Thailand Live Friday 5 Apr 2013

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Ayutthaya unveils new tourist attraction called “Thungbuachom Floating Market”

BANGKOK, 5 April 2013 (NNT) – On the auspicious occasion of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya’s founding anniversary, the province has unveiled its new tourist attraction called “Thungbuachom Floating Market”.

After the opening ceremony presided over by Permanent-Secretary for Transport Wichien Pojphosri, the market’s committee chairman expressed confidence that this new floating market will be the pride of Ayutthaya. He said the market offers a wide range of products from 4 regions of Thailand, including souvenirs, farm produce and local delicacies.

At Thungbuachom Floating Market, there are a lot of things for visitors to enjoy, such as a miniature city, waxworks of revered Buddhist monks and auto museum. They can also watch a variety of shows that portray Thai traditions and culture.

The new floating market is situated on a 25-rai piece of land on the outbound side of Phaholyothin Road in Wang Noi district of Ayutthaya province. Approximately 100 million baht was spent to build the market.


-- NNT 2013-04-05

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OTOP trading value grows 80% in a decade
By English News



BANGKOK, April 5 – The sales volume of Thailand’s grassroots products, valued at over Bt100 billion last year, has surged more than 80 per cent since the inception of the project in 2002, the commerce minister said today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/630952-thailands-o-t-o-p-trading-value-grows-80-in-a-decade/

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PM Yingluck: Power reserves enough to substitute suspended gas supply from Myanmar

BANGKOK, 5 April 2013 (NNT) - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday expressed her confidence that the nation will not suffer from energy shortages during the10-day suspension of natural gas delivery from Myanmar which begins today and lasts until next Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/630891-yingluck-asks-public-to-set-temperature-at-26-c-to-help-conserve-energy/page-2#entry6273102

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Thailand's booming car industry
Detroit of the East

BANGKOK: -- IT MADE for interesting pictures, but for Japanese carmakers it was a catastrophe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/630957-thailands-booming-car-industry-detroit-of-the-east/

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Deputy Yala governor injured in bomb attack

Yala - Insurgents detonated a road-side bomb to ambush a motorcade of Deputy Yala Governor Issara Thongthawat, who was injured.

The explosion occurred at 12:40 pm in Bannang Sata district, police said.

The deputy governor was rushed to the Yala Provincial Hospital.

-- The Nation 2013-04-05

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Special Report: Police to toughen alcohol ban and road safety laws during this year's Songkran

This year, the National Police Bureau is set to toughen alcohol ban during the Songkran period in a bid to keep influx of local and foreign revelers in order.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/630875-no-booze-for-people-travelling-in-or-on-a-vehicle-during-songkran/page-2#entry6273348

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Election for Senate deputy speaker slated for Tuesday
The Nation

The Senate is expected on Tuesday to elect its deputy speaker, replacing Pornthip Chanratanapreeda.

Senator Pornthip has stepped down effective as of today, fulfilling her pledge to serve for only two years.

She voiced hope that the election of her successor would proceed in a smooth manner.

She also said elected and appointed senators should have an equal chance of filling the vacant position.

Senate Speaker Nikom Wairatpanij said each candidate would be given five minutes to deliver a vision statement before the vote.

The vote will likely take place in the afternoon, as the morning session is scheduled for the naming of board members tasked with monitoring the performance of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission.

-- The Nation 2013-04-05

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Bt3 mln in Siamese rosewood logs seized in Thailand's northeast

By Digital Media |

NAKHON PHANOM, April 5 - Almost 200 Siamese rosewood logs, worth more than Bt3 million, were seized in this northeastern province while awaiting transport across the Mekong River border.

The 189 intercepted shipment of Siamese rosewood logs were confiscated Thursday night in Si Songkram district.

Tha Uthen district forest protection chief Chukiat Srisanga led his team move the logs for storage at their office. Each log is 2-4 metres long and 30-40 centimetres wide.

There was no trace of the smugglers themselves, who eluded the authorities, but tips about the hiding place for the illegal logs helped them locate the cache. The forest officials said such places are often near Thai border crossings on the Mekong River, with access for easy transport across the river. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2013-04-05

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RT @191Thailand: 13 Burmese soldiers killed in a gunfight along the Thai-Myanmar border next to Ranong (Bangkok Post)

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RT @191Thailand: Update: One woman injured in train derailment on the northern outskirts of Bangkok. First three carriages derailed.

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'Saen Saeb Tsunami' almost pulls passengers down into the canal

By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- A viral video clip named “Saen Saeb Tsunami” has raised concerns about the safety of Bangkok’s canal passengers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/631018-bangkok-saen-saeb-tsunami-almost-pulls-passengers-down-into-the-canal/

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It's official: IKEA meatballs in Bangkok contained horse meat
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- According to a statement released this Thursday by Swedish furniture maker and incidental restaurateur IKEA, samples of meatballs taken from within the retailer’s Thailand store have proven to contain horsemeat.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/631023-its-official-i-k-e-a-meatballs-in-bangkok-contained-horse-meat/

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RT @191Thailand: Four people slightly injured in the Bangkok train derailment (Pic @OHcrime_ThaiPBS) http://twitter.com/OHcrime_ThaiPBS/status/320094337809661953/photo/1

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Train to Phitsanulok derailed between Bang Khen and Lak Si stations. 4 passengers injured. The northern and northeastern train lines are suspended /Bangkok Post

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Bombshell: Nalinee, Potjaman, Carabao among nearly 600 Thais named in secret offshore files
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- Nearly 600 Thai nationals have been revealed to own offshore companies in the British Virgin Islands and other tax havens

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/630937-crony-of-african-strongman-among-thai-names-in-secret-offshore-files/?p=6273844#entry6273844

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Red-shirt chief seeks new probe into 2010 arson attack
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Red-shirt chairperson Thida Thavornseth Friday filed a petition with the Metropolitan Police Bureau asking for it to unmask the culprits behind the arson attack on CentralWorld in 2010. "Society has been misled into blaming the red shirts for the fire," she said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/631027-red-shirt-chief-thida-seeks-new-probe-into-2010-arson-attack/

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Updated: Deputy Yala governor succumbs to injuries
The Nation

YALA: -- Deputy Yala Governor Isara Thongthawat, who was severely injured in a bomb attack by insurgents in this southern border province Friday, has died, the provincial administration announced.

The ambush with a road-side bomb on Yala-Betong Road in Kasode village in Bangnang Sata district, also killed Yala clerk Chavalit Chailerk and severely injured a driver, Satopa Jehloh.


-- The Nation 2013-04-05

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Probe into controversial rice subsidy half complete
By Digital Media



BANGKOK, April 5 – An independent investigation into alleged corruption in the multi-million-baht rice pledge scheme is more than 50 per cent complete, a member of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) said today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/631029-probe-into-controversial-thai-rice-subsidy-half-complete/

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UPDATE

BMA impoes speed limit on boat services
Thanatpong Kongsai
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has imposed the speed limit of 20 kilometres per hour on its boat services.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/631018-bangkok-saen-saeb-tsunami-almost-pulls-passengers-down-into-the-canal/#entry6273923

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Bomb kills two top provincial officials in Thai south

BANGKOK, April 5, 2013 (AFP) - A bomb blast killed two top provincial officials on Friday in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, authorities said, a week after the kingdom held its first formal peace talks with rebels.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/631033-bomb-kills-two-top-provincial-officials-in-thai-south/

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Charter court chief urges reconciliation, whatever it takes
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Constitutional Court President Wasan Soypisudh Friday called on the coalition government to heed minority opinions and urged the two sides of the country's political divide to begin the reconciliation process through any means, even with an amnesty law.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/631035-thai-constitutional-court-president-urges-reconciliation-whatever-it-takes/

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Phuket: Kata/Karon tuk-tuk drivers: 'We will block the road'
Naraporn Tuarob


Sommart Homwaan, leader of the KTG.

PHUKET: -- Kata and Karon tuk-tuk drivers have confirmed in a meeting they will “definitely” block the road to stop the new airport buses entering Patong, Karon and Kata, and have officially put on record their opposition to the proposed airport bus service.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/631036-phuket-katakaron-tuk-tuk-drivers-we-will-block-the-road/

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Ministry to release 67m tonnes of rice this year under pledging scheme
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Commerce Ministry aims to release another 6 million to 7 million tonnes of rice this year to reduce its stockpiles under its continuing price-pledging policy.

As a result, the government is confident that Thailand will not face a loss greater than Bt80 billion under the rice-pledging programme.

Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom said the planned release of stocks would be for both domestic supply and export under government-to-government (G2G) contracts.

-- The Nation 2013-04-05

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RT@RichardBarrow: TrueVisions beefs up content after English Premier League rights expire next month (Bangkok Post)

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All Thai women are subject to free Pap smear tests

BANGKOK, 5 April 2013 (NNT)-All Thai women can take a cervical cancer test free of charge as the National Health Security Office (NHSO) has recently included the rights for Thai women to receive the preliminary examination without having to pay a penny.

According to the NHSO, 14 Thai women die of cervical cancer each day, even though it is a type of cancer that can be easily detected and cured when it is still in an early stage. Surveys show that most Thai women are afraid of taking a Pap smear test because of an estimated high price of the service and their shy habit about their bodies.

The NHSO further stated that the number of deaths resulting from cervical cancer is rising continuously. For this reason, it has coordinated with S.H.E. clinic, which belongs to a community health organization, to develop medical equipment which facilitates the test within a minute. Additionally, the test kit can be used only once, leaving no infectious problems. The NHSO advises that women who have ever been sexually active should take the test once a year as HPV, which causes cervical cancer, is transmitted to women only from men through sexual intercourse.

-- NNT 2013-04-05

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Thailand Live Saturday 6 Apr 2013

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