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Thailand Live Thursday 27 Jun 2013

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Surapong meets consulate officers, focuses on facilitating Thai citizens

BANGKOK, 27 June 2013 (NNT) – Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul has met with consulate officers from around the world and instructed them to help Thai citizens living overseas. The ministry is also planning on opening up more consulates in 5 years’ time.

The minister gave his speech during the meeting with consulate officers, saying consulates are the gateways to the country and the first to lend a hand to Thai citizens living abroad in need of help. Not only just Thais do consulates need to be looking after, but foreigners as well; especially those who want to do business in Thailand or are looking to legally enter the country. He said consulate job is a path to being a diplomat, for which the knowledge required cannot be learnt from textbooks, but must be acquired through experience. The minister also told them to keep up the good work.

Mr Surapong further revealed that the ministry was planning to open up more consulates around the world, saying there would be at least 25 consulates in the next five years.

Lastly, the minister said online visa database will be promoted in order to ease the workload of officers searching for personal history of each visitor in order to effectively prevent criminals from entering the country.

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SET up on lower US growth
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Stock Exchange of Thailand index is expected to be in the green zone today, following the downward revision in the US first-quarter economic growth rate.

The index ended the morning session with a gain of 4.21 points or 0.30 per cent, to 1,428.59 points on turnover of Bt29.97 billion.

The US economy grew at a slower pace in the first quarter than originally estimated, expanding at an annualised rate of 1.8 per cent over the fourth quarter of 2012, the government said Wednesday.

The final figure for the quarter was 0.6 percentage points lowerthan the updated assessment made last month, after personal consumption was less than estimated, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said. The growth rate was nevertheless better than the 0.4-per-cent expansion seen in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Thai stocks analysts now expected that the US Federal Reserve may keep in place the quantitative easing, given the poorer-than-expected economic condition.

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-- The Nation 2013-06-27

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Phuket Police turn to Skype to catch criminals
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PHUKET: In a move to catch criminals faster, officers across Phuket are to use Skype so victims and witnesses can relate their descriptions of suspects directly to police artists in Surat Thani.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/649589-phuket-police-turn-to-skype-to-catch-criminals/

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Govt told to closely watch exports and baht movement
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BANGKOK, June 27 – The private sector today called on the government to seriously concentrate on improving Thailand’s exports and avoid measures that jeopardise private sector business.

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In a panel discussion organised by a Thai business newspaper, Kan Trakulhoon, president and CEO of Siam Cement Group (SCG), said Thailand’s exports in April and May were severely battered by the strong baht and the volatile exchange rate.

The US economy shows signs of recovery but isn't likely to impact Thailand in the near term, he said, adding that China’s economy starts showing signs of troubles.

The new Yingluck Shinawatra cabinet, expected to be announced soon, should look into the plight of the private sector which is feeling the pinch from current capital outflows.

The baht, whether strong or weak, has a powerful impact on the private sector -- which is the major driving force of the Thai economy, he said.

Mr Kan said that private sector sentiment will be stagnant unless there is a clear understanding of the government’s Bt2 trillion spending on infrastructure development and the Bt350 billion anti-flood plan.

Porametee Vimolsiri, deputy secretary general of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), said Thailand’s 2013 economic growth will be adjusted from 5 per cent to 4.7 per cent, given the disappointing economic performances in April and May.

He warned of possible capital outflows later this year as the global economy has yet to fully recover, adding that Thailand will emphasise tourism development in the second half of this year.

Poj Aramwattanont, president of Wales & Co Universe, urged the government’s new economic team to more vigorously supervise the export sector and refrain from adding problems, such as the minimum wage increase and the rocketing baht, onto the private sector.

Mr Poj, president of the Thai Frozen Foods Association, said the government’s weak points in its two-year administration should be eliminated and investments for mega projects must be transparent. (MCOT online news)

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Court orders injunction on water plan
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BANGKOK: -- The Central Administrative Court ordered an injunction to the government's Bt350 billion water-management scheme.

The Central Administrative Court ordered an injunction to the government’s Bt350 billion water-management scheme.

The court ruled in favour of the Stop Global Warming Association’s petition that the government must carry out the environmental impact assessment (EIA) and health impact assessment (HEIA) before awarding contracts to private companies.

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Finance Minister says THB 2-trillion loan will definitely spur economy

BANGKOK, 27 June 2013 (NNT) - Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Rong has expressed his confidence that the government’s two-trillion-baht loan will benefit the country’s economy. The loan will also help the economy grow healthily after the projects funded by it are completed.

On 26 June 2013, Mr Kittiratt attended a seminar on the two-trillion-baht loan, saying the loan bill would help prevent the government from borrowing more than two trillion baht in seven years. The loan would be only 1% of the country’s GDP over the period of seven years, the minister said. Mr Kittiratt reiterated that the loan would be favorable to the Thai economy.

Regarding the progress of the loan bill, the minister said it was being reviewed by an ad-hoc committee and expected it to be on the agenda of a House session this August when the House considered the 2014 budget bill, Mr Kittiratt said.

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Greenpeace releases report on destructive fishing in Thailand
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BANGKOK, June 27 - The Greenpeace vessel Esperanza is now docked in Bangkok's Klong Toey Port to promote the environmental NGO's campaign to stop destructive overfishing in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/649638-greenpeace-releases-report-on-destructive-fishing-in-thailand/

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Singaporean arrested for luring Thai woman into prostitution in South Africa
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SAMUT PHRAKARN: -- Police have arrested a Singaporean for luring a Thai woman into prostitution in South Africa.

The court approved the arrest warrant for Tan Hong Huat, 56, on Monday. He was nabbed in Samut Prakan's Mueang district.

"He told the victim that she would be working as a masseuse but after she travelled to South Africa, she was forced to provide sex services," Anti-Human Trafficking Division (AHTD) commander Pol Maj General Chawalit Sawaengpeuch said Thursday.

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Court halts Bt350 billion water management project
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BANGKOK, June 27 – The Administrative Court today suspended the government’s mega water management project pending a compulsory environmental impact assessment (EIA) and public hearing before the design and construction start.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/649651-thai-court-halts-govts-bt350-billion-water-management-project/

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Police open fire as drug suspect rams Phuket Town blockade
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PHUKET: Police officers opened fire on a suspected drug dealer after he rammed his Honda Jazz into a police patrol pickup blocking his escape in Phuket Town early yesterday evening.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/649671-police-open-fire-as-drug-suspect-rams-phuket-town-blockade/

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