Thailand Live Saturday 8 Dec 2012

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Thailand Live Saturday 8 December 2012

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MURDER CHARGES

Abhisit, Suthep: death before amnesty bill

The Nation

Democrats say they will never make compromises to whitewash Thaksin

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former deputy PM Suthep Thaugsuban said yesterday that they were ready to accept their fate in relation to the murder charges levelled against them, but said they would never make compromises and let amnesty be provided to former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

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Samui, Pha-ngan blackouts cause Bt1.2 bn in losses, BOT says

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Three days of power failures on the resort islands of Samui and Pha-ngan have caused damages worth Bt1.2 billion, the central bank announced yesterday.

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Crisis at FTI worsens

Achara Pongvutitham,

Tinnakorn Chaowachuen

The Nation

Three of Kingdom's top businessmen back Payungsak; 'unofficial' chairman Santi vows to rally SME support

BANGKOK: -- The worst conflict in the Federation of Thai Industries' 45-year history is dragging on, despite Santi Vilassakdanont's resignation as the FTI's "other chairman".

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Se-Ed apologises over anti-gay memo

The Nation

BANGKOK:-- Se-Education yesterday sought to allay public outrage over a leaked internal document that appeared to discriminate against homosexuals.

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Armed men storm volunteer base

Parez Lohasan,

Santhiti Khorjitmet

The Nation

PATTANI: -- Close to dawn yesterday some 30 men stormed into the base of territorial defence volunteers in Pattani's Kapho district and made off with all the weaponry available.

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Elimination of Violence Against Women Day commemorated

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Commitment to ending violence against women and girls received the solid backing of governments, the justice and law enforcement sectors, civil society organizations and UN agencies today at the Asia-Pacific regional commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

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AIT senate chief's contract pulled

Suriyan Panyawai

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The president of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) announced last week that he was revoking the new employment contract of the chairman of the institute's Academic Senate.

President Prof Said Irandoust wrote to Jayant Kunmar Routray on November 30 saying that he had revoked his new employment contract, which was to go into effect from January 1, 2013 until December 31, 2016.

The contract was pulled even though AIT executives had unanimously approved it in October. This decision comes after the Academic Senate resolved recently to call on the president to step down and take responsibility for the problems about AIT's legal status and certification degrees issued to its students.

The current chairperson's contract wraps up at the end of this month.

Representatives of the alumni and AIT lecturers visited the Foreign Ministry yesterday to protest after the ministry's permanent secretary reportedly allowed the president to reduce the agenda of a meeting between the ministry and the AIT's former board of trustees from seven items to two. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday.

An AIT source said the representatives wanted the agenda for the meeting to be increased to five. The two issues currently on the agenda include discussions about the degree-related problems and the AIT management's budget request. Among the issues struck off the agenda were discussions on the selection of the new president and executives.

Meanwhile, in a statement through his personal communications team, Said claimed that the meeting on Wednesday called by Shinichiro Ohgaki, chair of the former board of trustees, was not valid because Ohgaki was not part of the current board of trustees. He said the only people who were allowed to hold a meeting with the ministry were current board members Tej Bunnag and Jean-Pierre Verbiest.

-- The Nation 2012-12-08

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Villagers set to sue IEAT

Pongphon Sarnsamak

The Nation

RAYONG: -- Some 114 local residents in Rayong's Map Tha Phut district have decided to file a lawsuit against the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT), demanding that it give them Bt160 million in compensation for environmental and health damages caused by industrial development.

Suthi Atchasai, leader of the Eastern People's Network, said the group was planning to take the case to the Administrative Court by February. The network is working on its claim and collecting evidence to show how people's health has been affected by the industrial development from the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate.

Local villagers hope to be given at least Bt1.4 million each in compensation.

In 2009, the Supreme Administrative Court issued an injunction to suspend 65 industrial projects in Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate on grounds that they negatively affected the health of residents and the environment.

IEAT governor Weerapong Chaiperm said his agency had been strictly controlling environmental conditions and had reduced the air pollution caused by the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate over the past several years.

"The state of the environment in this area has improved already and factories in the estate no longer pollute the environment," he said.

He went on to say that his agency had also implemented mitigating measures and had made the area a pollution-control zone over the past five years.

Similarly, in 2003, some 200 people in Lampang's Mae Moh district had filed a lawsuit against Egat, demanding a compensation of Bt1 million each for the health damage caused by its coal power plant. In 2009, the Chiang Mai Administrative Court ordered the agency to pay up, but Egat appealed and the case is currently with the Supreme Court.

-- The Nation 2012-12-08

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Sanook launches online marketplace in Chiang Mai

THE NATION

CHIANG MAI: -- Sanook.com is introducing chiangmai.dealfish.co.th, an online marketplace for buying and selling products and services exclusively for people in Chiang Mai and elsewhere in the North.

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Duchess of Cambridge hoax call nurse found dead

LONDON: -- A nurse at a London hospital who took a hoax call about the Duchess of Cambridge has been found dead.

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Chalerm: Thailand is not terrorism land

BANGKOK, 8 December 2012 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Police Captain Chalerm Yubamrung has affirmed yesterday that Thailand is not a country of terrorism after it was ranked eighth in the global terrorism index by the Institute for Economics and Peace.

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Phuket murder suspect Moshe David re-enacts Reisz killing

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Cambodia to face mass return of nationals working in Thailand

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Remembering Ferranti Atlas: the UK’s first supercomputer

Full story/video: http://www.thaivisa....-supercomputer/

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'Meet me halfway' says Phuket Governor on Paris Hilton beach party

Phuket Gazette

Cherng Talay chief Ma-ann Samram (left) is still concerned about the impact Sydictive Element’s New Year’s Eve party will have, despite Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut’s promise it won’t get the go-ahead without an agreement from all involved. Photo: Orawin Narabal

PHUKET: -- The Phuket Governor today called on Sydictive Element, organizers of the monster New Year party touted to be held on Surin Beach, to scale down the party so it can be approved.

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RT @cnni: Notorious B.I.G. autopsy released http://dlvr.it/2bsLXq

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Thailand Plans To Run Chinese High-speed Railway System

BANGKOK, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- Thailand is planning to run Chinese-made high-speed railway systems designed to have time-saving, inexpensive trains for long-distance commuters shuttling between Bangkok and the northern city of Chiang Mai and between the capital and northeastern province of Nong Khai.

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RT @USEmbassyBKK: Don't miss our Hawaii Fest today and tomorrow (Dec 8-9) at 4-8pm at CentralWorld http://ow.ly/i/1cvHj

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Mobile phone operators get 3G licences

By Digital Media

BANGKOK, Dec 8 – Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has resolved to issue third generation (3G) wireless licences to three mobile phone operators with a condition they reduce the service fees by at least 15 percent, according to a senior committee member.

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Murder Charge Against Thailand Ex-Premier Designed to Force Compromise

Lennox Samuels

BANGKOK: -- No one expects former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva to be convicted, but his opponents apparently hope it breaks their political logjam—and the return of exiled leader Thaksin Shinawatra.

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Phuket Governor opens tourist center in Cherng Talay

Phuket Gazette

Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut officially opens Cherng Talay’s new Tourist Information Center at Surin Beach. Photo: Orawin Narabal

Governor Maitri goes through some of the tourist information available with a staffer at the new Tourist Information Center. Photo: Orawin Narabal

PHUKET: -- Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut joined officials from the Cherng Talay Tambon Administrative Organization (OrBorTor) yesterday as he presided over the opening ceremony of a new tourist information center at Surin Beach.

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Phuket police chief calls on officers to use smart phones, rolling checkpoints

Phuket Gazette

Phuket Police chief Maj Gen Choti Chavalviwat ordered a raft of ‘new’ measures and installed the new superintendents of Karon and Wichit Police Stations. Photo: Atchaa Khamlo

PHUKET: -- The 48 Royal Thai Police officers installed in their new positions in Phuket yesterday were ordered to boost their public image and their effectiveness by staging “rolling checkpoints” and using smart phones.

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Samui Police arrest second Hungarian suspect for Phuket Reisz murder

Phuket Gazette -

Moshe David under heavy escort by Phuket Police is led to re-enact the events that led to the death of Hungarian businessman Peter Reisz in Phuket. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

Israeli national Moshe David (left), also named as Gabor Nemeth on his Hungarian passport, is questioned by police at the scene of the alleged murder yesterday. Photo: Provided to the Phuket Gazette on condition of anonymity

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Choti Chavalviwat has confirmed that police on Koh Samui have arrested Hungarian national Gyorgy Lajos Kvalka, wanted in connection with the murder of fellow Hungarian Peter Reisz in Phuket.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/603432-phuket-murder-suspect-moshe-david-re-enacts-reisz-killing/#entry5913279

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British and American Teachers found dead in Thai home

By Staff Reporter

PATHUM THANI – English and American teachers found dead in Pathum Thani Rooms on Saturday Morning

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Gunman Shoots The Driver Of Pattaya's Mayor

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/603619-gunman-shoots-the-driver-of-pattayas-mayor/

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Englishman Dies After Fall From Pattaya Balcony

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/603621-englishman-dies-after-fall-from-pattaya-balcony/

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Temperatures in Thailand to drop by 2-3 degree Celsius

BANGKOK, Dec 8 -- The temperature all over the country is expected to drop by 2-3 degrees Celsius while typhoon “Bopha” was seen weakening and would have no impact on weather in Thailand.

The Meteorological Department said that another active high pressure system from China extended to northeast of Thailand, leading to cooler weather by 2-3 degrees Celsius in the North, the Northeast, the Central and the East.

According to a report from Lamphun province, thick fog has covered a wide area, while the temperature this morning dropped to a recorded low of 17 degrees Celsius.

At the top of the mountain, the temperature was between 6-12 degree Celsius.

Meanwhile, typhoon "Bopha" in the South China Sea, due west of Luzon, the Philippines, is slowly moving northeast. It is forecast to decline and dissipate in a few days with no influence expected on Thailand. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2012-12-08

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