Germany rape law: Will 'no mean no'?
By Becky Branford
BBC News

BERLIN: -- Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, is expected to pass a new law expanding the legal definition of what constitutes rape - widely referred to as the "no means no" statute.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930151-germany-rape-law-will-no-mean-no/

US punishing North Korean leader for human rights abuses
MATTHEW PENNINGTON, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions Wednesday on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and 10 other top officials for human rights abuses in an escalation of Washington's effort to isolate the authoritarian government.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930154-us-punishing-north-korean-leader-for-human-rights-abuses/

Anan Angkanawisal Voted In as Acting Chairman of Pattaya City Council



PATTAYA: -- A Twelve Pattaya City Council Member paid respect to His Majesty King Taksin Maharat Thonburi Statue in front of Pattaya City Hall and later on officially appointed from Chonburi’s Governor. Mr. Anan Angkanawisal was selected as Acting chairman of City Council.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930160-anan-angkanawisal-voted-in-as-acting-chairman-of-pattaya-city-council/

UN panel says China is arbitrarily detaining US citizen
By LOUISE WATT

BEIJING (AP) — A U.N. panel says China has arbitrarily detained an American woman in violation of international human rights norms, bringing her case back into public attention ahead of a visit to Beijing by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930161-un-panel-says-china-is-arbitrarily-detaining-us-citizen/

Brit Michael Sandford pleads not guilty to Donald Trump 'assassination attempt'
Michael Sandford, 20, allegedly tried to snatch a police officer's gun to shoot the presumptive Republican nominee
BY NATALIE EVANS , DAVID MERCER

LONDON: -- A young British man has pleaded not guilty to attempting to assassinate US presidential hopefuly Donald Trump .

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930163-british-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-donald-trump-assassination-attempt/

Thai Navy concludes hostage, air-sea rescue crisis exercises off Phuket
The Phuket News


The exercises off Phuket included terrorist-response manoeuvres. Photo: Royal Thai Navy

PHUKET: -- The Royal Thai Navy concluded its week-long crisis-response exercises off Cape Panwa on Tuesday (July 5), bringing to an end a spectacle of live simulations that included terrorists taking hostages on a cruise ship and recovering people after a passenger plane ditched into the sea.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930164-thai-navy-concludes-hostage-air-sea-rescue-crisis-exercises-off-phuket/

Korean on 'economy' Thai trip caught shoplifting bacon and cheese


Image: Manager Online

CHIANG MAI: -- A South Korean man who told police that he was visiting Thailand on a strict budget was caught stealing a pile of bacon and cheese for his dinner in a Chiang Mai Big C.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930165-korean-on-economy-thai-trip-caught-shoplifting-bacon-and-cheese-in-chiang-mai/

PRD launches charter referendum PR campaign in seven provinces

SURAT THANI, 7 July 2016 (NNT) – The Government Public Relations Department (PRD) has organized a draft constitution PR campaign in seven southern provinces to prepare the media for the upcoming poll.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930167-prd-launches-charter-referendum-pr-campaign-in-seven-provinces/

BREAKING

HummingBad malware infects 260,000 Android devices in Thailand, 10 million worldwide
BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD



More than 10 million Android smartphones and tablets worldwide – 260,128 in Thailand – have been infected with a particularly nasty piece of malware dubbed HummingBad.

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/hummingbad-malware-infects-260000-android-devices-in-thailand-10-million-worldwide/16082/

SET up 9.29 points at opening /Bangkok Post

Illegal Chinese tour guides face expulsion from Vietnam



HANOI: -- Illegal Chinese tour guides in Vietnam are facing deportation following accusations that they distorted Vietnamese history while showing tourists around, said Thanh Nien News Online on Wednesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930171-illegal-chinese-tour-guides-face-expulsion-from-vietnam/

Singapore’s schools step up security amid concerns of terror attacks



SINGAPORE: -- In the wake of heightened security concerns here and abroad, some schools in Singapore have tightened up security measures on their campuses which, among others, ban people from walking or driving into school complex unless with a pass or a car label, according to The Straits Times Online on Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930172-singapores-schools-step-up-security-amid-concerns-of-terror-attacks/

Fire kills one worker at Ital-Thai’s rail line construction camp at Don Mueang



BANGKOK: -- One Thai worker died and another was injured when a huge night fire broke out at a large construction campsite housing more than 1,000 Thai and migrant workers of Italian-Thai Development Plc at Don Mueang north of Bangkok last night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930174-fire-kills-one-worker-at-ital-thais-rail-line-construction-camp-at-don-mueang/

Ex 'Sabado Gigante' actor gets 153-year child porn sentence

MIAMI (AP) — The comedic actor who played gray-haired grandma Dona Concha on Univision's "Sabado Gigante" has been sentenced to 153 years in prison for possessing child pornography.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930176-us-ex-sabado-gigante-actor-gets-153-year-child-porn-sentence/

"Master Limp" amulet thief finally arrested in Udon



UDON THANIL -- Udon police have finally managed to arrest a master amulet thief after more than 50 burglaries in the region.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930177-master-limp-amulet-thief-finally-arrested-in-udon/

Burma to stop timber production in Pegu Range in the 2017-18 fiscal year



YANGON: -- Timber harvest in the Pegu Range, home to Burma’s major forests, will next fiscal year for a period of ten years in order to protect the range which has largely been stripped of its forest cover, The Irrawaddy Online reported on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930179-burma-to-stop-timber-production-in-pegu-range-in-the-2017-18-fiscal-year/

UPDATE:

Tranlee Travel assets seized in Phuket, Phang Nga raids
Phuket Gazette


Deputy National Police Commissioner Srivara Ransibhramanakul reveals the extent of investigations into 17 companies under the Tranlee Travel Co Ltd umbrella. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- Investigators have seized buses, boats, land and millions of baht as they delve deep into the operations of Phuket-based tour operator Tranlee Travel Co Ltd.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929983-chinese-nominee-tour-company-blitz-in-phuket-nets-53-tour-buses-29-speedboats/page-2#entry10935305

How to check if your phone is infected with the HummingBad Android malware
BY STAFF WRITER



The HummingBad Android malware is estimated to have infected more than 10 million devices worldwide and is reported to be one of the worst strains of malware to target the Android eco-system.

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/how-to-check-if-your-phone-is-infected-with-the-hummingbad-android-malware/16084/

National Park Task Force orders two resorts at Thap Larn national park to demolish all their buildings



PRACHINBURI: -- Special task force of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation continued to enforce the military junta's eviction of national park lands by influential people.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930188-national-park-task-force-orders-2-resorts-at-thap-larn-national-park-to-demolish-all-their-buildings/

Government promotes business to invest on R&D,offering up to 300% tax rebates



BANGKOK: -- The government is moving ahead with its plans to promote research and development (R&D) by allowing tax rebates as high as 300% to businesses.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930191-government-promotes-business-to-invest-on-r-doffering-up-to-300-tax-rebates/

Father of boy knocked off motorbike: "Police only doing their job"


Image: Daily News

BANGKOK: -- The father of a 19 year old boy who was knocked off his motorbike at a police checkpoint in Bukkhalo, Bangkok, said that the police were only doing their job. They didn't hit him - his face collided with the policeman's hand, he said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930193-father-of-boy-knocked-off-motorbike-police-only-doing-their-job/

"Lady Kai" case - victims may have been trafficked to Hong Kong, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, says lawyer


Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: -- The lawyer acting for claimants in the sensational "Lady Kai" case that is captivating the Thai public says that more victims have come forward and that there is a case to answer that they were underage and trafficked not just to Hong Kong but neighboring countries.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930195-lady-kai-case-victims-may-have-been-trafficked-to-hong-kong-laos-cambodia-myanmar-says-lawyer/

Charter voting registration ends today; only one percent signs up
By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter


Soldiers on June 23 walk around Phitsanulok city center urging people to vote in the Aug. 7 referendum.

BANGKOK — Organizers of the upcoming referendum, in which millions of Thais would decide whether to accept or reject a new constitution, were dismayed to find that only a fraction of those voters signed up for voting outside their hometowns.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930205-charter-voting-registration-ends-today;-only-one-percent-signs-up/

Phuket transport blitz nets 573 taxi, bus, tuk-tuk drivers, B7mn in fines
Eakkapop Thongtub


The blitz netted hundreds of Phuket taxi and tuk-tuk drivers for no road tax or driving an unregistered vehicle. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- A campaign spearheaded by the Director of the Land Transport Department (DLT) for the entire country has netted 573 Phuket public transport drivers breaking the law within just three days, and netting more than B7 million baht in fines in the process.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930220-phuket-transport-blitz-nets-573-taxi-bus-tuk-tuk-drivers-b7mn-in-fines/

DPM calls for all sides to help ensure safety of tourists

LOEI, 7 July 2016 (NNT) – The deputy prime minister has called for greater care for visitors to the nation while pointing out tourist perceptions of Thailand have improved.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930221-thai-dpm-thanasak-calls-for-all-sides-to-help-ensure-safety-of-tourists/

Injured sea turtle found washed up on Phuket beach
Eakkapop Thongtub


The turtles front left flipper had virtually been ripped off. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- An Olive Ridley sea turtle of an unknown age and sex was found washed up on Karon Beach yesterday afternoon (July 6) with one of its flippers badly slashed. Marine biology officials have said they believe the flipper was damaged by a fishing net.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930224-injured-sea-turtle-found-washed-up-on-phuket-beach/

Royal Phuket Marina goes on the market
Phuket Gazette


RPM Chairman Gulu Lalvani announced this morning that the development is up for sale. Photo: Gazette file
Aerial view of RPM. Photo: Gazette file

PHUKET: -- Royal Phuket Marina (RPM), one of Phuket’s largest marina and lifestyle developments, is up for sale, the company announced this morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930226-royal-phuket-marina-goes-on-the-market/

UPDATE:

Arson is cause of Ital-Thai camp fire



BANGKOK: -- The police have established arson as the probable cause of the huge fire that destroyed the camp that housed over a thousand workers of Italian-Thai Development Plc at Don Mueang last night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930174-fire-kills-one-worker-at-ital-thais-rail-line-construction-camp-at-don-mueang/#entry10935847

UPDATE:

Police swoop on billion baht Chinese nominee tour business in Phuket



PHUKET: -- A combined force of over 100 government authorities yesterday swooped on a Chinese nominee business establishment with a large network covering almost all business related to tourism, transport, hotel, spa, restaurant in Phuket after investigation indicating it might be involved in money laundering and tax evasion.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929983-chinese-nominee-tour-company-blitz-in-phuket-nets-53-tour-buses-29-speedboats/page-2#entry10935834

Authorities scour Nonthaburi market for illegal workers

NONTHABURI, 7 July 2016 (NNT) – Authorities have inspected a fresh market in Nonthaburi province for illegal foreign workers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/930236-authorities-scour-nonthaburi-market-for-illegal-workers/