Thaivisa Photography Competition (July 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/928582-thaivisa-photography-competition-july-2016/

Man arrested for killing a schoolteacher in rape attempt



BANGKOK: -- A man has been arrested for allegedly killing a female teacher who resisted his attempted rape.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929388-man-arrested-for-killing-a-schoolteacher-in-rape-attempt/

Agriculture Ministry wants trading in fake or substandard fertilizers to come under AMLO’s jurisdiction



BANGKOK: -- The Ministry of Agriculture has wanted trading in fake or substandard agricultural chemicals and plant seeds to be treated as a criminal offence in accordance with the anti-money laundering law.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929389-agriculture-min-wants-trading-in-fake-or-substandard-fertilizers-to-come-under-amlos-jurisdiction/

Peace-keeping centres set up to ensure peaceful and transparent referendum



BANGKOK: -- The government has set up peace-keeping centres across the country starting July 1 to ensure that the August 7 referendum is held in a free, fair and transparent manner.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929390-peace-keeping-centres-set-up-to-ensure-peaceful-and-transparent-referendum/

BMA renovates park in Ekkamai into public park

BANGKOK, 4 July 2016 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has launched a project to renovate Saen Saeb bridges and develop the Watthanaphirom park in Ekkamai as a public park.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929391-bangkok-administration-renovates-park-in-ekkamai-into-public-park/

DLT installs GPS system on over 66,000 public transport



BANGKOK, 4 July 2016 (NNT) – The Director General of the Department of Land Transport (DLT) disclosed that over 66,000 public transports have been equipped with the GPS system to raise the safety standards for public transports.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929392-thai-dlt-installs-gps-system-on-over-66000-public-transporta/

OVEC scrambles to solve problem of youth fights



BANGKOK, 4 July 2016 (NNT) – The Vocation Education Commission (OVEC) will be implementing administrative measures to solve the problem of youths' infighting, in response to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)'s directive of using Section 44 to pursue immediate action against misbehaving students.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929393-thai-ovec-scrambles-to-solve-problem-of-youth-fights/

Prachuap Khiri Khan governor instructs all relevant agencies to be on alert for floods and landslides in risk areas

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 4 July 2016 (NNT) – The governor of the Prachuap Khiri Khan province has instructed the relevant agencies to be on alert for floods and landslides in risk areas of all districts.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929394-prachuap-khiri-khan-gov-instructs-all-relevant-agencies-to-be-on-alert-for-floods-and-landslides/

PMO Minister opens career promotional activity

CHIANG MAI, 4 July 2016, (NNT) - The Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office has officiated over a career promotion event and gave a lecture during the event in Chiang Mai, aimed at preserving culture.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929395-pmo-minister-opens-career-promotional-activity-in-chiang-mai/

Ministry of Public Health warns of hand, foot, mouth disease in small children

BANGKOK, 4 July 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health advises teachers and parents to take care of the health of children every day to help prevent the hand, foot, and mouth disease now spreading in all 77 provinces. More than 70% of the patients are small children aged 1 - 3 years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929396-thai-health-min-warns-of-hand-foot-mouth-disease-in-small-children/

Bankers and state officials join seminar on Thai laws



BANGKOK, 4 July 2016 (NNT) – Representatives of the Thai banking industry and related state officials have recently taken part in a seminar to discuss the country’s laws in the era of digitization.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929397-bankers-and-state-officials-join-seminar-on-thai-laws/

Alcohol Control Strategy Applied on 15 July
by CityNews


Featured image: Stockfile

BANGKOK: - CityNews – National No Alcohol Day to begin this year after order from Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in a bid to give “family, youth and the new generation national prosperity without alcohol.”

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929398-alcohol-control-strategy-applied-on-15-july-in-thailand/

Team of Western & Thai Volunteers Clean Up Wongamat Beach in One Hour
Story by Albert Jack



PATTAYA: After calls from Norwegian national, Ivan Bade, for volunteers to join him in a campaign to clean up Pattaya’s beaches, a team of people gathered at 8am on Sunday 3rd July at Wongamat, Soi 18, North Pattaya.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929399-team-of-western-thai-volunteers-clean-up-wongamat-beach-in-one-hour/

Bangkok broadcaster closes off Phuket beach access, charges ‘entry fee’
Eakkapop Thongtub


While BBTV starts charging entry fees to access Laem Singh Beach, sunloungers on the sand can easily be seen from the road. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co Ltd (BBTV), the company that broadcasts Thai TV Channel 7, has privatised access to Laem Singh Beach and is now charging B100 per person to cross beachfront land that the company claims to own.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929400-bangkok-broadcaster-closes-off-phuket-beach-access-charges-entry-fee/

‘Do you think we’ll pay for bad things we’ve done?’ Revelations of Aussie sex tourists in Thailand
Jas Rawlinson


Featured Image: Internet

BRISBANE: -- IT’S a warm Monday evening, and somewhere in southeast Asia an Australian man is about to enter a bar filled with beautiful young women.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929401-do-you-think-well-pay-for-bad-things-weve-done-revelations-of-aussie-sex-tourists-in-thailand/

Brexit turmoil takes toll on main parties as leadership race ignites



LONDON: -- “One of the reasons why we should keep our options open is: yes, the referendum express the will of the people, but the will of the people is entitled to change.”

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929404-brexit-turmoil-takes-toll-on-main-parties-as-leadership-race-ignites/

SURVEY: Does Public Transportation Need a Major Overhaul?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929190-survey-does-public-transportation-need-a-major-overhaul/

France beats Iceland 5-2, setting up semifinal with Germany
ROB HARRIS, AP Global Soccer Writer

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Olivier Giroud scored two goals to lead France to an emphatic 5-2 victory over Iceland on Sunday, sending the hosts into a European Championship semifinal against Germany.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929407-france-beats-iceland-5-2-setting-up-semifinal-with-germany/

UPDATE:

Deadliest attack in a year kills 115 in central Baghdad
By SUSANNAH GEORGE and SINAN SALAHEDDIN

BAGHDAD (AP) — A devastating truck bombing on a bustling commercial street in downtown Baghdad killed 115 people early Sunday, brutally underscoring the Islamic State group's ability to strike the capital despite a string of battlefield losses elsewhere in the country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929406-nighttime-baghdad-bombings-kill-and-wound-hundreds-celebrating-ramadan/#entry10923875

Israel approves new West Bank settlements amid surge in Palestinian violence



JERUSALEM: -- Israel plans to expand a settlement in the West Bank where a teenage girl was stabbed to death just last week.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929408-israel-approves-new-west-bank-settlements-amid-surge-in-palestinian-violence/

‘Deer Hunter’ director Michael Cimino dies at 77



LOS ANGELES: -- Michael Cimino, the American award-winning filmmaker best known for his Vietnam War classic “The Deer Hunter,” has died at the age of 77.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929409-deer-hunter-director-michael-cimino-dies-at-77/

Clinton, Obama, stand-ins emphasize her trustworthiness
By LAURIE KELLMAN

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton and her high-powered campaign stand-ins are talking about trust everywhere they speak these days, and for good reason.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929410-clinton-obama-stand-ins-emphasize-her-trustworthiness/

100 years later, France marks American's July 4 sacrifice
By RAF CASERT

BELLOY-EN-SANTERRE, France (AP) — In the end, Alan Seeger's bones could no longer be distinguished from those of his Foreign Legion comrades who had fallen alongside him in one of the most brutal battles of World War I.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929411-100-years-later-france-marks-americans-july-4-sacrifice/

A week after British vote, markets take stock
By GREG KELLER

NEW YORK (AP) — A week after Britain's shocking vote to leave the European Union, markets seem to have pushed the pause button.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929412-a-week-after-british-vote-markets-take-stock/

Bangladesh hunts hostage crisis clues, investigates IS claim

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Security officials searched on Sunday for evidence and the possible masterminds of the weekend hostage-taking in an upscale restaurant in Bangladesh's capital. The government has denied the Islamic State group's claim of responsibility for the attack that left 28 dead, including six attackers and 20 of the hostages.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929413-bangladesh-hunts-hostage-crisis-clues-investigates-is-claim/

El Salvador, deadliest nation in 2015, sees lull in violence
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and MARCOS ALEMAN

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — After becoming the world's murder capital last year and posting an equally bloody start to 2016, this violence-torn Central American nation has seen its monthly homicide rate fall by about half.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929414-el-salvador-deadliest-nation-in-2015-sees-lull-in-violence/

Doctors to give summary report on HM the King on monthly basis if his health conditions improve steadily



BANGKOK: pp His Majesty the King’s health condition has improved and his heart muscle has worked satisfactorily after doctors at Siriraj hospital gave the King oxygen and increase the draining of spinal fluid out of the body through the stomach by means of a draining tube, according to the 30th announcement of the Bureau of the Royal Household.

Doctors at Siriraj hospital who have been treating HM the King gave a summary report of the health condition of the King during June 1-July 2 as follows:

In June, HM the King had low fever occasionally but his condition was improving. However, the King was oxygen and treated for excessive phlegm and saliva.

Follow-up examination showed abnormal amount of spinal fluid in the King’s brain but after the adjustment of the draining tube through the stomach the amount of fluid has dropped.

However, doctors felt that the amount of spinal fluid being drained out was less than normal and recommended for adjustment of the draining tube to increase the fluid draining on July 2 and the result was satisfactory.

Doctors have suggested that, if the King does not experience abnormal conditions, they would provide a summary report of the King’s conditions on monthly basis.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/doctors-give-summary-report-hm-king-monthly-basis-health-conditions-improve-steadily/


-- Thai PBS 2016-07-04

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - State-linked Saudi news sites report a suicide bomber has carried out an attack near a US diplomatic site in Jiddah.

Four for the price of two - extra Taiwanese nabbed in bribe attempt


Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok police got a bonus after they arrested two Taiwanese skimmers Sunday - a pair of their mates arrived with 300,000 to bribe officers and were promptly arrested too.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929429-four-for-the-price-of-two-extra-taiwanese-nabbed-in-bribe-attempt/

Murder Mystery: 17-Year-Old Wanted by Police
Story by Albert Jack


Thongchai Aumprom, aka Mued. Wanted for murder

PATTAYA: -- The victim of a shooting at 4am on Sunday 3, July, in Soi Boon Nak, Central Pattaya, has been named today as Rajan Kaewduang who was twenty-years old.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929430-murder-mystery-17-year-old-wanted-by-police/