Thailand Live Wednesday 20 Jun 2012

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Army rebuttals on six deaths at Wat Pathum

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Army has issued a three-point statement aimed at rebutting a witness statement at the judicial inquest on the six deaths at Wat Pathum.

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41 infected with 2009 H1N1 avian flu in Nakhon Ratchasima

BANGKOK, June 20 – Forty-one persons have been confirmed being infected by the 2009 H1N1 avian flu strain at Nakhon Ratchasima Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital, the Ministry of Public Health said, emphasising that the situation is under control.

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Thailand's Suvarnabhumi Airport runway repairs delay 100 flights daily

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Election Commission issues 'Red Card' to Pheu Thai Karun Hosakul

Election Commission issues 'Red Card' to Pheu Thai Karun Hosakul for slandering Democrat Tankhun Jitt-itsara during campaign; re-election set for Bangkok Constituency 12 Don Mueang

-- TNA 2012-06-20

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Bank of Thailand to ease interest policy if euro zone debt crisis worsens

BANGKOK, June 20 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) will relax its interest rate policy if the euro zone debt crisis deteriorates, disrupting the euro zone and slowing down the global economy, Bank of Thailand Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said on Wednesday.

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Court hearing set for Aug 24 on Suphachai's vote buying

BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Court's Election Cases Division will on August 24 convene the first hearing on campaign violations involving former deputy agriculture minister Suphachai Phosu in 2009.

The hearing date was set yesterday after the high court ruled to launch the judicial review into the case.

The prosecutors contend that Suphachai abused his office to violate the electoral rules by promising funds and pay hike to participants of a government-training programme in exchange for their by-election votes for Bhum Jai Thai candidates in Nakhon Phanom.

The nine-judge panel, including high court's division chairman Chaist Trachutham, will preside over the case.

-- The Nation 2012-06-20

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World Bank projects 2012 Thai GDP to grow 4.5%

BANGKOK, May 23 - The World Bank projects the Thai economy to grow 4.5 per cent this year, recovering from 0.1 per cent growth last year when the country’s economy was impacted by Japan’s tsunami, devastating floods and the eurozone debt crisis.

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RT@Reuters: "Important" al Qaeda leader captured in Pakistan: officials http://t.co/mJqckC8O

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ELECTION COMMISSION

EC seeks court's ruling to disqualify MP Karun

June 20, 2012 2:43 pm

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BANGKOK: -- The Election Commission Wednesday resolved to issue a red-card against Pheu Thai MP Karun Hosakul for allegedly defaming the Democrat Party during election campaigns.

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Thani claims HADR at U tapao has nothing to with NASA

BANGKOK, 20 June 2012 (NNT)-Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mr. Thani Thongpakdi insisted that the establishment of the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) center at U-tapao military airport is independent of NASA.

The US Defense Department had proposed to Thailand to establish the HADR center at U-tapao, the project which was also favored by Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva. the then Prime Minister.

Mr. Thani claimed the project and the NASA’s mission to study the formation of clouds in Thailand are operated independently, despite both having been initiated by the US.

The Spokesperson added later that it was Thailand’s decision, without the American influence, to run the HADR, citing that it would do more good than harm to many nations in this region. However, he added, the project is still being negotiated and discussed whether participations from other nations are needed.

-- NNT 2012-06-20

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Thai industrial confidence rises six consecutive months

BANGKOK, June 20 - The Thai Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) in May rose for the sixth consecutive month to 106 from 104 in April, indicating that the industrial recovery from last year’s mega flood, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

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One policeman killed, 2 others injured in Narathiwat blast

Narathiwat - Insurgents detonated home-made bombs to ambush a unit of policemen, killing one of them and injuring two others.

The attack happened Tuesday evening on a road in Dusong Majae village in Tambon Sakor of Si Sa Khon district.

Police said insurgents buried two bombs, made with gas cylinders, on the middle of road and detonated them with a wired remote when the border patrol policemen arrived on an armoured vehicle.

The blast completely damaged the vehicle. Pol Senior Sgt Maj Prasit Phankamnerd, 44, died at the scene. Pol Sub Lt Supakorn Polthasri and Pol Senior Sgt Maj Winai Ratsimuang were severely injured.

-- The Nation 2012-06-20

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1mn television set-top boxes stuck in customs

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The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's broadcasting committee has yet to grant permission to seven companies to take delivery of combined orders of more than a million satellite TV set-top boxes stranded in customs.

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Piyasvasti sends last message to employees

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Thai Airways International's outgoing president Piyasvasti Amranand today sent a universal e-mail, bidding a goodbye to all 25,000 employees as his employment contract will be ended this month.

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Democrats at fault for trying to usurp power: Anusorn

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Democrat Party refused to accept the Pheu Thai election victory and tried to usurp power, government deputy spokesman Anusorn Eiamsaard said on Wednesday.

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RT @suthichai: RT @ReutersIndia: Singapore overtakes Hong Kong as home to Asia's wealthy http://reut.rs/LAAj4h

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Army completes all canal-dredging work in Bangkok

BANGKOK, 20 June 2012 (NNT) - The Royal Thai Army has now completed the dredging of 100 canals in Bangkok, while the dredging work in middle stream provinces are nearing completion.

Army Region 1 Commander Lieutenant-General Udomdej Sitabutr said that as part of the state-initiated flood prevention project, the army has dredged 100 canals in the capital, and has completed 84 percent of all dredging works in middle stream provinces such as Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, Pathum Thani. The dredging process is set to conclude at the end of this month.

Lieutenant-General Udomdej added that the army is prepared to undertake additional canal-dredging works if assigned by the government as it wishes to see people who used to be affected by last year’s flood crisis to have better quality of life and living conditions.

-- NNT 2012-06-20

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South African woman nabbed with 2kg of 'ice' worth Bt6 million

BANGKOK, June 20 - A South African woman was detained at Thailand's Suvarnabhumi International Airport with two kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, also known as 'ice,' worth Bt6 million (US$200,000).

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SET index closed at 1173.24, up 0.15; Bt/USD31.34; GBP49.20; AUD31.80; EUR39.65; CAD30.61; HKD4.03; SGD24.57; JPY39.49

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Health campaign launched for working people

The Nation

File photo : Wittaya

BANGKOK: -- The Public Health Ministry on Wednesday launched a health promotion campaign to reduce health risks among the country's 40 million people aged between 15 and 59, Public Health Minister Wittaya Buranasiri said.

Presiding over the ceremony to launch the campaign in Ayutthaya, the minister cited a 2009 report that one in 10 working people suffered from a chronic disease, the top three of which were coronary artery disease (32 per cent), diabetes (21 per cent) and respiratory disease (27 per cent).

The ministry would collaborate with Labour and Industry ministries to set the criteria for a disease-free, safe-environment business establishment to take care of employees who spent about 53,000 hours at workplaces.

The campaign will include campaigning for healthy food, no smoking and stress reduction. In the first year, it would have one pilot establishment per province and the three pilot companies were Honda, Toyota and Canon.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said 19 billion people of working-age - including 170 million child labourers - were at risk of a health problem - and that 51 per cent of them suffered from non-contractible chronic diseases such as coronary artery disease.

-- The Nation 2012-06-20

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Autopsy on Canadian tourist sisters available in 2 weeks

BANGKOK, June 20 - The autopsy of two Canadian sisters found dead last in an Andaman Sea tourist resort hotel room will be released within two weeks, according to Ramathibodi Hospital's Forensic Department.

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Hosni Mubarak is in a coma but off of life support and his heart and other vital organs are functioning, security officials say - @AP

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3 Britons arrested in call centre scam

BANGKOK, June 20 - Three British nationals were arrested for alleged involvement in a transnational call centre scam, Thailand’s Immigration Bureau chief said on Tuesday.

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Ch.3 TV fined Bt500,000 for televising bare-breasts painting on Thailand Got Talent show which violated broadcasting act rules on indecent contents /The Nation

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Urgent appeal for O-negative blood in Bangkok area

Urgent appeal for O-negative blood in Bangkok area (Mahachai Hospital, Samut Sakorn). If you can help, go here:

http://www.thaivisa....negative-blood/

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