Thailand Live Monday 11 Oct 2010

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11 red-shirt warriors arrested while rehearsing to assassinate Suthep

An investigator said the 11 detained red-shirt warriors were arrested while they were rehearing to assassinate leading politicians, including former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban.

Pol Lt Col Payao Thongsen, an investigator in charge of terrorism case for the Department of Special Investigation, said the 11 men, who were arrested at a resort in Chiang Mai, had a map of Suthep's house.

They also had information about the normal route of Suthep and his motorcade.

Payao said the group of men had already selected a location for attempting to assassinate Suthep.

-- The Nation 2010-10-11

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Baht weakens ahead of possible measures to curb its rise

The baht weakened to Bt 30.07 per US dollar on Monday amid anticipation that the government may implement tough measures to curb the strong baht, according to the Bank of Thailand (BoT)'s Deputy Governor, Paiboon Kittisrikangwan.

Currency traders expect the baht to remain in a narrow range, trading between Bt 29.80 and Bt 30.20 per US dollar this week.

The BoT may relax limits on capital outflows and increase support for local exporters tackling with the strong baht, Prime Minister Abhisit said.

The BoT's Monetary Policy Committee will meet on Wednesday to decide if any action should be taken to stabilise the baht's value.

-- The Nation 2010-10-11

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Thai DSI confirms Red Shirt arms training in Cambodia

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Thailand seizes endangered Madagascar tortoises

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Officials warn tourists of a high landslide risk at eight famous waterfalls in Ranong.#lp /RT @Urisara_NT /via @veen_nt

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Noppadon Says Thaksin Won't Sue Author Of 'Bad Exes' Article

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SET index closed at 977.85, up 14.66; Bt/USD29.92; GBP47.56; AUD29.40; EUR41.66; CAD29.54; HKD3.85; SGD22.80; JPY36.27

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CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

UN urges crackdown on child pornography

By The Nation

The UN Children's Fund (Unicef) on Monday urged the Thai government to crack down on child pornography, which is widely available in Bangkok.

"The sale of such material is a blatant and serious violation of children's rights, and it must not be tolerated for another day," said Tomoo Hozumi, the Unicef representative in Thailand.

Despite the media exposure, there has been no crackdown on the illicit trade. Street stall operators are said to pay the police monthly fees for permission to use public sidewalks for their trade, often in illegal items such as pornography and pirated DVDs and CDs.

"Thailand has made great progress in protecting children from sexual exploitation and other forms of abuse," Hozumi said. "But by not responding quickly to these reports, it is in danger of damaging its reputation as a country that is working hard to stop the exploitation of children."

Selling pornographic material is a criminal offence in Thailand carrying a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment and a maximum fine of 6,000 baht (200 dollars).

Prostitution is also illegal in Thailand, but the sex trade is ubiquitous in certain districts of Bangkok and beach resorts such as Pattaya.

-- The Nation 2010-10-11

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Red shirts plan to file complaint against govt with UN chief

Pheu Thai Party MP Jatuporn Promphan said Monday that the red-shirt movement will file a complaint with the United Nations secretary-general against the government.

Jatuporn said when UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits Thailand on October 26, the red-shirt people will submit a letter, photos and video CDs to him to show that the government had killed the people.

Jatuporn said the red-shirt people will also called on the UN chief to ask the Thai government to release "political prisoners" or the red-shirt leaders who are being detained.

Jatuporn called on the government not to prevent the red-shirt people from meeting the UN chief.

-- The Nation 2010-10-11

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Danish Pattaya resident caught up in 200,000 Baht house break-in

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Pattaya Coconut Factory Worker loses her hand in shell stripper

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Pattaya Bargirl Arrested over S. African Social Networking Scam

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"Amnesty" mulled for "pseudohotel" operators in Phuket

Patong has 14,821 registered rooms, but scores more

inside unregistered guesthouses. File photo, October 2008.

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High tide blues: Phuket village pleads for new seawall

Adun Yonjamrun (front) and Manop Khampa point to the

seawall - or what's left of it.

A Google Earth image of Haad Saen Suk community in

Phuket Town. The most badly affected area is shown

in red.

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UNICEF urges Thailand to crack down on child pornography

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Couple Survive Car Tumble Down Cliff in Nan Province

A couple miraculously survived with only minor injuries, after their car fell off a cliff on Nan Santisuk Road.

Thirty year old Wacharachai Pitaraka and his 27 year old wife Wachiraporn were traveling on Nan Santisuk Road in Baan Kewmuang, when the husband lost control of his car as he went around a bend, with the pick up truck sliding off the road, falling 100 meters down into the jungle below.

The couple were trapped in their vehicle through the entire fall.

Police and rescue workers took thirty minutes to rescue the couple before sending them to Santisuk Hospital.

Miraculously, both the victims suffered only minor injuries to their heads and bodies.

-- Tan Network 2010-10-11

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Border Authorities on Lookout for Bomb Suspects

Immigration police are keeping a watchful eye out for two suspects in the Nonthaburi apartment bombing thought to be trying to flee the Kingdom with Saraburi police deepening their investigation into the case of two others arrested in possession of explosives.

Photographs of two suspects linked to the apartment building explosion last week in Nonthaburi province are being circulated among border police in Songkhla province in hope of apprehending the two if they attempt to leave the country.

All of Songkhla's security units bordering Malaysia have been instructed to keep a lookout for the two suspects identified as Kasi Ditthanarat and Amporn Jaikon.

Authorities have admitted that due to the ongoing Vegetarian Festival, a heavy traffic of people are traveling through Thailand's southern border, making it difficult to sreen them all.

Meanwhile, in Saraburi province, police are intensifying their investigation into the case of two men arrested for stashing weapons, TNT and explosive devices in their resort room. The suspects claimed all the weapons were left with them by a friend.

Police are attempting to establish a possible link between the suspects and violent incidents in Bangkok. They said the two suspects are part of a known drug ring.

-- Tan Network 2010-10-11

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to be continued

Thailand Live Tuesday 12 October 2010

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