Thailand Live Saturday 1 October 2011

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MILITARY RESHUFFLE

Pheu Thai-linked general gets top Defence job

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Plan to restore Pattaya Beach

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More than 24,000 Thai workers to get Bt300 daily wage

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Night Bazaar returns to life

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IKEA to open its first store in Thailand

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Taxpayers have a right to know about tax evaders: Thai opinion

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Hungarian 'mafia boss' arrested in Thailand

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3 students return with medals

The Nation

Three Thai upper secondary students have won a medal each in an international astronomy Olympiad held last week in Kazakhstan.

Natthawat Phosuwan and Natchaphong Sitthiwijarnkij from Suankularb Wittayalai School won a silver medal each, while Kasidej Phrueksananont from Triam Udom Suksa School won a bronze medal.

The XVI International Astronomy Olympiad, held from September 2230 in Kazakhstan, had 48 students from 21 countries taking part.

The Thai participants are scheduled to arrive home tonight. They have all been granted scholarships under the patronage of late Princess Galyani Vadhana.

-- The Nation 2011-10-01

17-year-old Thai student wins Junior Dublin Literary Awards

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Foreigners staying away as floods stay: Thailand tourism

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Yum to appeal verdict on sacked workers

The Nation

Yum Restaurant International (Thailand) will file a case with the Labour Court after the Labour Relations Committee resolved that it must rehire three employees it had sacked earlier.

In a statement, Yum, which runs the KFC and Pizza Hut franchise in Thailand, said it was also thinking about filing a lawsuit on the issue and hoped that an internationally acceptable verdict would be issued.

It also thanked the Labour Relations Committee for trying to resolve the issue of the dismissal of the employees, who were sacked for violating the company's regulations/code of conduct.

"It was a difficult decision to let go of our longtime, valuable staff - though they were compensated. However, it was unavoidable because the company honours law, regulations and code of conduct, and expects its staff to do the same in order to maintain international standards. Nevertheless, as a lawabiding organisation, the company will honour the committee's decision to take back the employees, until decisions come out otherwise," Yum said in a statement.

-- The Nation 2011-10-01

Top brass in South ambushed

The Nation

Insurgents in Pattani ambushed the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre chief's motorcade yesterday, but no casualties were reported.

Director Phanu Uthairat's vehicle was travelling through an isolated road in Panare district, when insurgents opened fire at the threecar motorcade.

The 10man security detail returned fire and backup troops arrived later to search the area, but the attackers had fled. However, they found 15 spent cartridges of M16 and AK47 assault rifles.

A motorcade escorting Pattani governor Niphon Naraphithakkul was attacked in April on the same road.

-- The Nation 2011-10-01

Sumatran tiger on the brink of extinction, Greenpeace warns

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Park chief preps Similan Islands for tourist high season

Tourists enjoy their visit to the pristine Similan Islands National Park, popular with tourists and divers visiting Phuket.

Photo: Pimwara Choksakulpan

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Flooding hits community living on the bank of Bangkoknoi Canal; BMA assures BKK won't see widespread flooding /TAN_Network

PM hosts her first "Yingluck Government Meets the People" radio programme, expresses worries over flood situation, to speed up assistance / MCOT

Water level of Ping River flowing through Chiang Mai has declined with floodwater at Night Bazaar drained /TAN_Network

Authorities speeding up repair on Bangchomsri watergate in Singhburi that earlier burst /TAN_Network

PM hosts her first "Yingluck Government Meets the People" radio programme

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One dead, one seriously wounded in separate Pattani shootings

PATTANI, Oct 1 – A man was killed and a defence volunteer was severely injured in two roadside shootings in the violence-plagued southern province of Pattani, according to local authorities.

In Khok Pho district, Pisuth Boonnab was attacked on Saturday by two assailants armed with a shotgun on a motorcycle while he was riding alone on a motorcycle.

The 61-year-old lorry driver was shot in his head twice and died immediately at the scene, according to Pol Lt Wichan Khuntong of Khok Pho police station.

Police found two spent 9mm cartridge cases at the scene.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, defence volunteer Zupian Buenae, 26, was shot by a gunman armed with an AK assault rifle on Friday night while riding to work from home in Yarang district Friday night. The victim was suffered serious injuries.

Police believed that the violence was carried out by a group of presumed insurgents, aiming to stir disturbances in the region.

Since 2004, the insurgency has intensified on a near daily basis in Thailand's restive southern border provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani, following a string of bomb and gun attacks. So far, the violence has claimed more than 4,300 lives of residents and authorities. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2011-10-01

BKK governor inspects communities outside protected areas along Bangkoknoi canal; confident able to manage water from rain and runoff /MCOT

Chiang Mai has almost returned to normal after floodwaters recede

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Loei begins new season for travellers to visit Phu Kadung National Park after it was closed to visitors for 5 mon of rehabilitation /MCOT

Phuket taxi thugs apologize, pay damages for attack on tour driver

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19 police including Metropolitan Police Chief summoned to acknowledge charges related to alleged illegal gambling den in Sutthisan area /MCOT

Kidney dialysis center opens in Phuket

Pada Panakanjanakul explains that the center has 11 hemodialysis machines,

allowing it to treat up to 33 patients a day.

For Local resident Somkid Boonjitmongkol, 56, one of the first patients to

receive treatment at the center, cost was the critical factor.

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Clean up begins as Chiang Mai floods recede

Flood cost estimates from 1 billion Baht

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Death toll caused by #thaiflood reaches 205, surpassing last year's 180. (via @satien_nna) /via@veen_NT

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