Thailand Live Saturday 19 Mar 2011

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REUTERSFLASH: Kyodo withdraws story of miracle rescue of Japan tsunami survivor amid reports he had been in evacuation centre

Kyodo: Man found in Japan tsunami rubble after 8 days had returned home to clean up and was not a survivor. /via@mpoppel

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Red-shirts already gathering Ratchaprasong, will later march to Democracy Monu/Ratchadamnoen Glang, stay til midnight. /via@JenRevadee

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Royal Thai Air Force: Two C-130 aircraft carring relief aid to help quake and tsunami victims arrived in Japan /MCOT

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Phuket Police have arrested 4 people in connection with the murder of Italian resort owner Luciano Butti, 61

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PM: No plan to reshuffle cabinet after surviving no confident vote, to focus on solving country problems before general election later this year /MCOT

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Red Shirt demonstrators start gathering at Ratchaprasong intersection for their monthly gathering on the 19th of every month, will later move on to Democracy Monument /MCOT

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Chiang Mai Creative City initiative wins backing of Thai government

By Shana Kongmun

Governor M.L. Panadda Diskul is joined by U.S. Consul General Susan Stevenson,

Mayor Tussanai Buranupakorn and Rev. Dr. Pradit Takernrangsarit, President of

Payap University, Martin Venzky-Stalling and other CMCC committee members.

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Raw opium worth 1m baht uncovered in Mae Hong Son

Two Myanmar nationals were arrested with 12.8 kg of opium in Mae Hong Son.

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Phuket parents seek return of runaway girl, 14

Missing teen Grissana ‘Green’ Wangnurat ran off with a 16-year-old boy

two days ago. She has not been seen since.

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2 suspected insurgents killed, 2 escaped, after exchanging gunfire with security force in Bannang Sata district of Yala, three M-16s seized /MCOT

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UPDATE:

Phuket Butti murder: Italian business partner charged, hitman still at large

Denis Kavatassi stands accused of masterminding the assassination.

Photo: Yodsak Jarana

MASTER PLAN: The police road map to murder, showing who they believe is in

involved in the murder and the roles they played. Photo: Yodsak Jarana

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Thailand may lose Bt20 billion in tourism revenue from Japan quake, tsunami

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CNN Sending 400 People To Cover Royal Wedding, 50 To Japan http://bit.ly/eJZpbY /via@veen_NT /via@1rick

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Japan finds abnormal levels of radioactivity in milk and spinach in areas near stricken nuclear plant, but foods pose no immediate threat to humans /MCOT

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Poll reveals public thinks Purachai best contender for next Thai PM

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Diesel and Benzene prices increased by 50 and 80 satang

BANGKOK, 19 March 2011 (NNT)-Several private oil retailers have decided to raise benzene and diesel prices by 50-80 satang per liter earlier today following concerns over the unrest in the Middle East which has also prompted prices of crude oil in the global market and refined oil in Singapore to rise.

Esso Thailand PLc. Ltd is now selling benzene and diesel by 80 and 50 satang higher respectively while diesel price is sold at 30 baht per liter at Caltex. Meanwhile PTT and Bangchak are expected to increase their benzene and diesel prices by 50 and 10 satang per liter respectively.

However, the new prices have now reached the government’s subsidized price; therefore, the Energy Ministry is expected to discuss further funding scheme to keep it below 30 baht per liter which could possibly be the subsidy of 50 satang per liter.

Meanwhile, despite the temporary ceasefire in Libya, the prices of crude oil remain higher than 100 US dollars per barrel. Refined oil prices have also been spiked by the news of nuclear reactor explosions in Japan and increased demand.

-- NNT 2011-03-19

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Three suspected dealers, 8,200 Yabba Tablets and 450g of Ice seized by Chonburi Police

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Pattaya Music Festival 2011 begins as thousands converge on Pattaya Beach

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Prison inmate thought to be behind South Pattaya illegal drug network

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to be continued

Thailand Live Monday 21 March