Thailand Live Sunday 1 Jul 2012

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Sports broadcast wars set to heat up

Kitinan Sanguansak

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The European Football Championship, Euro 2012, may exit the stage after today's final between Spain and Italy but the end of one of the most viewed sport tournaments could mark the beginning of fierce competition never seen before in Thailand in the sports broadcast business.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/566598-sports-broadcast-wars-set-to-heat-up/#entry5443711

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POLICY DOUBTS

Scepticism over govt's export target

Petchanet Pratruangkrai

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Private sector, central bank say 15% figure unrealistic in light of euro crisis

The Yingluck government insisted yesterday that the country's export growth target would remain unchanged at 15 per cent this year despite the worsening euro-zone crisis.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/566599-scepticism-over-govts-export-target/#entry5443719

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

Mechai in mission to battle poverty with farming initiative

Achara Deboonme

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- With start-up funding, schools can embark on projects and turn into social enterprises to support themselves financially. From school-based integrated rural development (School-BIRD), this social enterprise model could also involve people associated with temples, community hospitals or even jails.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/566600-mechai-in-mission-to-battle-poverty-with-farming-initiative/#entry5443726

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AS HE BEGINS 42ND YEAR...

Little boy has matured into a media pioneer

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Nation begins its 42nd year today with a commitment to adhere to its founding principles and readiness to strengthen its presence on the new media frontiers.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/566601-little-boy-has-matured-into-a-media-pioneer/#entry5443732

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Brazil overpower Thailand in Grand Prix finals

Preechachan Wiriyanupappong

The Nation

Ningbo, China

Nootsara Tomkom, Pleumjit Thinkaow and Malika Kanthong block a shot yesterday.

Olympic champions Brazil beat Thailand in straight sets in the women's volleyball World Grand Prix Finals yesterday.

Despite a solid resistance from Thailand, the Brazilians were irresistible at the net to score a 25-20 25-23 and 25-14 victory.

Captain Castro Sheilla scored 15 points for Brazil and Fernanda Rodgrigues added 11. Thailand also had two players in double digits with Malika Kanthong (13) and Wilavan Apinyapong (12) keeping them afloat.

The Thai women, who defeated hosts Chin 3-2 on Friday, started strongly against the Beijing Olympic Games gold medallist, racing to an 8-4 lead in the opening set. Brazil managed to tie the game at 9 but Thailand again went ahead to lead the first 16-12.

But Brazil then had a 6-1 run to take the lead for the first time at 18-17, claiming the first set at 25-20 with a kill from Paula Pequeno in a counter-attack.

Brazil showed their trademark offence with Adenizia Silva hitting the ball with great efficiency. The Thais answered with their typical fast attack and Malika came out with a powerful kill to help her team pull level at 14.

Tied at 22-22, a serving error from Thailand and Silva's kill gave Brazil two set points, Pleumjit Thinkaow saved one for Thailand with an excellent spike, but Brazil held the second as Menezes Thaisa's high spike proved too much for the Thailand defence.

Brazil came back in the third set with improved blocking against Pleumjit and Onuma Sittirak to lead at 13-9. Thailand managed to stay in the game, but with Rodgrigues and Silva firing on all cylinders, Brazil kept the advantage at the net and lead 20-13.

Brazil ran off five of the last six points, Danielle Lins and Jaqueline Carvalho combined to have a successful block and Brazil take the set at 25-14.

Thailand captain Wilavan said, "We tried our best. It is a very hard to play Brazil. They are a great team. It's not easy to score points."

Thailand coach Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai said Brazil played at a different level. "We are happy despite the defeat. We learned a lot of things from good players and good coaches. Every time we play, we try to improve our technique. It will be good for our future."

Brazil coach Jose R Guimaraes said he was very happy to see the improvement Thailand made over the years. "I watched their match against China yesterday. They were very good. Today, they put us under tremendous pressure. In the second set, the Thais served very hard, we made many mistakes in reception. I am happy with the three points," he said.

In another match, the United States beat Cuba 25-14, 26-24 and 25-14 to stay unbeaten in the tournament so far. The straight set victory was their fourth.

Thais gun down China

On Friday, Thailand stunned China with an epic come-from-behind 21-25 25-22 34-32 21-25 15-13 victory. The magnificent win was a sweet revenge for the Thais, who lost 3-1 to them in Macau early this month. After the victory, fans took to the social media to praise the Thai team's exceptional performance.

Today, Thailand take on Cuba, Turkey play Brazil and China challenge the US.

Meanwhile, Thai coach Kiattipong said Japanese professional J-League sides are interested in signing Onuma Sittirak and Pleumjit Thinkaow for the next season.

-- The Nation 2012-07-01

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Homecoming for photographer Chamni

Veena Thoopkrajae

The Nation

Chamni

Songkhla: -- Veteran photographer Chamni Thipmanee's solo photo exhibition, "Two Decades of Chamni Thipmanee", opens today at a.e.y Space gallery in his hometown of Songkhla.

It is the first time the photographer has brought his work to his home province after staging solo and collective works in Bangkok and abroad.

The exhibition will showcase 100 photographs - many in the street photography style - taken in Songkhla over the past 20 years. The oldest photo is a nude portrait taken 20 years ago.

"Every time I go home, there's always something attracting me. Songkhla is crying for attention from my camera," he says.

He often roams the streets with his camera and loves doing portraits and candid shots that capture special moments reflecting social issues.

His photos tell the story of the province's cultural diversity, as well as locals' ways of life. Among them are photos of vendors selling Songkhla street foods, Thai temples and the Chinese community.

Chamni is also delighted to see his works displayed in the newly opened a.e.y Space on Nang-ngam Road, housed in a Chinese shophouse built in 1933. In the 1940s, it housed a famous Chinese restaurant and teahouse. Chamni is the second artist to stage an the exhibition in the gallery, after Nopadon Kaosam-ang.

Interested in photography since he was a young boy, Chamni attended the Institute de Europe in Rome in 1982, from where he went on to explore and experience Europe, where he fell deeply in love with photography.

He returned to Thailand and worked as a freelance photographer before co-founding the leading still-photography studio Chamni's Eye Co in 1992.

The exhibition will run until August 31. The gallery is open Thursday through Sunday, from 2pm to 8pm.

-- The Nation 2012-07-01

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Thai Chamber launches agriculture project

The Nation

Members of the Thai Chamber of Commerce believe economic inequality is the main reason for corruption in our society.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/566602-thai-chamber-launches-agriculture-project/#entry5443747

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EDITORIAL

Domestic politics mars bilateral ties with the US

The Nation July 1, 2012 1:00 am

BANGKOK: -- If Nasa project had been put to Parliament it may have been OK

Some have said that it's easier for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) to go to the moon than Thailand. The issue is how to prevent the sarcasm from becoming well-established reality. Nasa has packed its bag, after a request to use U-tapao airbase for a weather study project triggered a political storm in Thailand. It was a decision greeted differently by people in the divided kingdom. Domestic politics played a big role in the controversy from start to finish, and even the question whether that is good or bad for Thailand will be answered along ideological lines.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/566603-domestic-politics-mars-bilateral-ties-with-the-us/#entry5443753

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Students' blood scare in Kalasin

The Nation on Sunday

KALASIN: -- Some 148 students from Khammuang Industrial And Community Education College in Kalasin were forced to undergo a blood test because of fears of possible communicable diseases after it was found that fake doctors used one needle for blood tests on many people, an informed source reported yesterday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/566604-students-blood-scare-in-kalasin/#entry5443758

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Leaflets on Skytrain deal

The Nation on Sunday

Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) will this week distribute 100,000 leaflets about "Why the Bangkok governor decided not to touch the Skytrain concession". The leaflet will explain the position of the governor before a special case committee will look at a 30-year extension of the Skytrain contract on July 4, a senior official said yesterday.

Adviser to deputy governor Theerachon Manomaipibul, Asawat Apaiwong, also said that Bangkok City had handed out 20,000 copies of a white-cover book titled "The truth about the 30-year Skytrain contract" as well as 30,000 'brief' versions. The books were published by the city's business arm, Krungthep Thanakom Co

-- The Nation 2012-07-01

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Leptospirosis kills nine, leaves 220 sick

The Nation on Sunday July 1, 2012 1:00 am

SURIN: -- A leptospirosis outbreak in the lower Northeast has killed nine people and made 220 people ill, Public Health Region 14 inspector Dr Khamron Chaisiri said yesterday.

Surin had five deaths and 95 people made ill, which was the most, followed by Nakhon Ratchasima with four deaths and 45 people left ill. Buri Ram had 68 patients with the disease, while Chaiyaphum had 12 patients.

Leptospirosis had hit 20 per cent more victims this year than 2011, he added.

-- The Nation 2012-07-01

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Zoo animals 'predict' Spain will win

The Nation on Sunday

BANGKOK: -- With the Euro 2012 final due to early tomorrow (at 1.45am), Thais purchased over 160 million postcards to guess which team - Spain or Italy - will win. Zoo animals, meanwhile, were said to have favoured Spain.

Confronted with two footballs, one with a Spanish flag and the other with an Italian flag, Chiang Mai Zoo's panda cub Lin Ping at first reached out and touched the Italian ball before shifting to grab the Spanish ball and play with it. Its mother Lin Hui, confronted with the same choice, went straight to play with the Spanish ball.

At Chon Buri's Khao Khiew Zoo, the male macaw "JR" signalled that the Spanish team would win. The bird is said to have "picked" the winner of the World Cup 2010 before.

-- The Nation 2012-07-01

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Krabi mangrove hit by oil spill, fishermen say

Sitthichai Sikawat

The Nation

Krabi

Fishermen from Krabi's Neu Khlong district yesterday alerted reporters to an oil leak that reportedly began on June 10 and severely affected the ecosystem of Ban Laem Kruad's 1,000-rai mangrove forest.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/566605-krabi-mangrove-hit-by-oil-spill-fishermen-say/#entry5443776

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Emotional quotient of Thai kids has fallen for a decade: survey

The Nation on Sunday July 1, 2012 1:00 am

BANGKOK: -- Thai children's emotional quotient (EQ) scores have dropped from 186.42 in 2002 and 179.58 in 2007 to 169.72 in 2011, a survey by the Public Health Ministry's Mental Health Department revealed.

EQ is a measure of the ability to identify, assess and control one's emotions, those of others and of groups.

"They are less happy. They see more competition," Rajanukul Institute director Panpimol Wipulakorn said. The survey cov?ered 5,325 children, aged between six and 11, in Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Rayong, Samut Sakhon, Uttaradit, Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Ratchasima, Roi Et, Krabi and Pattani.

According to Panpimol, raw scores from the 2011 survey revealed that Thai children's EQ scores were lower than normal. The normal range of raw scores lies between 50 and 100, but Thai children's EQ scores averaged at just 45.12.

On adjustment to problems, the average score stood at 46.65. On emotional control, the average scores were 46.50; on morals and self-sat?isfaction, the average was 45.65. On being considerate and understand other people's feelings, the children scored 45.65 on average and on emo?tional adjustment, they earned 45.23.

Panpimol said if categorised by region, children in the South had the highest EQ scores (45.95), while those in the North averaged at 45.84. In Bangkok, children's average EQ scores were 45.62. In the Central region, the average score was 44.38, while in the Northeast they scored just 44.04.

Asked why children in the Northeast scored so low, Panpimol said relevant factors had not been studied yet.

"But I believe it might have to do with the fact that many children in the Northeast are not living with their parents, who have migrated to work in big cities. They might be living with their grandparents but some elderly people have economic and health problems, which can affect their upbringing," she said.

Rajanagarindra Child and Adolescent Mental Health Institute director Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin said it was bad that Thai children's EQ scores have been falling. "But the quotient can improve if they get proper care from families, schools and society," he said.

-- The Nation 2012-07-01

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Juvenile center for Muslim youth in Yala lacks budget for construction

BANGKOK, 1 July 2012 (NNT) – The Department of Juvenile Observation and Protection has proposed an idea to build a juvenile center for Muslim children and adolescents in the southern border province of Yala. 270 million baht is needed for the construction.

Director-General of the Department of Juvenile Observation and Protection Thawatchai Thaikhiew said children and adolescents in the department’s juvenile centers nationwide were well taken care of, especially those in the provinces with a lot of Muslims. Handbooks on how to treat young Muslim people in accordance with Islamic laws were distributed to the centers’ staff for proper treatments, Mr.Thawatchai said.

During the Islamic fast period, Muslim children and adolescents at the juvenile centers will be allowed to travel to nearby mosques and those who are eligible for home visit will be allowed to return to their homes for religious activities for one month.

The director-general said the department had set plans to construct the juvenile training center for young Muslims in Yala province but still lacked budget. The department’s center which clearly separates Muslim youth from youth of other faiths is located in Songkhla province. This center is the main juvenile center of the lower South with diets and activities specifically designed for Muslims adolescents.

-- NNT 2012-07-01

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PM Yingluck led Cabinet ministers & ambassadors in welcoming the Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam

BANGKOK, 1 July 2012 (NNT) – The Prime Minister yesterday led Cabinet ministers and international diplomats to Thailand in welcoming the Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, along with Cabinet ministers, senior civil servants and all international ambassadors to Thailand, on Saturday welcomed the arrival of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’Izzaddin Waddaulah of Brunei Darussalam, at the Thai Khu Fa Building, Government House.

His Majesty, who is Brunei Darussalam’s Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister of Finance, is here as guest of the Royal Thai Government from June 29th to July 2nd, in response to an invitation extended by PM Yingluck during her trip to Brunei Darussalam last September.

The Thai PM also invited His Majesty to a meeting on various bilateral issues before a dinner reception at the Santi Maitri Building amidst tight security.

During his stay, His Majesty also had an audience with HM King Bhumibol at the Grand Palace on June 30th.

-- NNT 2012-07-01

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RT@RichardBarrow: Last day for Thailand International Mobile Show 2012 at BITEC and Thailand International Dog Show at IMPACT

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RT@RichardBarrow: Ladies be careful walking along the road at night. At 3am two men on a motorcycle snatched a bag on Phetkasem 48.

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RT@191Thailand: Foreigners try to resuscitate a Chinese tourist who was pulled out of the surf on Patong Beach, Phuket pic.twitter.com/uskiX5L4 (@Chai_DN)

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RT@191Thailand: A Honda Civic flipped over & burst into flames on Kingkaew 15 last night. 2 dead & 3 injured pic.twitter.com/kJJAPbBY - TR @mittraphapteam

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RT@191Thailand: Late last night, a passenger van crashed into a 10-wheeler truck in Pak Chong. 1 dead & more than 10 injured

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RT@ThanongK: RT @Rajprasong_News: Nuttawut said last night at City Hall rally that if Pheuthai is dissolved, people will rally just like in Egypt

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Phuket Opinion: Sloganeering down a silly slope

Phuket Gazette –

Days after the brutal stabbing of an Australian travel agent comes an announcement by TAT trumpeting the success of it latest promotional campaign slogan. Image: Gazette Graphics

PHUKET: Days after the brutal stabbing of an Australian travel agent on a "familiarization tour" of Phuket, and the mysterious poisoning deaths of two young Québécoises on Koh Phi Phi, comes an announcement by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) trumpeting the success of its latest promotional campaign slogan: "Discover the Other You".

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/566617-phuket-opinion-sloganeering-down-a-silly-slope/#entry5444160

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Scatttered, heavy rain in some parts of South, 2-3 metre waves, rainfall covering 60% of Bangkok area /MCOT

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50.32% of poll respondents say govt to complete term if it ends constitutional amendment, withdraws reconciliation bills: Suan Dusit Poll /MCOT

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RT@RichardBarrow: 1 July: Today is National Scout Day in Thailand. This afternoon there will be a parade at the National Stadium

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Swedish Road Deaths: Crash driver sentencing deferred – again

Phuket Gazette –

The four Swedish tourists and their Thai driver travelling in the Toyota Altis (pictured) were killed instantly. Photo: Gazette file

27-year-old Muhummadyukee Jehyusoh. Photo: Gazette file

PHUKET: The handing down of the court sentence to the driver of a refrigerator truck that killed four Swedish tourists and their Thai driver in Phang Nga early in February, has been deferred for the second time, the Phuket Gazette has learned.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/566620-swedish-road-deaths-crash-driver-sentencing-deferred-again/#entry5444300

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Dusit Poll reveals citizens not in favor of reconciliation bill

BANGKOK, 1 July 2012 (INN) - Suan Dusit Poll, conducted by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, revealed that it had conducted an opinion poll of ordinary citizens nationwide on the topics of Thailand today and the current age of the government.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/566623-dusit-poll-reveals-citizens-not-in-favor-of-reconciliation-bill/#entry5444322