Thailand News Summary for 10/06/2013

All the latest news from Bangkok and Thailand for today and what’s on this week can be found on RichardBarrow.com updated throughout the day and also on Twitter @RichardBarrow

MORNING NEWSPAPERS:

• More luxury cars snared in DSI tax scam raids (Nation) http://buff.ly/11PACKs 
• Anti-government white mask rallies which began in Bangkok have spread to provinces (Bangkok Post) http://buff.ly/13w3MCN 
• Ekkayuth goes missing; Thaksin critic vanishes with 5 million baht (Bangkok Post) http://buff.ly/112gQzW 
• Phuket White Masks Gather in Anti Government Face Off (Phuket Wan) http://buff.ly/11tlPpY 
• More LED light bulbs to be installed across Bangkok (NNT) http://buff.ly/18kOPZv 
• Russian loan sharks target tourists in Thailand (Bangkok Post) http://buff.ly/16VlnbZ 
• Thai women lured to Maldives for sex work (Bangkok Post) http://goo.gl/fG4W9 

[tweet https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/343952686359662592]LIVE UPDATES FOR MONDAY:

• Heavy rain in #Phuket – RT @jamiemonk: Total rainfall last 24 hours, 157mm. And that was all after 6pm
• [Monday] Met Office warns of heavy rain; strong wind, high waves over Andaman Sea, upper Gulf of Thailand
• White masks, red masks and royalist communists (By Nick Nostitz for @newmandala) http://buff.ly/19eK6ry 
• A night bus from Pattaya to Ubon has crashed in the early hours of this morning injuring 42, 3 seriously.
• The new SkyWalk at Wongwian Yai will be officially opened on 13 June at 1pm (Pic @Pacharapapon) http://buff.ly/119KxMi 
• A gas leak at Trang biomass plant killed a foreign engineer & a Thai staff (Nation) http://bit.ly/13rM5CA 
• Police raid compound at Soi Hathairat 39, seize tigers, lions, slow lorises (MCOT) #Bangkok
• Australian throws rock at Pattaya taxi; agrees to settle http://buff.ly/13s9P9N 
• Khao Kheow Zoo celebrates its’ 35th year Anniversary (NNT) http://buff.ly/1bmWZg0 
• Laundry Man, the first in the Jack Shepherd crime novel series by Jake Needham, is FREE today on Kindle: https://www.richardbarrow.com/laundryman 
• Sa Kaeo kicks off its 9th Butterfly Festival (NNT) http://buff.ly/11qdy5h 
• Picture: Some of the animals found at a private zoo just outside #Bangkok. Includes 14 lions (Pic @Reporter_Js1) pic.twitter.com/HNzxpDx50b
• Top Thai Police to Hear From European Ambassadors About Phuket’s Tourism, Tuk-Tuk Troubles (Phuket Wan) http://buff.ly/11QvNR8 
• RT @DavidQuine: Simple task to complete at the British Emb. Bangkok. Was met with arrogance, rudeness and misinformation. So disappointing.
• RT @TaxiComplaint: Travel safely in taxis and vans in #Thailand. Use the free iPhone and Android application http://www.thailandtaxicomplaint.com 
• Met Office Weather Warning for #Thailand: “Heavy Rainfall & Strong Wind-Waves” http://buff.ly/RBEmRI

[tweet https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/343723733917261826][tweet https://twitter.com/191Thailand/status/343876903146500097]WEATHER FOR THAILAND for TODAY: The rather strong southwest monsoon prevails over the Andaman Sea, Thailand and the Gulf of Thailand, and the high pressure from China will extend to the upper Northeast of Thailand. Thundershowers with isolated gust are likely in the North and the Northeast while increasing rain and isolated heavy falls are expected in the western Central, the East and the South West Coast. During 11-14 June, the monsoon trough will across upper Thailand while the intense southwest monsoon remains. Torrential rain and heavy falls in many places are expected over the country, and the strong wind waves with 2-3 meters high are likely in the Andaman Sea and the upper Gulf. People should beware of heavy rain. All ships should proceed with caution, and small boats keep ashore [MORE]

Weather for Bangkok: Scattered thundershowers mostly in afternoon to evening. Temperature 26-35°C. Southwesterly winds 15-35 km/hr. [Live Rain Radar]

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• EVENTS COMING SOON IN BANGKOK AND THAILAND:

• Sa Kaeo kicks off its 9th Butterfly Festival (NNT) http://buff.ly/11qdy5h 
• Thai Food Festival at Central World 13-16 June 2013 http://buff.ly/1377eBS
• Mass alms giving in front of Phra Samut Chedi in Samut Prakan on 16 June with 11,111 monks pic.twitter.com/AWXI5O4L1e
• Phi Ta Khon Ghost Mask Festival in Loei Confirmed for 10-12 July 2013 http://buff.ly/111xxel
• Anantara Announces Dates of Elephant Polo Tournament http://buff.ly/17Yy2dz
• Siam Tulip Festival (เทศกาลท่องเที่ยวดอกกระเจียว) in Chaiyaphum from 9 June-31 August