Thailand Live Thursday 13 Jun 2013

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Thai patience over southern violence wearing thin

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13, 2013 (AFP) - Thailand Thursday expressed impatience at continuing insurgent violence in its Muslim-majority south as delegates began a third round of peace talks in the Malaysian capital with the rebels.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/646245-third-round-of-peace-talks-with-the-barisan-revolusi-nasional-thai-south/#entry6502906

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Education Ministry introduces "Pakistan Corner"

BANGKOK, 13 June 2013 (NNT) – The Education Ministry has introduced “Pakistan Corner” for Thai children to learn more about Pakistan, given their long-standing relations spanning over 60 years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/646327-thai-education-ministry-introduces-pakistan-corner/

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More than 1m meth pills seized in Lampang Province

LAMPANG, 13 June 2013 (NNT) -- Lampang police arrested a Hmong couple while carrying more than 1 million methamphetamine pills on their truck from the North with a destination in Bangkok.

Following the arrest, Adviser to the Police Narcotic Suppression Commission Pol-Gen Priewpan Damapong and Deputy Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police, Police General Somyod Poompanmuang visited the province to observe the investigation.

According to the provincial police, the suspected pickup truck was intercepted on the Lampang-Ngao highway in Ban Dong Subdistrict while heading from Chiang Rai towards Bangkok. In their search of the truck, police found the drugs packed in 10 large traveling bags. The couple confessed that the pills were to be sent to customers in Bangkok, and they were paid 2 million baht for the delivery, which was their second time.

The suspects also brought their child along pretending to be on a sightseeing trip, to avoid police attention.


-- NNT 2013-06-13

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Bt15, 000 per tonne price for subsidised rice could be lowered.
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BANGKOK, June 13 - Pledging paddy price payments under the highly-criticised rice pledging scheme may be reduced from the current Bt15, 000 per tonnes given the declining prices in the global grains market, Deputy Prime Minister / Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said today. .

He said rice prices in the global market have dropped from the day when the government launched the rice pledging scheme and, in an economic administration, it is normal to adjust the policy to keep up with the situation.

"Just like the policy interest rate which can be adjusted. The government will carefully study relevant information before any changes," said Mr Kittiratt. "It is possible that the National Rice Policy Committee (NRPC) will decide to lower the pledging price.".

The NRPC is having its first meeting later today after the closing entries sub-committee on pledging agricultural produce disclosed heavy losses from the scheme.

Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom will chair the NRPC meeting. (MCOT online news).

-- TNA 2013-06-13

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Kittiratt blasts central bank on currency management
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BANGKOK, June 13 - The Bank of Thailand (BoT) should better manage the baht movement to avoid adverse effects of exchange rate volatility as has occurred in the last several months, Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said today.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/646338-kittiratt-blasts-central-bank-on-currency-management/

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Police chief, at press conference, says Bt5 million cash likely motive for killing Akeyuth; seeking CCTV hard drives & memory; forensic result known this afternoon /MCOT

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Tight labour market to push up Thai wages 5.8% this year
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BANGKOK: -- Salaries in Thailand are expected to rise by 5.8 per cent this year, outstripping the estimated inflation rate of 3.2 per cent, because of the tight labour market, with unemployment at 1 per cent, the lowest in the region, according to Towers Watson, a global professional-services company.

"Although this figure has gone up slightly from 0.8 per cent last year, it is clear that our country is facing strong pressure in the job market," Pichpajee Saichuae, managing director of Towers Watson (Thailand), said yesterday.

"On one hand, low unemployment is a positive sign of economic activity, reflecting high demand for goods and services. On the other hand, it also shows a lack of human resources that can have negative effects in the long term," she said.

-- The Nation 2013-06-13

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Forensic experts say fingerprints confirm body is Akeyuth; died due to suffocation /MCOT

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Bt15,000 per tonne price for subsidised rice could be lowered
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BANGKOK, June 13 - Pledging paddy price payments under the highly-criticised rice pledging scheme may be reduced from the current Bt15,000 per tonnes given the declining prices in the global grains market, Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said today.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/646375-bt15000-per-tonne-price-for-subsidised-rice-could-be-lowered/

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Drunk Man arrested after throwing Paving Slabs at Tourists on Pattaya Beach

PATTAYA:--A Thai Man, thought to be in his mid-thirties, was arrested late on Wednesday Night, after he was spotted throwing paving slabs at tourists.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/646333-drunk-man-arrested-after-throwing-paving-slabs-at-tourists-on-pattaya-beach/

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SET index closed at 1403.27, down 30.20; Bt/USD30.65; GBP47.91; AUD28.97; EUR40.82; CAD29.93; HKD3.94; SGD24.28; JPY32.3

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Constitution Court judges vote 5-4 to accept Democrat Party, PAD petitions seeking to stop amending Constitutional Articles 68; no injunction order /MCOT

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Regular intake of AIDS drug 'Tenofovir' helps reduce risk of HIV infection: Study
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BANGKOK, June 13 - The regular use of AIDS drug 'Tenofovir' can help reduce the risk of HIV infection among injecting drug users, according to research conducted by the Thai government and the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/646386-regular-intake-of-aids-drug-tenofovir-helps-reduce-risk-of-hiv-infection-study/

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Khao Yai hikers warned of flood threat
The Nation

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: -- In the face of growing risks of flash floods, Khao Yai National Park has warned tourists to immediately move to higher ground if they notice that water around waterfalls is turning murky.

The warnings follow a report by police in Nakhon Ratchasima's Wang Nam Kheow district Thursday that local resident Udon Sodmai drowned in a flash flood while out searching for food in the forest during heavy downpours.

The warnings are being broadcast via the park's internal radio system.

The national park's chief, Krissada Homsamud, Thursday said officials were keeping tabs on the number of trekkers and recording their cell-phone numbers before allowing them to go hiking for safety reasons.

"We have rapid-deployment teams on standby. If anything happens, rescue operations will start immediately," he said.


-- The Nation 2013-06-13

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Netanyahu to open new Holocaust display at Auschwitz /BBC

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Myanmar to begin nationality verification of Rohingyas in Thailand
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BALI, June 13 – Myanmar authorities will start their nationality verification process for ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Thailand next week, according to Thai Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/646387-myanmar-to-begin-nationality-verification-of-rohingyas-in-thailand/

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