Bangkok: UK Prime Minister David Cameron is coming to town:

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Thai Immigration Arrest 65-Year-Old Briton For Abusing Adopted Daughter

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Thai police to seek Hong Kong's cooperation to bring back Pasit

Thai police will seek cooperation from Hong Kong authorities to bring back Pasit Sakdanarong, former Constitution Court president's secretary, to Thailand, a senior police officer said Thursday.

Pol Maj Gen Panya Mamen, deputy commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau, said he was gathering evidences for seeking cooperation from Hong Kong authorities to help send back Pasit.

Pasit has resigned as the secretary to the Constitution Court president after video clips were released depicting him meeting with a Democrat MP allegedly over the party dissolution case against the Democrat.

Pasit has reportedly left Thailand for Hong Kong.

Panya confirmed that Pasit is now in Hong Kong. But Panya admitted that so far Pasit has not faced any charge.

-- The Nation 2010-10-28

Disgruntled Pakistani Gets His Own Back On Bar-Girls

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Bank of Thailand raises 2010 economic growth forecast to 7.3-8% rising baht factored, flooding impact not included /MCOT

SET index closed at 987.23, up 3.27; Bt/USD29.85; GBP47.01; AUD28.98; EUR41.09; CAD28.98; HKD3.84; SGD22.81; JPY36.38

Phuket truck accident: 45 gas cylinders hit the road

The delivery truck spilled its entire load of 45 large gas

cylinders onto Thepkrasattri Road this morning.

Inset: An Andaman Gas worker cleans up the mess.

A Thepkrasattri Municipality firefighter douses the

recovered cylinders as a precaution.

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Moody's upgrades Thailand ratings outlook

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Drug Lord's Jail Term Halved to 20 Years

The Appeals Court has halved the jail term for a notorious Klong Toei drug lord to twenty years for money laundering.

The Appeals Court today released the appellate verdict on a lawsuit filed by the Office of the Attorney General against three defendants.

The three, Siam Sapworrasit, or Supap Sidaeng, dubbed Pap 70 Rai, his wife Sayamon Sirithanathorn and her sister Duangta Kanjanaharn, were convicted of violating of the anti money laundering law.

Public prosecutors accused the three of concealing and laundering assets they had earned from narcotics sales between August 19, 1999 and March 20, 2003.

The total value of those assets was estimated at 200 million to 500 million baht.

The Appeals Court found Supap guilty of violating the narcotics law and concealing the origin of his money generated from criminal activities by transferring cash totaling 43 million baht to his own bank account.

He then withdrew the amount to purchase gold ornaments, accessories and amulets.

The court, however, acquitted him of other charges as several pieces of evidence could not prove his guilt.

The court, therefore, halved the preliminary court 's 40-year jail sentence to 20 years for his guilt on 10 counts of money laundering.

Sayamon, his wife, got her sentence reduced to 10 years from 20 years, his sister in law Duangta's jail term was reduced from 12 to four years.

-- Tan Network 2010-10-28

Tiger Woods Keen To Give Back To Thailand

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Two Iranian Tourists accused of shoplifting at Big C, South Pattaya

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Thai central bank upgrades growth forecast

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American student found dead in Phuket

The passport of the late Mr Williams, dead in Phuket at the age of 39.

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CRES: Security tightened at 7th meeting of Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee in Pattaya Friday to Saturday; soldiers on standby to help police if needed

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A Sakhon Nakhon farmer, whose rice fields were destroyed in the floods, committed suicide by hanging himself. /TR @suthichai /via @tulsathit

to be continued

Thailand Live Friday 29 October 2010

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