Thailand Live Monday 5 Sep 2011

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Thailand will have 80-85 percent high-speed internet coverage in four years

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Phuket convention center impasse triggers political concerns

The site of the center, now on hold, was to have been at the northern tip of Phuket.

A map detailing resort projects currently underway in Phuket.

Image: Courtesy of Bill Barnett

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Bahrain PM visits Yingluck

Bahrain Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa visited his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra at the Government House Monday.

The Bahrain prime minister made an official visit to congratulate Yingluck for having become Thailand's first female prime minister.

The prince told Yingluck that he believed the new government under her leadership would enjoy stability as it was elected by the majority people.

The prince said a lot of Bahrain tourists visited Thailand each year and to receive medical treatment in Thailand.

The prince also invited Yingluck to visit Bahrain.

-- The Nation 2011-09-05

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Brawl at Reggae Concert on Cha-Am Beach Leaves Hundreds Injured

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ASTV: Royal Household Bureau states amnesty proposal for Thaksin must follow law,any royal pardon must be preceded by jail time being served /TAN_Network

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Finnish man falls to his death from Central Pattaya apartment

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Foreign man sustains serious facial injuries following Pattaya Beach Road crash

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Floodwaters rise in north, northeast; Bangkok on alert

The Yom River running through the northern province of Phichit has exceeded critical flood level by almost two metres, flowing over its banks and flooding more than 5,000 houses.

Forest runoff from Kamphaeng Phet combined with the river-borne flood, has submerged homes in Pichit's Pho Prathap Chang district. The floodwaters are as deep as two to three meters, cutting off many roads.

Domestic tap water supplies are no longer safe for drinking with residents of three sub-districts lacking potable water.

In the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani, the water level in the Mun River increased by two to three metres in one day as rains continued.

Members of more than 100 households along the Mun River were forced to evacuate to safe areas after flooding hit the provincial seat and Warin Chamrap district.

Meanwhile, in Bangkok, the Metropolitan Flood Control Centre under the Department of Drainage and Sewerage reported that the water situation in the Chao Phraya River reached its highest point of 1.4 metres above mean sea level, measured at Pakklong Talad.

The water volume at the downstream end of the Chao Phraya dam was measured at 2,390 cubic metres per second. Officials are monitoring the amount of rainfall, high tide period and northern run-off around the clock until October.

Both sides of the Chao Phraya River outside the flood prevention dykes are still at risk and residents in those areas are advised to keep up with the news.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra met with governors of nine flood-stricken provinces at Government House on Sunday.

Addressing the problems of damaged and destroyed crops, she ordered integrated assistance for flood victims and help to farmers in addressing the problem. Mobile toilets will be distributed and urgent flood responses are focusing on pumping out the floodwaters and dredging waterways.

She affirmed that the government has sufficient budget for flood relief operations.

-- The Nation 2011-09-05

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Thailand eyes 30 million tourists in 2015

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Defense Minister Affirms No Changes in Reshuffle List

The new defense minister visits the army headquarters and delivers policies to high-ranking military officers there.

He also reveals that there will be no problem with the annual military reshuffle and confirms the list remains unchanged.

Defense Minister General Yuthasak Sasiprapha commented on the annual military reshuffle, saying there have been no changes in the list from the first meeting until today.

He went on to say it is not yet time for the Defense Ministry's permanent secretary to forward the list to him.

Yutthasak believes that he will take only one day to review the list before forwarding it to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

He expressed confidence that there will be no problem in the reshuffle list and there have been no signs of any attempt to change it.

Earlier today, the defense minister visited the Royal Thai Army headquarters and delivered operational policies after being appointed to head the ministry.

Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha, high raking military officers and the royal guard of honor welcomed the new defense minister before he paid respects to the statue of King Rama V.

The defense minister was later briefed on the army's operations and delivered policies to the army top brass.

-- Tan Network 2011-09-05

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Suvarnabhumi Airport celebrates 5th anniversary

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NBTC

11 NBTC members selected

By The Nation

The Senate Monday elected 11 members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission.

The 11 new NBTC members are:

1) Natee Sukonlrat, National Telecommunications Commission commissioner

2) Supinya Klangnarong of the Campaign for Popular Media Reform

3) ACM Taret Poonsri, a former Air Force officer

4) Election Commission secretary-general Suthiphon Thaveechaiygarn

5) ACM Chalee Chanruang, an appointed senator and former Air Force chief-of-staff

6) Col Setthapong Malisuwan, a telecom officer of the Defence Ministry's Radio and TV Broadcast and Telecom Office

7) Pol Col Thaweesak Ngamsanga, a former police district station chief from Khon Kaen

8) Lt Gen Piraphong Manakit, an advisor to the Defence Permanent Secretariat

9) Prasert Silpipat, an academic from King Prajadipok Institute

10) Thawatchai Jitphanon, director of Chulalongkorn University's Computer Centre

11) Prawit Lisathapornwongsa, director of the Telecom Consumer Protection Office of the NTC Office.

They 11 winners were selected from a list of 44 candidates by secret balloting.

The 11 members will serve a 6-year term.

-- The Nation 2011-09-05

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THAI Smile Air to begin operations in July 2012

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