Thailand Live Tuesday 2 Nov 2010

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Power, communications on Samui disrupted

Power and phone communications on the popular tourist-destination Samui island have been disrupted after they were battered by a tropical storm.

Matichon Online reported at noon that the power and communications on Samui have been disrupted for over an hour and officials were trying to restore the system.

It said the disruption occurred after the stormed brought down several power poles.

It said ferry services to Samui and Pha Ngan were disrupted because of the rough seas.

So far, Bangkok Airways planes could not take off.

-- The Nation 2010-11-02

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Emergency number for electricity: 1129 http://bit.ly/ba7wXn /via @PM_Abhisit

Panic buying in Hat Yai: http://bit.ly/diXO12 /via @RichardBarrow

Loxinfo Internet blackout imminent, optic provider warns. BKK->SGP link going down due to power cut in Hat Yai. /via @hwc001

Thailand's southern trains crippled by floods, stops at Surat Thani: http://bit.ly/bwCsVu 37 minutes ago via TweetDeck

N-E Thailand: 6 Korat districts declared disaster zones: http://bit.ly/cQVOSA

Thailand: Phatthalung province declared flood disaster zone: http://bit.ly/bRWfPk

Songkhla announces all 16 districts disaster areas; Strong floodwater flows preclude emergency relief services in Hat Yai /MCOT

Tropical depression headed to Phuket: http://bit.ly/aBWvsh

Ferry services to Koh Samui, Koh Phangan & Koh Tao islands suspended at 10am due to ongoing bad weather /via @Tulip_Oum

AFP (Thailand): Flash floods, several metres deep in places, strands 100,000 in Hat Yai City: http://bit.ly/9ijjmw

Locals, Tourists stranded in Hat Yai: http://bit.ly/dyXwFC

Royal Thai Navy sents HTMS Chakri Naruebet to aid flood relief operations in Southern provinces; PM heads to Songkhla to inspect flood /via @Mcot

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Samui update: Entire island has no power. All banks, Big C, Tesco etc are closed. Various sources predict from 1 to 2 days without power.

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One dead, two missing, including child, swept away by torrential waterflow in Pattani; 12 districts in Pattani named disaster areas /MCTOT

Flood situation in the South

Floods Batter Thailand's South

Hat Yai under water - flood waters rise several meters

Koh Samui update

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Thanachart Bank suspends service in Songkhla and Patthalung provinces

Thanachart Bank on Tuesday suspended services of its branch in Songkhla and Phattalung province due to the flash floods.

The branches suspended for Tuesday are Songkhla's Hat yai, Juti Uthit Road, Rattakarn Road, Carrefour (Hat Yai), Diana Sripuvanart, Hat Yai Nai, Songkhla branches as well as Patthalung branch of Patthalung branch.

-- The Nation 2010-11-02

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HM the King, HM the Queen donate additional Bt5 million in personal funds to help flood victims /MCOT

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Samui Airport Closes Down Temporarily Due to Storms

The Samui Airport has been forced to close down temporarily due to heavy storms in the South. Travellers are advised to check in once again at around 6 P.M. when officials reassess the situation.

-- Tan Network 2010-11-02

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Kasikorn Bank closed its branches in Hat Yai,Songkhla, Pattalung,Pattani.Krung Thai banks closed branches in Hat Yai.Storm disrupted power,phones,ferry,Bangkok Airways services in Samui /THE NATION

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Phuket Thailand Open beach volleyball to go ahead on schedule

2008 winners Jennifer Boss and April Ross

celebrate sweet success on the sands of

Karon Beach. File photo.

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Grand ambitions: Phuket teen joins Women's Tennis Association tour

Miss De Cesare's powerful serve allowed her to overpower much

of the competition on the junior circuit.

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Need help badly downtown. The flood is so bad. # seacorro /RT @PM_Abhisit

"The whole city of Hadyai currently out of power with bad phone signal." # Tulip_Oum /via@Mayor_Prai

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Disaster zones announced in 19 Surat Thani districts, six Nakhon Si Thammarat districts due to floods /MCOT

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SET index closed at 1005.58, up 2.34; Bt/USD29.70; GBP47.58; AUD29.58; EUR41.30; CAD29.29; HKD3.83; SGD22.93; JPY36.67

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Man arrested with gun on Pattaya Beach Road

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70 year old airplane visits Pattaya

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South Pattaya Pub raided by District Licensing Officers

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Tourists stranded on Angthong Island

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a bird's eye view of flooded Hat Yai http://bit.ly/ceTfmK RT @nationphoto: /via @tulasathit

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Dial #1690 for info on Southern train services /via@TAN_Network

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Chiang Mai make it In Lonely Planet’S Top 10 Cities For 2011

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ICT deploys mobile satellite upload units to restore communications in southern provinces

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AIS will open a temp service centre (making calls& recharing battery) at 8pm today inside Uni of Songkhla.#thaiflood via /@MrVop /via @veen_NT

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Jealous Cop Kills Soldier Girlfriend

A police officer killed his girlfriend out of jealousy at a restaurant in the Tao Poon area of Bangkok.

The shooting took place at a restaurant on Pracharat Sai 1 Road.

According to investigators, Police Lieutenant Nopparit Wisetrit and his girlfriend Sergeant Major Kesara Jaisa ngad, also a single mother of one child, were having dinner with six other friends.

Seeing his girlfriend chatting intimately with one of their friends, Nopparit shot her to death with a 9 millimeter handgun out of jealousy and then fled.

Police are still searching for Nopparit.

The incident has been reported to his department for disciplinary punishments.

-- Tan Network 2010-11-02

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TAT steals photos from photographer Robert Burch's website - threatens blacklisting when exposed

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Thai 'Yellow shirts' rally against Cambodian border pacts

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King, Queen grant 5,000 sets of relief supplies to flood victims in South /via@MCOT

50-60 passengers stranded at Hat Yai International Airport: Airports of Thailand /via@MCOT

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Thai Cabinet Endorses Proposed Charter Changes

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to be continued

Thailand Live Wednesday 3 November 2010

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