed into a concrete barrier and overturned early on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928064-one-migrant-worker-dies-8-were-injured-in-road-crash-in-thailand/

Night fire guts pub on Soi Thonglor



BANGKOK: -- A night fire broke out at Funky Villa pub on Soi Thonglor off Sukhumvit road last night, damaging almost the entire pub building.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928065-night-fire-guts-pub-on-soi-thonglor-bangkok/

Eight arrested in two large drug busts in Chumphon


Image: Daily News

CHUMPHON: -- Police have announced two large drugs busts with a total of eight people arrested. Both cases involved seizures on Pethkasem Road heading south.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928068-eight-arrested-in-two-large-drug-busts-in-chumphon/

Missing Air Force’s helicopter found, with all three crew members dead



BANGKOK: -- Search and rescue teams found the missing helicopter at a deep valley adjoining Chanthaburi and Rayong provinces with all three crew members killed at the crash scene.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928074-missing-air-forces-helicopter-found-with-all-three-crew-members-dead/

Choked to death - "Kapow Moo" was pub owner's last supper


Image: Daily News

BANGKOK: -- A well known pub owner choked to death after stopping for a bite to eat at a restaurant in Samut Prakarn on Monday evening.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928078-choked-to-death-kapow-moo-was-pub-owners-last-supper/

34 hog deer seized from farm in Loei province



LOEI: -- National park officials yesterday seized 34 big deer from a farm in Dansai district of Loei province and charged the farm owner of having the protected deer specie without permission.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928079-34-hog-deer-seized-from-farm-in-loei-province/

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UK credit rating slashed, Cameron insists economy is robust
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Monday that Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union won't send the economy into a tailspin, even as the country was stripped of its top credit rating and stock markets and the pound continued a downward spiral.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928006-britain-loses-its-triple-a-credit-rating-as-pound-plunges/#entry10906115

Duterte says he is ready to risk his honor and life to fulfill his promises

MANILA: -- President-elect Rodrigo Duterte announced on Monday that he is willing to stake his life and honor to fulfill his campaign promises to stop crime and corruption and is ready to relinquish his post if he fails to deliver on his promises, The Manila Times Online reported on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928083-duterte-says-he-is-ready-to-risk-his-honor-and-life-to-fulfill-his-promises/

Supreme Court toughens gun ban for domestic violence

WASHINGTON | BY DAVID INGRAM

WASHINGTON: --The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday expanded the types of domestic violence convictions that can trigger the loss of gun ownership rights in a ruling issued amid fierce debate about reducing firearms violence in America.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928085-us-supreme-court-toughens-gun-ban-for-domestic-violence/

Former deputy commerce minister arrested for murder

BANGKOK: -- Former deputy commerce minister Pol Lt Col Banyin Tangphakorn was arrested today at a resort in Khao Yai national park by the Crime Suppressionn Division (CSD) police for murder charge.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928100-former-deputy-commerce-minister-banyin-tangphakorn-arrested-for-murder/

109-year-old grandma oldest person in Krabi
Phuket Gazette


Plaipraya district chief Paisarn Srithep with Pliaw Petchpuang, the oldest living person in Krabi. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

KRABI: -- Plaipraya District Chief Paisarn Srithep visited the oldest living person in Krabi on June 21 and was delighted, and surprised, to find her in good health.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928103-109-year-old-grandma-oldest-person-in-krabi/

Don't judge a book by its cover: "Bachelor" turns out to be quite a catch after TV show comments go viral!


Image: Kapook

BANGKOK: - A man who appeared on a Thai dating show Saturday ran the gauntlet of comments about his clothes and his manner. One prim and proper female contestant even shocked viewers by using rude language about the guy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928112-bachelor-turns-out-to-be-quite-a-catch-after-tv-show-comments-go-viral/

Thailand accumulates 97 zika cases in 10 provinces this year but all are kept under control



BANGKOK: -- Thailand accumulated 97 cases of people infected with virus zika in 10 provinces in the first half of this year, but all were kept under control, except in Bung Kan and Phetchabun provinces.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928114-thailand-accumulates-97-zika-cases-in-10-provinces-this-year-but-all-are-kept-under-control/

Political pressure grows in post Brexit Britain



Britain’s opposition Labour Party in turmoil
Corbyn to face no confidence motion
Conservatives set out timetable for leadership battle

LONDON: -- Britain’s ruling party and opposition are both in crisis as the fallout continues from Britain’s Brexit vote.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928118-political-pressure-grows-in-post-brexit-britain/

US Supreme Court strikes down Texas law imposing strict regulations on abortion



WASHINGTON: -- Abortion rights activists have claimed a victory after the US Supreme Court ruled in their favour striking down a Texas law which imposes strict regulations on abortion provision.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928120-us-supreme-court-strikes-down-texas-law-imposing-strict-regulations-on-abortion/

UTCC sees Brexit affecting Thai economic growth

BANGKOK, 28 June 2016 (NNT) – The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) anticipates the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union will impede Thailand’s economic growth by depressing exports.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928123-utcc-sees-brexit-affecting-thai-economic-growth/

Surachai: charter court’s ruling will not affect referendum



BANGKOK: -- The Constitutional Court’s ruling due Wednesday on the second paragraph of Section 61 of the Referendum Act will not impact on the national referendum on August 7, Mr Surachai Liangboonlertchai, vice president of the National Legislative Assembly, said on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928149-surachai-charter-courts-ruling-will-not-affect-referendum/

Justice Min clarifies NCPO transfer order

BANGKOK, 28 June 2016 (NNT) – The Minister of Justice has affirmed that transfers of government officials were as ordered by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and followed due protocol.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/928153-justice-min-clarifies-ncpo-transfer-order/