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Thailand Live Sunday 22 Jan 2012

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Thailand Live Sunday 22 January 2012

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Raid finds suspicious Sai Mai block but no 'topless' gambling den

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The Nation on Sunday

Metropolitan Police deputy commander Lt-General Saroj Phromcharoen led a raid yesterday on the site of an alleged gambling den in Bangkok's Sai Mai district that reportedly featured topless hostesses and cashiers to attract punters - only to find an empty four-storey commercial building.

Follow this link: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/527841-raid-finds-suspicious-sai-mai-block-but-no-topless-gambling-den/page__view__findpost__p__4996160

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Bt1-bn drug seizure in Pathum Thani

The Nation on Sunday

Pathum Thani police yesterday seized some 2 million 'ya ba' tablets, 30 kg of crystal meth (or "ice") and 20 kg of heroin worth about Bt1 billion in total at a house rented by a fugitive drug suspect from former actress Jarinya Hannarong.

After receiving a complaint of suspected registration-plate theft, police on Friday chased a suspicious Toyota Camri sedan, which later crashed in Pathum Thani's Khlong Luang district. The driver escaped with two big bags, but police seized three grams of ice and managed to identify the suspect as Nipon Kanchat, 54.

Police yesterday searched the suspect's home in Bangkok's Ratchadapisek area, where they found 41 gm of ice, as well as his rented house at the Sammakorn Khlong 2 Estate on Rangsit-Nakhon Road, where they found the drugs listed above.

Meanwhile, two suspected drug runners were shot dead in Chiang Mai province on Friday when the Pha Muang Task Force clashed with a four-strong gang trying to smuggle narcotics over the border in Mae Ai district. The two other suspects fled. Officials said they seized 100,000 'ya ba' tablets, 10 kg of crystal meth and 500 gm of heroin.

After getting a tip about a possible drug-smuggling attempt via the Mae Ai border, the task force began patrolling the area last Wednesday. They ran into four armed men with backpacks crossing the border on foot at 6pm on Friday at Ban Huai San.

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Cable TV owner 'ordered murder'

The Nation on Sunday

Arrest warrants have been issued for three more suspects over the January 12 murder of journalist Wisut "Ae Phuket Inside" Tangwittayakorn.

One is for a Phuket Chamber of Commerce deputy president who owned a local cable TV business, Phuket police chief Pol Maj-General Chanasit Wattanawarangkul said yesterday.

After the recent arrest of Noppadol Praisri, 43, who allegedly rode a motorcycle for the gunman to fatally attack Wisut on Thung Kha-Kuan Dindaeng Road in Muang district, investigators sought arrest warrants for alleged gunman Sanya Klinchoom, 36; Somkuan Deepan, 48, the man who allegedly procured the gunman; and KPP Cable TV owner and Phuket Chamber of Commerce deputy Assadakorn Sidokbuab, 48, who was accused of hiring the gunman.

The motive for the killing was suspected to stem from the victim's work as a columnist criticising others, leading some to hold a grudge against him, Chanasit said. None of the three had contacted police to surrender, as of late yesterday.

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Fatal M16 attack

The Nation on Sunday

An assistant village headman was shot dead, while the head of a Tambon Prik health promotion unit was seriously injured in an ambush yesterday in Songkhla's Sadao district.

Assistant headman Songkran Chairit, 38, and health unit head Chamnan Suwannasri, 42, were driving in Songkran's car in Tambon Prik around 12.15am yesterday, when unknown gunmen in a pick-up pursued them and opened fire with an M16 rifle. Police plan to interview their wives and relatives for information to hunt the culprits.

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Pub faces closure

The Nation on Sunday

A team of 50 police yesterday inspected the Excite Pub in Bangkok's Bang Kho Laem district at 1am yesterday, after a brawl among patrons at the pub led to the Friday morning car chase and accident in which five people were killed.

Wat Phrayakrai police station superintendent Pol Colonel Kiatnarong Chalermboon said police would ask the Metropolitan Police Bureau chief tomorrow to order the pub closed for 60 days, as its opening beyond legal closing time had led to the violence. Passengers in a Honda Civic chased and opened fire at a pickup truck, which crashed into a road island.

Car owner Ekkarin Nilbai, 19, has surrendered to police, but three of his friends are still sought. Weerayuth Charoonreung, 24, Saksit Wannapahul, 21, and Warut Paladet, 23, had yet to turn themselves in, Rat Burana deputy superintendent Pol Lt-Colonel Chattra Pasuwan said. The three were wanted for carrying and firing guns without permission and attempted murder.

In related news, another brawl led to a large group of youths on motorcycles chasing a rival group's pickup truck and firing at it with a rifle, causing the truck to crash on Samut Songkram's new bypass road at 2.20am yesterday, killing three people and injuring two others. Police collected 39 spent cartridges from the scene.

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Chinese New Year Celebration 2012 in Thailand

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Many activities have been planned in Bangkok and other major provinces in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year and to welcome the Year of the Dragon.

This year's Chinese New Year’s Day falls on January 23. Yaowarat, Bangkok’s Chinatown, is the focal point of celebrations in the capital. In the provinces, grand celebrations will take place in Chiang Mai, Nakhon Sawan, Suphan Buri, Ratchaburi, Ayutthaya, Chon Buri, (especially Pattaya), Nakhon Ratchasima, Phuket, and Songkhla, in Hat Yai district in particular.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has been invited to preside over the opening of the Bangkok Chinatown Festival 2012 on January 23 at 5:00 p.m, taking place at the King’s Birthday Celebration Arch at Odean; the arch was built to commemorate His Majesty’s 72nd birthday anniversary in 1999. The festival, which will run for two days, includes such interesting activities as a lion dance contest, kung-<deleted> boxing, Chinese opera, and other cultural shows.

One of the highlights will be special performances sponsored by China’s Ministry of Culture, which provides performers for only five countries on Chinese New Year. Apart from Thailand, the other four countries are Australia, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States.

Bangkok’s Chinatown is an old business center, covering a large area around Yaowarat and Charoen Krung roads. In this area, there are many small streets and alleys full of shops and wholesale and retail outlets selling all kinds of goods. Bangkok’s Chinatown is famous for its gold shops, restaurants, and food stalls offering numerous delicacies. Although it is normally a congested area and a busy part of town, the Chinese New Year Festival provides visitors a chance to walk along the streets without worrying about traffic.

Some experts in feng shui, the traditional Chinese art of geomancy, compare the curving shape of Yaowarat Road with the dragon’s sinuous body. The traffic flow on Yaowarat is one-way, and from the head of the dragon to the tail, there are cars running day and night, as if it were a live dragon, moving all the time.

A paradise for shoppers, Bangkok’s Chinatown, the mythical “golden dragon” packed into a couple of square kilometers, is the center where Thai-Chinese people have played a part in strengthening Thailand’s economy and culture for a long period.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand believes that at least 300,000 tourists from China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore will visit Thailand to celebrate Chinese New Year. It is expected that more than 200 charter flights will bring Chinese tourists to Thailand, especially to Phuket province, during the Chinese New Year celebrations.

The Cabinet, during its meeting on January 10, decided to declare Chinese New Year Day a public holiday in the four southern border provinces of Pattani, Satun, Yala, and Narathiwat. The decision is the first move ever to recognize Chinese New Year as a public holiday in Thailand. The observance of Chinese New Year Day in the four provinces will begin on January 23 this year.

Chinese New Year Celebration Around Thailand Marking 37 Years of Thai-Chinese Relations

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Government to Cut the Number of Drug Addicts by 400,000 in 2012

The Government is taking serious action to bring down the number of drug addicts in Thailand by at least 400,000 in 2012, in an effort to reduce the spread of the narcotics problem.

Follow this link: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/527850-government-to-cut-the-number-of-drug-addicts-by-400000-in-2012/page__view__findpost__p__4996241

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Tourism Council: Thai tourism enjoys windfall from China cancellation of travel advisory

BANGKOK, 22 January 2012 (NNT) - The Tourism Council of Thailand revealed that the Chinese government's cancellation of travel advisory against Thailand has resulted in a healthy rise in visitor numbers during the Lunar New Year holidays.

Mr. Kongkrit Hirunkit, Chairman of Policy for the Tourism Council of Thailand, estimated that there may be as many as 100,000 Chinese holiday makers in Thailand this Lunar New Year holidays after Beijing canceled its travel advisory.

According to the Tourism Council of Thailand, there has been a significant increase in the bookings of charter flights from China to Phuket alone in the past few days.

It is now expected that Chinese travelers will generate at least THB4 billion baht in tourism revenue during this holiday period.

Mr. Kongkrit added that, if the situation in Thailand remains peaceful all through the year, more than 2 million Chinese holiday makers will descend in the country by December and bring in no less than THB70 billion baht in tourism income.

When asked to comment on dozens of other governments that have not canceled travel advisories against Thailand, the Tourism Council Chairman said that the government should speedily assure the international community about safety here while keeping the public informed about the progress in its work.

Moreover, he urged the private sector to cooperate with the government in keeping an eye on any suspicious situation in order to help quickly restore travelers' confidence in the country.

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FTI calls for a gradual increase in energy prices

BANGKOK, 22 January 2012 (NNT) - The Federation of Thai Industries is suggesting the government to gradually adjust up local energy prices.

Mr. Tanit Sorat, Vice Chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), has called on the government to gradually implement the planned increase in excise tax on diesel sales or to extend the THB5.03-per-liter excise tax waive, which will expire on January 31, for a few more months.

Mr. Tanit is worried that unless the government slow down the increase, local diesel price could go up by THB7-8 a liter to THB39 very soon.

He added that, in order to allow the private sector to adjust themselves for the cost increase, the government should consider raising the excise tax collection by THB1-2 per liter at a time until it reaches the target. By doing so, business operators will not be forced to accordingly adjust up goods prices by a hefty margin at one time too.

The FTI Vice Chairman went on to say that rising cost is now a major worry among various businesses due to the much-anticipated implementation of the THB300 minimum wage policy, the forecast rise in interest rates and the government's planned transfer of THB1.14 trillion in debt from the 1997 crisis to the Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF).

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Public Health Minister shows support to Thai-made Halal food industry

BANGKOK, 22 January 2012 (NNT) – The Minister of Public Health has expressed his support for the local Halal food producers, in a bid to turn Thailand into the world's major source of food for billions of Muslims around the world.

Mr. Wittaya Buranasiri, Minister of Public Health, said that the government has a policy to push locally-made Halal food to penetrate more Muslim markets, whose combined populations are approximately 2 billion at present.

In doing so, the government is prepared to help local businesses further develop quality ingredients, marketing strategies and identify new markets around the world.

At the same time, the Ministry of Public Health will continue to play its part in promoting the food safety policy in order to help assure prospective consumers that Halal food from Thailand is of good quality.

Mr. Wittaya also stated that Halal food should not be considered the choice for Muslim consumers only, as non-Muslims can also enjoy all these healthy and nutritional dishes, which are prepared in accordance with Islamic laws.

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ABAC Poll: 54% view charter amendment as leading to rift in society; 94% against another coup; 80% sees govt as poor on economic problems/MCOT

37% of respondents hope Cabinet reshuffle will improve government's working efficiency: Dusit Poll/MCOT

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Thaksin's legal advisor Noppadon confirms Thaksin in Luangprabang, Laos to visit temple not conduct business discussion/TAN_Network

Former PM Thaksin visited Luang Prabang Jan 19-20 on merit-making trip before returning to Dubai, no political agenda: Noppadol Pattama/MCOT

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Officials aim to cut down on road accidents among teens in 2012

BANGKOK, 22 January 2012 (NNT) – Officials are determined to effectively cut down the number of road accidents among teens in 2012.

Mr. Somchai Siriwattanachok, Director General of the Department of Land Transport, said that statistics show that road accidents have killed more than 700 teens of 15 years old or below each year.

According to records, road accidents are the number-2 cause of teen deaths in Thailand, after drowning. Moreover, 60% of the teen road fatalities involved motorbikes.

Mr. Somchai added that a study concluded that young drivers became victims of road accidents because many started driving before they were ready.

In order to cut down on such tragic records, the Land Transport Department is launching a special project to train and educate teens about how to drive carefully among students of the lower secondary education level, who are top on the at-risk group.

The project is being implemented throughout the country now, under the collaboration with provincial Land Transport Department offices, and will be carried out until the end of the current school term in March.

Mr. Somchai said that the Land Transport Department hopes to see around 26,000 teens nationwide pass this special training course before the end of the project.

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