Thailand Live Monday 27 Jun 2011

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Thailand Live Monday 27 June 2011

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AFP: Fugitive Thaksin vows not to seek revenge

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AFP: Army hovers over tense Thai election

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ADVANCE VOTING

Large crowds for advance voting

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FLOODING

Warning as floods menace 19 Thai provinces

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THAI-KHMER DISPUTE

Temple to remain time bomb

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Aussie lecturers teach Thai students new ways how to manage the environment

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In Udon Thani, red villagers resist

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Aussie Tourist Jumps To His Death In Phuket

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PISA scores a 'good indicator of future economic growth'

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California: 81-year-old sex offender attempts to kidnap 12-year-old girl

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Unofficial advance voting turnout at 631,513 or 58.48% /TAN_Tan

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MRT to celebrate 7th anniversary on July 3; offers limited number of discounted tickets from Bt230 to Bt200 from July 1-7 /TAN_Network

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Nan faces heavy flooding throughout province with schools closed indefinitely; rescue officials hurrying help for residents

Nan is seeking donation of instant food, rice, and necessity bags; call 054-710-232, 054-716-174 for details @ThaiPBS

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Suthep adds it was necessary for Thailand to withdraw from the World Heritage Convention /

Suthep claims Democrats are enjoying high popularity; affirms Thaksin's seized assets of Bt46 bln should not be returned to him /

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95-year-old sick woman forced to remove diaper for US airport security

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Thai stock index opens on Monday at 1,015.48, down 7.46 points /MCOT

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Abhisit urges EC to reinstate voting right of voters who fail to change status

Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva Monday called on the Election Commission to reinstate the voting right of voters who have not changed their voting status from advance voting.

Abhisit said many people have registered to vote in advance in the last election and did not know that they would also have vote in advance this time on Sunday for failing to inform the EC beforehand they wanted to vote on the election day.

Abhisit said many of such voters have just been informed that they would not be allowed to vote on July 3 so the EC should come up with a measure to help them.

-- The Nation 2011-06-27

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Army chief Prayuth on WHC withdrawal: Great decision. Don't worry about border. We're ready to keep peace & order /via@tulsathit

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PM: Withdrawal from World Heritage Committee was a Cabinet Decision

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PAD Supports Withdrawal from WHC

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Re-enactment Plan of Local Politician's Killing

Investigators held re-enactment yesterday of the assassination of a local Lopburi politician after one of the suspects was arrested.

Meanwhile, another suspect in the crime has reported to the police.

Trakul Thongthip, another suspect in the assassination of the Chairman for Lopburi Provincial Administration Organization Suban Jirapanwanich, turned himself in to police yesterday after the arrest of his associate Ekcahi Pompadej.

Trakul testified that he was contracted by Wanchai Phopiti to work as the lookout for the killer team. He said he was paid 4,000 baht.

Wanchai is also a suspect in the shooting of Pheu Thai Party's former MP for Samutprakarn, Pracha Prasobdee, and he is now being held by investigators.

Meanwhile, investigators at Chanasongklam police station escorted Ekachai to a sidewalk in Saphankwai District yesterday where he received the remainder of his payment from Sirapong Artdej who is believed to be the gunman.

Investigators then conducted a re-enactment of the crime at several points including a bus top in Pin Klao District where the murder team met the employer, and at a department store where Eakchai and his two of associates, Siripong and Wanchai Pothipiti, identified the victim for the attack.

Ekachai was also brought to Trok Sakey near Ratchdamneon Avenue where he picked up the gunman with his motorcycle after the murder and sent him to Victory Monument where the latter fled in a taxi.

Ekchai testified that two of his three associates, Wanchai and Trakul took the job of identifying Suban while Siripong acted as the gunman.

Investigators said Ekachai was paid 40,000 baht for his job. The first 20,000 baht was paid in advance and the latter 20,000 baht came after the murder.

-- Tan Network 2011-06-27

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Unemployment Rate at 0.8% in April

Thailand's unemployment rate has fallen by 166,000 since last year and stands at 0.8 percent, according to the National Statistics Office.

National Statistics Office Director-General Viboondhat Sudhantanakit says unemployment claims decreased in April year on year from 451,000 to 285,000, with the unemployment rate now standing at 0.8 percent.

He added that among the unemployed, some 86,000 are fresh graduates or people who have never had a job.

The service and commerce sector has the highest number of unemployment claims at 88,000 people, followed by the manufacturing sector at 69,000 and the agricultural sector at 42,000.

Analyzed by level of education, Viboondhat said 79,000 of the unemployed have college degrees, while 52,000 completed only high school.

66,000 of those without jobs finished junior high school and 49,000 elementary school.

39,000 have no education or less than elementary education.

Despite a year-on-year decline, the NSO head noted that April unemployment claims were 9,000 higher than the number in March.

-- The Nation 2011-06-27

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AFP: Thai insurgency edges into election debate

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Election Commission admits technical glitches in advance election

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FDA raids warehouse of beauty clinic in Bangkapi area and confiscates Bt60 mln worth of cosmetics that have not been properly licensed /TAN_Network

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Kylie Minogue Performs in Bangkok

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Suwit Clarifies: Withdrawal from World Heritage Committee to Protect Sovereignty

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Based my prediction on two factors. Thaksin's spoken English has improved amazingly, and it's in his blood to show off. /via@bangkokpundit /via@tulsathit