Thailand Live Saturday 15 Sep 2012

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RT @Porpich: 12:00pm Tonthongchai Sub-district in Muang Lampang flooded by water from forest (@NationChannel24)

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RT @RichardBarrow: Hit & Run Update RT @vagabondamu: Taxi driver surrendered. Said it was raining heavily & couldn't see much. They were too close when he saw

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Red Shirt activists gather at Democracy Monument, mark 6th anniversary of Sept 19, 2006 coup that toppled Thaksin government; 2,000-3,000 security deployed to ensure law & order /MCOT

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PM satisfied with flood response plan

BANGKOK, Sept 15 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday expressed satisfaction with her government's flood response plan after flood hit Sukhothai returned to normal in three days.

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Landslide blocks road in Mae Hong Son

MAE HONG SON, Sept 15- A landslide triggered by heavy overnight rain has blocked a road in Mae Hong Son’s Sop Moei district, suspending road travel Saturday morning, while forest run-off has severely damaged three villages in Lampang.

Overnight incessant heavy rain caused soil on the mountainside to slide across the Mae Sariang-Chiang Mai highway in Moei district and vehicles cannot use the road, Papong subdistrict official La Boonyuang said.

Responding to the ongoing situation, Mr La coordinated with government agencies to clear and reopen the blocked road and let road traffic resume as normal.

In Lampang, another northern province, forest run-off due to heavy downpours hit the reservoir and overflowed into three villages, affecting about 100 households.

Currently, Sermsak Khiewkham, Ton Thong Chai subdistrict municipality chied, instructed officials to speed up assisting affected villagers and to keep monitoring the situation as the water level continued rising. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2012-09-15

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RT@veen_NT: Wanchai Chirathiwat, Central Group's chairman, has passed away at age of 84. His funeral rite is held at Wat Debsirin. > RIP

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Three paramilitary ranger volunteers, one woman, killed in Yala roadside ambush

YALA, Sept 15 -- Three paramilitary ranger volunteers, one woman, killed in Yala roadside ambush by presumed insurgents as they traveled to market in a pickup truck.

After the killing their vehicle was set afire.

Yala provincial police were alerted at about 6am and rushed to the scene at Than Nampheung school in the Yala provincial seat. Responding firefighters put out the blaze of the red Toyota Mighty X pickup.

Four bodies, the three volunteers from the 41th regiment based in Yala's Raman district and a housemaid working for the 41th regiment were found near the vehicle.

About one hundred M16, AK47, 9mm and shotgun cartridges were found scattered on the road.

A ranger who witnessed the incident told police that he had driven his motorcycle from the base, accompanying the four victims to market to buy food.

He was a half kilometre ahead of his companions and found many triangle spikes on the road in front of Than Nampheung Shool. He turned back to warn his friends, but heard shots before arriving at their vehicle.

He found that his companions and the base housemaid were killed and the truck was burning.

Police believe there were at least five insurgents involved in the attack, possibly hidden at the roadside bush before the attack.

Weapons belonging to the victims were carried away by the assailants before they set fire to the truck. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2012-09-15

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RT@RichardBarrow: Picture: Red Shirts at Democracy Monument. Ratchadamnoen Rd expected to be closed later (Pic @Rangsima_s) pic.twitter.com/RodiwMEs

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FBI at Pattaya resort

PATTAYA: -- The Dusit Thani Hotel and conference centre on Pattaya’s seafront hosted a 7 day training course for police officers.

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Jesters Fair is a Big Hit in the Sun

Full story: http://www.thaivisa....hit-in-the-sun/

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Central Group chairman Vanchai passes away

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Vanchai Chirathivat, long the patriarch of one of richest, most extended and best-known business families in Thailand, passed away yesterday. He was 84.

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RT @CBSNews: Breaking: Man who may be filmmaker behind anti-Muslim film that sparked anti-U.S. violence detained in L.A. Details to come.

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Dengue fever situation in Buriram still a concern

BURIRAM, 15 September 2012 (NNT) - Dr. Sompong Jarungjittanusont, Public Health Officer of Buriram province, says that the dengue fever situation in the area is still cause for concern.

This year’s rainy season has seen heavy rains and floods in many areas, creating the conditions for the disease to spread faster. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 1,672 dengue patients seeking treatment at hospitals throughout the province. Of this number, one died.

Most patients are in the age range of 5 to 10 years. The second most afflicted age group is those aged between 10 and 14 years. The disease is spreading fast in five districts, namely Chamni, Noan Suwan, Lam Plaimat, Nang Rong and Khu Muang.

Health stations in every district have been instructed to spray chemicals to destroy breeding grounds of mosquitoes. Volunteers in every village, numbering more than 27,000, have been tasked with destroying mosquito larvae by applying abate sand granules. The volunteers are also working to educate people about how to stop the spread of dengue fever.

-- NNT 2012-09-15

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Prime Minister urged to deal directly with corruption

BANGKOK, 15 September 2012 (NNT) - Mr. Ongart Klampaiboon, a Democrat Party list Member of Parliament, has called on the Prime Minister to open a direct channel to receive information on suspicious corrupt practices among politicians and government officials.

Mr. Ongart indicated that the Opposition as well as many other agencies have constantly unveiled evidences on fraudulent actions committed by some politicians and civil servants. Those reports involve such government projects as flood prevention and the rice pledging scheme.

Mr. Ongart urged that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra allow those complaints to be directly forwarded to her, and that she take accountable any official units and politicians involved in the frauds.

He believed that if the complaints were directed to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the Office of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) for investigation, the units would only complicate the cases.

-- NNT 2012-09-15

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RT @RichardBarrow: Thailand Mobile Expo 2012 will be held 4-7 October at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC)

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Pattaya Celebrates Global Female Condom Day

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Two Turkish Nationals arrested in Million Baht bank card fraud case by Pattaya Police

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/584609-two-turkish-nationals-arrested-in-million-baht-bank-card-fraud-case-by-pattaya-police/

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Ang Thong governor declares 5 districts flood disaster zones -- provincial seat, Chai Yo, Pa Mok, Pho Thong, Wiset Chai Chan /MCOT

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