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/

ANNOUNCEMENT

Thaivisa forum upgrade Saturday 30th July

Info: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934052-thaivisa-forum-upgrade-saturday-30th-july/

13 injured when Isuzu showroom collapses
By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

NAKHON PATHOM Thirteen workers were injured when Isuzu showroom being built west of Bangkok collapsed Wednesday morning.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934610-13-injured-when-isuzu-showroom-collapses/?p=11003155

Coca-Cola producer denies it asked for price increase



BANGKOK: -- Thai Namthip Company, the producer of Coca-Cola soft drinks, categorically denied a widely-circulated report in the social media that the company as well as the other soft drink bottlers have notified retailers of price adjustment by two baht for a can or bottle of soft drinks.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934659-coca-cola-producer-denies-it-asked-for-price-increase/

Sanit finally named the new metropolitan police commissioner



BANGKOK: -- Acting metropolitan police commissioner Pol Lt-Gen Sanit Mahathavorn was finally appointed the new commissioner of city police by the Police Service Commission on Wednesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934660-sanit-finally-named-the-new-metropolitan-police-commissioner/

Democrat party rejects draft constitution



BANGKOK: -- The Democrat party will not accept the draft constitution because it goes against the party’s ideology and it may lead to more political conflicts, Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva announced today of the party’s standpoint regarding the draft charter.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934661-democrat-party-rejects-draft-constitution/

PM spurns Democrat party’s standpoint on draft charter



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha brushed aside the Democrat party’s political standpoint to reject the draft constitution, saying that it is the party’s own decision.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934662-pm-prayut-spurns-democrat-partys-standpoint-on-draft-charter/

PM firms on special economic zones but priority given to those which have potentials



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha reiterated the government’s intention to press ahead with investments in special economic zones but would make sure that the projects would cause the least impacts on the people.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934663-pm-firms-on-special-economic-zones-but-priority-given-to-those-which-have-potentials/

June’s exports drop 0.1 percent



BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s exports for the month of June dropped 0.1 percent to US$18.1 billion, representing a decline for the third month in a row.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934664-thailands-exports-drop-01-percent-in-june/

DASTA promotes Pattaya as ASEAN hub for halal food

CHONBURI, 28 July 2016 (NNT) - Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA) is promoting Pattaya as an ASEAN hub for halal food.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934665-dasta-promotes-pattaya-as-asean-hub-for-halal-food/

CDC President confident PM Prayut will try to organize election in 2017

BANGKOK, 28 July 2016 (NNT) – The President of the Constitution Drafting Commission is confident that a general election will eventually take place whatever the result of the August 7 public referendum.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934666-cdc-president-confident-pm-prayut-will-try-to-organize-election-in-2017/

Jungceylon set for final inspection before re-opening Port Zone
Chanida Summast


Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup (2nd from right) and Kathu District Chief Sayan Chaichanawong (left) first inspected the site on June 8.

PHUKET: -- Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada is to lead a final inspection of the repaired pillars in the underground section of the Jungceylon in Patong on Thursday (July 28) ahead of the shopping mall gaining approval to re-open the areas that have been closed off for more than a month.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934667-jungceylon-set-for-final-inspection-before-re-opening-port-zone/

Phuket Town splashes out B500mn on flood prevention
Chanida Summast


A woman in Samkong waits for floodwaters to dissipate. Photo: The Phuket News

PHUKET: -- A project costing more than B500 million is underway to upgrade Phuket Town’s drainage capabilities in order to prevent the town from flooding after huge seasonal deluges.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934668-phuket-town-splashes-out-b500mn-on-flood-prevention/

CDC urges UN to be impartial, avoid making unfounded criticism

BANGKOK, 28 July 2016 (NNT) – The Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) has defended against criticism by the United Nations regarding the arrest of individuals who distort the content of the draft charter.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934669-cdc-urges-un-to-be-impartial-avoid-making-unfounded-criticism/

Favour giving, party ban to take place from 6pm of 6 Aug until referendum ends

BANGKOK, 28 July 2016 (NNT) – Acts of favour and celebratory events will be banned from 6 p.m. of 6 August 2016 onwards until the referendum is concluded, according to the EC.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934670-favour-giving-party-ban-to-take-place-from-6pm-of-6-aug-until-referendum-ends/

UPDATE:

Ex-Thai PM opposes army-proposed constitution up for vote

BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Thailand's oldest political party on Wednesday joined a growing chorus of voices opposed to a new constitution proposed by the military government.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934661-democrat-party-rejects-draft-constitution/#entry11003872

Three Thai activists charged with criminal defamation

BANGKOK (AP) — Three Thai human rights activists have been charged with criminal defamation over a report that detailed alleged systematic torture inside military enclosures in the country's southern provinces. All three denied the charges and were freed Wednesday without having to post bail.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934671-three-thai-activists-charged-with-criminal-defamation/

US President Ronald Reagan’s would-be assassin to be freed



WASHINGTON: -- The man who tried to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan in 1981 can be freed from a psychiatric hospital.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934672-us-president-ronald-reagans-would-be-assassin-to-be-freed/

Australian PM resists calls to broaden inquiry into youth detention centre abuses



CANBERRA: -- Australia is reeling after footage was aired on national TV showing guards tear-gassing teenage inmates and strapping a half-naked, hooded boy to a chair.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934673-australian-pm-resists-calls-to-broaden-inquiry-into-youth-detention-centre-abuses/

Israel kills Hamas fighter it holds responsible for rabbi’s murder



JERUSALEM: -- Israel says it has killed the Hamas fighter responsible for an ambush earlier this month in which a rabbi was shot dead.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934674-israel-kills-hamas-fighter-it-holds-responsible-for-rabbis-murder/

Trump to Russia: Uncover, release deleted Clinton emails
By ERIC TUCKER and JACK GILLUM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump encouraged Russia on Wednesday to find and make public missing emails deleted by his presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton, setting off an instant debate over hacking and his urging of a foreign government to meddle in American politics.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934676-trump-to-russia-uncover-release-deleted-clinton-emails/

Prosecutors abandon case against police in Gray's death
By JULIET LINDERMAN

BALTIMORE (AP) — More than a year after a black man suffered a broken neck in a police van, the effort to hold six officers criminally responsible for his death collapsed Wednesday when the city dropped all charges in the case that tore Baltimore apart and exposed deep fissures between the police, prosecutors and the people.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934677-us-prosecutors-abandon-case-against-police-in-grays-death/

Democrats highlight diversity, but face gap with white men
By BILL BARROW

ATLANTA (AP) — The Democratic National Convention lineup of speakers has highlighted an increasingly diverse country that could soon elect the first female president to succeed its first black chief executive.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934678-us-democrats-highlight-diversity-but-face-gap-with-white-men/

Turkey, once touted as regional model, is mired in tension
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey was riding high in 2010, casting its brand of Islamic piety, Western-style democracy and economic growth as a regional model amid popular upheavals in the Mideast and North Africa.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934679-turkey-once-touted-as-regional-model-is-mired-in-tension/

‘World is at war’, Pope on recent attacks



PARIS: -- Pope Francis has said that the recent string of attacks, including the killing of a Roman Catholic priest in Normandy was proof the ‘world is at war’.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934681-world-is-at-war-pope-on-recent-attacks/

It's official - English Premier League back on True


Image: Sanook

BANGKOK: -- The wait for football fans is over - True have announced that they have secured the rights to show the English Premier League live for the next three years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934682-its-official-english-premier-league-back-on-true/

Two tech college students arrested for rival's murder


Image: Daily News

BANGKOK: -- Police in Bangkok have announced the quick arrest of two teenage technical college students charged in the murder of a 16 year rival from another school.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934683-two-tech-college-students-arrested-for-rivals-murder/

Public warned as doctor cries foul after falling for online PayPal con

Image: Daily News

BANGKOK: -- A well known author who is a police hospital doctor has complained to his colleagues after being conned out of 50,000 baht in an online scam.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934684-public-warned-as-doctor-cries-foul-after-falling-for-online-paypal-con/

Video: Why a green light spells danger



CHIANG MAI: -- A horrific accident caught on Chiang Mai CCTV should serve as a warning to all road users - be especially careful when going through a green light in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934685-video-why-a-green-light-spells-danger/

Online Forex fraud could have swindled 10,000 people out of a billion baht


Image: Daily News

BANGKOK: -- A group of complainants have visited the Crime Suppression Division's computer crimes section to say that they have been swindled on Forex markets. The complainants represented thirty people but this is just the tip of a massive iceberg.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934687-online-forex-fraud-could-have-swindled-10000-people-out-of-a-billion-baht/