Brazilian woman auctions her virginity for 780,000 dollars

Rio de Janeiro - A 20-year-old Brazilian woman auctioned her virginity for 780,000 dollars to a Japanese bidder.

Catarina Migliorini said the proceeds from Wednesday night’s online sale would fund her medical studies and go to charities building homes in Brazil.

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Agricultural fair to promote Thai produce

BANGKOK, Oct 25 - An agricultural fair has been organised from Oct 25-28 in the Thai capital in the hope of helping promote Thai produce.

Marketing Organization for Farmers (MOF)'s director Tanespon Tanaboonyawat said the "MOF: produce of good quality" fair is aimed at selling agricultural produce to the public while promoting Thai orchids of outstanding beauty and high value.

It aims to promote marketing channels and add more value to local communities' agricultural produce.

According to Mr Tanespon, Thailand is the world's number one exporter of tropical orchids and ranks number two for orchid plants after Taiwan.

The fair is divided into two parts: an exhibition to honour Her Majesty Queen Sirikit on agricultural innovation and agricultural goods sales of high quality goods at 140 booths from all parts of the country.

The event also provides opportunities for those interested to learn management techniques of orchid markets and other flowering plants. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2012-10-25

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SMUGGLED OIL

Satun police seize 8,600 litres of oil, arrest four

The Nation

SATUN: -- Police in Satun province on Thursday arrested four suspects including a woman who allegedly tried to transport a total of smuggled 8,600 litres of oil out of the province with intent to sell.

Police manning at a checkpoint on Kaming-Thung Nui road in Kuan Kalong district stopped four pickups for speeding. During their search, they found the vehicles had been modified to conceal the tanks of smuggled oil.

They confiscated a total of 8,600 litres. The suspects were identified as Muhammad Meeka, 47, of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Sukree Hasoh, 30, Sudaporn Jong, 37, both of Satun, and Somsong Kaewnui, 50, of Yala.

The seized oil has an estimated market value of about Bt2 million. Police said the suspects allegedly planned to sell the smuggled oil in nearby provinces.

-- The Nation 2012-10-25

FOOD AND DRINK

PepsiCo to invest $600mn in Thailand

Kwanchai Rungfapaisarn

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- PepsiCo on Thursday unveiled the plan to invest US$600 million or approximately Bt18.4 billion in Thailand over three years, with nearly one third set aside for the new bottling plant.

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PM confirms list of reshuffled cabinet submitted to HM the King for royal endorsement; denies reshuffle is to avoid censure debate /MCOT

Department of Civil Aviation determines PC Air failed to pay overdue fuel bills of Bt10 million at South Korea's Inchoen Airport /MCOT

POLITICS

PM confirms reshuffle

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra conceded on Thursday she had already submitted the Cabinet reshuffle list for royal endorsement but denied any involvement by her brother Thaksin.

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47.8% of economists in BKK University poll endorsed govt's Bt2.2tn borrowing for infrastructure investment, against 23.9% of disapproval. /The Nation

Siam Square: Bangkok's most expensive land price

BANGKOK, Oct 25 - A real estate company estimating land prices in the Thai capital indicates that the most expensive plots of land in the country would reach Bt1.5 million/square wah (2 sq metres) in Bangkok's Siam Square, a prime shopping area, this year.

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Thai hotel brews up coffee from elephant dung

BANGKOK, Oct 25, 2012 (AFP) - For those who like their coffee with a strong nose Thailand could be the ideal destination, after a blend made from elephant dung was put on sale by an upmarket hotel chain.

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Supreme Court upheld death penalty verdict of 2 lower court for ex-Bangkok senator Sukhum Cherdchuen /The Nation

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Police launching tourist 'safety zones' in Khao San, RCA, Patpong

By Liam Aran Barnes

Khao San Road Photo: Kevin Poh

BANGKOK: -- Too afraid to leave the safety of your cramped, dank Khao San guesthouse for fear of being attacked by marauding gangs of troublesome transvestites, accosted by young kids armed with rasping wooden frogs, or badgered by tenacious tuk-tuk drivers? Don’t fear Thailand tourists, help is on the way!

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Phuket illegal taxi blitz nets 194 drivers on first day

Phuket Gazette

A Phuket Police officer checks the license and registration of one of the taxis passing through the checkpoint yesterday. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

Phuket Vice Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada points to the stickers that taxis must now display on the outside of their vehicles. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- A total of 194 drivers were charged and fined yesterday for illegally operating a taxi or for not displaying the now-mandatory stickers that publicly identify the drivers on the sides of their vehicles.

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ANALYSIS

Yingluck has considerable say in reshuffle

Somroutai Sapsomboon

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- If the names mentioned in the Cabinet reshuffle speculations prior to the official announcement are any indications, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra seemed to have a considerable say in the make-up of her new Cabinet.

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