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2013 BUDGET BILL

Budget debate to focus on public debt: Abhisit

The Nation

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File photo : Abhisit

BANGKOK: -- Deliberations on the final passage of the 2013 Budget Bill started on Wednesday with the Democrat leader saying the opposition would be focusing on two issues - questionable borrowing plans and lack of transparency in spending during the three-day budget debate on spending plans for Bt2.44 trillion.

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Turtles rescued after oil dumping raises alarm

Phuket Gazette

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SHELL OIL: One of the two Pacific Ridley turtles recently rescued with oil caked on its shell. The turtle also had oil in its mouth and covering its gums, said marine biologists. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- The Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) has put the dumping of used oil into the sea back to the top of their agenda after two oil-stained sea turtles found their way to shore during the last two months.

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PM unhappy with counter-insurgency plans: Defence Minister

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BANGKOK, Aug 15 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is not satisfied with current plans by 17 ministries for resolving the continuing violence in Thailand’s Malaysian border provinces, according to Defence Minister Air Chief Marshal Sukumpol Suwanatat.

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Thai Defence Minister visits Myanmar; seeks to help detainees

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BANGKOK, Aug 15 - Thai Defence Minister Air Chief Marshal Sukumpol Suwanatat on Wednesday is in Myanmar on an introductory visit to the neighbouring country and will discuss with the Myanmar president about the plight of 92 Thais detained for encroaching onto Myanmar territory.

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Two killed, one injured in Yala shootings

YALA: -- Two civilians were killed and another injured in two separate shooting incidents in Yala Tuesday night, police said.

The Krong Penang police station was alerted at 7:30 am Wednesday that a body was found in a rubber plantation in Tambon Sa-ae in Krong Penang district.

The victim was identified as Marayeng Kuteh, 52, a resident of Moo 6 village.

The man left his home for his rubber plantation at midnight.

In Bannang Sata district, a man was killed and a woman was injured in Moo 3 village of Tambon Talingchan.

Police said Abdulnaser Hama, 47, was kiled and Patimoh Jeyor, 37, was shot at her right thigh and rushed to the district hospital before being forwarded to the Yala Hospital.

Police said Abdulnaser was riding his motorcycle home at 9:10 pm when a gunman shot him and stray bullet hit Patimoh while she was sitting in front of her house.

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-- The Nation 2012-08-15

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NGV prices remain capped with LPG prices set to rise

BANGKOK, 15 August 2012 (NNT) - The Energy Ministry announced yesterday that the government’s measure to cap the price of Natural Gas for Vehicles (NGV) will be extended indefinitely.

Following a meeting with the Energy Policy and Planning Office, Energy Minister Arak Cholthanont disclosed that the ministry agreed to maintain the NGV price at 10.50 baht/kg until a Chulalongkorn University-led study on energy-price restructuring and the impact on consumers is completed.

The Ministry is also set to adjust the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the transport sector from 21.13 baht/kg to 21.38 baht/kg in light of the heightened cost of imported fuel. However, the LPG price for the household sector will stay capped at 18.13 baht/kg. The changes in the LPG pricing will be in effect from tomorrow onwards.

According to the EPPO, the national Oil Fund will now collect 0.60 baht per litre from Benzene 95 petrol, 1.50 baht/litre from Benzene 91, 0.50 baht/litre from Gasohol 95, and 1.20 baht/litre from Gasohol 91. The adjustment to the oil levies, directly affecting the domestic retail prices of fuel, is expected to ease the financial burden of consumers nationwide.

In addition, the EPPO is set to launch a Double Bonus Energy Credit Card today, aimed at alleviating the burden of rising energy costs among public vehicle operators.

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Phuket safe from Sumatra smog: Officials

Phuket Gazette

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Haze hits Songkhla province on Monday. Photo: The Nation

PHUKET: -- An expert at the Phuket Provincial Health Office today confirmed that no health warning has been issued for Phuket following Sumatran fire-related smog blanketing Southern Thailand.

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Ex-Sam Sen cop sentenced to death for selling drugs

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Criminal Court Wednesday sentenced a former Bangkok's Sam Sen policeman to death for having Yaba in posseion with intention to sell.

Former Police Senior Sergeant Major Pairoj Wongsrikaew, who was arrested last January while driving a car with 120,000 Yaba tablets hidden in modified compartments in Phetchburi’s Ban Lad district, was found guilty and given the death sentence, as his claim of being hired at Bt200,000 to drive the car to someone in Nakhon Si Thammarat without knowing the car had drugs wasn’t convincing.

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-- The Nation 2012-08-15

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10,000 inmates to be released under royal pardon

BANGKOK, Aug 15 -- A first batch of 10,000 inmates will be released from prisons nationwide on Thursday as part of a royal pardon to celebrate this year’s birthdays of HM Queen Sirikit and HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn.

Corrections Department director general Pol Col Suchart Wonganandchai said that in accordance with the announcement published in the Royal Gazette on Saturday in conjunction with the Queen’s 80th birthday on Aug 12 and the 60th birthday of the Crown Prince, celebrated on July 28, royal clemency was granted for the release of about 30,000 prisoners.

The Corrections Department on Thursday will conduct a ceremony chaired by Justice Minister Pracha Promnog at 9am to release inmates at Klongprem Central Prison in Nonthaburi.

In Bangkok and adjacent provinces, a total of 1,600 prisoners will be freed Thursday while the remainder will be released from 143 other prisons across the country.

They will receive Bt500 each from the government for transportation.

Another group, 20,000 convicts who will receive reduced sentences, will be released later. (MCOT online news)

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-- TNA 2012-08-15

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ACCIDENT

Honda Civic plunges from expressway, killing driver

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Photo : Anan Vijitpracha

PATHUM THANI: -- A Honda Civic car crashed into the rear of a 10wheel truck before plunging from the Udon Ratthaya Expressway in Pathum Thani's Muang district to a football field below and exploding in flames in the early hours of Wednesday, killing the driver instantly.

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Weng calls for recognition of ICC jurisdiction

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Red-shirt leader Weng Tojirakan on Wednesday petitioned the government to recognise the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, paving way for the inquiry into the 2010 bloodshed.

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Suvarnabhumi Airport given the HAS award for its toilet hygiene

BANGKOK, 15 August 2012 (NNT)-The Ministry of Public Health has awarded Suvarnabhumi Airport with the HAS awards for its standard clean toilets. According to a Ministry of Public Health survey, toilet hygiene is among major factors that determine passengers’ satisfaction when visiting the airport.

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BUDGET DEBATE

Korn attacks Govt's pro-rich approach

The Nation

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Korn Chatikavanij at the budget debate

BANGKOK: -- Former finance minister and Democrat MP Korn Chatikavanij attacked the government for excessive borrowing and corporate tax cut, which will benefit the rich but pass extra debt burden to the poor.

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PM reaffirms transparency in 2013 budget bill

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BANGKOK, Aug 15 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday reaffirmed the transparency of her government’s 2013 budget bill and vowed that the government would strictly observe fiscal discipline to prevent any possible future economic crisis.

As the House of Representatives began its budget bill deliberation, the premier took 50 minutes reading from a prepared statement to launch the second reading.

The 2013 budget was prepared transparently and strictly observed fiscal discipline, she said.

The proposed bill allocates Bt2.44 trillion for government spending to develop infrastructure, stimulate the economy and improve the quality of life, creating jobs, generating more income and narrow the gap between Thailand’s rich and poor, she said.

She added that the budget would be used to prepare Thais ready for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015.

Meanwhile, the opposition Democrat Party lambasted the budget bill, saying the Bt2.4 trillion was the country’s biggest ever budget. The government estimated revenue of only Bt2.1 trillion so it may be forced to seek loans to compensate for the deficit.

Democrat Party listed MP Samart Ratchapolsit pointed out that the Bt350 billion loan for the flood prevention scheme would not be worthwhile and that the Terms of Reference (ToR) also lacks detail.

The three-day budget bill debate will proceed article by article and is scheduled to end Friday.

On May 23, the House of Representatives voted 274-1 with 177 abstentions to approve the 2013 budget bill in its first reading after three days of deliberation. (MCOT online news)

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RT@191Thailand: News coming in of a bus crashing on Doi Nang Kaew in Chiang Mai due to break failure. At least 3 dead & 40 injured

RT@191Thailand: Manager Newspaper: A bus with students from Phichet hit a pick-up truck in Chiang Mai after the breaks failed. 3 dead & 47 injured.

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