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Thailand Live Saturday 20 Jul 2013

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Industrial confidence index declines in June

BANGKOK: (NNT) - The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has revealed that the declining industrial confidence index in June was due to lower domestic spending, ambiguous economic direction as well as political issues.

According to the FTI, the survey was conducted on 1,039 manufacturers in 42 industries, with sales, productivity and profitability levels being factored in. The survey disclosed that the industrial confidence index in June dropped to 93.1 from 94.3 in the previous month.

It also indicated that respondents believed issues such as political conflicts, the slowdown in consumer spending and the lack of concrete economic stimulus approaches were affecting their businesses.

Several agencies have revised economic growth projections as the export sector begins to experience slower growth while the cost of production is also on the rise. The FTI said such factors will continue to affect the industrial confidence index in the next 3 months.

Businessmen, according to the FTI, are most concerned by possible impacts from the global economy, oil prices, the political situation in the country and the exchange and interest rates respectively.

They want the government to come up with measures to stimulate economic growth in the latter half of this year, strengthen trade cooperation with neighboring countries to facilitate Thai SMEs’ market expansions, and encourage Thai consumers to support local products rather than imported items.

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Govt may put amnesty law on back burner
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The future of a proposed amnesty law has become uncertain as the government is likely to focus on the Budget Bill for fiscal 2014 and the draft law empowering the Finance Ministry to borrow Bt2 trillion to fund infrastructure mega-projects when the next Parliament session begins on August 1.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/654930-thai-govt-may-put-amnesty-law-on-back-burner/

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SOUTH CRISIS
Buddha statues moved from abandoned temple in Yala
Charoon Thongnual
The Nation

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Soldiers carry a Buddha image out of the abandoned Wat Hua Saphan in Yala

YALA: -- Before unrest erupted and started raging across the deep South, the Buddha Chalerm Temple or Wat Hua Saphan in Yala used to be a centre of activity, with both Buddhists and Muslims taking part.

"The locals carried out activities at the temple and the local mosque," a villager recalled fondly.

The Muslim man in his late 40s said he was sad that the good old days were gone.

"I still remember a kind old monk who lived here at the temple. When I was a young boy, I used to play in the grounds with my friends," he said.

Today, the temple is empty. There are no monks or visitors and the temple grounds are covered in goat dung.

The last monk to stay here, Phra Sawat Khemwero, was shot at and injured while doing his morning alms round on December 18, 2010. The two soldiers by his side died of their injuries. After this, the monk decided to move.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, another Muslim resident said it was regrettable that the temple had been abandoned.

"We can't do anything to maintain it because we are worried that some ill-intentioned people might get angry and burn it down. Also, some innocent people might become scapegoats," the resident said.

He hopes that relevant authorities will step in and take care of the temple. "At least, the Buddha statues should be relocated to a proper place. The big brass bell has already been stolen," he said.

Yesterday, soldiers from the 11th Yala Task Force moved the Buddha statues to another monastery.

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NATION CONFERENCE : ASIA DRIVING THE WORLD
'Asia needs visionaries'
Yossarin Boonwiwattanakarn
The Nation

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Chief executives from 10 Asean countries take part in a group photo with Bank of Thailand Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul, centre left, and Nation Multimedia Group chairman Suthichai Yoon, centre right, during an international conference

BOT chief says need for long-term strategies to remove bottlenecks

BANGKOK: -- Asian leaders need to address structural bottlenecks, chiefly regarding labour and productivity, in order to achieve sustainable growth, Bank of Thailand Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/654932-asia-needs-visionaries-bank-of-thailand-chief/

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Court accepts case against ex-monk for violating girl under 13
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A woman believed to have mothered Wirapol Sukpol's child when she was under-age yesterday filed a complaint against the former monk, accusing him of statutory rape and restraining her freedom, and demanded Bt100 million in civil compensation from him.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/654936-thai-court-accepts-case-against-ex-monk-for-violating-girl-under-13/

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Independent watchdog 'necessary'
Pongphon Sarnsamak
The Nation

Foundation reminds govt of provision in charter for consumer protection bodies

BANGKOK: -- The Foundation for Consumers yesterday called on the government to set up an independent consumer protection organisation following the discovery of packed rice contaminated with the pesticide methyl bromide.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/654937-independent-watchdog-necessary-thai-consumer-protection/

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Plodprasop says spat with Banharn cleared up
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The Nation

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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra inspects the folding floodwall being put up at the Wat Phanan Choeng Worawihan in Ayutthaya yesterday. The temple sits on the bank of the Chao Phraya River.

Veteran politician warns deputy PM against making public statements

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi said yesterday that his disagreement with Chart Thai Pattana Party chief adviser Banharn Silapa-archa, over his handling of the water-management scheme had now been cleared up.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/654938-plodprasop-says-spat-with-banharn-cleared-up/

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Phuket supercars dodge second DSI bullet
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Phuket again comes up clean, as the DSI completes its second roundup of suspected illegal supercars. Photo: The Nation

PHUKET: -- A second round of the Department of Special Investigation’s (DSI) probe into supercar owners suspected of tax evasion did not turn up any cars registered in Phuket.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/654942-phuket-supercars-dodge-second-dsi-bullet/

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US Police Photog Suspended for Releasing Tsarnaev Capture Pictures

WASHINGTON, July 19 (by Karin Zeitvogel for RIA Novosti) – A Massachusetts State Police officer who gave a Boston magazine scores of pictures that he took of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during his capture has been suspended from the force, the editor of the magazine that published the photos said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/654943-us-police-officer-suspended-for-releasing-boston-bomber-tsarnaev-capture-pictures/

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Australia, Papua New Guinea sign deal to tackle asylum seekers
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CANBERRA, (Xinhua) -- Australia and Papua New Guinea ( PNG) have signed an agreement that means no asylum seeker arriving by boat will have any chance of settling in Australia, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his PNG counterpart Peter O'Neill announced on Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/654944-australia-papua-new-guinea-sign-deal-to-tackle-asylum-seekers/

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Bomb suspect shot dead in South
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NARATHIWAT, Jul 20 – Military forces surrounded a house in this southern province and killed a man who fled into a rubber plantation after an exchange of gunfire yesterday.

Officials said the man, identified as Masupian Mama, 35, was shot dead after fleeing the house in Jo Ai Rong district of this southern border province.

Military forces were on a manhunt for those involved in an explosion at a bridge in the district on Wednesday, injuring two soldiers of the Santisuk 404 Unit.

In nearby Yala province, police reported that the head of Katong subdistrict, identified as Masaki Kanae, 38, was shot while driving to see his friend at a dormitory in Sateng Nok subdistrict.

Masaki was injured and rushed to Yala hospital. The attacker fled the scene.

Police said personal conflict could be a motive behind the attack. (MCOT online news)

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Masseur Goes Mad At A Hospital In Suphanburi

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Song Pee Nong police officers took charge at a 40 year-old who chased after locals and patients at a local hospital.

SUPHANBURI [PDN]; A 40 year-old Thai national who went after local people and patients at the Somdet Phra Sangkarat hospital was arrested by police officers that were informed by locals. The man reportedly used a big knife to chase after locals and patients at the hospital.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/654967-masseur-goes-mad-at-a-hospital-in-suphanburi/

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Hairdresser Adorns Her Beauty Salon With 'Lottery Wallpaper'

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SUPHANBURI PROVINCE: -- Owner of a beauty salon in Suphanburi province plastered the walls of her workplace with thousands of lottery tickets, none of them yielding any win, to remind herself and her customers the low chance of winning the prize.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/654985-suphanburi-province-hairdresser-adorns-her-beauty-salon-with-lottery-wallpaper/

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Phuket witnesses for Swede murder trial fail to show
Phuket Gazette

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Mr Soderlund after his arrest in 2011. Photo: Gazette file

PHUKET: -- The trial of Swede Tommy Soderlund, charged along with fellow countryman Johan Ljung for a murder in Phuket in 2011, did not progress yesterday, as witnesses failed to appear in court.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/655006-phuket-witnesses-for-swede-murder-trial-fail-to-show/

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Cabinet extends diesel excise tax reduction for another month

BANGKOK, 20 July 2013 (NNT) – The cabinet has agreed to extend the term of the diesel excise tax reduction for another month, until August 31.

Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Deputy Government Spokesperson Pakdeeharn Himathongkham said as diesel excise tax reduction was scheduled to end on July 31, the cabinet meeting has given a green light to the extension of the tax reduction for one more month or until August 31st.

The cabinet also gave its approval to 60 development projects aimed at uplifting the north central part of Thailand, with a budget of 73.7 billion baht.

The cabinet meeting also appointed Soonchai Kumnoonsate as Governor of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT).

The deputy spokesperson further revealed that the next special cabinet meeting will be held in September, also in the north central area, while the one after that will be held in the south of Thailand, scheduled for November.

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Brainstorming Phuket’s future – indoor soccer stadiums make the list
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: Participants from almost every segment of Phuket society gathered on July 17 to tell local government leaders what improvements they want to see on the island in the next two years. The ideas ranged from indoor football stadiums in every tambon to solving the island’s traffic problems.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/655012-brainstorming-phukets-future-indoor-soccer-stadiums-make-the-list/

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