Thailand Live Monday 13 Dec 2010

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If you need to do 90 Day Reporting at Samut Prakan Immigration then best to avoid Mondays & Fridays.

100's of Burmese & Cambodians doing 90 day reporting today at Samut Prakan Immigration. Standing room only.

/via@RichardBarrow

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PTT, Bangchak raise gasoline price by 50 satang/litre; B5 by 30 satang/litre; effective on Tuesday /MCOT

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Lampang's four districts declared cold-spell disaster zones

The Lampang provincial administration Monday declared four districts in the province as cold-spell disaster zones.

Kritphet Phetcharaburanin, chief of Lampang Civil Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office, said the four districts are Ngao, Wang Nua, Jaehom and Pan.

The cold spell has affected 170,000 people. So far, the provincial has distributed 50,000 blankets to the poor, he said.

-- The Nation 2010-12-13

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Only two provinces remain flooded

Surat Thani and Phatthalung are the two provinces that remain flooded, a senior official said Monday.

Witthayen Muttamara, deputy director of the floods alleviation coordination centre, said 105,001 from 32,505 families in 130 villages in seven districts of the two provinces are still being affected by the flooding.

-- The Nation 2010-12-13

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WARNING: Acai Berry Twitter Worm Spreading Like Wildfire http://j.mp/fjwKvz

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A mahout attacked two Australians in Chiang Mai after the tourists refused to buy food for his elephant & complained about his peddling. /via@Urisara_NT

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Thailand's DSI denies leaked investigative report of Japanese cameraman's death

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5 million baht to circulate at 'Isan Grand Kite Tradition 2010'

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10-Wheel Truck Kills Mother And Son In Horrific Hit And Run

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SET index closed at 1033.32, down 2.53; Bt/USD29.94; GBP47.22; AUD29.35; EUR39.40; CAD29.57; HKD3.84; SGD22.79; JPY35.47

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UPDATE: Twitter Acai Spam Likely From Accounts Hacked Via Stolen Passwords—Check Your Tweets: http://j.mp/fjwKvz

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DSI: Red Shirt Evidence Does not Match

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PM says election may be held early next year if situation remains peaceful

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Monday that a general election may be held early next year if the situation remains peaceful after the lifting of the state of emergency in Bangkok.

But the prime minister declines to commit himself as to when the state of emergency would be lifted.

He said the Cabinet would not discuss the emergency lifting during the weekly meeting on Tuesday.

-- The Nation 2010-12-13

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Phuket's sad tale of two Russians

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Phuket to party for health

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Phuket Rotary joins anti-polio effort

Health Office nurses will hold anti-polio mobile clinics across Phuket.

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TOT opens bid for 3G services Tuesday; bids scheduled Jan 28, pilot services in 13 provinces, followed by other provinces in Feb 2012 /MCOT

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to be continued

Thailand Live Tuesday 14 December 2010