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Thailand Live Friday 22 Jun 2012

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HM the King grants name to new expressway link

BANGKOK, 22 June 2012 (NNT) – His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has bestowed a name on a new expressway link between Kanchanaphisek Expressway and the Industrial Ring Road as requested by the Ministry of Transport.

Mr. Aiyanat Tinapai, Governor of the Expressway Authority of Thailand, revealed that on the occasion of His Majesty the King’s 84th birthday anniversary on December 5, 2011, the Transport Ministry had submitted a request to His Majesty in May 2011 for his naming of the new interconnection between Kanchanaphisek Expressway and the Industrial Ring Road.

As a result, the Transport Ministry has received a letter from the Bureau of Royal Scribe and Royal Decorations, indicating that HM the King has graciously given the name “Chalerm Rajdamri” to the new expressway link.

Furthermore, HM the King has also granted the name “Rajdamri Hansa Pracharaj” to a health park located to the south of the Industrial Ring Road.

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Phuket fears as news of another stabbing emerges

PHUKET: -- A British tourist was stabbed in the back on the holiday island of Phuket on the same night that an Australian travel agent was killed in a botched bag snatch.

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Thailand to be the center of ASEAN connectivity in MICE industry

BANGKOK, 22 June 2012 (NNT) – The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) is hosting “Thailand Mice International Forum 2012” to promote Thailand as the center of connectivity in ASEAN.

TCEB Acting President Thongchai Sridama stated that the TCEB, the Asian Federation of Exhibition and Convention Associations (AFECA), and the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) are jointly playing host to “Thailand Mice International Forum 2012”. The concept of the event is designed as “Connecting Asia, Connecting Success”, with a view to enhancing and promoting Thailand to be the center of connectivity in the ASEAN region. The event has 2 goals to achieve, one of which is to enhance the capability of Thailand and encourage Thai entrepreneurs in the MICE industry which involves meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions, to be aware of the importance of the ASEAN market. The other objective is to enhance the standard of related entrepreneurs to the international level by showing to the world their potentials as well as Thailand’s readiness in serving as a gateway to the MICE industry in Asia.

Mr. Thongchai also said that Thailand’s MICE industry grew 20 percent in 2011 compared to the year 2010. Top five customers of the Thai MICE industry in 2011 came from five countries, namely India, China, Singapore, Japan, and Malaysia, accounting for 47 percent of the overall MICE visitors. In 2012, it is expected that about 95,500 MICE tourists will come to Thailand, an increase of 10 percent from last year, while approximately over 6.1 billion baht will be circulated in the market, representing a 12 percent increase from 2011.

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Pheu Thai calls for graft probes on Abhisit govt

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BANGKOK: -- The Pheu Thai Party has uncovered in a study on some 175 irrigularities involving the Abhisit Vejjajiva government, party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said while filing his party's report at Government House.

"I want the prime minister to instruct relevant agencies to check into graft violations," he said.

Prompong said the irrigularities happened in connection with the economic revitalisation projects launched in 2009.

Projects plagued by corruption included the Bt5.3 billion procurement supervised by the Office of Vocational Education Commission, he said.

He urged for the Department of Special Investigation, the Public Sector Anti Corruption Commission and the Anti Money Laundering Office to work in concerted efforts to root out corruption.

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SET index midday down 10.83 pts, 0.93 pct

Thai composite stocks index (SET) at midday Friday stood at 1,148.22, down 10.83 points, or 0.93 per cent amid Bt12.04 billion turnover in line with regional and global shares.

Top five most active (value) stocks: PTT, PTTGC, SCB, KBANK, SCC.

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Bangkok as 29th most expensive Asian city

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BANGKOK: -- While Japan remains the most expensive Asian locations for international assignees, Bangkok and Chiang Mai are two cities of Thailand which are among the top 50 most expensive locations in the region.

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Transport Minister orders probe of power system failure at Suvarnabhumi causing delays to 50 flights, 13 flights landing elsewhere; results in 15 days

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Thai police hunt for Portuguese men in Phi-Phi Island hotel death case

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A medical team from Phi Phi Island Hospital place a body on a stretcher at the Phi Phi Palm Residence Hotel on Phi Phi Island on Friday, June 15, 2012. A tiny Quebec town near the border with Maine is still reeling after two of its residents were found dead halfway around the world. Police in Phuket, Thailand say it doesn't appear sisters Noemi and Audrey Belanger were murdered. They believe the two young women may have been accidentally poisoned while vacationing in the southeast Asian country.

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Power Cut Causes Flight Delays At Both Suvarnabhumi And Don Mueang Airports

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BANGKOK, June 22 – The power supply from an uninterruptible power source (UPS) caused problems for radar controlling flights landing at Suvarnabhumi airport, forcing some aircraft to land at U-Tapao Airport in Rayong-Chon Buri provinces, according to Deputy Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt.

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Blood donation drive at Bangkok Hospital Phuket today

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The Phuket Regional Blood Center accepts donations daily: MWF(8.30am – 4.30pm); Tu/Th (8.30am – 8pm); Weekends and holidays(9am to 3pm).

PHUKET: -- Phuket Town residents will have a chance to make some real merit today, when the Phuket Regional Blood Center’s (RBC’s) mobile donation clinic visits Bangkok Hospital Phuket.

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Mukdahan Court grants bail for 13 Red Shirts charged with torching provincial hall; Justice Ministry prepares Bt26 million cash as collateral /MCOT

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Justice Ministry to pay Bt26 million bail for 13 red shirts

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BANGKOK: -- The Justice Ministry's Fund will post Bt26 million as bond for the temporary release of 13 red shirts convicted and imprisoned for arson attacks in Mukdahan in May, 2010 pending the appellate review, Justice Minister Pracha Promnok said on Friday.

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First batch of tablet PCs arrives in Bangkok

BANGKOK, 22 June 2012 (NNT) - The Chinese supplier in the state-initiated One Tablet Per Child project has delivered the first batch of 10,000 tablets, which are to be distributed to Prathom 1 (Grade 1) students, this morning at Suvannabumi airport.

The 10,000 Chinese-made computers is the first lot of the projected 400,000 tablets in total.

Members of the tablet’s inspection and procurement committee were joined by Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) secretary-general Chinnapat Bhumirat in overseeing the transferring of the first batch of PCs to a warehouse in Klong Toey.

The remaining tablet PCs are scheduled to be delivered from June 26 until August 18.

Officials from the Information and Communications Technology Ministry will inspect the delivery of these tablets every 4 days. The process will be conducted on a random basis, in accordance with the MIL-STD-105E sampling standard.

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Chalerm vows to get rid of mafia in tourism businesses

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BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung Friday has vowed to get rid of the mafia groups in the tourism business within three months.

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Jatuporn threatens to sue Constitution Court

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BANGKOK: -- Red-shirt leader Jatuporn Promphan on Friday threatened to file a police complaint targetting the Constitution Court for fabricating false statement against him.

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