Thailand Live Monday 3 Sep 2012

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Thailand Live Monday 3 September 2012

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A collector's den

Kornchanok Raksaseri,

Atapoom Ongkulna,

Somroutai Sapsomboon

The Nation

Growing up as a temple boy, former MP Jatuporn Promphan did not own a famous amulet or sacred Buddha image. But after becoming a red-shirt leader, those highly sought-after items - in his own words - just came to him.

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THAI GDP

Second half expected to pose challenge to Thai GDP

ACHARA DEBOONME

THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- Thailand surprised global economists with 4.2-per-cent economic growth in the second quarter against the consensus of 3.1 per cent. However, hard times are coming in the second half when the euro-zone crisis is set to deepen and drag down Thailand's exports while creating greater volatility in capital flows across Asean. Along the way, authorities need to stay fully alert.

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New page for book industry

Manote Tripathi

The Nation

E-book fervour yet to catch on in Thailand but upward sales trend points to potential; stricter copyright protection needed

BANGKOK: -- On her overseas trips, Kim Chongsatitwatana reads "chick lit" on her Amazon Kindle. Back in her office, she uploads dozens of manuscript submissions in PDF format onto her Sony e-reader. These have been sent in by e-mail by a young crop of aspiring novelists.

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Gulf talks with Cambodia and oil-concession bids pushed back

WATCHARAPONG THONGRUNG

THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- Two items on the government's energy agenda - preparations for talks with Cambodia on a solution to the countries' overlapping claims in the Gulf of Thailand and the plan to open a 21st round of bidding for petroleum exploration and production concessions - are likely to be delayed until next year.

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Tests to show who fired first in road-rage killing

The Nation

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: -- Forensic results will today show which vehicle fired the first shot during the road-rage drama two weeks ago in Khao Yai that killed an MP's son, police said yesterday. About 70 per cent of the evidence to draw a conclusion had been collected, Pol Col Bunsong Attaworranant said yesterday.

Mun Phoolsab, 40, who surrendered on Thursday, and four passengers in the SUV driven by Farut Thaiset, the son of Chart Thai Pattana Party MP Chada, have claimed the other side opened fire first.

Police may need to perform a post-mortem on Farut, with approval from Chada, to seek extra trajectory details.

Mun told police that while he was driving his pickup, he returned fire with three shots at the SUV, but Farut took one fatal shot to his left temple and the SUV showed one bullet hole, Bunsong said.

Besides who shot first, police are also working on two other critical questions - if there was another person in Mun's pickup, as the four SUV passengers have insisted, and where Mun's handgun was.

The suspect, a construction contractor from Ratchaburi, said he threw it a long way from the scene in Nakhon Ratchasima's Pak Chong district. He has been charged with premeditated murder, possessing and carrying a handgun and ammunition without a permit and discharging a firearm without good cause.

Police have not found the murder weapon despite a thorough search of the area where Mun said he disposed of it, so Mun will be questioned again today.

Chada's attorney Suppharuek Iamla-or said exhuming Farut's corpse was "extremely difficult" because it was against Farut's Muslim religion. "If police insist on the autopsy, talks between the officers and the Thaiset family will be held to discuss the issue. Personally I think the autopsy is not needed as the suspect has admitted to shooting at the SUV," he said.

Police only needed to recover the murder weapon, he said. Neither he nor the Thaiset family was informed of a possibly autopsy on Farut's body, he said.

A police source, citing crime scene results, said spent cartridges from guns carried by the SUV occupants were found first along the stretch of road where both vehicles were travelling together, while a cartridge fired from the supposed handgun of Mun was found where the SUV tipped over and rammed a pole.

"The first spent cartridges should signify that people in the SUV opened fire, and the last cartridge should signify that the suspect was the last to shoot."

-- The Nation 2012-09-03

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Kittiratt should quit: poll

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Most people believe investors lost confidence in Thailand when the finance minister confessed to telling "white lies", indicating sagging ethics among politicians, according to a Abac poll.

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Budget cuts 'a threat to future of research'

Wannapa Khaopa,

Chuleeporn Aramnet

The Nation

Thai hopes of becoming a creator of technology are getting dimmer, academics warn

BANGKOK: -- With less financial support for research on a national scale, Thailand's hope of becoming a self-developed technology creator is getting dim, researchers told The Nation recently.

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'Foreign investors are upbeat'

Wichit Chaitrong

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Foreign investors are upbeat on Thailand and Asean capital markets, and expect soon some attractive IPO and PO stocks. Jason Cox, managing director and co-head of Asia Pacific Global Capital Markets, Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific), a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation, speaks to The Nation's Wichit Chaitrong.

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Film-friendly Thailand a hub of foreign production shoots in Asia

BY SCOTT ROSENBERG

BANGKOK, Thailand - Often times Thailand has been accused of over using the term "hub" in describing positioning of its burgeoning industrial growth. But now, thanks to pro-active marketing on the part of the Department of Tourism, Thailand Film Office (Thailand's Film Commission) the Kingdom is in the midst of a foreign production boom.

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Black sport car hits Thonglor policeman, drags him 200 metres to death at Sukhumvit Soi 47; police hunting driver /MCOT

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RT @ChadapornLin: Call 1584 or 1197 for traffic police if taxi refuses you; be sure you have licence plate of taxi in question

RT @ChadapornLin: Bangna expressway inbound backs up to km 2-3 this morning

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Rev. Moon, religious and political figure, dies in South Korea at 92

(CNN) -- The Rev. Sun Myung Moon -- founder of the Unification Church, a significant institution in East Asia that gained fame decades ago for its mass weddings and its ownership of The Washington Times -- died early Monday in South Korea, the church said.

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RT @ChadapornLin: Bangna expressway inbound now backed up to km4 cuz of car with mechanical failure blocking traffic on expressway

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Police confirm Narathiwat department store fire caused by bombing

NARATHIWAT, Sept 3 – A police forensic team confirmed that Friday’s department store fire was caused by a bombing in this southern province.

Narathiwat provincial police commander Pol Maj-Gen Chote Chawalwiwat said bomb shrapnel was found and steel shelving was bent from the powerful explosion.

Police believe the bomb was placed on shelving holding flammable products such as hair spray, leading to a quick spread of the blaze.

The authorities are examining surveillance camera images to trace the bombers.

Super Department Store 4 Narathiwat deputy managing director Waraporn Sirichai said damage is estimated at about Bt100 million as the building and goods were totally destroyed.

More than 200 staff are now unemployed as it will take time to rebuild.

Ms Waraporn said she wanted the government to help by extending help such as compensation promptly as her business needed capital to operate and time is needed to recover. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2012-09-03

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Thai stock index opens on Monday at 1,230.75, up 3.27 points /MCOT

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RT @191Thailand: The car that hit the policeman left a trail of engine oil all the way to this house on Sukhumwit 53 (Pic @faajung_Galz) http://thai.vi/QerWvp

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Crooked Bangkok Cops Steal 2 Million THB from Victims

Three Bangkok policeman, including a vice squad leader, were arrested for stealing money from residents’ bank accounts after threatening them with false arrests. More than 40 people reported being victimized by the crooked cops, who stole more than 2 million THB from residents.

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Senate: Govt’s not been following constitution regarding energy policy

BANGKOK, 3 September 2012 (NNT) – According to Senator Rosana Tositrakul, the government has not been following the constitution regarding energy policy, claiming it doesn’t benefit the people.

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Metropolitan police chief vows to resign if fail to arrest patrol police killer

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Metropolitan Police Commissioner Pol Lt Gen Kamronwit Thoopkrajang Monday vowed to step down if he fails to arrest the driver of a luxurious sport car that hit and killed a patrol policeman and fled the scene.

Pol Sen Sgt Maj Wichien Klanprasert of Thonglor police station was hit by a black sport car at the mouth of Soi Sukhumvit 47 early Monday. The car, whose make and license plate were not known, dragged Wichien's body and motorcycle for over 200 metres.

Witnesses told police that the car fled into a house on Soi Sukhumvit 53. The house is owned by Chalerm Yoowitthaya, an executive of Krathing Daeng energized drinks.

Kamronwit visited the house later Monday and exit the house one day later.

He said he would seek a court warrant to search the house because a taxi motorcyclist saw the car entering the hosue.

-- The Nation 2012-09-03

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RT @tukky_nt: The car that hit and killed the ThongLor's policeman: http://yfrog.com/z/nvvydpngj via @Diaw_NBC

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Source: http://yfrog.com/user/nikhon_/photos

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A Thong Lor police officer on motorbike was hit and killed by a Ferrari driven by son of Red Bull drink owner Chalerm Yoovidhya at Sukhumvit 47 /The Nation

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Son of Red Bull executive arrested for alleged fatal hit-and-run against police

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Crime inspector of Thonglor police station seconded for trying arrest scapegoat

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Metropolitan Police Commissioner Pol Lt Gen Kamronwit Thoopkrajang Monday seconded Pol Lt Col Pannapon Nammuang, a crime suppression inspector of Thonglor Police station, to an inactive position at the Metropolitan Police.

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Table tennis player claims first gold for Thailand in Paralympic Games

LONDON, 3 September 2012 (NNT) – Table tennis player Rungroj Thainiyom has claimed the first gold medal for Thailand in the Paralympic Games 2012 in London.

Rungroj defeated Spanish Alvaro Valera in three straight sets 11-8, 11-8 and 12-10 in the men’s single class 6 final, which is for athletes with a physical impairment who compete from a standing position.

The Paralympic Games 2012 is held in London from August 29th-September 9th.

-- NNT 2012-09-03

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Pirate Bay co-founder arrested in Cambodia - Update:

Full story:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/581304-pirate-bay-founder-arrested-in-cambodia/

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Landslide win for Phuket's Pian Keesin – the Mayor of Patong

Phuket Gazette

BUSINESS AS USUAL: Pian Keesin has won again. Unless the Election Commission in Bangkok objects, he will be installed in his third successive term as Patong Mayor. Photo: Gazette file

One of the 12,831 eligible voters in Patong casts his ballot. Photo: Kritsada Meuanhawong

PHUKET: -- Pian Keesin was re-elected to a third consecutive term as Patong Mayor yesterday, with members of his “Rak Patong” party winning 17 of the 18 seats contested to give him an unassailable majority in the new city council.

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PM campaigns to stop violence against women and children

BANGKOK, 3 September 2012 (NNT) – The government has held a seminar to inform government’s personnel to help empower women and children and promote justice for them in the society.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/581606-yingluck-campaigns-to-stop-violence-against-women-and-children/#entry5630399