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/

'Lady Kai' and the local cops - all will be revealed this week



BANGKOK:-- Bangkok's leading policeman has said that the exact relationship between "Lady Kai" and Prachacheun police station officers will be revealed this week.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931350-lady-kai-and-the-local-cops-all-will-be-revealed-this-week/

Prosecutor backtracks on bringing red bull heir to court
By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter


The Ferrari that killed officer Wichian Klanprasert at Vorayuth Yoovidhaya’s family home as police found it Sept. 3, 2012.

BANGKOK — Four years after billionaire Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya killed a police officer with his Ferrari, and a month after he failed to turn himself in again, the case is again receding from view without so much as an arrest warrant issued.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931340-prosecutor-backtracks-on-bringing-red-bull-heir-to-court/

UPDATE:

Police seize 120,000 fake brandname jeans in Nonthaburi



NONTHABURI: -- ​Economic crime suppression police seized over 120,000 fake jeans of wellknown brands worth about seven million baht in a coordinated raid of a factory and a warehouse in Nonthaburi province on Tuesday. Two men were also arrested.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931344-no-levy-on-the-levis-fake-jeans-producers-rounded-up/#entry10953969

Dr Wisanu insists that PM is authorized to screen supreme patriarch’s nomination



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha is empowered to screen the name of a monk nominated to be the new supreme patriarch by the Sangha Supreme Council because he is duty-bound to submit the nominee’s name to His Majesty the King and to countersign the Royal Command for the appointment, said Deputy Prime Minister Wisanu Krea-ngarm on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931390-dr-wisanu-insists-that-pm-is-authorized-to-screen-supreme-patriarchs-nomination/

Prosecutor demands more investigation about Dhammakaya’s financial and budget management



BANGKOK: -- The public prosecutor wants enquiry officers to find out more about financial and budget management of Wat Dhammakaya and about the donations given to the temple by several corporations.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931391-prosecutor-demands-more-investigation-about-dhammakayas-financial-and-budget-management/

Former NHSO deputy secretary-general fights back against the NHSO board



BANGKOK: -- Former deputy secretary-general of the National Health Security Office (NHSO) whose promotion as the secretary-general was rejected by the NHSO board is fighting back by taking his case to the Administrative Court.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931392-former-nhso-deputy-secretary-general-fights-back-against-the-nhso-board/

PM warns monks they face arrest if staging a protest



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on Tuesday hit back at a senior monk who threatened to lead a mass protest of monks if the former does not submit the nomination of Somdet Chuang as the new supreme patriarch to His Majesty the King for endorsement within seven days.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931393-pm-warns-monks-they-face-arrest-if-staging-a-protest/

Bus driver and conductor fined 1,000 baht each for expelling a passenger from a bus due to his body smell



BANGKOK: -- A bus driver and a conductor of an associated bus company were fined 1,000 baht each and suspended from work for a week after they were found to have violated the regulations of Bangkok Mass Transit Authority for expelling a passenger from their bus due to his body smell.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931394-bus-driver-conductor-fined-1000-baht-each-for-expelling-passenger-from-bus-due-to-his-body-smell/

Train service between Yala and Su-ngai Kolok resumes on Wednesday



YALA: -- Train service between Yala province and Su-ngai Kolok district will resume as normal on Wednesday after the completion of major repairs following a bomb explosion on July 4 which caused serious damages to the rail track resulting in the suspension of service.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931395-train-service-between-yala-and-su-ngai-kolok-resumes-on-wednesday/

Thai retailers, shopping malls forecast to enjoy steady growth

BANGKOK, 13 July 2016 (NNT) – The Thai Shopping Center Association has projected continuous expansion in the retail and shopping mall sector during the latter half of this year due to a rebound in consumer spending.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931396-thai-retailers-shopping-malls-forecast-to-enjoy-steady-growth/

Cabinet passes moral promotion plan to foster peace

BANGKOK, 13 July 2016 (NNT) - The Cabinet has given approval to the national moral promotion master plan, with the intent of creating peace at all levels of society.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931397-thai-cabinet-passes-moral-promotion-plan-to-foster-peace/

DPM Wissanu comments on possibility of adjusting interim charter for long term use

BANGKOK, 14 July 2016 (NNT) – The Deputy Prime Minister has affirmed that if the draft charter does not pass public referendum the current interim constitution will not be adjusted so that a new charter can be drafted sooner.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931398-dpm-wissanu-comments-on-possibility-of-adjusting-interim-charter-for-long-term-use/

No more than 22 election observers expected nationwide for referendum
By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer


ANFREL observers monitor parliamentary elections of Tibet's government in exile in October in Dharamsala, India. Photo: ANFREL / Facebook

BANGKOK — Up to 22 regional elections observers will observe the Aug. 7 referendum, the chairman of the Election Commission said Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931399-no-more-than-22-election-observers-expected-nationwide-for-referendum/

Give Offerings or Pass the Doobie, Thailand’s Monks Misbehave

BANGKOK – Thai people frequently go to Buddhist temples to seek spiritual healing and hold ceremonial events, some Thai people even believe that they would be able to go to heaven if they do good deeds based on Buddhist doctrine.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931400-give-offerings-or-pass-the-doobie-thailands-monks-misbehave/

Moline man wanted on kidnapping charge detained in Thailand
Tara Becker

BANGKOK: -- A Moline man accused of taking his 6-year-old son out of the country in violation of a court-arranged visitation agreement was arrested Sunday in Bangkok, Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931401-us-man-wanted-on-kidnapping-charge-detained-in-thailand/

Couple ‘forced to live in Thailand’ in adoption case lose home

Dublin couple claim they moved to country to look after their late son’s abandoned child

DUBLIN: -- A Dublin couple, who claim they have had to live in Thailand for several years in a bid to adopt their late son’s abandoned child, today lost their Dublin home in a bank re-possession case.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931402-irish-couple-forced-to-live-in-thailand-in-adoption-case-lose-home/

Obama praises slain Dallas police officers for saving lives at fatal protest



DALLAS: -- President Obama has praised Dallas police at a memorial service in the Texan city for five officers shot dead last week in the deadliest day for US law enforcement in almost 15 years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931403-obama-praises-slain-dallas-police-officers-for-saving-lives-at-fatal-protest/

Beijing refuses to accept Hague ruling over South China Sea territorial claims



THE HAGUE: -- An international court has ruled against Beijing over its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea. China, however, has said it will not accept the decision.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931404-beijing-refuses-to-accept-hague-ruling-over-south-china-sea-territorial-claims/

UPDATE:

Sanders backs Clinton to be next US president



US Senator Bernie Sanders has officially endorsed Hillary Clinton for the democrat presidential nomination ahead of the party’s July convention.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931141-sanders-to-back-clinton-will-supporters-follow/#entry10954055

Britain’s ‘cold and competent’ new PM Theresa May



LONDON: -- Winning the top job was the easy bit. For Britain’s incoming prime minister the big challenge starts tomorrow. Handling the United Kingdom’s divorce from Europe will be top of Theresa May’s in tray.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931407-britains-cold-and-competent-new-pm-theresa-may/

US to send more troops to Iraq



WASHINGTON: -- US Secretary of Defence Ash Carter has announced the country will send 560 extra military personnel to Iraq to assist local forces in the fight against ISIL.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931408-us-to-send-more-troops-to-iraq/

Many in law enforcement feel frayed relationship with Obama
By LISA MARIE PANE

DALLAS (AP) — After each fatal shooting of a black man by an officer, President Barack Obama has swiftly spoken out against bad policing, giving voice to the generations of African-Americans who have found themselves at the wrong end of a baton, a snarling dog or a gun.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931409-many-in-law-enforcement-feel-frayed-relationship-with-obama/

Britain's new leader May seen as more Merkel than Maggie
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK

LONDON: -- Within moments of Theresa May's confirmation as the next prime minister of Britain, London tabloids and wags were comparing her to Britain's "iron lady" of the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher. But those taking a closer look see more in common with Europe's most powerful woman today: Germany's "iron chancellor," Angela Merkel.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931410-britains-new-leader-may-seen-as-more-merkel-than-maggie/

AG Lynch defends decision on Clinton email inquiry
By ERIC TUCKER and ERICA WERNER

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Loretta Lynch deflected a barrage of Republican questions Tuesday about her decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for her use of private email, saying it "would not be appropriate" to discuss the matter in her role as the nation's top law enforcement official.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931412-ag-lynch-defends-decision-on-clinton-email-inquiry/

Phuket Transport Office vows to continue crackdown
Phuket Gazette


Transport officers stop and search vehicles during the three-day crackdown. Photo: Winai Sarot

PHUKET: -- Five hundred seventy-three drivers were arrested during a three-day crackdown in Phuket, July 3-5, according to officials from the Department of Land Transport (DLT).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931413-phuket-transport-office-vows-to-continue-crackdown/

German president admits diplomat failures in colony in Chile
By EVA VERGARA

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Germany's president said Tuesday that he regrets his country's diplomats failed for years to act on human rights violations at a secretive colony of German immigrants in Chile.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931426-german-president-admits-diplomat-failures-in-colony-in-chile/

Paul Ryan defends support of Donald Trump
By Stephen Collinson, CNN

(CNN)House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday defended his endorsement of Donald Trump -- despite his frequent differences with the presumptive GOP nominee -- saying the only alternative is giving the presidency to Hillary Clinton.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931428-paul-ryan-defends-support-of-donald-trump/

Pattaya Targets Youth for Morality and Ethics Training



PATTAYA: -- At 09.30 hrs. On 12th July 2016, Asia Pattaya Hotel, Chonburi. Mr. My Chainit Nongprue’s Mayor opened the 2016 Youth Camp Morality and Ethics Anti Drug “No Corruption growing up”, there were Mr. Theerawit Thongnok, Nongprue’s Municipal Clerk, Teachers and Students from Boonsamphan School participated.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931431-pattaya-targets-youth-for-morality-and-ethics-training/

British hostage John Cantlie appears in another ISIS video
By Lonzo Cook and Steve Almasy, CNN

(CNN)British hostage John Cantlie appears in a new ISIS video that was distributed online on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/931432-british-hostage-john-cantlie-appears-in-another-isis-video/