Thailand Live Tuesday 1 Jan 2013

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High waves pound beach roads in Nakhon Si Thammarat

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NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Jan 1 -- High waves caused by the strong northeast monsoon are pounding shoreline roads in Nakhon Si Thammarat's Pak Phanang and Hua Sai districts.

Some sections of concrete wall on the beachside road were broken away by the waves, some as high as electrical power posts, leading the authorities to cut electricity for public safety.

Residents at Ban Laem Talumphuk in Pak Phanang were affected by strong wind and high waves, and their fishing vessels were moved onto higher ground.

Some coconut plantation areas outside the dyke were eroded by the waves and numbers of coconut tress were felled over an area of 10 rai (4 acres).

The Southern Meteorological Centre (East Coast) in Songkhla earlier today said that a strong northeast monsoon prevails over the Gulf of Thailand and the southern portion of the country bringing heavy rain in Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2013-01-01

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Sneaky Thieves Foiled In ATM Machine Heist

Thieves used a vehicle to drag an ATM from the front wall of a deserted Pahtumthani restaurant during New Year’s Eve. But they were apparently unable to pry open the ATM, which they abandoned. The bandits also laid homemade spikes along 700 meters of the road to deter vehicles.

PATHUM THANI – December 31, 2012 [PDN]; at 3 a.m., a report of ATM being dragged from the front of a restaurant by a pickup truck was received by Pol. Lt. Col. Kwanchart Jaemjamras, inspector on duty at Khubangluang police station.

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Phuket ushers in the New Year 2013

Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- About 1,000 people gathered at Queen Sirikit Park in Phuket Town this morning to join a mass blessing ceremony to usher in the new year 2013.

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Phuket 2012: Safety shaken, not stirred

Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- The need for a quicker exit from Phuket’s nightlife capital of Patong was highlighted by the chaos on the road in the early hours of April 11, after a 7.3-magnitude, submarine earthquake, that struck off Sumatra, caused the National Disaster Warning Center to issue a tsunami “alert” (not a warning) that had coastal residents heading for the hills.

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RT @BPbreakingnews: Stephen David Ashton, a British tourist, was shot to death on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani after a quarrel with Thai youngsters, police said.

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RT @RichardBarrow: A British tourist was shot dead on the holiday island Koh Phangan after a quarrel with Thai youngsters (Bangkok Post)

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RT @RichardBarrow: A 23 year old British man was shot dead at a Countdown party on Haad Rin Beach on Koh Phangan Island. He has been named by police #Thailand

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RT @RichardBarrow: Shooting took place at Zoom Bar on Haad Rin Beach, Koh Phangan. The British tourist was staying at Pink Bungalow. Police hunting the shooter

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23-year-old Briton shot dead at Countdown party on Haad Rin Beach: Koh Phangan

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RT@RichardBarrow: Matichon reporting that a local Thai man has been arrested in connection of the shooting of a British tourist on Phangan

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Thailand Live Wednesday 2 Jan 2013

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