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Police: Man, likely attacker, dies in explosion in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — Police in the southern German city of Ansbach said Monday a man was killed when an explosive device he was believed to be carrying went off near an open-air music festival, injuring 10 others.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934012-germany-blast-ansbach-bar-explosion-leaves-one-dead/#entry10993574

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Man kills woman with machete in Germany, is arrested

BERLIN (AP) — A Syrian man killed a woman with a machete and wounded two others Sunday outside a bus station in the southwestern German city of Reutlingen before being arrested. Police said there were no indications pointing to terrorism.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933993-machete-wielding-syrian-refugee-hacks-pregnant-woman-to-death-and-injures-two-others-in-germany/page-2#entry10993590

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Police: Bavarian official says attacker was denied asylum
HAKAN KAPLAN, Associated Press
DAVID RISING, Associated Press

ANSBACH, Germany (AP) — A man who blew himself up and injured 12 people after being turned away from an open-air music festival was a 27-year-old Syrian who had been denied asylum, Bavaria's top security official said early Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934012-germany-blast-ansbach-bar-explosion-leaves-one-dead/page-2#entry10993882

Marriage visa crackdown: Immigration officers who demand ‘extra fees’ to face criminal charges



BANGKOK:-- Immigration officers who demand ‘extra fees’ from foreigners in order to process visa/extensions of stay applications can expect to be disciplined and face criminal charges, Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn Prousoontorn, head of Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has warned.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934037-marriage-visa-crackdown-immigration-officers-who-demand-extra-fees-to-face-criminal-charges/

Network of 43 groups vow to vote against draft charter



BANGKOK: -- A network of 43 academic, student and people groups vowed on Sunday that they will not accept the draft constitution which is due for a referendum on August 7.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934038-network-of-43-groups-vow-to-vote-against-draft-charter/

SET down 0.09 points at opening /Bangkok Post

Mother apologizes for hitting Thai/Aussie child, 4, black and blue


Image: Sanook

BANGKOK: -- A mother has said she is sorry for taking a stick to her four year old child and said she will not do it again.
She said she was stressed over money.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934041-mother-apologizes-for-hitting-thaiaussie-child-4-black-and-blue/

Tales and fables to be digitalized to enhance the mental development of Thai youth

BANGKOK, 24 July 2016 (NNT) – Researchers has been preparing to develop a digital database of stories and fables in the hopes of propelling the mental development of Thai children to adopt good values.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934043-tales-and-fables-to-be-digitalized-to-enhance-the-mental-development-of-thai-youth/

New anti-graft law to punish private sector for bribing govt officials



BANGKOK, 25 July 2016 (NNT) - The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) said that Thailand's anti-graft law now penalizes any private company for bribing government officials, in the hopes of preserving the integrity of government procurement.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934044-new-anti-graft-law-to-punish-private-sector-for-bribing-govt-officials/

Both in the wrong! Netizens outraged as cop filmed accepting bribe from motorist

Image: Daily News

BANGKOK: -- A video of a man on a traffic stop who offers a highway traffic cop a bribe has caused much online comment.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934053-both-in-the-wrong-netizens-outraged-as-cop-filmed-accepting-bribe-from-motorist/

Jakarta governor warns city employees not to play Pokemon Go game or...



JAKARTA: -- Jakarta city civil servants are warned not to play Pokemon Go game while working or else they will have their allowances cut if they are caught, The Jakarta Post Online reported on Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934054-jakarta-governor-warns-city-employees-not-to-play-pokemon-go-game-or/?p=10994306

Bangkok-Chiang Mai bus crash leaves one dead, three missing



BANGKOK: -- One passenger died and three were missing after the bus they were travelling in hit a roadside tree and overturned into a ditch on the Asian Highway in Chai Nat province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934058-bangkok-chiang-mai-bus-crash-leaves-one-dead-three-missing/

Cold case detectives make taxi driver arrest - but he's admitting nothing


Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: -- A taxi driver wanted for a 1999 murder was finally arrested yesterday - but he denied everything saying he had nothing to do with it.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934059-cold-case-detectives-make-taxi-driver-arrest-but-hes-admitting-nothing/

Wasserman Schultz goes from favored to on the outs
By ANNE FLAHERTY

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years ago, Debbie Wasserman Schultz was put in charge of the Democratic National Committee to usher in a new era for the party. Now, Wasserman Schultz is on her way out, after the publication of emails that suggest Democratic officials favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders during the nominating contests.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934060-us-wasserman-schultz-goes-from-favored-to-on-the-outs/

Two fires in South as PM visits Narathiwat

NARATHIWAT: -- Two fires broke out almost simultaneously in Thepha and Sabayoi districts of Songkhla province before dawn Monday as Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha began his visit to Narathiwat province today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934062-two-fires-in-south-as-pm-visits-narathiwat/

"I love you and will always remember you" - Aussie man's farewell to murdered Thai girlfriend



BANGKOK: -- An Australian man is on his way to Thailand to say farewell to his Thai sweetheart who was murdered by a former lover while in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934067-i-love-you-and-will-always-remember-you-aussie-mans-farewell-to-murdered-thai-girlfriend/

Duterte signs executive order mandating Freedom of Information



MANILA: -- On the eve of the first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order mandating Freedom of Information – a constitutional right which has never been implemented, The Manila Times Online reported on Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934082-duterte-signs-executive-order-mandating-freedom-of-information/

Malaysia’s biggest marine park launched



KUALA LUMPUR: -- Malaysia’s biggest marine park was officially launched on Sunday by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934083-malaysias-biggest-marine-park-launched/

Bangladeshi boy, 10, murdered by fellow textile workers

NARAYANGANJ: -- A 10-year-old boy who worked in a spinning mill in Bangladesh has died after other workers inserted a high-pressure nozzle into his rectum and activated it, local media reports say.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934085-bangladeshi-boy-10-murdered-by-fellow-textile-workers/

Phuket disgrace: plastic pollution in the Andaman
Phuket Gazette


This Frasure's Dolphin succumbed to injuries caused by plastic pollutants. Photo: Gazette file

PHUKET: -- My concerns over plastic pollution were stimulated anew by an excellent analysis in the China Daily called 'Drowning in Plastic', and also by the cover story in a recent edition of the Phuket Gazette in which a seasoned local fisherman expressed surprise at the decline in fish catches in our seas.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934086-phuket-disgrace-plastic-pollution-in-the-andaman/

Racing motorcyclists pay with their lives - girl six months pregnant among dead


Image: Thairath

UTHAI THANI: -- Three people died along with an unborn baby after a large gang of motorcyclists were racing along a country road.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934092-racing-motorcyclists-pay-with-their-lives-girl-six-months-pregnant-among-dead/

Metropolitan police to strictly enforce motorcycle ban on flyovers, tunnels this week



BANGKOK: -- Beginning this week, Bangkok traffic police will strictly enforce traffic law banning motorcycles to use 39 flyovers and six tunnels.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934097-bangkok-metropolitan-police-to-strictly-enforce-motorcycle-ban-on-flyovers-tunnels-this-week/

Thais can visit Taiwan up to 30 days without a visa as of August 1



BANGKOK: -- The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand announced in its website that Thai nationals can visit Taiwan without a visa for up to 30 days beginning on August 1.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934101-thais-can-visit-taiwan-up-to-30-days-without-a-visa-as-of-august-1/

“Ga No” coffee brand may be mislead – police say



SISAKET: -- Police in Sisaket province yesterday seized 50 small advertising flags after they were distributed to sale agents to help promote a coffee product.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934113-ga-no-coffee-brand-may-be-mislead-police-say/

Constitutional referendum brings nationwide alcohol ban
The Phuket News



PHUKET: -- Polling in the upcoming referendum on whether or not to allow the draft constitution to be brought into effect will incur a nationwide ban on alcohol sales at shops, bars, restaurants and hotels on Sunday, August 7.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934115-constitutional-referendum-brings-nationwide-alcohol-ban/

Tensions Raised as Thai Smuggling Ship Is Intercepted by Viet Coastguard
Story by Albert Jack


Vietnam Coast Guard seize Thai ship for selling oil Photo credit: VOV-Vietnamese

A Thai ship has been caught illegally selling oil to a Vietnamese fishing boat in southern Viet waters, a Coast Guard official said yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934116-tensions-raised-as-thai-smuggling-ship-is-intercepted-by-viet-coastguard/

Chang Dao Drunken Murderer Arrested
by CityNews



CityNews – A man in his sixties was arrested in Chiang Dao on accusations of ‘intentional manslaughter’ after he attacked two people while in a drunken state, killing one and injuring the other.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934117-chang-dao-drunken-murderer-arrested/

Government to mull free trade of LPG



BANGKOK: -- The Ministry of Energy is to propose to the National Energy Policy Committee at its meeting in August to scrap the quota system for the import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and to allow free import of the product without going through bidding system.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934120-government-to-mull-free-trade-of-lpg/

Malaysian Man Mobbed and Robbed by Six Ladyboys
Story by Albert Jack



PATTAYA: -- At 1.30am, on the morning of July 23, Mr Teo Poh Yong, Malaysian tourist, made a statement at Pattaya’s Police Station to report he had met with a group of ladyboys, who befriended him on the WeChat App. He complained that whilst they were at the Baron Beach Hotel, Beach Road, Soi 9, Pattaya they had shot him with a Taser Gun and then robbed him of 18,000 baht. This crime was not reported to the media.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934121-malaysian-man-mobbed-and-robbed-by-six-ladyboys-in-pattaya/

Shootings reported at Florida nightclub

US media reports 17 shot at Florida nightclub in Fort Myers with at least one dead /BBC