Thailand Live Monday 8 Nov 2010

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US wins Phuket Thailand Open

Golden girls: Walsh and Branagh at the awards ceremony

yesterday.

Le Meridien won the hotel competition, with Hilton Arcadia

and JW Marriott taking second and third, respectively.

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Local train service in deep South resumed

Narathiwat - A local train service between Sungai Kolok and Yala resumed Monday after all train services in deep South were disrupted by flooding.

Alawai Uma, the Sungai Kolok station chief, said the local train service was suspended throughout the past week.

The Sungai Kolok-Yala train left the station at 8:55 am with many passengers turning up to ride the train.

Services of four more local routes will be resumed Tuesday, he said.

The full services of 14 trains between Bangkok and deep South will be resumed on Friday, he said.

-- The Nation 2010-11-08

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CONTROVERSIAL COURT CLIPS

Pasit's official passport cancelled

By The Nation

The Thai Foreign Ministry has already revoked the official passport of Pasit Sakdanarong, a former secretary to the Constitution Court president who was suspected of being behind controversial court clips.

Chaovana Traimas, the secretary general of the Constitution Court Office, said he was informed by the Foreign Ministry Monday morning that Pasit's official passport had already been cancelled.

Pasit had used the passport to travel to Hong Kong a few days before controversial video clips, which purportedly showed a Democrat MP; Wiruch Romyen, lobbying Constitution Court judges in the party dissolution case, were released on Youtube.

He was sacked on October 18 after the clips were released and he is believed to be still in Hong Kong. It is possible that Pasit could have an ordinary passport with him.

A fact-finding panel of the court set up to investigate the release of clips concluded that Pasit was allegedly the one who recorded the clips.

The clips showing judges discussing the Democrat Party's dissolution case was recorded from where Pasit, former secretary to the court’s president, Chat Chonlaworn, was seated, the court's fact-finding committee has revealed.

-- The Nation 2010-11-08

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Qantas A380s stay grounded for another 72 hours

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Flood death toll rises to 165, 43 in South

The flood alleviation coordination committee announced Monday that the death toll of death-related flooding has risen to 165, 44 killed in southern provinces.

The committee said flooding has hit 42 provinces and 30 of them were still inundated.

So far, 4.4 million people in 14,255 villages had been affected by flooding.

-- The Nation 2010-11-08

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Indonesia's Mount Merapi emits fumes to 5,000 meters

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US Embassy announces consular outreach services for Phuket

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Myanmar people flee fresh fighting at Myawaddy, crossing Moei River into Mae Sot, 3rd Army Area commander orders security beefup /MCOT

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Thai troops reinforced along Thai-Burma border

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Four M-79 grenades from fighting in Myanmar drop into Thailand at Kanchanaburi's Three Pagodas Pass; no one hurt /MCOT

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Finance Minister: TOT ready to provide 3G service in Bangkok, surrounding area, early next year; countrywide services ready in 2012 /MCOT

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Chiang Mai Loi Krathong festival to generate Bt1 billion

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SET index closed at 1049.79, up 9.34; Bt/USD29.54; GBP47.48; AUD29.69; EUR41.06; CAD29.39; HKD3.80; SGD22.84; JPY36.16

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Hoteliers urge Govt to speed up boosting Thai tourism industry

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Sanan was tight-lipped on his return from Norway but is expected to meet the media on his meeting with Thaksin tomorrow. /via@tulsathit

Thaksin, meanwhile, tweeted last nite that the Thai media should ask Sanan directly about the Norway meeting. /via@tulsathit

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Suspects Arrested for Bombing in Front of Labor Ministry

Two teenagers have been arrested for their involvement in the pinbpong bombing incident in front of the Labor Ministry. The teens will be sent to the Juvenile Observation and Protection Centre.

A homemade bomb exploded inside a post box in front of the Labor Ministry on November 5. The bomb caused some minor property damage to the front of the ministry. Key to the investigation was a witness statement revealing that two young men were seen near the post box and that they disappeared after the blast.

-- Tan Network 2010-11-08

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Govt spokesman: More than 5,000 Myanmar people expected to flee skirmishes into Thailand, to be given help under basic human rights /MCOT

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Flood victims in South can call 075-383405 - 075-383253 to seek help from 4th Army Region round-the-clock. /RT @tulsathit /RT @Urisara_NT

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The recent death of an FHM model in her condo has been declared suicide by police. She presumably took sleeping pills & shot herself. /via@tulsathit

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Troops Sent to Thai-Burmese Border

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Fighting between government troops and ethnic rebels in eastern Myanmar prompts about 10,000 people to flee across border into Thailand: Thai official /MCOT

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10,000 flee over border from Myanmar fighting: Thai official

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Weather Department: Don't believe tsunami rumours. No sign at all that it will happen. - /via @MrNaling /via@tulsathit:

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Thai army chief has denied that he is preparing to stage a military coup

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to be continued

Thailand Live Tuesday 9 November 2010

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