Kamala Harris: Balancing Loyalty and Change in Her Bid for the Presidency

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Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn invited to visit Mazambique

BANGKOK, 10 May 2013 (NNT) - At Chitralada Villa, yesterday, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn granted an audience to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Mozambique Mr. Oldemiro Marques Baloi.

The visiting minister presented to HRH the Mozambique President’s letter conveying the latter's warmest wishes for Her Royal Highness and an invitation for Her to visit Mozambique.

The letter also sought royal advice and assistance for agricultural improvement in Mozambique in line with the royal initiatives of His Majesty the King.


-- NNT 2013-05-10

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Aussie Arrested, Charged With Stealing Many Items

CHIANG MAI: -- Chiang Mai police arrested an Australian who had been charged with theft of various items, including a 200,000 Baht mountain bike.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638424-aussie-arrested-in-chiang-mai-charged-with-stealing-many-items/

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POLITICS
Hacker agrees to surrender
Asina Pornwasin,
Opas Boonlom
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The 29-year-old man from Nakhon Si Thammarat who allegedly defaced the PM's Office website and left derogatory messages on Wednesday has agreed to surrender this morning, a police source said yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638425-hacker-who-defaced-yinglucks-office-website-agrees-to-surrender/

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EDUCATION
Closing small schools unconstitutional: rural teachers
Supinda na Mahachai
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Rural Teachers Society's Northeastern branch yesterday condemned the Education Ministry's move to close down small schools.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638426-closing-small-thai-schools-unconstitutional-rural-teachers/

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BURNING ISSUE
Cartoonist 'revealed PM's half truths'
Supon Thanukid,
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The magnitude of the public furore surrounding the dispute between famed cartoonist Chai Rachawat of mass-circulation daily newspaper Thai Rath and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is unbelievably great.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638428-cartoonist-revealed-yinglucks-half-truths/

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Kittiratt woos BOT's committee
The Nation

Unprecedented invitation by finance minister

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong has invited members of the Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee for a meeting next Monday at Government House to discuss measures to curb the strong baht.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638429-measures-to-curb-the-strong-baht-kittiratt-woos-b-o-ts-committee/

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OVERDRIVE

Government continues attacks on independent agencies
Thanong Khanthong


Kittiratt Na Ranong

BANGKOK: -- Kittiratt Na Ranong, the deputy prime minister and finance minister, is picking up his knife. He has invited members of the Bank of Thailand's (BOT) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to attend a meeting next Monday with him and representatives of the private sector. By doing so, Kittiratt is trying to win over all the members of the MPC to his side.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638430-government-continues-attacks-on-independent-agencies-thai-opinion/

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PREAH VIHEAR CONTROVERSY
Look beyond border dispute: Surakiart
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Former foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai suggested yesterday that Thailand and Cambodia should look towards cooperation for joint border development and not get bogged down by the dispute over Preah Vihear Temple.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638431-thailand-and-cambodia-should-look-beyond-border-dispute-surakiart/

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Electronic monitoring of young offenders planned
PIYANUT TUMNUKASETCHAI
THE NATION



BANGKOK: -- Electronic monitoring (EM) of juvenile offenders is set to begin in Thailand from August. Some 200 young people convicted of road-racing offences will be the first to take part in the EM system, which allows offenders to complete their probation sentences at home.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638432-electronic-monitoring-of-juvenile-offenders-is-set-to-begin-in-thailand-from-august/

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POLITICS
Court disqualifies Pheu Thai MP
Kesinee Taengkhiao,
Prapasri Osathanon
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Court's Election Division yesterday disqualified Karun Hosakul as Pheu Thai MP for Bangkok's Constituency 12 after he was found guilty of defaming Democrat candidate Tankhun Jittitsara.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638434-court-disqualifies-pheu-thai-m-p-karun-hosakul/Full story:

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Shocking new details revealed in Phuket murder case

Alasdair Forbes

Laszlo Csapai, from his passport.

PHUKET: -- More details have emerged of the dealings between alleged Hungarian/Israeli murderer Moshe David, also known as Gabor Nemeth, and missing Hungarian businessman Laszlo Csapai.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638435-shocking-new-details-revealed-in-phuket-murder-case/

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Reds complain, yellows stay
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The red shirts yesterday filed a complaint with the nine-member Constitutional Court, asking six of the judges to rule on whether the three who accepted a petition against the amendment of Article 68 of the charter have committed a constitutional offence.

The group said that by accepting to rule on the petition, which may stop Parliament from amending the charter, the three judges may have violated Article 3 on the separation of powers of the government, judiciary and Parliament.

Meanwhile, Prasong Soonsiri paid a visit to the yellow shirts at Sanam Luang to show support to the Constitutional Court judges.

Prasong, former Royal Thai Air Force squadron leader and former secretary-general of the National Security Council, said the Constitutional Court is like "a terminator of political termites". He told the yellow shirts that the current charter was legally accepted through a public referendum of 15 million supporters. The government was also elected under the current charter, so it cannot say the charter was derived from the coup-installed government.

He added that the move to legislate amnesty bills would be tantamount to pouring fuel on a fire.


-- The Nation 2013-05-10

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Charupong's days 'are numbered'
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Interior Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan is reportedly set to be ousted from the Cabinet soon due to his poor performance, according to a source from the ruling Pheu Thai Party.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638436-charupongs-days-are-numbered-due-to-his-poor-performance-pheu-thai-source/

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SOUTHERN VIOLENCE
Three to be named on AMLO list
The Nation

Three Thais found to be involved in financing, supporting attacks

BANGKOK: -- The Civil Court yesterday cleared the way for the names of three Thai nationals found to have been financing or supporting insurgent violence in the Deep South to be added to the Anti-Money Laundering Office's watchlist.

The three Muslim men are Amran Ming, A-Hama Kache and Abdulloh Maming. Their identification numbers and other details are published in full on the AMLO website.

They have been found to have helped in an attack on an Army outpost in Narathiwat in January 2011, in which four soldiers were killed, including the unit commander, and many others wounded.

Financial institutions are required to discontinue any transactions with them and with other people on the AMLO list, and to provide details of any accounts belonging to the three. Violators will face imprisonment and fines.

Meanwhile, yesterday in Pattani, there were multiple bomb attacks that caused property damage but no casualties.

The bombings included three key spots in the Muang district's downtown.

In one incident, the windows of the Diana department store and a Toyota auto showroom were shattered after a gas-cylinder bomb was found at around 4am and detonated by a disposal squad on site.

The blast also damaged nearby buildings, a service vehicle and three parked cars.

Taking no chances, military ordnance disposal units are now opting to defuse or detonate bombs at the scene. The change in procedure comes after a recent accident that killed three Navy personnel at a Narathiwat base during disassembly of a bomb that was collected from a site.

The Toyota showroom and the Diana store have been the target or suffered indirectly from three bomb attacks in the past nine years. Yesterday's incident was the fourth. The first incident occurred in 2004 and saw two police bomb-disposal officers killed at the scene while trying to disarm a device.

Also yesterday, a roadside bomb consisting of 50 kilograms of explosives in a metal box went off at around 7.30am in Yaring district. There were no injuries. Another roadside bomb blast at around 10.40am in Muang district wounded three police officers patrolling in a pickup truck. Two civilians were also hurt.

Police are tracking a suspected insurgent, Kareeya Sadam, who is wanted for his alleged role in the roadside bomb attacks. A manhunt commenced shortly afterwards but had not yet located him as of press time.


-- The Nation 2013-05-10

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YouTube launches paid subscription service

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638443-youtube-launches-paid-subscription-service/

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No lifeguards on Phuket beaches in June

PHUKET: -- If you want to swim in the ocean off Phuket in June, be aware that there may be no lifeguards to save you if you get into trouble.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638446-no-lifeguards-on-phuket-beaches-in-june/

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International Space Station power system radiator leaking

The International Space Station has a radiator leak in its power system. The outpost's commander has called the situation serious, but not life-threatening.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638448-international-space-station-power-system-radiator-leaking/

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Cybercrime cell busted after stealing 45 million dollars

New York - Eight people were charged in New York Thursday for being part of a global cybercrime ring that allegedly stole altogether 45 million dollars by hacking into debit card accounts and withdrawing money from ATMs worldwide.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638449-cybercrime-cell-busted-after-stealing-45-million-dollars/

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Blueprints of 3D gun ordered offline

San Francisco - The company that made and successfully fired the world's first 3D printed gun removed blueprints for the DIY weapon from its site Thursday, saying it had been ordered to do so by the US government.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638450-blueprints-of-3d-gun-ordered-offline/

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Thai stock index opens on Friday at 1,623.77, up 2.65 points /MCOT

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At least 20 shops at Chatuchak Market burnt down in morning fire
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A fire broke out at the Chatuchak Market Friday morning, destroying at least 20 shops, Thai Rath Online reported.

The fire started at 7 am at the Project 6 of the market near Gate 2 on Kamphaeng Phet 3 Road.

By 7:33 am, the fire has destroyed at least 20 shops.


-- The Nation 2013-05-10

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US concerned by slow Thai response to human-trafficking cases: Surapong
By English News



BANGKOK, May 10 - Thailand urged the US not to downgrade the Southeast Asian country in its latest review of the human trafficking situation here, but the US expressed concern over Thailand's painstakingly slow procedures in tackling cases.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638472-u-s-concerned-by-slow-thai-response-to-human-trafficking-cases-surapong/

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Ladyboys harass farangs on boat en route to James Bond Island
By Coconuts Bangkok



PHUKET: -- Two ladyboys went to great lengths in an attempt to entertain foreigners on a boat en route to Khao Phing Kan, aka James Bond Island, in the Phang Nha Bay.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638479-thai-ladyboys-harass-foreigners-on-boat-en-route-to-james-bond-island/

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Criminal Court grants bail for Pheu Thai Party MP Korkaew Pikulthong charged with intimidating Constitution /MCOT

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Prime Minister's Office website hacking suspect surrenders to police; denies any wrongdoing; ready to cooperate with police /MCOT

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Kazakh tourist, 22, killed in Phuket motorbike crash
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- A tourist from Kazakhstan has died from head injuries after a motorbike accident on the Patong beach road early yesterday morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638509-kazakh-tourist-22-killed-in-phuket-motorbike-crash/

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Out of Rh-negative blood, Phuket Blood Bank calls for donors
Phuket Gazette

Out of Rhesus-negative blood, the Phuket Blood Bank is calling for donors. Photo: PRBC

PHUKET: -- The Phuket Regional Blood Center (PRBC), often called upon to save the lives of Thais and foreigners, has no reserves of type O-negative and A-negative blood.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638513-out-of-rh-negative-blood-phuket-blood-bank-calls-for-donors/

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Thaivisa Connect App for iPhone, iPod, iPad updated.

Lots of bugfixes and improvements.

Get it free from the AppStore: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thaivisa-connect-thailand/id492600537?mt=8

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New features in Thaivisa Connect App for Android

- In-app registration for new members

- In-app change of user password (in More -->> Profile tab)

- In-app change of user email address (in More -->> Profile tab)

Download latest version from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quoord.tapatalkthaivisa.activity&hl=en

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UPDATE:

ATTACK ON PM'S OFFICE WEBSITE

Suspected hacker denies involvement
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- A software programmer from Nakhon Si Thammarat province met with police on Friday and denied he had defaced the PM's Office website and left a derogatory message on Wednesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/638425-hacker-who-defaced-yinglucks-office-website-agrees-to-surrender/page-2#entry6387656