Thailand To Extradite Russian Arms Dealer Viktor Bout To US: PM Abhisit

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Four Robbers Arrested for 30-Million-Baht Jewelery Heist

Four suspects have been apprehended for armed robbery involving 30 million baht's worth of jewelery in Chiang Mai province.

The Chiang Mai Provincial Police Bureau has arrested four suspects for armed robbery.

They are being accused of taking more than 30 million baht in jewelery.

The jewels were taken from 57 year old Wanchalee Kraiwichian, who was transporting them in Chiang Mai province.

The suspects, two men and two women, were arrested and found to be in possession of 187 of the stolen items at a house in the province's Sankamphaeng district.

The suspects admitted that some of the jewels have already been sold for about 300,000 baht.

The confiscated items will be thoroughly inspected by the victim while the police will search for the buyers of the stolen jewels so that they can be returned to their rightful owner.

-- Tan Network 2010-11-16

Phuket fire: Patong post office damaged

The fire broke out in an air-conditioning compressor unit on

the second floor.

Some Patong residents can expect soggy deliveries today.

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Scotsman Busted With Crystal Meth in Pattaya Condo

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Phuket International Sportfishing Tournament starts Thursday

Prizefighter: Photo by Julian Rotela Rosow.

The official logo of the Phuket International Sportfishing Tournament 2010

indicates that beer drinking plays an important part in the event.

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Authorities Destroy Cannabis Field in Ratchaburi Province

A team of police administrative officers and Forest Department officials torched a cannabis field in Ratchaburi province after receiving a tip off from residents nearby.

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300 Water Meters Stolen in Lampang

Many locals in Lampang province are at odds after hundreds water meters have gone missing.

Police are still searching for the thief.

Police inspected houses in the Lampang province following reports that at least ten water meters had been stolen in one night.

Six meters were stolen in the Pichai sub district and seven others at private residences near Lampang Technical College in Sobtui sub district.

Officers believe that they were stolen at around 3 A.M.

One of the victims said they heard dogs barking, and when they got up, they saw a motorcycle leaving the area.

It wasn't until morning that they discovered their water meter missing.

More than 300 water meters, worth a total of 400,000 baht, have been stolen in the municipality over the past two months.

Police are still searching for the culprit.

-- Tan Network 2010-11-16

Russian Beguiled By Pattaya Sirens and Robbed of Bt10m in Valuables

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Emergency rule in Bangkok to be lifted by New Year

By The Nation

The state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas will likely be lifted before the New Year holiday, National Security Council secretary general Thawil Pliensri said on Tuesday.

"The situation no longer warrants emergency rule," he said.

Thawil said the security authorities will make a final assessment on threats after the planned rally by the red shirts on Friday.

The rally is to mark the six-month rememberance of the killing of pro-red Army officier Maj General Khattiay "Seh Daeng" Sawasdipol.

The mandate for imposing the state of emergency is scheduled to expire on January 4.

-- The Nation 2010-11-16

Qatar Airways flight a boon for Phuket

Phuket Provincial Administration Organization President Paiboon Upatising

was among the many local leaders who attended a recent press conference

to announce the Phuket - Doha service.

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker.

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Arrest Warrants Out for 2 in Court Clips Case

The Criminal Court has approved arrest warrants for two suspects behind the release of controversial video clips of Constitution Court judges.

The Criminal Court has approved arrest warrants against Pasit Sakdanarong, former secretary of the Constitution Court president, and Constitution Court official Chutima Sansinrungsri, for disclosing classified state information and violation of the 2007 Computer Act, as requested by investigators from the Crime Suppression Division.

The two were suspected of releasing video clips of some Constitution Court judges accusing a Democrat MP, who is also a member of the party's legal team fighting the party dissolution case, of attempting to lobby Pasit, then personal secretary of Constitution Court President Chat Cholaworn, to help in the case.

Prior to today's approval of the arrest warrants, Constitution Court judges filed a criminal complaint over the release of the clips with the Crime Suppression Police Division.

-- Tan Network 2010-11-16

Four Indians Arrested With 8.5kg Of 'Ice' Worth US$1m In Bangkok Shopping Area

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SET index closed at 1000.73, down 28.41; Bt/USD29.75; GBP47.63; AUD29.20; EUR40.40; CAD29.43; HKD3.83; SGD22.81; JPY35.6

Around 200 baby fetus found in Pai-Ngern temple, Soi Trok Chan 20. /via@nnanews /via@tukky_nt

Thailand may be hit by devastating storm: Environment Minister

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UPDATE

More than 340 dead foetuses found in Thai temple: police

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to be continued

Thailand Live Wednesday 17 November 2010

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