PM orders harsh punishment for rice warehouse corruption; authorities to check rice stocks nationwide on Thursday /MCOT

CABINET RESHUFFLE
PM stays mum on possible new Cabinet members
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday declined to confirm or deny reports that she would submit a list of new Cabinet members for royal command on Friday.

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UPDATE:
Haze situation in Narathiwat alleviates after 3 days of heavy smog

BANGKOK, 26 June 2013 (NNT) – The haze situation in the South of Thailand, especially in Narathiwat Province, is now alleviating after 3 consecutive days of heavy smog blown from Indonesia.

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RT @RAGreeneCNN: Nelson Mandela's former doctor, Vejay Ramlakan, arrives at Mandela hospital in Pretoria. #Madiba

Ministry of Public Health observes "National Iodine Day"

BANGKOK, 26 June 2013 (NNT) - The Department of Health, under the Ministry of Public Health held an event to commemorate the “National Iodine Day on June 25.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/649347-thai-public-health-ministry-observes-national-iodine-day/

Thai AirAsia hopes to operate direct Bangkok-Naypyidaw flight in October
By English News



BANGKOK, June 26 - Thai AirAsia (TAA), a Bangkok-based budget airline, is seeking to open a direct flight from Bangkok to the Myanmar capital by October, ahead of the year-end regional sports event SEA Games.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/649356-thai-airasia-hopes-to-operate-direct-bangkok-naypyidaw-flight-in-october/

Public Health Ministry stepping up campaigns to prevent dengue spread

BANGKOK, 26 June 2013 (NNT) – The Public Health Ministry is accelerating its measures to prevent expansion of dengue virus as this year’s infections are rising higher than last year.

According to the statistics compiled from January 1st – June 21st, nearly 49,000 people were infected with dengue virus. 59 of them died. The number shows that this year’s dengue situation is worse than that of last year. The ministry has, therefore, been campaigning all over the country to raise awareness among the people, especially children who are most likely to be infected, to be cautious and to avoid mosquito bites.

The ministry is also asking the people to help eliminate mosquito breeding ground by cleaning up all water containers. The ministry has also instructed all related agencies to use mosquito-killer spray in the risk-prone areas.

Dengue situation usually worsens in rainy season as mosquitoes, which are dengue virus carriers, can lay their eggs and breed easily and quickly.

The ministry is also warning those who experience flu, headache, or body ache, to consult a doctor immediately as they could be infected by the deadly dengue virus.


-- NNT 2013-06-26

URGENT:

Help for foreigner! Blood A or O negative in Samui (Koh Samui Hospital)

INFO:

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UN data casts light on Thailand's growing methamphetamine use
By Shane Danaher


From an early 2013 methamphetamine seizure
Photo: Zanyasan Tanantpapat

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/649313-thailand-burns-big-narcotics-cache-to-mark-world-drugs-day/#entry6548581

Pattaya Police arrest Swiss man accused of lewd acts with 12 year old boys



PATTAYA: -- On Tuesday Night Pattaya Police Officers arrested a 62 year old Swiss man on the strength of an arrest warrant detailing allegations of lewd acts he is alleged to have committed with 12 year old boys.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/649392-pattaya-police-arrest-swiss-man-accused-of-lewd-acts-with-12-year-old-boys/

Abhisit Says He's Not Worried By 2010 Crackdown Criminal Charges


Mr. Abhisit Vejjajeeva and Mr. Suthep Thaugsuban at the Attorney General office.
Photo: KHAOSOD English

BANGKOK:-- Former PM Abhisit Vejjajeeva visited the Attorney General office to acknowledge the criminal charges brought against him for his role as then-Prime Minister in the 2010 military operation which ended Redshirts mass protests in central Bangkok and led to more than 90 fatalities.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/649407-abhisit-says-hes-not-worried-by-2010-crackdown-criminal-charges/

RT @AP: BREAKING: Pope names commission of inquiry to look into Vatican bank amid new money-laundering probe.

Thai exports down 5.25% in May
By Digital Media

BANGKOK, June 26 – Thailand’s exports dropped 5.25 per cent in May to a total value at US$19.83 billion due to the global economic slowdown, Permanent Secretary for Commerce Vatchari Vimuktayon said today.

Export declines in the industrial sector included electronics, electrical appliances and jewellery was 0.9 per cent, agriculture sector including rice, rubber and tapioca products 16.4 per cent.

She said January-May exports were US$94.2 billion, a 1.86 per cent increase while imports in May were US$22.1 billion, down 2.14 per cent.

Imports in the energy sector increased by 4.1 per cent but the capital products sector shrank by 1.9 per cent in May while imports totalled US$108 billion in value in January-May, a 5.70 per cent increase.

Thailand’s trade deficit was worth US$2.3 billion in May and US$13.8 billion in the first five months of this year, Ms Vatchari said, adding that the appreciating baht was another reason for the export decline in May.

She was optimistic that the country’s export would improve this month thanks to an appropriate exchange rate at Bt30.5/31.5 against the dollar.

The 2013 export target remains unchanged at US$245-246 billion or 7-7.5 per cent. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2013-06-26

Arrest warrants out for 3 suspects in Phichit rice fraud
By Digital Media

PHICHIT, June 26 - Phichit Provincial Court on Wednesday approved arrest warrants for three persons allegedly involved in the disappearance of paddy from a warehouse.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/649434-arrest-warrants-out-for-3-suspects-in-phichit-rice-fraud/

DSI seeks indictment against former PM Abhisit
By English News

BANGKOK, June 26 – Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) today sought an indictment against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his deputy Suthep Thaugsuban for murder and attempted murder in the 2010 political protest of the anti-government red shirt movement.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/649407-abhisit-says-hes-not-worried-by-2010-crackdown-criminal-charges/#entry6549302

Phuket tuk-tuk drivers protest illegal taxis
Phuket Gazette -

PHUKET: A protest by about 100 tuk-tuk drivers today won the drivers a crackdown on illegal taxis, which the tuk-tuk clan says are stealing their jobs.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/649435-phuket-tuk-tuk-drivers-protest-illegal-taxis/

RT@veen_NT: It seems Nuttawut is out of the cabinet in the imminent reshuffle. Jatuporn will most likely miss out again.

to continue:

Thailand Live Thursday 27 Jun 2013

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