Pattani prison riot leaves three dead, five injured

PATTANI: Security officials and forensic police this morning inspected the Pattani central prison to assess damages caused after a hundred of prisoners went on rampage, burning prison properties, and assaulting authorities trying to negotiate with them.

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Cherished number plate row leads to vicious double murder

Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: The hunt is on for a Pathum Thani man after a deal over a cherished number plate went sour. Two innocent men are dead - one a big bike owner who was promised a nice registration plate, the other a taxi driver who was shot in the head after he tried to help a dying man by phoning 191.

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Angry uni student murdered girlfriend and put her six feet under in the woods

Image: Daily News

NAKORN SRI THAMMARAT: A fourth year university student was angry with his girlfriend over a necklace and rejection. Then instead of taking her home he took her into the woods before murdering and burying her.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932308-angry-uni-student-murdered-girlfriend-and-put-her-six-feet-under-in-the-woods/

Latest drugs busts - 300,000 Ya Ba pills seized in Chiang Mai, but gang escapes

Image: Daily News

CHIANG MAI: Some 300,000 Ya Ba tablets were seized in Chiang Mai on Saturday but the gang delivering the load escaped.

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"Excuse me old chap - this is a hold up!"

Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: Seven Eleven staff in a branch north of Bangkok were surprised when an armed robber asked very politely for the contents of the till in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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In for a penny in for a pound - man gets more than he bargained for after WC fall

Image: Sanook

BANGKOK: A picture of a Bangkok man was shared around the internet after he fell down in a toilet.

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Indonesian busted at Samui airport with 3kg of cocaine in suitcase

KOH SAMUI: An Indonesian man has been detained by police after picking up a suitcase stuffed with 3 kilograms of cocaine at Samui International Airport on Thursday (July 14).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932325-indonesian-busted-at-samui-airport-with-3kg-of-cocaine-in-suitcase/

PM stresses on IT cooperation with neighboring countries to cope with terrorist threats

Tanakorn Sangiam

ULAN BATOR, 16 July 2016 (NNT) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has stressed on the importance of IT cooperation between Thailand with its neighboring countries to counter global and regional terrorist threats.

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Interior Min orders tight security during referendum

Thammarat Thadaphrom

BANGKOK, 16 July 2016 (NNT) - The Ministry of Interior asked provincial authorities to tighten security on the referendum day.

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Security ramped up in Phuket following Nice attack

Eakkapop Thongtub

Provincial Police Chief Col Teerapol Thipjaroen had ordered more checkpoints be set up across the island. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: The chief of the Provincial Police has ordered every police station on the island to set up security checkpoints in their area to ensure maximum security is provided for residents and tourists following the attacked in Nice on Friday morning (July 15).

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Unconnected pipes and trash part of Patong’s rain drainage problems

The Phuket News

Various rubbish, including an old car tyre and electrical cables were found to be blocking the drains. Photo: Patong Municipality

PHUKET: Patong Municipality officials may have solved some of the mystery surrounding the areas ongoing floods after digging up drainage pipes to find them blocked with tyres, electrical cables and general everyday rubbish.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932318-unconnected-pipes-and-trash-part-of-patongs-rain-drainage-problems/

Large plot of land in Khao Yai owned by former senior police officer seized

PAK CHONG: Confiscation of large piece of land illegally occupied for decades by influential people continued with the latest target being the land occupied by a former senior police officer at Khao Yai national park in Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932317-large-plot-of-land-in-khao-yai-owned-by-former-senior-police-officer-seized/

Tiger Temple’s land now seized for allocation to landless farmer

KANCHANABURI: Government authorities yesterday seized 13 large plots of lands in Kanchanaburi province in respond to the government's policy to reclaim all lands illegally occupied by influential people.

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Residents living in Phuket’s protected forest seek justice

Suthicha Sirirat

Mr Sorasit said that the land was occupied by the residents when it was surveyed in 1998. Photo: Suthicha Sirirat

PHUKET: Residents who occupy and live in part of the Pa Bang Khanoon protected forest area are seeking justice after the Royal Forest Department (RFD) allowed the Royal Thai Navy to occupy some of the land they occupy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932319-residents-living-in-phukets-protected-forest-seek-justice/

Activist monk asks forestry officials to prosecute him for forest encroachment

CHIANG MAI -- The activist abbot of Wat Or-noi temple in Nakhon Pathom, Phra Buddha-issara, yesterday handed over evidence of forest encroachment into forest reserve in Mae Wong district of Chiang Mai to the Forestry Department with formal request that he be charged for encroachment.

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ISIL claims responsibility for Nice truck attack

Police still don’t know how Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel managed to get access to the Promenade des Anglais and plough a rented truck through dozens of people celebrating Bastille day.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932340-isil-claims-responsibility-for-nice-truck-attack/

Turkey coup: mass arrests after uprising crushed, government says

Almost 3000 soldiers, including high-ranking officers, have been arrested in Turkey after an attempted military coup.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932341-turkey-coup-mass-arrests-after-uprising-crushed-government-says/

Defiant mood in Turkey after coup fails

Thousands of Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan’s supporters took to the streets of Istanbul after he urged them to resist the coup attempt against him on Friday night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932342-defiant-mood-in-turkey-after-coup-fails/

Can France prevent another attack?

The French authorities are now faced with an enormous security challenge: how do they prevent another Nice style atrocity?

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US-Turkish tensions rise after failed coup attempt

BRADLEY KLAPPER, Associated Press


LUXEMBOURG (AP) — U.S.-Turkish tensions escalated Saturday after a quashed coup in Turkey, as the country's leader bluntly demanded the extradition of a U.S.-based cleric he accused of orchestrating the violence. Another senior official directly blamed the United States.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932344-us-turkish-tensions-rise-after-failed-coup-attempt/

Trump presents 'partner' Pence, but no doubt who's the star

JILL COLVIN, Associated Press
JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press


NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump presented running mate Mike Pence to the nation Saturday, hailing the Indiana governor as his "first choice" and "my partner in the campaign." But he left no doubt in a sometimes awkward event that Pence's role will surely be as sidekick to the businessman-turned-reality-star-turned-politician at the top of the ticket.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932345-trump-presents-partner-pence-but-no-doubt-whos-the-star/

Pakistani social media star killed by brother after scandal

MUNIR AHMED, Associated Press


ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch, who recently stirred controversy by posting pictures of herself with a prominent Muslim cleric, was strangled to death by her brother, police said Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932346-pakistani-social-media-star-killed-by-brother-after-scandal/

Kittel swerves out of the way and Cavendish gets win No. 4

ANDREW DAMPF, AP Sports Writer


VILLARS-LES-DOMBES, France (AP) — Mark Cavendish approached the finish line with so much speed that German rival Marcel Kittel swerved out of the way.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932350-kittel-swerves-out-of-the-way-and-cavendish-gets-win-no-4/

Froome singles out Mollema as main threat at Tour de France

SAMUEL PETREQUIN, AP Sports Writer


VILLARS-LES-DOMBES, France (AP) — As the Tour de France enters the Alps on Sunday, many would expect Chris Froome to be worried of pure climber Nairo Quintana.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932351-froome-singles-out-mollema-as-main-threat-at-tour-de-france/

British Open showdown: Stenson leads Mickelson by a shot

DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer


TROON, Scotland (AP) — Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson delivered what everyone expects out of a major championship.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932353-british-open-showdown-stenson-leads-mickelson-by-a-shot/

Partner of British author Helen Bailey charged with murder

JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press


LONDON (AP) — The partner of British children's author Helen Bailey was charged with murder Saturday after police found her body in the grounds of her home.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932356-partner-of-british-author-helen-bailey-charged-with-murder/

Hurricanes clinch 1st place in Super Rugby after Lions lose

STEVE McMORRAN, AP Sports Writer


WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When Argentina's Jaguares beat the Johannesburg-based Lions 34-22 in the final match of Super Rugby's regular season Saturday, the last piece of a complex playoffs picture — obscured until the last minute — neatly clicked into place.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932357-hurricanes-clinch-1st-place-in-super-rugby-after-lions-lose/

Thai sex industry under fire from tourism minister, police

Thailand's infamous sex industry is under fire, with the tourism minister pushing to rid the country of its ubiquitous brothels and a spate of police raids in recent weeks on some of the largest establishments providing sex services in Bangkok.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932365-thai-sex-industry-under-fire-from-tourism-minister-police/

FIFA ethics court wants 4-year ban for Thai official Makudi

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA ethics prosecutors want former executive committee member Worawi Makudi of Thailand banned for at least four years for election forgery and other misconduct.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932370-fifa-ethics-court-wants-4-year-ban-for-thai-official-makudi/

Thailand – paradise or paradise lost?

It is one of the most commonly bandied about phrases – such and such a place is “paradise”.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/932358-thailand-paradise-or-paradise-lost/