Thailand Live Friday 15 Mar 2013

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It's a great year for Thai taxman
By Digital Media



BANGKOK, Mar 15 – Thailand’s tax collections for the first five months of the 2013 fiscal year--beginning Oct 1 -- reached Bt830 billion, representing a Bt95 billion increase, or 13 per cent growth higher than targeted, the Fiscal Policy Office reported today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/626192-its-a-great-year-for-thai-taxman/

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WITNESS TO THE DEATH OF ITALIAN PHOTOJOURNALIST

'Bullets came from military side'

Pravit Rojanaphruk

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Shots were fired from the direction of the military on May 19, 2010 as red shirts were being dispersed, German journalist Michel Maas told Criminal Court judges on Friday, taking the stand as the last witness in the case of the death of Italian photojournalist Fabio Polenghi.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/626195-bullets-came-from-thai-military-side-witness-to-the-death-of-italian-journalist-2010/

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Bomb kills three policemen in Thai south

NARATHIWAT, Thailand, March 15, 2013 (AFP) - A massive roadside bomb killed three policemen in Thailand's restive south on Friday, an army spokesman said, a fortnight ahead of peace talks between Thai authorities and a rebel group.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/626198-bomb-kills-three-policemen-in-thai-south/

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HM congratulates Xi on assuming presidency
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- His Majesty the King Friday sent a letter of congratulation to China's new president, Xi Jinping, and expressed his confidence that ties between Thailand and China would strengthen.

"I am pleased to extend my sincere congratulations and best wishes for your success and happiness, as well as for the greater progress and prosperity of the People's Republic of China and her people," the King said.

"I am confident that the close bonds of friendly relations and cooperation between our two countries and peoples will be further strengthened in the years to come," the King said in the letter released by the Office of His Majesty's Principal Private Secretary.


-- The Nation 2013-03-15

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Road tolls in Thailand among highest in the world
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Up to 26,000 people get killed in road accidents every year in Thailand, which puts the country on the 6th spot in terms of road casualties.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/626230-road-tolls-in-thailand-among-highest-in-the-world/

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SET index closed at 1598.13, up 11.34; Bt/USD29.41; GBP44.37; AUD30.43; EUR38.22; CAD28.61; HKD3.79; SGD23.43; JPY30.48

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New Finnish ambassador to Bangkok
BY ANDERS HOLM NIELSEN


Kirsti Westphalen to the post of Head of the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok, Thailand from September 1, 2013.
Finland will have a new ambassador to Thailand by September 1.

BANGKOK: -- Sirpa Mäenpää is currently Finland’s Ambassador to Bangkok, with responsibility for Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos but will be transferring to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as from 1 September 2013. She has worked at the diplomatic missions of Finland previously, serving at the Embassy of Finland in Nairobi and as the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in Managua.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/626238-new-finnish-ambassador-to-thailand-by-september-1/

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Phuket tour operator turns to drugs to boost baseline profits
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- Drug Suppression officers last night arrested a former Phuket tour business operator for selling drugs after his business had closed due to hard times.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/626239-phuket-tour-operator-turns-to-drugs-to-boost-baseline-profits/

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Thick smog forces northern flights’ suspension
By English News



MAE HONG SON, March 15 – Domestic flights were cancelled and motorists were especially cautious as thick smog blanketed this northernmost Thai province, local officials reported today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/625981-smog-blankets-northern-thailand/page-3#entry6207931

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Thai PBS continues to air its controversial show, but is open to opinions
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Some 20 people rallied at the Thai PBS station Friday afternoon calling for the next episode of the "Tob Jote Thailand" show to be taken off air.

From Monday, this show has been airing discussions on the country's constitutional monarchy. The guest speakers, so far, have included former foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai, anti-monarchist Thammasat University lecturer Somsak Jeamteerasakul, former palace police chief Pol General Vasit Dejkunjorn and social critic Sulak Sivaraksa.

Friday's programme is scheduled to be a continuation of Thursday night's show, which featured a debate between Sulak and Somsak.

During its news programme in the evening, the TV station said it would provide a "special" slot today for people to voice their opinions. However, it did not specify the time or say what people have to do to join.

-- The Nation 2013-03-15

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to continue:

Thailand Live Saturday 16 Mar 2013

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/626315-thailand-live-saturday-16-mar-2013/