Thailand Live Saturday 14 Jul 2012

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Thailand Live Saturday 14 July 2012

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CHARTER CHANGE

Govt MPs to finalise strategy next week

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Democrat MP Wirat Kallayasiri, left, shakes hands with Government Chief Whip Udomdej Rattanasathien at the Constitution Court yesterday after the judges announced a verdict on the constitutional amendment process.

Will decide whether to opt for referendum or amending by article

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Thumbs up from business sector

Business Reporters

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Businesspeople welcomed the Constitution Court's verdict yesterday, saying that factors creating political stability will further drive the Kingdom's economic development.

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ANALYSIS

Court keeps up suspense

AVUDH PANANANDA

THE NATION

Verdict endorses constitutional amendment on specific conditions ,Govt must make tough decisions on how to proceed with charter reform

BANGKOK: -- The Constitution Court has poured cold water over the proposed charter change by handing down what some dubbed a "win-win" verdict that allowed the opposing camps to claim victory.

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'Core water management system needed'

Henry Lewis,

Pratch Rujivanarom

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Thailand should focus on crafting an integrated system where all mechanisms for water management come under one ruling body to combat flooding more effectively, Dutch architect Cornelius Dijkgraaf suggested at a seminar.

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EDITORIAL

Verdict puts the ball right back in govt's court

The Nation

Constitution Court decision leaves the ruling party with tough decisions to make on charter amendement issue

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Mixed feelings over verdict

Pravit Rojanaphruk,

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Though hundreds of red shirts were jubilant after the Constitution Court ruled that there were no grounds to dissolve the Pheu Thai Party, their leaders slammed the court for saying it had the mandate to continue monitoring the amendments.

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Military denied shots fired at passenger plane: PM

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday dismissed an Army statement acknowledging an incident in which a Thai passenger jet was reportedly shot at by Cambodian troops, saying the military told her on Thursday that no such thing had occurred.

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Ammunition, drug shipment intercepted

Thoranit Pirunla-ong

The Nation

HAT YAI: -- Parcels packed with ammunition and illicit drugs were intercepted at Songkhla's Hat Yai Post Office yesterday, before they reached their destinations in the deep South.

Security officials seized a total of 51 parcel boxes.

In them were more than 400 kilograms of illicit drugs, 1,500 rounds of ammunition for .22mm guns, 50 .38mm rounds and 100 9mm rounds.

Authorities are now tracking down the senders and intended recipients, who are believed to have links to drug traffickers and insurgents in the three southernmost provinces.

-- The Nation 2012-07-14

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Scanner lawsuit is govt's decision: Prayuth

Panya Tiewsangwarn

BANGKOK: -- Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday said it was up to the government to decide whether to sue the supplier of the GT200 bomb scanners, which have proven unreliable in many scientific tests.

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Cambodia will re-deploy, not withdraw troops from Preah Vihear: Sukumpol

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Man killed in tussle on Bangkok street

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A man was run over and killed by a bus after another man shoved him into the street yesterday.

"I saw them fighting over a bag of snacks," bus conductor Napassorn Cherdpetcharat said.

The victim was identified as Surachet Seetalajit, a 35-year-old worker at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation office in Bangkok. The accident took place right outside his office in Phra Nakhon district.

Police said the attacker, Pradit Pilasan, identified as a homeless man, had been beaten up by passers-by after the accident. Police officers said the man was speaking incoherently and a psychiatrist would be brought in to help with the interrogation.

Criminal records show that Pradit, 32, had been held for 11 petty offences earlier.

-- The Nation 2012-07-14

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Thai court's ruling keeps red shirt turmoil at bay

Lindsay Murdoch, Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND'S Constitutional Court last night delivered a favourable verdict to the ruling Pheu Thai party in a case that could have brought its ''red shirt'' supporters on to the streets and triggered new turmoil in the country.

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Bangkok's Airport of Smiles in Crisis

Written by Our Correspondent

Substandard construction, inadequate design, cause delays, frustrate millions

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport, which opened only six years ago on what amounted to a swamp, is approaching a crisis stage with overcrowding and increasingly impaired runways, travelers and officials say.

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RT @cnnbrk: Sage Stallone, son of actor #Sylvester_Stallone, has died, lawyer says http://on.cnn.com/Nj0JrH

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PM thanks people for accepting constitution court verdict peacefully, to consult Council of State before pursuing charter amendment /MCOT

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2 officers, 1 civilian hurt in grenade, bombing attacks at police station, border police, army ranger outposts, ATMs in Yala's Bannang Sata /MCOT

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UPDATE

HM the King under medical care at Siriraj Hospital

BANGKOK, 14 July 2012 (NNT) – HM King Bhumibol is now under doctors’ care at Siriraj Hospital after earlier reports of a minute subdural bleeding in the left frontal area.

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RT @RichardBarrow: BTS Skytrain & MRT Subway are expected to be using a combined ticket as early as August according to Transport Ministry

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RT @RichardBarrow: Last chance to shop at Siam Center this weekend before it closes for major renovations. Sales of up to 90%

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DPM Kittiratt: Eurozone crisis fallout poses no significant impact on Thailand

BANGKOK, 14 July 2012 (NNT) – The deputy prime minister in charge of economic affairs has reassured the public that the Eurozone debt crisis has not posed any significant impact on the country yet.

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RT @RichardBarrow: Don’t forget, you won’t be able to watch TrueVisions from Sunday 11pm until 9am the next morning due to major upgrades

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Sylvester Stallone's son found dead

LOS ANGELES: -- Sage Stallone, the 36-year-old son of Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone, was founded dead in his Los Angeles home, reports said late Friday.

Police said no cause of death had been determined but there were no signs of foul play or forced entry. A spokesman called reports that Stallone had died of an overdose of prescription pills as "premature," People.com reported.

"It could have been a heart attack or a stroke," Los Angeles Police Department Commander Andrew Smith said.

Stallone was found dead by the housekeeper at his Hollywood Hills home. He was best known for starring with his father in the 1990 film Rocky V but acted in several films including the 1996 movie Daylight.

"Sylvester Stallone is devastated and grief-stricken over the sudden loss of his son Sage Stallone," a representative for the actor said. "His compassion and thoughts are with Sage’s mother, Sasha. Sage was a very talented and wonderful young man, his loss will be felt forever.

-- The Nation 2012-07-14

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PM to forward Constitution Court ruling on charter amendment to Council of State

BANGKOK, July 14 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Saturday that she will forward the ruling of Constitution Court to the Council of State for deliberation on the next steps.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/569751-verdict-puts-the-ball-right-back-in-govts-court-thai-editorial/#entry5483747

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RT@RichardBarrow: TrueVisions has 9 dedicated channels for the London Olympics: Platinum 9 channels, Gold 8 channels & Silver 4 channels

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Govt set to launch planting of 20 m trees on Aug 8, part of 5-year reforestation plan to grow 800 mln trees as advised by HM the Queen /MCOT

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RT @191Thailand: A foreigner has been found floating off the coast of Samui. Speculation that he was a tourist on a fishing expedition weeks ago

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Health Min to consider war room to control hand, foot&mouth disease after cases rise 1,200 in 1 week; 1% have EV 71-D4 same as in Cambodia /MCOT

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RT @RichardBarrow: Thailand has a suicide rate of 6 per 100,000 people, or 12 people per day

Local authorities working to find cause of what has killed up to 100,000 fish in Lamtakong canal in Korat /MCOT