Thailand Live Sunday 15 Jul 2012

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Treasury Department to inspect all provinces

BANGKOK, 15 July 2012 (NNT) - The Treasury Department is preparing to survey the capacity for real estate-based economies in every province, with a projected completion time no more than three months from now.

Treasury Department Director-General Mr. Narit Chaiyasut stated that, for the first time in 12 years, he has ordered officials to survey every province regarding its capacity for real-estate based economies. The survey should take no more than 3 months. Furthermore, in regards to the value of government properties, the Treasury Department has adjusted property values to reflect the present circumstances in several provinces that were unaffected by the recent flooding. Treasury Department officials in each province have been asked to adjust its property values accordingly, and the adjustment is expected to finish before the end of the year.

The Treasury Department's move is in line with the government policy of maximizing benefits for citizens, allowing citizens to rent, reside on, and farm on government land at fair rental prices.

-- NNT 2012-07-15

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171 cases of hand-foot-mouth syndrome in Chaiyaphum

CHAIYAPHUM, 15 July 2012 (NNT) - The Chaiyaphum Provincial Public Health Office revealed that the number of children in the province afflicted with hand-foot-mouth syndrome has already exceeded 171, but the strain of disease is not fatal. The office has ordered close monitoring as well as vigilant cleanliness at nurseries, as there are fears the virus will mutate and lead to child fatalities.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/569991-171-cases-of-hand-foot-mouth-syndrome-in-chaiyaphum/#entry5486239

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Airport link to add more check-in counters

BANGKOK, 15 July 2012 (NNT) - Mr. Wasin Vannaprueks, the Marketing Section Manager of SRT Electrified Train Co., Ltd, which manages the Airport Rail Link, made public that this coming August 14, he will meet with the Airline Operators Committee (AOC) to discuss the planned opening of additional check-in counters at the Airport Rail Link’s Makkasan Station.

Mr. Wasin stated that his company will present suggestions to various airlines regarding check-in promotions, improving the ambience at the station, and stores within the station.

Airlines that are interested in opening check-in services at Makkasan station will be allowed to utilize check-in counters, offices, and parking spaces for free for the first six months, and employees will also be given rail passes for use to travel to work. Whether these services will be offered cost-free for more than six months will depend on negotiations between the company and interested airlines.

Mr. Wasin also noted that at present, only one airline is providing check-in services at Makkasan station, which is Thai Airways International.

-- NNT 2012-07-15

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Ministry of Commerce to use computerized system for ordering low-cost products

BANGKOK, 15 July 2012 (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce will soon introduce a computerized system for buyers to use in ordering products from the campaign of favored stores, known as Thook Jai Shops, in order to reduce the number of steps needed for delivery process. The system is being put into place because after one month of running the campaign, it was found that consumers were receiving late deliveries.

Mr. Boonsong Teriyapirom, the Minister of Commerce, spoke of the progress of the campaign, under the Blue Flag product strategy, which originally had products sold at random places. The lack of a fixed sales location made it hard for citizens to access cost-friendly products. The government thus decided to include local grocers and stores in the campaign, in order to provide permanent places for citizens to buy low-cost Blue Flag products. After one month, over 14,000 shops, scattered in Bangkok and the provices, have joined in the campaign.

The Minister attributed late deliveries at the start of the campaign to the need for Thailand Post to forward purchase orders to the Public Warehouse Organization before goods were sent back to it and postal workers could distribute them to appropriate shops. The direct computerized ordering system is believed to help alleviate these difficulties.

-- NNT 2012-07-15

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Anti corruption agency bus crash kills three

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, July 15 -- Bus carrying anti corruption agency staff heading for seminar at Khao Yai crashes at km 52-53 of Mittraphap Road, killing three and injuring several passengers.

The double-deck air conditioned coach bus, which was carrying staff and executives of the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), lost control and crashed into a drainage ditch in the middle of the Mitraphap Road near Chokchai Farm in the Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima province.

Three people - one man and two women - reportedly died immediately at the scene. One was the driver's wife and two others were of director rank at the NACC.

Some 20 people were injured, two were seriously and were sent to hospitals.

According to the initial investigation, the bus was one of the three buses of the NACC taking the staff to a seminar at Khao Yai National Park.

The bus was travelling at high speed when it lost control at a curve and crashed into the ditch. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2012-07-15

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Thai-Myanmar border trade in Ranong not affected after arrest of Thai citizens

RANONG, July 15- Cross border trade between Thailand’s southern province of Ranong and Myanmar’s Kawthaung ‘Koh Song,’ opposite Ranong's Kra Buri district, has not been impacted after the detention of a group of Thai nationals earlier this month, according to local businesspersons.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/569933-encroacher-back-from-myanmar-to-speak/#entry5486392

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Chiang Rai police arrest ethnic Yao brother, sister from Lampang with 52,000 meth pills; 2 pick up trucks, 2 mobile phones, pistol seized /MCOT

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RT@191Thailand: Two 14 year old boys are missing this afternoon in Singburi after going swimming in the Chao Phraya River

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All TrueVisions channels will go black from 11pm tonight. 9am Monday more HD channels will be added. Only TrueVisions legal HD boxes will be functional from Mon. /Source: TrueVisionsTV.

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Suvarnabhumi Airport: While East runway to reopen on Aug 2, AOT plans to rush on third runway. If approved, works can begin for completion in 2016. /The Nation

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