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AYUTTHAYA

Cheers, tears as sunken sugar barge is raised

By The Nation

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Hundreds of people lined the banks of the Chao Phraya yesterday to witness an operation to salvage a sunken sugar barge from the bottom of the river.

The big barge had been lying there for nearly two weeks, polluting water and changing the flow of the river in a way that threatened many houses on the nearby bank.

People cheered and clapped yesterday when pontoons floated the barge to the surface. Some onlookers even cried.

Marine Department director-general Thawanrat Onsira was commander in the operation. Aside from two pontoons, three boats each with 500-horsepower engines joined the mission to salvage the sugar barge.

The task required co-operation from various agencies. The vessel tilted dangerously toward its right when it was dragged just 24 metres away from the spot where it sank, prompting divers from the Royal Thai Navy to jump into the river and put balloon floats under a pontoon.

The operation succeeded finally when the barge was brought to the surface and dragged for about 400 metres to a spot in front of a local mosque, near the Marine Department's pier.

The barge owner will fix the vessel at this spot, which is not located on the bend and affects no houses.

Deputy Transport Minister Kuakul Danchaiwijit, who was present during the operation, said the barge owner promised to pay compensation for any damage caused.

However, with the barge already salvaged, Kuakul was hopeful some houses on the banks of the Chao Phraya would not need to be dismantled. Earlier, the change in water-flow direction eroded the bank to the point where house demolition seemed unavoidable.

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-- The Nation 2011-06-13

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One dead, two injured in Phuket shootout with police

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Rescue workers rush Somkid ‘Fat’ Kongtin, 21, from the scene

of the shootout in Kata to Patong Hospital. Photo: Yodsak Jarana

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A trail of blood leads from the motorbike to the hotel construction

site where the gunfight took place. Photo: Yodsak Jarana

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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

PM to attend WEF in Jakarta

By Thai News Agency

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will leave early Monday for Indonesia for a one-day visit to attend the 20th World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia.

Abhisit said he would attend the forum, organised in Jakarta between June 12-13, and he would affirm to the participants that Thailand is ready to host the WEF for the first time next year.

Thailand will have an opportunity to promote business confidence among countries in the region, Abhisit said. He would also inform business leaders that Thai politics follows democratic process.

Thailand has strong potential in food production, automobile industry, tourism and services, where development moves towards a sustainable basis, he added.

Only Singapore and Hong Kong used to host WEF events in the past, Abhisit said.

The premier and his delegates are scheduled to arrive in Jakarta at 9:25am on Monday and is due to hold talks with Dr Klaus Schwab, the founder and administrative director of WEF, attend lunch with ranking businessmen and confer with senior executives of Unilever Corporation.

Later in the afternoon, Abhisit will hold talks with media leaders, join in a BBC TV debate under the topic 'Who Owns the Wealth' and will participate in the closing ceremony of the WEF on East Asia.

He and his delegates are expected to return to the military airport here at 10.40pm

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-- The Nation 2011-06-13

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New Zealand hit by 5.2 tremor and 4.4 aftershock causing damage to Christchurch, which also suffered major damage from a quake on Feb. 22 /via@SkyNewsBreak

Two rescued from collapsed building after quake in Christchurch, NZ - AP. /via@BreakingNews

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Phra Arthit Road Fire Kills One

Fire broke out at a rented room on the second floor of a famous beef noodle shop on Phra Arthit Road in Bangkok yesterday, killing the room’s occupant.

The blaze originated from a rented room on the second floor of famous beef noodle shop Nai Soi, a five-storey shophouse on Phra Arthit Road in Bang Lamphu area yesterday.

Firefighters spent 30 minutes to put out the blaze.

Witnesses said they saw the occupant of the room, 32 year old Siripong Suwannaphum, who worked as a cook at a restaurant nearby, yelling and throwing things from his room down to the street before the blaze broke out.

It was reported that he had an argument with his girlfriend last night after which she packed her bags and left before he started drinking and losing control of himself. Siripong died in the blaze

Around 40 Thais and foreigners who were eating in the shop ran for their lives when the fire started raging but no one was injured.

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-- Tan Network 2011-06-13

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In his 3rd "From my heart" FB letter, Abhisit said he tried his best to avoid losses in last yr's turbulence. /via@tulsathit /via@news1005fm

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Suthep not worried about being behind Pheu Thai according to polls; confident Pheu Thai will win just 10 MP seats more than Democrat /TAN_Network

Special Branch police deny surveying public on political parties' popularity and helping some parties in their campaign /TAN_Network

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Outspoken Politician Suspends Campaigning after Accident

The Rak Prathet Thai Party leader has to suspend his election campaign for a day after a slip-and-fall accident in Nakhon Si Thammarat yesterday.

Rak Prathet Thai Party leader Chuwit Kamolvisit, who was earlier scheduled to carry out his election campaign at the Thai Chamber of Commerce University today, traveld to Samitivej Hospital on Sukhumvit Road to get a medical check-up following a slip-and-fall accident.

Chuwit slipped and fell while walking to a bridge severed by floods in Nakhon Si Thammarat's Sichon District yesterday.

After the fall, he had severe back pain on the way to Surat Thani and had to seek medical help at Thaksin Hospital in Surat Thani.

When asked by journalists why he expressed concern for Democrat secretary general Suthep Thaugsuban, Chuwit said laughingly that when Suthep was deputy prime minister, he was involved in many corruption scandals.

The outspoken politician noted that Suthep will be unlucky if he is the opposition bloc.

Before returning to Bangkok, the Rak Prathet Thai Party leader, while sitting in their wheelchair, asked the public to give him a chance to work as an Opposition member.

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-- Tan Network 2011-06-13

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Ex-Red Shirt 'Love Chiang Mai 51' faction security guard unhurt in shooting attack at home in Chiang Mai's San Kamphaeng; bullets shatter display window /MCOT

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Transfer Order Altered for 2 Chiang Mai Cops

The Chiang Mai provincial police commander has requested an immediate transfer of two newly-promoted superintendents to the provincial police office before they assume their new posts at their respective police stations.

Chiang Mai Provincial Police Commander Police Major General Somsak Chantaping commented on the immediate transfer of Mae Rim Superintendent Police Colonel Somchai Inthornsotthi and Deputy Superintendent Police Lieutenant Colonel Wichathorn Paipen, who were originally set to take the Mae On superintendent and Wiang Hang crime suppression superintendent posts respectively.

Somsak said he has ordered the pair moved to Chiang Mai provincial police office immediately to assist with the peacekeeping task.

The Mae On deputy police superintendent has been reassigned as acting superintendent of Mae On police station after Somchai was transferred to the Chiang Mai provincial police office.

The Chiang Mai provincial police commander insisted that the transfer of the pair was not made under pressure from certain political parties but rather part of a security plan to ensure public safety.

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-- Tan Network 2011-06-13

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New Entertainment TV Channel Launched

Three major companies have joined hands to launch a 24-hour entertainment satellite TV channel which provides a wide range of variety programs.

The official launch of new satellite TV channel, Play Channel, was held on June 9.

At the event, two famous stars, Opol Panisara Phimpru and Top Napas Chokechindachai, hosted a live program during which all of the participants visited the channel's office.

Play Channel is a collaboration between film company GTH, leading entertainment conglomerate GMM Grammy and Image Publishing company.

Play Channel is an interactive television channel that invites viewers to participate in every program in a variety of ways, such as expressing their opinions, joining game shows, sending in clips, organizing shows and searching for new stars.

Play Channel Executive Creative Director Diew Vichapat or Kochiew and a top executive of Image magazine, Air Kamron Pramote Na Ayudhya said the main aim of the channel is to meet viewers' demands, as they want them to be able to participate in the programs.

They gave assurance that the channel will be a new experience for viewers since the program's format is different from other channels'.

Many stars hosting programs for the channel introduced their shows at the event.

They were Sunny Suwanmethanon from Hao Hon Nonmailab and Class Room programs, Opol Panisara Phimpru from talk show program OMG and Nat Nutcha Nuanchaem from Clip Playground program.

Play Channel broadcasts on a C-Band satellite 24 hours a day.

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-- Tan Network 2011-06-13

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