Thailand Live Monday 23 Jul 2012

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PM'S OFFICIAL VISIT TO FRANCE

Yingluck told Le Monde she'd shop in Paris

Yingluck shakes hand with Hollande/EPA

PARIS: -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told France's Le Monde newspaper that she would go shopping after meeting with French leaders during her official visit to Paris last week.

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Nakhon Panom police arrest 3 suspects, seize 2,000 kilogrammes of marijuana worth 50 million baht /MCOT

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RT@tulsathit: TR @news1005fm: Court postpones Jatuporn bail revocation hearing to Aug 9.

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92 Thais detained in Myanmar to be tried Friday on separate charges of illegal entry, arms, drug possession: Thai Foreign Ministry /MCOT

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ASEAN Chief: Thien Sein's visit shows good sign for ASEAN progress

BANGKOK, 23 July 2012 (NNT) ; The ASEAN Chief has indicated that Myanmar President Thien Sein's visit to Thailand is a good sign for the ASEAN development.

ASEAN Secretary-General Dr Surin Pitsuwan said that Thien Sein's first Thailand visit since he took office in February 2011 shows a good sign of more cooperation from Myanmar in the ASEAN affairs.

He stated that the move shows Myanmar;s readiness to host the ASEAN Summit in 2014 and cordial intention to help push for the region's development ahead of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)'s establishment in 2015.

He added that Thailand will be able to reap benefits from the Dawei Deep-Sea Port development and other cooperation such as Burmese labor welfare improvement. He explained that the port will encourage better investment atmosphere to ASEAN investors.

-- NNT 2012-07-23

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BMA set HFMD control center to prevent further spread among kids

BANGKOK, 23 July 2012 (NNT)-The Office of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been keeping surveillance on the outbreak of hand-foot and mouth disease (HFMD) given there are now nearly 3,000 cases in Bangkok.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/571776-bangkok-ev71-case-no-cause-for-panic/#entry5510802

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Court postpones bail revocation decision on Red Shirt leader Jatuporn to Aug 9, orders him not to make any public address to instigate crowd /MCOT

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Thai troops shot Italian photographer: police

BANGKOK, July 23, 2012 (AFP) - Government troops are believed to have shot an Italian photographer who was killed during mass opposition street protests in 2010 in Bangkok, police told an official inquest in Thailand on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa....grapher-police/

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RELOCATION

AirAsia closes online booking during July 27-29

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Thai AirAsia closes its online booking during July 27 and July 29, as the airline is changing its airport code ahead of the relocation to the Don Mueang Airport on October 1.

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Thailand, Myanmar agree to back deepwater port

BANGKOK: -- Thailand and Myanmar agreed on Monday to develop jointly a special economic zone including an 8.6-billion-dollar deepwater port in southern Myanmar to be built by a Thai contractor.

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Thailand, Myanmar back ambitious port project

Bangkok, July 23, 2012 (AFP) - Thailand and Myanmar pledged on Monday to press ahead with a multi-billion-dollar deep sea port project and to open new border crossings during summit talks focused on strengthening economic ties.

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Elderly American Has Final X-rated Episode

PATTAYA: -- A 66-year-old American man was found dead in his Pattaya apartment by the apartment pw. Police found traces of sperm on his nude body, along with a laptop computer nearby. They suspect he may have died after masturbating to pornography.

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Thai man killed in North Pattaya road accident

PATTAYA: -- A Thai Man was killed in a motorbike accident on the Sukhumvit Road in North Pattaya on Sunday Morning.

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43 year old man sustains serious burns after explosion in Jomtien

PATTAYA: -- A 43 year old Thai Man sustained serious burns to his face and hands after a spray paint canister exploded after it was placed on a bonfire.

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Court postpones bail revocation decision on red shirt leader Jatuporn

BANGKOK, July 23 - The Criminal Court on Monday postponed its decision to review the arguments for bail for red shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan to next month, saying some facts are yet to be established.

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Govt to allow pregnant migrant workers to give birth here

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Under a proposal by the Department of Employment, illegal female migrant workers who become pregnant while working in Thailand will be allowed to stay on and give birth here, and their newborns would be allowed to stay legally with their mothers, director-general Prawit Khiangphol said Monday.

Under existing regulations, such women are repatriated to give birth in their countries before returning to work, leaving their children at home. Prawit did not say when the change would be put into practice.

The government eventually plans to allow female migrant workers whose nationalities have been verified and who are allowed to work in Thailand to give birth here and receive full maternity assistance under the social security scheme. Children born to such mothers would be certified by the embassies of their parents' home countries and allowed to stay with their parents until they return home at the end of their employment contracts.

-- The Nation 2012-07-23

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Thai forensic science system to be standardized

BANGKOK, 23 July 2012 (NNT) - The Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS) has been urged to enhance its forensic system and database to prepare for the ASEAN Community.

CIFS Director MD Khunying Pornthip Rojanasunand stated in the “Forensic Science for Human Rights” seminar that Thailand at present is lacking standard in its forensic system, especially in the working process and the DNA database. She stressed that since Thailand will soon become part of the ASEAN Community, a higher operational standard has to be established for the CIFS in order to be on the same par as other ASEAN nations.

MD Khunying Pornthip also disclosed that the CIFS will cooperate with ASEAN and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region to set up an ASEAN forensic community. The CIFS has reportedly received cooperation from Argentina in educating and training the Thai forensic staff on the autopsy of unidentified bodies, which is a field Argentina has expertise in.

-- NNT 2012-07-23

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